welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: the bill is passed. the us congress votes to avoid a government shutdown, but more tough negotiations lie ahead for president biden. tough questions for british police as the officer who raped and murdered sarah everard is jailed for life. with the cop26 climate summit looming, we look at why australia is lagging behind in its carbon commitments. the rising young star in the world of classical music.