katty: thank you very much. w l wait patiently for the results of the georgia runoff election. as america's political divisions spill over into the newear, stowe -- so do coronavirus. the trump administration had set a target of vaccinating 20 megan people by new ar's day. around 5 million americans have been vaccinated so far, which is a fraction of the population. compare that to israel,ch whi is far outperforming the rest of the world. the country of just 9 million people has administered more covid-19 vaccinations than any other nation, according to oxford university. israel has managed to administer almo 16 doses per hundred of its people.ed compo the u.s., 1.4 doses per 100 americans. joining nate from israel is a professor, chairman of the craeli association of pub health physicians. thank you very much for joining me. what have you done right? >> week gotrepared, and we are flexible. in 2009, we forms that 2013 vaccination for polio, we are icating with the public. we saw the adjustable challenges lated

katty: thank you very much. this is unprecedented, and we'll be watching this as it goes to trial in the senate. as we have been reporting, 10 republicans cross their party lines to vote for the impeachment of donald trump. it is not a huge number, but it is a sign of dissent among the ranks. we have a chief strategist who told us that recent development could tighten donald trump's hold on the republican party over the next four years. >> i think it strengthens it in certain districts when you're looking at polling and district. they are thinking that this was a false lag in operation, another conspiracy theory place. this was pushed by people around the president and congressional representatives. starting to shape in a different direction. we are seeing it become more messianic that there is a biblical prophecy that president trump will stay present. i was looking at a facebook video where it said that the president was in a bunker and was about to take over, and it was time to rebel. this was a pastor. this

katty: ok. thank you very much. as we heard earlier, the incoming administration has made it clear that tackling the coronavirus will be its top priority. mr. biden has vowedo speed up the u.s. vaccination program among other measures. this report now from our north america correspondent nick bryant, and i am warning it contains some flashing images. nick: we normally associate new york with the self-confidence of america. but the coronavirus crisis has shown us the frailties of the world's most powerful land. in the final weeks of the trump presidency, there have been days where more than 4000 americans have died, a higher death toll that on september 11 >> it is bizarre. it is scary. it is frightening. >> angelina lost her father. nick: angelina lost her father. >> they are not in the same reality. nick: her mourning made more painful by family members refusing to believe the coronavirus took his life. she is angry at donald trump for spreading misinformation and downplaying the pandemic. >> furious, angry, confus

katty: love it. before we go, speang of stargazing, let's end the show on gorgeous images of the northern lights. this is a picture from the scottish highlands taken by our bbc weather watcher the earth's atmosphere adams collide and this can only be viewed under clear skies and in darkness. there is light out there in the universe, we all just have to look for it. i am katty kay, thank you for watching "bbc world news narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: babbel, an online program developed by language specialists teaching spanish, french and more. narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ rrator: you're watching pbs. denice: my father was drafted into vietnam at the height of the conflict. he became a single pa

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katty: solving crimes, or committing them? spacex launched a record 143 satellites this weekend, the company's first so-called rideshare mission, a chance to put more hardware into space in one go. it is an accomplishment that raises questions as to who is monitoring the satellites and how routed it is going to get up there? >> 3, 2, 1, 0. reporter: spacex's record-breaking rocket leaving cape canaveral in florida. it is quite a sight. but is the path ahead for satellites coming more clouded? the launch of 143 satellites used to take a year, not a single moment like this. this load, a veritable airborne vendin machine from multiple customers, will spew into orbit broadband boosters, cogs that connect the internet of things, and dozens of satellites taking pictures like these from san francisco's planet company. >> they scanned the whole earth looking for changes. that's used by a variety of people in commercial areas like agriculture to understand crop yields, forestry to understand deforestation, mapping to improve maps, huma

katty: thank you. christian: this afternoon, the bowser, said those who found their way into the capitol building will be prosecuted. rewards are being offered for those who incited the violence. the attorney genal for the district of columbia, good to have you with us. before we talk about your role in prosecuting those who broke into the capital, i should get your thoughts on news that broken the last hour, that judge rrick garland will be the new attorney general. >> judge merrick garland is ae? steady hand. he is an accomplished jurist. ehe has support across aisle, republican and democrat. he was a terrific prosecutor in the department of justice in the te 1970's, he worked for one of my mentors, benjamin civ iletti. judge garland was lead supervisor of the oklahoma bombing case, which has relevance tohe problems we are seeing today, because we know tim mcveigh was a purveyor of hate and racial hate and antigovernment action, the kind of thing we are seeing today. so we te goingo have a steady han

katty: explain this rule of 3030 two me. reporter: democrats think if they could win a statewide contest if 30% of the electorate is african-american, and they get % of the white vote. those two hallmarks are hard to reach. in november, they hit them. the electoratwas about 30% black, and white voters came out in droves for joe biden. e question is, while some of those white voters return and help jon ossoff and raphael warnock? katty: thank you very much. we will wait patientlyor the results of the georgia runoff election. as america's political divisions spill over into the new year, stowe -- so do coronavirus. the trump administration had set a target of vaccinating 20 megan people by new year's day. around 5 million americans have been vaccinated so a fraction of the population. compare that to israel, which is outperforming the rest the world. the country of just 9 million peopleas administered more covid-19 vaccinations than any other nation, according to oxford university. take a look at these numbers. hisrael managed

katty: a quick loo at other news from around the world. the you and nuclear watchdog confirmed in iran has begun the act of enriching uranium. this will create a substance at 20% purity. weapon grade purity has a purity of 90%. president trump withdrew the u.s. from the iran nuclear deal in 2018, accusing tehran of breaking the conditions. there has been an easing and relations beeen saudi arabia d qatar. qatar's a mere will attain -- will attend a summit where he is expected to sign a agreement. several countries imposed accusing it qatar, of supporting terrorism, something qatar denied. you are watching bbc world news america. still to come, a courtn london rules wikileaks founder julian assange can't be extradited to america. a judge says he is at risk of suicide. e indian manufacturer of the awesome word -- the oxford astrazeneca vcines has the government is preventing it from exporting the drug to other countries. they institute says the ban is in place because india wants to prioritize its own population. here is our south asia edito

katty: judge in the u.k. ruled the wikileaks founder julian assange can't be extradited to the united states. she said his mental health problems meant he would be at sk of suicide. american officials want him to thousands of confidentialns of military a diplomatic documents a decade ago. our diplomatic correspondent has more. >> julian assange has long attracted loyal supporters hed this was t reaction as they heard the news. for more than a decade, the wikileaks founder resisted extradition, spending seven years holed up in the ecuadoriao embassy in lon before being removed almost two years ago and detained. the u.s. authorities want him to face 18 charges, mostly of espionage relating to his alleged role in theeaking of thousands of secretar mil documents. many focused on the wars in afghanistan and iraq, including this video, appearing to show a u.s. helicopter firing on civilians in baghdad. to some, mr. assange is a champion of free speech who revealed war crimes. to others, a lbreaker wh endangered the

katty: i'm katty kay in washington and this is "bbc world news america." u.s. officials say hundreds will be charged and their role at the seizure of the capital. it will ilude everything from trespass to murder. democrats push their case for impeachment as mr. trump shows no remorse for hisns in the lead up to the attack. instead, he went to texas to talk about his border while with mexico. the president wants to highlight s administration's accomplishments, but critics see it as a symbol of a fai d coping with covid. ny in the u.k. are coming up with creative ways to pass the time on the lockdown and the safety of their own home. ♪\ kay: welcome t world news america on pbs and around the globe. a range ofna crity unmatched in the history of american law enforcement. is beinhow it characterized of the actions of those who took part in the include sedition and conspiracy, among many, many others. >> the range of criminal conduct is unmatched in any te of scenario we have seen. we are looking at everything from simple trespass to theft of mail, to theft of dig

. ♪ katty: i'm katty kay in washingtonnd this is bbc world news america. scenes that are etched in america's nscience. how scenes in the u.s. areer laying out and around the world. the chaos on capitol hill is front-page news. we have wondered how i could take place in the heart of american government. some allies ve urge caution d calm as a sign of just how much the worldas changed. the international community is telling united stes how best to practice democracy. while rivals like china see potential advantage in america's political drama and division. katty: welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we are only seven days into the new year, about 12 days until inauguration and only one day remove from some of the most chaotic scenes america's capital has ever witnessed. there he been calls for accountability for those responsible for the storming of the capitol building. there has also been some understandable shock from americ's all and rivals overseas. for the next half hour, we will go aund the world to see how other couries are look

katty: tnk y vermuchor joing . varie: you're welcome, good to see you. katty: president biden said that america would once again seek to play its part on the world stage. many global leaders have already expressed hope in this new administration, but mr. biden just faced a series of foreign policy challenges, particularly when it comes to russia. let'swheri understand itnus xi s gimi ee being out there in the night and in the culprit -- thank you for being out there in the tt niolheind. c trump was always speaking about -- he spoke ophig t wbe p aut,, different m joe biden, the new president of the unitedtay.tes? repo: donald trump very rarely criticized russia, rarely criticized vladimir putin, and joe biden is a vocal critic. he has already said that for america, russia is the biggest threats, and i think that moscow is basically racing itself for more sanctions under a biden administration. when you think that it took wagner putin six weeks after -- it took putin six weeks after the u.s. election to actually t biden, the u.s. administration will not h

i think so, katty. if ou now wants to do? i think so, katty. if you look — now wants to do? i think so, katty. if you look at _ now wants to do? i think so, katty. if you look at the _ now wants to do? i think so, katty. if you look at the way _ now wants to do? i think so, katty. if you look at the way the _ now wants to do? i think so, katty. if you look at the way the senate i if you look at the way the senate operates, — if you look at the way the senate operates, it's the club with only 100 members of the club and now the two top _ 100 members of the club and now the two top representatives in the white house _ two top representatives in the white house are _ two top representatives in the white house are former members of the united _ house are former members of the united states senate. they know all the people on capitol hill who are going _ the people on capitol hill who are going to _ the people on capitol hill who are going to be making the critical decisions. and we know that kamala harr

that's something he does not want to do. >> katty? >> yeah, there's another element to this, which is at the end of that "new yorker" video that i find particularly disturbing getting to this issue, you're right to raise it, ari, of if this was muslim terrorists. they start praying. these insurrectionists, rioters, white terrorists are in there and they start praying, you know, invoking the lord in a very christian, evangelical way. and i think that's worth noting too. let's not forget that they are doing this, they believe, under the banner of christianity. i'm not sure that i could find anywhere in christian doctrine or theology support for what they did, particularly not for what those ones on the parler videos are talking about, which is committing murder. but they are doing it under the banner of christian ideology. this is not just white terrorism. they believe they have a religious christian motive for doing this. and i think that shouldn't be forgotten when we make this comparison with how they would be treated if they were mu

i was just going to say katty makes a fair point. that if you thought these folks were angry winners when trump took the electoral college, how's it going as angry losers? but no, i know you want in on the mosquito in amber. go ahead, sir. >> well, here's the problem. they're only to a certain extent reflecting their political reality. if you look at over 70% of republicans, you know, right now they identify more with support of trump than they did identify with supporting the republican party. right now. and you look at those ten republicans who were for impeachment and they're all being censured. they're all being -- they're going to have primary challenges. they're being attacked by their grassroots there. and so look, it is trump's party. it is not the republican party anymore. and to a certain extent they're going to have to go along with this craziness and ride this wave of craziness if they want to remain in elected office because as you know, ari, most incumbents don't lose in a general election, they lose nowadays in primari

and also from bbc, katty kay. john heilemann, what happened? >> all hell broke loose and you're doing a good job of talking about it. i think the broad outlines of what happened are obviously clear at this point. you know, we had in some ways, you know so much of the trump administration have been shocking but not surprised. it was, you know, stunning on some level, but obviously when it's all opened up in the clear

the bbc's katty kay is still with us. and joining the conversation we have msnbc national affairs analyst, executive editor of the recount and co-host and executive producer of show time's "the circus." politics professor at morgan state university. and political contributor jason johnson is with us. and "usa today" opinion columnist and former senior adviser for the house oversight and government reform committee curt bardella. senior adviser to the lincoln project. >> we heard from two republicans who voted to impeach a sitting republican president. even if that sitting republican president is donald trump, and even if they are lightly impeaching him for committing insurrection against the united states of america, that still, again, people don't want to hear this. even though it's the right thing to do and that's what every republican should do, that is still a career-defining vote that will most likely, i would guess, get at least nine out of ten voted out in the next election. >> well -- good morning, joe. or potenti

good day, katty. no, she certainly _ not bad, was it? good day, katty. no, she certainly brought - not bad, was it? good day, katty. no, she certainly brought down i not bad, was it? good day, katty. i no, she certainly brought down the house and by lady gaga standards, she was pretty understated, but it was a great recitation of our national anthem.— was a great recitation of our national anthem. :, . ~ . national anthem. now we have andrea hall readin: national anthem. now we have andrea hall reading the _ national anthem. now we have andrea hall reading the pledge _ national anthem. now we have andrea hall reading the pledge of— hall reading the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. applause what you are all about to be part of, america, is an historic moment of, america, is an historic moment of first. to of, america, is an historic moment of first. :, . , :, of first. to administer the oat

katty kay, jump in. you can take the next question. >> it's a chilling thing seeing those pictures of navalny kissing his wife good-bye at the airport. these may be the last pictures of we see this incredibly brave leader in russia before disappearing to jail. masha, the incoming biden team with a tweet jake sullivan sent out made it clear this will be a different tone coming out of this administration. president biden has asked avril haines to include looking at navalny and what could be done in her briefing to him. what are america's options now when it comes -- they can jack up sanctions against russia, that doesn't seem to make much impact. is there anything america can do in terms of navalny? i know the european union asked him to be released. could washington weigh in and could it have any impact? >> it's hard to imagine that at this point vladimir putin could be influenced from the outside. it is significant that the biden administration is the first u.s. administration since the soviet union coll

washington anchor for bbc world news america, katty kay. national security expert, columnist at "usa today" and author of the book "the death of expertise" tom nichols. making his "morning joe" debut, cofounder of the lincoln project and a contributing columnist to "the washington post," george conway is with us this morning. what a day to begin with mr. conway. we begin with president trump's remarkable hour-long phone call with the officials in georgia where he urged them to find enough votes to overturn the state's election results. president trump can be heard pleading with georgia's secretary of state brad raffensberger and the legal counsel brian germany to alter the vote count. he makes vague threats to them both if they don't comply. do we remember that? the call which took place on saturday was first reported by "the washington post." nbc news has obtained a recording of the conversation. >> so look, all i want to do is this. i just want to find 11,780 votes which is one more than we have, because we won the state and flipping the

a violent one. >> apparently, we don't have -- katty? so andrea, i'll take it to you, having covered the united states government and the presidency for decades, where does one go with this for justice and the safety of our democracy? >> well, larry tribe -- laurence tribe wrote yesterday supporting the effort for impeachment saying let the house vote to impeach. they need to do more than censure. there doesn't do have to be a senate trial, they won't do anything about it anyway or let them prevent evidence. let them impeach, one final blow. something needs to be done to express the horror about what happened. it was inciting a riot. there was no question about it. when you see the confederate flag being marched through statuary hall you know there's something wrong. it comes back to hawley and the others and the president of the united states. he said he can go out on fifth avenue and shoot five people and nobody would do anything about it. look at all of the rallies. look at the behavior that had become normalized, the rhetoric that ha

hello, i'm katty kay in washington, james reynolds is in london. trying to sum up four years of donald trump's presidency in one hour is perhaps overly ambitious. there was simply too much news. covering trump sometimes felt like being in a spin dryer — we'd have more news in a day than we'd get in a month under most presidents. and in true trumpian fashion, he's still holding on to center—stage, releasing a �*farewell address�* in which he claims his work is done. we'll have the video shortly, but in it he says "we did what we came here to do —— and so much more." adding. before he recorded that video, mr trump took fire from within his own party. mitch mcconnell, the top republican in the us senate pointed the finger squarely at mr trump for �*provoking' the capitol hill riot. the the capitol hill riot. mob was fed lies. they were provoked the mob was fed lies. they were provoked by the president and other powerful people. and they tried to use fear and violence to stop it specific proceeding of the first branch of the federal gover

katty? i'm sorry, you said mika? >> yeah. alex did. but i love katty. >> oh, thank you, alex. okay, we will. kasie and then katty. go. he said you can do whatever you want. >> we're back to it. you're right, joe. look, if you want to win, hang onto the majority, you have to let the senators reflect the people that sent them there. and, yeah, if kristen sinema and mark kelly take more progressive positions they'll lose their elections. mitch mcconnell knows that. he has governed that way this entire time. >> and we saw this play out with abigail span berger. she came back and said you can criticize us moderates in the democratic party for not being progressive enough. if we take the positions aoc has taken, we are not going to get elected in red districts in virginia and then you don't have a majority anymore for the house. you are seeing it play out in the senate and the house. it's the way they will lose majorities. . >> elections have consequences >> sure do. >> joe biden is the president. he will be signing some executive orders. and the democrats get absolutely dropped in

this is bbc world news i'm katty. our top stories. joe biden is now the 46th president of the united states. speaking at his inauguration ceremony he called for americans to come together. it will make we must end this uncivil war that puts red against blue. in the last few minutes the president and the first lady entered the white house — now their official residence i'm laura trevelyan outside the white house where president biden hasjust moved in. kamala harris is the new vice president — making history as the first woman of colour to be elected vice president meanwhile, donald trump is in florida — after becoming the first president to skip the inauguration ceremony in more than a hundred and fifty years. hello, i'm katty kay, welome to our continuing special coverage of presidentjoe biden�*s inauguration. there was a peaceful transfer of power today. it would have been a bizarre thing to even think of saying just four years ago, less so now, when you remember the violent assault on congress and america's democracyjust two

hello i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. a major row has erupted between the european union and the pharmaceuticals giant astrazeneca. the eu says the company has reneged on a contractual agreement to supply 80 million doses of its covid vaccine to the block. yesterday astrazeneca announced it had production problems which is why its scaled back deliveries to the eu. but sales to other countries including britain have not been affected, sparking accusations in brussels that europe is being given second—class treatment. the eu is under pressure across the continent because the vaccine roll—out has been so slow there. italy, germany and france have each administered fewer than three vaccines per 100 people in the population. well behind the roll—out in other countries like israel, the uk and the us. the european commission is demanding to know why vaccines supplied by astrazeneca to eu members have lagged. here's ireland's europe minister thomas byrne. astrazeneca, the contract of the european union, it is a fundamental

hello, i'm katty kay in washington. christian fraser is in london. "those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it." that famous phrase could be true for politics as well — and, in particular, the presidency of donald trump — because less than 12 months after the senate cleared him of wrongdoing after his first impeachment, the us house of representatives is poised to impeach him a second time. it has never happened before to any us president. the single impeachment article points to trump's repeated false claims that he won the election and his speech to the crowd on january the 6th. "in all this, it says, president trump gravely endangered the security of the united states and its institutions of government. the house vote on impeachment could come on wednesday. republicans blocked a separate bill which called on the vice president to remove trump under the 25th amendment. the more we learn of the attack on the capitol, the more shocking it becomes. democrats are furious and aware things could have been far worse. there is evidence

i'm katty kay. on a hot start date here in washington, dc. -- a hot start date here in washington, dc. —— a historic day. a new era as joe biden prepares to be sworn in as the 46th and oldest president of the united states. the the 46th and oldest president of the united states.— united states. the incoming president — united states. the incoming president will _ united states. the incoming president will focus - united states. the incoming president will focus on i united states. the incoming i president will focus on bringing america back together after a turbulent four years. to america back together after a turbulent four years.- america back together after a turbulent four years. to heal, we must remember. _ turbulent four years. to heal, we must remember. it's _ turbulent four years. to heal, we must remember. it's hard - turbulent four years. to heal, we i must remember. it's hard sometimes to remember but that is how we heal. it's important to do that as a nation — it's important t

. >> katty kay, final thoughts. >> more on congressional investigations. i had a text in a conversation about police officers saying that the new member for virginia's 5th district, official members of his staff were part of that insurgence, were part of that riot. a lot of questions, still, about the role of policemen and about the role of members and potentially veterans too. >> all right, thank you, katty, thank you, willie, and before we hand things over, a reminder about some really useful resources over at knowyourvalue.com, 64% of americans have seen their emergency savings wiped occupy during the pandemic. five strategies to help recover or increase your savings throughout 2021. and a reminder about know your value's exciting partnership with forbes, it's a 50 over 50 list and you can nominate women over 50 who have achieved great success and paid it forward to other women. the submission deadline is closing in so get those submissions in soon. go to knowyourvalue.com for more. stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage. >>> live at msnbc headquarters h

simon: let's look ahead to katty: now look ahead to 2021 now. . global science correspondent print -- global science correspondent. correspondent: this is going to be a critical year for climate change. the coronavirupandemic meant that a major you and meeting was postponed. now it will take place in 2021 in glasgow, scotla. naons will reveal how they intend to cut greenhouse emissions. it means that we will nd out if tre commitments are ambitious enough to stop the worst effects of climate change. scntists say that we will push for a greener future because the window to ask is closing fast. up in space, all eyes will be on mars. a trio of spacecraft wioon be arriving at the planet. the unitop arab emirates theake history by becomi first arab nation but a orspacecraft in t around mars. china will be enteng a new era innd space by attempting to six wheeled rover. nasa isr trying a first, as it tests a mini mars helicopter to see if it will fly and the thick martian air. >> left off. rrespondent: we should also see the lines of a new private spacecr

hello, i'm katty kay in washington. christian fraser is in london. the effort to hold those responsible for last week's capitol riots is playing out on two fronts — there's the political, with democrats pushing forward on impeachment. more on that in a few minutes. and then there's the criminal. and law enforcement is not holding back. in the last hour, the acting us attorney for the district of columbia said officials are looking at "significant sedition" and "conspiracy" charges for those involved. michael sherwin says the capitol is a "crime scene" and predicts there could be hundreds of charges. the range of criminal conduct is really, again, unmatched in any type of scenario that we've seen we are looking at everything from simple trespass to theft of mail to theft of digital devices within the capital to assault and local officers, both inside and outside the capitol to the theft of potential national security or defence information to felony murder. before that press conference, the washington post was reporting that it's seen an internal fb

hello i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. it's election day in the us state of georgia. yes, another one. this time two senate seats are up for grabs, in a pair of races that will decide which party controls the us senate. it's the most important election in america since — well — the last election in america. democrats and republicans have spent hundreds of millions of dollars — because why not drop a few more million on an american election — ensuring their candidates have the best chance of winning. 33—year—old democrat jon ossoff is hoping to defeat the incumbent david purdue. and kelly loeffler — a favourite of the trump crowd — is looking to hold off a challenge by the democrat, reverend raphael warnock. so here's a quick reminder why this race in georgia is so important. the senate currently stands at 50 republicans and 48 democrats. there are two vacant seats. if ossoff and warnock win their races, democrats would have a tie. then the vice president—elect kamala harris would then have the deciding vo

hello, i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. the condemnation has come quick, and the calls for donald trump's removal growing louder. high—ranking democrats have said that the president must leave even before joe biden‘s election, in less than two—week's time. in less than two weeks' time. they fear what he could come next. even some of mr trump's allies and former employees have condemned his role in stoking the anger of this supporters, just before they stormed the capitol. others have simply resigned. the scenes we saw have left an indelible mark on this presidency, and the nation. our north america editorjon sopel starts our coverage. they can clean, repaint and put papers back and filing cabinets, they can easily spruce the place up, but none of it will remove the stain on american democracy. the trump supporting mob, the trump inspired rioters, in what is being described as an attempted insurrection, has certainly left their mark. the mob that descended on the capitol building probably couldn't believe how easy thei

coverage ofjoe biden�*s inauguration throughout wednesday, with special programming from washington, katty kay, from 1400 gmt all here on bbc world news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: donald trump plans to issue presidential pardons on his last full day in office — who are the likely candidtes? —— candidates. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first. america first. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him the butcher of lyon. klaus altman is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia. the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot, a tide of humanity that's believed by officials to have broken all records. hell

there's a special programme from washington presented by katty kay from 1400 gmt. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first. america first. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him - the butcher of lyon. klaus altman is being held. on a fraud charge in bolivia. the west germans want i to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. - millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot, a tide of humanity that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: joe biden and kamala harris lead a ceremony to honour the 400,000 americans who've have died from covid—19. the uk has recorded the highest number of covid deaths in a 24

concentration on making sure that people have the passionate protection gear to get the vaccines and katty what needs to be done getting syringes things like that that's all very important as well he says that across the federal government if there is a problem in obtaining this through normal production methods then they should invoke the defense production act which would mean imagine say production being targeted towards the federal government and making sure they can carry out the operation also talking about improving safety in school so they can get them open quickly as well so big steps for joe biden he sees this as an important plank of what he promised during the campaign he realizes that the capacity might be slightly more difficult than he expected because according to administration officials they've walked 10 and there is no plan for distribution. the vaccine 16000000 doses have been distributed at the moment with the trumpet ministration saying there would be 50000000 by the end of the month you know i think that's unlikely simply because the logistics don't exist to get them

she gave this update to my colleage katty kay a short time ago. we are hearing, as you have, that the members of the house of representatives and of the senate do want to continue tonight. we have this tweet from james clyburn, the house majority whip for the democrats in the house of representatives, saying, "i have faced violent hatred before. i was not to turn to then, i will not be determined now." putting that into context —he now." putting that into context — he met his wife after being arrested at a civil rights march, and he was in prison. so i think that reallyjust goes to show how people here are seeing this. i've been talking to some of the people i was locked down with, people that work here, and we've been watching all this play out on the tv. and they were just telling me how painful this is for them, actually, because what they say is they are seeing the democratic process just be completely disrespected, and the democratic institutions of this country. i want to hear everything you're saying, it's super interesting and i want t

in half—an—hour, we will rejoin katty kay in washington for continuing coverage of the dayjoe biden is inaugurated as us president. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. just a couple of hours agojoe biden took the oath of office, becoming the 46th president of the united states of america. he does so at a time when both politics and people are deeply divided. speaking at the capitol — the scene of a failed insurrection two weeks ago — mr biden said his victory was not a triumph for one candidate but for democracy. listening to him was kamala harris, his vice president — the first woman to hold the office. her black and asian heritage is also a first. conspicuous by his absence from the ceremony was donald trump, who broke tradition and headed off to florida pledging he would be "back in some form." his departure ends one of the most turbulent presidencies in us history — and one that shapes the challenges facing the new incumbent of the white house. 0ur north america correspondent, nick bryant, is live in washington for us. the united states of america is under new

katty from i think there is a sense of sadness, — katty from i think there is a sense of sadness, but also a sense that congress — of sadness, but also a sense that congress people are still rattled. the second session a special, there were _ the second session a special, there were two— the second session a special, there were two sessions today where the tawmakers — were two sessions today where the lawmakers spoke, the second one was very emotional, and you had a specialty— very emotional, and you had a specially democrats say things like we could _ specially democrats say things like we could all have died. what did you think would — we could all have died. what did you think would happen if the mob got through— think would happen if the mob got through the door? the other mob was going _ through the door? the other mob was going to _ through the door? the other mob was going to try— through the door? the other mob was going to try and lynch the vice president— going to try and lynch the vice president and assassinate the speaker— president and assassinate the sp

i'm katty kay in washington and this is bbc world news america. joining me now more is the senior north american reporter anthony sarkar. anthony thank you very much forjoining me. ten republicans and the house of representatives voted with democrats to impeach donald trump for a second time. it's some but it's not a huge amount, is a? it's not a huge amount. you have to remember, there were more than 140 republican numbers in the house of representatives who came back into the chamber last wednesday after rioters paraded and took control of the building and voted to challenge joe biden is a electoral victory. so the party rank and file at least in that chamber is still behind donald trump. and they voted with him last week, they are voting with him again this week. i thick it does show that donald trump still has a considerable amount of influence within the republican party and public opinion polls back that up as well. 50 public opinion polls back that up as well. . ., , ., well. so there have now been four impeachments _ well. so there have no

hello, i'm katty kay in washington. christian fraser is in london. impeachment is a messy process. it's there in the constitution as the emergency handbrake, supposedly a measure of last resort to keep the commander in chief in check. twice, in as many years, democrats in the house have marched articles of impeachment over to the senate and they will do so again tonight. except this time their charge of "insurrection" is perhaps closer to what the founding fathers originally had in mind. america finds itself in a unique situation because the president that lawmakers want to hold accountable is no longer in office. donald trump is in florida, and the party he left behind has to figure out what to do. democrats need 17 republican senators to vote for impeachment — a tall order. and the impeachment and the nature of the alleged crimes is driving a wedge within the republican party. here are two very different views. we already have a flaming fire in this country and it is like taking a bunch of gasoline and pouring it on top of the fire. over the last year or so there has been an ef

hello, i'm katty kay in washington — james reynolds is in london. vehicle checkpoints. roads shut down. and 25,000 troops deployed on the pentagon's authorization. this isn't baghdad's green zone — it's washington, district of columbia — 44 hours before joe biden's inauguration. so much for america's famed peaceful transfer of power. but there's no choice. security officials are determined to prevent any repeat of the events of january 6th, when that deadly pro—trump mob stormed the us capitol in a failed bid to prevent mr biden's victory from being certified. already, huge chunks of the capitol have been shut down. this entire area — highlighted in red — is closed to traffic. and non—scalable fencing has been put around the us capitol and national mall. in the blocks beyond — highlighted in green — only vehicles belonging to local residents and businesses are permitted. law enforcement officials are bracing for the worst — even the possibility of insider attacks from within the us security apparatus. the army secretary ryan mccarthy says he is "consci