18 weeks. for six months now and it s can be 18 weeks. a jury has been told that lucy letby, the nurse accused of murdering babies, wrote i killed them on purpose because i m not good enough on a post it note. the metropolitan police is investigating more than 600 domestic and sexual abuse claims against its own staff. britain s most prestigious architectural award good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. liz truss is coming under more pressure from some of her own mps to rethink her tax cutting plans following last month s mini budget. it comes after the goverment last week abandoned its plan to abolish the a5p tax rate for top earners. but senior conservatives have continued to voice grave concerns at liz truss s tax cutting measures without explaining how she will balance the books. this afternoon, the chancellor kwasi kwarteng said he s totally focused on delivering the growth plan, in response to speculation about a u turn on the measures. let s listen to what he had
live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s six in the morning in singapore and 6pm in washington, where the congressional committee investigating the storming of the capitol building last year has voted unanimously to subpoena the former president, donald trump. the vote came at the end of a session in which the committee presented taped evidence from two of donald trump s closest supporters steve bannon and roger stone who were openly talking about stealing the election before the vote had even been counted. our north america editor, sarah smith, has this report. as a violent mob stormed the capitol trying to stop congress confirming confirming thejoe biden as president, elected members were rushed to safety. were rushed to safety, shown here on this previously unseen footage. at the same time, according to witnesses, donald trump was watching the violence on tv from inside the white house and refusing to tell his supporters to back down. the
and as beijing sees rare protests denouncing president xi, we report on how his leadership has affected rural parts of china. when i look at it, it - reminds me of me, cos it s the exact same as my glasses. and what s in an emoji? we ll tell you about a campaign to stop spectacle wearers being seen as nerds. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. the congressional committee investigating the storming of the capitol building last year has voted unanimously to subpoena the former president donald trump. the vote came at the end of a session in which the end of a session in which the committee presented taped evidence from two of donald trump s closest supporters who talked about stealing the election before the vote was counted. sara smith has this report. as a violent mob stormed the capitol, trying to stop congress confirming thejoe biden as president, elected members were rushed to safety, shown here on this previously
Reporter though there is still plenty of evidence of the parade left behind. The cleaning operation continues, we are detailing around the eakins oval area where there was a large majority of the crowd. Reporter friday afternoon mayor and city officials gave details of the event there were two total arrests one for assaulting a police officer. No real injuries to speak of. Reporter two people were stabbed one near art museum both are expect to be okay. There were five citations for disorderly conduct. To be able to have that type of an event with those numbers and to have as the mayor said, some small hiccups , you know, it is remarkable in myes nation. Reporter so what were the numbers . One crowd safety estimates 700,000 people attended, the head of the Cities Office of Emergency Management though believes, it is much higher. Based on our experience with other large events on the parkway, we feel that it was well above 700, certainly below some of the higher numbers we have seen circ
You. Im frances rivera. And im philip mena. We begin this morning with the scandal rocking washington. After one of those closest to the president , white house staff secretary rob porter, resigned a day after british news outlet thedailymail. Com, reported on allegations from two exwives claiming porter physically and verbally abused them. The white house says porters decision to resign was a personal one and that he would stay on temporarily to ensure a smooth transition. But new reporting from the New York Times overnight flies in the face of that statement, claiming porters last day is today. The development not confirmed by nbc news comes as we hear from porters second exwife, jennifer willoughby, for the first time. And heres what she told the Washington Post about her interview with the fbi regarding porters alleged abuse. I told them all of the details of my marriage, including verbal and emotional abuse, and including the incident when he pulled me out of the shower. They were