help mr tumble win with this campaign. —— mr trump when with this campaign. —— mr trump when with this campaign. we have to be reminded we are on the same team and mr putin is not on it. 0n the subject of that report, we have also been hearing from donald trump's incoming chief of staff, he has also had interesting things to say? he said that his boss, mr trump, accepted it was russia that was behind the hacking of the democratic party organisation. mr trump had voiced scepticism about that. i am not sure at the statement today goes much further than what mr trump said after he retrieved the intelligence briefing on friday. at that point, he was already conceding russia had some kind of role. what was not said is that mr trump except the conclusions of the report, that one of the goals of mr putin was to help mrtrump win, on of the goals of mr putin was to help mr trump win, on that, the president elect has not commented. he said that the interference had the impact on the outcome of the election, he has been insistent on that. although the report does not address that issue at all. in

mr trump can be quite charming, fora might help. mr trump can be quite charming, for a great british lady, if that is how she is seen. we really can't say. we know they have very different personalities and quite different worldviews, even though mrtrump quite different worldviews, even though mr trump has painted what has happened in england, the uk, as part of this populist wave that is meant to shake up the establishment institutions, we can't forget that mrs may was against brexit, even though she has to carry it out now. she wants a strong europe, even though he's quite dismissive of it. we have been talking about this whole issue of the commitment to security institutions like nato, which is crucialfor security institutions like nato, which is crucial for britain. security institutions like nato, which is crucialfor britain. he is a protectionist, hard nationalist, she is an internationalist, and she is on about free trade, she needs to have that to get the trade partnership she wants to do when the uk leaves the eu. i imagine

china has also reacted strongly to mr trump's latest pronouncements. state media in beijing said there would be strong action if mr trump continued to provoke china over taiwan. 0ur correspondentjohn sudworth reports from beijing. not everyone in china is taking donald trump too seriously. his inauguration this week comes just ahead of the chinese new year of the rooster. and this factory is making, well, giant trump lookalike chicken balloons. the orders are flowing in, we can barely cope, the boss tells me. but increasingly mr trump is becoming a target of anger. rather than a figure of fun. mock—ups of taiwanese ships provide shooting practice at this chinese military museum. just across the taiwan strait. while us presidents have long avoided challenging beijing's claim to sovereignty, the so—called one china policy, mr trump says he might. "china's military, especially our navy, is growing stronger, we don't fear us provocation", this man tells me. "we want peace, but if they cross our red line we have to take measures," this woman agrees. las

mr trump said to ruijude —— campaign rhetoric. mr trump said to rui jude —— rudy campaign rhetoric. mr trump said to ruijude —— rudy giuliani, get yourself a panel of lawyers, find yourself a panel of lawyers, find yourself accommodation of words to make this legal. the motivation is quite clear. well, i don't know if thatis quite clear. well, i don't know if that is actually, the motivation is clear as to what is actually done. rudy giuliani said that when this first issue came up, that was the discussion. but i don't think you said when that was an if it was when it first came up, that was over a year ago. so this does not apply to the muslim world in general, it applies to seven countries. and in terms of whether people from those countries had conducted past attacks, that is not the point of the security measures that are taking in immigration. it is meant to prevent foreign fighters in a new environment, one that didn't exist ten yea rs environment, one that didn't exist ten years ago, being infiltrated into the us, much as they have been infiltrated into europe. and isis's

so we will see how mr trump navigates his first news co nfe re nce how mr trump navigates his first news conference with the foreign leader. musi:the last post.. bugle order! right shoulder! so, as theresa may lays a wreath in honour of the british troops who fell alongside their american counterparts, this relationship, barbara, the special ladyship, as theresa may described it again last night, i'm wondering how that speech went down? she had private talks with paul ryan and mitch mcconnell. what has been made of that?” with paul ryan and mitch mcconnell. what has been made of that? i think she was quite well received by the republicans. as you remember, she appealed to the common principles of the conservative party here and the conservative party in britain, and she got quite a good reception as she got quite a good reception as she stressed those kinds of things. i think she was also seen as having handled quite well that balance between mr trump's sort of protectionist, isolationist stance and her view that international as is important. so on the one hand, she said she agreed th

the world is watching, now, what mr trump says, and listening very carefully. so i think mr trump has to be very disciplined, in terms of what it is that he says publicly. he is going to be, in a few days' time, the most powerful person in the world, in terms of sitting on top of the united states government, and i think he needs to recognise that his words have impact. but mr trump is not backing down, and of course he took to twitter, saying... the next commander—in—chief is proving to be just as divisive a president—elect as he was a candidate. not only has he started a war of words with the very people who keep america safe, he has now become embroiled in a row with one of this nation's most respected civil rights heroes. it's going to be very difficult. i don't see this president—elect as a legitimate president. john lewis marched alongside martin luther king. his words matter to the black community. donald trump attacked him on twitter, prompting criticism from within his own party. but the vice president—elect defended his statements. i have gr

hopes that mr trump's economic plans will ramp up growth. this surge is the latest sign in investors are brushing aside for now worries about mr trump's trade protectionism stance and are instead betting that the white house and the republican congress will implement what's in the era mentioned, tax cuts, spending big on infrastructure and cut the bureaucracy —— what samir mentioned. the japanese nikkei 225 is stronger by1.2%, the the japanese nikkei 225 is stronger by 1.2%, the hong kong hang seng has risen by 1%. if you look at the chinese stock market, it is currently flat as investors are set to start their chinese new year holidays. everyone is migrating to their respective hometowns and travelling overseas and markets there will be closed from tomorrow until next thursday, a very long market holiday for the mainland. that is the latest on the markets. sally, back to you. we are also looking closely at that issue of corporate tax cuts. it's a central part of president trump's strategy to boost the us economy and is on the agenda tod

see mr trump is a legitimate president. mr lewis told the nbc‘s meet the press... that prompted an angry response from mrtrump, tweeting... his comments came as civil rights activists in washington kick off a week of anti—trump protests, ahead of the inauguration. we won't he trumped! we won't be trumped! the reverend al sharpton called on all politicians to support equality. we come not to appeal to donald trump. because he's made it clear what his policies are, and what his nominations are. we come to say to the democrats, in the senate and in the house, and then to the moderate republicans, to get some backbone. get some guts. and ina and in a separate development, rodway starjennifer holliday said she has pulled out of a concert celebrating the inauguration after her gay and lesbian fans describe the forthcoming performance as a betrayal. and with just days to go until capitol hill welcomes president donald trump, politicians and celebrities have once again criticised his latest twitter outburst. andra gillespie is

speaking of phone calls, mr trump spoke to the leader of mexico today. the two men have decided not to publicly discuss the contentious issue of financing the contentious issue of financing the border wall, hoping to sell the behind closed doors with their diplomatic teams. exactly. and the fa ct diplomatic teams. exactly. and the fact that they are not discussing it publicly does not mean it has gone away. it does mean that perhaps it will sort of drop down the headlines a little bit because it was becoming so a little bit because it was becoming so toxic. the idea that the mexican president will cancel a trip to see the incoming president of the united states when these two neighbours are just so important towards each other‘s economies and have an important strategic relationship, including for cross border security and the drug war in mexico that is partly funded and armed by guns from the united states travelling south. money travelling south from drugs sold in the united states, there are so sold in the united states, there are so many issues for

with mr trump or his team. we do not know why she is there. we may find out but thank you for now, barbara. sir malcolm rifkind is a former chair of the intelligence and security committee, he's in our westminster studio. thank you for coming in. if you were in the foreign office today, what would you be focusing on? what has been most significant today is the extent of the support from the new head of the cia, and rex tillerson, distance and then —— distancing themselves from president trump. berkeley to make sure they get through the nominating process but also it suggests that they will be perfectly willing to be independent in the way they conduct the affairs of the department of state and the cia. that is encouraging but it also demonstrates the unprecedented abbess between the president and those whom he is supposed to command. because what is your sense of the likely coherent of a government of those divisions are they? it is deeply disturbing because on domestic policy you will have a president who

mr trump is having none of it, neither is the kremlin. only a handful of people had this information. the president—elect is clear who he thinks leaked it. i think it was disgraceful, disgraceful, that the intelligence agencies allowed any information that turned out to be so false and fake. i think it is a disgrace. and i say that, and i say that, and that is something that nazi germany would have done and did do. i think it is a disgrace. ian pannell from the bbc news. bbc news, that is another beauty. if they come back with any kind of conclusion that any of it stands up, if any of it is true, will you consider your position? there is nothing they can come back with. this is related to the hacking scandal. the kremlin is accused of a cyber attack on the democrats and denies the hacking attack. until now donald trump has refused to single out russia for blame. as far as hacking i think it was russia and i also think we were hacked by other countries, and other people. even so, mr trump plans to rebuild relations with russia. if putin

does mr trump secretly agree? as his campaign wore on, the focus shifted from mass deportations to removing criminal aliens. my son ronald de silva was murdered april 27th, 2002, by an illegal alien. my husband was shot by an illegal alien. murdered by an illegal. he was murdered by an illegal in 2010. prioritising the deportation of criminals was also ba rack obama's policy. but here on the border there could be a big change. an even bigger wall, paid for, says mr trump — controversially — by mexico. a nation built on immigration no longer feels like a refuge for the tired and the poor. mr trump's election has thrown up a fundamental question. what is it to be an american? for many of the new president's supporters, the answer is rooted in history, in a sense of white, english—speaking, european identity. here in los angeles, it's a very different story. deportados, how do we translate that to english? deported. what does that mean? at this museum, students are learning about the founding of la by mexicans,

in an interview with abc news, mr trump said the us had to fight fire with fire. a giant super tanker aircraft on loan from the us has arrived in chile to help tackle the worst wildfires in the country's modern history. a state of emergency‘s been declared in a vast area south of the capital, santiago. chile's president ordered extra funds and resources to fight the fires. now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament.

trump has done so a separation than mr trump has done so far. with all of this, this is unprecedented, right? having a billionaire, if you will, in the office. we've had millionaire presidents but, somebody like that he's got so much business interest... it is unprecedented in the history of modern conflicts of interest legislation. jfk's family would arguably be even richer than donald trump, that was the early 19605 donald trump, that was the early 1960s and people didn't worry about that at the time. the last few presidents have been solid millionaires, not billionaires. the sheer level of economic interest has been much less. what happens now? the head of the ethics committee is saying this isn't going far enough. there's a lot of criticism about his decision in the press, he's not going to change that, is he?” decision in the press, he's not going to change that, is he? i think in the short term they will follow but they were talking about. i would be interested to see who this ethics adviser is, how dependent they are on mrtrump, how adv

while after they had briefed mr trump on their findings. while the after they had briefed mr trump on theirfindings. while the president elect insisted any espionage by russia, china or anyone else had not influenced the result that he has ordered a plan to be delivered within 90 days of taking office on developing an aggressive response to cyber attacks. american intelligence tonight released its explosive report, claiming that vladimir putin personally ordered what it called an influence campaign to help donald trump's chances of winning the presidency by denigrating hillary clinton and harming her electability. it concludes, the kremlin had a clear preference for the billionaire. donald trump today described the investigation as a political witch—hunt by adversaries badly beaten in the election. he rubbished the notion that he achieved a kremlin—assisted victory. but us intelligence claims it wasn't just the billionaire who celebrated his unexpected success on election night. intercepted conversations reportedly picked up senior figu

mr trump says the move was great for the american worker. the first day of talks between the syrian government and the rebels in kazakhstan has ended with both sides trading insults. for the first time, rebel commanders sat at the same table with a government delegation and didn't walk out. both sides called for the consolidation of a fragile ceasefire. the british prime minister theresa may has again refused to say whether an unarmed trident missile veered off course during a test last year. officials say the system was ‘successfully tested' lastjune, but haven't given more details. the opposition has accused the government of a cover up. now, reporters. hello, welcome to reporters, i'm christian frazier. from here, in the bbc‘s newsroom, we send out correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the globe. in this week's programme... putting their trust in trump. as the united states enters a new political era, john sudworth has been finding out how china is reacting to the new american president. before his election, china c

she said mr trump would use the meeting to assure mrs may of that. and like mr trump he made the comparison between brexit and his election. he said both leaders have been compelled into leadership by a populist wave that wants to shake up institutions. but it's obvious there is more at stake from mrs may than there is for mr trump because britain's relationship with the eu is in flux. she cannot afford to show this relationship is getting any weaker. she needs to show it is getting stronger, that britain has options outside of the eu. but whatever mr trump can say about civil similarities, he is a protectionist, he is a hard nationalists, mrs may is not, she has already encouraged him not to turn his back on the world. then there is the question of how much she wants a personal special relationship with this man who is criticised and reviled in britain for his stance on everything from muslims, women, to touche torture. carole, what has mrs may got to do to come away feeling this first meeting was successful? i think the premise to want to establish

in terms of action, policy that mr trump can ta ke of action, policy that mr trump can take in order to encourage these companies to base their manufacturing in the us, what's available to him? what he has said is that he wants to cut back on regulation. so when it comes to regulations in the car industry, it could be anything from taxes, corporate taxes, to anything regarding the environment and emissions or anything limiting in terms of how freely part can travel. and these are some of the issues that the makers have raised auto with trump in their hour—long meeting in. terms of what will actually happen, they was short on specifics. when some of the car makers spoke with reporters afterwards they said they believe today was a healthy conversation but no real specifics in terms of what regulations the president is looking to cut. i guess we'll have to give him a little longer to come up with those. only in the job a few days. certainly people would like to see them. this is what happened to bt‘s share price today. down 21%, the biggest slump in the company's history. it's bough

mexico's president holds a phone call with mr trumpa president holds a phone call with mr trump a day after cancelling a summit over the us president's demand for his country to pay for a border wall. and on herfirst day in thejob, america's new envoy border wall. and on herfirst day in the job, america's new envoy to the un delivers a blunt warning to those who may oppose mr trump's policies. we will show our strength, show our voice, have the backs of our allies and make sure that our allies have oui’ and make sure that our allies have our back as well. for those that don't have our back, we are taking names. within the last hour, theresa may has arrived at the white house, the first foreign leader to meet president trump since he took office a week ago. let's show you pictures of the two leaders inside the oval office. we are expecting them to give a news conference any time now, possibly in the next half—hour. we will keep watching that and bring it to you as soon as it starts. top of the agenda will be took of trade, with theresa may saying she wants to renew the special rela

mr trump, we are here to vow carnage. mr trump, we are here to vow to end the trump carnage. cheering i'll picked that up later. recycle it. a reporter asked me on the way up the stairs here, what do you hope to accomplish with this demonstration? i said, you hope to accomplish with this demonstration? isaid, well, iwould say, if you just look that way, we've already accomplished it. the majority of americans did not want donaldj majority of americans did not want donald j trump in majority of americans did not want donaldj trump in the white house. and we are here, as their representatives. live on the platform at the moment is the actress scarlettjohansson. when i find out i had read cancer as signs that i would never have known about without my annual checkups. but this woman described the organisation that helped choose treatment options, making difficult decisions, decided what was right for her without anyone else's interference. my sister also used grandparents services for years after living in the states. she was living in new york city, she pursued her dreams are ma

that said, you also have to consider the kind of economy that mr trump has inherited. we are seeing that the us labour market is doing well. the unemployment rate is at its laws level in about a decade and we saw that massive stimulus programme by the us central bank and the federal reserve. all of that help to lift market to where they are today. stocks have rallied, as you mentioned. the us dollar is still putting pressure on asian currencies are like the japanese yen, which is usually good news for majorjapanese companies who exported overseas. but did mrtrump pulling companies who exported overseas. but did mr trump pulling out of the tdp and renegotiating the free trade agreement means the weaker yen will not be much help? i asked someone from the bank of america what his forecast was for the japanese currency. i think given the policy divergences between the markup in the bank of japan divergences between the markup in the bank ofjapan and the federal reserve, the yen will rise into the media and it should be about 120. but then you have the us political pressure

but increasingly, mr trump is becoming a target of anger, rather than a figure of fun. mock—ups of taiwanese ships provide shooting practice at this chinese military museum, just across the taiwan strait. while us presidents have long avoided challenging beijing‘s claim to sovereignty, the so—called one china policy, mr trump says he might. "china‘s military, especially our navy, is growing stronger." "we don‘t fear us provocation", this man tells me. "we want peace, but if they cross our red line we have to take measures", this woman agrees. last week, in a move seen by some as intended to make that very point, china sent its aircraft carrier through the taiwan strait. and china‘s communist party—run newspapers have issued a stark warning, telling mr trump that if he changes us policy, beijing will have no choice but to take off the gloves, and that china will mercilessly combat those who advocate taiwan‘s independence. these chinese workers make luxury marble products for the us market. for them, the biggest fear is not rising military tension, but a t

is this something that mr trump uniquely would like to see? i definitely think he is the first american president to come in with the idea that it would not be a bad thing if the european union fell apart. most american presidents have recognised that it american presidents have recognised thatitis american presidents have recognised that it is in america's interest a strong european ally. united were impossible, but certainly cohesive when necessary. that is what donald trump appears to believe. he's quite content with the idea of a divided europe. the other question i suppose is he has put some pretty strong characters on the defence side of his cabinet. they have strong views on russia, for example. general mateos is not exactly close to president putin's view of the world. we will all be watching with bated breath to find out what actually happens with eastern europe, ukraine, latvia and so on and the scandinavian countries who are very nervous about russia now.|j scandinavian countries who are very nervous about russia now. i think thatis

of course mr trump's lawyers might see it differently. i've been discussed that point with michelle fleury. we heard from one of them yesterday at the press conference, donald trump introduced her standing next toa trump introduced her standing next to a stack of manila folders. he pointed to those and said those were some of the agreements he had signed trying to separate himself from his business interests. he said he was going to pass on his empire to his sons. if you talk to ethics experts, they have been saying the only way for donald trump, who has a global empire, to resolve these ethics issuesis empire, to resolve these ethics issues is to actually sell the business completely and put the assets from that sale into a blind trust. something he is not prepared to do, and his lawyers say he should not have two destroyer at the business he built up. is this about what is seeing —— seen as the right thing to do, or the legal thing to do? this is where it -- you get into some of the debate we are seeing. if you look —— donald tr

mr trump will broadly expect something in return, and on that, mr peskov was not giving ground at all. i asked mr peskov, will there be a summit meeting between putin and trump in the nearfuture? the russians clearly wanted. mr peskov said, that is something we will work towards, but it is likely to take months rather than weeks. that is something we will obviously keep watching. you can catch stephen's full interview with dmitry peskov on hardtalk, starting from the 21st of january. we are not going short of big interviews an outside source today. we have had dmitry peskov. we will also play you, ahmed talking to the uk prime minister theresa may. and we will talk about what is happening in the gambia. that is the new president being sworn in. but he is not able to do it in his own country. we will explain what is going on, and why senegalese troops have come across the border. the former northern ireland deputy first minister, martin mcguinness, has announced he is to retire from front line politics and will not seek re—election to the stormont assembly in march. he said he had in

mr trump said the move was "great for the american worker. mr trump said the move was great for the american worker. and this story is trending on bbc.com. the world health organization has warned about the growing number of cases of bird flu. different strains have been spreading across asia and europe, leading to large scale slaughtering. and this story is trending on bbc.com. three puppies have been discovered alive five days after an avalanche hit a hotel in central italy. it's raised hopes that some of the 22 people still missing may be found in the ruins of the mountain hotel in abruzzo. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now it's time for hardtalk.

among mr trump's supporters who gathered to watch, it's a day that signals a real change. once people see, give him a year, they'll see they'll have more money in their pockets and they'll be like, whoa, this is a good deal, you know? there's violence from some anti trump protestors — 90 are arrested. others make their point more peacefully. i think there's a lot of people in our country who are vulnerable who are going to suffer under this presidency. end of an era — president obama boards a helicopter for the last time and leaves washington. the walk to the white house — in the last hour president trump and family make their way to their new home. in sport on bbc news dan evans‘s winning run at the australian open continues. the british players into the fourth round at the grand slam for the first time. good evening. donald trump is now the president of the united states. he was sworn in on capitol hill in a ceremony that attracted hundreds of thousands of supporters but also angry protests — 90 people have been arrested. in an uncompromising inauguration speec

making mrtrump of trump 0rganisation, effectively making mr trump of the landlord. trouble is, several of the tenants are being investigated by government regulators and, if they are found guilty of any wrongdoing, they could stop operating, which means they will no longer be paying rent to mr trump but, as president, mr trump could push for more lenient sentences or could push for more lenient sentences 01’ make could push for more lenient sentences or make the charges go away, effectively ensuring he continues to make money. if we make way further uptown, we find ourselves at deutsche bank, one of mr trump's biggest lenders. the german bank continued to work with him even as several of these businesses went bankrupt. deutsche bank is facing billions of dollars in fines from the us government stemming from the financial crisis. regulators could rule with a softer touch given the bank ‘s history with president elect donald come. 0ne., i have shaded to examples of potential conflicts. move overjust a few blocks and you end up at ground zero for the trump business

some fear mr trump easing sanctions against russia. there's talk of an early summit in iceland's capital echoing the famous reykjavik encounter between reagan and gorbachev 30 years ago. that summit may have failed but it did open the way for eventual arms reduction. now the man tipped as trump's pic for ambassador to the eu says history can be repeated. trump's pic for ambassador to the eu says history can be repeatedlj think says history can be repeated.” think there will be a summit in rakitic which is quite interesting, not unlike the summit between reagan and gorbachev some decades ago where people were equally pessimistic and yet what resulted? frankly the end of the cold war. and we need an end to this cold war. donald trump is still calling the western military alliance of nato obsolete, so what could that mean for the new deployment of heavy armour to poland to deter any russian threat? could it be reversed ? to deter any russian threat? could it be reversed? francois hollande expressed his frustration. translation: europe w

some fear mr trump easing sanctions against russia. there's talk of an early summit in iceland's capital, echoing the famous reykjavik encounter between reagan and gorbachev 30 years ago. that summit may have failed but it did open the way for arms reduction. now mr trump's pick for arms ambassador to the eu says history can be repeated. i think there will be a summit in reykjavik even, which is quite interesting. not unlike the summit between reagan and gorbachev some decades ago where people were equally pessimistic and yet what resulted, frankly the end of the cold war. and we need an end to this cold war. but nato remains worried. donald trump is still calling the western military alliance obsolete. so what could that mean for america's new deployment of heavy armour to poland to deter any russian threat? could it be reversed? tonight, france's president hollande expressed his frustration. translation: europe will always be ready to pursue transatlantic cooporation but it will be determined by its own interests and values. europe d

this was from mr trump's opening statement. thank you very much, it is very familiar territory, news conferences, because we used to give them on an almost daily basis, i think we have probably maybe won the nomination because of news conferences, it is good to be with you. we stopped giving them because we we re you. we stopped giving them because we were getting quite a bit of an accurate news, but i do have to say, andi accurate news, but i do have to say, and i must say, that i want to thank and i must say, that i want to thank a lot of the news organisations here today. because they looked at that nonsense that was released by, maybe, the intelligence agencies, who knows? maybe the intelligence agencies, which would be age mendis blot on their record if they, in fa ct, blot on their record if they, in fact, did that. a tremendous blotter. what mr trump is talking about there are reports that russia's intelligence agencies hold compromising personal material about him. russia denies this. the claims are unverified. they com

mr trump, as our washingtonjohn trump... th! set donald john trump... the stage is set and rehearsals are underway for the moment when donald trump will ta ke the moment when donald trump will take the oath of office. but some feel the 45th president could do with being more presidential. he has accused us spies of leaking and verified dossier of claims the trump campaign team had close links with russia and he compared their actions to nazi germany. this prompted a stern warning from the head of the cia to be more careful with his words. the world is watching now what mr trump says, and listening very carefully. i think mr trump has to be very disciplined in terms of what he says publicly. he is going to be, in a few days' time, the most powerful person in the world in terms of sitting on top of the united states government. he has to recognise his words have impact. but mrtrump is not recognise his words have impact. but mr trump is not backing down and of course, he took to twitter saying the intelligence agencies made a

trump wa nts to looking at immigration, mr trump wants to change that. then this story which the new york times is running, an article that claims, the bbc is not able to confirm, that the trump administration is preparing executive orders that would drastically reduce the us role in the united nations and other international organisations. let's go back to anthony live in washington, dc. is anybody else backing up this new york times article? that is the only report i have seen at the moment but it doesn't surprise me given the level of rhetoric coming out of the trump administration and trump on the campaign trail directed towards international organisations and the un, which has attracted a particular amount of scorn from conservative circles when the security council had their resolution condemning israel for its involvement in the occupied territories, so i think this reflects that. nonetheless, if this happened, and i don't mean to be melodramatic, it would fundamentally reshape the way that all the major international bodies in the world work, wou

mr trump gets his way into this story well. a lot of people think his plans to spend big, super charge growth in the us is good news for the global economy and might bring back inflation. if we have inflation it means everyone's favourite asset they have been buying over the yea rs, they have been buying over the years, government bonds, that pay little, are safe, the low returns get eaten up by quickly by inflation. the right thing to do, sell bonds, buy shares, therefore shares go up. that is what you've seen. shares go up. that is what you've seen. thank you very much. simon jack there for us, our business editor. barack 0bama delivered his final farewell as president last night in his home city of chicago. he listed his achievements after eight years in the white house and he struck a sombre note as he warned of threats to us democracy from inequality and racism and derided many of the policies advocated by his successor, donald trump. from chicago, our correspondent, nick bryant, sent this report. he's one of the most gift

on twitter, mr trump said having a good relationship with russia is a good thing, not a relationship with russia is a good thing, nota bad relationship with russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. relationship with russia is a good thing, nota bad thing. only relationship with russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. only stupid people awful is would think that it is bad. he continued, we have enough problems around the world without yet another one. when i am president, russia will respect us for more than they do now. and he continued, both countries will perhaps work together to solve some of the many great and pressing goblins and issues of the world. —— problems. our correspondent in washington, barbara plett—usher, has been assessing mr trump's response to that intelligence briefing. well, mr trump has been doing most of the news—making, as you were seeing there with his tweet on russia. he has renewed his call for a closer cooperation and warmer relations with russia. i think it's a signal that he doesn't want to change his approach to russia, even though the intellig

that prompted an angry response from mr trump, tweeting... his comments came as civil rights activists in washington kicked off a week of anti—trump protests, ahead of the inauguration. we won't be trumped, we won't be trumped! the reverend al sharpton called on all politicians to support equality. we come not to appeal to donald trump. because he's made it clear what his policies are, and what his nominations are. we come to say to the democrats, in the senate and in the house, and then to the moderate republicans, to get some backbone. get some guts. and, in a separate development, broadway starjennifer holliday said she is pulling out of a concert celebrating the inauguration, this after her gay and lesbian fans described the forthcoming performance as a betrayal. the operation is in full swing, but few big names have agreed to perform for mr trump, and friday's ceremony looks to be dominated by military bands, rather than a—listers. about 100 people are feared to have drowned off the libyan coast after their boat sank on their way to

mr trump had blamed security officials for leaking unproven allegations about him. they have denied doing so. those claims were in a report written by christopher steele, a former mi6 officer who's now gone into hiding. we'll have the latest from washington, and from moscow, with eight days to mr trump's inauguration. also tonight. nearly 28 years after hillsborough, prosecutors consider bringing charges against 23 people and organisations. snow and bad weather have swept across northern ireland, scotland, and parts of england, causing major disruption in some areas. tributes to the former england football manager graham taylor, who's died at the age of 72. and we speak to the writer of la la land — the man who's brought the art of the musical back to hollywood. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, west ham's star player dimitri payet goes on strike and demands a transfer, but the club say they won't sell him. good evening. donald trump seems to be at odds with some of his key cabinet nominees on some of the vital questions facing the new admi

i must add, of course, that mr trump denies all the allegations. thank you very much for joining us. meanwhile, donald trump's nominees as secretary of state, rex tellers and has told a senate confirmation hearing that america was right to be alarmed at russians activities. he said that open dialogue was needed to determine the ambitions of russia. we must also be clear about our relationship with russia. russia today pledges poses a danger. it is not unpredictable in advancing its own interest. it has invaded the uk, including the taking of crimea. it has supported syrian forces. our nato allies are right to be alarmed ata nato allies are right to be alarmed at a resurgent russia. but was in the absence of american leadership that the store was left open and unintended signals were sent. now, the head of nhs hospitals in england has told mps it is time to stop pretending that the nhs can afford to do everything with the money it has been given by government. he added that if the current situation continues, the health service could become unsustai

mr trump said during his campaign. he supported the idea of safe zones in syria for civilians, essentially at the time he presented them as a way to keep syrian civilians in syria or east of the region as a way to stem the refugee crisis and another thing he said he -- is crisis and another thing he said he —— is he would get the gulf countries to pay for that. would they do that? he has never detailed how this would work militarily and the government has not gone for them so the government has not gone for them so far because to have a real one you have to have military muscle behind it, planes in the sky ready to shoot down any threat. this is quite a big deal to set up a safe sun but that will be studied, apparently. one last story of huge significance, if it happens. reports that immigrants from seven countries, including libya, yemen, iran, syria and iraq will be incredibly restricted in their ability to come into the us. what have you heard? that is part of mr trump ‘s promise to restrict immigration from c

on twitter, mr trump said that having a good relationship with russia was a good thing. that only stupid people are idiots would think it was bad. we have enough problems around the world without adding another one. when i am president, russia will respect us far more than they do now in both countries will perhaps work together to solve some of the many great and pressing problems and issues of the world. those were some of his tweets today. our correspondent is in washington and has been assessing the response. mr trump has been doing most of the news making as you see there with his tweet on russia. he has renewed his call for a closer cooperation and warmer relations with russia. i think it is a signal that he does not want to change his approach to russia even though the intelligence report accused of meddling in the election. he did have mr trump appearing after the reasoning appearing to concede that russia may have been involved in some way but he did not say anything about the conclusion of report that vladimir putin was trying to help him win the election. he v

mr trump says he'll allow them to repatriate those profits at a 10% tax rate. that's what he said anyway before his election. but the us president is likely to face competition. uk prime minister theresa may has pledged she will deliver the lowest corporation rate in the g20 as the uk tries to make itself attractive to big companies once it leaves the european union. it's currently at 20%. and just next door is ireland, which is in the european union, has had big success luring multinationals. the likes of apple, intel and pfizer are some of the big american companies based there. its controversial arrangements include corporation tax of just 12.5%. lots more on this in 20 minutes' time. and we'll have all the other business stories as well. a giant aircraft on loan from the united states has arrived in chile to help tackle the worst wildfires in the south american country's modern history. a state of emergency has been declared in a huge area south of the capital, santiago. chile's president has ordered extra funds and resources to fight the fires, as people a

mr trump had criticised them. i have seen their morale through tough times, where they have been challenged before, and i have seen them walk through fire to make sure they do theirjobs in a professional way. a big change in the rules for cubans entering the united states. they will no longer be automatically granted residency. i'm kasia madera in london. 27 days lost at sea. an australian father and his daughter turn up safe and well, despite veering 2,000 kilometres off—course. can money buy happiness? we talk to the film—maker who is testing the theory for real, in an impoverished african community. good morning. it is 9:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london, and 8:00pm in the evening in washington, where in eight days donald trump will become president of the united states. mr trump seems to be at odds with some of his key cabinet nominees. his choice for new head of the cia, mike pompeo, on the left, strongly endorsed the work of the us intelligence community, hours after it was criticised by the president�

tonight, there are more protests and legal challenges but mr trump has defended his actions, saying america needs borders and extreme vetting. our first report is from our correspondent in new york, nick bryant. chant: no ban, no wall — new york for all. new york has always been the great gateway into america and demonstrators gathered in a highly emblematic setting, under the gaze of the statue of liberty, that welcoming symbol for new arrivals. but today we have seen large gatherings across the country. the fractious mood reminiscent of the 1960s. protest is becoming a permanent feature of the trump presidency and atjkk airport last night, the demonstrations lasted deep into the early hours. "let them in" they chanted. it's an attack on the very foundation of democracy. demonstrations took place across the country. these are scenes in boston as a us senator defied the us president. i cannot believe this is happening. i knew that donald trump would be bad but, boy, not this bad, not this fast. at this courthouse in brooklyn came a late—night legal challenge and civil liberties lawyers

the talks between she and mr trump will be around making a trade deal with the us after we leave the eu. we have also spoken about the importance of a trade arrangement with the uk. that is something that they are looking to talk to us about in an early stage and i expect to be able to talk to him about that alongside other issues. if mr trump's inauguration speech is anything to go by, he is more focused on protectionism than free trade. he is saying he will put america first. critics say the government should be cautious about putting the us trade ahead of an eu deal. killam no trade with america, however ambitious, can replace or match what we will potentially lose on our own doorstep with europe —— no trade with america. mrs may knows she needs trade options elsewhere. this week's meeting with the us president is a first step in that direction. that is it from me. here is a sport today. hello, we're live from the bbc sports centre. i'm marc edwards and this is sport today. here's what's coming up on the programme: diego costa scores on his return to the chelsea team, as they

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 ideological soul mates in some of the nationalist movements in the uk and in continental. so i would not be supposed if he is at least somewhat aware of it. obviously, he has a close relationship with nigel farage, so there will be some information traded there. but as far as the average person on the street thinks in europe, i don't think he ca res thinks in europe, i don't think he cares that much. thank you, anthony. just very quickly, the timings of tomorrow's events, please? we don't know a whole lot about what he will be doing tomorrow. there is talk of executive orders on visas, which we thought were going to come today. on immigration as well. so i would not be surprised if we saw something about that tomor

so far mr trump seems to be holding faith with mr putin in this issue. unshaken by the meetings by the afternoon —— this afternoon even though he has been praising the intelligence community. there is an opportunity here but it has been besmirched by the additional information that has been made available or to the american public on this subject. thank you for your time. at least five people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at fort lauderdale international airport in florida. the man, who's in custody, is said to have taken the gun out of a bag that he'd checked in and opened fire in a baggage area. passengers ran onto the tarmac outside while the police searched the building. 0ur north america correspondent, james cook, has the latest. a mundane task at a busy airport has turned into a scene of horror. passengers, who seconds earlier were collecting their bags, cower on the ground. some appear stunned. others were dead or dying. survivors say there were desperate attempts to save lives. we heard the noise, we thought it was firecrackers

a50 everyone is talking about mr trump? a 50 billion euro tie up. the amount of people who don't wear glasses... two european companies, italian and french. look the brand names, they have chanel sun glass hut.” french. look the brand names, they have chanel sun glass hut. i wonder if mrtrump will have chanel sun glass hut. i wonder if mr trump will put taxes on importing those into the states? that's it from business live today. there will be more business news on bbc news. see you tomorrow. good morning to you. this week is going to be very different compared to what we had last week. much milder. certainly no snow in the forecast and there is no winter on the horizon either. today, cloudy, damp and mild for many of us. we have weather fronts crossing the country right now and high pressure to the east of us and to the south of us will start dominating the weather in the coming days. this is what it looks like on the satellite picture. clouds are streaming in off the atlantic. we have got the thicker band of cloud across central air crass of the