Hello and welcome to bbc news. The white house has been ordered to hand over documents relating to the impeachment investigation of President Trump. A statement from the heads of the democratic led Inquiry Committee said they sent a letter to acting white house chief of staff demanding evidence related to allegations that mr trump pressured ukraine for political favors. They accused him of defiance, obstruction and cover up. Our washington corrrespondent, Chris Buckler has more about the demand for documents. We have a development from the democrats themselves. So these are the chairmen of three congressional committees, and they have all written together, demanding that the white house releases a number of documents that they requested just under a month ago. Now, in this letter, as you mentioned there, they say that they believe the white house has refused to engage with or even respond to multiple requests for documents from their committees on a voluntary basis. After nearly a month of stonewalling, it appears clear, and these are their words, that the president has chosen the path of defiance, obstruction, and cover up. Very strong words, but it also gives you a sense that they are determined to get these documents and push ahead with these impeachment inquiries. Now, you have to go back to another letter, that letter that was at the start of september, to find out exactly what they want. But having looked at it, they want, for example, a transcript of President Trumps call with the ukrainian president , volodymyr zelensky, back on july 25. Now, you will remember that a transcript has been released and President Trump has said time and time again that he believes that the words that clear him of any wrongdoing, he has described as a perfect call. But actually, what has been released is just a rough transcript and apparently the transcript was put into a secure server inside the white house. And the suggestion is that the democrats want to find out everything that was said on this call. In terms of the other documents they want, there is a very, very wide range of them, which date right back to january 20 2017. But some of the other key ones are they want any records generated or received by any white house staff in connection with, that refer or relate in any way to the actual or potential suspension of Security Assistance to ukraine. And that is because this central allegation against President Trump, which he has denied time and time again, is that he in some way tried to say that, essentially, they would stop providing assistance, Security Assistance, unless an investigation was launched into his political rivaljoe biden. There are also requests for documents that relate to his personal attorney rudolph giuliani, lots and lots of documents, and potentially lots for democrats to look at as they push ahead with these impeachment enquiries. Thats interesting, thanks for talking us through that, chris. So we essentially have what was a request for information from the white house, that has now turned into a demand just in the last few minutes. Obviously the white house hasnt responded yet. But what will their response have to be now . Well, ultimately, this could end up in a legal battle, if they dont want to hand over these documents. There is certainly a great deal of power as far as the congressional committees are concerned. They can demand this kind of information. But it doesnt mean they are necessarily going to get a legal fight, certainly some delays. But it also gives you the sense that they are determined to push ahead with these inquiries into impeachment. And this will retain the pressure on President Trump, and it is very clear over the last few days that he is, to some extent, feeling that pressure. Yes, he has a new strategy, yes, he is coming out fighting saying he has every right to demand inquiries into corruption. He has every right to demand that, even from Foreign Governments. But there is this big question because, ultimately, it is against the law in the us to get something from a Foreign Government that could interfere with a us election. And, of course, what he has been asking for time and time again from the Ukrainian Government is an investigation intojoe biden and his son hunters business dealings. And joe biden, it is worth remembering, is the front runner at the moment to be the democratic candidate to face him in next years president ial election. Well, as the investigation deepens, so do divisions in america. With the president ial election just over a year away, the battle lines between democrats and republicans are drawn and the stakes couldnt be higher. Aleem maqbool reports from california on how both sides are reacting to recent events. Applause there are many on the left in america hopeful donald trump could be removed from office. At a town hall meeting in california, democrats gathered to hearjohn dean, the whistle blower who helped bring down president Richard Nixon. This president is making Richard Nixon look like a choir boy. The idea of Donald Trumps impeachment appears to be galvanising grassroots democrats. Calling another world leader and asking them to interfere with our election, it is disloyal, its unpatriotic. It makes me worried and angry for our democracy. For me and i think all the other people here today, my neighbours and friends, we really want to see impeachment move forward. You have to wonder why the leftist dems are pushing so hard to impeach. The media forgets that they have been screaming for impeachment since the election. The impeachment issue appears to be energising those on the right as well. This is a meeting of Trump Supporters in Beverly Hills angry about the impeachment inquiry. I think most people dont think its absolutely an attack on donald trump, it is really an attack on the people who voted for donald trump. Ifeel kind of sad because i think it is not authentic and at the end of the day i love my country and i would like impeachment to be reserved for really serious situations. The guest speaker at this conservative gathering was an activist and street artist on the far right. He is a trump supporter on the extremist fringes who thinks the impeachment inquiry will only help the president. It is going to enrage the right. Youre only going to infuriate the right. Bring more voters out. If you think for one second someone is going to say, oh, my god, donald trump, hes colluding with ukrainians, it is not going to happen. Democrats say impeachment is simply about the president having committed crime. Republicans tell us that it all has to do with the left still being unable to accept the election result of 2016. Aleem maqbool, bbc news, in los angeles. Lets get some of the days other news. Anti Terror Police have taken over an investigation into a knife attack at the Police Headquarters in paris on thursday. Four Police Employees were killed by a worker, who was shot dead at the scene. The European Commission says britains latest proposals for leaving the eu do not provide a basis for concluding an agreement. Meanwhile, uk government papers submitted to a Scottish Court suggest that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will ask for a delay to brexit, despite mrjohnson repeatedly promising hed never do such a thing. The former assistant of Robert De Niro is suing the actor for what she claims are years of gender discrimination and harassment. Graham chase robinson claimed the star was verbally abusive and subjected her to unwanted physical contact and sexually charged comments. Mr de niros lawyer has said the allegations were beyond absurd. Hong kongs entire metro system has been shut down following violent demonstrations by thousands of protesters, who defied a newly imposed ban on wearing face masks in public. Its the first time the whole network has been closed since the unrest began four months ago. Demonstrators lit fires outside several stations, and attacked businesses and banks linked to china. Police responded with live ammunition and tear gas. Rupert Wingfield Hayes reports from hong kong. Hong kongs chief executive made her whole cabinet stand with her and face the cameras together, visually declaring their support for the dramatic step she was about to take. We believe that the new law will create a deterrent effect against masked violent protesters and rioters. And will assist the police in its law enforcement. The objective of this regulation is to end violence and restore order and i believe this is now the broad consensus of hong kong people. That is certainly not what it looked like on the streets outside. In hong kongs Central Business district, news of the facemask ban brought angry Office Workers onto the streets in their hundreds. They tore down a giant banner celebrating communist chinas 70th anniversary. Rapidly put it to flame. Within hours, the numbers on the streets had swelled from hundreds to thousands. Carrie lam has told the people of hong kong if you come out on the streets tomorrow Wearing Masks you will be a criminal. Well, this is their response, they are furious and they are challenging her and her government to do their worst. This young woman did not want to show her face butjust listen to her anger. We are not afraid of this unlawful act and we will tell the government that we will not surrender because of their suppression. And also the government because they are pro beijing. We are hong kong, we should be given the democracy to rule, the rule of law. Attacks on police by masked protesters, like this one on tuesday, is the reason the government says it has been forced to bring in the facemask ban. But tonight it seems to be making the violence even worse. This is video of a policeman under attack in a town. The officer has fired his gun. Now the protesters respond with petrol bombs. As the midnight deadline passed and the new facemask law came into effect, the tear gas grenades continued to rain down. The streets continued to burn. Rupert Wingfield Hayes, bbc news, in hong kong. Iraqi Officials Say at least 60 people have died during four days of Anti Government protests. Nearly 200 have been injured. Many of the deaths occurred on friday, including those of at least two policemen. In central baghdad, gunfire erupted as the Security Forces confronted a group of demonstrators. Iraqs most senior shia cleric, ayatollah ali al sistani, has urged the government to respond to the demands for reform. Gareth barlow reports. Funerals for some of those killed during iraqs protests. Increasing anger against the government is proving deadly. The violence in majority shia regions is the worst in recent years. For days, crowds have defied the authorities and curfews to challenge corruption and unemployment, which is at i6 among young people. Over one fifth of iraqis live on less than 2 a day. The government hasnt stood up for me. I am only living with the help of god. No housing, no salaries, and i am a graduate with five languages. This is a country of nepotism. The poor have no link to the parties. Who speaks on behalf of all those people . As the violence attracts international concern, the influential cleric and political figure Muqtada Al Sadr called for fresh elections. The government promised reform. Tomorrow, parliament will meet, and these committees will start work. We wont wait long to approve these reforms which will come from the council of the government and from the parliamentary committees. We will remove the government from office, this man said, even with our last breath. But with such determination, and such a dire economy, can the government make the required reforms . Gareth barlow, bbc news. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come. The rhythm of rwanda, we hearfrom the music producer discovering the worlds hidden voices. I want to be the peoples governor. I want to be the peoples governor. I want to be the peoples governor. I want to represent everybody. I believe in the people of california. This is bbc news, the latest headlines. Democrats have issued a legal demand to the president s chief of staff for documents relating to an impeachment inquiry. Thousands of protestors in hong kong have defied a government ban on face masks, and held unofficial marches and rallies. Buckingham palace says prince harry has begun legal action against the owners of the sun, the now defunct news of the world, and the daily mirror, in relation to alleged phone hacking. Its not yet clear when the princes allegations date from, but in a phone hacking criminal trial in 2011, he was named, along with prince william, as a victim. His move follows the announcement earlier this week that his wife meghan was taking a separate legal action against the mail on sunday. 0ur royal correspondent, johnny dymond, reports. All smiles at the end of a high profile tour. But in the works, a legal bombshell. Harry is suing two of the biggest Newspaper Groups in britain. Mirrorgroup biggest Newspaper Groups in britain. Mirror group newspapers, publishers of the daily mirror, and news group newspapers, which publishes the sun and the now closed news of the world, are the defendants, the case allegations of harrys calls being hacked in the early 2000s. The news of the world closed down as a result of the world closed down as a result of phone hacking revelations. Its owner paying out huge sums to celebrities, as has mirror group newspapers. Cole prince harry has declared a one man war against the tabloid press, an ill advised one. Declared a one man war against the tabloid press, an ill advised onelj am tabloid press, an ill advised one. am not defending phone hacking in any way shape or form. I know there is division between senior royals and their advisers over the wisdom of what he has done. The news comes just two days after it was revealed that meghan is taking legal action against another newspaper, the mail on sunday, for publishing a letter she wrote to her father. As that was announced, harry launched an angry and deeply personal attack on the tabloid press, and what he said was its Ruthless Campaign against his wife. Royals rarely reach for a lawyer or a rich, and the reason is it isa lawyer or a rich, and the reason is it is a high Risk Strategy. They can be cross examined, they can also have disclosure go to places that they dont really want. So it is a high Risk Strategy. Things outside their control. It is also a high Risk Strategy for the editors who are going to have to. The royalfamily is who are going to have to. The royal family is always high who are going to have to. The royalfamily is always high profile, but harry pushed back has before. Nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, the british iranian womanjailed in iran, says she will send her daughter home to london so she can start school. Five year old gabriella has been living with her grandparents in tehran, after her mother was convicted of spying, which she denies. Nazanin says the thought of not being able to hold her child is the deepest torture of them all. A french man has been able to move all four of his paralysed limbs using an exoskeleton suit controlled by his mind. The 30 year old was paralysed from the neck down after falling 15 metres in a night club four years ago. He said using the exoskeleton made him feel like being the first man on the moon. Heres our medical correspondent, fergus walsh. This is mind controlling machine. Thibault, who is paralysed in all four limbs, is sending instructions to his exoskeleton suit using brain signals. The movements may bejerky, but it is a significant technological achievement. The study in the journal lancet neurology explains how thibault had surgery to place two 5cm implants on the outer membrane of his brain, above the areas which control movement. Electrodes read his brain activity then beam messages to a computer which converts them into instructions for the exoskeleton. Thibault practised by learning to control an avatar in a computer game, and then gradually mastered increasingly complex movements. This is a brain computer interface. Scientists at Imperial College london are pioneering uk research into implants. Theyve praised the french exoskeleton study as ground breaking. This is a very important and significant step. Usually, it has been demonstrated a movement ofjust a single limb, and in this case they have demonstrated all four limbs simultaneously, although the complete exoskeleton was still attached to the ceiling, so many other elements are missing, such as balance. Any device implanted in the body carries the risk of infection, but the potential benefits are huge. The technology that merges brain, body, and machine is moving at a rapid pace. As well as paralysis, there are potential applications for implants in the fields of epilepsy, even depression. 0ne team here at imperial is even working on a gut implant to suppress appetite to control obesity. The exoskeleton cant yet be used outside the lab, and the technology is so expensive it will be out of reach of most of those with spinal cord injuries. But as a proof of concept, it is an impressive step forward. Fergus walsh, bbc news. Finding new musicians is a constant quest for record producers, but for ian brennan and his wife, the hunt has been wide from prisoners in malawi to genocide survivors in cambodia. We spoke to the couple about their latest find from rwanda. Sings in own language. When we went to rwanda the first time in 2009, we looked for music; thats what we do. And we looked for over two weeks, and we saw hundreds of artists and bands. And in the last days, when we were losing hope, we had the good fortune to meet adrian. From 50 yards away, i saw him, and i knew this is it. I just knew it. And it was just incredible. And i said, do you have more songs . And he said yes. And i said, do you have more people that you play with . And he said he would come back tomorrow with john. And we recorded the record right then and there. But it was just like a movie scene, it felt like just a light came down and all of a sudden, here it is you have been looking, now you have found it. You know . So dont blow it. Dont mess it up, do right by these people. Their tour commemorates the 25th anniversary of the 1994 genocide. In 1978, when they were youngsters, children, and they were taught music byjohns brother, who was blind and a gifted musician, and, terribly, he was someone who was lost in 1994 in the genocide. Following the genocide, they gave up on music, they felt they were despondent and in despair. But after a period of mourning, they decided that instead, they would honour him by going out to find the good ones and playing music and sharing goodness and love. We have had the good fortune to be here on tour together for my new book, silenced by sound, and their forthcoming record, rwanda, you should be loved. There are many guests on this new record, wilco from tv on the radio, from fugazi, from my bloody valentine, and sleater kinney. But that is not what makes the record good, thatjust makes the record even better than it already is. Part of the amazingness and beauty of the band is adrians songwriting, which is roots writing at its best, true roots writing. But because he is from rwanda, and because he doesnt sing in english, he is kind of put in this box of world music. And that is tragic. And ultimately, the issue is when people are not listened to, when they are not allowed to come to the country, which these guys were denied with their first visa, it is not them that is cheated, it is the listeners that are cheated. So part of the beauty is his writing, the other part of the beauty of the band are the harmonies. And they sing together in a way that only people that have sung together forever can. So familial, so you think about the everly brothers, you are thinking about the jackson five, you think about the carter family, you think about great harmony vocals. It is really extraordinary. A new sculpture by the american artist jeff koons has been unveiled in paris. The bouquet of tulips was intended as a gift to the city in memory of the victims of the 2015 terror attacks. But theres been a lot of criticism of the design, with opponents saying its inappropriate, and the connection to the attacks isnt obvious. There was also a three year dispute over its location. It was feared the sculpture would interrupt views of the eiffel tower before it was installed in a Museum Garden just off the place de la concorde. A reminder of our top story. The heads of three us congressional committees have sent a subpoena to the white house demanding documents for their impeachment investigation of President Trump. He is accused of pushing ukraine to produce information that could damage his rival joe bidens president ial run. The president has denied any wrongdoing. You can reach me on twitter. As1 as 1 where the system clears, another comes in from the athletic. It doesnt just sum up comes in from the athletic. It doesntjust sum up the weekend weather, but pretty much the next 7 to 10 days out there. Here is the next weather system coming in as we go on through saturday into sunday. Here is the next1 that will come in on monday. More rain to come this weekend, not a wash out though, there will be some drier, brighter skies either side of an area of rain that will be quite heavy at times as it spreads its way eastwards. So this is where we start on saturday morning. Now, this is how we start on saturday morning, quite chilly across the eastern side of the uk where we have had clear skies overnight. There may be a touch of frost in the coldest part of north east scotland and where it has been clear that they could be some mist and fog patches, perhaps dense in a few spots gradually clearing during the morning. Any early sunny spells in the east replaced with increasing cloud as that weather front comes in from the atlantic, initially some quite light rain further east but notice how there is some heavier rain coming in toward western parts as we go on through the afternoon. Here is a look at things up apm, you can pick out a temperature near you, the wind speeds as well. There will be a strengthening south easterly wind. You will also see that the far north east of scotland is still dry, still some sunny spells around into the northern isles, but a wetter picture through northern ireland, much of western scotland and some outbreaks of rain with some heavy bursts into western parts of england and wales. And again some patchy rain feeding east ahead of that with thickening cloud. And that rain will get heavier still as we go on through saturday night and into sunday. In fact, some brighter colours showing up on the rainfall forecast here. So there will be some reasonably high rain totals going into sunday as that turns more widespread, slowly pushing further east on what will be a mild night going into sunday morning. So the big picture then for part two of the weekend shows that frontal system with the rain, heavy at times, right across us and in no hurry to clear away eastwards on sunday. Although behind it where it does clear, a little ridge of High Pressure briefly coming in, before that next system as it turns wet and windy again on monday. This is how sunday is looking, and the yellow triangles indicating where the met office has yellow warnings for rain. Parts of scotland, the eastern side of england. There could be 15 to 30 millimetres, maybe a bit more in the wet spots, the risk of some flooding and some travel disruption in a few places. And this weather system just easing a bit on through sunday afternoon but still giving outbreaks of rain here. Most likely to break out into brighter skies on sunday in northern ireland, wales, and south west england. Now, i mentioned that next weather system coming in on monday, there will be more to come next week. It will often be windy, wet at times. Not all the time, there will be some occasional sunshine as well, but basically autumn full throttle. This is bbc news, the headlines. Donald trump under pressure democrats have issued a legal demand to the president s chief of staff Mick Mulvaney for documents relating to an impeachment inquiry. Police in hong kong have fired tear gas at protesters whove defied a ban on wearing face masks thats just come into force. Some protesters attacked buildings, including chinese banks. The territorys entire Metro Network has shut down. Britains prince harry has begun legal action against the publishers of two newspapers for alleged phone hacking. This comes just days after his wife, meghan, announced she was suing another newspaper for publishing one of her letters. The death toll in Anti Government protests that have swept iraq the past four days has soared to at least 60. The figure has nearly doubled in the past 2a hours, as clashes between protesters and police intensified
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