this is bbc news and these are the top stories developing at eleven. stepping into a new era in the us — donald trump prepares to be sworn in as the 45th president. nearly a million people are expected to attend the inauguration in washington — thousands of extra police have been deployed as part of a vast security operation. this is the scene live in washington. we'll bring you full coverage of the ceremony on bbc news. rescuers find six people alive under the snow in the italian avalanche. rescue helicopters have been called in to try to free those who have been trapped inside a hotel for two days. been trapped inside a hotel for two days. in other news, doctors say using mri scanning could revolutionise the diagnosis of prostate cancer. dozens of labour mps could defy jeremy corbyn and vote against triggering the brexit process in parliament. and dan evans upsets bernard tomic at the australian open to give

britain two men in the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time since 2002. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. he's just hours away from becoming the most powerful person in the world. donald trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the united states at five o'clock this afternoon uk time, signalling possibly the most radical change in the us government in modern times. last night in the shadow of the lincoln memorial the billionaire businessman told the crowd that he will unify the country and give a voice to people who have been forgotten. our washington correspondent laura bicker has more.

marching band plays. this is a musical warm—up act for one of the greatest political shows on earth. and centre stage for this welcome concert is its star. this is a first look at donald trump's inauguration crowds, his chance to address those who put him in office. the polls started going up, up, up, but they didn't want to give us credit, because they forgot about a lot of us. on the campaign i called it "the forgotten man and the forgotten woman". well, you are not forgotten any more, that i can tell you. # i love this land...# sing it! # ..god bless the usa...# few predicted he would be the 45th president, but the businessman says he has plans. we are going to do things that

haven't been done for our country for many, many decades. as trump supporters lined the lincoln memorial to cheer, others gathered in protest. in new york, thousands marched to the trump hotel, with a message for the new commander—in—chief. we are all rooting for the new administration, of course, to abandon the divisive, racist, misogynistic, ignorant plans it's trumpeting and lead us with intelligence and compassion. donald trump may be toasting his victory with good friends and family, he knows he has won the hearts of those he calls the "forgotten," but there is work to do if he is to persuade those who fear a president trump. laura bicker, bbc news. today's ceremony is held in washington, the heart of american political power.

before being sworn in, mr trump and vice—president—elect pence will start the day by having private tea with president obama at the white house. it's thought this is where he will be given the codes to the us nuclear weapons. then everyone will make their way to capitol hill where, just before 5pm uk time, mr trump becomes the 45th president of the united states. he will then make his inaugural address to the crowds. after having lunch with congress, it's the inauguration parade where 5,000 people from across the country will march one—and—a—half miles down pennsylvania avenue back to the white house. that's at 7.30 our time. finally, at around midnight, president trump and the first lady will head off to the walter e washington centerfor the inaugural ball. president trump will also also be presented with his new cadillac today, a specially designed vehicle known as "the beast".

the bullet and blast—proof car costs over $1.5 million and weighs more than 4 tonnes. it's thought over one million people will visit washington dc, with over 11,000 police officers in the capital. the overall cost of the ceremony for the city is around $30 million. over the campaign donald trump promised to make many changes to the way the us is governed. christian fraser has been looking at what is in president trump's in—tray and what actions he might take in his first days in office. so, what are we likely to see in this first 100 days of donald trump's presidency? well, you might hear in the inauguration speech he has written that he is going to pass a number of executive orders within the first few days. remember, the president does have considerable power under the constitution to sign into law those measures he deems most important with or without the support of congress. my agenda will be based on a simple core principle,

putting america first. as part of this plan i've asked my transition team to develop a list of executive actions we can take on day one to restore our laws and bring back ourjobs. it's about time. so, here is a slogan with which you will be familiar and straight off the bat he was pledging to introduce a five—year ban on former congressional officials from working in lobbying within washington. for every regulation he introduces he pledges that two will be cut. the campaign was all aboutjobs, but they are axing the impending deal that was to be signed with the pacific rim countries in favour of bilateral trade deals more supportive of american jobs. he is going to direct the department of defence to begin this enormous project, defending american infrastructure from cyber attacks, and the department of labour will be directed to look at the abuse of visa programmes that would undermine or undercut

american workers. but what about the key policy that defined the obama years? the affordable care act, or 0bamacare as it became known. well, it is becoming more expensive for federal government and congress has already begun to repeal it, but what will replace it? certainly they are going to look at more competition among insurance companies and for those who can't afford it perhaps subsidies will be replaced with tax credits. and that brings us to the biggest policy of all, the thousand mile policy a wall which stretches, or will stretch, along the thousand mile policy, a wall which stretches, or will stretch, along the mexican border. donald trump says it will be 12 metres high. he estimates about $8 billion in cost, others put it upwards of $25 billion. you don't have to build it right across the border because there are some natural barriers like the rio grande, the deserts in arizona, mountain ranges in new mexico, but it is hugely complex getting those concrete slabs

to these remote areas, building the roads, housing, feeding the workers, maintaining the wall in some of these more remote areas. then who is going to pay for it? well, the mexican president says, i'm not paying for it, but donald trump does have some levers. he could increase visa fees, he could up the tariffs, he could stop the wire transfers which mexicans send home to families back in mexico. so you might see a flurry of policies in the next few days, but don't forget 79% of his supporters are in favour of the wall. his mandate rests on that most controversial of policies. build the wall. donald trump has promised to work with russia on issues like syria. so how is his inauguration and imminent presidency being viewed there? sarah rainsford is in moscow for us. the context for this particular

relationship is for many americans are deeply comfortable one, but what is the view from there? what do they think they can do with this relationship? there is a good deal of hope and enthusiasm in russia and it is coming from the very top, from president putin, right down to people on the street who are hopeful this can be a new start for relations between the united states and russia. they believe that relationship is in crisis and officially they blame president 0bama officially they blame president obama and his administration for that. they see the arrival of donald trump isa that. they see the arrival of donald trump is a new beginning, a chance to reset relations and end the crisis. but there is a little bit of caution creeping into that enthusiasm as well because in recent days we have seen from some of those nominees to the top jobs in the donald trump administration talking

tough on russia and there is a sense things will not be as easy as they we re things will not be as easy as they were hoping for. perhaps donald trump will not be the solution to the problem in the relationship between these countries, but officially they are talking about a new start and a chance for russia to be listened to, for their views to be listened to, for their views to be taken into consideration. do you get the sense that moscow feels it has the upper hand, if we can call it that, on foreign policy given donald trump's lack of experience in that area? russia's position is it wa nts to that area? russia's position is it wants to be left alone to do what it likes and without what it regards as any sphere of influence. that is the kind of approach of donald trump will have to american foreign policy. it is a curious situation, going backwards in terms of how foreign relations have been seen by countries over recent years. that is what russia is hoping for. but there

is the potential for those interests to clash and, of course, at this point we do not know how that clash will be resolved under donald trump and the presidency. he has been talking positively about his hopes for a good relationship with vladimir putin. they have not met yet donald trump says he hopes they will get on, but he did point out that might not happen and he did say that might not happen and he did say that he would not go easy on russia. russia remembers that when it is thinking about how the relationship might go, but at the moment there is a cautious hope that things could start to improve. a cautious hope that things could start to improve. with me is professor iwan morgan from university college london, a professor of us studies and the head of us programmes at the institute of the americas. thank you very much forjoining us. what do you think will be the obvious first steps for president trump? he will want to make a big impact in his first few days. the

biggest thing for him is the economy. i think we will see very fast movement towards corporate tax cuts, which he sees as central to his economic strategy. he will also wa nt his economic strategy. he will also want a big investment programme and the means of creating jobs. i think the means of creating jobs. i think the republican congress will be much more willing to support him on tax cuts, but we will have to see. focus on putting america first and making america great again agenda. very much so. what sort of impact that his way of seeing things have on domestic affairs and international affairs as well? he has been elected to shake things up. his supporters want him to be the kind of man he is. the trouble is, his opponents do not. he is entering the presidency with the lowest approval ratings of any president

elect and that will be a problem for him. but if he achieves quick success him. but if he achieves quick success in his economic policy, we may see that changing. what is significant is since the election there has been a marked improvement in the percentage of americans saying the country is going in the right way, so that is a plus for him. under foreign policy right way, so that is a plus for him. underforeign policy side, donald trump brings what foreign leaders do not like, unpredictability, uncertainty and change in foreign policy. i think nato leaders will be very keen for him to make clear that he is a supporter of nato, even though he has trashed it in recent remarks. they will also be looking at how closely he cosies up to vladimir putin, whether he sees vladimir putin, whether he sees vladimir putin as more of a threat than an ally. lots of people and institutions will be left wondering

about america's reliability in that particular context. in terms of domestic policy, and as you say that is likely to be his focus in the first few days, what sort of constraints will he face as he makes this transition from ceo to president? well, one of the biggest advantage is that donald trump has, and it has been too little commented on, is the fact that the united states is now a more republican country than any time since the 19205. country than any time since the 1920s. the republicans have control of congress and two thirds of the state governorships and legislatures. but they do not like him. no, they do not, but they like his promise that he will cut government spending dramatically. two departments are already slated for huge cuts, energy and commerce, and these have been on the republican hit lists since ronald reagan in the 1980s. if he moves

there, he will be very popular. professor morgan, thank you very much indeed for your thoughts today. you can follow all the latest on that story on the live page on the bbc news app. 0ur coverage on bbc news begins at three o'clock live from washington with the new president due to be sworn in at 5pm uk time tonight. click on the link and you will see links to lots of other stories. a guide to the day, the people around donald trump and so on. a lot more detail and analysis for you there. in the last hour six people have been found alive in the avalanche

that struck a hotel in italy on wednesday. rescue workers have not yet managed to pull them out. four people are known to have died and a number of others are still missing. four earthquakes had dropped the area in the abruzzo region of italy two days ago. this was the hotel rigopiano in the height of summer and this was the hotel after the avalanche struck. parts of it barely visible under tonnes of snow and ice. reports said one wing of the structure was shunted ten metres off its foundations. residents were said to be rin the hotel hall, waiting for evacuation, when the avalanche struck. 0n arriving, rescuers found an incredible silence and an interior filled with snow set rock—hard. about 35 people were in the hotel at the time, most are still missing. the rescue operation has been continuing throughout the night. the chances are slim but some people may have survived. translation: in these cases, hope is what keeps the workers going. if there was no hope

the rescuers would not give it everything they've got. there is always hope and here too, we have some technical problems but there is hope. as vehicles struggled to reach the site by road, there was criticism of the delay in launching the rescue operation. the only survivors were in the hotel car park when the snow struck — they phoned for help but initially at least no one in authority realised the seriousness of the situation. we hope to talk to our correspondent james reynolds in central italy shortly. the headlines: donald trump prepares to be sworn in as the 45th president of the united states. rescuers find six people live under the snow two days after a hotel in italy was

buried by an avalanche. doctors say using mri scanning could revolutionise the diagnosis of prostate cancer. in sport, dan evans's winning run continues. he beat the 27th seed bernard tomic in straight sets and is through to the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time. andy murray is also through, the world number one b sam querrey in straight sets and showed no ill effects of the ankle injury he picked up in a previous match. and eddiejones he picked up in a previous match. and eddie jones has he picked up in a previous match. and eddiejones has named three uncapped players in his 3a man squad for the six nations championship. england begin the defence of their tate title against france. doctors in the uk say they've transformed the diagnosis of prostate cancer by using scanners. it's the most common type of cancer in british men and is normally confirmed with an invasive biopsy.

around 100,000 men undergo the procedure each year. elaine dunkley reports. winning the world cup for gb, that was definitely my finest hour... fred is a former olympian that represented great britain in the long jump in the 1980s. two years ago, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. you know where you're at, as opposed to ignoring the problem, and then one day you have got some kind of chronic discomfort, and then you have months, or a short time, to live. that will be far more devastating for your loved ones than handling it upfront. getting checked out saved his life, but the way that tests are carried out could soon change. biopsies are commonly used to find cancer. a needle is put in the prostate and tissue is removed for analysis. but new research published in the main medicaljournal, the lancet, finds mri scans are more effective,

finding cancer in 93% of cases correctly, compared to just over half with a biopsy. if we can diagnose cancers currently being missed by this very inaccurate standard transrectal biopsy test, and find important cancers early and treat them early, then i think we could see a significant impact on long—term survival. fred is now in the last stages of treatment. and for those with prostate cancer, the use of mri scans could be a big leap forward in diagnosis. elaine dunkley, bbc news. with me now is our health correspondent. primarily it is about improving the diagnosis in the first place. diagnosis is difficult. they

have to rely on blind biopsy. if you suspect somebody has a cancer, you go in and you take 12 random samples from the whole prostate gland and hope you get a bit of the tumour as pa rt hope you get a bit of the tumour as part of that sample. you'd do not do that for any other type of cancer. the scanning not only visualises the cancer and you can ask, is that a cancer and you can ask, is that a cancer there or not? that is why a quarter of men would not need a biopsy, but it also shows you where it is, so when you take the sample, you know what you are sampling. it is, so when you take the sample, you know what you are samplingm isa win— you know what you are samplingm is a win— win situation. in terms of this becoming commonplace way of diagnosing the disease, how far away are from that? some hospitals are already doing it, but in terms of being across the uk it will take a couple of years. there will have to bea couple of years. there will have to be a cost—effective analysis. if you have to scan 100,000 men a year,

that costs about £4000 per patient and that suddenly amounts to a big bill. they will be fewer biopsies, you will be treating people more appropriately and effectively and that will save on drugs. but is it cost—effective and do we have enough mri scanners and enough people trained to interpret them correctly? thank you very much. let's look at some of today's other developing stories. a man has driven a car into pedestrians in the centre of the australian city of melbourne, killing three people. at least 25 people are being treated in hospital. six of them are in a critical condition. six of them are in a critical condition. police said the incident wasn't terror—related — and was connected to a stabbing in another part of the city earlier in the day. please shot and wounded the driver. he is under arrest. west african leaders have given the former gambian president

yahya jammeh a final opportunity to relinquish power after senegalese troops entered the country. he's been given until noon today to leave office or be forced out by regional troops. adama barrow was sworn in as the new gambian president on thursday. sinn fein say they will announce a successor to martin mcguinness as leader of the party in northern ireland next week. the former ira commander resigned as deputy first minister because of a row about a botched green energy scheme. he has been ill, and said he was not physically able to fight an election. nationalists and unionists have been offering their best wishes to mr mcguinness. i think that we now need to build on the legacy that he and others were involved in in building political institutions here and the peace process to try to move northern ireland forward and it is very important we all continue to do that. the future of thousands of free cash machines is in doubt as bankers demand a cut in the cost of running the link network. they're calling for a 20% reduction in a fee the bank incurs

when customers use free machines. some in the industry, say the current system "makes no economic sense" since cash withdrawals are on the decline, as more people use contactless payments. one independent atm operator said a quarter of free—to—use sites could be lost. a british man has died whilst working on a stadium for the 2022 world cup tournament in qatar. the event's organisers say an investigation is under way into the incident which happened yesterday. the 40—year—old man has not been named, but the authorities say his family has been informed. the mexican drug lord, joaquin guzman, known as el chapo, has been extradited to the united states. he'd previously escaped from two mexican high security jails and was facing two extradition requests, one from california, one from texas, where he could face the death penalty. bbc news understands that dozens of labour mps might be prepared to vote against the party's leadership if there is a commons

vote on starting the brexit process. jeremy corbyn has said all his mps will be told to approve the triggering of article 50, because they should accept the result of last year's referendum. our political correspondent ellie price is at westminster. do we know ifjeremy corbyn is going to have a three line whip on this, or will he strongly recommend to his mps they vote that way? that is the question at the moment. a three line whip makes it difficult for his own mps to abstain or rebel against their leader, but we already know he has made it quite clear, he said in atv has made it quite clear, he said in a tv interview yesterday that labour would respect the outcome of the referendum and labour would not block the triggering of article 50. therefore, he would want all his mps to vote that way. the bbc

understands between 60—80 mps are wrestling with their own consciences about what they would do and they would be prepared potentially to go against their leader by voting against their leader by voting against it or abstaining. the significance of that is clear. there have been a number of mps who are slightly reticent to support their own leader. if there were resignations, it could lead to a number of vacancies on the front bench. there are a number will possible mps, the usual suspects, but there are people like the shadow business secretary clive lewis who said he is not prepared to vote in favour of triggering article 50. all of this is hypothetical because we are awaiting the outcome of the supreme court ruling on tuesday which will decide whether the government needs to go to parliament before it triggers article 50. but the feeling in westminster is that the feeling in westminster is that the government will lose and there will be a vote in parliament. thank

you very much. a hospital applied for a court order to remove a patient who had occupied a bed "unnecessarily" for more than two years. the man had refused to leave the james paget university hospital in norfolk. the hospital said he had been "fit for discharge" and had been offered appropriate accommodation. with me is our correspondent who has been looking into this story. this is absolutely astonishing. how did news of this come to light in the first place? it was uncovered by bbc radio norfolk after a patient at the hospital got in touch with them and said when she was staying there she was told it was an open secret that this place was taken up by this patient since august 2000 and 14. radio norfolk contacted the hospital and they confirmed this was the case, but they also revealed the patient had left around a week ago but only when they had used to trespass laws to get a court order

to get him to leave. what more do we know about this patient and has he incurred any penalty? we do not know his name because of patient confidentiality rules. we do not know the cost of his state, but the hospital has said he will not incur any of the legal costs involved in this case. we can only speculate about how many patients could have used this bed he was in, but has the hospital be more specific about the cost of his day? we did ask them how much it cost, but they said they cannot don't individually how much it could have added up to, but they did say he was declared medically fit to be discharged shortly after he was put into hospital in august 20 14. many he was put into hospital in august 2014. many people might be wondering why it took two years to remove him and the reaction from patients in the hospital we have spoken to, one woman said she was

disgusted because in her opinions she peels as though this patient has treated the hospital as a hotel. thank you for that. the time is almost half past 11 and it is time for the weather forecast. it was very cold at the start of the day, —5 —6 in some places, but we have seen a lot of sunshine. a lot of sunshine in northern scotland and in between there is an area of cloud. it will not produce any rain, but it will be dull. light winds and it isa but it will be dull. light winds and it is a lovely afternoon for the majority. temperature is about five or6 majority. temperature is about five or 6 degrees. this evening the temperatures will plummet and frost returns quite widely. there will be fourin returns quite widely. there will be four in some eastern parts of england. rural spots will probably

be lower minus four or —5. the chilly start to the weekend, but it isa chilly start to the weekend, but it is a bright one for many. more cloud on sunday and chile fielded things at the weekend. this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines now: doland trump, the billionaire property tycoon and former reality star, prepares to be sworn in as the 45th us president, promising to unite the country. and also to give a voice to people who have been forgotten. security is tight in washington as just under a million supporters and protesters are heading to the capital. many kilometres of crowd barriers have been set up as part of a vast security operation. six people have been found alive after an avalanche engulfed a hotel

in italy on wednesday. rescuers are trying to bring the survivors out from under the debris but about 25 others are still missing. doctors say they've made the biggest leap in diagnosing prostate cancer in decades, by discovering that advanced mri scanning nearly doubles the number of aggressive tumours that are caught. dozens of labour mps might be prepared to go against the party's leadership if there is a vote on starting the brexit process. jeremy corbyn has said all his mps should accept the result of last year's referendum. time for sport and tennis and omitting hours with only. well we will start with the tennis because there is great news from melbourne. dan evans is into the fourth round at a grand slam for the first time. fresh from beating the seventh seed marin cilic, the british player beat the australian 27th seed bernard tomic in straight sets. ben croucher reports. a british man into the fourth round ofa grand

a british man into the fourth round of a grand slam, domain usually reserved for a chap named andy murray but not any more. dan evans already dispatched a former grand slam winner, the last remaining australian, bernard tomic was in theory and easier task. it seemed so when the first game of the match. the majority of melbourne backed tomic. evans subdued them and 7—5. the 2017 evans is brimming with confidence and as he closed in on the second set, tomic came back fighting and he took it to a tie—break and evans produced his best tennis to win it. britain hasn't had too many to the fourth round of slam since not that long ago but the father of tomic said dan evans ago but the father of tomic said dan eva ns was ago but the father of tomic said dan evans was even good enough to practice with somebody is good enough now. he will soon be into the world's top 50. andy murray showed little sign of the ankle problem he picked up in the last round as he breezed past

sam querrey at the australian open. he beat the american in straight sets 6—4 6—2 6—4 and will now play the german mischa zverev. it's the ninth year in a row that he's reached the fourth round in melbourne. he's been runner—up five times. i think ithinki i think i have played a bit better each match. there has not been one thing that i have been delighted with. i thought i moved much better today than i did in the first two matches, which is really positive from me. buti matches, which is really positive from me. but i think each match i have improved a little bit and that isa have improved a little bit and that is a good sign, so hopefully i will keep getting better. there are three uncapped players in the 34 man england squad for the six nations championship eddie jones has named bath prop nathan catt, leicester forward mike williams and saracens back alex lozowski. they will or will head to portugal

for a six—week training camp. captain dylan hartley is included but is not quite match fit. he's serving a six week ban at the moment. moving in the right direction. he has progressed since autumn when we would have given him a five out of town and at the moment he is in terms of ready to play about a seven out of ten so given that he has a good couple of days training in portugal and i anticipate him being in the reckoning for the first test team. gymnast dan keating has retired from the sport, aged 27. keating's a two—time european champion on the pommel horse and he won gold on that apparatus for scotland at glasgow's 2014 commonwealth games. he also won an all around silver at the world championships in 2009. keatings wrote on social media that he needs to kick back, eat a few takeaways, drink some beers and spend some time with the wife. not a bad plan. british sailor alex thomson has finished the vendee globe solo round the world race. he came second, in a time of 74 days, 19 hours and 35 minutes, about 16 hours behind the french winner armel le cleach.

hampshire—based thomson had led in the early stages and broke two race records, prior to being overtaken in december after a few problems with his boat. he matches dame ellen mcarthur‘s second placed finish in the race back in 2001. amazing to be finished. you never really know when it will actually happen. i realised a couple of hours before that i would definitely finish. it feels amazing. it is a long, long way and it is just great finally be there. i think 24 or 36 hours ago i knew that it was the end so hours ago i knew that it was the end so congratulations to the winner, what a great gracie is done, anti—religious debt. second twice and the first and that is a fantastic record. that's all the sport for now. we will get more now on our top

story. donald trump is about to take up office as the leader of the united states. but how much do we really know about him? jayne mccubbin looks at things you might not have known about the businessman turned president. who is this man called trump? t is for trump, but his ancestral name, drumpf, is part german, and part gold opportunist, part scottish migrant mother. it's great to be back in scotland. r is for real estate, the new york real estate he was born into. what began with a $1 million loan from dad turned into a £3 billion empire. not without incident. four of his firms have filed for bankruptcy. u is for unique. trump truly is. at 70 he will be the oldest ever president, the first not to disclose his tax records and the first to have never held elected office before. and it seems the first not to take a pet into the white house. m is for the man.

just what shaped him? military school at 13 to straighten out bad behaviour, say some, and money, lots of money. a man who can buy anything can do anything. he claims he has never smoked, never drank and never done anything mentioned in any leaked reports. does anyone really believe that story? i am also very much of a germaphobe, by the way. which brings us to p... for politics. the simpsons first called it in 2000, the same year trump first had a stab at the reform party. the man who once tried to trademark this phrase... you're fired. ..actually stole this one. we will make america great again! that belonged to ronald

reagan's campaign trail. but this is what brings him to washington today and this is the pledge upon which he will soon bejudged. our correspondent laura bicker is up very early today and shejoins me now. not quite the dawn of a new day yet in washington, as we can see from the darkness behind you, but what ever peoples thoughts on donald trump, one cannot deny that this will be quite a spectacle. it is going to be a spectacle, there isa it is going to be a spectacle, there is a great sense of excitement and anticipation. i will ease out of the shot because behind me is the live shot because behind me is the live shot of the, you can probably see over my shoulder where in a few hours' time donald trump will stand to ta ke hours' time donald trump will stand to take the oath of office. he is using two bibles, one is the lincoln bible and the other is the bible that belong to his mother which was from scotland. on that bible he will stay 35 words, 35 words that will

make him the 45th president of the united states. two americas will come face—to—face in the capital today, one full of hope and the other full of fear because although hundreds of thousands of supporters are expected to line them all, police are preparing for protests and that is why you heard donald trump calling for unity on the sta m ps trump calling for unity on the stamps —— steps of the lincoln memorial. when he stood there he promised to unite the company —— country and give a voice to be blogging forgotten but in terms of uniting the country, that will be a very difficultjob for him to do given that opinion is so polarised about him. one such poll suggests that he could have the lowest opinion ratings of any modern us president elect. however, those who have gathered in the mauler and are here to support him see him as an agent of change,

they see him as someone who speaks his mind, as a businessman who gets things done and they are hopeful. you are right, if you look at some of the figures, only 8% of african—americans of the figures, only 8% of african—america ns voted for of the figures, only 8% of african—americans voted for donald trump. certainly when it comes to lesbian, gay and bisexual community, they have held a dance party outside they have held a dance party outside the house of mike pence because they fear their rights will be eroded. a lot of people are eroded —— a lot of people are worried because they don't know what to expect, donald trump has never held political office so they are unsure of how we will proceed. much of his rhetoric through a divisive campaign was very controversial. make no doubt about it, the last year has highlighted a very fractured and divided and sometimes it seems a disunited states of america but donald trump will take charge of that and he will have to give a message on the steps of the capitol building today to unite them.

a long day ahead in washington. jacob parakilas is assistant head of the us and americas programme at chatham house, the foreign policy thinktank, and he's here with me now. thank you for coming into the studio to talk to us. i was struck by the link to our report a few moments ago, looking at things that people might not know about the businessman turned president. that is very much the transition, but where in all of thatis the transition, but where in all of that is the politician? is that something he will have to learn, those political and diplomatic skills? a lot of people who voted for trump voted for him explicitly because he wasn't a politician but now he is a politician, as the president—elect and shortly to become the president of the united states and there was no bigger political role than that. we hasn't done a lot of outreach as of yet and when he has it as not been as well received as he would have liked but i suspect he is going to win his speech talk more about the movement

aspect. since the election he has used the word movement a lot, he has talked about representing the movement of people and he has tried to use some terms of inclusiveness and unity but he hasn't given up some of the fighting and the spats and picking fights on twitter and choosing things to support and is declaimed. we are expecting the early days of his presidency to be focused on the putting america first agenda, jobs and trade and the economy. do you think his presidency is going to be focused on that, perhaps at the expense of some of the security aspects that previous presidents have looked at their relationships with other countries? there is one important thing that holds donald trump together with every other president. no president's presidency is about what they think it will be about. obama came in focused on economic policy of responding to the great recession and ina of responding to the great recession and in a few years he was dealing with geopolitical shifts with russia

and china and new forms of conflict in the middle east. that, i think, will be true for donald trump as well. it comes in and talks about the economic and nationalist agenda but i suspect his attention will be drawn away by crises that we could sometimes predict right now but some we cannot. as he moves into his presidency, will he really be able to deliver on some of these promises? these things that he has talked about so much during his campaign? i think some of the promises he has made, particularly the idea of a concrete barrier across the entirety of the us/ mexico border, are probably not going to happen for a variety of political, legal, environmental, logistical, cost —based regions. i think he will make an effort and you will see some construction relatively soon but he will inevitably have to compromise. he will inevitably run up against those kind of obstacles and every president makes promises they cannot keep. thank you very much. some

breaking news coming to ask from northern ireland. we are hearing that some children's homes that were run by churches and charities were the scene of widespread abuse from residents. that is coming from sir anthony hart. our island correspondentjoins us now. give us more details about what this enquiry has found. anthony hart is at the start of a very long statement that will go on for two hours. it is a fulsome report into allegations of abuse at institutions run by the state and church and the charity barnardo ‘s. throughout this there has been horrific tales of pupils abuse and stories of suffering that were given

during hundreds of hours of testimony, to an enquiry that ran for two and a half years. today is the outcome. he has already been talking about the unacceptable practices that happened in some of those homes, which include cases where children were beaten and humiliated and there was mental cruelty. also there are cases of sexual abuse as well. some of the notorious cases being looked at in this enquiry have included the notorious case of a boy ‘s home in belfast, the case of father brendan smith, perhaps one of the worst paedophile priests is —— priests in the island —— island of ireland, who is believed to have abused dozens of children. today it is being set out exactly what happened and what the enquiry uncovered and trying to acknowledge in some way the pain and suffering that was endured by so many victims. they arrived here this morning and they have already seen some of that report and we have been

hearing from sir anthony hart himself. we are onlyjust starting to find out exactly what this report is and it is very lengthy. what is key and a key for those people who did suffer in each of those institutions, places like children's homes, training schools and bosstones, is what will come next. they want an apology and they always wa nt they want an apology and they always want compensation. the question is what will sir anthony hart say about that? in a moment a summary of the business news this hour but first, the headlines on bbc newsroom live: donald trump prepares to be sworn in as the 45th president of the united states. rescuers find six people alive under the snow two days after a hotel in italy was buried by an avalanche. doctors say using mri scanning could revolutionise the diagnosis of prostate cancer. in the business news: good and bad news from the high street. retail sales fell almost 2%

in december compared with november, however compared to 12 months ago, december sales were actually up 4.3%. the office for national statistics, who published the figures, said some small retailers in particular butchers, saw a significant boost in sales. it's full steam ahead for hs2 as the government punts for contractors to build the trains. the department for transport said up to 60 trains, capable of speeds of about 225mph, are needed. the contract, which will also involve maintaining the fleet, will be awarded in 2019. china's economy grew by 6.7% in 2016, it's a figure many countries would be glad of, but it's the world's second largest economy's slowest rate of growth since 1990. china is a key driver of the global economy and a growth slowdown is a major concern for investors around the world. later today donald trump will be sworn in as the 45th president

of the united states. the billionaire businessman has gone from long—shot candidate to the leader of world's biggest economy — injust a year and a half. his supporters will now be hoping that he can shake up the us economy in the same way the he shook up the presidential race. it's been reported that the president elect plans to run he wants to create 25 million jobs over ten years and double the annual rate of economic growth to 4%. ann francke is the ceo of the chartered management institute. thank you very much for coming in this morning. when the president—elect says he wants to run the us government like a business, what does he been, and how is that different to the approach from previous presidents? what he means is he looks at america as america

inc and he is the ceo. that is quite interesting because if you look at best business practices, taking his cabinet for example, he has chosen the least diverse cabinet since any president since ronald reagan. in terms of business practice that can be quite risky. in fact, a recent report by the association of risk professionals highlighted lack of diversity in business boardrooms as the number one cause of the 20 largest corporate implosions this century. there are some risks that he needs to pay attention to if he is going to run america inc like the business with donald trump as ceo. what advice would you give him until he needs to do? i think a few things, and more diverse and inclusive cabinet. he has frankly too many baby boomer billionaire out white men, and not enough younger people, people of colour and women.

a more diverse and inclusive cabinet would be a good start. secondly, i think looking at his own leadership behaviours, they don't exactly ring of best practice. the notion of a leader admitting he makes a mistake, for example, that is essential for building trust. we don't get much of that from donald trump, quite the opposite. he is not particularly humble or inclusive and, again, he likes to pick himself up, and that is not going to inspire unity or people to get behind him. if you look at his so—called employee engagement scores, which are the approval ratings, if you like, they are infact approval ratings, if you like, they are in fact the lowest since polling began 40 years ago, at 40%. ok, i am very sorry, we need to leave it there because we are short on time.

we will just there because we are short on time. we willjust have a quick look at the markets. with donald trump sanogo rosacea, the watchword is caution. we saw a rally when he was elected in our investors are pausing. we can see we are hovering around and waiting to see what happens next. back to you, anita. thank you. let's return now to our top story, today's inauguration of donald trump as the 45th president of the united states. our correspondentjon kay has travelled down the middle of the country on route 45 to find out what americans make of their new president. we've arrived. but this is washington county, alabama, one of america's poorest states. and on a wet morning, the busiest spot we find... we are open, ladies. ..is the local foodbank.

these volunteers hand out hundreds of parcels every week. here you go! to people like roosevelt — a president's name, but he's out of work. he trusts donald trump to make life better. i hope he's right aboutjobs. i hope he can get it going on. do you think he can get it going on? i hope so. i believe he can. these two run the front desk and say some of the poverty around here is heartbreaking. some of them come here and they don't have toilets in their houses... they believe donald trump will invest in this community. he spent a lot of time campaigning here and it worked. he has been out in the community, out in the countryside, and has seen how people need help and he has been there with the money to help, and he does. he isn't afraid to go into poverty areas and talk to the people,

where most politicians you don't see around unless you've got $1000. it's very tough. larry will be watching the inauguration later, once he's finished helping out here. he hopes trump will use his speech today to inspire the nation. i hope he says enough good things that people will give him a chance to do what he said he will do and we willjust have to see how it all plays out. along this section of route 45, a quarter of the people live in poverty. many believe trump can make america great again. i can't believe he won. but not tyrone. wejoined him and his family as the inauguration event began, and this former soldier fears donald trump will only make the country more divided. he's doing everything he can really to try to make us feel like this is not our america.

but this hat will show you i am an american and i fought for this country. and i will never respect him as my president. never. are you going to be watching the big moment? no. tyrone's mother says the new president is a bully and she hates his tirades on twitter. i don't like him, i don't trust him. he's talking about making america great, america's already great. i don't like the fact that he downs women. we've met so many people this week, pro—trump and anti—trump, but there are also voters likejeff. it is tough. real tough. unemployed and unimpressed, on his porch he told me it doesn't matter who is sitting in the ‘other‘ white house. do you feel forgotten?

yeah, ido. i really do. these small counties do. bad roads, bad bridges. they don't look out for us. do you think donald trump will change that? will he look after the likes of you? no. you don't think so? no, i do not. why not? because the politicians, the governments, they've all got their hands like crabs in a bucket. they're looking out for themselves. after 1,000 miles crossing the united states, we reach the end of route 45. and this divided nation will try to move on and begin its newjourney. that was jon kay reporting

that wasjon kay reporting from alabama. an update on the news of six survivors being found in the remains of the boat out that was buried by an avalanche in central italy. the latest reports we are seeing say that the six survivors we re seeing say that the six survivors were located beneath the snow and they are three men and two women and a girl, according to italian television. there have been huge concern is that there would be no survivors because of the cold as well as the avalanche, of course. the headlines are coming up on the bbc news channel. in a moment we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. first we leave you with a look at the weather. of course it is a very big day on the other side of the atlantic and it looks as though the cloud will be thickening up in washington. we are likely to see rain and the temperature could be seven or 8 degrees. a quieter story on our side of the atlantic. it was certainly a very cold start to the day in the south of the uk. we did see a

widespread frost. the grass under the hooves of these horses is quite crunchy. there has been plenty of sunshine in the south of the uk. look at the blue sky in kent. this isa look at the blue sky in kent. this is a lovely picture. thank you to sending those in. we keep the sunshine going across the southern half of the uk with a lovely winters afternoon here. sunshine in northern scotla nd afternoon here. sunshine in northern scotland and an area of cloud is not producing much in the way of rainfall. the odd spot of light rain and drizzle as possible, but most places will be fine and dry. this afternoon we will see temperatures up afternoon we will see temperatures up to five or six if you are lucky in aberdeenshire. the cloud is keeping things little bit dull. further south we reach the sunshine and it is a lovely winters day for many places. a breeze in the south and west accentuates the chilly feel to things. a bit of extra cloud as well. this evening you have clear skies and temperatures will plummet away. the frost returns and we have

patches of fog developing as well. major town and cities are a degree or so major town and cities are a degree or so either side of freezing. raw spots will go a lot further down. this weekend it is looking ok. some dry weather and spells sunshine on saturday. both days and there will bea saturday. both days and there will be a chill in the air and a cold start on saturday with the widespread frost. a bright start for many but the cloud will drift in from the north sea and turn things grey but most things will stay fine and right into the middle of the day. a chilly feel. on saturday evening we see the cloud producing some rain and most of it will be across the northern and eastern parts of england in particular. it will turn cold and frosty and a chilly start to sunday. a fair bit of cloud on sunday with a bit of rain here and there. writer breaks

here and there and a chilly feel for most places. hello, i'm lucy hockings with a bbc news special on the day donald trump becomes the 45th president of the united states. as he prepares for the biggest day and the greatest challenge of his life, the billionaire businessman is promising to unite a deeply divided country. we are going to make america great again. and land greater than ever before, thank everybody. and land greater than ever before, thank everybody. this is the scene live right now, capitol hill in washington, on a day that the country wakes up to a new

era. we will be asking what it means for america and the world. a very warm welcome to the start of bbc news special programmes on the inauguration of the 45th president of the united states of america. we're around five hours away from donald john trump being formally sworn into office, but like all major occasions this isn'tjust about one moment, it's the ceremony and fanfare that leads up to it and follows it that will make it a day to remember. we've been told there'll be close to 900,000 people attending the inauguration, and not all of them are supporters. a series of protests are expected in washington and around the country. you'll get the best view and a flavour of what it's like to be there if you stay here with us here on bbc news. nick bryant is at the capitol building in washington you have got a bird's eye view of

history as we enter an inaugural marathon. the platform is ready and the stage is set and that is the podium where donald trump will deliver his inaugural address, after the 35 words written by america's found the fathers, which will make him the 45th president of the united states of america. the action begins in pennsylvania where donald trump has been staying in a guest house opposite the white house, and very fa ncy opposite the white house, and very fancy guesthouse. he will go from there to a house of prayer, the church opposite the white house, with his family, his sons, his daughters, and his wife, the future first lady. then they will travel a few yards to 1600 pennsylvania ave, the most prized real estate in the land, and then they will be with the barack obama family and they will have coffee and a chat at the white

house. americans pride themselves on this peaceful transfer of power and what can be more civil than morning coffee or tea at the white house? then he will travel with the president down pennsylvania avenue for the final leg for what is a very improbablejourney for the final leg for what is a very improbable journey that will take him to swearing in ceremony and he will on capitol hill for the first time. he will utter those 35 words, the presidential oath of office, that will make the 45th president of the united states. it is such a momentous day, not only that the united states, but for the rest of the world as well and everyone there is excited, but can you give us a sense of the mood across the country? the capital is filling up with many of his supporters, the forgotten people he called them, the voters who saw him as the man who could fix washington and the american economy. people voted for him precisely because he was not a

politician, precisely because he has never held an elected office, because he was a billionaire and a businessman who they reckon can get things done. but so rarely has an incoming president been so hated as well. there are many protesters who regard him as a racist, a misogynist and an unhinged demigods and they are here to protest his presidency. we are seeing polarisation in the capital and never before has an incoming president been said different in personality and policy from an outgoing president and we are seeing that reflected on the streets and elsewhere in america as well. for some people this is a joyous moment and for others it is terrifying. nick bryant will be with us terrifying. nick bryant will be with us throughout the day. nick bryant will be with us throughout the day. on the eve of his inauguration as president, donald trump has told a rally of supporters in washington that he will unify the country and make america great again. laura bicker has this report on the build—up to the inauguration. the capital, the nation and the

world await. a presidential inauguration is billed as one of the greatest political shows on earth. the pageantry greatest political shows on earth. the pagea ntry has greatest political shows on earth. the pageantry has already been on display, but on the eve of his oath of office donald trump welcomed his supporters with a concert on the steps of the lincoln memorial, a musical warm up act to the main event. # god bless the usa... he swayed and sang along before taking a chance to thank those who put him in office. the poll started going up, up, up, but they did not want to give us credit because they forgot about a lot of us. on the campaign i called it the forgotten men and the forgotten women. well, you are not forgotten women. well, you are not forgotten any more. that i can tell

you. few predicted he would be the 45t h you. few predicted he would be the 45th president, but the businessman said he will work on behalf of the many. we are going to make america great for all of our people, everybody. as trump supporters lined them all to cheer, others gathered in protest. in new york, thousands, including celebrities and politicians, marched to the trump hotel with the message for the new commander in chief. we are all rooting for the new administration, of course, to abandon the device, racist, misogynist, ignorant plans it is trumpeting and lead us with intelligence and compassion. it is trumpeting and lead us with intelligence and compassionm these final moments before donald trump ascends the steps of the capital to take the oath of office he has work to do, to put the final touches to his first address to the

nation, and those words will matter. he has already won the hearts of those he calls the forgotten, but how does he persuade those who fear a trump presidency? donald trump's journey to the white has laid bare the deep divisions across and often disunited states. many did not take him seriously, and the republican candidate was controversial from the start. they bring in drugs, they bring in crime, they are rapists. donaldj bring in crime, they are rapists. donald j trump is bring in crime, they are rapists. donaldj trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. you have got to see this guy, i don't know what i said, i don't remember. i would like to punch him in the face. but his popularity grew and the outsider became the front runner as his supporters saw him as an agent of change. and we will make america great again! donald trump,

the son of an immigrant from germany, is now the toast of washington. he shrugged off suggestions that his approval ratings are the lowest of any incoming president in us history. two americas will face each other in the nation's capital today, those who are nervous and those who are hopeful. they may disagree, but for the sake of the country both sides will be willing him to succeed. lara brown is a political historian at george washington university. shejoins us now she joins us now from shejoins us now from our bureau in washington. many people are saying today we are entering uncharted territory. there is a sense of uncertainty about what a trump presidency will bring. have we ever seen an presidency will bring. have we ever seen an inauguration quite like this one? it is important to realise that while there are many uncertainties with donald trump, this inauguration and this process is very certain and

ta kes pla ce and this process is very certain and takes place with quite regular frequency. we do have a peaceful transition of power, we are one of the most stable democracies in the world, and certainly as i said while there is a lot of questions about how donald trump himself would do in the role, certainly all of the institutional bull works are there to help him find his way. the only essential thing today really is the oath of office. everything else is window dressing? i would not necessarily say that. this is a symbolic moment that is important in the nation's political system. it is the nation's political system. it is the moment in which presidents bring together the country, ask for assistance to help guide the country over the next four years. they look to the people for help, they look to congress, and the usually ask the

blessings of a supreme being to really look down and shine fortune on our country. so it really is a moment of both celebration and renewal, and it is very much also a time where we celebrate the continuity of our government, not just for change. how vital is this inaugural address that president trump will give inaugural address that president trump willgive in inaugural address that president trump will give in terms of setting the tone for the next four years?m is very important. all presidents strike similar themes, they highlight ideas of liberty and our civil religion around our democracy and its sense of importance in the country and what the people mean for... a few problems with lara brown in washington. just talking about the themes we are expecting to hearin

about the themes we are expecting to hear in the inaugural address, it seems quite certain that he will talk about unity, something donald trump address last night, very much trying to bring the country together ata time trying to bring the country together at a time like this. there's much more to come in this bbc news inauguration special. we're assessing donald trump's top priorities at home and abroadwhen when takes over the white house. donald trump's inauguration ceremony in washington will include a huge parade down pennsylvania avenue, in front of hundreds of thousands of people. the parade will feature several marching bands, including the talledega marching tornadoes. here's their story. there is no bigger stage in the world than marched down pennsylvania avenue, performing in a presidential inaugural parade and being able to witness the change of power.

i was iffy about it, but i saw the bigger picture. there is nothing we can do to change our president, we have to support him. the people voted for our president elect, so now protesting over history is kind of messed up. as president of this institution i made a decision that i was not going to deny these students this historic opportunity. was not going to deny these students this historic opportunitylj was not going to deny these students this historic opportunity. i got word that they were talking about firing him because he decided to stand up for these students. many of you have never been to washington, dc before. raised in a black neighbourhood i never thought i would be in washington, dc. most of us would be in washington, dc. most of us have not left our respective states. he may not be the right person, but it is all about the

opportunity, forget the politics. we wa nt to opportunity, forget the politics. we want to have fun. if he supported us, i guess we should support him as well. but that is only if he supported us. hopefully everything comes out good and optimistic, because if he fails, we do also. over the campaign donald trump promised to make many changes to the way the us is governed. christian fraser has been looking at what is in president trump's in—tray and what actions he might take in his first days in office. so, what are we likely to see in this first 100 days of donald trump's presidency? well, you might hear in the inauguration speech he has written that he is going to pass a number of executive orders within the first few days. remember, the president does have considerable power under the constitution to sign into law those measures he deems most important with or without

the support of congress. my agenda will be based on a simple core principle, putting america first. as part of this plan i've asked my transition team to develop a list of executive actions we can take on day one to restore our laws and bring back ourjobs. it's about time. so, here is a slogan with which you will be familiar and straight off the bat he was pledging to introduce a five—year ban on former congressional officials from working in lobbying within washington. for every regulation he introduces he pledges that two will be cut. the campaign was all aboutjobs, but they are axing the impending deal that was to be signed with the pacific rim countries in favour of bilateral trade deals more supportive of american jobs. he is going to direct the department of defence to begin this enormous project, defending american infrastructure from cyber attacks, and the department of labour will be directed to look at the abuse

of visa programmes that would undermine or undercut american workers. but what about the key policy that defined the obama years? the affordable care act, or 0bamacare as it became known. well, it is becoming more expensive for federal government and congress has already begun to repeal it, but what will replace it? certainly they are going to look at more competition among insurance companies and for those who can't afford it perhaps subsidies will be replaced with tax credits. and that brings us to the biggest policy of all, the thousand mile policy, a wall which stretches, or will stretch, along the mexican border. donald trump says it will be 12 metres high. he estimates about $8 billion in cost, others put it upwards of $25 billion. you don't have to build it right across the border because there are some natural barriers like the rio grande, the deserts in arizona, mountain ranges in new mexico, but it is hugely complex getting those concrete slabs

to these remote areas, building the roads, housing, feeding the workers, maintaining the wall in some of these more remote areas. then who is going to pay for it? well, the mexican president says, i'm not paying for it, but donald trump does have some levers. he could increase visa fees, he could up the tariffs, he could stop the wire transfers which mexicans send home to families back in mexico. so you might see a flurry of policies in the next few days, but don't forget 79% of his supporters are in favour of the wall. his mandate rests on that most controversial of policies. build the wall. let's talk about donald trump's foreign policy and the potential

impact it could have. we can take you to mexico city, jerusalem and mexico. sarah rainsford, i imagine in moscow there might be a few parties. there are, there was one last night and there are a few more planned for this evening. the mood here is it is pretty positive as people look to see what donald trump and the presidency of the united states might mean for russia. there is hope being pinned on his arrival in the white house here. russia has been talking about a disastrous relationship with washington under president obama, they were talking about relations being destroyed, those are the words from the foreign ministry. they are hoping for a new era in relations, for the crisis, as they describe it, to end. that is a lot of hope being pinned on one man, particularly at a time when we have

seen some particularly at a time when we have seen some of his nominees for his administration talking pretty tough on russia. there is a bit of caution creeping in, but quite a bit of trump mania, people making lollipops, paintings and there are parties tonight to celebrate his inauguration. i even saw a donald trump burger in moscow the other night. to mark in israel, what is the mood of the government and benjamin netanyahu? that is trump mania and parties among the israeli government here in israel. mr trump comes in at a time when the us relationships under president obama sank toa relationships under president obama sank to a very low level, an all—time low, and there was very little communication between benjamin netanyahu and president obama in the end. donald trump has promised to beat israel's best friend in the us. there are plans to talk about relocating the us embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem, which we re from tel aviv to jerusalem, which were ina from tel aviv to jerusalem, which were in a sense be a recognition of

israel's claimed that jerusalem were in a sense be a recognition of israel's claimed thatjerusalem is its capital. it is something that is hugely contentious in the arab world. jordan has said it would be a red line to do that and it would cross a red line and turkey would be against it. donald trump talked about it continually during the campaign, we will see whether he follows up on that. an ambassador, david friedman, a strong supporter of israeli rights to build settlements, and his son—in—law jarryd kushner has donated to israeli settlements, so there will bea israeli settlements, so there will be a big shift towards a very pro—israeli policy and israel welcomes that. we are hearing from jerusalem and moscow about excitement about a trump presidency, how either mexicans feeling? quite differently? absolutely, in contrast to what moscow and israel are saying, mexicans really are very

wa ry saying, mexicans really are very wary about the donald trump presidency. i went up to an area, a state which lost $1.6 billion worth of investment in a car assembly plant from ford, partly because the ceo of ford said this was a vote of confidence in donald trump's economic policy, so there is a lot of concern about economic protectionism from the united states. mr trump's speech was about redrafting, or even ripping up the free trade agreement and what it would mean for ordinary mexicans. if you speak to mexicans, it is very ha rd to you speak to mexicans, it is very hard to come across any who support donald trump, who are excited about his arrival, who say it will be positive for mexico. there are politicians looking forward to working with a different administration, but on a street level, in terms of mexicans concerned about their monthly income

and their families, it concerned about their monthly income and theirfamilies, it is a difficult time. it is not an easy time in terms of the mexican economy as well. we have seen price hikes on gas prices and the current administration is very unpopular as well. it comes at an extremely volatile time in the mexican economy and politics. good to have you with us, thank you forjoining us with those views from around the world about how governments and people i seeing the incoming president. he may be about to take up office about the leader of the us, but how much do we know about donald trump? who is this man called trump? it is tivo trump, but it is dropped, coming from the name of his german father and his partner migrant

scottish mother. art is for real estate, the new york real estate business he was born into. what began with a one million dollar loan from dad turned into a 3 billion empire will stop but four of his firms have filed for bankruptcy. you is for unique, trump truly is, at 70 he will be the oldest president, the first not to declare his tax records and the first who has never held elected office before and the first not to take a pet into the white house. m is for the man, just what she can? military school at 13 to straighten out bad behaviour and lots of money, a man who could buy anything and do anything. when you area anything and do anything. when you are a start they let you do it, you can do anything. he claims he has never smoked, never drank and never done anything mentioned in any lea ked done anything mentioned in any

leaked reports. does anyone believe that story? i am also very much of a german vogue by the way. which brings us to p, for politics. the simpsons first called it back in 2000, the same year trump had his first stab as a presidential candidate for the reform party, the man who once tried to trademark this phrase... you are fired. stole this phrase... you are fired. stole this phrase. we will make america great again. that belonged to ronald reagan's campaign trail, but this is the pledge that brings him to washington today and this is the pledge upon which he will soon be judged. let's go to the capitol building in washington and our correspondence there. i wonder if donald trump will squeeze in any work today between the parade and the evening ball? they have been talking about day one being a day of action and there is a lot a president can do with the flourish

of his pen to executive orders. it says a lot about what obama administration did that he can unpick it very quicklyjust with a stroke of his pen. they are saying he might do that on immigration, he might signal early on that america will not agree to the transpacific trade partnership any more. those things could happen fairly quickly. there is a lot of pageantry and celebration today. he will have to watch a parade and go to the inaugural ball later in the evening where he will be dancing with the first lady to the strains of frank sinatra's new york, new york. but in between all of that perhaps there will be time for that kind of work. he signalled as well that the weekend will be a very active time as his new administration comes into office. hundreds of thousands of people to see him better day to stop what kind of security presence is

there today on the streets of washington? it is really huge. there isa washington? it is really huge. there is a sort of cage that has been put around capitol hill and the mole that stretches right down to the lincoln memorial with the washington monument in between, a huge obelisk that casts shadow over the white house. there is this massive security presence, it is like a modern—day fortress in the capital. not only adoring fans of donald trump are coming, but there will be protesters as well. there will be a massive demonstration tomorrow, the women's march, which will bring so many people tomorrow to the capital who are resisting his presidency. we are seeing the polarisation today and we will over the weekend, but it has never been more pronounced than over the past 12 months, that vicious campaign which ends today on the inaugural platform as he takes the inaugural platform as he takes the oath of office. stay with us for

continuing coverage. it has been a cold start across central parts of the country and a lot of pictures from weather watchers have been coming through. a bit more cloud in northern ireland and central and southern scotland. but the far north of scotland will stay bright with some sunshine. we are looking at temperatures of 5—7d. high pressure dominates the scene tonight, temperatures falling away across central and southern parts. a bit of mist and fog developing in northern areas. major cities holding around freezing, but in rural places it will be much colder than that. for the weekend high—pressure is with us, so it is mainly dry. saturday and sunday will both be chilly, but it is useful whether to be out and about. after a cold and

frosty start there should be some lovely sunshine in northern and western areas. the odd spot of light rain and drizzle in the east. temperatures between 3—7. a similar picture on sunday, but a bit more in the way of cloud. this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines now: donald trump is due to take the oath of office as the 45th us president this afternoon. he's promised to unite the country and give a voice to people who've been forgotten. security is tight in washington as a million supporters and protesters head for the capital. several kilometres of crowd barriers have been set up as part

of a vast security operation. this is the scene live in washington and we will have full coverage of the ceremony here on bbc news. six people have been found alive after an avalanche engulfed a hotel in italy on wednesday. rescuers are trying to bring the survivors out from under the debris. around 20 others are still missing. doctors say they've made the biggest leap in diagnosing prostate cancer in decades by discovering that advanced mri scanning nearly doubles the number of aggressive tumours that are caught. dozens of labour mps might be prepared to go against the party's leadership and vote against triggering the brexit process in parliament, despitejeremy corbyn saying that all his mps should accept the result of the referendum. and britain's dan evans has reached the last 16 of the australian tennis open for the first time. he beat home favourite

bernard tomic in straight sets. a major report into historical institutional child abuse in northern ireland will be published today. the inquiry was set up four years ago to examine allegations of child abuse in children's homes and other residential institutions in northern ireland between 1922 and 1995. our correspondent chris buckler is in our belfast newsroom. sir anthony hart has been giving the conclusions of the four year enquiry. chris, first of all, tell us enquiry. chris, first of all, tell us the details of the findings. behind me in this hotel in belfast sir anthony hart is laying out the details of what he has found during this investigation of 22 different institutions, and allegations of abuse, both physical and sexual.

some of the things he has talked about already have shown that abuse was, in his belief, widespread, and there were systematic failures that allowed it to happen. he talked about the largest number of complaints to this enquiry relating to four homes run by the sisters of nazareth religious order. he talks about the fact there was emotional abuse, physical abuse, and about the fact there was emotional abuse, physicalabuse, and he about the fact there was emotional abuse, physical abuse, and he also talks about the fact there were a significant number of cases of sexual abuse involving police —— priests and lay staff. he is systematically going through each of these different institutions and giving details. he is currently talking about the kincora boys home which was notorious. he has talked about the abuse that took place there but he has also been talking about these claims that were made several times over the years but there was a link between a paedophile ring that operated there and the intelligence services, and the great and the powerful in northern ireland. he hasjust said

he believes it is not credible and one of the main make —— one of the main abusers was never an agent of the state. nonetheless a lot of what he was talking about in here is about suffering that took place over many years. this enquiry is into 22 different institutions and abuse over a 70 year period, between the 19205 over a 70 year period, between the 1920s and air in northern ireland. what impact will the break—up of the power—sharing executive in northern ireland have on any follow—up to the findings of this enquiry? well, what is important for each of the victims is that they get an apology and also they are pushing for compensation. what happens next really depends partly on getting the executive up and running again because a lot of the recommendations of what sir anthony hart will say will be passed to the executive to deal with. as you mentioned, that executive has now collapsed and there is a concern amongst some of

those who did suffer in these children's homes, these training schools, that there is a potential that some of this will not be addressed quickly because the executive is currently not functioning. they believe it needs to be addressed quickly, particularly on these issues, like putting in place a permanent memorial, or giving an apology or theissue memorial, or giving an apology or the issue of compensation. the issue of compensation is a complicated one because how do you measure these different abuses, particularly when they have not been through the courts, and then find a sum to try and make up some of what these people endured over these years? that is a very difficult thing and will take a lot of time and effort to deal with. thank you very much. just coming into us there is news of donald trump ‘s first to tweet on inauguration day. he tends to communicate via twitter. he says it all begins today and i will see you

at 11am. that is us time, for the swearing in. the movement continues, the work begins. that last sentence in capitals. now you can see it. the president elect, soon to be the president, his first tweet of inauguration day and the thoughts are that he will quickly move to try to build on his big campaign themes of making america great again and putting america first, by looking at areas ofjobs and trade and deregulation. expect a few more tweets from him today, i should think, and then he will get a bit more busy and he will not be able to. a man has been evicted from his hospital bed by a court, after refusing to leave for more than two years, even though he was fit to be discharged.

the james paget university hospital in norfolk said the man had repeatedly refused all offers of alternative accommodation. our correspondent debbie tubby is outside the hospital in great yarmouth. debbie, do we know anything more about who this man was? we can't actually tell you much about this man because of patient confidentiality. we know he was admitted to the hospital in august 2014, and the hospital said his two—year stay was unnecessary. he was deemed fit to be discharged but despite offers of help and also accommodation he refused to go, and without his consent they could not discharge him. the hospital has said they didn't take the decision lightly but they decided to go to court in december to get a court order to basically repossess the bed so that somebody else could use it.

they were granted that order and ten days ago he was actually evicted from the hospital. i have spoken to a patient who was on the same ward and she said it was an open secret that he had been in the hospitalfor more than two years and she said she was disgusted because he was being fed and watered and he was treating it like a hotel when he didn't really need the hospital care. everybody knows the bed blocking stories that are going on at the moment. we haven't been able to speak to the man himself and get his side of the story. we have spoken to the hospital who won't go on camera but they have issued a statement and said they went to court because their priority has to be considering their priority has to be considering the needs of all of their patients and ensuring that their limited resources , and ensuring that their limited resources, which are under increasing pressure, are available to those who genuinely need hospital care. we understand that the man is living in the community and he is now out of the hospital and experts are already predicting that his two yea rs are already predicting that his two years stay in the james paget hospital has cost the nhs around £200,000.

i was just about to ask if there was any estimate of how much it has cost. do we have any idea why the hospital waited for two years before actually taking the action? i think they were just trying to do the right things. they had to try and get his consent. they were trying to do every thing possible and using their partners outside the hospital to give him accommodation, but the key thing seems to be here that because he refused to go they couldn't discharge him and that is why i say they went to the court. they didn't take the decision lightly but they decided it was the only option for them. thank you very much for that. bbc news understands that dozens of labour mps might be prepared to vote against the party's leadership, if there is a commons vote on starting the brexit process. jeremy corbyn has said all his mps will be told to approve the triggering of article 50, because they should accept the result of the referendum. our political correspondent ellie price is at westminster. hello. i suppose first of all

without awaiting the result of the supreme court ruling into whether that the government has to consult parliament or give parliament vote on all of this but secondly, i guess much depends on whetherjeremy corbyn says to mps you might want to do this, or whether he says this is a three line whip issue. that is right. i think he thinks you might wa nt to right. i think he thinks you might want to do this and he set the said that in a tv interview yesterday when he said the labour position was very clear and it would respect and accept the outcome of the eu referendum and would not back —— would back the triggering of article 50. since then he has said he wants his labour mps to follow suit. we know since then a senior labour source has told the bbc that between 60 and 80 labour mps are considering their position as to whether they

would indeed back their leader ‘s position on triggering article 50, so position on triggering article 50, so quite significant numbers there. i think the important thing here is looking at the number of labour mps who say they come from a pro—remain constituency and they need to respect the decisions of their own constituents. it is notjust then, we also know of mps and leave areas who want to be scrutinising the government properly. a lot depends on what the outcome of the supreme court ruling will be on tuesday. i think the feeling here in westminster is that the government will lose under article 50 will go before parliament. we have had other news in the last half—hour, that the labour party, we understand, intend to move the writ and the by—elections in stoke—on—trent and copeland will happen on february 23. there have been suggestions that would wait until may but we now understand that those by—elections will be held in february. thank you for that. eight people have been found alive

in the avalanche that struck a hotel in italy on wednesday. rescue workers have not yet managed to pull them out. four people are known to have died in the disaster, and several are still missing. four earthquakes rocked the area around the rigopiano hotel, in the abruzzo region two days ago. james reynolds is in central italy for us close to the scene of the avalanche. rescue work is continuing several miles up in the mountains at the sight of the avalanche. relief workers are having to be extremely careful. they are worried at the moment of the possibility of further avalanches so helicopters have been sent to the area to check nearby mountainside and to check the status of the access road as well. they don't want landslides or snow falls to affect access to the area. at the site itself dozens of workers are carrying on their efforts to search for survivors. they cannot use heavy

machinery to dig forfear of crushing dig for fear of crushing anyone who might still be alive so they have to dig extremely carefully. family members continue to wait for any news. they are being secluded from the public but they are extremely worried and a lot of those who are missing at the hotel are from local areas. this isn't really an u nsettled areas. this isn't really an unsettled region. there have been four earthquakes since august and this avalanches a reminder of the dangers that this part of italy faces. james reynolds reporting. more now on our top story: donald trump is about to take up office as the 45th president of the united states. but how much do we really know about him? jayne mccubbin looks at things you might not have known about the business tycoon—turned—president. who is this man called trump? t is for trump, but his ancestral name, drumpf, is part

german migrant grandfather and gold opportunist, part scottish migrant mother. it's great to be back in scotland. r is for real estate, the new york real estate he was born into. what began with a $1 million loan from dad turned into a £3 billion empire. not without incident. four of his firms have filed for bankruptcy. u is for unique. trump truly is. at 70 he will be the oldest ever president, the first not to disclose his tax records and the first to have never held elected office before. and it seems the first not to take a pet into the white house. m is for the man. just what shaped him? military school at 13 to straighten out bad behaviour, say some, and money, lots of money. a man who can buy anything can do anything. he claims he has never smoked, never drank and never done anything

mentioned in any leaked reports. does anyone really believe that story? i am also very much of a germaphobe, by the way. which brings us to p... for politics. the simpsons first called it in 2000, the same year trump first had a stab at the reform party. the man who once tried to trademark this phrase... you're fired. ..actually stole this one. we will make america great again! that belonged to ronald reagan's campaign trail. but this is what brings him to washington today and this is the pledge upon which he will soon bejudged. professor iwan morgan from university college london — a professor of us studies and the head of us programmes at the institute of the americas. the thing for trump is the economy.

i think we will see very fast movement towards corporate tax cuts, which he sees as central to his economic strategy. he will also want a big investment programme, a means of creating jobs. i think the republican congress will be much more willing to support on tax cuts and spending stimulus, but we will have to receive. a focus on making america great again, and that agenda? absolutely. what affect will his way of doing things have on domestic and international affairs? i think he has been elected to shake things up. his reporters want him —— his supporters wanting to be the kind of man he is but his opponents do not. he is entering the presidency with the lowest approval ratings of any presidential elect so that will be a problem for him. if he achieves quick success in his

economic policy then we may see that changing. what is significant, i think, is that since the election there has been a marked improvement in the percentage of americans saying that the country is going on the right track so that is a plus for him. on the foreign policy side trump brings what foreign leaders do not like, unpredictability, uncertainty and change in foreign policy. i think nato leaders will be very keen for him to make clear that he isa very keen for him to make clear that he is a supporter of nato, even though he has trashed it in recent remarks. they will also be looking at how closely he cosies up to vladimir putin and whether he sees vladimir putin and whether he sees vladimir putin and whether he sees vladimir putin as more of a threat than an ally. a lot of people and institutions will be left wondering about the american reliability in that particular context. in terms of

domestic policy, and, as you say thatis domestic policy, and, as you say that is likely to be his focus on the next few days, what sort of decorum strains is he going to face as he makes the transition from ceo to president? one of the biggest advantage is that donald trump has, and it has been too little commented on, is the fact that the united states is all republican country than at any time since the 1920s. not only do the republicans have control of congress but they also have control of two thirds of the state governorships and state legislators. they don't all like him but they do like his promise that he will cut government spending dramatically. two departments are already slated for huge cuts, energy and commerce, and these have been on the republican hit list since ronald reagan in the 1980s so if trump moves there he will be very popular. today's ceremony is held

in washington, the heart of american political power. before being sworn in, mr trump and vice—president—elect pence will start the day by having private tea with president obama at the white house. it's thought this is where he will be given the codes to the us nuclear weapons. there is a huge amount of uncertainty over donald trump ‘s plans for climate change and other patient had been alarmed that he wa nts to patient had been alarmed that he wants to kill president obama ‘s plan to kill greenhouse gas emissions in the usa. let us now find out from our environment a nalyst find out from our environment analyst who assesses what president trump, as he will soon be, will do, and how others are already moving to block him. ice is melting. world temperatures have hit a new record. scientists

blame carbon emissions and donald trump is not worried. he has promised newjobs in mining. he has picked an environment chief who campaigns against rules protecting airand campaigns against rules protecting air and water. campaigns against rules protecting airand water. his campaigns against rules protecting air and water. his energy secretary was on the board of an oil pipeline firm. his secretary of state is an oilman from a firm accused of hiding proof of climate change, now striking a more careful tone. the risk of climate change does exist and the consequences of it could be serious enough that action should be taken. so what might that action be? mrtrump ‘s taken. so what might that action be? mr trump ‘s advisers say leave it to the market. i think there is going to bea the market. i think there is going to be a healthy dose of scepticism about international climate agreements because it is more of the same, or cost and no meaningful climate benefit. for the scientists monitoring global temperatures, this is an alarming moment. my gut response to donald trump is that i am very frightened. if the us

continues emitting carbon dioxide at the rate they are doing that it will mean huge impact across the world for many people. it is early days. near this office is something that might give the new president is cause for thought. this equipment is being developed to capture the emissions from coal—fired power station. it is part of a global revolution in clean technology. we'll president trump want america to miss out on that. china are investing $360 billion into clean energy, like here, but india plans to stop building coal—fired power stations and both emerging superpowers save the advance of clea n superpowers save the advance of clean technology is unstoppable. president trump only to judge his options with care. we will now take you through the

plan for the day for president trump. first he will have a private tea with mike pence and he should be given the nuclear codes. then everyone will make their way to capitol hill where, just before 5.00pm uk time, mr trump becomes the 45th president of the united states. he will then make his inaugural address to the crowds. after having lunch with congress, it's the inauguration parade where 5,000 people from across the country will march 1.5 miles down pennsylvania avenue, back to the white house. that's at 7.30pm our time. finally, at around midnight, president trump and the first lady will head off to the walter e washington centerfor the inaugural ball. president trump will also also be presented with his new cadillac

today, a specially designed vehicle known as the beast. the bullet and blast—proof car costs over $1.5 million and weighs more than four tonnes. it's thought more than a million people will visit washington dc, with over 11,000 police officers in the capital. the overall cost of the ceremony for the city is around $30 million. our correspondentjon kay has travelled down the middle of the country on route 45 to find out what americans make of their new president. he started the week in wisconsin. today he reports from his final destination, in the southern state of alabama. we've arrived. but this is washington county, alabama, one of america's poorest states. and on a wet morning, the busiest spot we find... we are open, ladies. ..is the local foodbank. these volunteers hand out hundreds

of parcels every week. here you go! to people like roosevelt — a president's name, but he's out of work. he trusts donald trump to make life better. i hope he's right aboutjobs. i hope he can get it going on. do you think he can get it going on? i hope so. i believe he can. these two run the front desk and say some of the poverty around here is heartbreaking. some of them come here and they don't have toilets in their houses... they believe donald trump will invest in this community. he spent a lot of time campaigning here and it worked. he has been out in the community, out in the countryside, and has seen how people need help and he has been there with the money to help, and he does. he isn't afraid to go into poverty areas and talk to the people,

where most politicians you don't see around unless you've got $1000. it's very tough. larry will be watching the inauguration later, once he's finished helping out here. he hopes trump will use his speech today to inspire the nation. i hope he says enough good things that people will give him a chance to do what he said he will do and we willjust have to see how it all plays out. along this section of route 45, a quarter of the people live in poverty. many believe trump can make america great again. i can't believe he won. but not tyrone. wejoined him and his family as the inauguration event began, and this former soldier fears donald trump will only make the country more divided. he's doing everything he can really to try to make us feel

like this is not our america. but this hat will show you i am an american and i fought for this country. and i will never respect him as my president. never. are you going to be watching the big moment? no. tyrone's mother says the new president is a bully and she hates his tirades on twitter. i don't like him, i don't trust him. he's talking about making america great, america's already great. i don't like the fact that he downs women. we've met so many people this week, pro—trump and anti—trump, but there are also voters likejeff. it is tough. real tough. unemployed and unimpressed, on his porch he told me it doesn't matter who is sitting in the ‘other‘ white house. do you feel forgotten?

yeah, ido. i really do. these small counties do. bad roads, bad bridges. they don't look out for us. do you think donald trump will change that? will he look after the likes of you? no. you don't think so? no, i do not. why not? because the politicians, the governors, they've all got their hands like crabs in a bucket. they're looking out for themselves. after 1,000 miles crossing the united states, we reach the end of route 45. and this divided nation will try to move on and begin its newjourney. and you can watch coverage of donald trump's inauguration as the 45th president of the united states here on bbc news. our coverage begins at 3 o'clock live from washington with katty kay, with the new president due to be sworn in at 5.00pm uk time.

and these are live pictures coming in from washington at the capital. afternoon he will take the oath of office and then president trump, as he will be by then, will be able to officially take up residence in the white house. he and his wife spent last night at a guesthouse, an official guest house near the white house, and he will be taking residence there from today. in a moment the news at one with sophie raworth. first the weather with stav danaos. it isa it is a pretty benign weather story in the next few days. it stays fine u nsettled in the next few days. it stays fine unsettled and high pressure is in control so the wind will remain

light for the foreseeable future. we should seize sunshine at times and it will be cold. this morning was cold with mist and murk around, as you see from this picture in cheshire. a lot of sunshine in central and southern england, nearly unbroken sunshine in places. a week weather front in northern unbroken sunshine in places. a week weatherfront in northern ireland and central and southern scotland which produces thick cloud. the sunnier skies in the south are clearly —— slowly creeping northwards. sunshine should develop across northern ireland and it will stay bright in many places but others will hold on to the cloud with mist and murk. in the south it is clear skies with lots of sunshine. in cornwall and devon there was a bit of a breeze but elsewhere the wind will be light. overnight the temperatures really fall away and we're looking at widespread fast, particularly in the countryside. more clouded the

south—west are not quite as cold here. a bit patchy cloud in parts of scotland. towns and city temperatures hover about freezing but lower than that in rural places and mistand but lower than that in rural places and mist and fog develops. in the weekend we can see high pressure dominating seemingly dried once again. patchy cloud and spells of sunshine and it will remain chilly, particularly in the mornings where we have a widespread frost. saturday morning will be cold and bright with lots of sunshine and mist and fog gradually clear. cloudier skies push into eastern england. odd spots of light rain. most places dry and chilly and bright with sunshine and probably the best actors in the southern, northern and western parts. saturday night is cold with clear skies. mist and fog develops. pick a cloud in central and northern england. wintry nurse in the high grounds. sunday looks cloudier and there is still sunny spells around but grey skies for many. the start

of next week as high pressure dominating so it stays cold with frost and later in the week with the weather fronts pushing frost and later in the week with the weatherfronts pushing into the north and the west. dawn breaks in washington, as donald trump prepares to be sworn in as america's 45th president. the property tycoon will take the presidential oath of office on capitol hill injust a few hours' time. addressing his supporters last night, donald trump pledged to unify america, bring change and make the country great for all of its people. they forgot about a lot of us.

on the campaign i called it "the forgotten man and the forgotten woman". well, you're not forgotten anymore. here on capitol hill, the inaugural platform is ready for donald trump to to 35 words written by america's founding fathers, the oath of office that will make the 45th president of the united states.