welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is lebo diseko. our top story: president donald trump signs his first executive order in the oval office after taking the oath earlier in the day. to protect and defend the constitution of the united states so help me god. congratulations, mr president. tens of thousands gather to watch as mr trump vows to give power to them — to the people. # i did it my way. the president and first lady share their first dance at the liberty ball. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states.

he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. in his inaugural speech he said that from this day forward, "it's going to be america first". and president trump and the first lady took to the dance floor — as is the tradition for the new incumbents to the white house — in the first in a series of inaugural balls. they danced to a rendition of the classic song ‘my way‘ at the end of what has been an eventual day. well, we did it. we did it. we began this journey and they said we, we are and me, we didn't have a chance but we knew we were going to win and we won. and today we had a great

day. people that were not so nice to me were saying that we did a really good job today. our correspondent laura trevelyan is in washington. understandably donald trump they're revelling in his success, wasn't he? he certainly was and i found it fascinating that not only did he and melania start the first dance but then they were joined by mike pence, then they were joined by mike pence, the vice president. and then the aduu the vice president. and then the adult children of donald trump took to the floor. that tells you a lot about the importance he places in family. he took advice from his sons and daughters during the campaign and daughters during the campaign and most importantly, jarrod kushner. he is now coming to the

white house to be an adviser. it was fascinating to see the whole clan family there on the floor beautifully outfitted and resplendent in these fabulous dresses. money and a bunker were showcasing american fashion. this is who donald trump is, that family comes first. blood is thicker than water. and one of his sons said in an interviewjust water. and one of his sons said in an interview just before water. and one of his sons said in an interviewjust before the inauguration that they are quite insular and this will be something that his father will get used to, perhaps other people around him. an interesting little tableau they are, all of the trumps onstage. these balls are highly and dissipated. is that purpose essentially to introduce the president and the first lady to the nation? it is a tradition that goes back to the early days of the republic when it was a more formal way to celebrate.

this is what people did in the 18th century, they had balls. and then of course as the inaugurations became more and more popular and the country became richer and richer there were more and more balls. barack obama went to ten in his 2013 inauguration. but, yes. it is a chance to celebrate and two, you know, to show the public face of the presidency, it is so important and so presidency, it is so important and so much of the job presidency, it is so important and so much of thejob is public performance. donald trump understands that as someone who rose to fame as a reality tv show host on the apprentice. he is a producer rat heart. he knows the importance of appearance. and here he was choreographing the image of a contented successful beautiful first family. we have spoken a lot about donald trump but there has also been many donald trump but there has also been ma ny eyes donald trump but there has also been many eyes on melania and speculation about what she would wear. it is

indicative of the amount of pressure on the first lady. how does she go about carving out her own role? michelle obama wore a little known immigrant designer for her first ball and then when she left today she was also wearing the same designer, someone she made hugely popular. melania earlier today was wearing a powder blue dress designed by an american icon. speculation tonight that the white dress she was wearing is by a venezuelan american designer. it bunker has been wearing 0scar designer. it bunker has been wearing oscar de la renta ferre few of her outfits. —— ivanka has been wearing. michelle obama has often chosen little—known designers who had a

story she wanted to popularise. that was definitely the case with jason wu. melania, so far choosing better known designers, american designers 01’ known designers, american designers or the high—profile events. though when she went to the cemetery at arlington for a wreath laying she was wearing a little—known designer. melania, being a former model knows the power of clothing and knows how to dress and will be able to showcase fashion at many opportunities. it is quite fascinating, the clothing, the choreography, as you were saying the way that family came out and danced. it is incredible. donald trump has already been at work tonight, hasn't he? yes. he signed an executive order which is supposed to instruct federal agencies to reduce the burdens of 0bamacare, the controversial healthcare law that although is controversial it is also

very popular with over 20 million americans who have healthcare under it. although their premiums may have risen they do not want it to disappear altogether because they'd never had coverage before. this is the first big test for the president, how does he reveal it without ruining it? and, yes, he instructed his chief of staff to signa instructed his chief of staff to sign a regulation which is meant to get rid of some of the excessive regulation on businesses. so those are things he has already done and, yes, he was there in his 0val are things he has already done and, yes, he was there in his oval office tonight. he put yellow drapes in the office. players have been changed already. the challenge, of course, is to show the divided nation that he is working for all americans and not just for the people he is working for all americans and notjust for the people who voted for him. he won the electoral couege for him. he won the electoral college but lost the popular vote by nearly 3 million. in the crowds today were smaller than they have been at previous inaugurations. big

challenges ahead. let us listen to donald trump. a way of bypassing dishonest media. so... but ijust wa nt dishonest media. so... but ijust want to thank you. we began... we we re want to thank you. we began... we were not given a great chance but we knew we were going to win and it took two weeks before we went to numberone. nota took two weeks before we went to number one. not a long time. and the first week was composed, in terms of phoney polls, was two days. so we we re phoney polls, was two days. so we were at number one and we stayed there the entire round, during the primary is and then, boy did i work those last four weeks. i worked. 0h, mind. —— mind. —— oh, my. we did a

good job together. many of the people in this room went to those rallies with us. they went to those rallies. i saw one person on television tonight, incredible family, herand her husband, she said they have gone to 42 trump rallies. 42! we did. we had a lot of people who went to a lot of rallies and it showed up and, you know, when we went in i really felt that last week in particular i said how will week in particular i said how will we lose? week in particular i said how will we lose ? how week in particular i said how will we lose? how can we lose? it is too much. there has never been a movement like this anywhere in the world. there has never been anything like this. so... i am so looking forward. i have already... i have just left the oval office because... because our great general mad dog

mattis was approved tonight. the senate approved. he was first. and i we nt senate approved. he was first. and i went to sign and mike pence, who is coming out in a moment, you saw what happened, right? he swore him in and general kelly, the border... 0h, we will have a boarder again. he was approved tonight by the senate. so we are starting to work and we are going to do a greatjob. we are not going to do a greatjob. we are not going to do a greatjob. we are not going to let you down. remember the thing— make america great again and make america great again... i tell you what, i have added, since i have gotten to know so many people in this country, greater than ever before. it will happen. so... i want to thank everybody for being with us and for sticking with us and it's been an amazing experience and now

the fun begins, 0k? now the fun begins. we are going to do a really good job and i will be fighting every single day for you. thank you, everybody. thank you and have a great time. that was america's new president donald trump. we think that he is at the freedom ball. he left the liberty ball. we think this is the freedom ball, the second of three inauguration balls that he will be attending tonight. he and the first lady, melania are taking a downs here. they are dancing to my way, the same song they chose for the liberty ball. very interesting, donald trump choosing to mention in his speech there, speaking to a supporter who had been to over 40 of his rallies. thanking his supporters

for having been there and focusing on what he called the movement. that was behind him. the movement that he had started. i think we will watch a little bit of this round is of the new president, donald trump, and his first lady, melania. # and now, the end is near. # and so i face the final curtain. # my friend, i'll say it clear. # i'll state my case, of which i'm certain. # i've lived a life that's full.

# i've travelled each and every highway. # and more, much more than this. # i did it my way. president donald trump and his first lady melania trump being joined by vice president mike pence and his wife and the children of donald trump. asi wife and the children of donald trump. as i said, we think this is the freedom ball that they are attending. they have been to the liberty ball earlier on in the evening and they have one more after this to go to. one of the things that donald trump focused on during his inauguration speech was the need to bring the country together. there have been protests in a number of cities across the us as he was sworn in. these are a few pictures from washington where police used pepper

spray and stun grenades against protesters, some of whom damaged vehicles and destroyed property. over 200 arrests. protests happened in san francisco as well where 3000 people formed a human chain across the goldengate bridge and, as well, in houston where immigrants and labour groups marched through the city. sahar aziz is professor of law from texas a&m university school of law and a non—resident fellow of brookings doha centre. she's in dallas what do you make what you have heard from donald trump today? what do you make what you have heard from donald trump today7m what do you make what you have heard from donald trump today? it sounded like a from donald trump today? it sounded likea campaign from donald trump today? it sounded like a campaign speech where he was only interested in his base in terms of who he was speaking to. that is untraditional. many presidents make a point to tell people who did not

vote for them that he is the president for all americans. that is not the tone he used. it was clear to those who did not vote for him that he would be the president for his own voters. those primarily on the far right or the poor, white working class, and maybe even some white supremacists. i think that leaves over 50% of the voters, because he did not get the popular vote, worried that donald trump will not be the president for all americans. there are people that will be saying that he has gotten victory and is in office and it benefits all americans if he does well and it is just time to get behind him. well, i think it is difficult to do that if you have a president who, for example, uses the term we will unite the civilised

world against radical islamic terrorism, and goes out of his way to make that point in an inaugural speech, which is essentially code for crusades. this is the same kind of talk which you heard in the past when you talked about manifest destiny and gods people, and god will look out for us, and we will fight, you know, those evil islamic terrorists. those kind of messages, at least for muslim americans, signals he may very well follow through on his promise to make a muslim registry, band muslims, and made no effort to make sure mexicans knew they were part of the american public. and the people he represents. notwithstanding he called them rapists and criminals. heatley made no effort to at least signal to the public that whatever

harmful things he may have said during the campaign season, that was just campaigning. —— he at least. now he is the president for all of them. that was not the tone. america seems so them. that was not the tone. america seems so bitterly divided, even on this day. what would it take for someone this day. what would it take for someone like yourself, or people who feel he was not speaking for them, to fill their fears disappear? —— feel. he needs to make appointments that show the people who will be in leadership in his regime are more moderate and reasonable and do not have a far right political agenda. but it is not a diverse cabinet in terms of race and ethnicity and especially in terms of gender. i think he has to change his rhetoric, which, if his speech is any clue, he will not do. he is hyper masculine and uses a lot of ravano. that is

his purpose, so he can tailor to the far right base. —— bravado. that will not comfort a significant number of people in the country. i do not feel the majority of them feel president trump is interested in listening to them. we will have to leave it there. we really do appreciate your time. thank you. stay with us on bbc news. still to come. reaction to donald trump taking office from around the world. for all of you who have just done an amazing and remarkable work, i can't wait to see what you have instore. i promise you i will be right there with you. god bless you all. this is bbc news. i'm lebo diseko. the latest headlines: president donald trump has signed his first executive order in the oval office. phil mercer is in sydney, where one of the so—called

"sister marches" is taking place. tell us a bit about these marches and what the protesters hope to achieve. here in sydney, quite a large crowd, estimated to be around 3000, has gathered in the centre of syd ney 3000, has gathered in the centre of sydney and marched through the city streets. they are protesting against what many call the normalisation of sexism and racism since donald trump has entered the campaign for the us presidency. it was a very noisy and passionate affair and is still going on, by the way, in the centre of sydney. it brought together a collective of aboriginal groups, muslim activists, feminists, and lots and lots of ordinary people who wa nted lots and lots of ordinary people who wanted to have their say. one small boy i saw in the crowd was holding

up boy i saw in the crowd was holding up one of many placards, and it said that he was marching, not only for his mother, but all of his friends who were girls as well. so, this rally here in sydney will be replicated in many cities around the world. in essence it is calling for donald trump to pursue a more decent and equal lying in his residency. there will be people saying that he isa there will be people saying that he is a democratically elected leader. who are we to reject that? there we re who are we to reject that? there were some patriots in the crowd in syd ney were some patriots in the crowd in sydney today. we put that question to them and they believe that their views have not necessarily been heard in the election. donald trump is the new president of the united states, but there are significant numbers of people around the world, including those in australia, who believes that donald trump's presidency will not only have implications for the united states,

but for australia as well. all right, phil mercer, they do for your time. —— thank you. in his inauguration speech, president trump set out his vision for his four year term. his top foreign policy goal, he said, is to eradicate radical islamic terrorism from the face of the earth. this evening the white house confirmed that the new administration would also develop a new "state—of—the—art" missile defence system. our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins, assesses the likely global impact of the trump presidency. the world really is watching. billions of people sharing the ceremonial transfer of power, perhaps the most astonishing in history. across every continent, people trying to figure out what it could mean for them. donald trump's toughest language was directed to the middle east. jihadists of so—called islamic state our target number one, is the new commander—in—chief promised to... ..unite the civilised world against radical

islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the earth. and the new administration has announced it will protect america against possible missile attack, from iran, and also north korea, with a state—of—the—art missile defence system. but what about syria? barack obama allowed russia to take control there, and president trump could start working far more closely with the kremlin. america's allies worry about the new approach to russia, particularly if president trump actively favours vladimir putin over nato and the european union. ukraine is a real test. does mr putin feel his intervention there will now cost him less in future? that donald trump could soft—pedal on sanctions, favouring partnership, rather than punishment. donald trump's deal—making will really be put to the test over international trade.

trump the candidate demonised cheap imports, particularly from china, as the destroyer of american jobs. the trump white house has now confirmed us withdrawal from the tra ns—pacific partnership and threatens withdrawal from the nafta deal with america's neighbours, too, if renegotiation fails. i'm afraid international affairs are messy and complex, and i suspect that if trump clings to that "i win and you lose" kind of mentality, that will cause problems. so, in donald trump's new world, does britain stand to win, or lose? the government hopes for an early trade deal with the new anti—eu president, but does his isolationism threaten britain's wider global interests? we have a deep and enduring relationship between the uk and the us, and because it is so deep and so complex it will prosper, and i'm quite confident of that in the future. hey, ho, donald trump

has got to go... but demonstrators today in several british cities were in no doubt. for these protesters outside the american embassy, it's been a bad day, partly made in britain. the brexit vote divided the country, and it seemed to have given strength to donald trump, increasing his belief he could win. so, on this inauguration day, if global anxiety could be measured, would it be off the scale right now? the new president has it in his power to soothe his opponents' worst fears, but can he do that without betraying his supporters' best hopes? james robbins, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. hello.

many of us have enjoyed quite a settled spell of weather over recent days, but that's not to say that we're all enjoying the same sorts of conditions. the weather watcher pictures again tell the tale. cold and frosty starts in the south of britain. converting to gloriously sunny days in many spots. and here is the variety that i was talking about. because in the flow of high—pressure we have had in the weather front, it has produced cloudy and murky conditions for many at times. initially across wales, the midlands, and at times, it has gone a little bit further north and east, such that it will be a real player in the east of the british isles on saturday. cloud in parts of devon and cornwall. keeping the frost at bay for some here. but then underneath those clear skies, i don't doubt somebody in the countryside on the borders between england and wales will be recording temperatures on the first part of saturday at —5, —6, something of that order. it will be a bright start across a good part of scotland. but as a consequence, a frosty one. as i was saying, the cloud from that old weather front still lurking with intent out in the north sea. and as the day progresses, it mayjust come into play a little

bit further into central parts of england. may be getting into the scottish borders too. if you're underneath that, you may well find the odd spot of rain, and over higher ground maybe a fleck of snow. that will not be an issue for the fourth round of the scottish cup. some cloud further south into england for the premier league. and then it's something of a hit and miss with regard to the night—time frost that take you out of saturday into sunday. the north of scotland should see some frost. so should the southern counties of england. here we are into sunday. just watch out for the odd patch of fog around. as i said, it's something of a patchwork. we have an area of cloud producing showers outbursts of rain here. may be a patch of ice or two here. showers in the eastern shores. temperatures, again, not overly spectacular for this time of year. the start of next week, just keeping a very close eye on developments, because fog

could become a real player in the heart of england down through central and southern parts as well. if you are on the move first thing, and indeed for much of the morning, some of those patches could be quite dense. just the first signs on tuesday of the wind freshening, and maybe a frontal system bringing cloud and rain to northern and western parts. the latest headlines from bbc news. i'm lebo diseko. president donald trump has signed his first executive order in the oval office. he was sworn in as the 45th president of the united states earlier in the day. in his inauguration speech he vowed to transfer power from washington to the people and protect americanjobs. tens of thousands of people watched the ceremony in front of the us capitol. many were there to support

the new president. but there have also been clashes in washington between police and people opposed to mr trump's presidency. president trump and the new first lady took part in the tradition of dancing to ‘my way'. now a special programme looking back at today's inauguration of donald trump, the 45th president of the united states.