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 in alabama important in the civil rights movement as national monuments, including 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. ii—year—old denise mcnair was one of those who died in the bombing, an event that sparked national outrage. churches are supposed to be your sanctuaries, so for that to happen in a church, i think those that 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 that helped pav

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

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 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

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

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

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. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

in his speech the president, barack obama, focused on the state of the democracy. understand democracy does not require uniformity. 0ur founders argued, they quarrelled, and eventually they compromised. they expected us to do the same. but they knew that democracy does require a basic sense of solidarity. the idea that for all our outward differences, we are all in this together. that we rise or fall as one. and he went on to focus on the state of the economy, and its relationship to healthcare and education. to begin with, our democracy won't work without a sense that everyone has economic opportunity. and the good news is that today, the economy is growing again, wages, incomes, home values and retirement accounts are all rising again. poverty is falling again. the wealthy are paying a fair share of taxes, even as the stock—market shatters records the unemployment rate is near a ten year low. the uninsured rate has never, ever been lower. health—care costs are rising at the slowest rate in 50 years. and i said, and i mean it, if anyone can put together a plan

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 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 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.

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

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

barack obama prepares for a final farewell. i'm at the white house where journalists have packed the briefing room for their last chance to question president obama before he leaves office. on a visit to india, britain's foreign secretary warns eu leaders not to penalise the uk over brexit. if mr hollande wants to administer punishment beatings to anybody who chooses to escape rather in the manner of some sort of world war ii movie then, you know, i don't think that is the way forward. meanwhile european commission presidentjean—claude juncker promises to seek a "balanced" brexit deal — but warns of difficulties ahead. we want a fair deal with britain and a fair day for britain

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

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

barack obama didn't want them, donald trump wa nts obama didn't want them, donald trump wants them, and also coal and that sort of thing. i think those two pipelines i would not be against those two pipelines. let's not forget, barack obama only nixed the keystone xl pipeline just before the paris agreement, so he had a better position. what i am worried about is, some of the things he wants to do may not necessarily be bad things, but the way he goes about it, the way he rams everything through, i have one, and nowi it, the way he rams everything through, i have one, and now i can do whatever i want. i am very fea rful of do whatever i want. i am very fearful of a huge backlash against the oil industry and against other energy industries, you know, in the next three to four years, because it is just round down. next three to four years, because it isjust round down. when next three to four years, because it is just round down. when you swing the pendulum too much to one side, it usually swings back quite violently. that sort of where i would stand on this. arab news. israel approves 25

barack obama, after eight years will give a farewell speech. he is content with the gro bought financial crisis and syria's descent into war, he's also been frustrated by political stalemate at home with issues such as gun control. what will his legacy be? awarm as gun control. what will his legacy be? a warm welcome to our next guest. robert, that legacy will be a serious question. what will the theme main achievements? we need to think how we better off today than we we re think how we better off today than we were eight years ago and the overwhelming answer is yes. the economy was on the ropes in 2008, almost on the verge of depression. we now have a robust economy, we have a president respected around the world, and someone who brought a bit of class and coolness under pressure which resonated with the people. he also brought a better understanding of the concept of climate change to the public underworld and the us became a leader where we had been lagging behind. also, equal rights, embracing the gay marriage issue, women's writes. the to

but a farewell therefrom the marines to barack obama. and let's get a little more of the festivities. we just had a minutes silence at the beginning. at the beginning of the evening, and the beginning of the evening, and the president is being bid a fond farewell by the band. everyone is in full military regalia. as i said, barack obama is there for some of the military to say goodbye to him. he is of course the commander—in—chief of the united states but only has that for another two back weeks. donald trump will be taking over soon. senior foreign office diplomat, sir tim barrow, is to become britain's new ambassador to the eu — it follows the resignation of sir ivan rogers, who criticised ministers for "muddled thinking" over brexit. a man's charged with causing the deaths of two cousins by dangerous driving, as they crossed a road on new year's eve in oldham. the retail giant next warns of a challenging year ahead, after its shares take a tumble due to a drop in sales in the run up to christmas. an update on the market numbers

barack hussein obama leads our news review. he spoke to the press corps at the white house for the very last time. the guardian showing him here smiling, talking about why he believes americans voted for donald trump. he says it's because they feel forgotten and disenfranchised. peace talks to try and end the bloodshed in syria are due to begin on monday in kazakhstan. in the arab news, they've got a bit there on the front page. it still seems unclear which international players will be at those peace talks. the new york times' international edition showing president—elect donald trump in moscow in 2013 at the miss universe contest. the paper looking at mr trump's ties to russia, also reporting on a number of polls in the us which show he has the lowest approval rating for any new american president. delegates at the world economic forum in davos have been looking into the future, with a report suggesting electric cars will make up suggesting electric cars will make up 90% of all vehicles by 2035. gulf news also writes that,

barack obama prepares for a final farewell. i'm at the white house where journalists have packed the briefing room for their last chance to question president obama before he leaves office. on a visit to india, britain's foreign secretary warns eu leaders not to penalise the uk over brexit. if mr hollande wants to administer punishment beatings to anybody who chooses to escape rather in the manner of some sort of world war ii movie then, you know, i don't think that is the way forward. meanwhile european commission presidentjean—claude juncker promises to seek a "balanced" brexit deal — but warns of difficulties ahead. we want a fair deal with britain and a fair day for britain but a fair deal means a fair deal for the european union too. thousands of gambians and foreign tourists flee the country due to political unrest after the president refused to stand down. also this hour, record breaking temperatures for the third year in a row. scientists say it's due to climate change — and we're to blame. good evening and welcom

it wasn't just the hope when barack obama came to office, it was the wild expectation, too. that the country's problems would be solved at a stroke, that the first african—american president would usher in a post—racial era. no more black america or white america, just the united states of america. but the lingering vestiges of that dream disappeared in the summer of 2014, in clouds of tear gas, in a nondescript suburb of st louis, missouri, called ferguson. an unarmed black man had been shot by a white police officer. it was a pattern that would become all too familiar. in charleston, south carolina, walter scott had been pulled over for a minor motoring offence. footage captures the white police officer who stopped him shooting him in the back several times before he dies. gunfire. the policeman claimed self—defence. at his trial, which ended last month, the jury was unable to reach a verdict. the court, therefore, we must declare a mistrial... another symbol for the black community that things haven't changed. i think his legacy to him is more important right now, t

barack obama acknowledged that what he called a "constructive" relationship with russia, was in the interests of america and the wider world. so how will the kremlin see the new us president? this from our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg. if donald trump redecorates the white house, here's something for the west wing, perhaps. a gift from russia with love. artist nikas safronov says america's new leader reminds him of napoleon and a pirate, and although nikas did have all bases covered, he says he always believed it was trump who'd create a fresh canvas for us—russian relations. "the american people made the right choice," he says. "we hoped trump would win." but did moscow do more than just hope? this month, a us intelligence report claimed the kremlin tried to influence the election for trump through cyber attacks, internet trolls, and a media campaign. the report highlights the role of rt, calling the channel the kremlin‘s principal international propaganda outlet. today, it hit back. how awful it is to see that such a huge and powerful country relies on such bad, bad, sloppy and

and it has been a day of damaging headlines, with barack obama breaking his silence afterjust ten days, to say that he doesn't approve of this travel ban, and various american diplomats around the world also expressing disquiet, mike. and two more thoughts, i guess, occurring to many of our viewers. first of all, will dana boente enforce the executive order? but before all that, can president trump do this? well, yes, i mean, there are a lot of questions here. of course, ultimately, what is going to happen with this executive order? it does appear that there are going to be legal challenges, there were more advanced today, and that ultimately the fate of that very controversial move to basically prohibit the arrival into the united states of refugees, syrian refugees, indefinitely, and other refugees for several months, could end up going all the way to the united states supreme court. 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

then barack obama and his family will say goodbye and leave by helicopter. after the lunch in the afternoon, the presidential parade starts on capitol hill and goes until the white house, the new home of donald trump. in the evening, the inaugural ball, where the president and first lady perform before first dance. the bbc‘s laura bicker is in washington. 12 hours to go until he ascends the steps on capitol hill and puts his hands on two bibles, notjust the lincoln bible, but the one he used asa lincoln bible, but the one he used as a young boy. he will be the 45th president of the united states. we had a preview of what the crowds may look like on the day at a welcome concert just a few look like on the day at a welcome concertjust a few hours ago. this isa concertjust a few hours ago. this is a musical warmup act from one of the greatest political shows on earth. and centre stage for this welcome concert is its star. this is a first look at donald trump's inauguration crowds, his chance to address those who put him in office. the polls started going up,

the us under barack obama, the economy has done quite well? he inherited a poisoned chalice, really. like many economies around the world, the us economy was in dire straits. a tough position to ta ke dire straits. a tough position to take on and many will say it has done relatively well. someone has treated me that it was not friday, only tuesday! i going home. there are just a couple of weeks of barack 0bama'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 8 years. but what kind of legacy has he left? well since his inauguration injanuary 2009 more than 11 million morejobs have been added with the unemployment rate falling from 7.8% to 4.7%. it peaked at 10.0% in 0bama's first year in power. the typical american family brings home nearly $54,000 a year, almost exactly the same as 20 years ago — once you adjust for inflation. wage growth has been very low under 0bama, and has been called the "missing piece" of the recovery

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

obama. late out the store yesterday sean spicer, the new white house communications chief, this is not going to be a ride i think for the faint of heart. it'll be a white knuckle ride and wait to see how it all pans out. how often if ever ijournalist banned from the press briefing? this administration did actually ban during the campaign representatives of certain news organisations that it fell out with. among them are the washington post for example. it is not afraid to do that and clearly this is the sort of tactic it holds up this is the sort of tactic it holds up its sleeve. what they can also do, more subtle things including withdrawing access to certain events, showing preference to other outlets and so on. there are a numberof outlets and so on. there are a number of things they can do basically to get back at the media if you like. it is as they say a brave new world out there now. what i journalist saying about the way they are going to need to approach reporting stories with mr tr

why barack obama's half—sister says their upbringing prepared him for office. 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 bbc news. i'm mike embley. the latest headlines: america's top intelligence official warns russian cyber attacks

barack obama went to ten in his 2013 inauguration. but, yes. it is a chance to celebrate and two, you know, to show the public face of the presidency, it is so important and so presidency, it is so important and so much of the job presidency, it is so important and so much of thejob is public performance. donald trump understands that as someone who rose to fame as a reality tv show host on the apprentice. he is a producer rat heart. he knows the importance of appearance. and here he was choreographing the image of a contented successful beautiful first family. we have spoken a lot about donald trump but there has also been many donald trump but there has also been ma ny eyes donald trump but there has also been many eyes on melania and speculation about what she would wear. it is indicative of the amount of pressure on the first lady. how does she go about carving out her own role? michelle obama wore a little known immigrant designer for her first ball and then when she left today she was also wearing the same designer, someone she made hugel

all this as barack obama performs his final acts. one of them took his deputy completely by surprise. but washington moves on. it has always been a city of political farewells. and next week this capital and this country will be under very different management. the us house of representatives has voted to begin the process to repeal the law known as obamacare. it's more formally called the affordable care act, and is one of president barack obama's landmark pieces of legislation. the senate has already approved the measure. laura bicker has the details from washington. all throughout the campaign, the cry from donald trump was that he would repeal and replace obamacare and he has already praised the swift action of his republican colleagues by getting this through congress and saying that soon the ‘unaffordable care act‘ would be history. however there is that repeal process under way. it is a budget measure that has gone through today and that will make way for a repeal and replace bill. however there is yet to be a replacement.

they were hoping to try to get it done before the end of barack obama's presidency, working desperately to try to get it through congress before then. they failed. the reason they were in such a desperate rush is because they knew donald trump, but notjust donald trump, also hillary clinton, on the campaign trail basically said they would walk back from the transpacific partnership, a trade deal between the usa and asia. what you're hearing here is this talk of trying to get a better deal for america, something donald trump has made very clear, that he wants to be tougher on the country's trading partners, but what that means in practice is going to be crucial. does it mean, for example, he will impose tariffs, as he has threatened in some instances, against china and mexico? there could be affected on global trade, what will that be? and what will that be for the global —— mean for the global economy? there isa mean for the global economy? there is a huge rethinking about whether or not global trade is good or not, and looking last week in davos, you had the chinese leader advancin

obama. this was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period. these attempts to lessen the enthusiasm of the inauguration are shameful and wrong. official estimates of crowd sizes are not released, but aerial photographs appear to contradict the trump administration's assessment. nonetheless, mr spicer, in his first briefing at the white house, went on to issue a thinly veiled threat to reporters covering the trump presidency. we're going to hold the press accountable, as well. he will take his message directly to the american people, where his focus will always be. size clearly matters greatly to donald trump, and regardless of the inauguration crowds, the crowd at yesterday's protest was so large that a march on the white house proved impossible, because there were so many people present. it is a question of which will ultimately prove the most unpalatable to the new administration, the messenger or the message. we have a new programme called the brexit effect on monday at