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Closed captions transcript: 00:00:03 This is v.o.a. 00:00:04 News I'm Jim Berto several House committees have subpoenaed Secretary of State Mike 00:00:09 pump a over documents related to the impeachment inquiry against President Trump 00:00:14 a piece Jackie Quinn reports to subpoena sets in October 4th deadline for the 00:00:18 secretary of state to produce the documents they're seeking separately lawmakers 00:00:23 sent a letter notifying Secretary Mike Pompei 00:00:25 o they've scheduled depositions for 5 State Department officials including former 00:00:30 ambassador Marie Vonn of it she was abruptly removed in May from her post as 00:00:35 ambassador to Ukraine and President Trump referred to her as bad news in his July 00:00:40 phone call with the president of Ukraine but 00:00:42 a number of officials tell the Associated Press you have on of its was highly 00:00:46 respected she'd been pressing the Ukrainian government to address its corruption 00:00:50 problems Jackie Quinn Washington congressional Democrats want answers from the 00:00:55 Pentagon and White House on the delay in military aid to Ukraine 00:01:00 a piece to McGuire report Congressional Democrats want answers from the Pentagon 00:01:04 and White House on the delay in military aid to Ukraine President Trump claimed he 00:01:09 withheld nearly $400000000.00 in military aid to Ukraine because of corruption in 00:01:13 the country but documents obtained by the a.p. 00:01:16 Show the Pentagon certified in May that enough progress was made to release the 00:01:21 congressionally authorized aid the package was finally released earlier this month 00:01:26 House impeachment inquiry wants to know if Trump withheld the money and weapons to 00:01:31 get Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden's son Hunter to gain 00:01:35 a political advantage over by in the chairs of the House budget appropriations 00:01:39 committees want Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and Budget director 00:01:44 Russell vote to explain the discrepancy to McGuire Washington for more on the 00:01:49 impeachment inquiry please go to v.o.a. 00:01:51 News dot com and you can take with us wherever you go by downloading the v.o.a. 00:01:56 Mobile app this is v.o.a. 00:01:59 News. News reports say President Trump special representative for Ukraine Kurt 00:02:04 Volker resigned on Friday 00:02:06 a whistleblower complaint from within the intelligence community released publicly 00:02:09 on Thursday described Bowker as trying to contain the damage from that perspired Mr 00:02:15 Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani to press Ukraine to investigate Democrats Afghans are 00:02:20 voting today to elect 00:02:22 a new president amid high security as the Taliban vowed to disrupt elections 00:02:26 warning citizens to stay home or risk being hurt I guess in the head and what then 00:02:32 and so I don't know Afghan president Ghani is calling on all Afghans to prevent 00:02:38 fraud and ensure transparency officials say there was an explosion Saturday outside 00:02:43 a polling station in Kandahar that left several people seriously injured police in 00:02:48 northern Nigeria say they have rescued more than $300.00 boys and men held it in 00:02:53 Islamic school many have been beaten and sexually abused Police say many of the 00:02:58 victims were found in change when chains when officers carried out the rescue in 00:03:03 the city of could do no local television footage showed many of the victims in poor 00:03:07 condition appearing in me see aided and walking with difficulty Joshua long one of 00:03:13 the most prominent leaders of the Hong Kong protests is running for the local 00:03:17 district council in the upcoming election right here by the nuns so that I am wrong 00:03:23 I am running I am running for the office of the supper rice and West because it is 00:03:29 the upcoming this. Is 00:03:33 a decision came after careful because you know Russia won't is out on bail after 00:03:37 being charged with inciting and participating in an unauthorized assembly outside 00:03:42 police headquarters on June 21st 00:03:45 a key component of the us economy consumer spending continued to rise last month 00:03:50 but just barely A.P.'s Ben Thomas report American consumers boosted their spending 00:03:55 just 110th of 00:03:56 a percent in August it's the smallest gain in 6 months just. Incomes growing at 00:04:01 a solid pace the Commerce Department says personal income was up 4 tenths of 00:04:05 a percent last month that boosted the savings rate to 8 point one percent 00:04:09 a sign that consumers aren't overspending consumers are 00:04:12 a key driver of the economy as businesses have cut their investment spending and 00:04:16 exports have slipped last month's modest gain follows several months of healthy 00:04:20 increases in consumer spending with consumer confidence at historically high levels 00:04:25 Ben Thomas Washington hundreds of thousands of people joined teenage climate 00:04:29 activists Gretta phone bug for a March in Montreal Friday part of 00:04:34 a 2nd wave of global protests demanding action on climate change Thornburgh called 00:04:38 on world leaders to do more for the environment following 00:04:42 a meeting earlier Friday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for all the 00:04:46 latest news please go to v.o.a. News dot com In Washington I'm Jim bird tell v.o.a. 00:04:53 News. 00:05:09 From the feeling studios in Washington d.c. 00:05:11 Around the world are direct to you this is the days to count down on your whole 00:05:16 show on our name for the next hour we're going to be counting down the 20 hottest 00:05:20 songs in the world according to you and Billboard magazine for the week is being 00:05:25 September 28th 2019 All right so there's been some movement since the last time you 00:05:31 and I connected so why don't we get right into the countdown starting with the 00:05:35 number 19 song from Ariana Grande this is the 1st of 2 entries this week in the top 00:05:42 20 for the singer pop the way speaking of Ariana the composer of wit good revealed 00:05:47 recently that Ariana is being considered for 00:05:50 a wall in the upcoming movie adaptation of the musical which is expected to. Lose 00:05:57 on Christmas 2021 this is boyfriend your number 19 song on today's 00:06:03 hit count down. 00:06:14 Payment chain. 00:06:21 You know seem to give. Just one to. 00:06:31 Children of them to talk. To. 00:06:41 Each. 00:09:27 Lol. 00:09:56 Just. 00:10:29 2 the song. 00:11:04 Play. Play. 00:11:52 Play. Play. Play. 00:12:02 Play. 00:12:49 Post Malone Travis Scott and I was born talk about an incredible trio this song is 00:12:55 called Take what you want it is from post Malone's 00:12:58 a new album Hollywood. Bleeding which happens to be at number one for the 2nd week 00:13:03 on the Billboard 200 coming out next and no one from Maroon 5 the video for the 00:13:10 song is incredible it features personal images from the Rhone 5 collection from 00:13:15 when they were very young in fact one of the images shows Adam Levine with long 00:13:20 hair and no tattoos like 00:13:21 a totally different person anyway this is called Memories your number 15 song on 00:13:26 today's 00:13:27 a countdown. Memories 00:13:45 . 00:13:55 Memories. 00:14:08 With. 00:14:38 The memories. 00:14:49 The memories and the memories memories. 00:15:01 And. 00:15:08 The soul. Is to slug. 00:15:23 And you know. The song 00:15:30 let. Me live with. The 1st. 00:15:41 Cause the Jews may. Live in l.a. 00:15:45 May. Cause 00:15:52 a change bring the memories of it and the. Memories. 00:16:05 And. 00:16:23 To. Them. 00:17:49 In the sense. 00:19:07 Yeah. The. 00:19:35 Music from Ariana grande dame Miley Cyrus and the line Adele Ray Don't call me an 00:19:40 Amy Joel 00:19:42 a big debut on the charts that's from the Charlie's Angels soundtrack in fact 00:19:46 Billboard magazine rated it the 8th best all female super teen these 3 on that song 00:19:53 now you may be wondering to yourself the number one all female super team well that 00:19:58 was Christina Aguilera little Kim Maya and pink along with Missy Elliott from 2001 00:20:04 lady mama Lay Remember that one well there's no way that I can mention it and play 00:20:09 it so here you go we'll throw it back if you don't mind Lady Marmalade on today's 00:20:15 it. Says Let me see says it's just. 00:20:24 Me or 6. 00:20:49 You. 00:21:17 It was. 00:21:52 The money in the scarlet letter that we got to get in the room and some of the full 00:21:58 blast in the spin room with. How much he played his cat sat like 00:22:04 a. Good Muslim issues for 6 on the. 00:22:13 Street while I was in the case that isn't enough to consider him 00:22:17 a. Little bit. 00:24:01 Chris. 00:24:27 Christie. 00:24:39 You're listening to today's It countdown I'm your whole shot her name and it is 00:24:42 time now for this week's wired on the 2 leads. Me to talking about 00:24:49 Selena Gomez who is the executive producer of 00:24:52 a new docu series about documented immigrant families living with you as it's 00:24:58 called Living undocumented and in fact. I know several families facing the 00:25:01 possibility of being deported from the us Selena Gomez says the purpose of the docu 00:25:08 series is to examine the humanitarian aspect of the immigrant rights of the show 00:25:14 will premiere on Netflix October the 2nd blue is compiled you will be hearing from 00:25:19 later on in the countdown entered into 00:25:21 a partnership with the dating app tender he is offering one tender magic and the 00:25:27 guests of their choice 00:25:28 a flight to New York City on October the 11th to watch him perform now he will also 00:25:33 be offering tender users tickets to 00:25:35 a sold out shows in the thank you Ok And finally beyond say is in 00:25:40 a trademark dispute with a woman who owns 00:25:43 a wedding planning company called Blue Ivy 00:25:46 a bit apparently and the woman is saying that there is 00:25:49 a possibility people might confuse Blue Ivy Carter for her company now beyond 00:25:55 saying lawyers have said yes that's probably not going to happen because the Blue 00:26:00 Ivy Carter is quote 00:26:02 a cultural icon I'll keep you posted on that case and the meantime we're going to 00:26:08 continue on now with the countdown coming up your number 10 song from little Naza 00:26:13 x. 00:26:14 This is all town Well Billy Ray Cyrus on today's hit countdown. Oh 00:26:30 . No My God is in the. 00:26:38 It is magic. 00:27:02 You know going to try. To catch. A 00:27:09 lot of. 00:27:22 Folks. You know but if you know. You can't. 00:27:45 Bring. 00:28:08 Along. 00:28:24 Come see. Me. 00:28:32 Coming soon. Find me. 00:28:43 Get. 00:28:55 Me. Wrong. 00:30:00 It's. 00:30:11 'd 'd 00:30:18 main customer sanction most class use planning modest buys mean fine toothcomb 00:30:24 trying. To change needed to take on the. Last. Night. 00:30:35 When you. See. 00:30:42 How much you. Want to. 00:30:53 Be to. Come no good it could. 00:31:31 Be. Alive I want to thank you in fact 00:31:38 I'm trying to. Have honest Jeff Banks and. Just can't. 00:31:51 Get. It. 00:32:53 A double header from post Malone at number 9 we heard circles from his 00:32:57 a new album Hollywood's 00:32:59 a bleeding and we just heard goodbye featuring young thug young thug recently 00:33:04 announced the name of his to work it's called the big Justin Bieber tour in 00:33:11 fact he's already got merchandise out there on the streets of features 00:33:14 a big picture of Justin Bieber smoking 00:33:16 a cigarette moving on we've got Chris Brown and Drake with your number 7 song this 00:33:22 is no guidance on today's 00:33:24 a countdown. To 2000 and. 00:33:34 6 old sex. 00:33:46 Pretty. 00:33:54 Tough. The 00:34:00 findings. 00:35:13 Of the big. Money. 00:36:00 Like Las really like yes. I would say crazy man just. 00:36:08 Like. You don't actually get to know me. I know 00:36:15 I get away I am glad. Glad I was 00:36:22 a. Seen 00:36:25 a day at home was appraised Take this is. Good that way honest I am 00:36:32 magic. Says that's how I try to get. 00:36:39 Down to see dad all the goodies to get in 00:36:43 a zoom all. Our dollars and all the 00:36:49 analog. Was gone and all the plain all good. 00:37:03 And. 00:37:12 Now our 6th. 00:37:24 I got back I got. I started going to happen and I need somebody. 00:37:31 That's it my son some are not and I'm. Going. 00:37:39 To each. One of them and they. 00:37:47 Just the little. Song. He wrote. To me 00:37:53 a. Lot of fun I'm going to stop domino. 00:38:01 To try to please. 00:38:09 Me Let's just get 00:38:10 a. Song on somebody come follow me I 00:38:17 got black out I was up I started going to have a better and I know I'm but 00:38:22 a blow. To have to take my floor today. I'm not. Going. 00:38:32 To. 00:38:39 Go. And. 00:38:50 Go I'm not. Going. To. 00:38:58 Take. 00:39:37 Don't you because that's abuse Oh are you trying to teach. Disadvantaged listed on 00:39:44 educating the public each and still images. On this for. 00:39:55 The long run it's supposed to. You'll love. This is. 00:40:03 The ultimate. 00:40:09 Ultimate. Don't. 00:40:17 Know why you're trying to keep me. Out of it no Molinos claim told me so I have 00:40:24 to watch them. On this. 00:40:32 Day and it's those. Going to. 00:40:39 Get up but. It's not on another. 00:40:48 Channel I'm going to make them 00:40:49 a lot of. Money. 00:41:01 For me. 00:41:15 That would lower. X. 00:41:16 With his 2nd entry in the top 10 the number 5 song Panini moving on May Now Lewis 00:41:22 compiled these giving us our number 4 song called someone you loved on today's take 00:41:27 out that. 00:41:52 Need some. 00:42:30 New song. 00:44:24 Number 3 you. 00:44:50 Think some. 00:44:59 Kids. Think. 00:45:08 It's. 00:45:23 Going to. 00:45:44 He if you. Really. 00:45:51 Really. Me still sing along with 00:45:58 me. On. Me to the. 00:46:06 Moon So really it sounds like you. Think in. 00:46:15 That kind of think you can't think you can often and. That I. 00:46:24 Think. 00:47:04 I can. Give you some pretty. Sure. 00:47:15 She was. Someone. 00:47:35 That was this week's number 3 song Bad Guy from Billie Eilish who recently revealed 00:47:40 she's living with Tourette's syndrome now apparently she's got the tools that help 00:47:45 are keep it under control she said that she didn't want to come forward because she 00:47:50 didn't want people to think of the Tourette's when they saw her she wanted to be 00:47:55 all about the music camp claimer there I'm moving on now number 2 hold tight in the 00:48:00 spot coming like 00:48:01 a bell and Shauna Mendez with senorita. Some 00:48:59 . 00:49:20 Drugs. 00:49:37 Drugs. 00:51:13 You're listening to today's a countdown I'm Sean are in 00:51:16 a and we are now the number one position but before I let you know who is on top 00:51:22 why don't we go through the 1000 songs that got us here starting with the number 20 00:51:27 song from little baby should we heard from Ariana Grande day and social house with 00:51:32 the number 1000 song a boyfriend Drake featuring Rick Ross came in 00:51:37 a number 18 with money in the grave post alone Travis got and was born debuted in 00:51:42 the top 20 with take what you want beautiful people came in at number 16 that was 00:51:48 Edge sharing and more on 5 another 15 with memories post came in at number 14 with 00:51:54 some flour work featuring sweat we had our own to grind day and Miley Cyrus's along 00:52:01 with a lot of Del Ray and number 13 who don't call me Angel the leak came in 00:52:05 a number 12 when I talk Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran at number 11 with I don't care 00:52:11 little no acts of number 10 this week with Old Town Road post Malone search both 00:52:16 came in at number 9 post Malone also came in at number 8 with the by featuring 00:52:20 young thug nobody from Chris Brown and Drake came in at number 7 little tackles 00:52:25 ransom came in 00:52:26 a number 6 level not sex but maybe at number 5 this week someone you love from the 00:52:31 list compiled the at number 4000000000 listed number 3 was back on the Porsche on 00:52:36 Mendez and completely failed at number 2 with Senorita the number one song for the 00:52:42 for the week in 00:52:42 a row she has now broken the record for the most weeks at number one by 00:52:47 a solo hip hop female artist who was recently announced is indeed eligible for the 00:52:54 best. New Artist category 2020 Grammys no doubt place that one 00:53:01 is your number one song. Daisy countdown. 00:53:13 To the time that. She. 00:54:04 Breaks. I am glad you're back with me who I want to. 00:54:13 Go to college. 00:54:57 Well. 00:55:12 You just keep pushing my. 00:55:26 Kids. 00:55:52 Well Dolly's thank you so much for hanging out with me you know I really appreciate 00:55:55 it had 00:55:55 a great time so glad to be back I am going to be back I promise in 7 days so make 00:56:01 sure you tune in right here in the meantime you can reach out to me on Facebook or 00:56:05 Twitter I am at v. O. a Lady d.j. 00:56:08 Make sure you take care of yourselves and each other piece. 00:56:26 To. The. 00:57:29 Be 00:57:30 a. Good 00:58:52 . Z.z.z. 00:58:58 . Trees are and to. 00:59:05 Be 00:59:06 a. Good cheat you. Should 00:59:37 . 01:00:03 This is v.o.a. 01:00:04 News I'm Jim Birch Hill House Democrats have taken their 1st steps in the 01:00:08 impeachment investigation of u.s. 01:00:10 President Donald Trump they've issued subpoenas demanding documents from Secretary 01:00:15 of State Mike Pompei Oh and scheduling legal depositions for other State Department 01:00:19 officials former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden 01:00:24 says the charges against Mr Trump are serious will treasure whose violated his oath 01:00:30 of office a treasure to put at risk our national security 01:00:36 a treasure may never be decided the decision of the Congress to make may have 01:00:41 committed a crime Julie peace a peace Washington bureau chief says there is 01:00:45 a good chance Mr Trump will be impeached the reality is that President doll chomped 01:00:51 stands a very good chance and has 01:00:54 a high likelihood of being impeached by the house that is of course because that is 01:01:00 a Democratic majority branch of Congress but I do think that depending on what 01:01:06 other evidence comes out you want to watch Republicans they are they control the 01:01:11 Senate that is where he would be essentially on trial if the house if the house and 01:01:17 teaches him right now no signs that the Republicans are going to be anywhere close 01:01:22 to to convict Trump but you do want to watch some of these some of these 01:01:28 Republicans people like Mitt Romney people like Lamar Alexander just for signs of 01:01:33 whether there will be a little bit of 01:01:35 a crack in that in that caucus in another development u.s. 01:01:38 Media reports say President Trump's special representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker 01:01:43 has resigned the Washington Post is reporting President Trump told 2 Russian 01:01:48 officials in 01:01:49 a 27000 meeting that he was not concerned about Moscow's meddling in the u.s. 01:01:53 Election which prompted White House officials to limit access to the remarks this 01:01:58 is v.o.a. 01:01:59 News. Afghanistan's presidential election is underway you election stations open 01:02:06 Saturday amid Taliban threats to attack the polls officials say there was an 01:02:10 explosion Saturday outside 01:02:12 a polling station in Kandahar that left several people seriously injured 01:02:16 a provincial official in the north says insurgents firing mortars on the city of 01:02:21 Kunduz are attempting to stop voting in the national elections more than 300 boys 01:02:27 and men some as young as 5 and many in chains and bearing scars from beatings have 01:02:31 been rescued in a raid on 01:02:33 a building there proportioned to be an Islamic school in northern Nigeria serially 01:02:38 reports police said the boys were freed in a raid on 01:02:41 a building that purported to be an Islamic school nice to the freed captives seen 01:02:46 by 01:02:46 a Reuters reporter in the city of could you know which children aged between 5 and 01:02:51 late teens it's thought some had come from neighboring countries while local media 01:02:56 said others had been left by their parents in what they believed to be an Islamic 01:03:00 school or rehabilitation center the police as is that 7 people he said they were 01:03:06 teachers at the school had been arrested in Thursday's raise it was not clear how 01:03:11 long the captives had been held the police said the children have been moved to 01:03:15 a temporary camp all attempts are being made to find their parents that is Reuters 01:03:20 sirrah reporting 01:03:22 a federal judge in California says she will block new rules proposed by the Trump 01:03:27 administration for the detention of immigrant children Jackie Quinn has the story 01:03:32 district court judge Dolly g. 01:03:34 Says the Trump administration proposal for detaining migrant children is 01:03:38 inconsistent with 01:03:39 a long standing agreement that lays out conditions for custody her decision comes 01:03:44 after 01:03:44 a hearing in which attorneys for detained children said the rules would allow the 01:03:48 u.s. 01:03:48 Government to keep the kids locked up indefinitely instead of quickly releasing them 01:03:53 to relatives and would allow keeping them in facilities that aren't licensed by the 01:03:59 state the trap administration wanted. Detain migrant children in facilities with 01:04:04 their parents part of 01:04:05 a broader crackdown on families seeking asylum at the southwest border I'm Jackie 01:04:10 Quinn orders to u.s. 01:04:12 Factories for big ticket manufactured goods increased slightly last month a.p. 01:04:16 Has been Thomas reported Commerce Department says orders for durable goods edged up 01:04:20 2 tenths of a percent in August after 01:04:22 a much bigger 2 percent gain in July the volatile commercial air.