. , issuccessor, adama barrow set to be inaugurated tomorrow. our correspondent reports from the gambian capital. >> is not good news. we are evacuating everyone back home. reporter: leading intro's, not as they anticipated, thousands of european tourists are being flown back home on special flights. some have been here for only a couple of days, which explains their reaction. moment it is the unnecessary, but i understand. >> to me it is stupid. this will be over in 24 to 48 hours. reporter: they're not the only ones leaving. thousands of gambians are streaming out. likeyear it looks intervention is imminent. troops are massing on the border , a nigerian air force is on the worship isnigerian on the way, the air force is on standby. ahead of anticipated military action at the inauguration of adama barrow, president yahya jammeh declared it an emergency. behind me is the planned venue for the inauguration on thursday of adama barrow as the next president. he has said he will be here tomorrow for his inauguration. withdrew in 2013. he has ruled t

gambia has a new president, a domino -- adama barrow. longtime gambian leader yahya jammeh is still refusing to step down. reports say that the senegalese army has now entered the gambia to force yahya jammeh from power. three bodies have beenecovered after an avalanche buried a hotel in central italy. many are missing, feared dead. the disaster comes after the region was shaken by a series of earthquakes on wednesday. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] brent: you can always get dw news on the go, just download our app. that will give your access to the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for breaking news. you can use the dw app to send us photos and videos when you see this happening. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day . we will have an in-depth look at the five hours -- final hours before donald trump's inauguration. the only thing that is certain is uncertainty. we will exp

president adama barrow is still in senegal. he says he'll be back when it's safe. others who'd fled across the border are already heading home to a new country led by a new democratically elected leader. well, as alastair leithead mentioned, it's being claimed the exiled ruler yahya jammeh plundered state coffers in his final weeks in power. an adviser to the new president says nearly 500 million dalasis — that's just over 11 million dollars — has gone missing. even in the period of two weeks alone, nearly 500 million dalasis were withdrawn by the former president. within two weeks, nearly 500 million dalasis. that's a lot of money. considering that they spend about 200 million dalasis on expenditure in relation to payment of civil services and so forth. that is a lot of money. there's more on situation in gambia on our website including the latest from the capital banjul — and profiles of the new president — adama barrow and his predecessor — yahya jammeh. that's at bbc.com/news, or you can download the bbc news app. in a radical break from long—establ

his elected successor adama barrow is due to be inaugurated tomorrow. senegal has said its military forces will enforce the handover, if necessary. our correspondent umaru fofana reports from the gambian capital banjul. leaving in droves. not as they came, not as they had anticipated. thousands of european tourists, mostly from the uk, being flown back home on special flights. some had been here for only a couple of days, which explains their reaction. asking us to leave is unnecessary. i think, at the moment. but i understand that we need to do it. to me, it feels stupid because this will all be over within 24 hours, 48 hours. they are not the only ones leaving. thousands of gambians are also streaming out. many to neighbouring senegal. they fear a west african military intervention is imminent. troops are said to be massing on the border. a nigerian warship is on its way. and its airforce is on stand—by. the african union says, effective tomorrow, it will not recognise jammeh as this country's leader. ahead of the anticipated military action and the

it comes hours after new president adama barrow was sworn in in the senegalese capital dakar. gambia's president yahya jammeh is refusing to step down. donald trump h has arrivived in washington, d.c., where he's set to b e sworn in as the 45th president at noon on friday. arecratic lawmakers boycotting the event and opposition rallies are due to take place across the country. it's the last chancece for france's left-wing politicians to -- say they should leave the socialists. the former prime minister is among those taking part in a live television debate. let's get an update on the business news. we are going to start with the latest confirmation hearing over on capitol hill today, and this is donald trump's pick for treasury secretary. >> it is wilbur ross. mnuchin'stephen turn. the former goldman sachs banker was grilled about his path in the finance building and his role during the subprime crisis. critic says s while he was there he did not do enough to keep people from losing their homes. mnuchin said that accusations his bank was a foreclosure machine were untrue. and

the new president of the gambia, adama barrow, has flown back into the country. mr barrow was inaugurated last week in senegal for his own safety while regional leaders persuaded his predecessor, yahya jammeh, to step down. he is now in exile in equatorial guinea. here‘s alistair leithead. a long—awaited return for the gambia‘s new president. it is the first time power here has peacefully passed from one leader to another. adama barrow was inaugurated in senegal, when the man he defeated at the ballot box refused to leave. expectations are high. the former dictator yahya jammeh, went into exile last weekend after weeks of pressure from neighbouring presidents. a rare case of african leaders strongly policing democracy. the threat of military action from a regionalforce helped. they now provide security for the new president, still unsure where his army‘s loyalty lies. now he will need fancy footwork to deliver on all the political promises. it is a poor country. young talent often leaves. this is the gambia‘s top women‘s team. their goalkeeper drowned

for the man who won the election, adama barrow. a shock for france's former prime minister manuel valls, as he trails behind a left wing rival in the battle for the socialist party's presidential nomination. and in sport — we will look at the wide—open field in the australian open. the top seeds in both draws have been eliminated. the white house has vowed to fight the news media "tooth and nail," over what officials see as unfair attacks on president trump. the new administration has taken issue with the number of people who attended the inauguration on friday. president trump claims at least a million people turned out, but aerial photographs appear to tell a different story. with more — here's our north america editorjon sopel. the weightiest issues

support adama barrow, who has been sworn in. he was sworn in in senegal because he doesn't believe it is safe to be in the gambia. yahya jammeh is refusing to relinquish power. let's bring in a bbc correspondent. tell us more about this military operation? well, west african troops led by senegal, we understand, have crossed into the gambia now. it has been confirmed by the spokesman of the senegalese army. we don't exactly know how far, how deep they've come into the gambia. it is possible that some of the troops have to be ferried across the troops have to be ferried across the river, so we don't exactly know the river, so we don't exactly know the position. everything is calm here in the capital, the city is like a ghost town tonight. and that's been the case for the whole day, actually. the streets are deserted, there's very little traffic on the main roads and the shops, the gas stations, everything

the new president, adama barrow is still in senna goal. he said he will return to the gambia once yahya jammeh left. —— the new president is still in senegal. a big development. the west african states sending a strong message, not only across the region but across the continent that they stand ready to fight against dictators, to protect the will of the people. they will send troops to anyone who rejects the results of a fair election. we have heard that the west african bloc have decided to halt the military operations in the gambia because the former president, yahya jammeh, has agreed to leave the country. some troops will remain just to ensure security. we have also heard from the incoming president, adama barrow, who was inaugurated just the other day, that one of his first priorities will be to establish a truth and it can still in a commission to investigate allegations of human rights abuses. ukip leader paul nuttall has been confirmed as the party's candidate to fight next month's by—election in stoke—on—trent central.

the man who beat him, adama barrow, was supposed to be sworn in on thursday. the result prompted celebrations on the country's streets, but within days presidentjammeh called a by—election, citing flaws with the vote. despite international pressure, he is refusing to step aside, and the stand—off has now prompted travel companies to fly tourists out of the country. the uk foreign office is the latest to warn people not to travel to gambia, claiming: 0n the road out of the gambia's capital stands a stadium where president—elect barrow is due to be sworn in on thursday, but there is little evidence of any preparations being made, and little hope for those calling for a peaceful transition of power. as donald trump prepares to take office on friday, many are waiting to see how the new american president's relationship with president putin will develop. the bbc‘s hardtalk programme has recorded a world exclusive interview, in moscow, with russia's main opposition leader, alexei navalny. stephen sackur asked the chairman of the russian progress party how he

adama barrow won the election last month but yahya jammeh, who seized power in a coup 22 years ago, is refusing to leave office. mediators have given him until noon local time, friday, to leave the presidential palace in banjul. sarah corker reports. yelling. on the outskirts of the gambian capital, people took to the streets to celebrate as the new president, adama barrow, was sworn in. we have a new president now. we are very happy. barrow for ever. but beneath the smiles, tensions here are high as this political crisis escalates. we have to demonstrate now because we are fed up. we are fed up now in the gambia. it was in neighbouring senegal where mr barrow took the oath of office on thursday. applause. the new president called on long—time leader, yahya jammeh, to give up power. he also urged soldiers to stay in their barracks. as the commander in chief of the armed forces, i call on all personnel of the armed forces and all the security agencies to remain loyal to the constitution and the republic. mrjammeh first came to power 22 years ago but refuses to accept his election defe

a special adviser to the gambia's new president, adama barrow, says more than $11 million are missing from the state coffers following the departure of long—time ruler, yahya jammeh. the white house says it's in the early stages of talks to fulfil president trump's controversial pledge to move the us embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. he spoke to the israeli prime minister on sunday night. france's governing socialist party will choose between benoit hamon and manuel valls as its presidential candidate in april, after they came through the first round of a primary contest yesterday. there'll be a run—off next sunday. the news review is after this. nothing wrong with the phones, it was all in the battery — samsung explains the reason why the galaxy note mobile phones caught fire and we re note mobile phones caught fire and were recalled. the uk government to outline the industrial strategy. but with brexit looming large, where will any government money go? welcome to world business report. i'm sally bundock. also in the programme: iphone maker foxconn signals $7 billio

he's scheduled to hand power on thursday to the opposition leader adama barrow. russia's main opposition leader has told the bbc he would be very unhappy if donald trump eases sanctions applied to individuals close to vladimir putin. alexey navalny also confirmed he would run in the 2018 presidential elections. now for the latest financial news with sally bundock and world business report. mark zuckerberg gets a real grilling in the us courtroom as he defends the origins of facebook‘s virtual reality headset. weighing up the ‘wish list‘ — business leaders give us their take on theresa may's plans for brexit, as the pound starts to sink again. welcome to world business report. i'm sally bundock. we will be live in davos in just a moment to speak to the boss of wpp about what theresa may had to say on tuesday. facebook founder mark zuckerberg has denied allegations his company's virtual reality unit stole its technology from a rivalfirm. he faced hours of tough questioning in a us court on tuesday. our north america technology reporter dave lee provided mor

president adama barrow is still in senegal. he says he'll be back when it's safe. others who'd fled across the border are already heading home to a new country led by a new democratically elected leader. a mystery worthy of poirot has been solved. yes, an enormous investigation that has taken yes, an enormous investigation that has ta ken many yes, an enormous investigation that has taken many months. this is the electronics giant samsung releasing the results of its investigation into the flagship galaxy note 7 smart phones. in october last year the phones were recalled because some had overheated and caught fire. the company today confirmed problems with the design saying the manufacturing of batteries was to blame, not the actual phones. the note 7 was supposed to rival apple's iphone 7 but instead, the device caused massive damage to the company's profits, and its brand. last year, over 100 of the phones spontaneously burst into flames. this forced samsung to halt production and recall millions globally months before the all important christmas sales period. th

the special advisor for the new president, adama barrow, also accused yahya jammeh, of taking vehicles. he entered gambia to provide security to help the new president return from senegal and take power. refused to step down, sparking weeks of uncertainty. our correspondent has more. >> crowds gathered outside the presidential compound on sunday night, awaiting the return of their new leader, adama barrow. were theres troops senegal troops were greeted with cheers. spoke -- barrow spoke exclusively to france 24. >> they have to give us clarence , relief. we are waiting for that clearance. >> hundreds of gambians returned to the country sunday. over 45,000 fled since the september violence as a crisis over their former leader reached a head. but now the dictator of 22 years has gone with -- a special jammeh claims that yahya ships vehicles by carlito plane -- by cargo plane. that is a lot of -- evening.ut sunday he was set to go to equatorial guinea, where the president has been in power since 1979. genie: sports news -- the africa cup of nation host had been eliminated after coming to

officiallyh's term ended at midnight, but he refuses to hand over power to adama barrow. the president-elect will go ahead with his inauguration, according to facebook and twitter, and he will be sworn into office later today at the gambian embassy in senegal. while the situation is tense as senegalese troops are on the gambian border, they are ready to intervene. i spoke with our international affairs editor earlier for more on the situation. reporter: senegal does not want to intervene alone because of the complex colonial past and a difficult relationship with gambia. e go watch is the regional body, and it is seeking authorization for the un security council military intervention. -watch is eco concerned, president yahya jammeh is already illegitimate. as far as they concerned, he is no longer president and can be ousted, but they need this cover from the un security council. so i gather there is going to be a meeting in new york on this later on this thursday. so this is all putting the pressure up on jammeh. he has got nigeria, the military watch isse, and eco- cont

the situation became so tense that the gambia's new president, adama barrow, took his oath of office in senegal. his focus now turns to the future. it is very, very important that people do not suffer. inflation is at the highest level. of the gambians who fled the country during the crisis, they are now slowly returning home. the delegation of west african leaders negotiated the exit plan. the details, however, will not be made public. translation: thank god up to now it has been a clean operation that allows us to restore hope, democracy and shows that nobody has the right to oppose an election result. as yahya jammeh disappeared into the darkness, human rights activists demanded that he be held accountable for alleged abuses including torturing opponents. and gambians described his departure as a victory for their country. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: brazilian football club chapecoense plays again — the first match since last year's deadly plane crash. for all of you who have done amazing, remarkable work, i can't wait to see what you do next, and i promise you i'll

last month's election winner, adama barrow, is currently in senegal. as the crisis deepens, thousands of gambians and foreign with their safety under threat, many gambians have decided they have little choice but to abandon the country. more than 25,000 have crossed the border into senechal. they are not the only ones who have left. planes have been flown in to pick up tourists, mostly from the uk and the netherlands.” pick up tourists, mostly from the uk and the netherlands. i think it is necessary at the moment. but i understand that we need to do it. this will all be over within 24 hours to 48 hours. this crisis centres on one man refusing to buckle to pressure from a regional alliance now surrounding this tiny nation. senegal, nigeria, and ghana, are among those who have ordered him to step down. he initially conceded defeat in last month's election after 22 years of power. he quickly changed his mind, claiming the vote had been forged. the man who beat him fled to senechal, but remains confident he will be sworn in on wednesday. it is clear. i c

the situation became so tense that the gambia's new president, adama barrow, took his oath of office in senegal. his focus now turns to the future. it is very, very important that people do not suffer. inflation is at the highest level. the gambians who fled the country during the crisis are now slowly returning home. the delegation of west african leaders negotiated the exit plan. the details, though, will not be made public. translation: thank god, up to now, it has been a clean operation that permits us to restore hope, democracy, and shows that nobody has the right to oppose an election result. as yahya jammeh disappeared into the darkness, human rights activists demanded that he be held accountable for alleged abuses, including torture and detention of opponents. and gambians described his departure as a victory for their country. at least 23 people have been killed and many others injured brazilian security forces are hoping to end a week—long prison riot — by using shipping containers to separate rival gangs. at least 26 people have died in the clashes in the northeastern

he had been refusing to step down despite losing a presidential election to adama barrow last month. our correspondent told me a little earlier that life is gradually getting back to normal. the president laughed last night, we understand he is in equatorial guinea. life is picking up here after three days of a total shutdown. shops, banks, gas stations, everything was closed for three days as people stayed home for fear of violence. troops were sent in to threaten to remove mrjamey by force. in the end, mrjamey left. he was left with no option from west african leaders who gave him an ultimatum. either he was walking out of the state house or he would be removed by force. the african union, the regional bloc, and the united nations have issued declarations saying they would work to ensure there is no witchhunt of former supporters, and have also said that ya hya supporters, and have also said that yahya jammeh was leaving temporarily, but she should be able to return to the gambia at the time of his choosing. it isn't clear yet the exact terms of the agreement under which he has lef

the man who beat him, adama barrow, fled to senegal but remains confident he will sworn in later today. troops from senegal and ghana are now gathered along the gambian border, and nigeria has sent fighterjets and a warship to the area. they have asked for un permission to intervene, now the deadline for the president to step down expired. while gambians hope for a peaceful solution, thousands of tourists have an anxious wait to leave the country. the time is 11:23am. the cost of imported vegetables such as courgettes, lettuce, and broccoli is going up because of bad weather in europe. supermarkets have also told the bbc that there are concerns over the supply of fresh food. our correspondent, dan johnson, has been at new covent garden market in central london to get a sense of how and why prices are being affected. this is it wholesale market that serves most of london, serving caterers and serves most of london, serving caterers a nd restau ra nts serves most of london, serving caterers and restaurants supplying them with fresh fruit and veg and it is the sort of thing that they can'

he had been refusing to step down despite losing a presidential election to adama barrow last month. some thicker cloud producing some few light showers. what it is cold enough it will fall as sleet and snow. after you wintry flurries in scotland's afternoon. document into much. northern ireland seeing some sunny spells. best of the sunshine in east anglia. not a score that it has been in wales and south—west england. tonight frost developing again and some fog patches. dense and freezing fog patches going into monday mornings rush hour. there could be some problems. not everybody will see it but poor parts of england and wales as monday elsewhere across the uk and dry day and a variable cloud with some sunny spells that still feeling chilly. this is bbc news. the headlines: trade, nato and brexit are likely to be high on the agenda as theresa may meets donald trump in washington this friday. the prime minister says the important thing was to build on the special relationship. i will be talking to donald trump about the issues we share and how we can build on this special relations

this is adama barrow. it seems unlikely he will become prime minister on thursday because because recurrent president jammeh doesn't accept the result. he has parliament to extend his term by three months. if you wa nt his term by three months. if you want a measure of how serious the situation is, we have a number of other west african nations saying they are ready to use military force to re m ove they are ready to use military force to remove him. senegalese forces we re to remove him. senegalese forces were told to # we're # we're are # we're are already # we're are already on # we're are already on the # we're are already on the border. we are ours from that deadline and there seems no prospect of a political solution. what this has meant is that thousands of gambians have been fleeing, they are concerned about violence, tourists are being evacuated. our correspondent can bring us up to date. since the state of emergency was announced on tuesday, gambians are fleeing anywhere they can. crowding onto b

barrow. thomas, thank you. but i did what the weather is up to. matt is not there. anybody else was like? where you delayed by frost on the catwalk up their? forecast for the catwalk up their? forecast for the rest of your sunday. looking pretty decent for some of you. a lovely crisp winter day for some of you. not been the same everywhere. for others it has been grey skies dominating. this was the scene a few hours ago in shropshire. a little covering of snow on the higher ground. we have seen sleet and snow pushed into the pennines, with cloud in parts of wales and northern ireland. and scotland, sunshine limited. but in the south—east you have some sunshine. temperatures are little on the low side but picking up little on the low side but picking up across little on the low side but picking up across many western little on the low side but picking up across many western areas. through tonight the frost returns, and the clear skies in the south—east, that's where we have a risk of fog.

south african website news24 shows the gambia's new president adama barrow. but the political standoff there continues, with the former president yahya jammeh being given a final opportunity to relinquish power. the wall streetjournal reports the so—called islamic state has increased its sales of oil and gas to the regime of syrian president bashar al—assad. the article says it provides vital fuel for the syrian government, while the militant group gets much needed cash. and this one may leave a bad taste in your mouth. the gulf news reports the salty yeast—based spread and australian staple, vegemite, is returning home. for decades it was under american ownership, but the aussie‘s have now bought it back. dam right! back in the hands of the aussies. have you had before? good man. thejury aussies. have you had before? good man. the jury is aussies. have you had before? good man. thejury is out on aussies. have you had before? good man. the jury is out on this one. joining us is paul charles — chief executive of communications consultancy the pc agen

yelling. to celebrate as the new president adama barrow, was sworn in. we have new president now. i'm very happy. political crisis escalates. we have to demonstrate now because we are fed up. we are fed up now in the gambia. of office on thursday. applause. the new president called on leader yahya jammeh to give up power. he also urged soldiers to stay in their barracks. to remain loyal to the constitution and the republic. to accept his election defeat last month. warning it was ready to intervene. talks one last chance. to resolve this crisis. the resolution is clear. and immediately hand over power. to people of the gambia. could turn violent. to relinquish power. sarah corker, bbc news. used by skiers in central italy. are searching for up to 35 people still trapped. miles from rome. our correspondent, james reynolds, sent this report. was on skis. these rescuers are among the most experienced in europe. even they struggled to move forward. hotel. finally, they made it. the hotel was silent. inside, rescuers found this man. they went further in, and came to where the avalanche

the president—elect, adama barrow, is due to be sworn in tomorrow. the regional bloc of west african states, ecowas, has repeatedly warned it would launch military action if jammeh refuses to step down before the ceremony. jammeh once said he would rule for a billion years if allah willed it. we are about to see if his faith in himself will be trumped by the will of the people. steve cockburn is from amnesty international and is in senegal. today is the deadline given by the international community for presidentjammeh to step down from power and pass over to adama barrow. so far he has refused and mediation efforts have failed. this evening, the president of mauritania has flown into the country as a last ditch effort to try and find a peaceful solution to the crisis, and at the same time forces led by senegal and nigeria have been preparing to launch a military intervention in the country if that peaceful process doesn't succeed. dayo forster is a gambian writer. she's an international development writer based in the uk. are yourfamily all0k? yes, t

neighbouring senegal has sent in troops, to ensure adama barrow assumes power as the new president. and a french win in record time in the vendee globe race. welcome to bbc news. donald trump has arrived in washington, along with his wife melania, ahead of his inauguration tomorrow as the 45th president of the united states. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend — some to support him, some to protest against him. and it will be watched around the world by millions. let's cross to our washington correspondent jane o'brien. asign of a sign of the times, our viewers saw the pictures. that plane did not have the word trump all over it and it will be official tomorrow. the clock is ticking, fewer than 2a hours to go on donald trump will become president. he is on his way right now to the national cemetery to lay a wreath. he has had lunch with some of his cabinet picks and the republican leadership at trump hotel which hejokingly the republican leadership at trump hotel which he jokingly referred to as weird he would move in whether or not he won the white house, also

barrow. former president yahya jammeh has been given until midday today to leave office peacefully before he is removed by force. at least 20 firefighters are thought to have been killed after a high—rise collapsed in tehran. they were battling a blaze in the 17—storey building when it crumbled on top of them. authorities said the upper floors were occupied by cramped garment workshops. the exact cause of the fire is still unknown. now for the latest financial news with aaron heslehurst and world business report. slashing taxes, talking tough on trade, and ripping up the corporate rule book. america's president—elect promises double the growth and millions of newjobs. but does trumponomics add up? plus, his arch rival, china, confirms its weakest growth since 1990, with fears of even tougher times ahead. welcome to world business report. i'm aaron heslehurst. welcome to the programme. we have the friday feeling. you will see a snapshot of all the different things going on in the busines

the gambia's new president, adama barrow has returned home to scenes ofjubilation. this was the first peaceful tra nsfer of ofjubilation. this was the first peaceful transfer of power in the modern history of the country. his predators had to be pressured to step down by neighbouring countries. -- his step down by neighbouring countries. —— his predecessors had to be pressured. hundreds of millions of people across east asia are preparing to celebrate lunar new year. in an attempt to fight air pollution, the chinese authorities are taking steps to limit the sale of fireworks in cities and some provinces. now for the latest financial news with aaron heslehurst and world business report. talking up transatlantic trade. but these days is the ‘special relationship‘ simply more special to britain than it is to the us? and when is a $5.3 billion profit in three months just not enough? we'll tell you why investors are not happy with google and also find out if its parent company alphabet‘s other bets will pay off? welcome to world business report. i'm aaron hesle

. -- president adama barrow. he was inaugurated last week in senegal while regional leaders work persuading his predecessor to go into exile. detainedes in austria 11 men and three women expected -- suspected to belong to islamic state. the suspects include three austrians described as having a migrant background. the french presidential election. fillon handed evidence to prosecutors. documents prove that penalty -- penelope fillon carried out real work while employed as her husband's parliamentary systems. socialiststhe ruling will choose their candidate to run in place of the unpopular president hollande. the former prime minister will fight it out against the candidate from the left wing. but the man rising fastest in the polls is a centrist. emmanuel macron. lucy williamson has more. reporter: for some he's there's emmanuel, the new political -- he's their immanuel, the new political messiah. for others, he is a glossy young banker with ambitions the size of france. >> viva france! reporter: he is getting ro

this is one of barrow's supporteters. today,re very happy adama ng the president barrow. today is the happiest day. we are here to enjoy. him andreparing for welcoming him. amy: hundreds of people on hawaii s say they will protest against facebook ceo mark zuckerberg this weekend over his filing of lawsuits to force hundreds of residents including , native families, off their land in order to make his hawaiian beachfront property as private as possible. native hawaiian professor kapua sproat of the university of hawaii said -- "this is the face of neocolonialism." zuckerberg now says he's reconsidering the lawsuits. vice president mike pence will speak today on an antiabortion rally on the national mall called the march for life. it will mark the first time in 44 years that a sitting vice president will address the crowd, which i gathered each year since the 1974 roe v wade decision legalizing abortion. is well-known for his antiabortion views. his speech comes only days after trump's administration reinstated the global gag order, which bans u.s. funding for any internat

the gambian's newly elected president adama barrow is expected to return to his country after its long-term former ruler was forced into exile. yahya jammeh flew out of the country on saturday, and it looks as though he took millions of dollars from state coffers with him. ♪ >> many were relieved when yahya jammeh flew into exile late saturday night. it marked the end of 22 years of authoritarian rule, which left gumby as finances in a dire state. the incoming administration accuses yahya jammeh of orchestrating the theft and millions of dollars in his final weeks in power. >> the coffers are virtually empty. that is a state of fact. this has been affirmed by the technicians of that -- at the ministry of finance. gumby is very poor. we have serious problems. >> the new president yahya jammeh is still in senegal where he was sworn in as head of state last thursday. he is demanding assurances of loyalty from gambia's security forces. a regional military force put together by western african nations is helping to keep the peace after the former ruler refused to give up his post. many in the

but finally agreed to hand over power to the winner, adama barrow, after the leaders of neighbouring countries threatened military action. french voters will begin the process of choosing a presidential candidate for the ruling socialist party today. the current president, francois hollande, announced last month that he won't be standing for re—election. our correspondent hugh schofield is in paris — how does this fit into the way the french presidential election is shaping up? it means that in this primary the continuity candidate is not the president which should normally be that he is so unpopular he has decided not to run again. it is the man who used to be the prime minister who stood down a few years a few weeks ago who represents a right wing of the socialist party broadly, up against a couple of key characters who represent much more the left of the party. there are other candidates as well but what will happen with end of today is probably that one of the left—wing characters will go through along with manuel valls. in reality the polls show that whoever winds this soc

adama barrow defeated the long serving president yahya jammeh in a shock result last month. many gambians are looking forward to a new era. we have a report. reporter: a homecoming like no other. first time as president on home soil. it isall the partying time to roll up the sleeves. on his first day in office, president barrow has his work cut out for him. the country's young population that brought about the change. several political parties came together to make it happen. coalitionp the together will determine which way the country is headed in the coming years. parliamentary elections are due and a couple of months. for many, that will be the first test to show the ruling coalition is holding. but also that reforms are being made. were credit for his own interests. now one of the challenges that barrow has is to build institutions and to reform the army, to make it more disciplined, more professional. reporter: in a country that was for many by one group years, free speech was a luxury. many were killed for speaking out. >> we need new developers, new developments, deli

the gambian president—elect, adama barrow, is attending the summit. it comes after west african leaders failed to persuade long—time ruler, yahya jammeh, to step down. poland has officially welcomed 3,500 us troops as part of a nato military build—up on the bloc‘s eastern front. the troops are part of president 0bama's response to nato concerns about russian aggression. it's the biggest us troop deployment to europe in decades. russia has criticised it as "a threat" to security. let's go to florida now, where a teenager who was stolen as a baby from a hospital nearly two decades ago has been found. kamiyah mobley was discovered after a tip—off. the woman who raised her in south caroline has now been charged with kidnapping. richard galpin reports. this is kamiyah mobley with the woman who, for all her life, she believed to be her mother. they'd seemed a perfectly normal and happy family living in a quiet part of south carolina. but today, her mother, gloria williams, is under arrest, charged with kidnapping kamiyah after she was born 18 years

the man who defeated him, adama barrow, fled to senegal but remains confident he will sworn in later today. troops from senegal and ghana are now gathered along the border and nigeria has sent fighter jets gathered along the border and nigeria has sent fighterjets and a warship to the area. they have asked for un permission to intervene in after their deadline for the president to step down has expired. while hope exists a peaceful solution, thousands of tourists have an anxious wait to leave the country. theresa may will outline her brexit strategy to business and political leaders at the world economic forum in the swiss resort of davos today. the prime minister will seek to convince her audience, many of whom opposed britain leaving the eu, that it is possible to make a political and economic success of brexit. it comes just days after mrs may confirmed her plan does include britain leaving the european single market. our business correspondent, tanya beckett is in davos for us this morning. so, tanya, the first time the prime minister will be facing business leaders since the pla