welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... the us congressional committee investigating the storming of the capitol in 2021 votes to subpoena donald trump. the clerk will report the vote. mr chairman, on this vote, there are nine ayes and zero noes. britain's chancellor holds firm on his controversial mini budget, despite mounting pressure for another u—turn. opposition hasn't changed. i will come up with the plan on the 31st of october as i said earlier in the week, and there will be more detail there.

and as beijing sees rare protests denouncing president xi, we report on how his leadership has affected rural parts of china. when i look at it, it - reminds me of me, cos it's the exact same as my glasses. and what's in an emoji? we'll tell you about a campaign to stop spectacle—wearers being seen as "nerds." live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. the congressional committee investigating the storming of the capitol building last year has voted unanimously to subpoena the former president donald trump. the vote came at

the end of a session in which the end of a session in which the committee presented taped evidence from two of donald trump's closest supporters who talked about stealing the election before the vote was counted. sara smith has this report. as a violent mob stormed the capitol, trying to stop congress confirming thejoe biden as president, elected members were rushed to safety, shown here on this previously unseen footage. at the same time, according to witnesses, donald trump was watching the violence on tv from inside the white house and refusing to tell his supporters to back down. they said somebody was shot. it's just horrendous, and all at the instigation of the president of the united states. the committee has heard the violence was inflamed by a trump tweet accusing his vice president, mike pence, of cowardice for not helping him overturn the election.

the impact of that tweet was foreseeable and predictable. it further inflamed the mob, chanting "hang mike pence," and provoked them to even greater violence. the vice president only just escaped the mob, and then worked with democrats to get congress reconvened. the committee say donald trump demonstrated he did have control over this violent crowd when he eventually told his supporters to go home. he says go home. after months of investigation, this committee believes it has shown that what happened on january the 6th was deliberately orchestrated by donald trump himself as he tried illegally to cling onto power. we are obligated to seek answers directly from the man who set this all in motion, and every american is entitled to those answers, so we can act now to protect our republic. so, in a dramatic twist, the committee have voted to

subpoena donald trump himself. donald trump has already taken to social media of course where he is wondering why the committee didn't ask him that was sara smith. gary o'donoghue was at capitol hill and says today was a big moment for the committee. this was a very big day for congress — issuing a subpoena to a former president to make him, donald trump, come here and give evidence to the committee. that itself is an extraordinary historic act. whether it will happen is a different matter. there isn't much time left for this committee to enforce that subpoena, and the evidence is that donald trump doesn't tend to comply with subpoenas like that. he could come here and plead the fifth amendment — in other words, not answer any questions. a number of his lieutenants of art he done that, have already done that, including his former national security adviser, michael flynn. in the meantime, democrats have been presenting

more evidence today — some very striking videos involving the house speaker nancy pelosi and the leader of the senate, chuck schumer, pleading with the attorney general to get the president to come and call off his supporters on that capital insurrection day. so, that was very striking, but the midterm midterm elections are looming. the democrats have an incredibly slim majority in this house. if they lose control, then republicans can wind up this committee at the beginning of the new year, and they probably will do so. so, the committee will want to get its report house very quickly, they will want to try and enforce the subpoena, and they will have to decide whether or not criminal charges against the former president and others should be recommended to the department ofjustice. still a lot of work to do and still a lot of drama left in this story. that was gary o'donoghue

reporting. to britain now, where the chancellor kwasi kwarteng says he's totally focussed on delivering his tax cutting plans to increase economic growth. he's admitted his mini budget has caused some turbulence in the uk economy, but said countries around the world are facing similar problems. as pressure intensifies, the foreign secretary james cleverly, said changing the prime minister would be a "disastrously bad idea". here's our political editor, chris mason. the government finds itself in an almighty mess. we've got 15 minutes. i'm trying to find out what conservative mps say they should do, and what ministers say they will do. the chancellor says he's sticking to his plan. our position hasn't changed. i will come up with the medium—term fiscal plan on 31st october as i said earlier in the week, and there'll be more detail then. the mood at westminster is moving every hour.

what a rough old evening for liz truss last night. swirls of speculation and intrigue among ministers and backbenchers, with the most senior political figures asking the biggest question — can liz truss survive in thejob? the prime minister's been in office for 37 days, and this is the kind of chat you would normally associate with the end—game. a bit like among ourfamily and friends, where we'll say some things in front of everyone, but be more discreet about other stuff, the same goes for politicians. things said in private don't have as much clout, but when hundreds are unhappy, it matters. i want to read you just a handful of quotes from conservative mps in the last couple of hours. ..said another with real anger.

this is about as loyal as backbenchers are sounding in public. the messaging has been poor and the optics have been terrible. it's a new government, they've got time to put it right, but not time to waste. conservatives mps agree on one thing — that this is a total mess, but they don't agree on anything else. some have told me you've got to bin all of those tax cuts, but others say, yeah, but that's what liz truss stands for and if we bin them, maybe she's finished. some think that's a good idea, others less so. others say what about the help for energy bills, for everyone — maybe it has to be more focused, more targeted at the poor. but that is complicated. some say sack the chancellor, and others say the prime minister has so spectacularly and so efficiently tanked that she has to go. but they can't agree on who'd replace her. i think that changing

the leadership would be a disastrously bad idea, notjust politically, but also economically. and we are absolutely going to stay focused on growing the economy. this is a street that oozes two things — power and authority, or at least it usually does. the crux of all of this for liz truss is both of those things are ebbing away, ebbing away to her backbenchers ebbing away to those volatile financial markets. she is in there trying to grapple them both back. and the blunt truth is neither will return easily — and they may never do. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. let's turn to china, where president xijinping is let's turn to china, where president xi jinping is set

to... in beijing, there is a rare act of protest just days before the historic communist party congress. images circulating on social media show two large banners unfurled on a bridge. one reads," no covid tess, we want to eat." the banners were quickly removed. state media has had behind the transformation of poorer towns after visits by president xijinping. steven mcdonnell has travelled to the heart of rural china to an area said to have been lifted out of poverty. zhangbei is on show to chinese people as a model of poverty alleviation, an area transformed after a visit from xijinping. we see pictures of china's leader now hanging in people's homes. translation: we all shook his hand, but it was very warm. - stories of xijinping's

miraculous advice to poor farmers are being retold on tv, like his 2017 trip to zhangbei. translation: put an end to poverty. | how about mini potatoes for a better price? these are the potatoes which xi jinping is said to have suggested they switch to, and which are said to have bought such prosperity to the area. who knows whose idea it really was? it doesn't matter because xi's role in this has now become part of communist party folklore. and just in case the potatoes are not enough, the government is making sure of it with village renovations.

translation: the government paid, we don't need _ to pay a cent. translation: our lives are better than before. l the government has built irrigation infrastructure and roads. but has life improved for everyone? translation: it's the same. same. same- _ under xijinping, the chinese government has declared an official end to extreme poverty. perhaps it all comes down to a definition of what constitutes extreme. certainly, if you visit rural areas in china, you will find people whose living standards are well short of those in the city. this woman says in her village, their income is from a type of wheat and potatoes. but this year, there was a bad drought all summer, meaning no wheat sales and not

even enough for them to use. she's proud of her twin boys, now at university, and has borrowed from relatives and has done manual labour to pay for their tuition. translation: i hardly buy anything for myself. - i try my best to save. i have to be strong or they won't make it. xijinping has said that eliminating poverty is a key priority. there have clearly been improvements in this area, but you also don't have to look hard to find those still doing it tough. steve mcdonell, bbc news, xianbei. you're watching the on the bbc. the teenage girl on an emerging motion —— mission.

parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life, but in the marina area where most of the damage was done, they're more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he's gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20—lb bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken. | it fills me with humility and gratitude to know this foremost honour. this catholic nation held its breath for the men they called the 33. and then... bells toll. ..bells tolled nationwide to announce the first rescue, and chile let out an almighty roar.

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. are in singapore. headlines — the us congressional are headlines — the us congressional committee investigating the storming of the capitol in 2021 has voted to subpoena the former president. britain's chancellor says he's not going anywhere, as pressure mounts on him to reverse the controversial tax—cutting policies announced in his many budgets. let's talk now about a story we have been covering for you recently on newsday — the severe flooding in australia. large parts of the country including tasmania and victoria have been battered by torrential rain and severe weather and evacuation warnings are in place in some states. we can get the latest on this story from nicholas nakos, whojoins me from bendigo in victoria. it's great to get you on the

programme. in the first instance, i hope you and your loved ones are say. give us a sense of what the situation is like when you are now given the fact that we have seen quite heavy rains. fact that we have seen quite heavy raine— fact that we have seen quite hea rains. ., ., heavy rains. nix for having me. everyone _ heavy rains. nix for having me. everyone is _ heavy rains. nix for having me. everyone is safe _ heavy rains. nix for having me. everyone is safe on _ heavy rains. nix for having me. everyone is safe on high - heavy rains. nix for having me. | everyone is safe on high ground —— thanks. we had more than 100 mm of rain in the past few days, which doesn't sound like a lot, but our catchment areas are awful. we see small creeks are awful. we see small creeks are overflowing with water and spilling over into properties, nature reserves and recreation facilities. i nature reserves and recreation facilities. , ., ., facilities. i understand that ou facilities. i understand that you have — facilities. i understand that you have managed - facilities. i understand that you have managed to - facilities. i understand that i you have managed to capture some of what's been happening on film, and i think we can look at some of those pictures now. if we just take a look at them, i believe... they're astonishing images. we're looking at them on our screens. how does this compare to

anything that you've seen before this in your lifetime? this is like nothing i've ever seenin this is like nothing i've ever seen in my lifetime. to see these parks and walking tracks that we will go through daily often very dry, just full of twigs and leaves, now totally overrun with water is quite staggering. in some places, on some of the video i've taken and shared, some of the water is two or three metres high and certain low—lying areas. it is quite staggering to see such a huge volume of water and it is going to take some time for that to dissipate away and for some towns, they're still bracing for more impact. my goodness- — bracing for more impact. my goodness. that does sound very difficult. what steps are the community taking, is they'd community taking, is they'd community taking, is they'd community taking, to rebuild from that of possible? fire from that of possible? are

useful -- _ from that of possible? are useful -- our— from that of possible? are useful -- our local- from that of possible? fife: useful —— our local community started sandbagging yesterday. just having a look around this morning where the rain has stopped, we've been able to see some of the damage to the parks, and there will be a significant repairjob that significant repair job that will significant repairjob that will need to be undertaken on some of those public use spaces in particular. and even private properties to elect third —— lesser degree. properties to elect third -- lesser degree.— lesser degree. just briefly, what's the _ lesser degree. just briefly, what's the forecast - lesser degree. just briefly, what's the forecast like - lesser degree. just briefly, what's the forecast like forj what's the forecast like for the next couple of days? are you getting any indication? from what i've seen, its relatively clear. we shouldn't have too much more rainfall, but as some of the photos shared within the past few hours have shown, the raging currents of the water that already has fallen in the past couple of days is still ongoing. it's not a slow trickle, it's a fairly forceful current that is happening just down the road from me. a couple hundred metres away.

fortunately, we're on higher ground, and i think the worst has passed the point i'm glad to hear that.— to hear that. and i hope you and your— to hear that. and i hope you and your families _ to hear that. and i hope you and your families and - to hear that. and i hope you | and your families and friends stay safe. thank you for speaking to us. we thought news about reports about flooding, financial meltdowns, the rising cost of living — it really does seem that there is no end to the avalanche of bad news around us. is there a more positive way of looking at the world, or it is at riskjust glossing over the challenges that we all face? i've been speaking to michelle for garo, founder of the instagram account good news movement —— good news my myjob is sharing good news 24/7, myjob is sharing good news 21w, and i can tell everyone listening that i received good news from people about every

two minutes and i don't have enough time in the day to share all the good news that comes to me. i think it's really a matter of perspective, of course. we have to be informed of everything happening, whether it's natural disasters or wars, whether it's natural disasters orwars, but whether it's natural disasters or wars, but i would argue we're not fully informed and less we hear about the good things that are happening. i've been scrolling through your instagram page and i could see how many people are— how many people are sharing, but i “ust how many people are sharing, but i just want _ how many people are sharing, but i just want to _ how many people are sharing, but i just want to press - how many people are sharing, but i just want to press this i but i just want to press this point a little bit further. there is so much bad stuff going on. how do you swear that with what you're trying to do as well? i with what you're trying to do as well? ~' :, , as well? i think in the most difficult of _ as well? i think in the most difficult of moments - as well? i think in the most difficult of moments that'sl difficult of moments that's where humanities shines the brightest. there's been flooding here in florida. we've

seen people risk their lives to help complete strangers in those moments. i think these are times that are difficult, but we've always had difficult times. there's always been wars, natural disasters, tragedy, but i think the amazing thing is to highlight humanity and how wonderful people are. there's a lot more good than there is bad in the world. it's on us, the consumers and media, to feed their mental diet with positivity and not only negativity. if we have a diet, we take care of our bodies, i think we should also take care of her mental health. of our mental health. it's so important these days. just as we've been speaking, i think we've been looking at some of the stories on your instagram page. how does your community reach you with the stories? well, the way of people getting their story on the news is changing quite a bit.

now with mobile phones, they send their own videos of good news that they're witnessing. so, i'm constantly receiving good news from around the world and amplifying their stories, and it's really amazing. there's not a shortage of amazing things happening around the world, and i'm here to say that there is a lot of good and i think we all need reminders around us that there is more good to us than there is bad. we want to hear what's right with us and that's not what's wrong with us, i think that encourages my page and the story i tell to encourage people to copy the ideas they're seeing of how they can be good in the world and how they can make the headline. if you don't like the headline, change it. that was michelle, founder of good news movement. you can't say we don't try to get you the

good news. another positive story for you, how often do you news of emojis and messages? saying they shouldn't be seen as nerds. tim muffet has the story. the nerd face emoji. the glasses and the teeth, they've got a weird kind of grin about them that for some reason they've decided to associate with a nerd. why does this say nerd? obviously the glasses. is that fair? no, not really, cos not everyone who wears glasses are nerds. one little boost of confidence. it's also annoyed 13—year—old lowri. it's not very nice for somebody who wears glasses, especiallyl if it's their first time - wearing glasses, to find an emoji that was a nerd and be

like, "oh, now i wear glasses. i am i that? " she has glasses and she's really relatable... - when it comes to changing attitudes towards glasses, lowri has achieved impressive results. please may you make a disney princess which has glasses... i when she was nine, she wrote to disney. i think that would help people to know that they are - beautiful no matter what. three years later, encanto was released. disney says that lowri's letter helped inspire the character of mirabel, the first disney princess to wear specs. hello, everybody. i'm lowri. - now, lowri has a new mission — not to ban the nerd face emoji, but to have the option of adding glasses to others. she's hoping for support from her schoolmates. anyone can submit a proposalfor a new emoji. designs are either approved or rejected by the unicode consortium, a not—for—profit organisation based in california. the nerd face emoji

was approved in 2015. lowri has written to the unicode consortium, asking it to consider her plans. would it make a difference, do you think? yeah, it makes it seem like the emoji is actually being sent by me. it's not representing a nerdy face. - it's representing - a smile and happy face. ijust think it will make a big difference because when i look at this, it actually like reminds me of me because it's like the exact same as my glasses. lowri doesn't know if her letter will have an impact, but if it does, it'll be another very impressive achievement. tim muffett, bbc news, nottingham. what an extraordinary young woman. ijust want what an extraordinary young woman. i just want to tell you that along with what she has been doing, she wrote that letter to disney because she was not the only person —— was the only person who wore glasses and her family and felt she wasn't beautiful enough. if you want to get in touch with me about your thoughts on that story, orany me about your thoughts on that story, or any others, to reach me on bbc karishma vaswani. do

stay with bbc news. hello there. as we head towards the weekend, it continues to be quite a messy, eclectic weather story at the moment. this is the situation for friday — this weather front bringing some intense outbreaks of rain through scotland and northern ireland. the same time, we've got this weather front moving through channel coasts. that will just cling onto the south and produce some outbreaks of light drizzle, particularly towards the southeast as we go through the day. the best of the dry weather, wales and northern england, before this weather front starts to spill out of scotland by the middle of the afternoon. behind it, for scotland and northern ireland, brightening up, a breezy afternoon, sunny spells and noticeably fresher here — 10—13 degrees the high. but in the southeast once again, we'll see those temperatures peaking into the high teens. now, as we move out of friday, we've got more showers starting

to push in from the south and west as an area of low pressure moves in. so, cloudier skies here, a milder start to saturday, but where we get some clear slots, those temperatures may well fall away. the jet stream is going to be quite a powerful one over the next few days and it's centred across the uk, and we all know it's the jet stream that drives in areas of low pressure across us. so, as you can see, for the start of the weekend, that low pressure is going to be sitting into the far northwest. it could bring outbreaks of heavy rain to the north and west in particular, so not all of us will see rain through the weekend. one spell of heavy rain moving through northern scotland, sharper showers tucking in behind, but sheltered eastern areas may stay relatively dry and bright throughout the day. and if you dodge those showers, well, you'll still continue to see some warmth — 17—18 degrees once again. moving out of saturday into sunday, the low is still anchored to the north of scotland. that's where the heaviest

of the rain is likely to be, with another front pushing in from the southwest. so, as we go through the day, a relatively dry start, the heavy rain pushing in through southwest england, wales and up along western fringes. so, once again, sheltered eastern areas may stay dry throughout the day, and in the sunshine, still relatively warm or at this time of year. i did say it was quite a messy story, but as we go into monday and tuesday, things hopefully will quieten down just a touch. that's it. take care.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues, straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. last month, president biden told americans the covid pandemic was over. a striking statement, given that us covid deaths are still running at an average of close to 400 a day. the overall covid death toll in the states has topped 1 million. on many measures, america's pandemic performance has been relatively poor.

my guest is the soon—to—retire chief medical adviser