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

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

how do you think barack obama will be feeling? there are a lot of big issues, like his health care or trade deals, which may not be lasting. how will he look at this? he hopes that with some democrats still in support of the things he has done, they will be attem pts the things he has done, they will be atte m pts by the things he has done, they will be attempts by the donald trump administration to overturn them, to chisel them down, but we will see, it is an open question. we have spoken before, looking forward, donald trump and his economic policies, there is a lot that people would look favourably on. animal spirit is back. in terms of the promised tax cuts and cutting down on regulation. businesses react favourably to that. they question whether he can deliver on many of those promises. in other news. two prototype models of a highly—anticipated gaming laptop have been stolen at the consumer electronics show in las vegas. they belong to the gaming company razer, and each has three 4k screens. it's the first portable laptop

they don't like him, they don't want him, they want mrs clinton and they want barack obama, who appointed them. but remember, you are gonna have a whole new group of people running these agencies as soon as his appointees are confirmed by the senate. with that happening, you are good to see a change with that happening, you are going to see a change in tone and temperament. what did mi6 do with the reports it received? the government today was remaining tight—lipped. but one person familiar with the service's procedures told me that mi6 wouldn't normally circulate such material if it wasn't aware of the identity of sources from which it was drawn. so the answer seems to be, they kept it largely to themselves. i think it would have been a pretty borderline case if the material was not well sourced, if the source wasn't identified, and if the source couldn't be assessed in terms of reliability or access and credibility. i think the agency is quite likely have been pretty cautious about putting it out. since the butler report, since the chilcot report, they have become much more rigorous,

ourtop story: barack obama has arrived in chicago for his farewell address. he touched down on air force one within the last hour and that's where he made his inauguration speech eight yea rs made his inauguration speech eight years ago. he's expected to make a parting plea to americans not to lose faith in their future. donald trump's controversial nomination for the post of attorney general, senatorjeff sessions, has defended his record as he testifies ata defended his record as he testifies at a congressional hearing to say he's not a racist and never supported the ku klux klan. this video is trending@bbc.com, a clip that has gone viral of this malaysian footballer fumbling on clip that has gone viral of this malaysian footballerfumbling on his phone to look for his acceptance beach after being named winner of the fifa puskas award for scoring the fifa puskas award for scoring the best goal of 2016. —— speech. he did get there, though. stay with us, plenty still to come. more from me in halfan plenty still to come. more from me in half an hour but firs

and, highly unusually, president trump's predecessor has made his feelings known, barack obama's spokesman saying... and opposition to the travel ban will switch this evening to the capital, where democrats want to introduce legislation that would make it illegal. they are united. the republicans, as well, are deeply uneasy. last week, donald trump's first visitor to the white house was this man, the boss of ford. today he spoke spoke out against the ban. and notjust ford. goldman sachs, nike, starbucks, amazon and google, the biggest names in corporate america, condemning the action. and even the administration's own diplomats from the state department are organising against the ban, by signing what is called a cable of dissent, though for their efforts they have been given a right old kicking by the president's spokesman. and these career bureaucrats that have a problem with it? i think they should either get with the programme, or they can go. the protests have been intense, but the president is not backing down. he said this is about making america safer, and that the measures are temp

and, we saw that last week, when president putin decided to respond to barack obama's sanctions were not actually suggesting that 35 us intelligence officials would have to leave russia, he decided to wait, because he anticipate he will have a much better relationship with president trump. there is a sense of an opportunity here, but i suspect that much will change after january opportunity here, but i suspect that much will change afterjanuary 20, win the game becomes a bit more real, even for president trump. he is prolific on twitter, sometimes you wonder how he gets anything else done, but how free will he be to do that when he becomes the president, surely an account like that would be closely guarded? this is the question everyone is answering asking and the reality is, we don't know, the current president has an official twitter account which is heavily monitored, i'm sure that he is not personally tweeting. donald trump is changing the game. donald there is a question about whether he will continue to use ties and will ignore it, and whether there will be fires that have to b

and when barack obama was being inaugurated, the mall was jampacked. and sean spicer said the media are lying. it is incredible that we have to discuss this story, of all the things to talk about, the fact that he is having a spat with the media yet again over numbers and his popularity, it is really concerning. the interesting thing is the white house press secretary, his first appearance actually was subsumed with this issue of numbers at the inauguration. there are perfectly justifiable reasons why the numbers we re justifiable reasons why the numbers were low in washington, which has a lot of democratic supporters, and obama's inauguration in 2008 was the first african american president to come to power. is this really necessary? there are so many issues on the table that i think trump should be occupied with. on the table that i think trump should be occupied withlj on the table that i think trump should be occupied with. i have to say, i totally agree. ifeel uncomfortable when we talk about the media. it is going to be a long four yea rs. media.

dylann roof was convicted last month of more than thirty charges us president barack obama has given his farewell speech in chicago, where he reflected on his time in office. he said, "by almost every measure, america is a better, stronger place" than it was eight years ago. the times reports uk labour leaderjeremy corbyn has backed a plan to limit pay at companies with government contracts and has proposed increasing income tax for higher earners. the ft says deutsche bank is turning to social media feeds such as twitter to find promising millennials who could be persuaded to consider a career in finance. the gulf news carries the decision by fifa to expand the world cup to a8 teams by 2026. president gianni infantino sais, "we have to shape the world cup of the 21st century." and finally, do you suffer noisy conversations from office colleagues you wish you could somehow switch off? well the newly invented hushme could be your salvation. resembling a pair of headphones the device covers a persons mouth and cancels out all noise while letting the wearer to continue to talk and liste

i, barack hussein obama... do solemnly swear. that i will faithfully execute the office of president... ..of the united states. so, how does it all work on inauguration day? this is where donald trump will wake up on inauguration morning. it's the white house guesthouse, blair house. doesn't look like much, really, though, does it? it's been nicknamed the most exclusive hotel in the world, and that's because it's played host to some distinguished guests over the years. that's st john's episcopal church. and that's where mr trump will head to for a church service. and actually, barack obama came for a service here on the morning of his inauguration, too. oh, wow! look at this, it's absolutely beautiful! so, here i am in the president's pew, so i'm actually sitting where presidents in history have sat when they've been at service here. so, after he's done, donald trump takes a very shortjourney across the road to the white house. i don't think they're going to let us in there. as is part of the tradition, he'll go to the white hous

how would you sum up barack obama's time in the white house? you have to separate it between the domestic and foreign policy. domestic side has been dominated, his legacy, by the economic crisis. he did, unlike europe and to a certain extent the uk, has brought the us out of the economic crisis in pretty rude health. unemployment is down to pre—crisis levels. economic growth returned. the banking system is pretty clea n returned. the banking system is pretty clean right now. on that front, obamacare, depending on what trump does to it, that will go down as part of his domestic legacy. pretty good. i think it gets more complicated in foreign policy. you have the positives of the iran deal, the cuba outreach, travelling to cuba, clearly osama bin laden, the attack there. the syria crisis now will be a black mark on his legacy. i think he has to deal with that as well. more mixed overseas, but probably pretty positive domestically, depending on what happens under a trump administration. 0k, given the problems that he had with a republican congre

but it certainly had its days numbered when barack obama made peace with havana. why would you offer to the citizens ofa why would you offer to the citizens of a country you're no longer enemy with the right to find exiled in your country? it always looked like it was going to be phased out once the two countries began to normalise diplomatic ties. of course we don't know what donald trump will do either with this rule change or for that matter on anything to do with his policy with cuba for the time being. explain to us briefly if you will, this idea that those who were intercepted at sea would be sent home. how does that work, the wet foot, dry foot, explain that to us. that's absolutely right. it remains the case that those picked up at sea will be returned to cuba and cuba has said as part of this agreement with the united states that they will accept them back. but under the rule, wet foot, dry foot, if you make it to the united states as a cuban and put a single dry foot on united states soil you have the right to remain, that is no longer the case. thank yo

that is what barack obama kept hammering home. that is what we kept hearing in this building again and again when new housing settlements were announced. today we could not get any comment from officials here. we have to see what actually transpires. mr trump has signalled he could be more tolera nt of has signalled he could be more tolerant of the settlement building, not least because his appointment for his choice for ambassador is very pro—settlement. he also signalled he wants to broker a peace deal and, presumably, he signalled he wants to broker a peace dealand, presumably, he would signalled he wants to broker a peace deal and, presumably, he would also have to take into account the palestinian position. we will have to wait until palestinian position. we will have to wait untier palestinian position. we will have to wait until mr netanyahu visits to getan to wait until mr netanyahu visits to get an answer. i am curious to hear about your impressions about how things have changed with the obama administration leaving and

obama plummeted partly over the issue of settlement building. mrobama was partly over the issue of settlement building. mr obama was fiercely opposed to the settlements, he allowed a us resolution to pass last month condemning israeli building of the settlements but donald trump, his son—in—law and his pick for us ambassador to israel have all donated to the settlements and they will clearly take on a much more pro— israeli policy. but there's also a feeling this is being done partly for domestic political consumption because the prime minister here benjamin netanyahu is facing a big challenge here from the far right, so he's trying to burnish his right wing credentials by choosing an issue that will go down well with nationalists, i.e. settle m e nt well with nationalists, i.e. settlement building. now, the issue of settlements is so contentious because it violates international law according to the un and its being built in areas that the palestinians want for a future state that are going beyond israel's borders according to the 1967 bo

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

obama's birth certificate, i think from then on, the media took a much more adversarial view towards donald trump, and that has carried over into the transition and into his presidency. i don't think they would like being characterised as the opposition party, but i think they feel they have a responsibility to challenge him and question him when he says something that the facts are not bear out. just a couple of questions here, firstly from alex, watching in manchester — do we know mr trump's thoughts on the european feeling towards his presidency? be pool c trump as a radical, they disapprove of his attitude towards the press, they see him as dangerous. that is not representative of all attitudes in europe, but i do not see mr trump as someone europe, but i do not see mr trump as someone he does pay attention. he ca res a lot someone he does pay attention. he cares a lot about what people think of him. when he was over in the uk right after the brexit folk, took that as a sign for a possible victory for him. so he was obviously paying attention to the brexit folk. i think he sees

you campaigned for barack obama in his presidential bid and you said back in 2008, "i can feel a tide of change in the country." did it come? i think that there is still a tide of change. i mean, to try to act like we haven't had great progress as a nation and culturally is not true. i mean, we're coming from a situation where originally, we came to the nation as slaves. now, the head of our country, the president, president obama, it's a long journey, so to act as if we haven't moved anywhere... but he himself said... it doesn't mean we don't have places to go. look, i think martin luther king was saying we're owed... it's a promissory note that's been given to us. that promissory note was for life, liberty and happiness. we have not achieved that, so until we truly achieve that, then we haven't become the america that we say we want to be. living up to our constitution or our declaration of independence, we're not living in that. but he didn't do very well on race, did he? i mean, even in his final speech as president, barack obama said: "after my election, there was talk of a postâ

obama. david willis, bbc news, washington. with us now is our political guru norman smith. theresa may has a forthcoming meeting with donald trump. what's theresa may hoping to get out of the meeting? well, she wants to make sure that we are in lockstep with donald trump, that we are like that with the new us president. because while all british prime ministers go over there and talk about the special relationship, it seems to me theresa may is going on awful lot further. she talks about how, you know, we have fought in wars together. but she says that britain and america made the more than world, and we can read it again. she seems almost to be sort of harking back to an era when britain and america were the two superpowers who forged the way things were done in the world. she says we can do that again, we have shaped institutions and values and we can once again adopt that leadership role. the second very striking thing is she seems to be pretty much budding brexit on the same page as mr t

ba rack obama of any similar situation where you have barack obama publicly rebuking democrats on twitter, or any other social media. that is what is interesting. it raises the question, how is donald trump going to win over the support of republicans, many of whom did not support him during the presidential campaign, how is he going to win them over and how is he going to win them over and how are they going to rely on his support for the agenda that they wa nt to support for the agenda that they want to get through? it is a very interesting situation, that has really been illustrated on day i. interesting situation, that has really been illustrated on day 1. to what degree is donald trump reliant on congress to get through some of his signature policies, like increased infrastructure spending or tax cuts? that is a huge one, the infrastructure spending is going to cost billions of dollars, we know that there is a conservative wing of his party that do not want to spend any more money, they are vehemently opposed to any increase in spending, they themselves were elected on a mandate to c

ian pannell reports from barack obama's former hometown and finds gun crime is out of control. and battle of the sexes. we meet the moroccan warrior women taking on and beating the berber men of north africa at their own game. the bbc went to extraordinary lengths this year to get a rare glimpse of china's determined expansion in the south china sea, one of the most contested areas anywhere in the world. beijing is building huge artificial islands on the spratly island chain, which the americans and others insist are illegal. the area is difficult to get to, but rupert wingfield—hayes flew in a small civilian aircraft into china's self—declared security zone 200 kilometres off the coast of the philippines. this is what he found. it's just before dawn on the philippine island of palawan. even at this hour it's hot, but there's no sign here of the trouble brewing a few hundred miles out to sea. i'm about to take off on a trip the chinese government has tried to stop. as we roll down the runway, we're all tense. no one has tried what we're about to do. we're now heading southâ

i will be as careful in talking about donald trump as he was when he was speaking about barack obama. because at the end of the day, free speech, and that is something i appreciate and celebrate, free speech means that you have the right to speak out against things that you see. you know, any ludicrous ideas are any instances where there is hypocrisy within politics. i have that right and i intend to use it. i am not fundamentally opposed to donald trump as a human being, but i am in a position where every single day i will be living in a country that is under his presidency and so if he affords me comedic material, then i will only do what i can do, which is turn that into fodder and put it on a tv show, that is a fake news show. trevor noah, thank you so much for coming on hardtalk. thank you for having me. hello there. stargazers have had something of a cold treat over recent hours. the clear skies acros england and wales have allowed a frost to form but we have had some beautiful weather watch pictures sent to us of the moon and also visible planets. venus was particularly visible

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

obama it would be another afghanistan, a quagmire where russia will get bogged down. what has happened instead is that russia, president putin, has had the projection of military force and forced the conclusion he wanted. i spent most of 2016 going to one security forum after another with western leaders saying we will not accept the changing of borders in our time by force, we will not accept the post—1945 order will be changed. russia went into crimea and it is still there. russia not only shifted the momentum on the battlefield in syria, saved president assad from collapse on key front lines, it's a key player on the battlefield and i was in aleppo during the last stages of the war for that important city. then it shifted to the negotiating table. it was russia and turkey which negotiated the evacuation from aleppo. russia and turkey is driving the talks to take place not in geneva of vienna or paris, but in russia. it's extraordinary. even british diplomats will concede that vladimir putin went from zero influence in the middle east in 2015 to now being the majo

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

—— barack obama. i did, i reminded him, donald trump when a message back, to learn more about climate change and its effects on the world. learn more about climate change and its effects on the worldlj learn more about climate change and its effects on the world. i do not a fan of donald trump? my politics and his are at opposite ends of the political spectrum. have you been mistaken for his daughter or any other ivanka the fork? yes, but todayit other ivanka the fork? yes, but today it boiled over after a gentle simmer. i have been able to reply to people and suggest that they would prefer people and suggest that they would p refer to people and suggest that they would prefer to speak to ivanka trump. and there are is also a concrete company with that name. and you have got extra followers? i had around 2300. now i have 6000. what they are expecting to hear, i do not know. wow, thank you so much, ivanka, for being with us. now, the weather. the highest temperatures today getting into double figures i

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 will talk about the planned meeting between donald trump an

welcome to the david and barack obama showed. the united states and the united kingdom enjoy a truly special relationship. joining us now from westminster isjonathan powell, the former chief of staff to tony blair during his time as prime minister. the we were just showing the relationship between the prime minister and the previous prime ministers, and we were given a flavour of this special relationship. what will that mean when donald trump and theresa may meet today. unfortunately, very little. what is important as what reason can bring to the table. we can bring our alliance, and a strong military in the past. as we leave europe and run down our military we will be less relevant. the more we talk about a special relationship ourselves, the more needy we look. what will be the special message from the prime minister today? the prime minister will come back saying here is a man i can do business with but when we talk about shared values, they were shed values with previous presidents but it is difficult after last week to iden

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

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

obama on everything from trade to immigration. this morning, president trump potentially headed for a new legal battle, a liberal watchdog group alleging the president is violating the constitution and they are suing him. the presidents were in his senior staff from... the first order of business for the new administration, a fight over facts. no questions allowed during the press secretary first white house briefing, instead he ripped into supporters for the cove rage of he ripped into supporters for the coverage of the inauguration crowd size. this was the largest audience to ever win size. this was the largest audience to everwin as size. this was the largest audience to ever win as an inauguration period. both in person and around the globe. the problem is, that's not true. there was no official crowd count but there are photos. on the left, obama's thousand nine inauguration, on the right, president trump's. the images taken at the exact same location two minutes apart. spicer also claimed there were more dc metro riders per

barack obama surprises his deputy with america's highest civilian honour.

as oui’ ended up on barack obama's desk? as our correspondent said, that wouldn't end up on the president's desk unless there is something credible about it. intelligence officials told cnn they feel he is a trustworthy source, so there were these blackmail allegations, and as much as the salacious sex allegations, they are fun to read headlines about, it is only a small piece of the puzzle. just to say, paul wood, our correspondent, says he has been told by an intermediary, not a source at the cia, that there is more than one tape, this happened not just is more than one tape, this happened notjust in is more than one tape, this happened not just in moscow is more than one tape, this happened notjust in moscow but st petersburg. we still don't really know how credible all this is. but i think it speaks volumes that a lot of voters and experts, you know, believe that it could possibly happen. like, it doesn't seem that out of character based on his other russian ties, based on his behaviour, based on what he has done when he

he's already signed his first orders as president, including changes to barack obama's healthcare act, which mr trump said he will repeal. we wa nt we want to make america great again, and we will. inauguration day ended with a series of balls, before the president and first lady returned to the white house to spend the first night in their new home. good morning, it's saturday the 21st of january. we'll look back on president trump's inauguration, and what's in store for his first few days in power. also ahead, three more survivors have been pulled out of the debris of a hotel, almost 72 hours after it was swamped by an avalanche. leaders of europe's right wing parties gather in germany to discuss their opposition to the european union, thousands of protestors are expected to demonstrate. in sport, a woman on a roll, and yohanna konta is aiming to keep her winning run going, by knocking out a former world number one out of the australian open. she's taken the first set. and in from the cold. i've been training with the british long speed skating team, who's sport has been revived in

i remember when barack obama was running for re—election, and they spoke about these voters so swayed by the beautiful things he said but felt as if he hadn't delivered, sol beautiful things he said but felt as if he hadn't delivered, so i think sticking to that simple approach, explaining right to the people... we did geta explaining right to the people... we did get a few ideas about exactly what donald trump‘s priorities were going to be, this idea he wants to eradicate islamic state and islamist terrorism in its entirety. yes, and that was obviously huge part of the speech, and he has made it sound as though... of course the islamic state is in a worse position than it was, i don‘t know, a year ago. he has sort of said he will remove them from the face of the earth, i think that was the phrase. but he doesn't wa nt to that was the phrase. but he doesn't want to get involved in other people‘s battled abroad. want to get involved in other people's battled abroad. yes, quite clearly a tension there. obliterating carer, as he suggests, is really difficult. it is interesting to n

it's only been a week since he left office and barack obama is back in us politics. he's condemned discrimination based on religion, as a clear reference to daondl trump's immigration ban. that won't deter mr trump. he says he's honouring a campaign promise and this is about american safety not prejudice. and this is what's happening in westminster. protests are continuing against the measures around the world — this is the scene in london now. meanwhile, the president has been signing new orders today. there will be regulation, there will be controlled, but it will be an normalise control where you can open your business, expand your business are very easily. fulfilling another campaign promise, the president says that for every new regulation, two will have to be removed. last week you asked us a lot of questions about the trump presidency. these are the contact details. it's rare for a former president to talk about a current president, let alone a week after leaving. this is president obama via his spokesperson telling us the president is fundamentally disagree

an emotionalfarewell — after eight years in office barack obama prepares to step down and pays tribute to his wife. for the past 25 years you have not only been my wife and mother of my

obama. a former head of the cia has told has told our new programme, 100 days, that bringing back waterboarding would damage america's standing in the world. leon panetta, who was also head of the us defence department under president obama, said the practice didn't work. my view is that when president obama, in his executive order, said that we would not continue enhanced procedures, that we would not engage in torture, that that was a very important step for this country to take. because it was a symbol to the rest of the world that we were going to adhere to our values and to what we believe in, and so i think that is the proper course for the united states to take. to go back on that, to resurrect all of those procedures again, ithink, would be damaging, not only to our image in the world, i don't think it would be effective in terms of our ability to protect the security of our country. and we'll have more on all the latest developments from the trump white house tonight at 7pm in our n

but barack obama says he will still speak out to defend his "core values." three diseases could become global killers, but half a billion dollars has been pledged to defeat them. i'm sally bundock. in business, brexit exodus. fears grow in the city of london, as leading firms warn thousands of staff may now be relocated.

it was a very black period in america's history, one that barack obama signed executive orders to stop, to turn its back on, and trump appears to be reversing this policy 180 degrees. general mattis, the new defence secretary, he is not impressed, senatorjohn mccain himself was tortured during the vietnam war, during that conflict, he is chair of the senate intelligence committee, he believes this is all outrageous, the idea that he might go back to these enhanced interrogation techniques. the suggestion that guantanamo bay may stay open rather than an attempt to continue to shut it down and get prisoners out. the people around the president are suggesting this is not a good idea, or people in his own party suggesting this is not a good idea, is this all about politics, what is this? it is about practicalities, in the case of wo nton practicalities, in the case of wonton obey, it is perfectly possible that it may stay open for longer, barack obama signed an executive order very early on in his presidency, 2009, saying it had to close, he did not want anybody else transferred there. tru

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

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

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

he had promised a slew of executive actions to advance his agenda and to reverse barack obama's. and within hours of taking office, donald trump signed documents to roll back the health—insurance law known as obamacare. today, he withdrew america from the trans—pacific trade partnership, a protectionist move he says is key to securing american jobs and economic prosperity. in both tone and substance, donald trump promises to be a very different president from his immediate predecessors. to protect and defend... the constitution of the united states... so help me god. i think he will be quite revolutionary. i would expect he will put much more emphasis on the growth of the economy, higher wages and more opportunities for people. i'm not sure he will try and start out seeking compromise, i think he will start out to get the job done that he is said to the american people he would do. and i believe that means looking after the people that he thinks will be left behind. from the minute mr trump took the oath of office, he faced the challenge of transforming his campaign slogans i

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's 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 aus $100,000 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". earlier i spoke with dee madigan a creative director who was behind the crowd—funding campaign. yes, well, the original ad didn't just feature the girls in hijab. it actually featured a range of australians. but the people picked on that particular photo, and that is what they made the threats about. and a billboard company took it down, so we started this crowd—funding campaign to bring this

donald trump has begun his presidency by sticking to his pledge to repeal barack obama's affordable healthca re plan. mr trump signed his first executive order forcing government offices to minimise the cost of the reforms until they can be overturned. the white house also signalled his intention to remove what he called "harmful and unnecessary" climate change policies. laura bicker reports. and now, the president and first lady of the united states will take their first dance. # and now the end is near...# never has a song been more appropriate for a president. donald trump got here by doing things very differently, a trait he shows no sign of losing as commander—in—chief. # i did it my way...#. should i keep the twitter going or not? keep it going? i think so. cheering donald j trump and the first lady of the united states. he beamed as he arrived at galas across washington, clasping the hand of his wife and first lady. inaugural balls are part of the choreography of this historic day. and mr trump invited supporters from across the country. well, we did it. cheering we began this jou

obama's legacy from day one in the white house, with a string of executive orders from the new president. our north america editor, jon sopel, reports from washington. no longer a plane with trump emblazoned on the side. the president—elect arrived in washington aboard a us military jet, and this is the brand he'll now be promoting, defending, and representing, the united states of america. and though not yet commander—in—chief, it was the first opportunity to practice his salute, as the base commander greeted him and the future first lady, melania. across the city, the future vice—president was thanking the current administration for their help in the transition and reflecting on the magnitude of what's about to unfold. it's going to be a momentous day before a historic day and i'm pleased to have a chance to report to the american people and all of you the progress that we have made at the president—elect‘s direction. washington is a city in transition. it's out with the old and in with the new as the obamas' possessions are loaded up and taken away. michelle obama tweeting

we know what republicans did with barack obama — they froch every turn. is that what they froch every turn. is that what the democrats will do? —— they blocked him. initially i think they will give him the benefit of the doubt. the electoral politics are such that the republicans have both houses and as such they can put through their own policies. they will try to conserve 0bama's legacy as much as possible. but what we're hearing is that they will try, to give him the benefit of the doubt, then see what happens, but it's up in the airat then see what happens, but it's up in the air at the moment. let's go back to washington. the make america great again celebration. and this is toby keith, and, as i say, i've heard of him. let's listen in. # i'm an american soldier # i'm an american soldier # i'm an american # i'm an american # i've got my brothers and my sisters # i stand proud... plenty of that! the telegraph. dan, how does this square with him wanting to spend 1 trillion on investment projects? is very bizarre, frankly, because he want to spend â

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