Scared to return home and fears for Her familys safety. And jamaicas elaine Herah'>Thompson Herah becomes the first woman in history to win gold medals for the 100 metre and 200 metre races at back to back olympics. Live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. Its newsday. Its 6am in the morning in singapore and 6pm in washington, wHere President Biden has said that Andrew Cuomo should stand down as governor of New York after an investigation found that he had sexually harassed women while in office. Mr cuomo has denied allegations that he harassed 11 women, many of them young, by engaging in what the investigation described as unwanted groping, kisses, hugging and inappropriate comments. Mr biden said he had not read the details of the investigation, but he said he stood by his comments from earlier this year that if the investigation found against Mr Cuomo, then the governor should go. Back in march, you said if the investigation confirmed the allegations against governor cuomo, then he should resign. So, will you now call on him to resign given the investigator said the 11 women were credible . I stand by that statement. Are you now calling on him to resign . Yes. And if he doesnt resign, do you believe he should be impeached and removed from office . Lets take one thing at a time Here. I think he should resign. I understand that the State Legislature may decide to impeach. I dont know that for a fact. Ive not read all that data. This is what Mr Cuomo had to say in response to the report. I want you to know directly from me that i never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances. I am 63 years old. I have lived my entire adult life in public view. That isjust not who i am, and thats not who i have ever been. Our correspondent Barbara Plett usHerjoins me now from los angeles. Good to have you on the programme, barbara. Now weve had Nancy Pelosi also issuing Sttaement Calling for cuomo to go, so two of the three most significant democrats saying he should go . Can he survive . Well, its clear the Pressure is really intense. As you said, senior democratic allies have all called on him to resign, including the speaker of the house, including the Accident Majority Leader and now you have President Biden add his voice to that. He had stayed out as much as he could of this controversy, these allegations of Sexual Harassment had been swirling for many months until the investigation started five months ago. At that time, Mr Biden said tHere should be an independent investigation, if it finds against him, he should go. As you heard today, he said, yes, the investigation concluded that so he should go. That is a very strong vote against Mr Cuomo. Also the leader of the State Assembly has said that he should not really stay in office under the circumstances. This is the man who would call for an impeachment if one were to be had and he said he will conduct an Impeachment Inquiry. So, what we heard tHere from Mr Cuomo and his comments defending himself suggested that he was not planning to go, that he was going to fight on. But it may be that he will have to do so in an Impeachment Inquiry if he does not step down. Its worth reminding audiences of course that this is about democrats calling on anotHer democrat to resign, not political point scoring. Cuomo denying the allegations. What are the next steps from Here . THere are three avenues. THere is the criminal avenue, a civil Action Avenue and impeachment. I have already mentioned the political avenue that he could possibly face an impeachment investigation. Criminally, the Attorney General did not call on the State Prosecutor to launch a criminal investigation but tHere is a lot of information in this report. It is 155 pages, 179 witnesses interviewed and it took place over five months and the investigators concluded tHere was a pattern of behaviour against these nearly a dozen women that showed a toxic workplace it was against state and federal law. So tHere is ammunition tHere. He could also. That kind of information could be used by local authorities to bring their own cases and women could also launch civil cases as well. One of them has said she is going to sue for emotional damage was that we dont have any concrete steps talk about right now but those are the three avenues wHere Mr Cuomo could face a lot of Pressure. Face a lot of Pressure. Thank you forjoining face a lot of Pressure. Thank you forjoining us much more about this on our website, including details about the Report And Analysis of governor cuomos prospects for Re Election next year. Just log to bbc. Com news or download the bbc app. Krystina timanovskaya, the sprinter from belarus, has told the bbc that Her country is not safe and she might not be able to go home for many years. She has been granted a humanitarian visa by poland after officials from belarus tried to send Her home early from the olympics. Our correspondent Sarah Rainsford in in minsk. Yes, tHeres been a whole series of events recently that have really refocused attention on the situation Here in belarus, almost exactly one year from those highly contested president ial elections and the Massive Street Protests that followed. THeres been a massive crackdown by the authorities in belarus. Human rights Groups Talk of hundreds of political prisoners now in this country. Also all the key Opposition Figures are eitHer abroad, forced into exile or in prison Here in the country itself, and now even olympic athletes are being swept up in it all. Shes a young Athlete Thrust into a political row she never sought. When sprinter Krystina Timanovskaya publicly criticised Her coaches at the olympics, they tried to force Her back to belarus. She refused. Speaking to the bbc from tokyo, she said she was now scared for Herself and for Her family. Translation I Cant go back to belarus now, of course. Its definitely not safe for me. I have no idea when i can go back. It may be five or ten years. And today came anotHer reminder of the danger for dissidents. In kyiv, a young belarusian activist was found hanging in a park, but his friends dont believe it was suicide. Vitaly shishov fled to ukraine last year to avoid arrest. Hed been helping a flood of otHer Opposition Supporters who followed. The opposition leader, sviatlana tsikhanouskaya, is in forced exile Herself. Shes been in london, part of a tour seeking international support. She wants tougHer measures, more sanctions against Alexander Lukashenko, the man she tried to topple as president. This is our pain, belarusian pain. We think that much more can be done, much more Pressure, much more assistance, braver decisions, stronger actions. Since the disputed elections, the mood in minsk has changed dramatically. Alexander lukashenko now firmly back in control. A year ago, this entire square and all the streets around it were crammed full of protesters. It was opposition to president Alexander Lukashenko on a scale like hed never seen before. But now tHeres no public sign at all of that challenge because so many people have been arrested since then that the otHers have been scared into silence. Maria was one of the faces of the protests. Touring the country, rallying mass crowds. Tomorrow, she goes on trial accused of trying to overthrow the authorities. I met Her'>Marias FatHer outside Her old flat. Alexander hasnt been allowed to see Her since Her arrest last september, but maria writes from Her cell every day to reassure him. Translation i know my daughters not guilty, and shes so brave that i I Cant be anything but positive. She told me, whatever sentence i get, im ready for that. She writes to me all the time, that well meet against soon, | that everything will be ok. But Belarus Today feels anything but ok. Even our meeting is being monitored from the shadows. And Maria Koletsnikova is facing up to 12 years in prison in that trial that begins tomorrow. The trial itself will be held behind closed doors, and i think thats just one sign of how concerned the authorities are Here that anything could spark fresh protests, fresh unrest. Theyre desperate for that not to happen. Sarah rainsford in minsk. Still to come a bit later in the programme, well have the latest from kabul on those Bomb Attacks in the afghan capital. But first lets Take A Look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. The number of Drug Related Deaths recorded in england and wales in 2020 was the highest since records began in 1993. The Office For National Statistics says tHere were more than a500 such deaths registered last year, with more than twice as many deaths among men as tHere were among women. Scotlands first minister, nicola sturgeon, has confirmed she will end most coronavirus restrictions from monday. Social distancing will no longer be required in most locations and larger crowds will be allowed at events, but face coverings will still be needed in some settings. A man who stabbed two people in South London before being shot dead by Armed Police had talked about his desire to kill the queen while in prison, his inquest heard today. He was released from Hmp Belmarsh just ten days before the attack. During his 20 Months Injail for terrorism offences, he had sworn allegiance to the leader of the islamic state group. The un says at least a0 afghan civilians have been killed in intense fighting in the past 2a hours as the Taliban And Government Forces Battle for control of helmands Provincial Capital. It said thousands of people in Lashkar Gah have been displaced. The un also highlighted concerns about peoples homes being occupied by fighters. In anotHer incident, the afghan Defence Minister survived an armed attack on his home in kabul. Lets get the latest from our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, who is in kabul tonight. As night began, a senior Military Source said the skies are clear tonight. In otHer words, now is the time to unleash an operation to clear taliban from the Provincial Capital Lashkar Gah in a Campaign Led by a ferocious bombing by afghan forces, still backed up by us Air Power as well as drones. And that is why the Commanding Officer in helmand, the british educated general, urged residents to leave the city. But these are terrifying times for the residents of Lashkar Gah. In fact, all of helmand province, wHere people have been hiding in their homes. NowHere else to go, nowHere to hide, nowHere to escape the gunfire. These are deeply uncertain times right across afghanistan, including Here in kabul, wHere a powerful Car Bomb exploded outside the home of the Defence Minister right next to the highly protected enclave which houses most of the embassies and government officials. The attackers moved into his villa, provoking a Gun Battle lasting more than three hours. So, tonight, kabul was shattered by the sounds of suicide vests exploding, small arms gunfire, and it was competing with anotHer event that afghans had been taking to their rooftops to shout Allahu Akbar in support of the afghan government forces. But every day, this war Changes Shape and gets worse. If you want to get in touch with me, im on twitter, bbckarishma. Youre watching newsday on the bbc. Still to come on the programme, the history making feat of the double double well get the latest onjamaicas elaine Herah'>Thompson Herah, who has become the first woman to win gold medals in the 100 and 200 metres, both in tokyo and in rio four years ago. The question was whetHer we wanted to save our people and japanese as well and win the war, or whetHer we wanted to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. The invasion began at two oclock this morning. Mr bush, like most otHer people, was clearly caught by surprise. We call for the immediate i and unconditional withdrawal of all iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigour, Vitality And Enjoyment of life. No otHer King Or Queen in British History has lived so long, and the Her'>Queen MotHer is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that shes achieved this landmark anniversary. This is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. The question now is whetHer The American vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. This is newsday on the bbc. Im Karishma Vaswani in singapore. Our headlines piling on the Pressure President Biden urges Andrew Cuomo to stand down as governor of New York after an investigation found hed sexually harassed women while in office. The afghan Capital Kabul has been rocked by blasts and gunfire as the taliban offensive continues, and thousands of afghans flee their homes. The american gymnast Simone Biles made headlines in the first week of the olympics when she pulled out of competition, saying she had to protect Her Mental Health. Well, on tuesday, she came back and won a medal. Live to tokyo, and sarah mulkerrins. She has led us for us on this story. Quite an amazing performance to see simone Biles Comeback this way. I think everybody was rooting for Simone Biles in this final after the last week that we have seen Her go through and the sorts of questions that she has raised in terms of athlete welfare, Mental Health and how you deal with the Pressure on the biggest stage. She was able to get Herself back into position wHere she felt comfortable enough to compete in the being final. She was the third athlete to go tHere, and she scored a mark that was good enough to win the Bronze Medal. And afterwards, she said she was so proud of Herself and Her performance on the night to win that battle. She won bronze in it rio five years ago in that event, and she said that this Bronze Medal with probably more special for Her. This Bronze Medal with probably more specialfor Her. She had not put any Pressure on Her cell coming into that final. She said she did not think she would win a medal but she was able to hold on and when that bronze. So a great story for Simone Biles, and a nice way for Her to be able to round off the olympics considering the sort of Pressure'>Attention And Pressure she was under coming into the games. So much action going on Here. I willjust let you know because right behind me down Here in tokyo bay, we have had the triathlon. At the start of the competition, tHere is a ten km open water swim. Competition, tHere is a ten km open waterswim. It competition, tHere is a ten km open water swim. It is a bit of a Slog In will take about two hours but women are competing this morning. So you may well hear the helicopters overhead as we get settled in to date wildly more action is to come. But lets try to speak to our guest now about Simone Biles. It is a former usa Olympic Gymnast who won Silver And Bronze at the 1984 olympics in los angeles. Thank you so much forjoining us, kathy. I wonder what you made of Simone Biles possible performance last night and what it meant for Her. It possible performance last night and what it meant for Her. What it meant for Her. It meant the world to so what it meant for Her. It meant the world to so many what it meant for Her. It meant the world to so many of what it meant for Her. It meant the world to so many of us what it meant for Her. It meant the world to so many of us who what it meant for Her. It meant the world to so many of us who not what it meant for Her. It meant the | world to so many of us who not only Love And World to so many of us who not only Love And Respect and admire Simone Biles and Love And Respect and admire Simone Biles and all that she has done for the Sport Biles and all that she has done for the sport of gymnastics. We know what the sport of gymnastics. We know what she the sport of gymnastics. We know what she was going through. So many people what she was going through. So many people know. It took about the twisties, people know. It took about the twisties, i people know. It took about the twisties, i can explain it to you. It is twisties, i can explain it to you. It is reel twisties, i can explain it to you. It is real as twisties, i can explain it to you. It is real as it gets. The fact that she was it is real as it gets. The fact that she was able to so quickly work through she was able to so quickly work through enough progressions to kind Of Unwind through enough progressions to kind Of Unwind that very real mental, when Of Unwind that very real mental, when your Of Unwind that very real mental, when your brain is not in sync with your when your brain is not in sync with your body, when your brain is not in sync with your body, especially on Twisting Moves your body, especially on Twisting Moves were she would literally get lost in moves were she would literally get lost in the moves were she would literally get lost in the air, have no idea what up from lost in the air, have no idea what up from down or wHere the mat was over the up from down or wHere the mat was over the bars or any piece of the agreement was. To work to progressions enough to then challenge Herself to compete on Balance Challenge Herself to compete on balance beam, which may be the easiest balance beam, which may be the easiest event in terms of the skill she is easiest event in terms of the skill she is good reform and the comfort that she she is good reform and the comfort that she is she is good reform and the comfort that she is going to be on the skills that she is going to be on the skills but that she is going to be on the skills but to compete on being wHere tHere is skills but to compete on being wHere tHere is literally no room for error~ tHere is literally no room for error~ in tHere is literally no room for error~ in a tHere is literally no room for error. In a situation wHere she had not changed error. In a situation wHere she had not changed Her dismount and take out all not changed Her dismount and take out all the not changed Her dismount and take out all the Twisting Moves. For Her to come out all the Twisting Moves. For Her to come up out all the Twisting Moves. For Her to come up with a performance that she did to come up with a performance that she did was to come up with a performance that she did was incredible. And my Heart Ust she did was incredible. And My Heart just burst she did was incredible. And My Heart just burst out of my chest. And she did was incredible. And My Heart just burst out of my chest. Just burst out of my chest. And in terms of Her just burst out of my chest. And in terms of Her week just burst out of my chest. And in terms of Her week Here, just burst out of my chest. And in terms of Her week Here, how just burst out of my chest. And in | terms of Her week Here, how much do you think has changed in terms of management of athletes and support, having gone through something like she did were she had to pull out of a Team Event . I know you have handled a similar stuff in the past. I have. I had to pull out of an all around Shipping Chips at the world all around Shipping Chips at the world to all around Shipping Chips at the world to be shipped in 1979. But tHere world to be shipped in 1979. But tHere is world to be shipped in 1979. But tHere is a world to be shipped in 1979. But tHere is a difference in simones situation, tHere is a difference in simones situation, so i saw a slight clue at the very situation, so i saw a slight clue at the very end of the team finals. And she had the very end of the team finals. And she had talked about it after the teen finals wHere she did feel the Weight Teen finals wHere she did feel the weight of teen finals wHere she did feel the Weight Of The World on Her, from the Pressure-weight'>Pressure Weight of the world on Her, from the Pressure so Weight Of The World on Her, from the Pressure. So that is one conversation we all need to have around around the world, relate, in terms of how around the world, relate, in terms of how we around the world, relate, in terms of how we elevate sports and how what of how we elevate sports and how what the of how we elevate sports and how what the Pressure is on them to perform what the Pressure is on them to perform in what the Pressure is on them to perform in this moment. Within the separate perform in this moment. Within the separate issue was the very next day, separate issue was the very next day, she separate issue was the very next day, she was warming up because lets make day, she was warming up because lets make this clear, some can handle lets make this clear, some can handle a lets make this clear, some can handle a lot of Pressure. Shes done so for handle a lot of Pressure. Shes done so for nearly handle a lot of Pressure. Shes done so for nearly a decade and one repeatedly. She is a performances that were repeatedly. She is a performances that were not Her best. She handled it beautifully and continued on. She did not it beautifully and continued on. She did not quit. THere is no quit in simone did not quit. THere is no quit in Simone Biles. What happened once its almost Simone Biles. What happened once its almost like a switch goes off in your its almost like a switch goes off in your brain with respect to twisting in your brain with respect to Twisting Moves. And she no longer had Control Twisting moves. And she no longer had control of Her body the way she needed had control of Her body the way she needed to, had control of Her body the way she needed to, and you need to understand how difficult the skills that she understand how difficult the skills that she is doing. She made the decision that she is doing. She made the decision to that she is doing. She made the decision to protect Her body, Her life honestly. Im just way to be honest. Life honestly. Im just way to be honest, Her life. But also the very selfless honest, Her life. But also the very selfless cyrillic decision to protect selfless cyrillic decision to protect Her team and their chance for a protect Her team and their chance for a medal. She was not going to et for a medal. She was not going to get in for a medal. She was not going to get in tHere for a medal. She was not going to get in tHere and ruin their chance fora get in tHere and ruin their chance for a medal get in tHere and ruin their chance for a medal come as step away like that, for a medal come as step away like that, i mean for a medal come as step away like that, i mean come out was Heroic absoluteiy~ that, i mean come out was Heroic absolutely. And important because we need to absolutely. And important because we need to understand how to protect our athletes and allow them to protect themselves. Our athletes and allow them to protect themselves. Lovely to talk to ou. Protect themselves. Lovely to talk to you joining protect themselves. Lovely to talk to you joining us protect themselves. Lovely to talk to you. Joining us great protect themselves. Lovely to talk to you. Joining us great to protect themselves. Lovely to talk to you. Joining us great to get protect themselves. Lovely to talk| to you. Joining us great to get your thoughts on that Simone Biles Big News Here at the olympics for the last week and rounding it off with a Bronze Medal on the beam. AnotHer headline grabbing performance came in the athletics stadium, wHere jamaicas elaine Herah'>Thompson Herah completed a womens sprint double. She added the 200 Metres Title to the 100 Metres Gold she picked up earlier, and she did it in the second fastest time the event has ever seen. And because she won both events in rio in 2016, its a double double. Heres what anotHer Jamaican Sprinting legend, veronica Campbell Brown, who took eight olympic medals, makes of what Her compatriot has achieved. It was an incredible race. I was very nervous watching the race. And elaine executed. That race so smoothly. She peaked at the right time. She came to tokyo focused. And im very happy for Her that she was able to not only defend Her title, but also to run a very fast time. And now the second i fastest time in history. So, it was a dynamic run, and i also want to congratulate l all the otHer ladies in the Field L that showed up and did their best. It was an excellent race to watch. Elaine had struggled with actually this injury for a while, and Her achilles is now better. And Her confidence is boosted as a result of doing so well in the 100 metres. And she just took that momentum over to the zoo metres, but it all comes back to Her preparation and Her mental that really allow Her to believe in Herself and go out tHere with a lot of Pressure. And were able to just deliver. I think it starts with genes. I think genetically, tHere is a deep depth of talent of fast Twitch Muscle fibres. And with this way our high School System is structured, you have no choice but to work hard to stay mentally focused in order for you to even make your High School team. So, i think that because of that high Pressure-environment'>Pressure Environment that we all grew up in and with so many talents competing against each otHer, i it really helps us to want to not only do well at the High School level, but want. To continue the momentum on the international stage. | and also we have a tradition wHere tHere are so many otHer great athletes that have gone before us and do well, and we see it i as a responsibility to continue i the sprint dominance injamaica. And so, the expectation. That the Country Sets for us and we have ourselves help us to continue to work hard and make sure that we maximise our talent, our potential and stay positive and strong whenever we go out to represent our country. Veronica Campbell Brown talking of the Jamaican Sprinting dominance. Thank you so much for all of the fascinating Insights Today in the world of sports. That is it for us. Thank you so much forjoining us. Hello. The weatHer midweek isnt looking too bad at all for most of us. Wednesday is going to bring lengthy sunny spells, skies will probably look a little bit like this. But were expecting heavy showers, too. Lets have a look at the big picture first, and Heres the Jet Stream. EverywHere south of that is warm. EverywHere north of that is generally cool and quiet showery. And you can see a large chunk of the continent experiencing this relatively cool and showery summertime weatHer. So, at the moment, its quiet on the weatHerfront. Clear first thing in the morning with lots of sunshine. Temperatures around ten in glasgow, 13 in liverpool, 12 in london. Notice a bit more cloud in the morning Here out towards the north west, and actually it will be quite cloudy through the day. In the Western Isles and nortHern ireland, showers Here. But showers also breaking out across parts of the highlands, the pennines and a few scattered around the midlands and the south, too. But coastal areas probably staying dry and sunny all through the course of the afternoon. Windsll be light. Itll feel warm enough, too, 22 degrees quite widely. Even on the North Sea coast, in excess of 20 celsius. Youll notice that some of these showers, some heavy and maybe thundery ones, will last through the afternoon and into the evening hours as well on wednesday. Now, Heres the Her-map'>WeatHer Map for thursday. This current of wind, thats the Jet Stream pushing a low Pressure towards us for the end of the week, so that means the weatHer is turning unsettled. And Heres thursday. Out towards the west comes a low Pressure. You can see the increasing winds, up to near Gale Force around some coasts. Outbreaks of rain, too. For a time at least, Eastern Parts of the Country Shouldnt be too bad at all on thursday. I think that Rain And Wind will probably reach you later in the day, and temperatures hence getting up to around 22 in the afternoon in hull. But the low Pressure is Slap Bang over us On Friday, and itll be a slow mover. So, that means all the heavy Showers Thatll be churning away, theyll be sitting on top of us for quite some time. I think On Friday particularly heavy. The Met Office is highlighting across scotland, nortHern ireland and the north of england heavy and thundery and prolonged. In the south, tHerell be showers too. And remember, very breezy weatHer as well, so brollies at the ready. This is bbc news. The headlines. President biden says that new York Governor Andrew Cuomo should resign, after an investigation found that he sexually harrassed several women including employees in his office. Mr cuomo has denied any wrongdoing. The afghan Defence Minister has survived an armed attack on his home in kabul. He was away when gunmen exploded a bomb and fired shots as they fought their way into the house. Its as the taliban continues its assault on major afghan cities. Police in ukraine have opened a Murder Investigation after a belarus opposition activist, vitaly shi shov, was found hanged in a park in kyiv. The Exiles Group he worked for have blamed the belarus authorities. Meanwhile, the Belarus Sprinter Kriystina timanovskaya has told the bbc that Her Home Country is not safe and she may not be able to go home for years. The athlete has been granted an humanitarian visa from poland