The eus response so far . Lu kewarm at best. A deadly outbreak of dengue fever in the philippines claims a thousand lives we report from the worst affected area. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, 1 00 in the morning in london, and 8pm in washington, where the row over the democrats impeachment inquiry for donald trump has reached a new level. In effect, the president has doubled down, by calling openly notjust for ukraine to investigate the democratic president ial candidate joe biden, but for china to do so as well. The democrats are describing it as repugnant, and a fundamental breach of the oath of office. But mr trump sees it differently. Take a listen. China should start an investigation into the bidens because what happened to china is just about as bad as what happened with, uh, with ukraine so i would say that president zelensky, if it were me, i would recommend that they start an investigation into the bidens because nobody has any doubt they werent crooked, that was a crooked deal 100 . Joe bidens team have hit back. His Deputy Campaign manager Kate Bedingfield said mr trumps words were just a grotesque choice of lies over truth, and self over the country. And she added that, with regard to the race for the white house, donald trump is terrified that joe biden will beat him likea drum. Our washington correspondent Chris Buckler is in the us capital with more. It seems remarkable that donald trump would first of all repeat these words that he said in private on a phone call with the ukrainian president , and again repeat them then in public and essentially fuel the democrats anger at this idea that in some ways he was encouraging a Foreign Government to interfere in a us election and, on top of that, he then extends it to china and says that they should be investigating joe biden and his son, hunter biden, about his business dealings in the countries, and the reality is, and these are news conferences, and the reality is, in these are news conferences, he has been throwing out allegations against his democratic rival, the former us Vice President , joe biden, who is one of the frontrunners to challenge him into the president ial election next year, and he has been throwing out allegations without any shred of evidence and, as a result, we have had that really strong statement from the Biden Campaign saying that, as far as theyre concerned, mr trump is melting down on national television, desperately clutching for comspiracy theories that have been debunked and dismissed by others, but it gives you this sense that President Trump is determined to push this issue because he is concerned about these calls for impeachment by democrats and they are determined to push the issue, particularly as they believe that in 2016 russia interfered in the president ial election, and that in 2020 he is encouraging other governments to do the same. What is likely to be next after all this rhetoric from donald trump and the democratic investigations . Well, the reality is democrats are pushing ahead with their inquiries into potential impeachment and that has got under way already. Today, inside congress, in front of three congressional committees, although they were behind closed doors, they have been speaking to the former us special envoy to ukraine, you might remember that he resigned last week after he was named in that whistleblower report into those conversations that took place between president zelensky of ukraine and President Trump. We do not know what was said by kurt volker, that former us special envoy today but, at the same time, abc and fox news, here in the United States, have got hold of some Text Messages that he gave to the committee, apparently, and in one of them he says that, the top us diplomat in ukraine said, as i said on the phone, i think it is crazy to withhold Security Assistance for help with a political campaign. Those are issues that President Trump is going to address at some stage. Lets take a look at some of the days other news european leaders have said they remain unconvinced by the british Prime Ministers lastest offer to break the brexit deadlock and get a deal approved by the end of the month. Borisjohnson has been trying to muster support for his plan, but his irish counterpart, leo varadkar, said the proposal fell short. Our objective is very clear, we do not want to see amy customs posts between north and south and nor do we want to see any tariffs or restrictions on trades north and south. They were all abolished in the 1990s. We do not want to go back to that. The majority of people in the north dont, the majority of people in the republic of ireland dont. But if were going to in two customs unions, i think that creates a rel difficulty thats going to be very hard to reconcile. The issue of the irish border with the uk has been the main Sticking Point throughout the brexit negotiations. It was why former Prime Minister theresa mays deal with the eu was rejected by british mps. With more, heres our europe editor katya adler. The eu mood can probably best be summed up in a tweet today from the president of the european council, donald tusk. He said he spoke to the irish Prime Minister and to borisjohnson today. His message to dublin was that the eu fully stands behind ireland, menaing that it will not abandon irish interest just to get a deal. To borisjohnson he said that the eu remains open to his proposals but unconvinced. The Prime Ministers main eu envoy is in brussels tonight and tomorrow, trying to do some heavy convincing. And the eu chief brexit negotiator has a string of questions for him. You see, the eu worries that the Prime Ministers proposals are not legally watertight, that they expose the Single Market to smuggling, and that they put the Northern IrelandPeace Process at risk. Also making News Today Police sources have confirmed to the bbc that the man who stabbed to death 4 of his colleagues at Police Head Quarters in paris had converted to islam some 18 months ago. Though police say they have yet to establish a motive. The assailants house has been searched and his wife detained. Our correspondent Lucy Williamson reports from the scene. He seems to have been a long term member of the police admin staff who went into headquarters today and carried a knife into his office and began attacking his colleagues. He then moved to other areas of the building before being shot dead by an officer who won eyewitnesses said then sank to his knees weeping after shooting him. It is another blow for the police force after years of terrorist attacks, violent protests and public assault that have left them struggling to cope. The government in hong kong is expected later on friday to announce a ban on the wearing of face masks during public gatherings as the city struggles to curb four months of Anti Government protests. Chief executive carrie lam will hold a special Cabinet Meeting to consider implementing the ban using colonial era emergency legislation. A delegation of north korean officials headed by the countrys chief Nuclear Negotiator has arrived in stockholm in sweden ahead of the resumption of stalled Nuclear Talks with the United States. President donald trump said thursday the us remained committed to resuming negotiations with north korea despite pyongyangs latest weapons test. The Us Health Authorities say at least 18 people across the country are now known to have died from lung problems linked to vaping e cigarettes. The centers for Disease Control and prevention said one thousand and eighty cases of probable lung injury had been reported in the United States so far. And these pictures show what can happen when a protest goes a little bit wrong. These environment protestors were spraying red liquid at the Treasury Building here in london, as a protest against the use of fossil fuels. But the High Pressure hose failed leaving a big red puddle on the road, and a few red faces. Four people were later arrested on suspicion of criminal damage. An undercover investigation by the bbc in iraq has exposed evidence of Sexual Exploitation of children and young women by some shia muslim clerics. It centres around a practise known as pleasure marriage which allows men to take wives for a short period of time, sometimes as little as an hour. And in some cases, money is changing hands for girls who are controlled by clerics. You may find some parts of this report by Nawal Al Maghafi distressing. Karbala the holiest shrine in shia islam. Visited by millions of pilgrims every year. In the streets around the shrine are marriage offices, where couples come to get wed. But they hold one of iraqs darkest secrets. We had heard some clerics were abusing their power, using temporary marriages to facilitate prostitution with young girls. It is a marriage contract with an expiry date which can be as short as an hour. Some say they can be a positive move for couples who are aware of what they are doing. But they are also ripe for exploitation. In a year long investigation, we went undercover around some of iraqs holiest shrines. These temporary marriages are illegal in iraq. However, we found clerics willing to do them. Not only facilitating them with young girls, but also offering justification through their interpretation of islamic law to have sex with them. We showed our footage to this expert in islamic law, a former high ranking cleric himself. Translation what this man is saying is a crime. That must be punished by law. He says it is one reason he decided to speak out against the clerics. Translation i realised that these rules were ugly and cruel, and could not come from god or from anyone human. Throughout our investigation, we gathered evidence of clerics willing to facilitate sex with young girls in return for cash. In one incident, we were told children cost as little as £700. Rasul is 16 years old, but already, she has been sold to more men than she can remember. With no parents and a younger sister to support, she was groomed by a cleric atjust 13 years old. This cleric denies carrying out temporary marriages. And we received no response from this cleric. Both say theyre followers of grand ayatollah al sistani, one of the most senior figures in shia islam. We put our findings to his office, which released the following statement. Countless years of war have left millions of women and girls vulnerable and destitute. As long as the religious clerics operate with impunity, they will continue to be victims of iraqs secret sex trade. Nawalal maghafi, bbc news, iraq. You are watching newsday on the bbc. Still to come on the programme we report from a region in the philippines hit by one of the worst dengue fever outbreaks in years. Also on the programme we will look at how japan is catching rugby fever, as the brave blossoms make their mark at the world cup. In all russias turmoil, it has never quite come to this. President yeltsin said the day would decide the nations destiny. The nightmare that so many people have feared for so long is playing out its final act here. Russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. It was his humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world. But his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. This man, israels right winger ariel sharon, visited the religious compound and that started the trouble. He wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites, an idea thats unthinkable to palestinians. After 45 years of division, germany is one. In berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europes biggest and richest nation. This is newsday on the bbc. Im rico hizon in singapore. Im Lewis Vaughanjones in london. Our top stories President Trump has urged another foreign country, china, to launch an investigation into his democrat rivaljoe biden and his son. The british Prime Minister, boris johnson, puts forward further proposals to break the brexit deadlock, but european leaders say they are not convinced. Lets take a look at some front pages from around the world. We start with the philippine star, which leads with president dutertes visit to russia. It carries a picture of the two leaders, who agreed during talks in sochi to pursue stronger defence cooperation and closer economic ties. The South China Morning Post reports on the fatal bus crash in the North District of hong kong. The paper says a woman has died and 1a people were injured in an accident involving two vehicles. Finally, the Straits Times features a story about the new mega tuas port in singapore. It quotes the port operator saying that the port is set to be the Worlds Largest fully automated terminal when completed in 2040. Now, lewis, a daring escape in colombia is getting lots of attention online. Yes, rico. It was a trip to the dentist with an unexpected ending. Keep your eye on the left of the screen. You will see a woman jump down into view from the building above. She is aida merlano, a congresswoman who has beenjailed for corruption, and she gave her guards the slip after persuading them to let her go for a tooth whitening session. An accomplice on a motorbike was waiting to whisk her away, and she is still on the run. The philippines is struggling to cope with the worst outbreak of dengue fever for seven years. Around 1,000 people have died in what is being treated as a national epidemic, with Young Children particularly vulnerable to the mosquito borne disease. 0ur philippines correspondent Howard Johnson has visited the worst affected part of the country, western visayas, and sent this report. The lush, green paddy fields of iloilo. Harvests are so good here, they call the town the rice granary of the island. But in the stagnant pools of surface water, a deadly virus is lurking dengue. Numbers affected by the mosquito borne tropical disease have spiked here in recent months. During the peak lastjuly, we had an overflowing number of patients. The patients are in the alley, in the corridor, in the folding beds. Its the worst dengue outbreak ive ever seen. In 2018, there were 1,100 dengue cases and four deaths recorded in iloilo. But this year, up to september, there have been more than 16,000 cases and more than 70 deaths. Emergency tents were set up to cope with the overflow of patients. This is one of the hardest hit communities in pototan. Leovy lives in this seven house compound with her extended family. 16 people contracted dengue here in july, including her three sons. So ijust put him here, just to remember. Her eldest, 11 year old rynard, didnt survive. Even though he shows hes well, hes good, deep inside, the dengue was affecting his liver. Leovy said her local community had sprayed her compound with pesticides during the outbreak, but it had done little to reduce the number of mosquitos there. And the Viable Options to tackle the virus are limited. In 2016, the Philippine Government cancelled a nationwide dengue Vaccination Programme after the makers of the dengvaxia, sanofi pasteur, said that the vaccine could increase health risks in cases where the patient hadnt suffered from the virus before. In the absence of a universal dengue Vaccination Programme, the government and charities like the Philippine Red Cross are urging local communities to check their areas for potential mosquito breeding grounds. You can see these children here checking plastic bottles. During the rainy season, they can fill up with water, and mosquitoes can breed and multiply there. For now, efforts at tackling the crisis have focused on prevention, but leovy says she feels helpless to protect her family against a silent killer that no one knows when or where it will strike next. Now, lewis, it is time to tackle rugby, and how the world cup is shaping up injapan. So here is my pass to you. It didnt make it. Thanks, rico. Yes, rugby is the biggest sport in my home country, wales. But a few eyebrows were raised when the right to host this years tournament was awarded to japan, a nation which had never previously made it out of the group stages. But this year the brave blossoms, as they are known, have already beaten ireland, ranked number one in the world less than a month ago, and are on course to make it into the knockout rounds. And that, along with an earlier victory over russia, has prompted scenes like these across japan. Bear in mind the sport has only had a minority following in the country until now, way behind the likes of football, baseball, motor sports, and even sumo. I spoke to erina inui barker, who works in one of the tokyo fan zones, and she told me how the event is becoming really popular. We are super excited, and more and more people are starting to watch by more people are starting to watch rugby here in japan. If that is the case, then, we have saw some of the scenes of the celebrations there and the fan zones. Now, and lots of countries, especially the uk, fan zones can get quite rowdy, people can get quite excited. Is that same thing really happening injapan . Yes, to be honest, the first game against russia, the fan zone was still quite quiet. However, after the victory against ireland, we are super excited, and then we see more and more people here in the fan zone. And how expected was these results 7 zone. And how expected was these results . Because i rememberjapan beating south africa at the last world cup, that was a huge shock. Now they have done something similar here against ireland. I mean, how expected was that . Yes, so four yea rs expected was that . Yes, so four years ago, the japan whenjapan beat south africa, it was said it was a miracle. But i believe this time the team earned the victory. And what about the players there . Are they becoming National Heroes . Do people know who they are . Yes, more and more people are starting to know, like, who is the star player of japan. Know, like, who is the star player ofjapan. And know, like, who is the star player of japan. And who is your favourite . My of japan. And who is your favourite . My favourite is the number eight. Now, if the players are starting to get known, if the team is doing quite well, what now, then, for the chances of japan Going Forward quite well, what now, then, for the chances ofjapan Going Forward in this tournament . It is said that. Before the opening it was said that it was going to be difficult for japan to make to the finals. However, i believe from my heart that japan is going however, i believe from my heart thatjapan is going to make it to the finals. Well, keeping everyones fingers crossed that an asian team will make it to the finals, and that will be japan. Are you a fan of drug . |j it to the finals, and that will be japan. Are you a fan of drug . I have watched rugby all my life, i have never seen watched rugby all my life, i have never seen anything like i am watching right now. So i think we had better and that there. No more throwing rugby balls around the studio. Better end that. You have been watching newsday. Im Lewis Vaughanjones in london. And im rico hizon in singapore. Stay with us. Coming up how to avert a cat astrophe. We will be looking at how one business is making money by cat proofing homes to prevent furry felines from falling from high places. And before we go, we would like to leave you with these pictures of a rather unseasonable heatwave in washington, dc. Temperatures were as high as 97 degrees fahrenheit, thats just over 36 degrees celsius, breaking records for an october day which date back to 19111. People took to the ponds around the citys monuments to cool off. Forecasters say temperatures will return to the normal for this time of the year in the coming days. Thats all for now. Stay with bbc world news. Hello. At one stage hurricane lorenzo, way out in the atlantic, had winds gusting up to 190 mph. It is no longer a hurricane, and it weakens quite quickly as it moves from ireland across the United Kingdom during friday. That said, it is still quite windy, though nothing too unusual for the time of year. As we start friday, winds easing in Northern Ireland, but they are going to be picking up towards south wales and south west england. And itll be fairly blustery wherever you are, with cloud and outbreaks of rain. A much milder start compared with thursday morning. And the winds pick up a bit further south in wales, south west england, during friday morning, maybe gusting along some coasts up to 60, maybe 65 mph, before easing later. A lot of cloud, outbreaks of rain to start the day, but edging southwards across south wales and southern england on through the afternoon, replacing any early brightness, whereas elsewhere it turns a bit drier and a little brighter. The best of the sunshine in northern scotland and throughout the day in the northern isles, and temperatures a little bit higher compared with thursday. So the winds ease further as we go on through friday night. Still some cloud and patchy rain for parts of southern england, south wales, into Northern Ireland. The clearest skies to the north and east of that. Therell be a few mist and fog patches developing, and where you are clear, temperatures are dipping down into single figures as we start the weekend. So on saturday morning, then, some mist and fog patches around. Some sunny spells the further east you are, but theres another weather system coming in from the atlantic, and thats going to spread cloud further east. With it, initially some light and patchy rain. That rain, though, turning heavier into Northern Ireland and western scotland, with a strengthening south easterly wind during the day. And as for those temperatures, of course, itll feel best where you get to see some sunshine. But then again, as the breeze picks up, well, werejust talking about the mid to low teens. Now, lets take a look at the big picture going into sunday. This frontal system is coming across us, and quite slowly, with some heavy and persistent rain. There could be some quite large rain totals in places on into sunday, so thats something worth watching. And whilst theres a bit of uncertainty about how quickly this is going to clear eastwards, some of us will emerge into the sunshine on sunday. But the further east you are, some of us, as you can see, will not. Well keep you updated on how that looks over the next few days. And again, as for temperatures, well, were talking mainly towards the mid teens. In any cloud and rain, though, it is going to feel cold on sunday compared with saturday. And just a look into next week, a selection of places here. Its looking very autumnal. It will be quite windy throughout the week. It will be wet at times, not all the time. Therell be some sunshine occasionally too. Im Lewis Vaughan jones, with bbc world news. Our top story President Trump has publicly asked a second country, china, to investigate one of his main political rivals, joe biden. Mr trump, whos the subject of an impeachment inquiry over claims he made a similar request to ukraine, told reporters that beijing should look at investments made by mr bidens son hunter. The british Prime Minister, boris johnson, has put forward further proposals to break the brexit deadlock, but european leaders have said theyre not convinced. And this story is getting a lot of attention on bbc. Com activists from the group, extinction rebellion, were spraying red liquid at the Treasury Building here in london, as a protest against the use of fossil fuels. But they lost control of ther high powered hose, leaving a red puddle on the road thats all. Stay with bbc world news. Those are the headlines