now, and i think the white house _ still significant. now, and i think the white house considers i still significant. now, and i think the white house considers this | still significant. now, and i thinkj the white house considers this a kind of half measure somewhere along the line of showing their disapproval without going as far as punishing the athletes who have been training for years to go to these olympics. there had already been reports of a diplomatic boycott in the media here in the us, so bad and's comments today essentially confirm that. reports said that confirmation could be made as soon as the end of this month. the olympics are only three months away. let's talk about the summit from this week. let's focus on the next president and joe biden. i noticed the mix can president wasn't in glasgow last week, is he concern that mexico isn't doing its part on climate change? i that mexico isn't doing its part on climate change?— climate change? i think that's definitely a — climate change? i think that's definitely a concern

you're watching bbc news and we are alive at the south lawn of the white house watching a ceremony where president biden will soon sign his $1 billion infrastructure bill. let's listen in. someone who understands what workers like me are going through and who of always believed in us is what we can do if given a chance. i never imagined it a million years that i would be standing here today. yeah. but that's what's great about america. thank you. cheering. thank you, thank you. yeah. but that's what's so great about america and having a president who believes that someone like me should be standing here. on behalf of local 86 in seattle and union workers everywhere, for the faith he is placing in others i am honoured to introduce the 46th president of the united states, joe biden. president of the united states, joe biden. , president of the united states, joe biden-_ thank _ president of the united states, joe biden._ thank you, - president of the united states, joel biden._ thank you, thank biden. cheering. thank you, thank ou, thank biden. cheering. thank you, thank you. thank yom _ b

and senate and a white house and that's the first time in 12 years and we do have majority so we don't want to take that for granted. but in the second clock that is ticking in the back of our minds is notjust the us delegation but i think for all the delegates is that is if we don't act right now, we might miss the last best window of opportunity to finally get us on a path to sustainability, to reaching that 1.5 degrees target. i personally feel that pressure and speaking to a number of the delegates today who are from countries other than the us, i know they felt that as well. you serve on the ways and means committee, which oversees policy when it comes to trade and taxation. can you hand on heart say then that going forward from this point, every decision that your committee makes will put climate change at the heart of that decision? i will put climate change at the heart of that decision?— of that decision? i will say that it will be one _ of that decision? i will say that it will be one of— of that decision? i will say that it will be one of the _ of that decision? i will s

house documents, conversations in the white house. but there is a tremendous amount of legal debate over whether a former president — not least his workers, his advisers, whether they could actually use that kind of rule to stop them being called before a congressional committee. that is going to be at the heart of the matter when this is decided. as you say, peter, this has really brought the whole issue of executive privilege to the forefront. what has donald trump had to say about all of this? well, donald trump has not, as far as we know, responded to today's developments. he has been actually relatively quiet — although his lawyers have actually been very busy this week because, using the same argument, executive privilege, he is trying to stop the release of some other documents from the white house and telephone records and visitor logs, and they will be the subject of an appeal court hearing in a couple of weeks' time, and donald trump is fighting to keep those items secret, so it all goes in to essentially the same issue,

that is perhaps why you were hearing caution from the white house | hearing caution from the white house today. they don't really know whether it is there or not. that is true and we _ whether it is there or not. that is true and we actually _ whether it is there or not. that is true and we actually should i whether it is there or not. that is i true and we actually should assume that it true and we actually should assume thatitis true and we actually should assume that it is already here and it's flying under our radar. so we have to be smart right now in making our decisions. ~ , ., to be smart right now in making our decisions. . , ., , ., decisions. why would you say vaccination is _ decisions. why would you say vaccination is in _ decisions. why would you say vaccination is in texas - decisions. why would you say vaccination is in texas right i decisions. why would you say i vaccination is in texas right now? what is it right now?— what is it right now? where is it riaht what is it right now? where is it right now? _ what is it right now? where is it right now? do — what is it r

house documents. what is clear is that the pressure is now on others who have been called to give evidence for the investigation. in a statement, the us attorney general merrick garland said the indictment of steve bannon reflected thejustice department's "steadfast commitment" to the rule of law. mr bannon is expected to appear in court on monday but this could turn to a long legal battle. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. let's look at some of the day's other news the supreme court in india has asked the government to come up with an emergency plan to tackle the toxic air quality in the capital delhi. the air quality index in and around the city reached up to 490 on a scale of 500. the chiefjustice said the authorities should consider a two—day lockdown to protect citizens from the rising pollution. security forces in sudan have used tear gas against protesters opposed to last month's military coup. bridges and major roads were closed ahead of the demonstrations. mass rallies were called after s

now, i am told by one of my white house sources that not a whole lot really changed. you just get extra secret service during that time. she works from her west wing office. 50 from her west wing office. so she didn't go anywhere else. this move is not unprecedented, is it? ., ., , , this move is not unprecedented, isit? ., ., _ , ., . is it? no. previously george w bush had _ is it? no. previously george w bush had a _ is it? no. previously george w bush had a couple _ is it? no. previously george w bush had a couple of - bush had a couple of colonoscopies, the procedure that president biden had today, and he transferred power to his then vice president, dick cheney, and so there is a process for this. in order to transfer power you send a letter to the speaker of the house, speaker pelosi, and the most senior senator in the senate, which is senator leahy right now, and that transfers power to the vice president, so kamala harris became president for, as you said, 85 minutes today. and then, once the procedure was done and joe biden was coherent again, another letter

house documents. what is clear is that the pressure is now on others who have been called to give evidence for the investigation. in a statement, the us attorney general merrick garland said the indictment of steve bannon reflected thejustice department's "steadfast commitment" to the rule of law. mr bannon is expected to appear in court on monday but this could turn to a long legal battle. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. france is remembering the islamist attacks that took place in paris six years ago, with the trial of twenty people accused of involvement now underway. 130 people died in coordinated attacks on the national stadium, bars and restaurants and the bataclan concert hall on the thirteenth of november 2015. among those testifying in the trial are survivors and security forces who witnessed the violence that night. text messages from the duchess of sussex have revealed that she felt prince harry was being "berated' by the royal family over her strained relationship with with her father.

house documents. what is clear is that the pressure is now on others who have been called to give evidence for the investigation. in a statement, the us attorney general merrick garland said the indictment of steve bannon reflected thejustice department's "steadfast commitment" to the rule of law. mr bannon is expected to appear in court on monday but this could turn to a long legal battle. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. the legal arrangement which has controlled the personal and financial affairs of the pop star britney spears for the past 13 years has been ended by a judge in los angeles. sophie long reports. this was the moment they'd been dreaming of, everything they've been fighting for. it does not feel real. it feels like i'm kind of in an out—of—body experience but it's just so incredible that we were able to actually help make this happen. after more than 13 years, the pop star was finally granted herfreedom in a hearing that lasted just 30 minutes. so proud of britney today and for

housejob over and she's chuck schumerjob over, the white house job over and she's going to make this happen. and she understands that white women in particular, without are central to democrats being able to win. that's why she put paid to care back and yesterday that's like she's talking about it today. women care a lot about it today. women care a lot about education because they believe for the kids and their grandkids education is the way up it out. unfortunately they bought a lie about it. you're going to see nancy pelosi get those bills through the house and make sure they get through the senate too. i house and make sure they get through the senate too.— the senate too. i wonder if there is another element _ the senate too. i wonder if there is another element to _ the senate too. i wonder if there is another element to what _ the senate too. i wonder if there isj another element to what happened last night. when you look at eric adams, the new mayor of new york city, former police officer, ran on crime being tough on crime, he won easily last night as we know he would. but

the united nations, the white house, tennis associations all saying this needs, there needs to be clarity and there are threats of boycotts on. events. how much pressure does that put on china and what the ramifications of that? it puts enormous pressure on china because china is anxious to portray itself on tarmac to the world is a successful, rising, responsible, major power —— is anxious to portray itself to the world and incidents like this highlights the potential for abuse of power in any authoritarian system and also the fact that the elite has a lifestyle which is somehow linked to celebrities and which people, ordinary people can only imagine and so it is embarrassing also to the chinese government because they have claimed that it is not a diplomatic incident where there is it manifestly is diplomatic incident. and so do you think this is... i mean, you said incidents like this, this isn't an isolated situation. do you think this is a moment, though, in case that could lead to change? yes, possibly, although it is hard to say exactly what kind of change. there have been inci

the president's press secretary, jen psaki, said ms harris was in the white house during mr biden's colonoscopy, which was carried out as part of an annual physical check—up. earlier, president biden departed walter reed national military medical center en route to the white house and has now resumed his presidential duties. our senior north america reporter anthony zurcher has the latest. a little bit of history. last november, kamala harris became the first woman vice president in us history. it was only a matter of time before she became the first us president. the first actiing us president. joe biden is the first president to have handed out powers like this. george w bush did in the early 2000s, ronald reagan did it, george h w bush did it. so, with biden undergoing the routine physical and the fact that colonoscopies are routine for someone of his age, it was not surprising that he invoked the 25th amendment, which governs incapacitated presidents can temporary hand overpowers to kamala harris. anthony zurcher there. we have a truly inspiring story next about the musician felix klieser

house as well, pressure is growing. yes. as well, pressure is growing. yes, ressure as well, pressure is growing. yes, pressure is _ as well, pressure is growing. yes, pressure is growing _ as well, pressure is growing. yes, pressure is growing and _ as well, pressure is growing. yes, pressure is growing and it - as well, pressure is growing. is: pressure is growing and it is snowballing in a way that i don't think chinese censors when they first took down peng shuai's statement on her account thought would happen. nobody ever thought, statement on her account thought would happen. nobody everthought, i think, that one sportswoman�*s private life and a censorship that comes after that would grow into something like this. but, clearly, they have completely miscalculated that and i don't think this thing is going to end anytime soon which is why i think in the next few days, you can expect more of these quite bizarre and suspicious proofs of life from chinese state media because they are starting to realise that this is

on thursday, joe biden will host the leaders of canada and mexico at the white house — for the north american leaders summit — the first gathering of the so—called "three amigos" since 2016. ahead of that meeting, the bbc�*s laura trevleyan has been looking at mexico's diplomatic relations with the outside world, including here in the uk. shejoins me now from mexico city. welcome to the historic heart of mexico city, and for more on this topic of how mexico looks to the rest of the world, i am joined now ijy rest of the world, i am joined now byjohn benjamin, the uk ambassador to mexico. welcome to the programme. after give you a plug before we start because christian will love this in london, the investor has nearly 150,000 followers on twitter so not quite the elite diplomat removed from the masses but how does that look to you on the eve of this first north american summit, and five years of the leaders, how do us and mexico relations look because of that this sort of in person meeting shows were turning the corner little bit on the pandemic. as we saw with koppin bit on the

house records, about january's attack on congress. meanwhile, a congressional committee investigating the attack has issued summonses to ten more trump administration officials, donald trump has condemned the committee. a man rescued from a cave in the breacon beacons

in a moment, we'll be hearing from our north america editorjon sopel, who's at the white house but first our china correspondent steve mcdonnell is in beijing. is itfairto is it fair to say, steve, that china is sending out a message saying it needs longer to reduce its use of coal? ~ . ., , . needs longer to reduce its use of coal? ~ . . , . . . , coal? well, china was much decades of breakneck — coal? well, china was much decades of breakneck economic _ coal? well, china was much decades of breakneck economic growth - coal? well, china was much decades of breakneck economic growth have | of breakneck economic growth have at times been catastrophic for the natural environment. but they've also lifted millions of people out of poverty. this dramatic change in people's living standard has been fuelled by and large by coal—fired power. in recent times, china has built huge wind and solar farms, but officials are still not sure when they can phase out coal, so they are wary of making pledges to do so. that said, we shouldn't be too pessimistic, because the communist party here is alread

house but under the barden —— biden administration, there is clear commitment to act domestically and internationally, hence why kerry was able to do what he did today. for beijing, the arc of history bends slowly towards climate action. i remember copenhagen where china was actively in the business of blocking any form of international agreement. paris, they stepped up to new forms of agreement and now, what you see with this re—energisation of their bilateral collaboration with washington, looking at sectoral specific initiatives, even in methane, forestation and regulatory standards, which i assume refers to electric vehicles as well, this is a positive step forward, so not perfect but i would certainly give it more than a six out of ten on the richter scale of achievements. president xi didn't go to cop, china didn't sign up to the pledge to shift away from coal. it's going carbon neutral by 2060, a decade behind most other countries. it didn't sign up to the big methane agreement early on in the summit. is it doing enough at home to limit its own emissions? the rest of us would

house, a strategy that involves arguing that mike pence, the then vice president, had within his power the ability to essentially deny the result of the election in certain states, the election in certain states, the bigger picture picture would ultimately denyjoe biden the presidency. clearly, that didn't happen and what the committee wants to know is who are they talking to, what were they saying? they supposedly met in what has been described as a war room in a washington hotel. what were they talking about? do they have any link with the groups that ended up in that violent storming of the capital? i in that violent storming of the ca - ital? ~ in that violent storming of the caital? ~' ,., in that violent storming of the caital? ~ ,., ., capital? i think some of the committee _ capital? i think some of the committee have _ capital? i think some of the committee have talked - capital? i think some of the i committee have talked about uncovering the centres of gravity, these would be the people to do it. i subpoenas a subpoenae. it is an order. it doesn't necessarily work that way,

a us federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the release of white house records to a congressional committee investigating donald trump's role in the attack on the us capitol injanuary. the papers had been due for release on friday. police investigating a violent attack on a french footballer have released one of her team—mates without charge. aminata diallo, who plays for paris saint—germain�*s women's team, was arrested on wednesday. she's faced two days of questioning about the assault on kheira hamraoui. belarus�*s leader has threatened to cut off gas supplies to europe if sanctions are imposed over an escalating migrant crisis at the country's western border. eu officials have accused belarus of provoking the crisis to undermine its security, an allegation it denies. meanwhile, the bbc has filmed hundreds of migrants gathering in the belarus capital, minsk, where they're apparently waiting to board buses which then take them to the border with poland. will vernon reports now from minsk. we saw large groups of migrants gathering here today in the centre of minsk, waitin

the white house and the united nations have joined demands there is growing concern over what has happened to missing chinese tennis player pinkish way. she has not been seen in public since alleging she was sexually assaulted by a high—profile former chinese official. our sports correspondent natalie pirks has the story. she is a tennis star in china, a former doubles world number one who won wimbledon. but now the united nations has added its voice to the clamour of bodies all wanting to know the same thing — where is peng shuai? two weeks ago, in this social media post, peng shuai made serious sexual assault allegations against former vice premier zhang gaoli. "like an egg hitting a rock, or a moth to the flame courting self—destruction, i'll tell the truth about you," she said. within half an hour the post had gone, and so had she. then an e—mail surfaced addressed to the chairman of the women's tennis association, claiming to be from her, saying she hadn't meant the allegations and was just "resting at home". but they're not buying it and are prepared to pull lucrative matches

a us federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the release of white house records to a congressional committee investigating donald trump's role in the attack on the us capitol injanuary. the papers had been due for release on friday. police investigating a violent attack on a french footballer have released one of her teammates without charge. aminata diallo, who plays for paris saint germain�*s women's team, was arrested on wednesday. she's faced two days of questioning about the assault on kheira hamraoui. western member states of the un security council have condemned the actions of belarus in the crisis over its border with poland. they accuse belarus of what they called an orchestrated instrumentalisation of human beings by sending migrants to the frontier, to destabilise the eu's border and to distract from its own rights violations. russia has rejected the western accusations. meanwhile the bbc has filmed hundreds of migrants gathering in the belarus capital, minsk, where they're apparently waiting to board buses which then take them to the border with poland. the bbc�*s

the white house said an hour ago it doesn't think this new mandate will exacerbate the supply chain problems. it's a gamble but you can see why the president thinks it might work. you can see why the president thinks it might work-— it might work. well, the president and the country _ it might work. well, the president and the country is _ it might work. well, the president and the country is getting - it might work. well, the president and the country is getting a - it might work. well, the president and the country is getting a bit - and the country is getting a bit desperate because we've stalled in terms of vaccinating the american people. so less than 60% of the us population has been vaccinated. we just lost over 100,000 americans over the summer and fall to covid—19. who were unvaccinated despite the widespread availability of vaccine. so 100,000 americans lost because of vaccine defiance or as i call it, the victims of anti—vaccine, anti—science aggression, coming from elements of the far right and is well as a group of nongovernmental organisations. these are lives that neve

house have joined the list of those demanding answers. tanya dendrinos reports. a force on court who has long done her country proud. now there are serious concerns for her safety. it's been more than two weeks since peng shuai said she was forced into a sexual relationship with china's former vice—premier, zhang gaoli. the former world number one doubles player made one doubles player made the allegations in a post on chinese social media site, weibo. the post was soon deleted from china's internet. there's been no tangible evidence of her whereabouts since. we're deeply concerned by reports that peng shuai appears to be missing after accusing a former prc senior official of sexual assault. we join in the calls for prc authorities to provide independent and verifiable proof of her whereabouts and that she is safe. it is the first time such a claim has been made against one of china's senior political leaders. the women's tennis association says the allegation must be respected and investigated with full transparency and without censors

house for a while. why is this not been guaranteed it is going to happen by christmas? the guaranteed it is going to happen by christmas? , ., ., , , , christmas? the sum of money is very lare christmas? the sum of money is very [are one, christmas? the sum of money is very large one. it — christmas? the sum of money is very large one. it is _ christmas? the sum of money is very large one, it is disputed _ christmas? the sum of money is very large one, it is disputed because - large one, it is disputed because in the last 40 years interest needs to be paid, so there is a complicating negotiation round not only the size but how it is paid back. it will be very difficult, i think, for the brits and the americans to agree a cash payment, that the iranians could use for whatever they like, i am sure we would prefer payment in kind, medicines have been mentioned, of course the iranians will resist that, so this is something that has to be unpicked and solved. and just finally, do you it there be done by th

the white house is expected to release more details about the numbers later this week, but it seems like some departments where there had been a low uptake have seen a big boost to their vaccination rates since the mandate was announced in september. in fact, sincejoe biden first set out the plans for federal mandate the number of unvaccinated americans aged 12 and over has dropped from about 100 million to under 60 million. i'm joined now by adam galinsky, social psychologist and professor of leadership and ethics at columbia university. welcome, thank you very much for being with us. what is the psychology of this? is that the threat of something being lost or taken away, be it money, freedom of movement or a job, outweighs any concerns over the vaccine? i movement or a job, outweighs any concerns over the vaccine?- concerns over the vaccine? i think there are two _ concerns over the vaccine? i think there are two things _ concerns over the vaccine? i think there are two things going - concerns over the vaccine? i think there are two things going on, - concerns over the vaccine? i thin

house. the seperate to that, a panel ofjudges in the court of appeal in washington is considering mr trumps attempt to block the release of records and conversations he had that day. three weeks ago a district court, ruled the document should be handed over to the commitee. let�*s speak to elizabeth wydra, president of the constitutional accountability center. elizabeth, let me tell you —— let me walk me to the programme. let�*s start with mark meadows. —— welcome you to the programme. see ban and relish the idea of going to cry to defy the committee. mark meadows, not so much. i defy the committee. mark meadows, not so much-— not so much. i think the indictment for a steve — not so much. i think the indictment for a steve bannon _ not so much. i think the indictment for a steve bannon for— not so much. i think the indictment for a steve bannon for contempt i not so much. i think the indictment for a steve bannon for contempt of| for a steve bannon for contempt of congress

the president was speaking there on his return to the white house after temporarily transferring power to the vice president because of his annual medical checkup mr biden underwent an anaesthetic, which means of chris he was unconscious. this is for a routine colonoscopy and a procedure underground by previous presidents come as a result of that, they developed terms in the constitution without vice presidents taking over as acting president during that period. technically speaking, that makes her the first woman ever to hold presidential power in the united states, even if it was only for a matter of one hour and 25 minutes. but, you know, you have to start small. the ministry ofjustice has said that double child killer colin pitchfork has been arrested and returned to prison — after being released just two months ago. (00v)it�*s understood pitchfork was taken back to jail today it's understood pitchfork was taken back to jail today following mounting concerns amoungst officials about his behaviour. he was jailed in 1988 for raping and murdering two 15 year olds, lynda mann and d

biden has been in the white house for a while. why is this notjust being guaranteed that it is going to happen by christmas? the guaranteed that it is going to happen by christmas? the sum of mone is happen by christmas? the sum of money is a _ happen by christmas? the sum of money is a very — happen by christmas? the sum of money is a very large _ happen by christmas? the sum of money is a very large one. - happen by christmas? the sum of money is a very large one. it - happen by christmas? the sum of money is a very large one. it is i money is a very large one. it is disputed, because, of course, it includes 40 years of interest that needs to be paid. so, there is a complicated negotiation around not only the size, but how it is paid back. it would be very difficult, i think, for brits and the americans to agree a cash payment that the iranians could use for whatever they liked. i am sure we would prefer payment in kind, medicines have been mentioned. the iranians will resist that. they will say this is something that has to b

the white house said it is monitoring the situation and the fbi is helping the local authorities with their investigation. reports suggest the suspect was fleeing another scene, possibly a knife fight, when he ran into people at the parade. this was the town's first holiday parade after months of restrictions because of covid, but it ended in tragedy. cbs news reporter adam rife says there is concern that death and injury totals could rise. five people dead, more than 40 people injured but so many people were taken to hospital by their own cars, by their family and friends and so those totals may be adjusted and we are waiting on the severity of many of those injuries as well. the police department, fire chief and mayor couldn't update us on all of those injuries. a very disturbing scene in the community of waukesha. 70,000 people live there. it's 20 minutes to the west of milwaukee. an suv at 4:39pm local time ploughed through the back end of this parade, walking forward, and this suv came barrelling through the back end of the parade. it did not stop, it ran over so many people and

you're watching bbc news and we are alive at the south lawn of the white house watching a ceremony where president biden will soon sign his $1 billion infrastructure bill. let's listen in. someone who understands what workers like me are going through and who of always believed in us is what we can do if given a chance. i never imagined it a million years that i would be standing here today. yeah. but that's what's great about america. thank you. cheering. thank you, thank you. yeah. but that's what's

the white house says it's monitoring the situation and the fbi is helping the local authorities with their investigation. reports suggest the suspect was fleeing another scene, possibly a knife fight, when he ran into people at the parade. this was the town's first holiday parade after months of restrictions because of covid. but it ended in tragedy. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. reverend david simmons from st matthias episcopal church in waukesha was part of the parade and witnessed the incident. my church is right at the beginning of the parade route. there are stages and it starts off. at that point, a red car came in from the right. we found out later it had basically gone through police barriers further down main street, came into main street. as it passed the church at high speed, the driver was honking the horn, making a bunch of noise and swelling to the right to actually try to avoid people. many of us assumed he was somebody like a local resident who was really upset that a parade was going on and was trying to get round it. somebody who had blundered into the parade

the white house says it's monitoring the situation and the fbi is helping the local authorities with their investigation. reports suggest the suspect was fleeing another scene, possibly a knife fight, when he ran into people at the parade. this was the town's first holiday parade after months of restrictions because of covid, but it ended in tragedy. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. let's talk to our washington correspondent, gary 0'donoghue. given recent years, the default assumption when we see news like this is terrorism. but what are the police saying in this case?- police saying in this case? well, the are police saying in this case? well, they are not _ police saying in this case? well, they are not saying _ police saying in this case? well, they are not saying that - police saying in this case? well, they are not saying that at - police saying in this case? well, they are not saying that at this | they are not saying that at this point in time and i think it is worth noting that the local police are still in charge of this investigation and if there is any indication that t

my team at the white house provide me with daily updates this week, and thursday, i will be putting forward a detailed strategy outlining how we are unified covid this winter, not with shutdowns or lockdowns but with more widespread vaccinations, boosters, testing and more. i promised every american that there would be always but it is vaccines available in the booster shots available in the booster shots available to them and for free, and everywhere available. every single american, free of charge, and i will keep that commitment. we need to do more than vaccinated americans. to be depend on that, we have to vaccinate the world as well, and america is leading that effort. we have shipped for free more vaccines to other countries than all other countries in the world combined, over 275 million vaccines. now we need the rest of the world to step up need the rest of the world to step up as well. let me be clear. not a single vaccine shot americans ever sent to the rest of the world will ever come at the expense of any american. i will always make sure that our people are protected first. but

house documents, as lawmakers continue their investigation into the january 6th deadly attack on the capitol. trump had claimed executive privilege, which has now been struck down by the federal court. i'm joined now by anthony zurcher in washington. hi, anthony. executive privilege, it didn't work very well for richard nixon. it didn't stop tapes being released. it doesn't appear to be helping mr nixon's late in life friend donald trump. what's your assessment? the friend donald trump. what's your assessment?— friend donald trump. what's your assessment? the challenge is he's t in: to assessment? the challenge is he's trying to play _ assessment? the challenge is he's trying to play and _ assessment? the challenge is he's trying to play and all— assessment? the challenge is he's trying to play and all executive - trying to play and all executive privilege which is this right for presidents to keep certain information away from the public�*s i because the president, in their view, deserves candour and should be able to get that. when you're not president any more, the strength

and it's the biden's first christmas in the white house — we'll take a look at their decorations and how they compare with the last four years.

last month, 23 family members wrote to the white house urging the president to do more to bring their loved ones home. earlier, i spoke to one of the signatories of that letter — harrison li, whose father kai li is being wrongfully detained in china. harrison, tell me about your father, what was he doing in china and how long has he been detained?- what was he doing in china and how long has he been detained? soaked my father is a us — long has he been detained? soaked my father is a us citizen, _ long has he been detained? soaked my father is a us citizen, he _ long has he been detained? soaked my father is a us citizen, he spent - long has he been detained? soaked my father is a us citizen, he spent 25 i father is a us citizen, he spent 25 years running his own single person business which functioned as a sales and marketing representative for a subsidiary of boeing here in the united states. he had spent 25 years facilitating transactions between the subsidiary and various clients in china. in 2016, my father was suddenly taken away by state security agents and he has been arre

house, a strategy that involved arguing that mike pence, the then vice president, had within his power the ability to essentially deny the result of the election in certain states which bigger picture, would ultimately deny joe biden the presidency. clearly that did not happen and what the committee wants to know is who were they talking to? what were they saying? they supposedly, at least some of them, met in what has been described as a war room in a washington hotel, what were they talking about and crucially, did they have links with the groups that ended up in the violent storming of the capitol? the eu is expected to remove ukraine from its list of covid safe countries later on tuesday, following a sustained increase in cases. ukraine s covid statistics currently make grim reading. less than one in five ukrainians are double vaccinated ? that s the lowest rate in europe — and today, the health ministry has reported a record daily high of 833 coronavirus—related deaths. from kyiv, here s our correspondentjonah fisher. in ukraine's hospitals, the alarm bells are ringing. this l

antony blinken, the leading foreign affairs spokesperson in the white house said very clearly that they would not stand in the way of britain resolving that issue. and i think you can see why richard and his family are so utterly frustrated as are the other families as well. the family of anoosheh ashoori, and others. there does not seem to be a seriousness in government, no one has gripped this from the highest level so when i went to speak to richard last week, to show him some support, it was pretty clear that while the public is absolutely touched by what has happened to this family and to other families as well, the barriers have gone up in the foreign office. and they had been reduced to meeting withjunior ministers, they cannot even go into the foreign office to use the toilet even though richard is on hunger strike outside. it does not feel this is a foreign office showing the humanity and urgency that is needed. at the moment. ok. humanity and urgency that is needed. at the moment.— at the moment. ok. thank you very much for your— at the moment. ok. thank you very much for

the white house says mr biden is having a routine colonoscopy — a procedure undergone by previous presidents. with vice president kamala harris taking over, it will make her technically speaking the first woman to hold presidential power in the united states. andrew marr has announced he is leaving the bbc after 21 yea rs. the journalist and broadcaster has presented the bbc�*s political programme the andrew marr show on sunday mornings for the past 16 years. he said from the new year, he�*ll be moving to global �*to write and present political and cultural shows and to write for newspapers�*. now it�*s time for a look at the weather. we canjoin we can join helen willetts. good afternoon. a cloudy day for the majority, but some big breaks in the cloud for north wales, parts of eastern england as well. east of scotland, where we have seen 17 celsius today. the average is around eight or nine in aberdeen, so very mild. not unusual in november, but it will be in stark contrast to what is coming later this weekend. to the north of that, we have this resident front giving wetter weather

the white house later called the vote a pantomime election that was neitherfree norfair, and most certainly not democratic. that will be welcomed by the protesters, but it is unlikely to concern daniel ortega or rosario murillo. for years, they've ignored the cried of foul play from their critics, both from inside nicaragua and abroad. instead, they've just held a vote devoid of meaningful rivals will grant, bbc news. the uk government rejects calls for a public inquiry into corruption, that found one of its mps guilty the world food programme warns that millions in afghanistan will die if the international community doesn't help. businesses and individuals and tourist dependent on jobs are overjoyed. the boarders are finally open. # i'm the naked cowboy... the naked cowboy — also known as robert burke — a new york institution, a street performer and tourist attraction in times square, who performs in his underwear, has composed his own ditty to welcome international travellers back to new york. # welcome back those international visitors to nyc. because of the ban on travellers from ma

house. the $90 billion investment that we made in 2009 helped to jump—start the clean energy industry in the united states and markets adapted. and so did consumers. and even when the trump administration rolled back admission emissions requirements for all two metres along with regulatory changes and efficiency standards for many businesses chose to stay the course. they kept reducing emissions. they continually transition to electric vehicles and energy—saving appliances. —— continue to be transition. people had been rolling and didn't stop. meanwhile, science and technology continues to advance. today, the price of solar and wind energy has dropped to the point where, in some places, clean energy is cheaper than fossil fuels. places, clean energy is cheaper than fossilfuels. around places, clean energy is cheaper than fossil fuels. around the world, scientists and entrepreneurs are integrating abundant renewable energy, more powerful batteries, breakthroughs infield fields like sy

the white house says it's monitoring the situation and the fbi is helping the local authorities with their investigation. reports suggest the suspect was fleeing another scene, possibly a knife fight, when he ran into people at the parade. this was the town's first holiday parade after months of restrictions because of covid, but it ended in tragedy. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. gary 0'donohue is our washington correspondent. what's the latest? well, we are expecting an update from the local police in the next couple of hours, ben, but as of now, we know that five people lost their lives yesterday, more than a0 were injured, and no real sense at this stage of what the motive might have been for that red ford and its drivers to plough through those bands and those marching young people. we don't know whether or not he is talking to the police at the moment. they've described him as a person of interest. i think it's worth saying that at this moment, local police are still leading the investigation, they've been advised by the fbi and otherfederal institutions. that suggests to

ava white was with friends when she was assaulted yesterday evening. four teenage boys, aged between 13 and 15, have been arrested on suspicion of her murder. our correspondent danny savage gave us the latest from liverpool city centre. very strange atmosphere here in liverpool city centre. buskers down and all the main shopping street singing christmas songs and lots of people going about their shopping on black friday and yet you have a huge chunk of the city centre shopping area completely cordoned off after this incident last night. sometimes we use the word shocking to much but this truly seems to be a shocking attack on a 12—year—old girl who was attack on a 12—year—old girl who was a year eight pupil at a school in the city and was in town last night with a group of friends. it appears there has been some sort of altercation between her group of friends and another group of youths in town and a scuffle has taken place during which she has received catastrophic injuries. she was treated at the scene and taken to alder hey children's hospi

they devote to his home in a stolen white ford. he was standing in the street. at this moment it stopped in the attack began. it is taken from cctv footage which showed key on being chased, stabbed and then shot dead. this shrine is here to murk a spot near to where keon was stabbed and fatally shot. the whole attack lasted less than 30 seconds in the first people who are outside to see what happened with his mother and twin sister. i outside to see what happened with his mother and twin sister.- his mother and twin sister. i heard the gunshots _ his mother and twin sister. i heard the gunshots and _ his mother and twin sister. i heard the gunshots and my _ his mother and twin sister. i heard the gunshots and my first - his mother and twin sister. i heard the gunshots and my first thought | the gunshots and my first thought was where is my sun. ifound out that there was somebody up the road and, yes, it was my boy. a, that there was somebody up the road and, yes, it was my boy.— and, yes, it was my boy. a week after he died. — and, yes, it was my boy. a week

and speaking after talks at the white house, the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, condemned belarus as an authoritarian regime which is using migrants to destabilise its democratic neighbours.