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Indonesian navy divers searching the ocean floor on Tuesday recovered the flight data recorder from a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea with 62 people on board.

The device is expected to help investigators determine what caused the Boeing 737-500 plane to nosedive into the ocean in heavy rain shortly after taking off from Jakarta on Saturday.

TV stations showed divers on an inflatable vessel with a large white container carrying the device heading to a Jakarta port.

READ MORE: Pregnant mum, family of five among victims of Sriwijaya Air crash

Military chief Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto said the plane's other "black box", the cockpit voice recorder, was likely to be found soon because its beacon was being emitted in the same area.

The devices were buried in seabed mud under tons of sharp objects in the plane's wreckage, navy Chief Admiral Yudo Margono said.

He said at least 160 divers were deployed on Tuesday in the search.

More than 3600 rescue personnel, 13 helicopters, 54 large ships and 20 small boats are searching the area just north of Jakarta where Flight 182 crashed and have found parts of the plane and human remains in the water at a depth of 23 meters.

So far, the searchers have sent 74 body bags containing human remains to police identification experts who on Monday said they had identified their first victim, 29-year-old flight attendant Okky Bisma.

His wife, Aldha Refa, who is also a flight attendant for Sriwijaya Air, shared her grief in a series of posts on social media.

"My husband is a loving, devout and super kind man," she wrote on Instagram.

"Heaven is your place, dear … be peaceful there."

Anguished family members have been providing samples for DNA tests, and the National Police disaster victim identification unit said it has identified three more victims, including the co-pilot.

Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee said the US National Transportation Safety Board will join in investigating the crash.

The NTSC chairman, Soerjanto Tjahjono, ruled out a possible midair breakup after seeing the condition of the wreckage found by searchers.

He said the jet was intact until it struck the water, concentrating the debris field, rather than spreading it out over a large area as would be seen with a midair event.

Mr Tjahjono said the plane had continued to send altitude data until it descended to75 metres above the water's surface.

The disaster has reignited concerns about safety in Indonesia's aviation industry, which grew fast after the economy was opened following the fall of dictator Suharto in the late 1990s.

The US had banned Indonesian carriers from operating in the country in 2007, lifting the action in 2016, citing improvements in compliance with international aviation standards.

The European Union lifted a similar ban in 2018.

In the past year, Indonesian aviation was affected significantly by the coronavirus pandemic that caused travel restrictions and a slump in demand among travellers.

Sriwijaya Air has had only minor safety incidents in the past, though a farmer was killed in 2008 when a plane went off the runway while landing due to a hydraulic issue.

In 2018, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet operated by Lion Air crashed, killing 189 people.

An automated flight-control system played a role in that crash, but the Sriwijaya Air jet did not have that system on board.

Impeachment ahead, the House on Tuesday will first try to convince the vice president and Cabinet to act even more quickly to remove President Donald Trump from office, warning he is a threat to democracy in the remaining days of his presidency.

House politicians are reconvening at the Capitol for the first time since the deadly pro-Trump riot to approve a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to declare the president unable to serve. Pence is not expected to take any such action. The House would next move swiftly to impeach Trump.

Trump told reporters at the White House the prospect of impeachment is causing "tremendous anger" in the nation. But he said he wants "no violence".

READ MORE: Twitter blocks 70,000 QAnon accounts after US Capitol riot

The president spoke as he left for Texas to survey the border wall with Mexico. His remarks were his first to reporters since the Capitol attack. He took no questions.

On impeachment, Trump said it's "a really terrible thing that they're doing." But he said, "We want no violence. Never violence."

Trump faces a single charge — "incitement of insurrection" — in the impeachment resolution that the House will begin debating Wednesday, a week before Democrat Joe Biden is set to be inaugurated, January 20.

The unprecedented events, only the first US president to be twice impeached, are unfolding in a nation bracing for more unrest. The FBI has warned ominously of potential armed protests in Washington and many states by Trump loyalists ahead of Biden's inauguration. In a dark foreshadowing, the Washington Monument was closed to the public and the inauguration ceremony on the west steps of the Capitol will be off limits to the public.

It all added up to stunning final moments for Trump's presidency as Democrats and a growing number of Republicans declare he is unfit for office and could do more damage after inciting a mob that violently ransacked the US Capitol last Wednesday.

A Capitol police officer died from injuries suffered in the riot, and police shot a woman during the violence. Three others died in what authorities said were medical emergencies.

READ MORE: Trump heads to Texas border in final days to showcase wall

"We have to be very tough and very strong right now in defending the Constitution and democracy," said Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., an author of both pieces of legislation, in an interview.

Late Monday, the entire Congressional Hispanic Caucus, all 34 members, unanimously agreed to support impeachment, calling for Trump's immediate removal.

"It is clear that every moment Trump remains in office, America is at risk," said a statement from the caucus, led by Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Ca. It said Trump "must be held accountable" for his actions.

Democrats aren't the only ones who say Trump needs to go.

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., encouraged House GOP colleagues late Monday to "vote your conscience," according to a person granted anonymity to discuss the private call. She has spoken critically of Trump's actions but has not said publicly how she will vote.

Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania joined GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska over the weekend in calling for Trump to "go away as soon as possible."

Pence and Trump met late Monday for the first time since the Capitol attack, and had a "good conversation" pledging to continue working for the remainder of their terms, said a senior administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private meeting.

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Pence has given no indication he would proceed with invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office. No member of the Cabinet has publicly called for Trump to be removed from office through the 25th Amendment process.

As security tightened, Biden said Monday he was "not afraid" of taking the oath of office outside at the Capitol.

As for the rioters, Biden said, "It is critically important that there'll be a real serious focus on holding those folks who engaged in sedition and threatening the lives, defacing public property, caused great damage — that they be held accountable."

Biden said he's had conversations with senators ahead of a possible impeachment trial, which some have worried would cloud the opening days of his administration.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer was exploring ways to immediately convene the Senate for the trial as soon as the House acts, though Republican leader Mitch McConnell would need to agree. The president-elect suggested splitting the Senate's time, perhaps "go a half day on dealing with impeachment, a half day on getting my people nominated and confirmed in the Senate, as well as moving on the package" for more COVID relief.

As Congress resumes, an uneasiness swept government. Another lawmaker, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., announced Tuesday she had tested positive for COVID-19 after sheltering during the siege.

Many lawmakers may choose to vote by proxy rather than come to Washington, a process that was put in place last year to limit the health risks of travel.

READ MORE: Cops suspended for posing for selfies during US Capitol riots

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has discouraged GOP lawmakers from using the proxy option. But during a call with them he loosened his strict opposition for this week's votes, according to a Republican granted anonymity to discuss the private call.

Among Trump's closest allies in Congress, McCarthy said in a letter to colleagues that "impeachment at this time would have the opposite effect of bringing our country together."

He said he would review possible censure of the president. But House Republicans are split and a few may vote to impeach.

Democrats say they have the votes for impeachment. The impeachment bill from Reps. David Cicilline of Rhode Island, Ted Lieu of California, Raskin of Maryland and Jerrold Nadler of New York draws from Trump's own false statements about his election defeat to Biden.

Judges across the country, including some nominated by Trump, have repeatedly dismissed cases challenging the election results, and former Attorney General William Barr, a Trump ally, has said there was no sign of widespread fraud.

The impeachment legislation also details Trump's pressure on state officials in Georgia to "find" him more votes, as well as his White House rally ahead of the Capitol siege, in which he encouraged thousands of supporters last Wednesday to "fight like hell" and march to the building.

The mob overpowered police, broke through security lines and windows and rampaged through the Capitol, forcing lawmakers to scatter as they were finalising Biden's victory over Trump in the Electoral College.

While some have questioned impeaching the president so close to the end of his term, Democrats and others argue he must be prevented from holding future public office.

There is precedent for pursuing impeachment after an official leaves office. In 1876, during the Ulysses Grant administration, War Secretary William Belknap was impeached by the House the day he resigned, and the Senate convened a trial months later. He was acquitted.

Twitter says it has suspended more than 70,000 accounts associated with the far right QAnon conspiracy theory following last week's US Capitol riot.

The social media company said on Tuesday that given the events last week in Washington, DC, where a mob of pro-Trump loyalists tried to violently storm the Capitol building, it was taking action against online behaviour "that has the potential to lead to offline harm".

READ MORE: What is QAnon? How a conspiracy theory led to storming of US Capitol

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In many cases, a single individual operated numerous accounts, driving up the total number of affected accounts, the company said in a blog post.

"These accounts were engaged in sharing harmful QAnon-associated content at scale and were primarily dedicated to the propagation of this conspiracy theory across the service," the company said.

Twitter's sweeping purge of QAnon accounts, which began on Friday, is part of a wider crackdown that also includes its decision to ban President Donald Trump from the service over worries about further incitement to violence.

The suspensions mean some Twitter users will lose followers, in some cases by the thousands, the company said.

READ MORE: 'We will not be SILENCED!' Trump lashes out after permanent Twitter ban

The QAnon conspiracy theory is centred on the baseless belief that Trump is waging a secret campaign against "deep state" enemies and a child sex trafficking ring run by satanic pedophiles and cannibals.

Twitter has previously tried to crack down on QAnon, removing more than 7000 accounts in July.

Twitter said it's also stepping up enforcement measures and starting on Tuesday it will limit the spread of posts that violate its civic integrity policy by preventing anyone from replying to, liking or retweeting them.

The policy prohibits attempts to manipulate elections and spread misleading info about their results, with repeated violations resulting in permanent suspension.

A drug affected truck driver has been jailed for six years and nine months after causing a highway crash at one of Perth's major intersections which killed a 55-year-old grandmother.

David West drove his 39-tonne truck through a red light on Tonkin Highway at up to 100km/h in April 2019, slamming into Moira Dunstall's car and shunting it 150 metres.

Ms Dunstall died at the scene.

READ MORE: Mother's final moments shown as truck driver faces court

The 48-year-old pleaded guilty to manslaughter and admitted to taking methamphetamine and Viagra in the days before the crash.

He may be out on parole in less than five years.

West was on parole for drug dealing at the time of the crash, with convictions for dangerous driving and driving under the influence.

The judge found his ice use and undiagnosed sleep apnoea contributed to the accident and said although West wasn't aware his driving was impaired, it was "a very serious example of criminal, negligent driving".

Two years on, Ms Dunstall's loved ones say they're still struggling to come to terms with her sudden and violent death.

"No punishment could ever equal the pain we have experienced, or compensate for the loss of Moira's life," a family member said.

Once released, West will be banned from driving for three years.

As the Lucindale fire in South Australia's south-east took hold yesterday, Neil and Chris Watts raced home to find "flames everywhere".

Today they were left to scour through the burnt remains of their home of more than 40 years.

"Came straight here and that's when we found the place on fire, just about flames everywhere, couldn't do much about it," Mr Watts said.

More than 100 people were evacuated as the fire raged towards homes.

While most homes and the township itself was saved, damage to farms has been extensive with sheds and machinery destroyed.

"For me it's a bit of a numb feeling, I can't really explain. Probably might take a little bit longer to sink in, another couple of days probably to realise that you've lost everything," Mr Watts said.

The blaze burned through 14,073 hectares of land, saw power and mobile communications cut to more three thousand properties, making dealing with the devastation even harder.

READ MORE: South Australia fire threat eases but Lucindale residents still on high alert

The Country Fire Service said there had been "significant" losses to fencing and thousands of livestock were either killed or badly injured.

The threat from the fire eased earlier today, with a wind change and cooler temperatures of about 30C aiding the firefighting effort.

Up to 200 firefighters and more than 40 trucks were on the ground during the firefighting effort.

Aircraft will continue to fly over the fire ground today to monitor for any new outbreaks.

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The hot weather has also arrived in other parts of Western Australia, with the relentless wet weather typical of La Nina being replaced by hotter, drier winds from the north and west.

Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra are in for a sunny day to continue what is forecast to be a warm week ahead.

Despite this week's warmer weather is that very few extreme temperatures are likely.

While parts of Victoria and South Australia exceeded 40C yesterday, and Melbourne reached 36.7C, this looks to be a relatively short burst of hot air, with conditions set to moderate by the end of the week.

Troughs are generating areas of heavy rain, showers & storms in northern Queensland, and the odd storm about the Top End.

A trough and cold front crossing the southeast is triggering showers and storms in parts of Victoria and Tasmania.

Other troughs are maintaining intense heat in Western Australia..

Here's your state-by-state weather forecast for Tuesday, January 12 2021:

New South Wales and the ACT

Mostly sunny, warm in the east. Mostly sunny, hot in the west.

Sydney will be mostly sunny with a low of 18C and a top of 29C.

Canberra will be mostly sunny morning with light winds, a low of 15C and top of 34C. Medium chance of showers during this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening.

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Victoria

Mostly sunny, cool-to-cold in the south. Mostly sunny, hot in the north.

Melbourne has a slight chance of a light shower early this morning. Mostly sunny afternoon. low of 17C and a top of 22C.

A strong wind warning is in place for Central Gippsland Coast and East Gippsland Coast.

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Queensland

Mostly sunny, mild-to-warm in the southeast. Showers/storms easing, very warm in the northeast. Showers/storms, very warm in the northwest. Sunny, very warm in the southwest.

Brisbane will be partly cloudy with a slight chance of a shower. Daytime temperatures will range between a low of 20C and a top of 29C.

Western Australia

Mostly sunny, warm-to-very warm in the southwest and south. Windy, very hot in the northwest. Mostly sunny, very warm in the northeast.

Perth a low of 18C and a top of 32C Mostly sunny. Winds gusting to 50 km/h at times about the hills in the morning.

Gale Warning for the Perth Local Waters, Lancelin Coast and Perth Coast.

Strong Wind Warning for the Pilbara Coast West, Ningaloo Coast, Gascoyne Coast, Geraldton Coast, Bunbury Geographe Coast and Leeuwin Coast.

South Australia

Increasing sunshine, warm to very warm in the southeast and central. Mostly sunny, warm-to-hot in the west and north.

Adelaide will be mostly sunny with a low of 15C and a top of 30C.

Northern Territory

Showers/storms, very warm in the north. Mostly sunny, very warm-to-hot over the interior and south.

Darwin will be partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm with gusty winds. Light winds becoming NW 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening.

A number of areas are forecast to come close to 40C today including Bradshaw, Kidman Springs, Wave Hill, Kunanurra and Elliot.

Tasmania

Clearing shower, mild in the south. Mostly sunny, mild-to-warm in the northwest. Clearing shower, mild in the northeast.

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers early this morning. Daytime maximum temperatures between 17C and 21C.

A witness has described the "horror" of an alleged carjacking that saw a woman dragged hundreds of metres, admitting he expected she would be killed.

The woman, 22, is recovering in hospital with serious injuries after the alleged carjacker last night crashed the blue Mitsubishi Lancer hatchback that the victim had been sitting inside before she was allegedly ambushed.

Minutes earlier, the woman's friend had left the car running and her alone while he went inside a Nando's restaurant in the Buranda Shopping Centre, in Woolloongabba, to pick up some food.

Police allege 18-year-old Theo Fewquandie then sat in the driver's seat before driving off.

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The man allegedly pushed the woman out of the vehicle causing her to be dragged for several hundred metres while the car drove erratically before crashing into a brick wall outside a church in O'Keefe Street.

Police responded quickly to the scene and arrested an 18-year-old Ellen Grove man described as having a "man bun".

He has been charged with unlawful entry of a motor vehicle, robbery with violence, dangerous operation of a vehicle causing grievous bodily harm, deprivation of liberty and unlicensed driving.

"It was like something out of a horror movie," one witness said.

"The way that it looked, I really wasn't expecting to find an alive person at the end of the road."

Mr Fewquandie did not apply for bail in court today and will spend at least the next month behind bars.

Detectives have urged anyone with any dashcam footage of the Buranda Shopping Centre between 5pm and 7pm to come forward.

Investigations are continuing.

The son of retired solicitor Peter McCarthy has spoken for the first time since his father was found beaten to death at South Coogee, remembering him as "a larrikin and loving" family man.

"He was a great dad and an amazing grandfather to my two sons," James McCarthy said.

"A typical Aussie larrikin I guess you could say but with a well-mannered twist – he was always trying to help whoever he could help," he said.

Mr McCarthy paid tribute to his father the day after Sydney homicide detectives arrested Narelle Fiona Smith, 46, and charged her with murdering the 77-year-old sometime between December 16 and 20 last year.

"He's a 78-year-old man -who was nice to everyone and did whatever he could to look after anyone so you just don't think that something's going to happen to him," he said.

Ms Smith has denied having anything to do with Mr McCarthy's death and told 9News: "I didn't do it" as she was led out of her South Coogee unit, next door to where Mr McCarthy lived.

Mr McCarthy was last seen on December 16 at Club York in Sydney's CBD where he regularly visited.

Four days later his ex-wife discovered him dead after being savagely beaten.

Police are investigating whether robbery was a motive because Mr McCarthy's brown satchel and phone were missing from his unit.

Ms Smith has also been charged with stealing Mr McCarthy's Opal card and is accused of using it on two buses the day Mr McCarthy's body was discovered.

The 46-year-old was due to face Waverley Local Court today but she didn't apply for bail and it was formally refused. The case returns to court in March.

A prison escapee has been arrested after nearly nine months on the run.

Selim Sensoy had been hiding out in a home in Windsor and was arrested yesterday.

The 45-year-old escaped a minimum-security prison at Glen Innes last May and stole a tractor to make his getaway.

He was serving a three-year sentence for assaulting his sister and possessing a firearm.

Sensoy remains a person of interest in his mother's disappearance.

Nadire Sensoy hasn't been seen since December 2018 and in June last year her family made an emotional plea for information.

Police have offered a $350,000 reward for information.

Neighbours said they'd seen Sensoy at the Windsor home in recent months but only knew him as Tony and had no idea he was a wanted man.

He pleaded guilty to escaping custody and stealing a motor vehicle and will remain behind bars until 2023.

The unlicensed driver accused of running down and killing two young boys near Dubbo has sobbed in court as he begged a Magistrate to let him out of jail so he can continue to care for his elderly great-grandmother.

Jacob Donn, 25, is facing 14 charges, including dangerous driving causing death, after the car he was allegedly driving ploughed into Sheldon, 6 and Shane Shorey, 7, as the brothers walked to the Wellington swimming pool in NSW last week.

The boys' mother, and two other children, were also injured in the horrific crash.

The seriousness of the charges, and accusations he fled the scene after the crash, saw his bid for bail knocked back, despite his lawyer arguing that he needs to provide care for his 91-year-old great-grandmother Dawn.

Donn cried with his head down in the dock as the decision was made, and outside court, his great-grandmother was also in tears.

"I miss him every minute of every day, " she told 9News.

"I love him and support him."

It comes as the mother of the two young boys, Shayleen Frail, begins her painstaking recovery in hospital.

The 34-year-old woke from a coma to learn her two youngest sons had been killed, and has since undergone several surgeries.

A fundraising page has been set up by friends to support her through her recovery, and as she comes to terms with the loss of her children.