live from berlin. u.s. lawmakers ordered donald trump to give evidence about the january 6 storming of the u.s. capitol. the former president is required to appear next month into the inquiry and the riot but is not clear whether or not he will comply. also coming up -- managerial warns of a looming hunger crisis. the worst flooding in a decade leaves more than a one million people homeless, with fields

destroyed, farmers say it is impossible to grow crops. and ukraine's president accuses russia of planning to grow up -- to blow up a vital hydroelectric dam, warning hundreds of thousands are in danger of flooding in the region. to our viewers watching on pbs, in the united states, and to all of you around the world, welcome. lawmakers have ordered donald trump to give evidence at the inquiry into the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol. the congressional committee has told trump to handle -- to hand over documents and testify under oath next month. saying there is overwhelming evidence the former president personally orchestrated the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election. hours earlier, his one-time

chief strategist, steve bannon, was sentenced to four months in jail for refusing to cooperate with the committee. it's been quite a day in washington. let's break it all down with our correspondent, carolina t. let's start with trump. what more can you tell us, now that he's been officially subpoenaed? >> quite a day in washington, indeed. this is important to point out, it is very important for the committee investigating the january 6 attack on the capitol, because they are running out of time. less than three weeks, the midterm elections are taking place in this country and that will probably change the majority of the house of representatives, meaning the republicans might then be in power and they are of course going to dismiss the committee because many of them say that this is a political hands after

donald trump. the committee is trying to get things done here as fast and as soon as possible. as we can say for them it is a race against time. >> the big question right now is, is trump going to testify? how likely do you think he is to cooperate? >> he still has different options, three options. the first one is he can comply with the subpoena, meaning he would cooperate with the committee testifying and give them the documents they are asking for, but this is not likely to happen because as you said and as we know, the committee has assembled a evidence including from former staff members and donald trump would be confronted with this evidence in that hearing. lying there and not telling the truth under oath would be his only possibility.

this could be even worse for him. the second option is his legal team country and negotiate with the committee. meaning they could submit some of the documents but not all of them and they will of course try to keep him out of testifying in front of the committee. the third option is donald trump could refuse and say he is not going to testify and not going to submit any kind of documents to the committee on the house. >> all of this on the same day one of trump's closest allies has been sentenced to four months in jail for precisely failing to cooperate with the same committee. is there a signal there may be towards the former president? what do you make of this? >> exactly. bannon is the first person to be incarcerated in contempt of congress and more than half a century. this sends a very important and clear message for others involved in the storming of the capitol january 6.

it also sets a clear precedent for future cases. again, a very clear sign and a message to others. >> what exactly does this mean now for the work and the credibility of the january 6 committee? >> we can clearly see that the committee is far more than just a special committee on the attack on the capitol january 6. they have the power to refer specific cases to the justice department. these cases and the accused people might indeed, as we have seen today, have been jailed. that is a very clear message we can learn from today. >> dw correspondent carolina t. in washington, thanks, carolina. authorities in nigeria are warning of a looming hunger crisis. the worst flooding for a decade has killed at least 600 people

and left more than a one million homeless. even before the floods hit, the government was battling high inflation and food shortages and the u.n. war of catastrophic levels hunger. reporter: this is what the rainy season usually looks like in southeastern nigeria. and this is what the same community looks like now. rivers have inundated numerous towns and villages across nigeria, causing 1.4 one million people to flee their homes for camps set up on higher ground. 27 out of 36 states have been affected. this is one of the worst hit. one third of the state is now underwater. >> we are suffering. but suffering is better than stealing. that is why we are here in this condition. the clothes i am wearing are the only ones i have left. the flood carried a we are all -- carried away all our

belongings. >> all of our schools have been destroyed by water, sewer plea is anyone that can help us should help us. anyone that can help us should help us, please. >> -- reporter: local ngos and philanthropists are scrambling to help where they can. people here say they feel neglected by the government. >> the government has n humanity. they have not done anything yet. we have not seen any presence. reporter: with key infrastructure swallowed by water, many of the flooded communities are without power, and people's generators have been destroyed. critical infrastructure, such as schools, health care centers, police stations, and banks cannot operate. the nigerian government says, though they received early warning signs of the fod, they never foresaw this level of destruction. and with the number of farmlands

that have been washed away, there are concerns about food scarcity in the coming months. southeastern nigeria is at risk of flooding at least until the end of the rainy season in november. >> our correspondent told us why it is taking so long for aid to reach some of the affected areas. reporter: well, the national emergency management agency, which is the part of government that manages this kind of disaster, they are doing their best to reach out to people in all the affected parts of nigeria. but as just saw in that report, the scale of this flood is just so unprecedented, that even the government themselves e seeing that th are overwhelmed. camps have received aid materials from the government. but there are several others that have not received any form of aid or assistance. in fact, i spoke to some people

who are even saying that there are people that arbeginning to die of hunger even right there in those camps, because they have not received food. like i said before, some of the camps that have received are complaining it is not nearly enough. >> there are reports that large areas of farmlands have been destroyed. the situation is already terrible. but how big are affairs of a massive food crisis in africa's most populous country? reporter: yes, this fear of a food crisis is definitely on a lot of people's minds. you can understand that, i mean, we spoke to farmers who told us they have lost thousands and thousands of acres of land, whether it is rice they were planting or cassava, whatever it is, they have lost a lot of ops. the fmers association of

nigeria, the association of farmers, has said the ood is still ongoing, but they are predicting nigeria will lose 60% to 75% o its harvest to the flood. that is a huge number. even though nigeria depends heavily as well on imports of food, it is still -- nigerians are still going to feel the impact of this. add on top of that six months ago, the u.n. was also saying nigeria would be among the six countries i would have -- countries that would have acute state of hunger. now this flood is happening. making a bad situation even worse. >> is floods are the worst nigeria has seen in a decade. do we know what caused them? reporter: there are several things that have been attributed to the flood. of course, there is climate

change. we are seeing unusually heavy rainfall, according to the authorities. but there's also lack of planning, on the part of the nigerian government. whether it is long-term planning or short-term planning. in the short term, than a genuine government, local authorities were informed this flood was going to happen. but there were not prepared enough, they did not prepare people enough. otherwise, we would not have seen this number of deaths. even if we could not afford the loss of property, the lives that were lost -- many people believe that this is completely avoidable. there's also the physical planning aspect of it. nigeria does not have enough infrastructure, in terms of whether it is a dam, to really receive all this water, or drainage systems. of course there are also people that are building riverbanks. when the rivers overflow, this

is the kind of situation that you have. >> many thanks. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world -- burkina faso's interim president has been sworn in. 34 led the second coup in less than a year. he says his main task is to fight jihadis insurgents. an election is planned for 2024. the un security council has unanimously adopted a resolution demanding an end to violence in haiti and opposing sanctions on a powerful gang leader whose group has been blockading the island's main oil terminal. two weeks ago, haiti's prime minister appealed for international help in dealing with the crisis. giorgia meloni has become italy's first female prime minister and its first far right since the second world war. she has a mandate to form a coalition government after meeting the president in rome. the brothers of italy party won

last month selection. britain's conservative party is searching for a new leader following the resignation of prime minister liz truss, after just six wks in office. the party chiefs say her successor will be decided within a week. among the possible contenders is the man she replaced, former prime minister boris johnson. ukraine's president has accused russia of planning to blow up a vital hydroelectric dam in the occupied kherson region. he says russian troops have minds of the power plants on the river putting hundreds of thousands of people in danger of flooding, if the dam is in fact destroyed. reporter: the massive hydroelectric power plant in southern ukraine, with its huge water reservoir, may soon become a weapon of war with devastating consequencess. according to the ukrainian president, russian troops have planted mines in the dam.

he says they are planning a false flag operation to trigger an enormous flood. >> this is one of the largest energy facilities. the dam connected to this hydroelectric power plant holds a volume of about 18 million cubic meters of water. if christian terrorists blow it up, more than 80 settlements, including kherson, will be in the zone hit by flash flooding, hundreds of thousands of people could be affected. reporter: at expanse of water north of the power plant has been nicknamed "the sea." over 240 kilometers of the river held back by this dam. last month russian forces took over this site during their invasion. now seven months later, the russians are maintaining a defensive position in the region. experts say the russian military may think reaching the dam could

cover their retreat from the right bank of the river and prevent or delay ukrainian advanceds towards kherson. within russia, new sources are saying that it is not them, but ukraine that is planning to blow up the dam. >> russia has been escalate in the war in ukraine with its root campaign of airstrikes. we asked the chairman of the munich security conference about the latest developments. >> with me as the chair of the munich security conrence. thank you for your time. in recent weeks, russia has escalated the war in ukraine and has targetedivilian infrastructure power plants, how would you interpret the escalation of the war? >> first of all, we really have to describe what it is, we have to call it spade to spade -- these are war crimes to target civil infrastructure.

putin continues to commit war crimes in the country. this is just a series of crimes against humanity, were crimes that putin is committing. >> recent reports said the iranian drones in crimea, what do you say to this? >> those are two states working together, the iranian regime is rightow on the verge of being overthrown by civil society. russia is inhe sameituation. i think putin is also with his back against the wall, so there are two countries that fight against their own population, that fight against neighbors, that are helping each other. >> here in the baltic states, there is a t opinion that germany has lost somof its credibility for not supporting ukraine as fully as for instance the baltic states are doing.

what can germany do to regain some of its credibility? >> germany has done a lot. when you look at t humanitarian supports, we give economic aid and economic support, a yes, we do deliver arms, yes, we could do more, but i think the criticism that we are not helping is not crect. i think we are the third largest donor in weapons. >> russia's mobilizing hundre of thousands of peopl forts war effo to fill in the holes that have be created by the ukrainian army. you think this can turn the tide for vladimir putin? >> i don't think so. i think this is a desperate move. one can see that many of those putin wants to recruit flee the country. we see how badly they are trained. how badly they are equipped. an we see all these examples of

the performance of theussian army that the russian army is in a horrible state. i don't see that putin can achieve what he wanted. what he can do, this is what i said earlier, is he can prolong the fights. but i do n see that he has the possibility to actually conquer more ukrainian territory. reporter: this war has caused a lot of hat especially because of russian were crimes. look into the future, do you think there can never be reconciliation? >> there has to be something. at we in journey call -- in rmany call denazification. there has to be some type of de-putification. a criminalike putin has a large following. this policy is supported by many russians and this has to change. reporter: thank you very much for the interview. >> the first of 9000 russian troops have arrived in belarus.

minsk and moscow are setting up a joint unit to defend the borders of belarus. its leader, alex under lukashenko, claims the country faces threats from neighboring ukraine and western allies. ukraine accuses moscow of trying to draw belarus into the war. reporter: a train set to be carrying russian military vehicles arrives in belarus. another, apparently full of russian soldiers. over the last few days, belaru'' defense ministry has been releasing images like these, to prove that a deal struck between it and its giant neighbor, russia, is really happening. >> we arrived from the central region of russia. specifically, i am from moscow. we have come to help the brotherly people of the republic

of belarus to strengthen their borders and to make everyone feel how united the people of russia and belarus are. reporter: alexander lukashenko announced his plan for a joint military unit more than a week ago. minsk has since confirmed around 1000 russian troops will be based in the country close to the ukrainian board. but lukashenko continues to deny that his country will attack ukraine. it is no secret that russia's vladimir putin has been using belarus and its wa against kyiv. including launching airstrikes from there. ukraine has already released images of its armed forces, set to be training near the border with belarus. but and had already been holding military drills in the region before the deal between minsk and moscow was announced.

belarus is keen to show it is giving these russian soldiers a warm welcome. ♪ but once the show is over, no one is quite sure what will happen next. >> here are some other developments related to the war. the u.s. secretary of state says washington will pursue any opportunity to engage in diplomacy with russia, if it season-opening. blinken says so far he has seen no evidence moscow is interested in ending the war. ukraine's president has accused russia of deliberately delaying the export of grain to african and asian countries. he says 150 ships are now waiting to be lded. russia and ukraine signed a turkey brokered a deal to get the grain out of ukrainian board -- ports back in july. britain, france, and germany are calling for the united nations

to investigate whether russia has used iranian made drones to attack ukraine. they say the use of such weapons would breach a un security council resolution. european leaders have agreed on what they called a roadmap to head off a winter energy crisis. facing measures are being drawn out to prevent soaring energy talks still lie ahead. germany and france are still divided over how to keep a lid on energy costs. reporter: showing unity. that was the signal eu leaders wanted to send with this meeting in brussels. the president of the european council make sure the message came across. -- made sure the message came across. >> when we stand united, we have a greater impact. we have demonstrated this unity. there is still a lot to do. i believe we have taken important steps. it can give us confidence in our

decision-making capacity over the coming weeks and months. reporter: on the second day of the two summit, eu leaders underlined their unwavering support for ukraine. >> we remain united and determined to continue to help ukraine in its defense in a political, humanitarian and financial manner as well as with weapons. reporter: leaders had been hoping to show the same unity. but behind the scenes, difficulties between two of the leading powers, france and germany, became apparent. the german chancellor continued to oppose the idea of a gas price cap. the french president and several other countries kept pushing. >> i believe it is not good for germany, nor for europe if germany isolates itself. it is important with a proposal deserving broad consensus we find unanimity. >> reporter: leaders eventually agreed upon a general roadmap.

now, energy ministers from the 27 countries have to pick up the slack at their meeting in luxembourg next week. >> the football world cup is now less than a month away, but as well as concerns about qatar's human rights record, the games are risk being compromised. injuries to the likes of the france midfielder and the 2018 world champion and portugal's striker means of several top stars will be missing. and pundits are asking whether the timing of this year's's tournament in november and december as opposed to june and july could be a factor. the qatar world cup has drawn heavy criticism in the west. and the middle east, there is huge excitement about hosting the finals. so much so that one man has decided he will happily walk more than 1500 kilometers to catch a glimpse of the action. reporter: saudi arabia is no stranger to pilgrimages.

but this time meka is not the goal. -- mecca is not local. this is the stadium in qatar. football fan abdullah a. is tracking 1600 kilometers from the western city, right across the country, to get here. so enthused by the hosting of the world cup. >> i got excited when i heard football fans will promise an exceptional experience in doha at the upcoming world cup. the idea hit me and i said i will go no matter what, even if i have to walk. reporter: he lives off chicken and rice. he showers and watches his -- washes his clothes in mosques along the way. he says he is determined to reach the end in time to see saudi arabia take on argentina

and the 22nd of november -- on the 22nd of november. >> there are moments of ups and downs bare wood when i meet people and i hear their sweet words, like we will follow you online and support you, it encourages me to finish. reporter: qatar has come under severe criticism in the west for alleged abuse of the migrant workers who have helped build that stadiums. denmark's supplier released a toned down protesters are to be worn at the world cup. but he says his trike is meant to highlight middle eastern enthusiasm for the tournament. is also learned about a lump -- a lot about himself along the way. >> tracking is for people who need a simple life, you only need a bag and if you things, intent and nature. to live happily, you don't need to have a lot of money and to travel to megacities. reporter: a humble manifesto for a happy life. he will be happier still if saudi arabia shock argentina at

the end of his long road to qatar. >> a reminder of our top stories today -- u.s. lawmakers have ordered donald trump to give evidence about the u.s. capitol. the former president is required to appear next month but it's not yet clear whether or not he will comply. authorities in nigeria are warning of a looming hunger crisis. the worst flooding for a decade has killed at least 600 people and left more than a million homeless as well as destroyed farmland. . you are watching to double your news from berlin, after a short break, i will be back to take you through "the day." hope to see you then. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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>> hello, welcome to "live from paris" here on france 24. georgia maloney becomes the first female to lead italy -- georgia meloni. eu leaders continue to carry discussions. several countries are calling for a price cap on gas, but not all nations are on board. and steve bannon is sentenced to four months behind bars.

it was found guilty of contempt of congress fortifying a subpoena. it was the same day trump himself was subpoenaed by the congressional committee. it is good to have you with us. georgia meloni made quick progress installing fellow far right figures in charge of the economy and or in ministry. matteo selby named deputy prime minister once again. he's also been appointed infrastructure minister, giving him control over the country's boards. >> italy's most far right government since the end of world war ii.

georgia meloni will take the helm as head of state, becoming the country's earth woman to do so. >> less than a month has passed since the election. this was possible due to the clarity of the electoral outcome and was necessary to proceed quickly. i extend my best wishes to the new government. >> the brothers of italy party has roots in a neofascist movement that made history scooping up to in september's legislative poles, forming a alliance with far right and center right parties, but her road to premiership has not been smooth sales. other -- although meloni has been anti-immigration in her campaign, she maintained a pro-eu alliance.

now officially mandated, the 45-year-old aces an array of daunting challenges ahead, steering the eurozone's third-largest economy through looming recession. >> while meloni has divided opinion, she -- many worry she may walk back abortion protections are step back in the eu. she has assured people that she will not. >> georgia meloni has brought italy's far right in as it takes over t country for the first time since the fall of mussolini . the 45-year-old has been active in politics since she was a teenager during the neofascist italian social movement at the age of 15. the young woman spoke openly her admiration for the dinner check -- for the duce.

>> think mussolini was a good politician. everything he did he did for italy. >> she rose quickly through the ranks of politics, becoming italy's youngest parliamentarian at the age of 29. in 2012, she founded a new party , though the prospect of taking power seemed distant. >> misses -- mrs. meloni has roots in the far right and leading a right wing party, which only a few years ago was very distant from running the country. >> she bided her time in office. even when a national unity cabinet was formed last year. she has managed to establish herself as an aiestablishment

politician. >> after her right-wing coalition won a clear majority in last month's election, the once strident meloni has tried to adopt a more conciliatory tone, promising to govern for all italians. >> the eu has papered over divisions between its biggest players as the bloc six to curb rising energy prices. the press cap has been adopted by spain and portugal. dave keating has been covering developments after the two-day summit. he spoke to us from brussels. >> they were able to arrive at a compromise late last night, 2:30

in the morning. it does not sound like a breakthrough, but trust me, it is. they have asked the commission to come forward with a legislative proposal on this contentious issue. the issue was that germany was effectively blocking the commission from even coming forward because in the council, it does have enough votes to pass, but ursula von der leyen says unless the counselee explicitly asks for this, they will not put it forward. last night, they specifically asked for it. there are concerns about the model, but president macron set as far as he is concerned, he heard support from all 27 eu leaders. i was not in olaf scholz's press conference. i did not hear him express that kind of support, but he did say they are looking into the siberian model, they are open to

it. it's going to be up to them to turn these vague paragraphs into a detailed mandeb -- mandate. a proposal could come in the next one or two weeks. >> in the u.k., the race to replace liz truss is underway. in what will be a spectacular comeback after a magnificent fall from grace, former prime minister boris johnson is said to have left his holiday early to put his name in. we take a look at those likely to be in the race. >> a second tory leadership in as many months and a third prime minister this year, liz tss' resignatn on thursday to

graham brady, head of the committee conducting the election. the process of the parliamentary stages will now open. >> candidates will need at least 100 nominations to be able to run. the high threshold, which means a maximum of three contenders. the former chancellor of the exchequer join the battle last month. someone also received strong support -- the current leader of the house of commons, the only other candidate to receive backing from over 100 of her colleagues, though she placed third in the contest. a familiar face widely reported to be in the running, x prime minister boris johnson.

despite resigning months ago after he lost the conference of his ministers, johnson is in line for a sharp run at number 10 and is expected to receive the support of many of his fellow mp's. if there's more than one candidate who has received the required backing by monday, the contest would be opened up to 160,000 conservative already members in an online boat with a new pm in place by next friday. >> let's discuss the recent developments with a political analyst who joins us live from london. thank you for being with us. one cannot help but feel like the rest of the world is watching this unfolding and thinking, what on earth is going on? >> it is a clown show, isn't it? there's new clowns contesting to be the driver in the clown car. it is utterly un-seris, and i thk the whole world looks the u.k. used to be a sble,

democratic cntry weather was a change of power when governments run out of ideas, ran out of legitimacy, they would hold elections, but we have until maybe january 2025, so there's plenty more chance for more prime ministers. this would be the third prime minister in as many months. >> i want to start by looking at some of liz truss' potential replacements. richie sue not, who gave -- came second in that race. as the prime minister boris johnson -- could we be about to see the biggest political comeback in history? >> it feels like it, doesn't it? there is an element of this which is soap opera, like bobby ewing at the end of "dallas," that series.

it could be that. there are questions about all the candidates, aren't there? richie sue not -- richie sunak was beaten in the last election. there's a question mark over penny morton, and a big question over boris johnson, who still will require a parliamentary inquiry. 80% of the public believe he live -- believe he lied to the house of commons, but it is about the fractions inside the tory party. that is what will make this

election interesting to observe. the very hard to believe they can actually resolve the conflicts inside the party because they are deeply ideological. they are split deeply on the way that a modern economy and modern welfare state, all these things work together, what trade policy you should have, what defense policy. there really are big divisions in the party that would come out almost immediately as the party tries to shape public spending and the increased cost which has been imposed because of this disaster at budget imposed by liz truss. >> one thing the party seemed very united on just over two months ago was how bad a job boris johnson was doing some, -- was doing, so it is incredible we are in a situation where he could be the next contender.

>> think there's a little bit of virus remorse -- a little bit of buyer's remorse. i set at the time boris johnson will be on the back bench as the most charismatic politician the tory party had. he's probably the most charismatic politician in the house of commons. that's clearly one of the things in. -- clearly one of the things in the -- mp's are looking at. there's a lot of turning away from boris johnson, but you have to look at the opinion polls. there have been 35 polls in a row nowhere labor has been 45% or more and eight in which

they've been over 50%. when half of the country are choosing to work with the opposition party, something big is going on. people are looking at this in terms of who could save my seat for me? i think in that context, boris johnson is the only known winner. he won a landslide just a couple of years ago, so maybe that is what they are putting their faith in. >> let's say johnson does become the next prime minister. which way do you see that lead going? will he bring it down or alienate so many voters that he will just increase it? >> i think it would be looked at as ridiculous by voters in the main because it does not address the fundamental issues. i know some voters coming off fixed rate mortgages, their mortgage repayments are going up by 600 pounds and month. it does not really matter who

the leader of the conservative party is, who the prime minister is. that is an economic way coming through. 3000 households every day come off fixed rate mortgages, so that's a lot of economic pain coming. the actual domestic issues, economic and social welfare are really, really tough. it is hard to see actually much substance to what boris johnson could do to rebuild support. he was rejected by his party because he was being rejected by the voters, and it is ha to see bringing him back, the disgraced former prime minister, bringing him back being seen as an olive branch to the voters. they all see this as the tory party talking to itself, looking at itself, and the worst thing in politics is to be seen as out of touch, and i think that the danger -- that's the danger for the conservative party.

they will look really out of place. >> many in the u.k. are calling for a general election. can the conservatives avoid that at this moment? >> it seems hard to see how you would have one. many know if they voted for an election they would lose, but in the u.k. constitution, if you cannot pass legislation, if there's gridlock and you cannot put motions down like this week over fracking and shale gas, if you cannot do that, in the end, something has to be done, and there will be quite a lot of them pay -- quite a lot of mp's saying they do not want to be an mp anymore. there's not enough energy in my

view in the tory party the last couple of years. i suspect by christmas or the new year, there will be really strong demand for reelection from within the conservative party. >> thank you for being with us here on france 24. the u.k., france, and germany have called for a united nations probe after accusations russia has been using iranian drones in its invasion of the -- in its invasion of ukraine. they say he violates a security council resolution which endorsed the 2015 iran nuclear deal. for their parts, tehran and moscow have denied the allegations, but the eu has already imposed sanctions on three iranian generals. >> with regard to sanctions, measures were taken against iranian leaders who have transferred drones to pressure that have used against ukraine. from a military point of view, we have decided to set up a european mission to train

ukrainian troops. it was confirmed on monday france will be an active participant, training 2000 ukrainian soldiers on our territory. an extra 500 million euros has also been committed to an age ukrainian force for the equipment they need to maintain their level of availability. >> donald trump's former advisor has been sentenced to four months in jail. the 68-year-old right-wing pundit was found guilty in july on two counts of contempt of congress for failing to provide documents or testimony to the committee investigating the january 6 insurrection. he has been allowed to appeal his sentence pending appeal. >> four months behind bars for steve van and, the longtime ally of former president trump. he was sentenced friday, having refused to cooperate with lawmakers investigating last year's u.s. capitol attack. >> the sentencing today is the

judge's decision. >> bannon was sentenced in july on two counts of attempt -- contempt. he said he declined to show up on advice from his lawyers, insisting that doing so would violate trump's supposedly executive privilege. those arguments were rejected by the district judge who find bannon $6,500 in his ruling. the 68-year-old has however been allowed to remain re-while he fights his appeal, a process which could last months. his lawyers said they are confident of a favorable outcome. >> i believe the appeal in this case is bulletproof. mr. bannon never got to tell the reason for his actions with respect to subpoena. >> despite a course of who -- of boos, bennett got to strike --

bannon struck a fine tone. >> the department of justice, merrick garland, will end up being the first attorney general brought up on charges of treason. >> in an escalation of the january 6, 2021, probe, lawmakers moved to subpoena the former president himself. he's required to produce documents by november 24 with a deposition starting 20 days later. >> with just a week to go until brazil's election, the gap between the candidates is narrowing to a statistical tie. eight news has swamped social media, sing the country's electoral boards to adopt new measures. >> how can i country fight this

information without suppressing them of speech? brazil's superior electoral court, the country's highest electoral authority, past resolution requiring platforms to remove content found false or defamatory. fake news has proliferated since the first round of brazil's election. >> some days, it shows one person, a 671% increase in complaints or disinformation on social media. >> the court can now demand the removal of content within two hours. should a social media company failed to comply, it could be on the hook for a fine of $19,000 to $20,000 for each additional hour the content remains of. both candidates accuse the other of lying.

>> you're a liar because the figures in the press every day. you are the king of fake news and you have the stupidity to lie to brazilian society. >> if you did not lie, it would not be you. you constantly accuse me of being genocidal, militia man, and accountable. >>. >> a study found four in 10 brazilians received fake news brazil -- received fake news daily. >> tennis player simona halep has been provisionally suspended after failing a drug test at the u.s. open last month. the former wimbledon champion tested positive for an anti-anemia drug. she says she is innocent and has vowed to clear her name. >> she was once top of the tennis world. now simona halep finds herself

passed out for a drugging violation. the former world number one was efficiently suspended by the international tennis integrity agency after testing positive for a banned substance. the romanian star took to twitter to proclaim her innocence, saying cheating was against the values she was educated with and she vowed to fight to the end. now ranked ninth in the world, she has won 24 titles in her career, including the french open in 2018 and wimbledon a year later. over the past three years, she has struggled with injuries and a drop in form, though she rallied to reach the semifinal at wimbledon this summer. she failed a drug test at the u.s. open in september. she's the most high-profile tennis player to fail a drug test since maria sharapova six years ago. >> it is time now for our truth or fake segment. since the start of the ukraine

war, there has been a constant cycle of fake news on social media. some claim the entire conflict has been staged. today we're looking at a couple of rounds -- a couple of videos that have been doing the rounds since monday. >> exactly. the first appears to show a man dressed in a ukrainian army uniform. in the second, he seems to be clutching his head in pain. these videos have been shared by pro-russian accounts on social media. this twitter account is called ukraine news, but its logo is actually a hammer and sickle from the ussr, indicating which way it leans, perhaps, and if there was any doubt, it also says this video shows everything is staged in ukraine, everything is fake, etc. this other tweet has been shared even more times, thousands of times, because it was shared at the start of the week, and it

says this ukrainian reservist is doing some sort of acting for the camera. of course, it cast doubt on what is real and what is fake, for example. >> so who is the man in these videos? >> well, that is the question. to find out, we simply looked at the clues in the video. on these videos, there's clearly a tiktok handle visible. we use this to search for the profile of the man. here he is. he goes by the name -- where is it? he is a self-professed actor and owner of a chain of hair salons. we got in touch with this man. he gave us an interview, and he told us that he was a ukrainian

actor and that the videos shared were excerpts from the set of a music video for a song by a ukrainian singer in which he plays a soldier. as you can see here, he also shared with us a behind-the-scenes look at that video on his youtube account a few days before those videos started being shared on social media. in order to corroborate his version of the account, we also spoke to the artist herself, who confirmed his story and said that they were shooting for a video for her new single. the video is still in production, but the song came out on october 6. it is about the pain of war and about her husband's experiences when he went off to fight ukraine, so, yes, this man is an actor, but, no, it does not mean that ukraine is staging the war.

it was actually from a music video, and it was deliberately taken out of context. it is far from the first time that pro-russian accounts have done this. there's plenty of times they have taken photos and videos out of context in order to supposedly debunk the conflict in ukraine. this was shared earlier this month. it is a photo of a british journalist falsely claiming he was only pretending to be on the front lines, but the claim was quickly disproved by fact checkers. >> it just goes to show you really need to double check what you are sharing on the internet. thanks for that. stay tuned. we are going to take a quick break and we will be right back with the headlines. >> your needs are changing and so is france 24.com with

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10/21/22 10/21/22 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >> i therefore spoke to his majesty the king, to notify him that i'm resigning. amy: british prime minister liz truss resigns after a disastrous 45 days in office. a new conservative prime minister could be picked by next week, but opposition parties are calling for an immediate general ection. we will go to the u.k. to speak