this is bbc news. i'm david willis. our top stories: a congressional committee recommends donald trump is charged for his role in last year's riot at the us capitol. the former movie mogul harvey weinstein is found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting a woman in los angeles. a landmark international deal is agreed to protect a third of the planet's natural world by the end of the decade. twitter users vote for elon musk, its current owner, to stand down as head of the company. so will he go? fans await the return of argentina's triumphant football team ahead of an open—top bus parade through buenos aires.

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the committee investigating the assault on the us capitol on january the 6th last year has unanimously recommended criminal charges against donald trump. the charges include "obstruction of official proceedings", "conspiracy to defraud the united states", and "inciting an insurrection". the committee's recommendation is non—binding, which means it is now up to the us justice department to decide whether to prosecute the former president. our north america correspondent john sudworth sent this report. with the routine of a recorded vote, america finds itself in uncharted territory.

mr schiff? aye. a congressional committee recommending that a us president face criminal charges as it delivered a damning assessment of donald trump's last days in office. he lost the election and knew it but he chose to try to stay in office through a multipart scheme to overturn the results and block the transfer of power. replaying key pieces of video evidence, the committee summed up the case built over the past 18 months. that the president not only incited the january 6 attack but he knew his claim of a stolen election was false. i did not agree with the idea of saying the election was stolen and putting out this stuff, which i told the president was bleep. i only need 11,000 votes. but he pressured officials to rig the vote... this was a fraudulent election.

..and refused to call off the mob or to condemn the violence afterwards. so go home. we love you, you are very special. the committee can't force prosecutors to act on its recommendations but donald trump is already facing multiple investigations. the pressure is rising on a candidate running for re—election while being accused of trying to subvert the last one. it was congressman jamie raskin who announced that the january 6th committee was making those criminal referrals against mr trump. and speaking to the bbc, he said he was confident the us justice department would prosecute the former president. the department ofjustice has bought more than 900 criminal prosecutions in this event, everything from assaulting a federal officer to destruction of federal property to resisting arrest, to seditious conspiracy, meaning conspiracy to

overthrow the government. the department ofjustice is fully engaged in the process of examining all of these events and so we have every confidence and hope that they will pursue it all the way to the top. but there have been no charges levelled yet against donald trump orjohn eastman and we wanted to set forth the elements of these crimes and all of the evidence that has come into possession of our committee. the former movie mogul harvey weinstein has been found guilty of the rape and sexual assault of a woman at a luxury hotel in beverly hills. a court in los angeles acquitted him of a charge of sexual battery involving another accuser. weinstein, who is now 70 years old, is already serving a 23—year sentence after being convicted of rape by a jury

in new york nearly three years ago. our correspondent sophie long sent this report from los angeles. he was the man who once ruled hollywood, the movie mogul even a—list celebrities referred to as god. but he appeared in court in los angeles, a convicted rapist denying a further seven charges of sexual assault. thejury heard weeks of grueling, emotional testimony and vitriolic exchanges between witnesses and weinstein�*s lawyers. one woman was asked to demonstrate the orgasm she said she faked in order to escape his assault. this is not when harry met sally, she said, referencing the film and refused. i have a great deal of admiration and respect for anyone who is willing to testify in a high profile case or any criminal case. i know women who've spoken to the press who absolutely refused to testify.

theyjust are not willing to go through what they know will be, in a way, a meat grinder. during the course of the trial in which some 50 witnesses took to the stand, a film dramatising the journalistic investigation that led to his downfall was released. i can still see it. the hotel, the floor plan. time for some of those that broke their silence to shine. but cameras quickly pulled focus to the story still unfolding. and the trial of the man who once ruled this town. men so much want to like fight this and say they're crazy. they're lying, you know, it'sjust like, oh, when is this going to end? and, you know, and we're not going to, it's not going to end. we're going to keep coming more and more and more. the more it's a whac—a—mole, it's going to be more, more and more. the more you do it, the more we're going to speak out. it's not going to stop, so stop doing it. harvey weinstein�*s conviction in new york not only rocked the entertainment industry, the imprisonment of

the legendary producer once thought to be untouchable was a milestone in the metoo movement and was seen as a win for women around the world. this trial may have been a sequel, but his conviction here is no less important, both to the women who gave evidence and to the more than 80 other accusers who will likely never get their day in court. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. well, earlier, ispoke to the los angeles criminal defense attorney, joshua ritter. he's a former prosecutor with the los angeles county district attorney's officer, and a former partner at werksman, jackson & quinn, the law firm that represented harvey weinstein in this trial. i asked if he thought the aggressive tactics employed by weinstein defence team might have backfired. i think they might argue that tactic may have worked to some extent in that they did get a not

guilty on one of the accusers and hung on the other two, it was a gamble, it was a high risk tactic that they expected to have high rewards, that didn't prevail and carry the day on that first jane doe where he was found guilty. surely, it is one thing to robustly defend your client, another thing to disparage female accusers, calling them such things as liars and opportunists, and things like that, does that bring the criminal justice system itself into disrepute? i don't know, i think part of what their job was was to defend their client as zealously as they possibly could, and a lot of people could say they crossed the line, a lot of people could say you needed to handle that with a more delicate touch, but their tactic, their way of handling this was they believed each of these accusers are liars, boldfaced liars,

not so many who mis remembered or got their facts wrong, somebody who is lying about your client, it gives you a certain amount of permission to be as aggressive as they were, again, they would argue probably it was successful to some extent but obviously didn't carry the day. but it led to some deeply uncomfortable moments in court, could this kind of tactic prevent women in future such cases from coming forward? perhaps, yes, it's always a concern, and it's even a concern when you don't have this kind of aggressive defence tactics. it's difficult as your reporter pointed out in her story, for women to come forward, to go under that crucible of cross—examination is a difficult thing for any person, especially talking about something that so intimately affected their lives. what were the defence lawyers seeking to get from these women with their aggressive cross questioning? i think what they had decided

was that this was about people trying to make a name for themselves, people trying to pile on, you have harvey weinstein, the poster child for the metoo movement, and everyone will kick this man while he is down, that's their tactic, that is how they went into this case, the way they expected to defend it, and if that is how you treat the accusers of your client, you believe them to be people lying about your client for their own benefit, to get their 15 minutes of fame, then i think you will be very aggressive in the way that you question them. the us supreme court has temporarily blocked the biden administration from ending a trump—era policy of refusing entry and rapidly expelling migrants at the us—mexico border on the grounds of covid safety protocols. the emergency order, known as �*title at, had been set to expire on wednesday. chiefjusticejohn roberts

signed the order extending the measure at the request of republican officials in 19 states, who fear that lifting it would lead to a sharp increase in the number of migrant crossings. will elon musk remain the head of twitter? maybe not, it seems. the man who once branded himself �*chief twit�* asked his 122 million followers to vote on whether he should resign as the company's chief executive, promising that he would respect the outcome. and after more than 17 million users responded, more than 57% said he should step down. so what now? that's what i asked our news reporter azadeh moshiri. the last seven weeks of twitter have been impossible to predict under elon musk, he has done polls when it comes to twitter policy, during his reign

at twitter he has followed the results of those polls. but it does seem to be unclear right now, because there have been a few tweets now suggesting that perhaps he shouldn't trust the results of the latest poll, that there are a lot of bots on twitter that perhaps elon musk shouldn't trust the results and he has responded to those tweets saying "interesting", there has been another twitter user suggesting a new policy change to do with twitter blue and he said great point, that will become the new twitter policy so he is clearly still the boss and has said he hasn't chosen a successor so there is a big question mark, and earlier i spoke to a tesla and twitter investor who is a long—time supporter of elon musk, and he is still a supporter, he believes elon musk always had great intentions when it comes to twitter that he really believed he was the man who could save the platform. he saw it as an engineering issue that isn't the skill set you actually

need right for twitter. is it possible he has got with this poll the result he wanted, allowing him to step away from twitter, to spend more time on other projects, spacex and tesla ? it's interesting you say that, there has been chatter was this wanted an out from the criticism he has been dealing with, but when i spoke to ross gerber, he insisted elon musk is a busy man he doesn't pay attention to this kind of chatter, and when it comes to his investors those other voices he listens to most, and it has been extremely rare for tesla investors his another company, to ever criticise his actions. and yet the timing of the poll is no coincidence because he said it was only a few days ago he and some other tesla investors criticised his move, criticised the fact he's splitting his attention like this and said perhaps he should be stepping back.

elon musk is said twitter must be profitable in order to survive but in the two months he has owned and run the company he's reinstated donald trump, kicked journalists off and reinstated them, if it is head scratching to us it must be bewildering to advertisers? yes and that is why some have pulled their funding and by elon musk according to some investors has said elon musk has asked them for more investment in twitter, it has definitely been a mess and chaotic in the words of some of the investors, but the elon musk argument has been twitter was unprofitable to begin with, it had a lot of big problems and therefore you needed to shake things up to get a result, the question is — have things been shaken up a little too much. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: fans await the return of argentina's triumphant football team — the world cup winners touch down from qatar just over an hourfrom now.

the world of music has been paying tribute to george michael, who's died from suspected heart failure at the age of 53. he sold well over 100 million albums in a career spanning more than three decades. the united states�* troops have been trying to overthrow the dictatorship of general manuel noriega. the pentagon says it�*s failed in its principle objective to capture noriega and take him to the united states to face drugs charges. the hammer and sickle was hastily taken away. in its place, the russian flag was hoisted over what is now no longer the soviet union, but the commonwealth of independent states. day broke slowly over - lockerbie, over the cockpit of pan am's maid of the seas, nosedown in the soft earth. i you could see what happens when a plane eight storeys i high, a football pitch wide, falls from 30,000 feet. i christmas has returned to albania after a communist ban lasting more than 20 years. thousands went to midnight mass in the town of shkoder,

where there were anti—communist riots ten days ago. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: us congress members have recommended donald trump is charged for his role in last year�*s riot at the capitol. the former movie mogul harvey weinstein has been found guilty of the rape and sexual assault of a woman in los angeles. a landmark deal setting targets to protect the natural world in an area covering a third of the planet has been agreed by nearly 200 countries. the summit in montreal had been regarded as a last chance to put nature on a path to recovery, and it includes measures to preserve the diversity of the natural world to protect ecosystems such as rainforests and wetlands and to ensure the rights of indigenous peoples.

but environmental groups have criticised the pledges for being voluntary and not legally binding. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, has the details. today�*s agreement is about stopping the alarming decline of the natural world. it came at 11am this morning after a seven—hour meeting to stop so what has been agreed? it includes 23 targets including protecting 30% of the land and sea by 2030. there are targets to prevent more species going extinct and crucially there is a funding mechanism. rich countries have agreed to pay $30 billion a year

by the end of 2030 to help developing countries protect nature. here is what the un chief had to say about today�*s deal. we are finally starting to forge a peace pact with nature. this framework is an important step forward diplomacy and i urge all countries to deliver. so what is the deal designed to tackle? the un called the conference in montreal the last chance to save the world�*s biodiversity. that means the huge range of species that together make up the richness of life on earth. it�*s easy to see why there are so much concerned about what�*s happening to the natural world. just look at this — the un calculates a million species are at risk of extinction in the coming decades. just look how global wildlife operations have already declined.

they reckon to have reduced by — look at that — 69% since 1970. now here�*s another way to look at the challenge, a staggering 75%, and three quarters of the surface of the earth, has already been significantly altered by humanity. draining wetlands, damming rivers or building towns and cities. this isn�*tjust something happening in far off countries with exotic ecosystems like rain forests or coral reefs. if anything, the natural world is under even more pressure here in the uk. according to the nature charity, the world wildlife fund, the uk is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world. in fact, the uk is reckoned to have just 53% of its biodiversity left. i think the key thing that we need to do and we will concentrate on now is making sure that we have an increasing amount of habitat around the country. that's why we have legislated to bring half a million more hectares into place, as well as what we are going to do on rivers, as well as what we are going to do in our seas and oceans.

some of that we have legislated for already, but we will keep up that work. so, what happens next? some environmental campaigners have said today�*s deal does not go far enough. there is a framework for monitoring the progress countries make, but it is up to their governments to incorporate the nature targets international policy. there is another issue — the targets are not binding on the countries that have signed the agreement. they do not have to do this. but, let�*s be clear, the consensus is that today�*s deal represent significant progress on tackling the crisis facing the world�*s wildlife, and, as such, is very good news for the natural world. earlier, i spoke to craig bennett, ceo of the wildlife trusts, who was at the summit in montreal. i�*ve been going to these different un cops on climate, nature and world summits, for a number of years

and i always go in with quite a low expectation because what you are looking for really is to try and get agreement really between 200 countries. all you ever really get is the lowest common denominator. but that makes it all the more significant when that lowest common denominator is actually represent a big step forward. to have almost 200 countries agreed by consensus that they want to see 30% of our land and sea being protected and restored for nature — or, for example, cutting the harm from pesticide use by half by 2030, or cutting other pollutants by half by 2030 — is all very significant. there are these issues that it is not legally binding, absolutely — i wish it were and so on — but actually it is now for civil society,

for ngos, for the media, for all of us to really hold governments to account in the years ahead and make sure they deliver on these promises they have signed up to. i understand not almost 200 countries were initially in agreement. what were the areas of disagreement? well, there has been lots of disagreement over the last two weeks of the cop — and, actually, in the last four years preparing for it. there has been the typical kind of disagreements over financing, over money, and how much money needs to be provided by the rich world to the poorer countries to fund this. of course, it is the rich world that has really driven a lot of this biodiversity loss. justin was saying in his piece there about how actually biodiversity is in a much worse state in the uk than others. it is our consumption of things like palm oil, paper and wood and so on that has drawn a lot of this, so it is right the rich countries should be providing that finance. that has been a big issue of debate with climate talks and so it has proved to be here as well. but there are also other areas of debate around quite complicated issues around genetic sequencing and technical issues around monitoring so on.

but, at the end of the day, broadly it got there. there was one country indicating opposition to this, the democratic republic of the congo. but, in the end, the presidency, china, brought the gavel down and said this is now so agreed. actually, there is precedent of doing that in un conventions like this. so, it is a landmark moment, it absolutely is, and it does start a new chapter. it�*s not everything, it�*s not perfect but it deals feel like it is a new chapter. fans are awaiting argentina�*s triumphant football team, who are flying back from the world cup in qatar. they�*re due to touch down in buenos aires within the next hour ahead of an open—top bus parade celebrating their win. the defeated french team have already returned to paris, where they were given a rapturous welcome. tim allman reports. defeat is always bitter. always tough to take. you could see that on the faces of the french players as they trudged off the plane paris�* charles de gaulle airport.

but if this was meant to be a low—key homecoming, the french fans had other ideas. chanting: allez les bleus! thousands turned out to welcome them. a sea of flags and song. the squad looking down in disbelief from this hotel in the centre of the city as they were cheered and revered. just imagine the response if they had actually won. translation: even if they finished second, | we are here. even if they lost, we must be with them. we will be with them until the end. and i think they need our support. it�*s magical. translation: i was a bit sad in the beginning - because i wanted us to win. we lost but we played a good match. i'm no longersad. yesterday i was sad, today, no more. over in buenos aires, the newspaper headlines say it all. this is a moment of supreme national pride for a country

that has waited more than 30 years for a day like this but, boy, it wasn�*t easy. translation: i was in a bad way | the whole game and itjust went| on and on and on. so obviously when the winning penalty went in it was a huge relief. i went through a lot of emotions. translation: to be honest, i can't process it. _ we suffered a lot. we had a lot of fun and i am very excited. i still can't believe it. i really can't believe it. it is an immense joy for all the argentine people. there has been a lot of clearing up to do after thousands came out to celebrate argentina�*s victory, but soon enough, their heroes will be home, and another even bigger party can begin.

methinks party can begin. another sleepless night methinks another sleepless night awaits in the argentine capital, buenos aires. more on that on our website. you are watching bbc news. hello. the start of the new week brought a big change in the weather. compare this picture of a snowy scene in cumbria on saturday with this picture of the same scene on monday. the snow has been replaced by a big puddle. we saw cloud, we saw rain, we saw some much milder conditions. temperatures in north wales got very close to 16 celsius, lots of other places not too far behind. that mild air pushes up from the southwest with a lot of cloud and some outbreaks of quite heavy rain in places. as the stripe of cloud and rain clears away eastwards, we will see some slightly cooler air pushing in from the west, so those really high temperatures for monday are not going to last throughout the week ahead.

equally, it�*s not going to be nearly as cold as it was just a few days ago. some cloud and rain in the southeast corner early on tuesday morning, but that will clear, and then we�*ll see sunny spells — scattered showers, too, especially in northern ireland and western scotland, mostly falling as rain, but some snow over the highest hills and mountains in scotland. windy in the far northwest, temperatures between 7—13 degrees, so it is still mild for the time of year. as we go through tuesday night, there�*ll be some clear spells, but showers pushing in from the west, in fact, merging into longer spells of rain for some, particularly across parts of england and wales. temperatures down into single digits, but most places will avoid a frost. so, a soggy start to wednesday with this band of rain moving across central and eastern parts of england, that clearing to a mix of sunny spells and showers. most of the showers through northern england, northern ireland and scotland — again, some wintry ones over the highest ground here, and temperatures between 7—11 degrees in most places. into thursday, it�*s likely that we�*ll see further showers or longer spells of rain drifting up across southern parts of england and the channel islands.

northern scotland getting into a northerly wind, and it will start to feel a little bit colder. that is the set—up that takes us to the end of the week and into the start of the christmas weekend. a frontal system pushing in from the southwest, but bumping into that colder air in northern scotland, perhaps giving a spell of snow. and then, that cold air in the north will try to push a little further southwards through the christmas period, but i think most places will stay relatively mild and there will be some rain at times.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the us house of representatives committee investigating the attack on capitol hill almost two years ago has urged the justice department to bring criminal charges against the former president, donald trump. the committee�*s vote was unanimous. a jury in los angeles has found the disgraced film producer harvey weinstein guilty of sex crimes in a second sexual assault trial. the 70—year—old is already serving 23 years in jail after he was convicted of rape and sexual assault in new york. fans are awaiting argentina�*s triumphant football team, who are flying back from the world cup in qatar. they�*re due to touch down in buenos aires within the next hour ahead of an open—top bus parade celebrating their win.