welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, the headlines.. china and the us go head to head over tiktok , beijing condemns the us government's decision to order all its agencies to delete the social media app because of security concerns. president biden�*s plan to cancel the student debts of millions of americans faces a challenge in the supreme court a massive police search in england's sussex downs fora missing baby, whose parents are under arrest , on suspicion of manslaughter. and, the us climate envoy

john kerry speaks exclusively to the bbc to outline what the us is doing to help save brazil's amazon rain forest. it will cost all of us much more money not to respond and make this transition now. it's seven in the morning in singapore, and 6pm in washington where a powerful house committee is debating wether to allow president biden to completely ban the chinese—owned app, tiktok, which is used by more than 100 million americans. the white house has already ordered government agencies to wipe tiktok off federal devices within 30 days. and it's notjust the us.

the european parliament has also banned the video—sharing app from staff phones citing security reasons, following canada which imposed a similar ban. but china has hit out at the us — and this is what a government spokesperson had to say. |translation: the united states, | the world number one superpower, is so afraid of a mobile phone application that young people like so much that they completely lack any self—confidence. we firmly oppose the us�*s wrong approach to overstretching the concept of national security, abusing national power, and unreasonably suppressing the companies of other countries. i'm joined now by bree fowler, senior technology writer at us tech publication cnet. thank you forjoining us on new state this morning. can i get you to talk us through why all of these governments are so concerned about

tiktok? ., governments are so concerned about tiktok? . . , , governments are so concerned about tiktok? . _ , , . , tiktok? there are cyber security concerns with _ tiktok? there are cyber security concerns with having _ tiktok? there are cyber security concerns with having tiktok - tiktok? there are cyber security concerns with having tiktok on | concerns with having tiktok on government phones. in the us, this isn't a new van. tiktok has already been barred from government forms, from the department of defence and other defence and security related agencies. thisjust other defence and security related agencies. this just takes things a step further. the worry is that peoples personal and professional lives could cross and that government data and government secrets could be collected by tiktok and end up in the hands of the chinese as a result.— and end up in the hands of the chinese as a result. how likely do ou think chinese as a result. how likely do you think is _ chinese as a result. how likely do you think is it _ chinese as a result. how likely do you think is it for— chinese as a result. how likely do you think is it for the _ chinese as a result. how likely do you think is it for the us - chinese as a result. how likely do you think is it for the us to - you think is it for the us to totally ban it tiktok? notjust from government devices but altogether? from a logistical standpoint this will be incredibly hard and something that doesn't happen in the united states. save liberties groups are already up in arms about this.

to single out one app and then ban it from phones would be incredibly hard and face a court battle. you could force companies like apple and google to remove that app from their app google to remove that app from their app stores, but people already have it, millions of people already have it, millions of people already have it on their phones.— it on their phones. absolutely. also, a it on their phones. absolutely. also. a lots — it on their phones. absolutely. also, a lots of— it on their phones. absolutely. also, a lots of americans - it on their phones. absolutely. | also, a lots of americans make it on their phones. absolutely. - also, a lots of americans make quite a lot of money through the app as well, aren't they? it’s a lot of money through the app as well, aren't they?— well, aren't they? it's incredibly --oular well, aren't they? it's incredibly popular with _ well, aren't they? it's incredibly popular with influencers. - well, aren't they? it's incredibly| popular with influencers. people well, aren't they? it's incredibly - popular with influencers. people use tiktok to promote all types of products, to promote their own influence or brand. especially when it comes to the millennialist and young people, tiktok is their social media of choice. 35 young people, tiktok is their social media of choice.— young people, tiktok is their social media of choice. as we heard, china has hit out — media of choice. as we heard, china has hit out at _ media of choice. as we heard, china has hit out at the _ media of choice. as we heard, china has hit out at the united _ media of choice. as we heard, china has hit out at the united states - has hit out at the united states also, the company which owns tiktok says it has no intention of sharing

that data of its users with beijing. do you think it is a legitimate concern for the us government and other governments? it concern for the us government and other governments?— other governments? it definitely is a legitimate _ other governments? it definitely is a legitimate concern. _ other governments? it definitely is a legitimate concern. tiktok - other governments? it definitely is a legitimate concern. tiktok may l a legitimate concern. tiktok may have no intention of sharing data, but the chinese have controls over tech companies that we don't have in the united states or in europe or uk. they have the keys to the data and they can get at it if they want, and they can get at it if they want, and there really isn't a lot tiktok or the company can do about it. bree father from — or the company can do about it. bree father from seeing _ or the company can do about it. bree father from seeing it _ or the company can do about it. bree father from seeing it thank you for joining us. and we'll have more analysis on this story in asia business report later. the us supreme court has heard arguments over the legitimacy of president biden's plan to cancel the debts of millions of students. six republican—controlled states have brought the case, arguing mr biden is exceeding his powers. he promised to cancel 430 billion

dollars' worth of student loans after the covid pandemic under a federal law known as the "heroes act", which it says allows the debt relief in national emergencies. we can hear from some students who have been gathering outside the us court in washington. so, i do have student loan debt which will be $115,000 once i graduate in may, and bidens plan to release the loan will help me tremendously. so, i am a daughter of brazilian immigrants, so i don't come from generational wealth. so, i had to take out student loans in order to go to university. so, i have about $30,000 of student loan debt, and through bidens cancellation plan i would have two thirds of my debt cancelled stop so, for me, that is a lot of relief. the stakes are very high. i feel like i have a lot to gain if this relief is passed. - i have an older brother who went to college, l i have a little sister in college. so, the financial burden has forced

us to take out the loans _ and now i'm graduating, i and i'm going to be looking forjobs, i have to consider, - ok, if these loans are not cancelled to look at different prospects i because i need to start making payments so the interest does not accrue and become out of hand. . so, here in the united states, women hold the majority of student debt, and when you really get into that, black women hold the highest student debt burden of any other group in this country. when you look at states like california, where we have latina women who hold the bulk of student debt. so, when we think about the people who work the hardest to get their college education, they entered the workforce and meet less money than their peers, we also owe the most money for our education. for more on this i am joined now by our north america correspondent peter bowes. firstly the ruling as known itself

for many months. talk us through his. why don't republicans like this debt relief? the his. why don't republicans like this debt relief? ., , debt relief? the arguments in the sureme debt relief? the arguments in the supreme court — debt relief? the arguments in the supreme court earlier _ debt relief? the arguments in the supreme court earlier focused - debt relief? the arguments in the supreme court earlier focused on | debt relief? the arguments in the . supreme court earlier focused on the fairness of the situation. a question was raised by a conservative justices about different sections of society to stop that some people wouldn't benefit from what would amount to a colossal government payout. we are talking about almost half $1 trillion here. what about those people who didn't go to university? what about people who already paid off their loans? that people would benefits or not benefit from this to different extents. the liberal justices had a counter argument to that saying that in the normal course of events, people benefit from different government schemes to greater or leg lesser extent depending on their individual circumstances. so, the students we have just been here from, clearly

expressing the fact that this is crucially important to them. i think it is well—known that if this country can take some people years if not decades to pay back their student loans. it is or not, can have an effect on their ability to get perhaps a new loan for a car or mortgage. so, there is a lot at stake for them and a lot at stake for the government as well. based on some of the — for the government as well. based on some of the most _ for the government as well. based on some of the most recent _ for the government as well. based on some of the most recent rulings - for the government as well. based on some of the most recent rulings by i some of the most recent rulings by the supreme court, what are analysts saying about the possible outcome from this ruling? shes saying about the possible outcome from this ruling?— saying about the possible outcome from this ruling? as we know, there is a conservative, _ from this ruling? as we know, there is a conservative, is _ from this ruling? as we know, there is a conservative, is significant - is a conservative, is significant conservative bias, on this court. this is the sum of the arguments, the tenor of the questions seem, at least at this stage, go against the barrenness bidens administration want. joe biden said he is confident

that the government has a law on its side. you go back to that law from 2003 that allows a government to modify or waive loans in terms of a national emergency. the national emergency in this case being the pandemic. depending on what the court decides, and won't be until june that we find out, it could go against the government. the biden adventure show enough to rethink. if it goes in favour of the government, there is every possibility of more legal challenges.— there is every possibility of more legal challenges. thank you for that u date legal challenges. thank you for that update feature. _ a massive police search is under way in the uk for a missing baby whose parents have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. police say the baby is believed to have had no medical attention, since the time of birth in early january , and they �*feel the risk is getting so great�* that they �*now have to consider the possibility that the baby has come to harm'.

constance marten, and her partner mark gordon, who's a convicted sex offender, were found by sussex police in brighton last night, after a member of the public reported seeing them. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has the latest. working their way slowly through allotments in north brighton, police officers from london searching for a missing baby. every shed and greenhouse was being checked with temperatures close to zero. 0fficers looking for an infant who was born less than two months ago. the baby's parents, constance martin and mark gordon, were arrested last night after a police hunt that began injanuary. they are now being held on suspicion of gross negligence, manslaughter. they had been in this convenience store and were spotted by a member of the public who called 999. they were arrested just moments after this cctv camera caught them walking along a road that leads to the allotments and a golf course

and the south downs beyond. but there was no sign of the baby. as time progresses, as the weather is closing tonight, as it was last night, in terms of the cold and the coldness and the impact that would have on a baby, clearly the risk is getting higher and we have to be open to the fact that this may not end in the way we would like, but we need to remain hopeful. constance martin comes from a hugely wealthy family growing up in this country house in dorset. her father was so close to the royal family that in the 19705 he held the ceremonial role of third page of honour to the late queen. injanuary, he made this appeal to his daughter, darling constance. even though we remain estranged at the moment. i stand by, as i have always done and as the family has always done, to do whatever is necessary for your safe return to us.

constance martin became estranged from herfamily in 2016 when she met mark gordon. he was convicted of rape in the united states, aged just 1a, and served 20 years in prison. police believe the baby was born in the back of a car in earlyjanuary. the couple came onto the police's radar on january the fifth when their car caught fire on the m61 near bolton. from there the pair took a taxi to liverpool and another to harwich, arriving there on the morning of the 6th of january. by lunchtime on the 7th of january, they were in east london where they bought a tent from argos and abandoned their pushchair. they were then yet more taxi journeys, including a final one to the port of newhaven. since then they'd evaded detection untiljust before 930 last night when a member of the public saw them and dialled 999. while detectives still hope the baby is alive, perhaps being looked after by someone else, they're becoming increasingly concerned. and constance martin's father has said that while he's relieved that she's been found,

he is worried about the missing baby. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. in nigeria, it's being reported ruling party candidate bola tin—ubu has a definitive lead in the presidential election. that's according to a reuters tally of provisional results from all 36 states. but opposition parties are calling for the election to be cancelled — alleging fraud after technical problems in the new electronic voting system. the peoples democratic party and the labour party say there's been a lack of transparency with the new system. at least 650 schoolgirls have been poisoned by toxic gas in iran since november, in what many believe is a deliberate attempt to force their schools to shut. iran's authorities have opened an investigation. no girls have died, but dozens have been admitted to hospital, with respiratory problems, nausea, dizziness and fatigue.

some say that the schoolgirls are being poisoned as payback for their role in the anti—government protests. a massive fire consumed a plastic factory in ecatepec, mexico, on tuesday causing a large plume of smoke. according to local media outlets, the fire consumed tonnes of plastic. workers from other nearby factories were evacuated for safety. the origin of the fire remains unknown. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: hear from the director ofjoyland, a film depicting a transgender love story in pakistan. it's been banned in the province where it was filmed, but is now getting a wider release around the world. first, the plates slid gently off

the restaurant tables. then suddenly, the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards. it was just a matter of seconds as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb. on a remote pacific atoll, the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier, and so my heart went bang, bang, bang! the constitutional rights of these i marches are their rights as citizens of the united states, - and they should be protected, even in the right to test them out | so that they don't get their heads broken and are sent to hospital. this religious controversy — i know you don't want to say too much about it — but does it worry you that it's going to boil up? oh, it worries me, yes, but i hope everything'll be all right at the end of the day.

this is newsday on the bbc. 0ur headlines. beijing condemns the us government's decision to order all its agencies to delete chinese owned video app tiktok over security concerns. president biden's plan to cancel the student debts of millions of americans is challenged in the supreme court. let's turn now to a glimpse at the challenging future in brazil, and present—day politics, of climate change. us president biden has sent his special envoy for climatejohn kerry to meet with the country's top government officials. a key mission of his trip is to find a way to preserve the amazon rainforest, the seven—million—square kilometres patch of land that is called by some the �*lungs of the earth�*. in recent years, during the presidency ofjair bolsonaro,

deforestation rates across brazil skyrocketed as then president jair bolsonaro promoted development over preservation. but brazil now has a new president: lula da silva. he�*s been a vocal supporter of protecting the rainforests. and during lula�*s visit to the white house earlier this month, president biden voiced support for america and brazil collaborating on their climate goals. 0ur shared values and our strong ties between our people make brazil and the united states, especially here, in the big global challenges, they put us on the same page, particularly, especially, the climate crisis. john kerry�*s has been meeting officials in the capital of brasilia, trying to outline what america will do to help preserve the amazon. mr kerry has been speaking to my colleaguejames reynolds about the ways the us could help brazil.

in terms of contributions. my colleagues at the bbc�*s brazilian service report that the biden administration recently offered $50 million for environmental cooperation, comparing that to germany offering 200 million. norway pledging more than 500 million. why is the us offering so little in this particular point? well, we�*re not offering so little. that�*s only one piece of the mosaic of what we�*re going to be contributing to this effort. we will be mobilising. we are mobilising right now philanthropies, companies, countries, private sector sources. the 50 million isjust a down payment on our commitment to be part of the amazon fund. but in our system of government, the president has to, for public money, get the congress to agree to an allocation. there is legislation in the senate, republican and democrat, sponsored alike, for about $4 billion. there�*s $9 billion in a house piece of legislation.

but that has to be passed and there�*s no guarantee that it will be. so we�*re proceeding to do a number of things for a multi—year development, multilateral development, bank reform efforts to be able to provide more concessionary funding using the voluntary carbon market as a source of funding. and the president is going to be fighting for money from the congress. so there are many different sources that are going to be cobbled together here, including, obviously, other nations in the world. and we look forward to working with all of those countries. this is not a one country is going to solve the problem initiative. everybody is going to have to be part of this all around the world and the developed world, particularly the largest economies of the world, which are producing about 76% of all of the emissions in the world, have a particular responsibility to step up. and president biden

has clearly accepted that responsibility to try to make sure the united states is doing its fair share. mr secretary, is the future of climate change policy where you are in brazil, or is it actually here in the united states, in the state of florida, where bolsonaro, trump and desantis are all making degrees of effort to take national office? they would have very different climate policies from yours. well, we already saw the climate policies of president bolsonaro and certainly of president trump, who pulled out of the paris agreement. but i believe the world has made a decision now. this is not something that one person in one country, in politics or otherwise, is going to be able to turn around. the ford motor company, general motors, many other companies in europe, volvo, mercedes, porsche, etc. they�*ve all made decisions to produce electric vehicles. by 2030, 50% of the vehicles sold in the united states

will be electric by 2035. the goal is to be 100% electric. that�*s the goal president biden has set. now, ford motor company and general motors are not going to spend billions as they have to transform their factories. and then all of a sudden, because someone else is elected, they�*re going to turn around and say, oh, we have a different view of the economic future. that�*s not happening, not in the united states, not anywhere in the world. are people going to suddenly turn away from the science and the facts that are dictating that we have to deal with this crisis, even as we deal with ukraine and other crises in the world, the pandemic and so forth. that is absolutely essential. and it is clear that it will cost all of us much more money not to respond and make this transition now than it will to pay for it and do it now much more in the future if you do not do it now. secretaryjohn kerry, thank

you so much for speaking to us. thank you. now the film joyland which depicts a transgender love story in pakistan has been causing a storm in the country during its release. it�*s still banned in the punjab the province where it was filmed even though its been released in other parts of the country. the film has just been released in the uk and it�*s director has been talking to our reporter emb hashmi.. the film is about transgender love, for sure, but it�*s about so many other things. i think primarily it is a film about patriarchy and desire, which are things that interest me personally. would your family accept such a love story? they wouldn�*t, and i don�*t think they would eventually. you know, if one decides to, they would have to. but it would take some time and it would take an effort. and it�*s a kind of shift that is quite uncomfortable for the ones who are experiencing it, but also the ones who are causing it, you know?

so no. how has the trans community in pakistan accepted the film? i mean, the trans community has been so supportive, they kind of took ownership of the film as if it was their film, particularly at the time of the ban. i think they all sort of came together and were like, we want to do this, we want to do that. and, you know, they were so forthcoming with everything and anything that they had in terms of their resources to provide to the film and to for the films to be able to get screened in the theatres in pakistan. and what did you have to do to get it unlifted in like the capital in other parts? what we had to do to get the ban lifted was to not think at all for even one half, because we literally had six days before the release of the film and we just had to. it was me and the cast and the other producers and the whole crew. wejust had to be like, ok, this is clearly a game and you know, we can play it. we are smart enough to play this game. it involved social media, it involves diplomacy. it involves calling up any and every contact that we have, you know,

within the current government. ,0bviously, you know that, you know, jama�*atu islam came out and they wanted it banned because they thought that you were the film was promoting transgender love, which they believe is wrong in islam. how would you respond to that? do i how do i respond to folks in the jamaat e islami or whoever sort of you know, i don�*t i don�*t respond, i think, because they have a right to their opinion. i think the basic thing that we disagree on is that if they have a particular opinion that it needs to be enforced on the whole country. and that�*s what i disagree on. i think nobody�*s going to force you to watch this film. you know, you have to pay a ticket to watch this film. i know you weren�*t successful for the nomination. how did you swallow that pill? i was completely prepared to not get nominated. if he did get nominated, it would be amazing. we would celebrate. but i wasn�*t greedy enough for the nomination to be fair, because i think the film has clearly established a life of its own. that was the director ofjoyland talking to our reporter emb hashmi about narrowly missing out on a oscar nomination.. that�*s all for now —

stay with bbc world news. hello, i�*m marc edwards with your sports news. it was a night of fa cup action — four matches to bring you up to date with. something of an upset as championship side blackburn rovers saw off 2021 winners leicester city, fulham triumphed in their all premier league tie with leeds, brighton proved they can do it on a cold tuesday night in stoke and bristol city were unable to keep out the big stars as manchester city booked their place in the quarterfinals. 0lly foster rounds up a host of tasty ties. the cameras were out early as the match day mascots made the most of manchester city�*s visit, snapping some of the superstars on the way in. they�*d already hit the bar before they cut through the

championship side, phil foden giving them the lead inside ten minutes. it was all credit to the championship side that they didn�*t concede again until late on with about 15 minutes left to play. in this tale of two cities, captain for the night kevin de bruyne score the goal of the night. they�*ll again be the team to avoid. 0n leeds�*s last visit, it was goal were they not full amount of the cup on penalties. they weren�*t needed. paulinho picked his spot from distance. a cup cracker. rewarded with a start, he made sure that they moved another step closer to wembley.

brighton also into the quarterfinal draw. the siegel �*s might be pushing for the best finish in the premier league, but they�*ve also proved they can do it on a cold tuesday night in stoke. danny welbeck won the cup with arsenal six years ago. he could�*ve made the last few minutes were comfortable for brighton, but they�*re comfortably through. jamie vardy was given a rare start for leicester. he�*s played his part to the full and the club�*s fairy tale seasons. the league title in 2016, the fa cup two years ago, but it�*s been a struggle of late and the cup run has been cut short by blackburn risers. dolan powered forward for their first. sammy squirmed his way through the leicester backline to double their lead and the second half. they can now pay full attention to their premier league plate.

blackburn will prioritise promotion from the premiership. 0lly foster, bbc news. as 0lly mentioned in his report, it was a great night for blackburn. they�*re into the fa cup quarter finals for the first time since 2015, and their manager was thrilled the fans had an evening to savour. we know that leicester is an excellent side. excellent manager as well. but i think we took the game to the place. we were important part of that party, the way we played and created chances, and a big effort for the lads. great they are fans being happy, so it�*s been a great night for rovers. brentford striker ivan toney is potentially facing a lengthy ban after accepting breaking football association betting rules. the 26—year—old was charged with 232 breaches in november and a further 30

the following month. it�*s understood he has admitted many of the offences. fa rule e8 bans players from betting on games or sharing information for betting. however, he is contesting others. the alleged breaches took place between 2017 and 2021. it�*s been a difficult time of late for chelsea manager graham potter. his side are languishing tenth in the premier league having won just once in their last 11 matches in all competitions, and that�*s despite lavishing a huge amount of money on new signings. potter said last week that his mental health has suffered after he and his family had received anonymous abuse and even death threats. his counterpart at arsenal, mikel arteta, has told him not to let the pressure destroy his life. you can have difficulties in your job and challenges, which we do, especially when you lose, but when you win as well because the job is so demanding, but you cannot destroy your life because of that. the people around you doesn't

deserve having their lives in such