hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. let's look through some of the main stories here in the bbc newsroom. jeff sessions, the man who wants to become donald trump's attorney general — has been grilled by republicans and democrats in the us senate. it was a lengthy us senate hearing. he's rejected allegations of racial and accepted that same—sex marriage and the right to abortion were the law of the land. president obama has taken off from washington. he has headed to chicago, where he will make his farewell address mccormick convention centre. we will look at this ina convention centre. we will look at this in a moment. the world cup is getting bigger. it will go up to 48 teams by 2026. we'll hear reaction to that. and our technology reporter is going to look at how the us military is using many drones. an incredible story in about 15 minutes. —— is using mini—drones. president obama is preparing

to give his farewell address in his hometown chicago in a huge convention centre beside lake michigan. these are the last few days of his time in the white house. it is in a huge convention centre. he returns tonight to the city where he gave his acceptance speech in 2008. you will all remember those pictures. where laura chevenement was in chicago was so wildly, we had to abandon those plans. this is what gary 0'donoghue told us earlier. in a sense, it will mark president 0bama's last chance to sum up, really, what he thinks he's achieved. two big end his presidency, to try and notjust to list his achievements as he sees it, but try and weave together those achievements into some sort of idea

of how america has improved over the last 80 years, in his view, under his stewardship. there will be a lot about the economy, the jobs. there will be a lot about criminaljustice reform. i am sure of course there will be talk about his signature policy on health care reform. there may be an admission about what he would have liked to get done but he didn't, such as comprehensive immigration reform and gun controls. i told you it was windy and i think it got worse, which is why laura had to ta ke it got worse, which is why laura had to take cover. to mark president 0bama's imminent departure from the white house, our north america editorjon sopel has one made two special reports. the first looked at what the president did and didn't achieve at home. we played that yesterday. the second looks at foreign policy. here it is. there was always something upside down about barack obama receiving the nobel peace prize before he had really done anything as president. when he came to office,

one the greatest strategic threats was iran, a resurgent power in the region. but more important than that was securing a multinational deal to curb the nuclear ambitions of tehran, an agreement was struck despite fierce opposition from the israeli prime minister. when the israeli prime minister came to address congress two years ago, there was fury in the white house, they were angry that an invitation had been extended by republican leaders and accepted without the president knowing. but very soon, someone much more to the israeli prime minister's liking will be occupying the white house and the quest in the world is asking, will the iran nuclear deal survives the change of power? for over a year, we have been told that no deal is better than a bad deal. this is a bad deal. it's a very bad deal.

his relationship with netanyahu was one of the lows, relating in the us refusing to veto a un resolution critical of the israeli policy of settlement building. the chemistry with the russian leader putin was no better, crimea, cyber espionage and syria left them barely speaking. the pledge at the start of his presidency was all about disengaging from costly conflict and bringing the troops back home. we can say to those families who have lost loved ones to al-qaeda's terror, justice has been done. but the optimism brought by the successful raid to kill 0sama bin ladin in 2011 and the spread of the arab spring... would eventually be replaced by a middle east in flames. and the rise of so—called islamic state, the fight against which remains unfinished business. arguably, the low point for president obama in the middle east has been syria, which has been a humanitarian catastrophe, sparking the worst

refugee crisis since world war ii. and the president's failure to act against president assad despite much huffing and puffing, has come back to haunt him. a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilise. that would change my calculus. but nothing happened, no action. i think it was a mistake not to enforce the red line. when the us is clearly saying there could be consequences for a certain action, it is important to follow up on that. i also would not confuse that with crossing the chemical weapons red line with the notion that there was interventionist fix in the syria problem. the policy toward syria is much like the embassy here in washington, an empty shell, newspapers piling up on the doorstep, the windows barred.

and in the talks to bring peace to the country, america is not at the table. barack obama has flip—flopped over whether to take military action, too slow to react to the dangers of so—called islamic state. it's been a period in which american influence has waned and russian influence has increased. from one empty embassy to another, that has had new life breathed into it, this is the cuban embassy in north—west washington. for over 50 years, it had lain derelict, a last legacy the cold war. in the warmth of the caribbean island, barack obama consigned the last piece of icy cold war legacy to history. cuba had brought the world to the edge of nuclear war. now diplomatic relations are restored, an extraordinary transformation. he leaves office largely admired and popular around the world. not least for his role in the global climate change deal. he tried to carve out a foreign policy that he saw as right for the times.

but as the commander—in—chief was given the traditional send—off, in his own way, was he as destructive to us power and influence as his predecessor, george w bush? and what would the nobel committee make of him, eight years on? if you were watching 0utside source yesterday we were looking ahead to a fifa decision on whether the world cup would get bigger and it is going to. from 2026 it'll feature 48 countries, up from 32. this is how it'll work. there will be 16 groups of three nations. instead of groups of four. they'll play each other once. the top two teams from each group will progress to a 32 team knock out stage. 16 more games, but no more games for the winner. the bbc‘s richard conway sat down with the fifa president. fifa has finally cleared a path to a

world cup of 48 teams from 2026, 16 more countries willjoin football's flagship tournament. speaking to me today, the world governing body's president insisted in the face of much criticism, it's time for the sport to look beyond its traditional borders. football has now become a truly global game. many more countries, many more teams will have the chance to qualify so they will invest in developing football, they will invest in developing elite football as well as grassroots football. they will invest in their technical elements and this will raise the quality. the growth of the world cup will bring enormous extra revenue and fifa stands to make an additional £500 million profit in 2026 according to its own research. but the man elected as fifa

president partly on a pledge to deliver a bigger competition, insist it's not about cash politics. it's not only a money power grab. it's the opposite. it's a football decision. the way we presented it was, ok, we presented fourformats, eve ryo ne was, ok, we presented fourformats, everyone in the four formats has advantages in terms of the financial situation. which means we are in a co mforta ble situation. which means we are in a comfortable situation to be able to ta ke comfortable situation to be able to take a decision, simply based on the sporting merit. asia, where interested football is booming and africa stand to benefit the most web they are divided up. there will be more slots for fuller nations. they believe it will give them a better chance of qualifying. after a number of years, when fifa was a byword for corruption its new leadership is determined to assert itself. gianni infantino's task is

to convince his critics ever formed world cup is a force for good. as you heard, asia and africa could stand to benefit the most from this expanded world cup. a lot of support for it on the continent, they have been talking to people from lagos, nairobi, cape town. a lot of support for this move because it means some of the smaller african countries will be able to get the opportunity to get to the world cup. but some people are saying this world i lived there world cup, the quality of the football, at the world cup. —— saying this will download the world cup. if we have some smaller countries not footballing nations manage and develop for the world cup, what happens when they meet germany on the big stage? —— managed to qualify. it reduces the chances ofa to qualify. it reduces the chances of a shock exit in the first round, two or three will go through. of a shock exit in the first round, two or three will go throughm of a shock exit in the first round, two or three will go through. if you look at the euros, which just got expired last summer, some of the

football was dire. there was the shock value, we saw the likes of ireland, wales, really performing on the big stage. that could happen. with 48 teams at the world cup, you've got to admit, those shocks will be far and few between. sir dave brailsford has given an exclusive interview to the bbc about the ongoing questions surrounding the team sky cycling team that he runs. many of those questions relate to sir bradley wiggins' authorised use of a banned substance in 2011 and to a medical package he received in the same year. andy swiss got the interview. here they are talking about the head of uk anti—doping being critical of evidence that dave brailsford gave to parliament. most fair—minded people in britain would accept that if any issue from the start of process and there is an authority, which is the right place, really, do get the bottom of something, and it's a diligent process and we all trust and respect

that and we're in the middle of that, and there's an opening investigation, which is still ongoing, the chair of that organisation, to discuss the actual contents organisation, to discuss the actual co nte nts of organisation, to discuss the actual contents of that investigation, whilst it's live and open, that's extraordinary. do not except accept that some people have lost trust in tea m that some people have lost trust in team sky because it has been handled badly? —— do you not accept that. there is a differs between handling and wrongdoing, let's be clear. there might be a pr issue. —— there isa there might be a pr issue. —— there is a difference. and the facts of wrongdoing. they are separate things. when chris froome was asked whether he still supported you on friday didn't give you his explicit backing, did that disappoint you? does that undermine new leadership? he was put in a difficult situation but the questions he was asked. we're not talking about performance. he does not need to be put in that situation because it is not for him to answer, those questions are not for him to answer, they offered me to answer. how much does this add a

new, updated with sir bradley wiggins retiring over the festive period, the fact that this has cast a cloud over his achievements. —— how much does this sad anew. his achievements and team sky. does that saddam knew? it is regrettable. but equally, the test of time is the key thing. 0ver time, we will continue to perform at the highest level and continue to do it at the right level and give people the reasons to feel proud of oui’ people the reasons to feel proud of our achievements. give them a team they can believe in and support. you can find that on the bbc sport at 110w. “— can find that on the bbc sport at now. —— sport app. here's a sport that's just been officially registered as a sport in the uk. it's parkour. some people also call it free running. the uk is the first country to recognise it as a sport. it originated in france about 30 years ago and has steadily grown. it's recognition as a sport means parkour groups will be able to apply for government funding. to help them grow and more members.

before we finish, a quick update on the english league cup semifinal between manchester united and hull. 1-0 to 1—0 to manchester united at the moment. commentary from the bbc sport website right now. we will look at amazing stories soon. we will explain how drones operate as a swarm and are being used by the us military. there was more travel misery for southern rail passengers today, as the network's drivers started a 48—hour strike. 0ur transport correspondent richard westcott reports that disputes over plans for driver—only operated trains could spread to other train companies. paralysed by a strike — again. more than 2,200 southern services

weren't running today. platform 2 for the delayed 07:47 thameslink service. their passengers were forced to find other routes in. the whole situation seems like a complete joke. i'd like to know that when i get on the train, that i'm going to end up at my destination at a certain time. well, this is the queue just to get into east croydon station, all of these people are trying to get to london, it's about 8.45am, commuter time. that's the start of the queue there. it snakes around a lot, then actually goes down the side of the station, probably about 100 meters or so, down that way. for nearly a year, they've been rowing about changes to the role of the onboard guard. southern wants drivers to take over closing the train doors. the unions say that threatens safety and jobs. southern says no—one's losing their post and the safety regulator is happy with the changes. there's no sign of a breakthrough. this is the body shops new £1 million lab in croydon. they moved hundreds of staff here last year because of the great train service, but southern‘s

drivers aren't working overtime at the moment, causing delays and cancellations every single day. it's having a devastating effect on the body shops staff. they're missing childrens‘ birthdays, they can't arrange meetings, they're having arguments at home. they're feeling stressed, tired and irritable and there's a number of people saying every day, from about 4:00pm, they're sitting getting more and more stressed about whether they're going to get home, at all, or on time for the commitment they've got that night. back on board, several commuters said this: i mean, the government need to do something about it. you know, it's ridiculous. so the bbc put the question to the minister. reporter: what are you, as transport secretary, doing about it, though? don't you have a duty to step in on behalf..? the government's engaged day in, day out in trying to find a way to get this issued resolved, and will carry on doing that. in merseyside, unions are fighting similar plans to bring in driver—only operated trains.

it's southern today, but this issue threatens to spread across britain. richard westcott, bbc news, croydon. we are live in the bbc newsroom. senatorjeff sessions is the man that donald trump would like to be the us attorney general. he's had a six and a half hour senate confirmation hearing and he has commented on a whole range of issues from racism, from those allegations that donald trump groped women, two other issues. you can get a full update on bbc news. some of the main stories, including what is coming outside of the uk. if you're outside of the uk, it's world news america next and they will be looking at the final days of barack 0bama's presidency, katty kay will be talking to former defense secretary william cohen. here in the uk, the news at ten is next, they'll be looking at the significant rise

in the number of people with mental health problems sking to be seen at accident and emergency departments. these are quite something, these pictures. i want to show these pictures of the us military using miniature swarming drones during a test in california. they are dropped out of these planes. these are called super hornets and they release the mini—drones which have a wingspan of 30cm. it's tough to make out what happens. hard to spot. i'll show it to you zoomed in. it does pixelate but you will get an idea. little black dots coming out of the bottom of the planes. there are 103 drones — they operate autonomously but share a distributed brain. not a phrase i felt confident

explaining to you. i'll let chris baraniuk explain what that means. the key thing with these drones is they communicate with each other at all times. we don't know the full details of how they work, but the point is, there is no one central computer within the swarm, deciding what all the other drones do and where they fly. they have a set of targets they move towards and around and no matter where one or two of them go, the swarm as a whole eventually makes it to that destination. why has it been developed? again, development of defence isn't very forthcoming on too many details, but the assumption is that this would be very good for surveillance purposes. i've heard military analysts say things like this kind of military system could allow for watching traffic on a road. these drones could hover nearby, out of sight, out of mind. or maybe even in slightly more built—up environments. with the number of important technological developments, you get the development and then everything gets smaller. is the same now happening with drones? absolutely. this is really interesting

with the military applications here. there are a couple of very small drones being developed. there is one called the black hornet which costs about $40,000 but these drones are much, much cheaper than that, we think. they could be produced for the cost of maybe a few hundred dollars an item. in terms of the computing power within them, how do they compare with a mobile phone or other small devices? we understand the circuitry pretty simple, really. is pretty simple, really. it's all to do with the fact that the software, the artificial intelligence software, inside them is simply making them move with ease. and not relying on too much hard number crunching. the mind boggles, thank you very much for that explanation. we've had stories from gambia, ivory coast, japan, afghanistan and the us and uk and we will continue with a

story that involves switzerland. the european court of human rights has ruled that swiss schools can insist that muslim girls take part in mixed—sex school swimming lessons. a muslim couple had brought the case. i turned to athar ahmed, bbc asian network. this case, goes back to 2010. the parents were two swiss nationals of turkish origin living in basel. they were fined 1300 euros for not allowing their 22 teenage daughters to ta ke allowing their 22 teenage daughters to take part in mixed swimming lessons because of their religious beliefs as muslims. —— allowing their two teenage daughters. they said it was a breach of article

nine, freedom, conscious thought and religion. the european court of human rights said that although the religious freedom was interfered with, there was no direct violation. is this specific to switzerland, is this brooding having impacts across europe? at the moment, last year in switzerland, there was another case similarto switzerland, there was another case similar to this one when a bosnian man, a swiss national, was fined for not allowing his daughter to swim in school. there is a trend emerging it seems. in terms of switzerland's approach to these issues, is it different to how the uk government might approach it? or the french comment? the european court of human rights today have said that the swiss authorities have the right to dictate their academic setup. whether that dictates their educational setup, the lessons, is based on the values and that is doubly something which is different to the british setup. is this ruling releva nt to to the british setup. is this ruling relevant to faith schools? in the uk, faith schools take a certain

approach that some state schools, other state schools don't. are there comparisons elsewhere in europe? potentially. this is why state rulings are interesting because it is dictating for the first time the significance of things like mixed faith interaction. today bosman ruling was interesting because it is not just about these two girls learning how to swim, the european court said it is about interaction. and how these girls, who are essentially foreigners can interact with swiss society. breaking news from the us in the last few seconds from reuters, a jury last few seconds from reuters, a jury has condemned dylann roof to death for the 2015 south carolina church massacre. this was the attack from june 2000 and 15. nine people lost their lives in. said he still felt he had to do it and was sentenced to death for killing those people. just before we finish, farewell and

we will pay tribute to one of the world's first female war correspondence. claire hollingworth has died aged 105. she reported german tanks were gathering on the polish border in 1939 and she broke the news of the nazi invasion and that was the trigger for the second world war. she reported on many other conflicts around the world but inevitably she will be remembered for what became known as the scoop of the century. thank you for watching, i will see you tomorrow at the same time. the weather is turning pretty lively

over the next few days. a week whether fans drifting south and east. not much rain but as it moves its way through, the isobars follow along behind turning very, very windy for the middle part of the week. it will be blowing a gale pretty much all day northern england and northwards and that will have implications for travel. destruction is possible. for high sided vehicles. northern england and northwards, dusting of 70 mph in places. a fair number of showers —— busting. winter really on higher ground in scotland in particular. showers are few and far between in the south—east. quite chilly for the north, particularly in the wind. it continues to blow wednesday night into thursday. snow showers starting to get to low levels in scotland and northern ireland and northern england. further south and east you are, likely fine and dry but cold across—the—board. a touch of frost in northern england and further north. some icy patches to go with

that. rain is gathering towards the south—west. in thursday. questions about how far north it goes but it will get across much of wales and many southern counties of england and questions about how much coal airwill and questions about how much coal air will get into the mix and how much snow we will see. —— cold air. some four south wales and the hills of southern england. a lot of rain. north, brighter, some sunny spells but also some further wintry showers it will feel cold. a degree in the wind it will feel more like —3 in glasgow and newcastle. thursday night, friday, another low from the north sea. lots of isobars on the chart for the end of the week, a cold wind blowing from the north. winter re—showers for the eastern and western coasts. inland, cold but by —— wintry showers. factor in the wind editable field chilly. the wind will come down from the north into the weekend. —— it will feel chilly. there might be

some on the eastern coast. inland, largely dry, variable cloud and some sunshine. it won't do much for temperatures, a cold day, three degrees in glasgow and six in cardiff and london. for the most part, things settling down as the ridge of high pressure builds but not completely dry, some cloud and outbreaks of rain particularly around irish sea coasts and wales. wet weather in northern ireland and some rain further south. in the east, dry and bright. but it is on the chilly side, we are in single figures across the board. next week, low pressure developing to the south west, moving ever northwards and eastwards as high pressure begins to build in across the south of the uk. next week, this loa n towards the south of the uk. next week, this loan towards the north and the west of the uk may bring briscoe wins and outbreaks of rain —— this low front. south, high—pressure dominating.

frost overnight. the high will drift towards scandinavia and if that happens, we will develop a cold, easterly wind and that could bring some snow showers. there is some uncertainty about the movement of the area of high pressure but a lot of dry weather. it does what i have described. it will stay pretty cold almost places and the risk of some winter re—showers. further updates same time tomorrow. —— wintry showers. tonight at ten — we have more evidence of the intense pressure on hospital a&e departments in england. figures released to the bbc show a 47% rise in the number of people with mental health problems seeking help in accident and emergency. we'll have a special report on the urgent measures being taken in the community to try to tackle to problem. and we'll have other figures on the number of patients facing long waits in a&e departments. also tonight... jeremy corbyn is accused by some of his own mps

of causing confusion on labour's policy on immigration. we are not wedded to me free movement in the eu as a point of principle, but i do not want to be misinterpreted. nor do we rule it out. police in york name a seven—year—old girl who died