welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines — the us congressional committee investigating the storming of the capitol boats to sabina donald trump. report the vote. there are nine 22. mounting zz. — mounting pressure 22. mountin- pressure for another mounting pressure for another u—turn on the budget. our position hasn't changed, i will come _ our position hasn't changed, i will come up with a medium and for school— will come up with a medium and for school term plan on the 31st— for school term plan on the sist of _ for school term plan on the 31st of october as i said earlier_ 31st of october as i said earlier in the way, and they will— earlier in the way, and they will be _ earlier in the way, and they

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evidence from two of donald trump as my closest supporters, who talked about stealing the election even before the vote was counted. our correspondent 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 onjanuary 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. our correspondent gary o'donoghue was at capitol hill for the hearing 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, donald trump, come here and give evidence to the committee. that in 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 sabina, and the evidence is that donald trump doesn't tend to comply with subpoenas like that. he could come and plead the fifth amendment, in other words not answer any questions. a number of his lieutenants have already done that, including his former national security adviser michael phelan. meantime, democrats

have been presenting more evidence today stopped some very striking video involving house speaker nancy policy and the leader of the senate, chuck schumer, pleading with the attorney—general to get the president to come and call of his supporters on that capitol insurrection day. so that is very striking. at mid—term elections are looming, happening injust 26 elections are looming, happening in just 26 days because time. the democrats have an incredibly slim majority in the south. if they lose control then republicans can wind up this committee at the beginning of the new year and they probably will do so. the committee will want to get its reported 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 it should be recommended to the department ofjustice. still a lot of work to do and a lot of drama left in the story. gary o'donoghue reporting on its reference.

turning to britain, kwasi kwarteng says he is totally focused on delivering his taxcutting plans to increase economic growth. he has admitted his mini budget has caused some turbulence in the uk economy both 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 is 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. time now to take a look at some other stories making headlines today. families of the victims of one of the worst mass school shootings in the us state of

florida have furiously criticised the decision by a jury criticised the decision by a jury to spare the gunmen the death penalty. lawyers for nicholas cruz argued he should be spared execution because of long—standing mental health problems. the head of nato says the alliance will soon provide ukraine with hundreds of drones to counteract russian and uranian drones. speaking at the end of a meeting in brussels, jens stoltenberg says nato defence ministers have agreed to supply stock. speaking for the first time on the security underground princess amalia, who began university this year but had to move back home because of the issue could be targeted by criminals. netflix is launching a new cheapo streaming option with adwords in november as it hopes to keep viewers. it will be

available in 12 countries including the us, uk, us, canada, mexico and australia. we just wejust mentioned we just mentioned australia and i want to tell you now about the severe flooding there were large parts of the country including tasmania and victoria have been battered by torrential rain and severe weather. evacuation warnings are in place in some states. a little earlier, nicholas told me about the situation on the ground in one of the worst affected areas in victoria. in the past couple of days you had more than 100 millimetres of rain which doesn't sound like a lot but our catchment areas are all full so what we areas are all full so what we are seeing, locally, is that small creeks are overflowing with water and it is spilling over into properties, nature reserves and recreation facilities.—

facilities. nicholas, i understand - facilities. nicholas, i understand you - facilities. nicholas, i understand you have facilities. nicholas, i- understand you have managed facilities. nicholas, i— understand you have managed to capture some of what has been happening on film, on video, and i think we can look at some of those pictures now. if we just take a look at them i believe — they are astonishing images, to be honest. we're looking at them now on our screens. how does this compare, do you think, to anything you have seen before in your lifetime?— have seen before in your lifetime? ,, ~ ., lifetime? this is like nothing i have ever _ lifetime? this is like nothing i have ever seen _ lifetime? this is like nothing i have ever seen in - lifetime? this is like nothing i have ever seen in my - i have ever seen in my lifetime. to see these parks and walking tracks that we would go through daily, often very dry, just full of twigs and leaves, totally overrun with water is quite staggering. in some places on some of the video i have taken and shared, some of the water is two or three metres high end certain low lying areas so it is quite staggering to see such a large volume of water and it will take time for that to dissipate and for some towns they are still bracing for more impact on the coming days. my

goodness, that sounds very difficult. what steps are communities taking to rebuild from this? is communities taking to rebuild from this?— from this? is that even possible? _ from this? is that even possible? late - from this? is that even l possible? late yesterday from this? is that even - possible? late yesterday our local community _ possible? late yesterday our local community began - local community began sandbagging at a local football cloud. about 50 e—100 volunteers there, looking around this morning whether rain has stopped we have been been able to see some damage and there will be a significant repairjob that will need to be undertaken on some of those public use spaces in particular, and even private properties to a lesser degree. nicholas speaking to us earlier from victoria. you're watching bbc. still to come — the teenage girl on an emerging mission to stop people who wear glasses from being portrayed as a nerd.

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 has gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20—pound bomb exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, - rapping a hole — in the front of the building. this government will not weaken! democracy will prevail! it fills me with humility and gratitude to know i have been chosen as the recipient of this foremost of earthly honours. this catholic nation held its breath - for the men they call the 33. and then... bells toll ..bells tolled nationwide - to announce the first rescue, and chile let outi

an almighty roar. this is news day on the bbc. 0ur headlines for today: at the us congressional committee investigating the storming of the capitol in 2021 has voted to subpoena the former president donald trump. britain's chancellor kwasi kwarteng says he is not going anywhere as pressure mounts on him to reverse the controversial taxcutting policies announced in his mini budget. let's turn to china where president xijinping is set to be given a historic third term in power this weekend with efforts to boost his image and popularity in full swing across the country however in beijing there was an act of protest just days however in beijing there was an

act of protestjust days before the communist party congress. images circulating on a social media show two larger banners unfold on a bridge. 0ne reading, "no covid tests, we want to eat. no restrictions, we want freedom." the victims were quickly removed. state media has headlined the transformations of poorer towns after visits by president xi. steven mcdonald has travelled to the heart of rural china to an area said to have been lifted out of poverty after president gee suggested they change the type of potatoes planted. zhangbei is on show to chinese people as a model of poverty alleviation, an area transformed after a visit from xi jinping. we see pictures of china's leader now hanging in people's homes. translation: we all shook his hand, - but it was very warm.

the old rundown houses have now been rebuilt. stories of xi jinping's miraculous advice to poorfarmers 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 brought 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. we asked some locals about it. translation: the we asked some locals about it. translation:— we asked some locals about it. translation: ., , ., ., , translation: the many potatoes deliver good _ translation: the many potatoes deliver good income. _ 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. well, there is a lot more on the week—long 20th party congress on the bbc website. it is due to kick—off sunday and will see around 2300 officials and party delegates descending on the capitol. also, more on that rare protest we have been telling you about again on the bbc site or simply downloaded the bbc news app. well, on this

programme we have had news and reports about flooding, haven't we? financial meltdown, the rise of the cost of living. does it seem familiar? it seems there is no end to the avalanche of bad news around us so is there a more positive way of looking at the world or does that riskjust glossing over the challenges that we all face? i have been speaking to michelle figueroa, the founding of the instagram account good news movement. here is what she thinks. mi; news movement. here is what she thinks. g ., , news movement. here is what she thinks. g , thinks. my “0b is during good news is thinks. my job is during good news is seven _ thinks. my job is during good news is seven days _ thinks. my job is during good news is seven days a - thinks. my job is during good news is seven days a week. thinks. my job is during good i news is seven days a week and i can tell that everyone watching this programme that i perceive good news from people every two minutes and i don't have enough time in the date to share all the good news that comes to me so i think it is really a matter of perspective. of course, we have to be informed of everything happening, whether it is natural disasters or more, but i would argue we are not fully informed unless we hear about all the good

things that are happening and they happen as we speak and as i am talking to you right now. that is so encouraging to hear. i have been scrolling through your instagram page. i can see how many people are sharing their stories with you but i just want to press this point a little bit further, perhaps. there is so much bad stuff going on out there, isn't there? climate change, people worried about their mortgages, whether they can keep the lights on this winter. how do you square that with what you are trying to do as well? i are trying to do as well? i think, actually, it is the most difficult of moments is where humanity shines the brightest. you were just talking about flooding. there has been flooding. there has been flooding here in florida. we have seen people risk their lives to help complete strangers in those moments. so, i think these are times that are difficult but we have always had difficult times. there has always been wars, natural disaster, tragedy, but the thing is to highlight

humanity and how wonderful people and the people are always willing to help. that is always willing to help. that is a great majority. there is a lot more good than there is bad in the world and it is on us, the consumers of media, to say, "i want to feed my mental diet with positivity not only negativity "just like if we have a diet that we take care of our bodies, i think we should take care of our mental health and make sure we are feeding us up for the good things that are happening in the world. it things that are happening in the world-— things that are happening in the world. it is so important these days _ the world. it is so important these days and _ the world. it is so important these days and just - the world. it is so important these days and just as - the world. it is so important these days and just as we i the world. it is so important i these days and just as we have been speaking we have been looking at some of the stories on your instagram page. i am curious — how does your community beat you with the stories? ~ ., , community beat you with the stories? ~ ._ ., stories? well, the way of eo - le stories? well, the way of people getting _ stories? well, the way of people getting their- stories? well, the way of| people getting their story stories? well, the way of. people getting their story on the news has changed quite a bit now. with the cellphones or mobile phones, they sent their own videos of good news that they are witnessing. so, i am constantly receiving good news from around the world and amplifying their stories, and

it is really amazing. i mean, there is not a shortage of amazing things happening around the world, and i am 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 that there is bad. we forward to hear what is right with us and not what is wrong with us and i think that encourages webpage and the stories i tell, encourage people to copy the ideas they are seeing on my page of how they can be good in the world, how they can make a headline. if you don't like a headline, change it. if you don't like a headline, change it-— if you don't like a headline, chance it. ~ . change it. michelle there, the bad of the _ change it. michelle there, the bad of the instagram - change it. michelle there, the bad of the instagram account | bad of the instagram account good news movement. we have been talking good news and another positive story for you today — how often do you use a moji is in messages? millions are set every day but almost all of them don't wear glasses and that one teenage girl is on and that one teenage girl is on a mission. tim moffat has more.

the nerd face emerging. 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, because 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, especially if it's their first time wearing glasses, to find an emoji that was a nerd and be like, "0h, now i wear glasses. 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... 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. 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. 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. lowri doesn't know if her letter will have an impact, but if it does, it'll be another very impressive achievement.

what an extraordinary young lady. that is it from us. thank you so much for watching. to say 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 south—east 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 north—west. 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. 0ne 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 south—west. so, as we go through the day, a relatively dry start, the heavy rain pushing in through south—west 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 for 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 will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. i'm chris mason in the westminster newscast hub. i like that renaming. let's talk about all things. we should say it is about six o'clock. we should say that because we know the pace of things now. that this gets overtaken, but

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