this is bbc news, i'm monika plaha — our top stories: the house committee investigating the january the sixth attack on the us capitol has published its final report in full. as president zelensky returns to ukraine — we get the latest update from the front line. for all the sophisticated weaponry and all the ammunition, this is what it comes down to in the end. men, mud, and an enemy which is in rifle range. the us is in for the coldest christmas in four decades, as a major winter storm sweeps the country. and the mystery of the missing christmas beetle, australian scientists launch a campaign to find it. and we take a journey

through david hockney�*s imagination, as he describes his new immersive exhibition. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. within the past hour, the us house select committee investigating the january six attack on the capitol has released its full report. the report runs to almost 850 pages and is the culmination of the committee's investigation over more than a year and half, including more than 1,000 interviews. it was looking into donald trump's actions on the day the house was stormed.

vinoo varghese is a wall street criminal defence attorney, former prosecutor and visiting faculty at harvard law school. he's in new york. thank you forjoining us, i don't know if you have had time to digest almost 850 pages, probably not, but do tell us about the report and some of the main from it if you can. so, what you have here is unfortunately a situation where not much is going to come of this. this is sort of the democrats on their way out, there last hurrah. not disputing the validity of the things that they found, unfortunately there is just no real consequences for this. basically, much of what has been put up todayjust in the last hour, we have heard about the referrals to the department ofjustice for criminal prosecution against former president trump. it starts out

with a section and when you look at these things you always want to look at the table of contents. the table of contents is illustrated and you see it starts out with a section called the big lie. basically the claims that the election was stolen from president trump. the problem with calling the big lie is that it becomes an overly partisan political statement whereas if they had just said false claims of a stolen election rather than calling it the big lie then at least you appear to be less partisan and that has been backed up because trump lost every battle in court and he tried to take it to the supreme court and it was reject that by the judges he court and it was reject that by thejudges he put on. so there is a lot here but the democrats took their swing at president trump last year and failed with the impeachment, so i am not sure what else is really going to come of this.—

sure what else is really going to come of this. and going back to come of this. and going back to donald trump, _ to come of this. and going back to donald trump, just - to come of this. and going back to donald trump, just how- to donald trump, just how damning is this report for him? the reality is, not really damning at all. the country, america, is so divided and it is not going to sway anyone on either side, so unfortunately there are very few people that are looking at this and there is no doubt in my mind that former president trump contributed to what happened on january six. the question is did he contribute in a criminal manner or not. that is up for dispute and i think he will not be charged criminally by the department of justice. so there's plenty of things in this report but a lot of it came out during the impeachment. they showed the videos, as an american to see the capitol under siege was absolutely horrifying for me to

see that and the fact that he contributed to that and it was because of him and his friend about having an election stolen from him. —— his rants. it was just terrible and really is a forever black mark on his presidency but in the end, this doesn't move the needle at all in either direction. find doesn't move the needle at all in either direction.— in either direction. and “ust finall in either direction. and “ust finauyasi in either direction. and “ust finally as well, i in either direction. and “ust finally as well, what i in either direction. and just| finally as well, what lessons can the enquiry learn from the events of that day? it can the enquiry learn from the events of that day?— events of that day? it really de-ends events of that day? it really depends on _ events of that day? it really depends on your _ events of that day? it really depends on your viewpoint. | depends on your viewpoint. there was a breakdown in security which is not addressed here so much. those of the kind of things that ultimately you have to take a look at and see where you want to go from here. could this happen again? well, hope leave the lessons that law enforcement talk is that hopefully it will not happen again, they will make sure that if anything is growing, but in

terms of former president trump, the hope is that, the democrats' hope was that this will be it for him but it is unlikely to move the needle. the best thing the republicans can hope for is that ron desantis gets the nomination and can put trump to bed. thank ou ve and can put trump to bed. thank you very much — and can put trump to bed. thank you very much for _ and can put trump to bed. thank you very much for your— and can put trump to bed. thank you very much for your time - and can put trump to bed. thank you very much for your time on l you very much for your time on bbc news and no doubt you will be going back to that 850 page report to catch up there but thank you ever so much for your time here on bbc news. russia has responded to president zelensky�*s visit to washington, accusing the us of fighting an indirect war against it. in a speech, president putin said a new patriot missile defence system �*would simply prolong the war�*, and that russia would find an antidote. the ukrainian leader is now back in ukraine. well, ten months on since the start of the conflict, ukrainian forces have regained some areas taken by russia. the bbc has been following one soldier, lieutenant eugene

gromadskyi, as he fights to defend his country at great personal cost. 0ur correspondent quentin sommerville and camera journalist darren conway joined him near kupiansk. in the country's east, where fighting continues amid appalling winter conditions. when the enemy is on your doorstep, sacrifices must be made. this is home for a platoon from ukraine's 92nd brigade. they have a few small rooms in an abandoned house. they're crammed in tight. meals are eaten standing up. not that senior lieutenant eugene grabowski gets to spend much time here. he's had only two hours' sleep, but again needs to head out to the front. there's a russian

counter—attack under way. this war has shaken the world, and ukraine, but the 22—year—old lieutenant hasn't wavered. he's been fighting since the war�*s very beginning. when his army veteran father was killed, on the first day of the invasion, he didn't falter. this was nine months ago, when i first met eugene, at the start of a conflict that would transform him and his country. he'd just recently graduated. he and ukraine were ill prepared. today, eugene and his country bear the scars of lessons learned. there've been a lot of casualties in this war. you've lost a lot of people. do you fear death? translation: the person who is not afraid is already dead. i

if you meet death with open arms, it will avoid you, because death loves the brave. that's why i don't think about death. i only think about life — the lives of my comrades and the lives of those in my unit. these are the men who have eugene's back... ..who stand at the ready, in this winter wasteland, exposed to russian firepower and the elements. shouting. they're trying to halt a russian breakthrough. there's hardly any cover here, so they move as fast as the cold allows... ..knowing that russian guns will soon find them. explosion. translation: the enemy's positions are being hit - by fire. they're trying to advance, but our artillery is helping

our infantry with a counteroffensive, and we will keep fighting until the end. it's our land. it's our blood. time is up. the russians are targeting them. let's go. their aim, for now, is off, but it's closing in. artillery strikes a nearby tree line. eugene's comrades hit the trenches. there's fierce fighting up ahead. the ukrainians have taken a lot of ground here. but for all the sophisticated weaponry, and all the ammunition, this is what it comes down to in the end — men, mud, and an enemy, which is within rifle range. ukraine is still advancing here, but winter is coming, and the next few months

are going to be a slow, hard grind. but in these conditions, it's tough maintaining momentum. when ukrainian soil turns into soup, regaining every step of territory is a slog. translation: we need to work on that village over there. - gunfire. it's one of only a couple of dozen villages still in russian control in kharkiv region. every day is a battle for the upper hand. the road they must travel is dangerous, pitted with russian hits and misses. in the freezing cold, everything is an effort. they've lost men

on this route... ..and the bitterest months still lie ahead here. movement is spotted. gunfire. translation: a little bit| to the right, on the corner overthere, right behind the hangar. these are the daily battles the men face. today, some ground is won, but tomorrow, it may be lost, and so it repeats, as the casualties mount on both sides. translation: to be honest, there were many comrades . who died, who i knew personally. they were ideological people, who kept moving forward, who never stopped. but it's a war, so there is no time to be sad. air-raid siren. some 13,000 soldiers have already died defending ukraine, and away from the front,

millions more will spend a freezing winter in darkness, because of russian missile attacks. and this christmas, it will be candles for the fallen that light the homes of ukrainians. natalia had two heroes in her life — herfirst, her husband. he was killed on the first day of the war, as he defended the city. can you describe your husband to us? what kind of a man was he? translation: he was a patriot. a real patriot of our country. he was a ukrainian. and natalia's trials are far from over. her other hero

is her only child. she's eugene's mother, the young lieutenant fighting at the front, seen here with 0leg, his father, who died in battle. she has given everything for ukraine. nine months into this war, do you have a message for other ukrainian mothers? translation: i want to wish them to always believe that l everything will be ok with our children, and to always wait for them. mothers�* love is a big power. we need to believe that everything will be fine. surely. quentin somerville, bbc news, kharkiv.

stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: and we take a journey through david hockney�*s imagination as he describes his new immersive exhibition. 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 i of independent states. day broke slowly over lockerbie, over the cockpit of pan am's maid of the seas, nose down in the soft earth. you could see what happens when a plane eight storeys high, a football pitch wide,

falls from 30,000 feet. 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: the house committee investigating the 6 january attack on the us capitol has published its final report in full. forecasters in the us say a major winter storm sweeping the us this week may bring the coldest christmas in four decades to parts of the country. there has already been major snow fall in many areas. more than 90 million people in 37 states are set to experience sub—zero temperatures, including places as far south as texas. tom brada reports.

a fierce winter storm is sweeping across the united states. more than 100 million people are under winter weather alerts, with warnings of ice, snow and freezing winds. at a white house briefing, president biden called for caution. this is really a very serious weather alert here, and it goes from oklahoma all the way to wyoming and maine. it's not like a snow day when you're a kid, this is serious stuff. meteorologists say the winter storm could become a bomb cyclone — an unofficial term for a certain type of powerful storm, which rapidly builds in strength. heavy snowfall and strong winds are expected to cause damage and power outages in the midwest and canada, and travel chaos is expected, as people head home for christmas, with thousands of flights already cancelled. it's been a little crazy. i got here early, to make sure i got my flight.

i was doing frontier, and the app never notified me that the flight got cancelled, so i was sitting there an extra hour, and then security told me it got cancelled. so, then i came here, then my otherflight from frontier got cancelled. the national weather service has warned temperatures could dip below —45 celsius by the end of the week in some parts of the country. with christmas fast approaching, millions of americans will hope the ferocious cold won't ruin their festive plans. tom brada, bbc news. let's talk to rachel kane, who's in orlando with a group of friends, and they're all trying to get home in time for christmas. he rachel kane, thank you so much forjoining us here on bbc news. give us a bit of summary of your story, you're trapped in orlando trying get to denver, where are you at the moment and what has the situation been like for you? i

am currently in my hotel room that we were very lucky to get in orlando here tonight and we only have it for one night, even though we will be stranded for a couple of days. they came down to orlando with my best friend and herfamily down to orlando with my best friend and her family to celebrate a couple of big things going on in our lives. we spent the whole week here, the weather was beautiful in orlando, it was getting colder 0rlando, it was getting colder and colder in denver, of course. a looked at the national weather service and it says it is less than 20 degrees fahrenheit right now. so obviously we were not able to come home. we're flying on southwest and they notified us that allies were getting cancelled. they had seen a couple of things online and thought i should check. when i opened al south—west app i've found our flight wasn't happening found ourflight wasn't happening and we were found our flight wasn't happening and we were out enjoying our day and that kind of ruined our day is a little bit, kind of ruined the mood. we had to come up with quick plans to see how we were going to get home for christmas and

not stay in orlando for the holidays longer than we are supposed to anyway. so we kind of went out to dinner, took a breath, relaxed, talked it through, and had to call the airline, unfortunately, to get airline, unfortunately, to get a couple of plane tickets, settle down... crosstalk. what exactly _ settle down... crosstalk. what exactly are _ settle down... crosstalk. what exactly are you - settle down... crosstalk. what exactly are you being | what exactly are you being told? it seems like you are making the of a really tricky situation. what are you being told at the moment and you know when your next flight actually be? �* , . when your next flight actually be? , be? it's a little complicated. our grow) — be? it's a little complicated. our grow) is _ be? it's a little complicated. our group is going _ be? it's a little complicated. our group is going to - be? it's a little complicated. our group is going to have i be? it's a little complicated. | our group is going to have to spit up, unfortunately. the eliza been helpfulfor the most part full up didn't have to wait on hold for about 45 minutes to talk to anybody to try to get it fixed. my flight is going to be probably the best of all the group, tomorrow in the evening i will get to leave and get a direct flight home to denver. but two of our group are living around the same time with a stop in st louis and the rest of our group is going to be leaving on saturday. unfortunately, we are

splitting up for our way home and hopefully we can all get there and none of our flies get cancelled. {iii there and none of our flies get cancelled-— cancelled. of course. i am hoinu cancelled. of course. i am heping you _ cancelled. of course. i am hoping you make - cancelled. of course. i am hoping you make it - cancelled. of course. i am hoping you make it back i cancelled. of course. i am| hoping you make it back in cancelled. of course. i am - hoping you make it back in time for christmas. how optimistic are you that your flows will actually go ahead? is it all a bit chaotic at the moment —— flights? it bit chaotic at the moment -- fliuhts? , ., , , flights? it is absolutely chaos. it _ flights? it is absolutely chaos. it is _ flights? it is absolutely chaos. it isjust - flights? it is absolutely chaos. it isjust a - chaos. it is just a control that kayal to make us feel better in the moment. we were lucky to get the hotel room. as far as optimism for the flight skoko mediaset and ms ama little bit concerns, because it has been like this last couple of days with flight cancellations and that is a risk. for myself i'm not as worried because it is going to be a direct flight. for my friends that are going to st louis and atalanta ima little more worried about their flight and for my friends that are checking their bags, because thatis checking their bags, because that is always a risk factor as well that the bags get lost and they are separated from them.

rachel kane, thank you so miss your time on bbc news. we hope that you and/or your friends make it back in time for christmas.— make it back in time for christmas. ., ~ . christmas. thank you so much -- and all your— christmas. thank you so much -- and all your friends. _ now to australia, where the disappearance of a missing festive bug has scientists scratching their heads. the brightly coloured insect once appeared on a regular basis at this time of the year that it earned the nickname "the christmas beetle" but sightings have been in sharp decline in recent years. i've been speaking to dr tanya latty from the university of sydney, who is the lead researcher on the project to track the beetle's population. christmas beetles, as you said, used to be super common throughout australia and just a really unique part of the christmas experience here, where every christmas, millions of these beautiful iridescent beetles would descend upon all of the major cities here — kind of like little winged christmas baubles everywhere. but that hasn't happened in quite a long time and unfortunately, although lots of people remember seeing lots of christmas beetles during their childhoods, we don't have the data to back

it up and since there are 35 different types of christmas beetle, we can't say whether they're all in decline, whether some have gone into decline and others haven't, or whether there's particular regions they're in decline. and so, that's a huge problem for us from a conservation perspective because without data, our hands are really tied. there's nothing we can do to start the recovery. so, the project's goal is to start getting that information. he's one of the most popular and influential artists of our time and now, well into his 80s, david hockney is pushing the boundaries of art again. he's created a new immersive experience of his work so visitors can see the world through his eyes. our culture editor katie razzall reports. david hockney gets a first glimpse of his new show.

we're on an immersive journey, as the final tweaks are under way, with one of britain's best—loved artists. the show�*s called bigger & closer, not smaller & further away — 60 years of his life and art. i do look closely at things. i can look at a puddle and get pleasure out of them. most people think it's just raining, don't they? he has an as yet unseen painting of pop star harry styles. painting of pop star harry s les. ., ., styles. he wanted me to paint him. he styles. he wanted me to paint him- he had — styles. he wanted me to paint him. he had a _ styles. he wanted me to paint him. he had a few— styles. he wanted me to paint him. he had a few little - him. he had a few little outfits. i'd chose this yellow sweater. ., , ., ~ , sweater. yellow is a hockney favourite- — sweater. yellow is a hockney favourite. how _ sweater. yellow is a hockney favourite. how many - sweater. yellow is a hockney favourite. how many pairs i sweater. yellow is a hockney favourite. how many pairs of| favourite. how many pairs of crocs have you got?- favourite. how many pairs of crocs have you got? well, they

only have _ crocs have you got? well, they only have one _ crocs have you got? well, they only have one actually. - crocs have you got? well, they only have one actually. he - crocs have you got? well, they| only have one actually. he says these are _ only have one actually. he says these are the _ only have one actually. he says these are the only _ only have one actually. he says these are the only shoes - only have one actually. he says these are the only shoes he - these are the only shoes he wears. deemed "beautifully chosen" by king charles when they met — a rare outing for hockney. i'm usually drawing or painting, yeah. i mean, it's all i want to do now. yeah, i've had a very, very good life. a life full of joyful katie razzall, bbc news. a reminder of our breaking news this hour and the us house committee investigating the attack on the capital on 6 january last year has published its final report in full. the release comes days after the committee recommended that the justice department bring criminal charges against former president donald trump. you are watching bbc news. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @monikaplaha. thank you very much forjoining me.

hello there. for most of us, temperatures for the run—up to christmas and, indeed, into the christmas period will be above the seasonal norm, so it's staying mild, ithink, for most of us with quite a lot of rain at times that'll be followed by sunny spells, scattered showers for christmas eve and christmas day. however, there will be some snow around friday and certainly into the start of the christmas period across the north of the uk as cold air tries to push southwards and, eventually, it will win out for a time as we move through boxing day, but it will be short—lived with milder air returning into the run—up to new year. now, today, it's a very wet start across southern and western areas. this band of heavy and persistent rain slowly pushes its way northwards, some thundery bursts of rain perhaps on its southern flank as we head into the afternoon, but it brightens up in the south — quite windy, though, strong south—westerly winds. to the north of this rain band, it's sunny spells, scattered showers.

these will be over wintry elements, over the hills, and it will be chillier in the north, ranging from around 4 to maybe 13 degrees in the south. that milder air will push northwards behind the rain band but as this rain band pushes into the cold down the north, likely to see some transient snow in the north pennines. the southern uplands will see some significant snowfall, i think, across parts of the highlands and the grampians. it will be quite a wet start to christmas eve here. but further south, generally dry and relatively mild. so, for christmas eve itself, its going to be pretty wet, quite windy across scotland. further snow in the hills. but as the mild air in the south pushes northwards, it'll revert back to rain and we'll see sunny spells, scattered showers — most of the showers southern and western areas. the winds will be strongest around some irish sea coasts. up to 12 or 13 degrees in the south, seven or eight degrees in the north. as we move out of christmas eve into christmas day, similar story — we're in a run of south—westerly winds, sunshine and showers. could see some rain, but that weather front scrapes the south—east through the day. and then, this weather front spreading south—eastwards into boxing day will introduce a line of showers but also, more crucially, a spell of colder air which will move

south across the country, and that'll bring a mixture of sunny spells and wintry showers, particularly in the north—west corner of the country. but you'll see that the cold spell is short—lived as we move out of boxing day and beyond. it's likely those temperatures will be rising above the seasonal norm. don't forget, you can see detailed weather forecasts for where you are, where you're going by checking out the bbc weather app.

this is bbc news, i'm monika plaha — our top stories: the us house committee investigating the attack on the capitol on january sixth last year has published its final report in full. the release comes just days after the committee recommended that the justice department bring criminal charges against former president donald trump. at least 1,500 flights have been cancelled in the us and canada, thanks to a fierce winter storm. forecasters say america could face the coldest christmas in decades, with lows of —45 degrees celsius in some places. president biden is urging people to pay attention to local warnings. the war in ukraine has been raging for 10 months

and ukrainian troops continue to gain ground,