barack obama arising chicago for his farewell address. jeff sessions, the man picked to be the nexus attorney general, has told a congressional hearing that he is no racist and has never supported the ku klux klan. —— nexus attorney general. fifa approves plans for a massive expansion of football's world cup 248 teams. and the woman who sat in the front row of history. britain's war correspondent claire hollingworth has died at the age of 145 -- to 48 hollingworth has died at the age of 145 —— to 48 teams. —— the age of 105. live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 6pm in chicago where barack obama will deliver the final big speech of his presidency. it's expected to be a parting plea to americans not to lose faith in their future no matter what they think about their next president. it's also his last chance to try to define his legacy. the president landed in chicago a short time ago. a fitting book into what began eight y

george w bush and bob barack obama and barack obama is doing it. mrobama, barack obama and barack obama is doing it. mr obama, leaving the oval office. his time as a resident almost at an end. he leaves that nodein almost at an end. he leaves that node in the draw of the desk that was made from the timber of the ship that was donated by the british. not when we but it down. no! this is a remarkable moment. this is the tra nsfer of remarkable moment. this is the transfer of power. president obama in the oval office. walking out of the oval office. he has been resolutely... you have to wonder what he and his wife are going through in these final moments. there has rarely been a transition web people with such different worldviews and a lot of it between these two men, during the course of these two men, during the course of the last two years. but he has during the last few weeks been resolutely positive and up beat about his time and the state of america. indeed. and for several each reasons. one is the reference for office love of democracy. i reme

we were told why ali barack obama continues to see these strong earnings. looking at the three third—quarter earnings, they have had good results. in november they came out with several initiatives to drive sales but of course the growth rates aren't as high as before. they have slowed a bit and that is why they are focusing on other areas of business like cloud computing and digital media, looking at international expansion from these areas. revenue from cloud business jumped expansion from these areas. revenue from cloud businessjumped by 150%. can this be sustained? about i don't know if it can be sustained with the higher growth rates in china, it depends on how much it can expand globally. we have seen increasing demand from consumers and enterprise in cloud computing. but there are risks, you have them in the us blacklist over counterfeiting and there's a securities and exchange commission investigation in the us including accounting practices. will this create a whole going forward into the bottom line of the company, will it have a reputational da

on the issue of race, though, barack obama leaves a complicated legacy. aleem maqbool reports from alabama. there were civil rights battlegrounds across this country, but few as crucial as those in this state. in one of his last acts as president, barack obama has designated certain sites here in alabama important in the civil rights movement as national monuments, and they include this, the gaston motel, which was used as headquarters for a time by martin luther king. around the corner stands a church that was bombed by white supremacists, in one of the pivotal moments of the civil rights struggle. president obama has now made this a national monument, too, in honour of the four young girls who were killed. 11—year—old denise mcnair was one of those who died in the bombing, an event that sparked national outrage. church is supposed to be your sanctuary, so for that to happen in a church, i think those who may have been on the side of segregation had to take a second look. during his presidency, barack obama has paid tribute to the historical events t

curious, barack obama addressing the star. hello, everybody! you know, michelle and i, we've really been milking this goodbye thing. so it behoves me to be very reef. —— very brief. yes, yes. i said to be very reef. —— very brief. yes, yes. isaid before, and i will say again, that when we started on this journey, we did so with an abiding faith in the american people and their ability, our ability, to join together and change the country. in ways that would make life better for oui’ ways that would make life better for our kids and grandkids, that change didn't happen from the top—down, but happened from the bottom up. it was met sometimes with scepticism and doubt. some folks didn't think we could pull it off. there were those who felt that the institutions of power and privilege in this country we re power and privilege in this country were too deeply entrenched. and yet, all of you came together, in small towns and big cities, our whole bunch of you really young, and you decided to believe. you knocked on doors and made phone cal

later in the programme we'll be looking at barack obama's foreign policy legacy. republicans and democats in the us senate have clashed over the confirmation of donald trump's nominee for attorney—general. republican senators described jeff sessions as a distinguished legislator but democrats said they were troubled by what they called his extremely conservative agenda. several times he rejected allegations of racism. barbara plett usher reports from washington. this was always going to be a hard sell. a senator dogged by years for allegations of racism now set to become the country's top law enforcement official. jeff sessions is the first of donald trump's cabinet nominees to be questioned by congress and the most controversial. iam not a racist, iam not insensitive to blacks... 30 years ago he was accused of racist comments in front of this same committee, it rejected him from a position as federaljudge. other charges of civil rights violations followed and he has been defending his record ever since. i'm from south carolina so i know... a fellow senator from

barack obama i am in singapore. the headlines. ba rack obama holds i am in singapore. the headlines. barack obama holds his final press conference, and says he leaves the white house optimistic. at my call, i think we are going to be ok. —— core. we just have to not take it for granted. i know you will help us do it. thank you. no arrest for samsung's boss. there is not enough evidence to prosecute. samsung's boss. there is not enough evidence to prosecutelj samsung's boss. there is not enough evidence to prosecute. i am in london. millions of dollars are being pledged for research to prevent the next ebola—like epidemic. and we speak to the first indigenous australian to become a government minister. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it is sam this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it is 8am in singapore, midnight in london, and seven in the evening in washington, where president obama has held his final press conference of his eight yea rs final press conference of his eight years in

barack obama ba rack obama has just barack obama has just finished his last press conference as president. there was plenty to discuss within it. we'll work through the main points with the help of katty kay. here is the president talking about russia. in my first term we negotiated the start two treaty which has substantially reduced our nuclear stockpiles, both russia and the united states. i was prepared to go further, i told president putin i was prepared to go further. they have been unwilling to negotiate. if president—elect trump is able to restart those talks in a serious way, there remains a lot of room for oui’ way, there remains a lot of room for our countries to reduce our stockpiles. part of the reason we've been successful on our nonproliferation agenda and nuclear security agenda is because we were leading by example. i hope that continues. let's bring in katty kay from washington. a few years ago there was lots of talk about resetting the relationship with russia. hasn't really worked out as planned, has it? no. relations are not good at the moment. obama administratio

it seems that friday won't be the last we see of barack obama. but in the meantime, there's a new home to get ready. moving house is said to be one of life's most stressful experiences. but when you have been president for eight years making life and death decisions, where to hang your favourite picture is probably unlikely to keep you awake at night. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. scientists at the american space agency nasa say 2016 was the hottest year since records began over a century ago. average global temperatures edged ahead of 2015 and are now 1.1 degrees higher than pre—industrial levels. it's the third consecutive year that the record has been broken, according to nasa. scientists believe that the el nino weather phenomenon played a role but increasing levels of greenhouse gases were the main factor in driving up temperatures, as our science correspondent, rebecca morelle, explains. our planet is warming, fast, and the latest data suggests that 2016 was a record—breaking year. this winter, parts of the arctic have had a heatwave

barack obama called slavery the original sin of america. his presidency once held promise of redemption. that has not happened. is this country enters the trump era, the divisions between black and white america are felt, perhaps, more starkly than they have been in a generation. if there is anyone out there who still doubts that america is a place where all things are possible, tonight is your answer. that was the era of yes, we can. when black america seemed poised to claim a confident power apparently long denied. # i'm so reckless when i rocklike von she dressed # i'm so possess if # my daddy alabama, my mummy louisiana... to me it is a race war. you have black against white, white against black. from the swa m ps of white, white against black. from the swamps of washington to do by you of the south. beneath the surface of the south. beneath the surface of the post— racial society, fear. anger. and the deep roots of a history still unresolved. the final week of the obama presidency began with the annual commemoration for a man who gav

how would you sum up the legacy of barack obama in foreign policy? i think the major achievements of obama on foreign policy are primarily the opening of cuba and the iran nuclear deal. less ofa cuba and the iran nuclear deal. less of a headline but more responsible management of american obligations abroad, of rebuilding the public views of the united states, which have slipped towards the end of the bush administration, and most parts of the world recovered, over the course of that administration, generally trying, and obviously there are caveats, exceptions, there have been failures and mistakes, but on the old, trying to be a responsible steward of american foreign policy and america's role in the world. jacob, many thanks. stay with us and bbc news, much more coming up at the top of the hour, but now it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. the more things change, the more things stay the same. an adage that seems tailor—made for race relations in america. after eight years of a black president, amid a swirl of demogra

you can't get away from the criticism of barack obama, which has been he has beena barack obama, which has been he has been a president with so many promises that hasn't necessarily brought many to the front, and one of the big things, the massive things, one was gun control, which he hasn't been able to do, and secondly, they probably tie into each other, the fact he wanted to change how washington worked, he wanted to change the red tape and how easy it was to push these skills through. and of course he has found, like so many others before him, that once you get into power it is so much more difficult to get things done than it looks from the outset. and we wonder whether that will be different this time around because the republicans have the majority in both houses? donald trump has used the phrase on the drained swamp, and it remains to be seen. there is so much self interest. every democratic government that has a civil service thatis government that has a civil service that is always there despite whichever party is in power, they are the ones running the day—to—day busines

barack obama ba rack obama returned barack obama returned to chicago, the place where his political career began to deliver his long planned farewell address. the crowd, though, had other ideas. four more years! smiling that one away, the president used his platform to underline what he sees as his achievements. ifi he sees as his achievements. if i told you eight years ago that america would reverse a great recession, reboot our auto industry, and unleashed the longest stretch of job creation in our history... cheering if i had job creation in our history... cheering ifi had told job creation in our history... cheering if i had told you that we would open up a new chapter with the cuban would open up a new chapter with the cu ban people, would open up a new chapter with the cuban people, shutdown iran's nuclear weapons programme without firing a shot, take out the mastermind of 9/11... cheering mastermind of 9/11. .. cheering if i told you we would win marriage equality and secure the right to health insurance for another 20 million of our fellow citizens... cheering ifi had another 20 mi

it seems that friday won't be the last we see of barack obama. but in the meantime, there's a new home to get ready. moving house is said to be one of life's most stressful experiences. but when you have been president for eight years making life and death decisions, where to hang your favourite picture is probably unlikely to keep you awake at night. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. as washington gears up for friday's inauguration there was news today that former president george hw bush has been moved to intensive care at a houston hospital. he's 92 and suffering from pneumonia but is said to be in stable condition. a procedure was performed to clear his airway. his wife barbara has also been admitted to the same hospital, as a precaution. she is said to be very fatigued and coughing. sally bundock is here with the business news. we are focused on london today. fears are growing of a costly brexit exit is. a fear of banking jobs leaving are growing. leading firms are now weighing up moving thousands of staff out of the uk, after prime minister

barack obama ba rack obama has barack obama has delivered his farewell speech. in an emotional speech in chicago, he said he believed the country was in a better, stronger place than when he was first elected eight years ago. the president admitted progress had not gone far enough but called on the american people to put aside their differences and help bring about positive change. i am asking you to hold fast to that faith written into our founding documents, that ideal whisper by slaves and abolitionists, that spirit sung by immigrants homesteaders and those who marched forjustice, that creed reaffirmed by those who planted flags from foreign battlefields to the surface of the moon, a creed at the core of every american whose story is not yet written. yes, we can. cheering and applause. yes, we did. yes, we can. we'll be assessing president 0bama's legacy with a panel of experts on us politics and society at about 8:10. meanwhile, donald trump says he is the victim of a "political witch hunt" after allegations against him were published in the us. unconfirmed

and barack obama. have coffee with michelle obama and ba rack obama. they have coffee with michelle obama and barack obama. they will accompany them to capitol hill for the inauguration services. mr trump, who has already put out his slogan for his re—election campaign. he has not yet been inaugurated, but the slogan for his 2020 campaign will be "keep america great again". his family has been inside the church. ivanka trump will no longer be part of the family business, but will support her father. and her husband, jared kushner, is also there with the president today. they are jewish. ivanka trump converted tojudaism when marrying jared kushner, who is an orthodox jewish person. when marrying jared kushner, who is an orthodoxjewish person. his sons, eric and don, are with him as well. lani for the president's speech, we understand donald trump wrote several drafts himself. he sent out a photograph of himself sitting at a desk of what he called the winter white house. it is his hotel complex and resort in palm beach, florida. that speech, we will li

he does not have barack obama oi'i now. he does not have barack obama on his side now. he is the 45th president of the united states. all the decisions and cares of these offers are the decisions and cares of these offers a re now the decisions and cares of these offers are now on his shoulders. this really has been an extraordinary transition of power. many people thought it would not happen. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. you have been watching this bbc news of special on the inauguration of the next president of america. singing. i, donald john trump, do solemnly swear. that i will faithfully execute. the office of president of the united states. so help me god. from this day forward it's going to be only america first. america first. many of us have enjoyed a settled spell of weather over the last few days. that doesn't mean we are all enjoying the same conditions. cold and frosty starts in the south of britain. converting to gloriously sunny days in many spots. and here is the variety. this is what i was talking about. in the flow of h

ba rack obama were much smaller than those that greeted barack obama eight years ago. hail to the chief rang out for barack obama won last time as he entered the final minutes of his eight—year presidency, and one sensed a feeling of the map happiness, even though this wasn‘t the way he wanted to end his presidency. then came the entrance ofa man presidency. then came the entrance of a man now taking centre stage. —— of a man now taking centre stage. —— of the man. his inaugural show, ushering in a very new reality. he read from a script written by america‘s founding fathers. the presidential oath of office. i, donald john trump, do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. and will, to the best of my ability... and will, to the best of my ability... preserve, protect and defend... preserve, protect and defend... preserve, protect and defend... the constitution of the united states. the constitution of the united states. 35 simple words that made him donald trump —— president donald trump. the gun salu

as barack obama prepares to say goodbye we look at what he's done for america' financial health. the cost of china's raw materials is going up faster than it has for more than five years — wait for it — it's important because it could mean the rest of us — the rest of the world — paying more for the stuff they sell us? welcome to world business report. i'm aaron heslehurst. stay where you are i have about nine! nine minutes, it is all i am asking for an eye promised to deliver an exciting snapshot of business. there are just a couple of weeks of barack obama's presidency remaining and later today he gives his big farewell speech. as well as being commander in chief he's also overseen the world's biggest economy for the last eight years. but what kind of legacy has he left? well more than 11 million more jobs have been added with the unemployment rate falling from 7.8% to 4.7% but what the typical american family brings home has barely changed at nearly $54,000 a year once you adjust for inflation pretty much the same as it has been for 20 years. and the economy has grown

barack obama was asked what advice he would give his successor. on this, he steered a diplomatic course. this is a job of such magnitude that you can't do it by yourself. you are enormously reliant on a team. that's probably the most useful advice, the most constructive advice, that i have been able to give him. and then the final question. come on, mr president, are you really as sanguine as you are saying publicly about donald trump taking over? this is notjust a matter of no drama obama. this is what i really believe. it is true that behind closed doors i curse more than i do in public. laughter. sometimes i get mad. and frustrated like everybody else does. but at my core, i think we're going to be ok. thank you very much, press corps. good luck. barack obama will spend the next year writing and being around more for michelle and his two daughters. he says he won't be a back seat driver. but he's given this warning, if he sees things that he really doesn't like then he will speak out. it seems that friday won't be the last we see of barack obam

obama convention centre eager to hear what ba rack obama has convention centre eager to hear what barack obama has to say in his closing address to the nation. this is where it all began for him where he came as a community organiser and this is where he claimed victory in chicago in 3008 so it is fitting he should choose this town for his farewell address. people i've been talking to will hope that the president will reassure them, an area of anxiety for democrats as they worry about what donald trump will bring and whether he can repeal obama's legacy as he is promising to do. the white house says this speech will be beyond politics, he will reflect what he has learned in his eight years in politics and offer some hunters to confront the challenges ahead, which is code for dealing with president—elect donald trump. —— pointers. people eagerto hear from such trump. —— pointers. people eagerto hearfrom such a trump. —— pointers. people eagerto hear from such a revered figure who they now people coming here tonight see as someone historic in their own lifetimes. indeed. any

a big change there from barack obama traditions. a big change there from ba rack obama who traditions. a big change there from barack obama who had many marching bands from big cities. i have been speaking to people who are thrilled the donald trump is in the white house, who never thought he would win. even amongst those i have been speaking to, delighted as they are an much as they hope he will return jobs as promised and he. what they see as trade and in legal immigration there is concern that he could do more to try to unite the country. some people told me they —— that they wished he had done more to reach out to those who did not vote for him. this is definitely a moment for him. this is definitely a moment for his supporters to celebrate but the crowds are thinner than i have seen the crowds are thinner than i have seen at previous inaugurations and some of these are viewing stand that we re some of these are viewing stand that were not packed to the rafters as they had been before, a reflection, i guess, of the divisions

trans—pacific partnership, this is barack obama's baby. he doesn't want to get rid of it, it will go ahead with asian countries trading with other asian countries. he doesn't wa nt to other asian countries. he doesn't want to be part of that. he thinks it is taking jobs away from america. it is antagonistic against other countries, isn't it? yes, and interestingly enough, bernie sanders was for not getting involved with tpp, and also getting rid of nafta, the north american free trade agreement, trump also wants to get rid of that because it brings jobs back to america and it antagonises other countries, in that case mexico and canada. so it is an interesting thing that he feels these are priorities. he has already started the ball rolling on dismantling the affordable care act. bernie sanders, no matter how vitriolic it was, trump was never rude about bernie sanders. he never made fun of him, never traduced him, he said that the dnc, democratic national committee, it is stitched up, he used the expression, they stitched bernie up. he felt

sally yates is a barack obama appointee. she was asked to stay on temporarily by president trump, but is due to be replaced within days, depending on senate confirmation by mr trump's pick, jeff sessions. and another very unusual intervention. only 11 days after he left office, former president obama has weighed in to the controversy. his spokesman said american values are at stake, and praised protesters against the executive order. the statement says the former president is heartened by the level of engagement around the country, and says he fundamentally disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion. and, in the past few hours, senior democratic politicians have gathered at a rally outside the supreme court. house minority leader nancy pelosi and senate leader chuck schumer called mr trump's executive order un—american. all of us take an oath of office to protect and defend the constitution of the united states. what the president has done is not in the interest of se

barack obama was asked what advice he would give his successor. on this, he steered a diplomatic course. this is a job of such magnitude that you can't do it by yourself. you are enormously reliant on a team. that's probably the most useful advice, the most constructive advice, that i have been able to give him. and then the final question, come on, mr president, are you really as sanguine as you are saying publicly about donald trump taking over? this is notjust a matter of no drama obama. this is what i really believe. it is true that behind closed doors i curse more than i do in public. laughter. and sometimes i get mad and frustrated like everybody else does. but at my core i think we're going to be ok. thank you very much, press corps. good luck. barack obama will spend the next year writing and being around more for michelle and his two daughters. he says he won't be a back seat driver. but he's given this warning, if he sees things that he really doesn't like then he will speak out. it seems that friday won't be the last we see of barack ob

barack obama called slavery "america's original sin." his presidency once held promise of redemption. that has not happened. as this country enters the trump era, the divisions between black and white america are felt, perhaps, more starkly than they have been in a generation. cheering if there is anyone out there who still doubts that america is a place where all things are possible, tonight is your answer. ‘formation' by beyonce plays that was the era of yes, we can. when black america seemed poised to claim a confidence, a power, a parity long denied it. # y'all haters corny with that illuminati mess. # paparazzi, catch my fly and my cocky fresh. # i'm so reckless when i rock my givenchy dress. # i'm so possessive so i rock his roc necklaces. # my daddy alabama, momma louisiana. but america was not ready. to me it is a race war. you have black against white, white against black. # earned all this money but they never take the country out me. # i got a hot sauce in my bag, swag. from the swamps of washington to the baoyou of the sout

and after a divisive election campaign, barack obama had this rebuke. america, we weaken those ties when we allow our political dialogue to become so corrosive that people of good character are not even willing to enter into public service. so coarse with rancour that americans with whom we disagree are seen notjust as misguided, but as malevolent. for americans depressed by the state of their politics, the message from the man who started out as a community organiser was a simple one. if you're tired of arguing with strangers on the internet, try talking with one of them in real life. cheering. if something needs fixing, then lace up your shoes and do some organising. cheering. if you're disappointed by your elected officials, grab a clipboard, get some signatures, and run for office yourself. cheering. paying tribute to his wife michelle and his daughters, the president became emotional. michelle lavon robinson, girl of the south side... cheering. for the past 25 years you have not only been my wife and mother of my children, you have been my best fri

barack obama ba rack obama has just barack obama has just finished his final press conference as president, inevitably was asked about his successoi’. inevitably was asked about his successor. i don't expect that there is going to be, you know, enormous overla p. is going to be, you know, enormous overlap. that may be an understatement. only two days until donald trump is sworn in as president. i'll play you a report looking at how the day will play out on the national mall. in sport, i'll look at the vendee globe yacht race as it draws to a close. it only happens every four years, and this one is a thiller. pete main contenders are expected to finish tomorrow morning. —— the two main contenders. if you want to get in touch, that is the hashtag. on friday, the us presidency will be passed from barack obama to donald trump. this report by rajini vaidya nathan explains the practicalities of the day. ido i do solemnly swear... that i will faithfully execute the office of... how does it work on inauguration day? this is where donald trump will wa ke day? this is where donald trump will w

will you miss president barack obama? yes, yes indeed. the whole first family on his beautiful wife and children, everything about them, they are leaving behind some big shoes to fill. danika miller, thank you forjoining us. so, that was danika miller, one ofjust thousands of people packed inside that hall. so, that is the special coverage from inside the convention centre in chicago as president barack obama centre in chicago as president ba rack obama makes centre in chicago as president barack obama makes his farewell address to the american people following in a tradition that began with america's very first president, george washington. laura, many thanks indeed. we will be here in the studio in london. let's run through some of the highlights of the final speech from president 0bama the final speech from president obama to the nation as president. my my fellow americans. michelle and i have been so touched by all the well wishes we have received over the past few weeks. but, tonight, it's my turn to say thanks. whether we have seen

we look back at the legacy barack obama. —— bya back at the legacy barack obama. —— by a storm. the japanese people are in mourning, following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief. after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is newsday on the bbc. our top stories: donald trump is to appoint his son—in—lanared kushner as a senior white

a lot was said about barack obama not really feeling england, not being an anglophile. but i think rumours of the special relationship have been exaggerated by the so—called trumpsters and by nigel farage, the leader of the ukip party in this country. i think it's a strong relationship. the death of iran's former president... akbar hashemi rafsanjani — i say that very flue ntly hashemi rafsanjani — i say that very fluently because i remember studying him whenl fluently because i remember studying him when i was in geography in the late 1970s or early '80s at school in manchester. we had a lot of iranian refugees who came in because they obviously fled the islamic revolution. akbar hashemi rafsanjani was the moderate face of that revolution, while ayatollah khamenei was the hardliner. throughout the la st was the hardliner. throughout the last 30 or so years, he's been the guy who's been able to rein in the so—called hardliners, pushed people like the current president, hassan rouhani, to the fore. his presence, or his absence, will be missed. because he is a guy

eric obama went to ten in his 2013 inauguration. —— barack obama. but it's a chance to celebrate and also the public face of the presidency is all—important. the public face of the presidency is all—importa nt. so the public face of the presidency is all—important. so much of thejob is public choreography, public performance and donald trump understands that, as someone who rose to fame as a reality tv show host on the apprentice and he is a producer at heart. he knows how important appearance is. and healy was denied choreographing the image of discontented, successful, beautiful first family. well, president trump's already started dismantling some of barack 0bama's key policies. just after his inauguration parade he signed his first executive orders, including that decree against the affordable care act, which is known as 0bamacare, and the announcment of a national day of patriotism. he also signed a waiver to allow retired marine generaljames mattis to be defence secretary, even though it is less than the required seven years since he lef

|j he would cherish a letter left to him by barack obama. i went to the 0val him by barack obama. i went to the oval office and thomas pieters letter from oval office and thomas pieters letterfrom president oval office and thomas pieters letter from president obama. oval office and thomas pieters letterfrom president obama. it oval office and thomas pieters letter from president obama. it was very nice of him to do that and we will cherish that and we will keep that and we won't even tell the press what is in that letter. president trumpeted the last word. that's all from me goodbye. after some of us emerged, in the sunshine it was quite delightful in suffolk but other places it stayed grey and overcast all day long. earlier on there was snow falling in wales. 0vernight, it stays cold, in fa ct wales. 0vernight, it stays cold, in fact where the areas are tinged blue it will be cold with severe frost in a few places. 0ther it will be cold with severe frost in a few places. other places when it stays cloudy will be cold. most places dry, last night temperatures locally will get lowe

barack obama and michelle greeting the new occupants of the house, donald and milani at trump, and a gift to the outgoing first lady from her successor —— milani at trump. and pose for posterity, the [mt h trump. and pose for posterity, the 44th and 45th presidents together. the ceremonial is over and the gladhanding for the moment is done. now donald trump is making his way along pennsylvania avenue back to the white house and the awesome responsibility of being president of the united states of america. and now the real work begins. the parade is another central piece of the pageant on inauguration day with military bands marching through the streets. but this being donald trump there had to be one surprise, and it came as he was approaching the white house. he got out of the car near the fbi building, but more importantly right across the road from the trump international hotel. donald trump the businessman, and donald trump the businessman, and donald trump the president seemed to be going hand in hand. the day after his surprise election victory barack obama said the world w

executive orders that barack obama be repealed. executive orders that ba rack 0bama put be repealed. executive orders that barack obama put into place lasted through the expiration of his term into donald trump's term but because one president can do one thing, another can it so donald trump can enter them when he wants as has done with the abortion counselling and that he stated. we appreciate your help. what about tomorrow? more on immigration, particularly taking a look at people coming from other countries. there was talk about a ban on muslims, i don't think we will see that but we could see some immigration visa bans on certain countries and also that could be further looking at refugees, perhaps a ban on serbian refugees and a suspension of the us refugee programme. we will see. you will help us through that. thank you. we appreciate that. thank you for all of us who stayed with us. lead story is president trump has begun the process of building a wall along the us mexico border but there have been many other developments be

he painted a hellish picture of america, a very different picture to the one that barack obama had said he was leaving behind. for too many of our citizens, a different reality exists. mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities. rusted—out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation. and an education system flush with cash but which leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of all knowledge. and the crime and the gangs and the drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealised potential. this american carnage stops right here and stops right now. and then a message to the rest of the world — don't look to us to bail you out, we have different priorities now. we assembled here today, are issuing a new decree to be heard in every city in every foreign capital and in every hall of power. from this day forward a new vision will govern our land. from this day forward it's going to be only america first. america first. economic nationalism would be the order of the day. we will follow two simple rules. buy

when barack obama was president there was a huge amount of prevarication and hand—wringing over what to do about the keystone xl pipeline, the president then trying to balance his green credentials with his desire to providejobs. for donald trump, in his second day in office, no such qualms. for him, everything is about putting americans back to work. but criticism has been swift. president trump's decision today to green light these dirty oil pipelines proves one, that over the next four years he will side with the oil and gas industry over public health, the environment and every day americans. and the move is certain to upset native americans whose opposition to the dakota pipeline was strenuous and, ultimately, successful last yea r. they object to it, saying it will contaminate water supplies and disturb ancient burial grounds. and though this executive action has been signed, this is probably going to end up in the courts and so, in the short—term, this move is likely to create more jobs for lawyers than construction workers. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. protests over the

under barack obama, there we re parade. under barack obama, there were a lot of marching bands, a lot of civic groups from america's cities, and now you're seeing what donald trump has referred to as the forgotten america, those small rural towns, much more representation for those groups in this parade. so it really is a changing of the guard in more ways than one that you are seeing. the america represented by barack obama, the cities, the liberals, and america much more of minorities, i mean, this crowd here right now is very weight compared to the crowd i have seen a previous inaugurations. i was here in 2013 for barack obama's inauguration now at this crowd is much less diverse —— this crowd here right now is very white. this is very much blue—collar america. people i've been speaking to in the crowd today, some are very concerned about the divide within america. some, even very loyaltrump voters i have been speaking to today, they were disappointed by the fa ct today, they were disappointed by the fact that the

the schemes were both blocked by barack obama. environmentalists and native americans have reacted angrily and vowed to challenge the decision. the israeli government has approved plans to build 2,500 new homes in the occupied west bank. it's the second announcement of new construction in occupied territory since president trump took office. a spokesman for the palestinian president said the move would promote extremism. the british government says it will begin the formal process of leaving the european union by the end of march, despite losing a supreme court case over the role of parliament. the court ruled that mps must have the final say on triggering brexit, bringing a seven—month legal battle to an end. now on bbc news, tuesday in parliament.

obama diplomats who have been expelled by ba rack obama who diplomats who have been expelled by barack obama who has arrived back home. but also president obama is in washington to try and do more work to save obama care, so we will talk about that, too. the british art critic, writer, and painterjohn bird has died. his best—known work was ways of seeing, a criticism of western cultural athletics, and he also one —— won the booker prize. our arts correspondent met him at his home. the activity of riding has been, for me, a helpful one. it allows me to make sense of things and continue. i wa nt to make sense of things and continue. i want to question that some of the assumptions... john burda, a young artist, who became a writer, who persuaded the bbc to make him —— let him makea persuaded the bbc to make him —— let him make a television programme about how the way we view art has changed. his programmes turned out to be as iconic as the art he talked about. today he lives in paris with an old friend and a bad back. we had four months to make these programmes. with nobody

the day after his surprise election victory, barack obama said the world would keep on spinning, the sun would continue to rise. he's right, it has. but this morning, washington, america, and the rest of the world has woken to an uncertain new dawn. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. let's bring you that live image of the white house where the new residents, the 45th president of the united states is there at home preparing for one of three balls that he and the first lady will be attending. let's have a look now at the washington convention centre. this is where two of the balls will be taking place. the third one is for members of the army and that is a closed all, so to speak. just for invited guests and members of the army. these images from the washington convention centre where to balls will be taking place, same building but to different events. they will be occurring at the same time and donald trump and his wife are expected at. let's talk about the both day today with barbara in washington. it has been an incredible day. and we start with the inauguration speech? very much ce

the letter was of course written by barack obama for president trump. mr trump says he found it when he first went into the office, and that he will keep it, cherish it, and never tell the press what is written in it. it seems only two american presidents will ever know what it says. a campaign to reinstate an australia day advert featuring two girls in hijabs has raised more than 100,000 australian dollars in donations. the ad was taken down from a street in melbourne after threats were made to the billboard company. it was accused of being propaganda and not reflecting australian culture. campaigners have now raised funds to pay for multiple billboards across australia. dee madigan is the creative director behind the advert, and joins me from sydney. i believe you are also doing the crowd funding in reinstating those ads, but tell us the latest over this row, particularly if that ad has been reinstated on the original melbourne street it was taken off. yes, well, the original ad didn't just feature the girls in hijab. it actually featured a range of a

in his final news conference as president, barack obama calls on donald trump's administration to lead by example, to prevent big countries from "bullying" smaller ones. scientists declare that 2016 was the warmest year on record, and man made climate change is to blame. newsnight, the head of the imf, christine lagarde, looks at the

barack obama has delivered his farewell address as us president. in an emotional speech in chicago, he said he believed the country was in a better, stronger place than when he was first elected eight years ago. the president admitted progress had not gone far enough, but he called on the american people to put aside their differences and help to bring about positive change. i am asking you to hold fast to that faith written into our founding documents, that idea of whisper by slaves and abolitionists, that spirit sung by immigrants and homesteaders and those who marched for justice. that creed, reaffirmed by those what planted flags from foreign battlefields to the surface of the moon. a creed at the core of every american whose story is not yet written. yes, we can. yes, we did. yes, we can. a 15—year—old girl has been charged with the murder of a seven—year—old in york. katie rough died in hospital on monday after being found with serious injuries near a playing field in the woodthorpe area. the teenager is due to appear before magistrat

as president barack obama prepares to deliver is farewell message in chicago in less than an hour ‘s time, in asia we are reflecting what his eight years in office did for the region. a signature free—trade deal, the pacific partnership will be scrapped by donald trump. i spoke to senior economist. if you look at trade, for examples, trade between developing asia and the us, it increased by a 30% by 2010 and 2015. of course, part of this is explained by the economic recovery but it is a positive sign none the less. the official effort to deepen ties, is the free—trade agreement which will celebrate its fifth anniversary this year. increase in trade between the us and asia and a rise in investment in us business but there is trepidation about the incoming trump administration and potentially his protectionist policies and bringing back these businesses from asia back to the us. that is true. i think no matter who is in power in the us, trade between the us and asia will remain important. most asian economies are export—oriented. the us is the number two destination after china.