new york's museum of natural history is closing two exhibits dedicated to native american objects. we'll talk to the museum's president about "why". hello i'm caitriona perry. just over an hour ago a jury ordered former president donald trump to pay over $83 point three million in damages to writer ejean carroll for defamatory statements he made, denying he sexually assaulted carroll. in a post on truth social, trump said he would appeal, calling the decision "absolutely ridiculous". the court

awarded carroll $65 million in punitive damages and 18.3 in compensatory damages. that sum includes money for repairing her reputation and emotional harm. here's the moment that carroll left the courthouse — flanked by her legal team. trump left the courthouse as carroll's team was presenting its closing arguments on friday. in a separate case last year, trump was found liable of sexually assaulting the writer in the 1990s and then defaming her. live now to annemarie mcavoy, a former us federal prosecutor in new york. thank you for speaking to us. the former president has not been convicted of any criminal charges in relation to this but he has been found civilly liable how does this award compare for cases like this? it's a huge award. i think there's no question that the jury decided to make it an example of him. the attorney for the plaintiff was trying to say you need to really punish him. and the fact that he continued to say that he didn't do it and he didn't know who this woman

was, i think they may have looked at that as a continuing defamation. and certainly the lawyer for e jean carroll said you have to stop them and this would be a way to stop him. clearly thejury made and this would be a way to stop him. clearly the jury made a statement with this very, very large reward for ejean carroll. it with this very, very large reward for e jean carroll.— for e jean carroll. it split into two. the punitive damages are far greater than the amount award to compensate for the harm caused to ms carroll, can you explain the reasoning for that? there is pain—and—suffering damages, that 7.3 million. also the ability for her to rebuild her reputation that gave her $11 million to do that. the rest of it is truly punitive damages as we call them and thatis punitive damages as we call them and that is just punishment. that was the bulk of it, 65 million.

donald trump has said he'll appeal, what would be his grounds for appeal? it would likely take some time. it won't be a quick process. appeals usually drag on for a wild. it means he won't pay anything until that appeal is finished. it could be appealed up to the supreme court after it goes to the second circuit. depending on whether it is decided to take it or somebody takes it up that far. also, as far as grounds, for instance, thejudge that far. also, as far as grounds, for instance, the judge was certainly very combative with donald trump and his attorneys. they could say the judge was biased and that somehow affected the jury. there is certainly issues like that that will certainly issues like that that will certainly be brought up. we know the former president _ certainly be brought up. we know the former president likes _ certainly be brought up. we know the former president likes to _ certainly be brought up. we know the

former president likes to talk about l former president likes to talk about his wealth and how wealthy he is. at the end of the whole appeals process can he be compelled to pay over whatever amount remains at that point? whatever amount remains at that oint? . , whatever amount remains at that oint? ., , ., whatever amount remains at that oint? . , ., ., ,, ,., whatever amount remains at that oint? . , . ., , , , ., ., point? that is what happens after a civil trial. sometimes _ point? that is what happens after a civil trial. sometimes it's _ point? that is what happens after a civil trial. sometimes it's not - point? that is what happens after a civil trial. sometimes it's not so - civil trial. sometimes it's not so easy to get people who have been ordered to pay to actually pay up. that can be a process that could take years for the best to find the assets, attach the assets, unless he is willing to write a check, which is willing to write a check, which is the way it is normally done. there are a lot of cases out there where you have to go a collections process. that also involves additional attorneys in years and years until all the funds can be accumulated to pay for the judgment. thank you for explaining all that. annemarie mcavoy, former prosecutor in new york. the top court at the united

nations has ordered israel to take all measures to prevent genocide in gaza. the court stopped short of ordering israel to implement a ceasefire, but thejudges did order a series of measures that it says israel must take up moving forward. the international court ofjustice ruled israel must do more to prevent civilian deaths in gaza. israel must punish any incitement to genocide in gaza. it must take actions to increase humanitarian aid to the gaza strip and israel must submit a report a month from now, detailing measures taken to comply with the ruling. the hearing was part of a case brought by south africa, which had asked the court to order israel to stop military action in gaza, pending a decision on whether israel has committed genocide. a verdict on that central allegation of genocide is expected to take much longer, possibly years. the bbc�*s paul adams has more on what's to come next after the historic ruling. gaza's despairjust seems to deepen.

in gaza city, a rare glimpse of aid brings chaos and precious little relief. after three and a half months of war, the palestinian population is on its knees — hungry, sick or dead. whether this amounts to genocide is a decision for another day. but all this, the un's top court insists, has to stop before it gets worse. the military operation conducted by israel after seventh october 2023 has resulted, inter alia, in tens of thousands of deaths and injuries and the destruction of homes, schools, medicalfacilities and other vital infrastructure, as well as displacement on a massive scale. in these circumstances, the court considers that the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the gaza strip is at serious risk of deteriorating further before the court renders its final judgment. by overwhelming majorities,

the court's 17 judges ruled that israel must avoid killing or seriously harming palestinians mentally or physically, inflicting living conditions designed to destroy the palestinian population — in whole or in part. or imposing measures which prevent palestinian births. the judges also said israel must take all measures to prevent and punish public incitement to genocide and do more immediately to improve humanitarian assistance. on october the 7th last year, hamas gunmen launched devastating attacks on israeli communities bordering the gaza strip. more than 1200 israelis were killed. israel's response was overwhelming. since then, more than 26,000 palestinians have been killed, mostly women and children. entire neighbourhoods have been destroyed. almost two million palestinians have had to flee their homes.

states now have clear legal obligations to stop israel's genocidal war on the palestinian people in gaza and to make sure that they are not complicit. the icj order is an important reminder that no state is above the law. crucially, the court did not demand an immediate ceasefire, but it wants israel to behave very differently at a time when its prime minister says the war could go on for many more months. like every country, israel has an inherent right to defend itself. the vile attempt to deny israel this fundamental right is blatant discrimination against the jewish state, and it was justly rejected. the charge of genocide levelled against israel is not only false, it's outrageous. and decent people everywhere should reject it. the court also called for israeli hostages to be released without condition. but it's powerless to make any of this happen.

today's ruling was significant, but it doesn't necessarily mean that an end to the agony of palestinians or israelis is any closer. paul adams, bbc news. as we heard there in paul adams�* report, israel continued to defend itself against allegations of genocide. i spoke with former israeli ambassador to the us — michael oren — who says he believes that no one in israel is going to pay attention to the ruling. here we have israel being accused of genocide after being attacked by an organisation which is openly and probably genocidal in an attempt to genocide. for hamas it's totally surreal for them genocide. for hamas it's totally surrealfor them in genocide. for hamas it's totally surreal for them in the actual battlefield nothing is going to change this is war of national survival for the jewish change this is war of national survival for thejewish people. change this is war of national survivalfor thejewish people. we will continue irrespective of what this court says. it's not really court, thesejudges this court says. it's not really court, these judges are appointed by governments, positions of government of the un and both of the un are a lwa ys always stacked against israel.

earlier we got reaction on the icj's ruling from palestinian diplomat dr husam zomlot. he is palestine's ambassador to the united kingdom. i think the court was clear issuing a ruling for all states, including israel to abide by the following things, israel has to stop immediately killing palestinians, it's a simple as that. it has to allow for humanitarian aid to enter unhindered. it must not tamper with evidence. you see why it's on trial, it has to report back in one month. this put serious pressure not only on israel as a state on genocide by third parties worldwide. because now it would be watching and following and working with any third party that is complicit in genocide. the ruling puts the biden administratoin is a tricky spot, as one of israel's most vocal global allies. we've been speaking to the deputy pentagon press secretary, sabrina singh, for her reaction to the icj ruling.

we've been very clear from the beginning, when this war started it was a terrorist attack that happened on israeli soil. of course israel has every right to defend itself but that doesn't mean that israel cannot uphold humanitarian laws and the laws of armed conflict. we've been clear from the beginning that we don't want to see an extended due innocent palestinians die for that refugees getting caught in the middle of trying to flee to safe places to get caught in this war and caught in the middle. we've been very clear in our conversations both publicly and privately with the israelis and the idf that they have to do everything possible to protect innocent lives and also allow humanitarian aid to continue to flow into gaza. i also spoke with luis moreno ocampo, a lawyer who served as the first prosecutor of the international criminal court. here's our full conversation. what does it mean to you that the icj stop short of calling for that an immediate cease—fire but yet has put a series of measures in place

for israel?— for israel? well, first icj did two different thing, _ for israel? well, first icj did two different thing, was _ for israel? well, first icj did two different thing, was very - for israel? well, first icj did two different thing, was very tough l for israel? well, first icj did two i different thing, was very tough on the characterisation. it says that it has to protect their right of the palestinian to be a victim of genocide for that that's what it said. hugely important. i was expecting a cease—fire but it did not. i understand dynamic international tribunals. i believe the judge international tribunals. i believe thejudge made a compromise. and the usjudge read the decision thejudge made a compromise. and the us judge read the decision and she agreed but that it's very smart in some ways because it didn't say cease—fire, they put the ball in this israeli hands now you've got to come to us and tell us how you will stop killing people. how you will stop killing people. how you will stop can do serious harm. instead of

instructions give an invite to tell how you do it. instructions give an invite to tell how you do it— instructions give an invite to tell how you do it. these measures are leaall how you do it. these measures are legally binding _ how you do it. these measures are legally binding but _ how you do it. these measures are legally binding but they _ how you do it. these measures are legally binding but they are - how you do it. these measures are legally binding but they are not - legally binding but they are not enforceable. what do you expect to happen? enforceable. what do you expect to ha en? ~ . enforceable. what do you expect to ha en? . ,, enforceable. what do you expect to hauen? ., ., �*, , happen? what you say, that's why the court was very — happen? what you say, that's why the court was very smart. _ happen? what you say, that's why the court was very smart. the _ happen? what you say, that's why the court was very smart. the court - happen? what you say, that's why the court was very smart. the court not i court was very smart. the court not say cease—fire the court ask what you will do to avoid genocide? that is the brilliancy of the decision. instead of us requesting specific pain, ask what you will do. what happen probably we will see. i see different scenarios with oic netanyahu survival is go ahead to the war. but president biden is stop this madness for the house now netanyahu prevent dues presents biden, that's the next step. the cia

director went to go hard to discuss hostage release. that could be the new way. cease—fire, release and you start again. will see what happens. the first step in the legal, it does for me the most important. south africa made a big effort to transform a war into a legal debate. that is the way to go. fin transform a war into a legal debate. that is the way to go.— that is the way to go. on that oint, that is the way to go. on that point, article _ that is the way to go. on that point, article three _ that is the way to go. on that point, article three of - that is the way to go. on that point, article three of the - that is the way to go. on that - point, article three of the genocide convention is invoked at one point which confers to conspiracy to commit genocide. will that have an impact on other nations? i'm thinking of the united states which is supporting israel and standing firmly beside it.— firmly beside it. more than consoiracy _ firmly beside it. more than conspiracy interestingly, i firmly beside it. more than l conspiracy interestingly, the firmly beside it. more than - conspiracy interestingly, the judges conspiracy interestingly, thejudges quote complicit. implicit is the risk for the us. because complicity is intended to not always destroy the group but legally knowing israel

wants to destroy the group and supporting it. that's what the us is doing right now for the us is offering political support to israel. veto the un resolution and the us is providing the crucial military support to stop iran and lebanon. us cannot do that if israel is committing genocide. us cannot be accomplice of genocide. that's why this ruling is so important and relevant in my prediction is in the next two weeks you will see a big fight between netanyahu and the us. israel must report back in 30 days with him in the meantime the substantive issues of the case proceed. what will happen next? the court proceed. what will happen next? tue: court issues proceed. what will happen next? tte: court issues a decision and now the ball is in israel's hands. whatever they say israel cannot be involved in committing genocide. 15judges say that, including the usjudge. so

israel has to do something different. us need to do something different. us need to do something different. it's the right step in the right direction for that will see how far we go. now it depends how israel and us plays. we see how far we go. now it depends how israel and us plays.— how israel and us plays. we will wait to see- _ how israel and us plays. we will wait to see. first _ how israel and us plays. we will wait to see. first prosecutor- how israel and us plays. we will wait to see. first prosecutor of l wait to see. first prosecutor of the international criminal court, thank you forjoining us. the united nation's agency for palestinian refugees — unrwa — says it has fired 12 members of its staff over allegations of involvement in the october 7 hamas attacks. the agency says it's also ordered an investigation into the information supplied by israel, and that anyone involved in terrorism would be held accountable. the us is pausing funding to the group, with the state department saying it was �*extremely troubled' by the allegations. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

let's look at some stories making news in the uk. queen camilla says that britain's king charles is quote �*doing well�* after treatment for an enlarged prostate. the king had been admitted to a london hospital on friday morning, and is expected to spend at least one more night there. king charles had made his health problem public as a way of sending a message to other men to get their prostates checked. assets controlled by the former tory peer, michelle mone, and her husband, doug barrowman, have been frozen or restrained. the national crime agency is investigating allegations of fraud in relation to the supply of personal protective equipment during the pandemic. a company lead by mr barrowman was awarded contracts worth more than $250—million to supply ppe to the nhs.

the american museum of natural history in new york, says it will close two galleries this weekend, which display native american artefacts and cultural items. it�*s in response to new federal regulations that took effect onjanuary 12 that require tribal consent for certain objects to be displayed. it�*s part of broader efforts by the biden administration to return the artifacts to their original owners. the new regulations give institutions five years to prepare all human remains and objects related to funerals for return to their rightful owners. the american museum of natural history joins museums in chicago and cleveland that have also covered displays. the president of the american museum of natural history — sean decatur has called the exhibits "severly outdated." hejoins me now. thank you forjoining us on the bbc.

these are new regulations from the biden administration but actually the process started in 1990 with the passage of native american repatriation act. why has it taken so long for it to take these actions?— so long for it to take these actions? ., ~ , ., ., ., actions? thank you for having me. the change _ actions? thank you for having me. the change with _ actions? thank you for having me. the change with these _ actions? thank you for having me. the change with these regulations| actions? thank you for having me. l the change with these regulations is a shift from a passive position of museums where tribes representatives of indigenous communities reach out to museums to a responsibility and an obligation for museums to get consent and to consult actively about display and research access to materials. i think this change is going to promote better relations with indigenous communities with museums and also help to move us to

a point where there can be true collaboration and partnership between museums like the american museum and indigenous communities in the us. ~ ., ., museum and indigenous communities in theus. ., ., , ., ., the us. what sort of consultation are ou the us. what sort of consultation are you having. _ the us. what sort of consultation are you having, what _ the us. what sort of consultation are you having, what is _ the us. what sort of consultation are you having, what is a - the us. what sort of consultation i are you having, what is a process in terms of repatriation? for are you having, what is a process in terms of repatriation?— terms of repatriation? for ob'ects that are terms of repatriation? for ob'ects that on — terms of repatriation? for ob'ects that are on display fl terms of repatriation? for ob'ects that are on display that h terms of repatriation? for ob'ects that are on display that are h terms of repatriation? for objects that are on display that are either| that are on display that are either finery items or sacred items museums must reach out to tribal leadership and to engage in consultation about whether the items are items that should be returns, repatriated, whether they are items that are in agreement to be on display and if so what should the context of that display be. or if there are items that can remain in that museums collection but with restrictions with respect to display and access.

while that whole process is going on the collections do remain in the museum. are they protected in a certain way?— museum. are they protected in a certain way? the museum is also reaponsible _ certain way? the museum is also responsible for _ certain way? the museum is also responsible for the _ certain way? the museum is also responsible for the stewardship l certain way? the museum is also| responsible for the stewardship in safe holding and storage of any items in fact, the regulations very clear that the museum should consult with eddie tribal leadership before moving or changing storage conditions.— moving or changing storage conditions. you're one of the bi est conditions. you're one of the biggest museums of- conditions. you're one of the biggest museums of the - conditions. you're one of the i biggest museums of the world, conditions. you're one of the - biggest museums of the world, four and half million visitors a year, what can visitors expect now, how will you still teach and explain that part of american history? t that part of american history? i think this is an important moment in this work for museums, not only the american museum but museums around the world where i think for too long the stories of indigenous people

have been told from one perspective and often in a colonial construct and often in a colonial construct and framework. moving towards true collaboration where the stories of indigenous people can still be told yet be told with their own voices and active participation in the context and framing of those narratives is essential. this change in the way museums approach this work may have been precipitated by the change of regulations but i think it�*s part of a much longer, more significant progress in responsible and respectful representation of native voices in our institutions. it really is one small step towards repairing the damage which has been done in the past. d0 damage which has been done in the ast. , ., damage which has been done in the ast. , . ., , , ., past. do you expect other museums to follow suit swiftly? _ past. do you expect other museums to follow suit swiftly? i _ past. do you expect other museums to follow suit swiftly? i think _ past. do you expect other museums to follow suit swiftly? i think this - follow suit swiftly? i think this laraer follow suit swiftly? i think this larger move — follow suit swiftly? i think this larger move towards -

follow suit swiftly? i think this larger move towards a - follow suit swiftly? i think this larger move towards a more i larger move towards a more respectful and engaged participation in indigenous communities and how objects are collected and how they are displayed and an active work towards repatriation i think is part of a much broader movement not only in the us but around the world. sean decatur, president _ in the us but around the world. sean decatur, president of _ in the us but around the world. sean decatur, president of the museum of natural history. let�*s turn to some important news around the world. burkina faso says it has received twenty—five thousand tonnes of free wheat from russia. this comes a ties between moscow and the military led country have been strengthening. reports earlier this week claimed that russian troops have started to arrive in burkina faso, something that russia has not confirmed. burkina faso has a huge security crisis, due to a jihadist insurgency has at the same time been distancing itself from the former colonial power france and ordering

french troops to leave. china built more new solar energy capacity last year than any other nation. new figures show that solar facilities in china increased by more than 50%. the united states is second on the list of solar energy users. despite its increasing emphasis on renwable energy source, china is by far the world�*s biggest consumer of energy, relying on coal—fired power stations for more than half of its needs. and the singer and actress, jennifer lopez is branching out producing a movie — about bob the builder. the children s character, known for his catchphrase "can we fix it? yes, we can!" is now owned by mattel. it recently broke box office records with its barbie movie... and will be hoping to emulate that success. that�*s one of the most—read stories on our website. bob the builder becomes roberto the builder.

bob the builder becomes roberto the builder. and before we go, a bit of basketball history is going up for auction. a set of six pairs of sneakers worn by michaeljordan are going under the gavel soon at sotheby�*s new york. at sotheby�*s new york. his air—ness wore the airjordans in the clinching games of his six career nba championships. the auction house expects them to sell for as much as $10—million. the auction will take place on february 2 in new york. thank you for watching. i�*m caitiona perry, and i�*ll be back in 30 minutes with more. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. we ended the week something cooler and fresher, but with a good deal of sunshine. the weekend will see more sunshine and for many parts of the country, it is going to be dry. the winds will strengthen again

through the weekend, but blow in some higher temperatures. now, we�*ve first seen these weather fronts chasing away and following on from that, the winds coming in from the south—west ahead of that weather front there, which is hanging on in the far north of scotland. and this is where we�*ll see most of the cloud and rain heading into saturday. later in the day, the odd spot of rain could return back to northern ireland and western scotland. otherwise it�*s going to be dry, there�*ll be some sunshine around a little bit. breezy sunshine could be quite hazy, especially in the morning with a fair bit of high cloud around. but those temperatures will be higher than what we had on friday — so around nine or ten degrees, typically. now there is weather fronts just hanging around here in the atlantic that eventually topple into the north—west. but ahead of that, we�*re picking up a stronger southerly wind and that�*s going to lift the temperatures for the second half of the weekend. this is how we picture the day. we start off quite cloudy actually, particularly across western areas. may well be some low cloud around western hills and coast. the cloud should break up, the rest of the sunshine will be in the east and then that weather front will bring this rain towards northern ireland, particularly the north—west

of scotland by the end of the afternoon. but ahead of that, those temperatures, 12—13 could make 1a degrees around the murray firth, perhaps the north coast of northern ireland ahead of that rain. that rain then just tumbles down across scotland and northern ireland and slowly moves into england and wales for the start of next week. this rain could be quite heavy for a while, i suspect, and with colder air returning to the north, for a while, there could be some snow over the scottish hills before it tends to dry up here. that rain moves into northern england and wales, but through the midlands, east anglia and the south—east it may well stay dry and there�*ll be some sunshine and some warmth as well. 1a, maybe 15 degrees. we do have that colder air towards the north—west of the uk. and these weather fronts will continue to push their way very slowly eastwards overnight and into a tuesday, but most of the rain will be drawn away. so it�*s just light and patchy rain that arrives across east anglia and the south—east, quite cloudy for a while across england and wales we are going to see more sunshine and drier weather for scotland and northern ireland. eventually that will push its way into parts of england and wales during the afternoon, but it will drag down something a little bit cooler. top temperatures in the south—east

around 12 degrees. once that weather system is out of the way, we�*re going to find this one here coming in from the atlantic, together with some stronger winds into scotland and northern ireland. those winds could touch gale force, perhaps. and that band of rain will push slowly down into northern england and north wales. behind it, something a bit colder, maybe a few wintry showers in the far north of scotland, but across more southern parts of england and wales and again the midlands, it may well be dry with some sunshine. those temperatures are likely to be a fairly mild 11 or 12 degrees. now, let�*s look further ahead and we�*ve got that colder air to start with in the north, milder conditions in the south. and later on in the week, we may well find that warmer air pushing northwards again on a stronger south—westerly wind, but only briefly. north—westerly winds will follow by the end of next week into the weekend, and that will bring something a bit colder. so we�*ve got that weather front bringing some rain. the weather front works its way northwards with those stronger winds bringing in the milder air and then the cold front moves down across the country.

this is where we see the wind direction changing again and more wintry showers, particularly, i think, over the hills of scotland by the end of next week and into the weekend. bye for now.

this week, the bbc�*s north america editor sarah smith on the us presidential election. welcome to newswatch with me samira ahmed. coming up, there�*s more than eight months until voters decide on the next occupant of the white house. why have some viewers had enough of the contest already? and the peculiar challenges of reporting on one particular candidate for president. first storm isha and storm jocleyn this week caused considerable damage to many parts of the uk with heavy rain and strong winds, also resulting in two deaths on sunday. here�*s part of the bbc�*s coverage that day. if you do come near the coast, please make sure that