President trump has hit back at democrats in the house of representatives, who have announced articles of impeachment against him. Mr trump said they were crazy and that he would win a trial in the senate, which is republican controlled. On capitol hill today, the battlelines started being marked out for an epic political fight. A process likely now to lead to the trial of donald trump, a constitutional spectacle seen only twice before in americas turbulent history. The Democratic House speaker, nancy pelosi, is now ready to move forward with drafting the articles of impeachment, a charge sheet, in effect, accusing the president of high crimes and misdemeanors. Sadly, but with confidence and humility, with allegiance to our founders and a heart full of love for america, today, i am asking our chairman to proceed with articles of impeachment. The democrats havee accused donald trump of undermining american democracy by trying to get political dirt from the president of ukraine, volodymyr zelensky, on his rival, the former Vice President , joe biden, using us military aid as an inducement. But donald trump arrived home from this weeks nato summit saying the democrats are crazy and if theyre going to impeach him they should do it fast so the country can get back to business. Reporter are you worried about what impeach impeachment might have on your legacy . No not at all, no. No, its a hoax, its a big, fat hoax. Dont you accuse me. Its become an impassioned and polarising fight, and americas most powerful woman was asked if she hated americas most powerful man. I dont hate anyone. I was raised in a way that is a heart full of love, and always prayed for the president. And i still pray for the president , i pray for the president all the time. So dont mess with me when it comes to words like that. Its beginning to look a lot like donald trump will be impeached by christmas and start the new year with a trial in the senate, where his republican allies have the votes to deliver a not guilty verdict. Nick bryant, bbc news, washington. Professor sahar aziz is director of the center for security, race and rights at Rutgers University law school. Apologies for the voice. I will keep trying to talk. Professor sahar aziz is director of the center for security, race and rights at Rutgers University law school. Professor, good to talk to you. This is political theatre, isnt it . The president is not going to be removed from office at a trial in a senate dominated by his party. So how much does it matter and how significant is it . It is significant because of the timing because the elections are coming up next year and during the congressional elections, the republicans lost the house and the democrats are hoping that they will also lose the white house. What the republicans are trying to do is make it seem like its really all about politics but what the democrats are trying to show to the American Public is this is really about the constitution, the law, and thats why they invited the constitutional law experts to testify for the House Judiciary Committee yesterday. The question is whether the democrats are going to be able to convince the public that this president is not just violated the constitution once but twice, three times, four times when it comes to ukraine, when it comes to russia when it comes to other domestic affairs. Is it significant for the voters all constitutionally that the republicans defending the president no longer seem to be saying, you didnt do anything wrong, they are saying what he did was questionable but not impeachable. I think thats actually the most dangerous part of this entire process , dangerous part of this entire process, the erosion of the rule of law and the normalisation of the type of behaviour that resident trump. Even for the republicans is offensive or unusual and unprecedented, which is that he attacks onjudges, he unprecedented, which is that he attacks on judges, he attacks the media, he attacks congress. Everything is about a witch hunt and that hes a political victim as opposed to holding himself to the standards that other president s have held themselves to, which is to abide by the rule of law and perhaps challenge the merits that not but not challenge the very process, so will he succeed in causing up to 50 of americans or higher to no longer respect the impeachment process and no longer respect the law or the constitution unless it is used against their political opposition . And how do you think this is playing with the voters . Do you have a sense of that . Impeachment helped bill clinton in the court of public opinion. This is a very risky endeavour for both parties, opinion. This is a very risky endeavourfor both parties, its opinion. This is a very risky endeavour for both parties, its a gamble for the democrats and certainly the republicans. If you look at the public polls, it shows the numbers supporting impeachment are going up slowly. Its around 40 now and theres 44 that dont support it, but those numbers used to be 54 support in an 44 not supporting a month ago, so the media cycle is making an impact and thats why trump s past primary strategy coming out of the white house and hes hired some high Level Communications experts is to frame this as a hoax and a fraud as opposed to allowing the public to understand the law behind it in terms of what is it that constitutes bribery, what is it that constitutes abuse of authority and office. We will see what happens in 2020. It could backfire on the democrats and it could mobilise the Republican Base to go out and defend trump, or it could expose trump as the president who has effectively violated every protocol and arguably article two of the constitution. Professor, we shall see. Thank you very much indeed. Theres lots more on our website. Youll find background and analysis from our team in washington, including the story explained in 100 words. Good luck with that thats at bbc. Com news. Or you can download the bbc news app. Lets get some of the days other news. Theres a sharp rise in the number of cases of measles worldwide nearly 10 Million People were infected last year by a disease that can be easily prevented by vaccination. The World Health Organization describes the figures as an outrage, most of those who died were children. Three european powers have claimed that iran is developing nuclear ca pable missiles, in violation of a Un Security Council resolution. The uk, france and germany say iran has tested a variant of the shahab 3 missile, which could deliver a nuclear weapon. Iran has denied this, foreign Ministerjavad Zarif calling the charge a desperate falsehood. Thousands of firefighters are battling about 100 bushfires in the australian state of new south wales, the most severe on the outskirts of sydney. Australias largest city has been blanketed by thick smoke all week. Officials say hospital admissions, due to smoke inhalation, have risen at least 10 . The oil giant saudi aramco will be worth 1. 7 trillion when it makes its stock market debut next week. Its less than the 2 trillion the saudi government wanted to raise, but the share sale will make it the worlds most valuable company. The flotation looks to be part of a plan to modernise the saudi economy. One of the worlds biggest cases of cyber theft has been unearthed by british and american police. Two russian nationals are accused of using Malicious Software to steal millions of dollars in more than a0 countries. Daniel sandford has the story. On one of the main boulevards in central moscow, an audi r8 blocking traffic while it does a series of doughnuts. Police say these High Performance and highly expensive cars belong to members of a Cybercrime Group known as evil corp. A Group Responsible for two of the worst computer hacking and Bank Fraud Schemes of the last 10 years. This is 32 year old Maksim Yakubets with his Lamborghini Huracan and his personalised number plate, which in russian reads thief. Today, the fbi charged him with being the leader of evil corp, which is suspected of stealing more than £75 million from customers all over the world. Yakubets is a true 21st century criminal, who, with a stroke of a key and a click of a mouse committed cybercrimes across the globe. Hes earned his place on the fbis list of the worlds most wanted cybercriminals. The group seems to be able to operate without punishment in russia. The us says Maksim Yakubets helps the russian intelligence agency, the fsb, with its malicious cyber programme, so that might be why. Yakobets spent £250,000 on his wedding. The National Crime agency says evil corp poses the most significant cybercrime threat to the uk, and some members were identified through their social media boasting. The fundamental weakness that organised crime has is that they are driven by money and they are driven by greed. And we have been able to gain evidence in the uk of a real world footprint of people seeking to draw down the funds from these offenses, and also people who are exhibiting a very extravagant lifestyle online. Evil corp even had its own lion cub. Its two leaders have now been charged in america, but as long as they dont leave russia, theres no chance of them standing trial. Daniel sandford, bbc news. Police and demonstrators have clashed on the streets of paris and other cities in one of the biggest strikes in france for decades. Officers fired teargas in the capital, arresting at least 80 people. Trains and flights were affected and more than half the countrys teachers walked out. Trades unions called the action in protest against plans to reform state pensions. Lucy williamson reports from paris. Tear gas today masked the real danger facing president macron. Not the risk of a vehicle on fire in central paris, but the risk of a silent majority, set alight by opposition to his Pension Reforms. Most marched peacefully against the offer of longer working lives and smaller pensions, their quiet anger directed more at politicians than police. Translation they sit in the National Assembly and sleep most of the time, and they earn 5,000 euros a month. Were in the street, breaking our backs, working overtime. Ask them how much a baguette costs, they dont know. The big question is whether anger over Pension Reforms will ignite into wider discontent, both with the Economic Situation and with president macron himself. The biggest threat to mr macron is the country uniting against him. This battle is likely to be his toughest yet. Tonight in paris, minor scuffles between radical groups and police, but the government says it can no longerjustify paying billions of euros to subsidise special pension rights for Public Sector workers. The new system will be more equal, it says. But protesters say its the workers who will pay, and that in mr macrons france, some parts of society are more equal than others. Lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. The rainy season in east africa has been unusually heavy this year two months of relentless downpours. The increase in rainfall may be linked to rising sea temperatures in the indian ocean. Hundreds of people have been killed in landslides and many thousands displaced their homes just swept away. Kenya has seen the highest number of deaths. Our Deputy Africa editor, anne soy, reports from the town of voi. A breathtaking countryside that has turned deadly. 85 year old vanessa is mourning the loss of a grandson, crushed to death by a landslide. Shes just explaining to me that there was a house here, and two of her grandchildren had come in to catch a nap and then they suddenly heard a loud bang, and when they came out the house had been flattened. Translation a brick hit his head and he was bleeding. I held him and started sucking blood from his mouth and spitting it out. But he didnt make it. I have never seen anything like this. Even when we had the el nino, there were no landslides. I dont understand what is happening. Unusually heavy rainfall has caused floods and landslides across eastern africa, killing many. Its brought by a phenomenon called the indian ocean dipole. It will intensify over the next 2a hours, and subside after the storm makes landfall. But its impact on families will last a long time. Christine lost her home. We cannot stay here because it is very risky. As you can see, there is a big crack on the road. That means once it rains tonight, it will collapse again, so it will cover the house. There is no hope in this home. Like christine, many will need to make a fresh start. Here, in voi affected families have taken refuge at a local primary school. Hundreds of thousands are displaced across the region. Anne soy, bbc news, voi. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come teenage activist Greta Thunberg heads to madrid to join the climate protest as co p25 gets underway. Its quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor People Living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. I am feeling so helpless, that the childrens are dying in front of me and i cant do anything. Charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. At 11am this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. It took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle. Then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his opposite number from dover. This is bbc news, the latest headlines donald trump has hit back at democrats in the house of representatives, who have announced articles of impeachment against him. He says he will win a trial in the senate. The us says its charged leaders of an alleged cybercriminal group based in russia, with links to moscows intelligence services. The organisation, known as evil corp, is alleged to have stolen tens of millions of dollars worldwide. 200 countries, 12 days of talks and a planet sized problem. The uns Climate Summit cop 25 in spain hopes to tackle the climate crisis. Many though have their doubts whether diplomacy can deliver the change thats needed. Protestors are planning a day of action with Greta Thunberg taking centre stage. Andy beatt reports. The worlds favourite climate activist despair had the march through the spanish capital. Greta thunberg taking the train on the last leg of an epic low carbon journey. We saw her across the atla ntic journey. We saw her across the atlantic on a catamaran. After three weeks at sea, she had promised to speak regeneration frustrated by denial and delay. People are austin reid underestimating the force of angry kids. If they want us to stop being angry, then maybe they should stop making us angry. In madrid, alongside the frustration, real fear that young peoples concerns still arent being taken seriously. Translation i am afraid that once again, our message will not be heard and we will lose another here. We feel powerless in this place but i think our power and strength is to raise awareness. Cop 25just think our power and strength is to raise awareness. Cop 25 just the latest instalment in a quarter century of diplomacy that so far failed to confirm Climate Change. Its on track to rise another two or three degrees, even if nations keep the earlier climate pledges. Predictions of more extreme weather, wild fires, floods and droughts pushing the argument that whatever happens in madrid must go beyond the celebrated paris agreement. Un secretary general Antonio Guterres warning the world is now rapidly reaching the point of no return. Tens of thousands are expected to march in madrid with other protests in sweden, chile and the us as the greta generation continues to ramp up greta generation continues to ramp up pressure on politicians. When most of us put recycleable Plastic Waste in bins do we generally assume it will get recycled . Well, Plastic Waste generated by the west is often sent to other countries for recycling. But it isnt always recycled. In fact the bbc has learned that the burning. Of Plastic Waste in indonesia, much of it sent there by the west, is poisoning the food chain. This exclusive report from louis lee ray. Last year indonesia imported almost 300,000 tons of stick. Thanks plastic. Some of it is recycled but much of the lower quality household Plastic Waste is dumped. Huge piles building up outside villages houses. Leftover plastic needs to be gotten rid of so it burned. Or sold to tofu factories as fuel. But the cheap plastic is releasing highly top toxic chemicals which make it into the food chain. Researchers from an Environmental Group tested the eggs from free range chickens who live here. Results revealed toxic chemicals 70 times over the eu safe levels for food. The results of our research is one of the most shocking results that we have ever heard. Especially in indonesia, we never have these kind of results before. You wouldnt get ill it in the odd egg but long term exposure to these chemicals, known as dioxins, can cause reproductive and developmental issues on the damage the immune system and cause cancer, thats according to the World Health Organization. The government is now stopping some containers of contaminated waste entering the country but campaigners say more needs to be done to prevent burning from taking place. Astonishingly, a british woman has made a full recovery from a 6 hour cardiac arrest brought on by severe hypothermia. Audrey mash was hiking with her husband in the pyrenees, in spain, when the temperature dropped and it began to snow. She became incoherent and fell unconscious. Doctors at the hospital where she was treated say its the longest cardiac arrest ever recorded in spain. She has no memory of those 6 hours. I think the first couple of days, it didnt really sink in. I didnt really know what was going on my first day or two that i woke up in intensive care but since then, ive been tried to read more, learning more about hypothermia and it feels really incredible that i survived it and im just really lucky to be here and im just really lucky to be here and kinda be able to get on with my life stop im just happy. More than fifty polar bears have descended on a village in the far north of russia. All public activities in the village have been cancelled, and schools are being guarded to protect residents. Conservationists say Climate Change could be to blame, with weak coastal ice forcing the bears to search for food on land rather than at sea. This two pilots have touched down in the uk, after flying around the world in a restored spitfire, with the paintwork stripped to a shining aluminium finish. The pair took four months to circumnavigate the globe stopping off in 100 locations, across 30 countries. Robert hall has more. tx next the green grass of home. The silver spitfire and her team have created flying history, a flight around the globe marking British Engineering prowess and a partnership of man and machine that served the cause of freedom during world war ii. No wonder emotions were running high at goodwood today, particularly for the pilot mattjones whose child, arthur, was born during the journey. As we came across the channel and saw the white cliffs it was another emotional moment and we had trouble keeping control with tears running down my face over what we had done and we were coming home and how it must have felt in the day for those guys doing the same thing. Two greatest symbols of freedom in the world. Flying in carefully planned stages, the silver spitfire covered well over 23,000 miles above some of the worlds most iconic landscapes. It defied typhoons and mechanical issues to become a star wherever it landed. The longest leg was a 3. 5 hour 830 mile trip across the Saudi Arabian desert. It is quite noisy, the cockpit is exceedingly noisy and there is no heating or cooling so in the desert it got pretty hot and over the alps it got very, very cold. The flight is finally over. Hello but its legacy is another spitfire legend. Cup of tea . And before we go, wed like to bring you a bit of Holiday Cheer from the grounds of the white house. President trump and the first lady have been hosting the annual lighting of the National Christmas tree. The tradition dates back to 1923, when president Calvin Coolidge walked from the oval office to push the button to light his tree. This years event featured music and carols and was a welcome distraction from the, shall we say, less than festive atmosphere of washington politics. And you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter im bbc mike embley. Hello there. The week is ending on an unsettled note. In fact, its going to be somewhat of a weather rollercoaster ride as well get one day wet and windy and the following day, a little bit calmer with some sunshine. Friday looks like being one of those windier, wetter days as well have low pressure in charge. Lots of isobars on the charts, a weather front too indicating outbreaks of rain but what you will notice, its going to be very mild for the time of year, particularly across england and wales as we start to pick up our breeze from the south west. So a blustery start to friday, outbreaks of rain across southern areas eventually clearing away. Start to see a bit of sunshine developing but lots of showers into the north and the west, some of these spreading further south and east through the day. A blustery day like i mentioned pretty much everywhere but it will be a mild one for central, southern areas especially, 11 13 degrees. Something a bit fresher pushing into scotland, thats because the winds will be switching to a north westerly and as we head through friday night, it stays blustery, particularly across Northern Areas with further showers although therell be some drier interludes with a few clear spells but because of the breeze, it shouldnt be a cold night, temperatures no lower than 5 or 6 degrees for most of us. So into the weekend, well, the start of the weekend actually doesnt look too bad because weve got this bump of High Pressure thatll settle things down before the next wet and windy spell moves in from the saturday night. So it could be a dry start for a central and eastern areas, so it could be a dry start for central and eastern areas, a bit of sunshine, variable cloud, and i think thats how the day will pan out, mainly dry with variable cloud and some sunshine but these weather fronts will arrive across the north west of the country, increasing wind, outbreaks of rain for Northern Ireland and into scotland, maybe jsut one or two showers putting into western england and wales. Temperatures again, most of us double figures just about. And then through saturday night, the next frontal system moves through to bring a spell of wet and windy weather and as we head on into sunday, well, it looks like the main rain band should clear the south and east through the morning and then its a largely bright day, sunny spells and blustery showers, most of these in the north and the west where they will be quite heavy at times, maybe some wintriness over the higher ground, as again, its going to be quite cool across the north, single figure values here, about 10 12 degrees across the south and east. And then it turns very windy later on sunday, especially in the south west, a spell of severe gales for a time as that low pressure clears away. As we head on into monday, another bump of High Pressure which should best settle things down so it should be largely dry with some sunny spells, lighter winds, too, before the next frontal system moves in on tuesday to bring another round of wet and windy weather. This is bbc news. The headlines President Trump has hit back at democrats in the house of representatives, who have announced articles of impeachment against him. Mr trump said they were crazy and he would win a trial in the senate, which is republican controlled. The leading democrat, nancy pelosi, said her party had been left with no choice. One of the worlds biggest cases of cyber theft has been unearthed by british and american police. Two russian nationals are accused of using Malicious Software to steal millions of dollars in more than a0 countries. Us authorities called it the worst computer hacking and Bank Fraud Scheme of the past decade. Police and demonstrators have clashed during one of the biggest strikes in france for decades. Officers fired tear gas in the capital, arresting at least 80 people. The protest centres on plans to reform state pensions and is likely to continue on friday