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is an ros atkins with outside source, these are some of the main news stories in the bbc newsroom, president trump has marked his first monday in office by signing an executive order to pull the us out ofa giant executive order to pull the us out of a giant free—trade deal with pacific rim countries including china, is also reinstated a ban on providing us federal groups that discuss abortion as a family planning option, we will be talking about that in a moment. the second appearance of sean spicer the white house press secretary, this time he took questions and promises good relations with journalists after what was perhaps a rocky start. we are going to do our best every time, i will come out and tell you the fa cts i will come out and tell you the facts as we know them and if we make a mistake we will do our best to correct it. and the uk's best known woman boxer nicola adams is turning professional. we will fill you in on that. president trump told us a few weeks
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back when this monday would be the day that he was able to get on with business and so it has proved, he took a big swipe at global free trade and has put a curb on government hiring and reinstated a ban on funding for abortion related services overseas. we can speak to barbara live from the state department. can you explain more about which organisations were funded and what work they were doing and where? this is a global order. it is about us funded groups that are not allowed under the circumstances now to perform abortions or to have any referrals or counselling. so no abortion services whatsoever. it has to do
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with women's international non—governmental organisations that receive money from the us government. this is something that changes with administrations so when republican administrations come in they tend to issue this restriction on funds to organisations that offer restrictions and whether democrats come in they revoke this. so mr trump was right with tradition in this case, it is often the first thing that a president does, to mark down how he or she will approach the issue of abortion and how it relates to development aid. issue of abortion and how it relates to development aidlj issue of abortion and how it relates to development aid. i saw one us journalist, a well known feminist, no doubt opposed to mr trump, saying that it will cost women their lives. can we be that explicit about the impact ofa can we be that explicit about the impact of a withdrawal of funding?” don't know in terms of detail at
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this point but people who offer these services argue that if you don't give women this option especially in developing countries where abortions are not safe and easy, they'll try to do it alone they will die in childbirth. it is they will die in childbirth. it is the argument of why abortion has been made legal in western countries. so probably you could trace some effect that we, it really is an issue that changes from administration to administration and it is particularly poignant for people like the woman you quoted because just two days ago there was a massive rally here and around the country in support of women's rights come including abortion, so although it is not unusual for a republic administration to put these restrictions on for development aid with regard to women's health it is something that resonates quite strongly at this point in the trump administration transition. as you are with us from the state
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department, who is in charge there at the moment? there is someone in charge. the number three, tom shannon. he's from the previous bet in the station, he is a career diplomat. he is holding the fort until a new secretary of state is confirmed. we expect a vote shortly in the senate foreign relations committee about a nominee, rex tillerson. it is almost certain he will be approved despite some senators had misgivings, they seem to have come around and said they will support him at least on the republican side which is enough to get him through, and as the committee confirms, there will be a vote on the full senate floor we expect sometime this week. barbara plett—usher, live from the state department, thank you. barbara will be filling us in from there over the next weeks and months. more about donald trump. the white house has reiterated that
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immigration will be a top priority of the trump administration. in the united states, there are hundreds of thousands of young people who were brought into the country illegally by their parents. the now former president obama gave them the right to work and study there legally, but mr trump has vowed to revoke that order. laura trevelyan has this report. 19—year—old reuben is dreaming big. taking the subway to his job in the office of a new york lawmaker, he plans a future as a politician. smuggled here from honduras by his mother when he was five, he came out of the shadows in the last administration granted him temporary legal status. i felt happy, administration granted him temporary legal status. ifelt happy, ifelt co mforta ble, legal status. ifelt happy, ifelt comfortable, i felt i am finally being accepted in this nation for who i am and what i am doing. this honours student and star of high
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school debate classes seized the chance to work and go to college. he doesn't know what the future holds now under president trump. what would it mean for you personally if your work permit was taken away?” would say my voice would be taken away, and my dreams shattered. marie came to the usa from guinea as a child and boston legal status as a teenager. she is worried that the new president might abolish or work permit which enables to be a barrister in brooklyn and audition for acting roles. what is it like being in limbo not knowing what president trump will do? for me personally it is a little scary but i'm nota personally it is a little scary but i'm not a person who believes in giving in to fear. what to do about reuben and marie and the hundreds of thousands of people across america is one of the first big test is for
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president trump. he was elected to ta ke president trump. he was elected to take a tough stance on immigration, he said there would be a solution that makes people happy and proud. what does that mean in practice? reuben hopes that president trump will see how invested he and others are in this country. i asked them not to deport people. i asked them to see the good in this programme. i asked them to see that we are the future of this country, that we are the leaders of tomorrow. while marie who has auditioned for a part in a movie longs to be a us citizen. who has auditioned for a part in a movie longs to be a us citizenm there is a path to get there i think a lot of us are willing to do the work, just give us the chance and we will show you. all they can do now is wait to lose their dashed to learn their fate, dreaming is wait to lose their dashed to learn theirfate, dreaming of making
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it in manhattan, hoping not to be sent back to the undocumented worker of —— the twilight world of the undocumented immigrant. some big news about formula i to open the sport coverage, the uk number one will play serena williams, that sounds good. very tasty indeed, how great to see a british player in the quarterfinals of the australian open. johanna konta has been in scintillating form in this tournament, has not dropped one set, she beat ekaterina makarova of russia to make the quarterfinals where she will play serena williams, a22 where she will play serena williams, a 22 grand slam champion and the number two seed. but you know what, she has a secret weapon. and this would be in the form of her coach, wim fissette. he is a new coach for jo but the last four people he
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coached beat serena in important competitions, kim clusters, sabine lisicki in wimbledon, simona halep in 2014 and victoria azarenka last yearin in 2014 and victoria azarenka last year in indian wells. he hopes that he can coach johanna year in indian wells. he hopes that he can coachjohanna konta and she can beat serena as well. johanna konta has been open about this and says it will be a tough match but says it will be a tough match but says serena williams is not unbeatable. so a mouthwatering one. the men's draw is equally exciting because without andy murray or djokovic this one has opened up. romantic tennis fans are hoping for a potential final between romantic tennis fans are hoping for a potentialfinal between rafael nadal and roger federer. it could still happen. nadal booked his place in the last eight. he is a 14 time grand slam champion. he beat gael monfils three sets to one in a hard—fought monfils three sets to one in a hard —fought match but monfils three sets to one in a hard—fought match but ease in the last eight when he faces milos
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raonic of canada now. he is the top right seed still in the competition. 0f right seed still in the competition. of course he has been blighted by injury in recent years and so has roger federer. this is his first competitive tournament since wimbledon six months ago, he's been struggling with a knee injury, he the 17th seed in this competition, a 17 time grand slam champion, the next player he faces is michelle zverev of germany who beat murray a couple of nights ago. we will see if these two men can reach the final. they will be helping to make a statement in melbourne and prove that they are not posted yet! that should be quite something. now a quote from bernie ecclestone coming he says he's proud of the business that he built in the last 40 years and all he has achieved with formula 1. he says he is sure that chase will execute his role in a way that will execute his role in a way that will benefit the sport. can you translate? bernie has been in charge
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of motorsport for 40 years. he was a tea m of motorsport for 40 years. he was a team owner before he became the supremo, the de facto chief executive, in charge of the commercial rights of the sport, hugely successful at that. his position was under threat as soon as the new owners were linked with formula 1, they asked him to step down today, he's been such an integral part of the paddock figures and left his mark on the sport. he says he's been asked to step down by the new ceo and they have confirmed that today. good to talk to you. that was live from the bbc sports centre. another great sports story. nicola adams is the uk's best known woman boxer — she's a two time olympic boxing champion — and today she announced she turned professional. she's signed with promoter frank warren. that's worthy of note because as katie gornall notes — frank warren admits he's not been an advocate of women's boxing in the past and he's now "eating humble pie." it is interesting because you have
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you ever see and mixed martial arts long putting women and men on a relatively equal footing and boxing is behind on that. let's see if this goes some way towards fixing it. nicola adams explains the decision. it was a very difficult decision, the thought of making history again, becoming triple olympic champion, we have never had one before in britain so it was tough but there are also goals in the professional ranks to achieve, becoming a world champion and european champion, there are so many goals to achieve in the professional ranks, raising the game again and just hopefully trying to make women's boxing on a par with the men's. i'm sure she will go far, thatis the men's. i'm sure she will go far, that is nicola adams. the new england patriots
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will play the atlanta falcons in the superbowl this year. that's on february 5th. it's the ninth superbowl for the patriots — which is a record. they beat the pittsburgh steelers 36—17. here's quarterback tom brady talking after the game. i would say we should enjoy this, you never know if you will get these opportunities in life, and fortu nately, opportunities in life, and fortunately, this team has the opportunity and now we have to try to ta ke opportunity and now we have to try to take advantage. it takes a lot of people and a lot of hard work over the course of many months. this did not start at 640 tonight, it started in april. in a few minutes time will turn to a story we've been covering every day for weeks, the situation in the gambia, former president ya hya in the gambia, former president yahya jammeh finally accepting defeat and leaving the country. there is confusion over whether millions of dollars are missing or not. our correspondent was at the airport to see that plane take off.
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uk government scientists are warning that overcooked potatoes, toast and crisps could increase the risk of developing cancer. the food standards agency says a potentially harmful compound called acrylamide is produced when starchy foods are roasted, fried or grilled for too long at high temperatures. however, cancer research charities have questioned the evidence. our health correspondent dominic hughes has the details. this story has been one of the most read on the bbc website all day long. they are classic comfort foods. a nice slice of toast or a crisp roast potato. but do they really carry a risk of causing cancer? concerns lie with the chemical acrylamide, caused by cooking starchy foods like potatoes, bread, cakes and biscuits. now, a major public health campaign by the food standards agency,
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building on years of research, says studies in mice suggest acrylamide is linked to cancer. the fsa says while the risk in humans is hard tojudge, it makes sense to think about how much we are exposed to. to be precautionary and to enable people to help make decisions for themselves, it would be good reason for them to reduce the amount of acrylamide they're exposed to. so what exactly is the danger posed by acrylamide and how does it compare to other factors that might cause cancer? 4% of all cancers in the uk are thought to be linked to drinking too much alcohol, 5% are associated with being overweight or obese, and an estimated 19% of all cancers are caused by exposure to tobacco smoke. when it comes to acrylamide, the chemical that's produced in burnt toast, well, there is no proven link to cancer in humans, and that has led some experts to suggest there is no real danger to public health.
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i think there is a risk that public health advice like this which can't put a number on either the current harms or the benefits of people changing their behaviour is, could be damaging to people's trust in that public health advice because it is important what we eat. obesity is linked to 18,000 cancers a year in this country. and it would be a shame if people became sceptical about scientific advice about diet. and scepticism, too, from some cafe customers today enjoying their lunch. a prudent precaution or an overreaction? the advice, if you want to take it, is to bin the burnt toast. dominic hughes, bbc news. ros atkins with outside source from the bbc newsroom. our lead story involves president jump at the bbc newsroom. our lead story involves presidentjump at the beginning of his first full week in the white house, he has already signed an executive order to withdraw the usa from an
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international trade deal from several countries including china. if you are watching outside the uk it is world news america next with analysis from jon sobel on the opening days of the tramp administration. in the uk next is the news at ten with doctors pioneering the use of a small mri brain scanner to be used on premature babies, they have been speaking to fergus walsh of the bbc. let's do as we've done every day for the last couple of weeks, turn to the last couple of weeks, turn to the gambia in west africa. its long—term leader yahya jammeh finally gave up power at the weekend. now, new president adama barrow‘s team is claiming eleven million dollars are missing. these claims, however, have not been verified. have a look. within the period of two weeks alone, nearly 500 million dalasis were withdrawn by the former
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president, the government of the former president. within two weeks. nearly 500 million dalasis. that's a lot of money, considering that we spend about 200 million dalasis on required expenditure relating to payment of civil service and so forth. that is a lot of money. i needed some help sifting through this story. earlier i spoke to alastair leithead in the capital banjul — he worked through these claims with me. we just had a statement in the last hour from the president's official spokesman. and he said that they had charged the inspector general of police with going round to all the different heads of the civil service and requesting information, anything missing, anything wrong. and he said he was told by the central bank that there was nothing missing, that everything is open as normal and they are working as they would normally do, waiting the arrival and the guidance
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of the new president. that seems a direct contradiction to what the new president's aide was saying, over in dakar, that clip that you just played. so it has been back and forwards. no evidence has been put forward. i think what is interesting, in what he said is that until we actually get into power and start looking through what is going on, we cannot establish whether or not money is missing unless someone will forward that it is and in which case it goes to the inspector general of police. the police launch a criminal investigation, and then those responsible are accused and tried and if found guilty then money is missing. until that point, he was clear to state they cannot make those kinds of allegations as an executive. and given that the former president has left and given their foreign troops in the capital, supportive troops, why is the president not back home? really good question. his spokesman would not give us an answer to that apart from to say
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he wants to make sure the security in place to ensure that when he arrives that he has somewhere to live, that is secure, and i think really the military, the police that were loyal to the former president for so long, i think they're making sure that they are now loyal to the new president. perhaps he is a bit nervous about that. but the welcome the senegalese troops got as they drove into state house was a welcome fit for a president. people were just very happy to see these troops arriving, to see really an opportunity that they could actually celebrate the fact that their will, as shown in the election, had come to be after so much waiting and uncertainty. and the fear that there was going to be fighting if the former president did not
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leave the country, i think they will be extremely happy if the president arrived. but the timings for that, we do not know as yet, whether it is going to be tomorrow, the day after, or at a later date. i think people here would like to see him sooner rather than later. we have heard stories from kaza khsta n we have heard stories from kazakhstan and the uk. next, hungary. it's been holding a day of mourning. for the 16 people killed in a bus crash on their way home from a school skiing trip on friday. there's been particular focus on the efforts of a teacher who saved many people on board but who lost his own son and his daughter. catharina moh reports. a country in mourning. both hungary's president and prime minister paid tribute on monday following friday's tragic bus crash. 56 people had been on the bus when it crashed and burst into flames in northern italy. the group were on their way home from a ski holiday, their way home from a ski holiday, the victims mostly students aged between 14 and 18. on sunday
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hungary's foreign minister said it could take days to identify the bodies because of severe burns. translation: once the shock is gone the losses become even more tormenting. based on the reports from the scene, the situation has become harder as we begin the most painful process, identifying the body. over the weekend hundreds of people attended a candlelit vigil outside the school building, praying for the victims, stand by what happened. the first of those injured in the tragedy were transferred from verona hospitals to budapest to continue their treatment. amongst the survivors a teacher and his wife credited with rescuing many pupils lost their own children. it is not clear why the bus left the road. in a day of national mourning schools and official buildings across
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hungary are flying back to egg black flags to mark the nation's grief. this is the website of the dutch premier list‘s party. if you went on it, this is what you would read. let's start with the letter, printed in black for maximum impact, an uncompromising message from a man famous for his consensus politics. ya hya famous for his consensus politics. yahya jammeh says dutch people are fed up with those who come and abuse the freedoms they sought. while it's addressed to all dutch people there isa addressed to all dutch people there is a clear intended target. and in those accompanying interview he talks about the case of a man who applied to be a bus driver but
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refused to shake women's hands. mr rutte says that is simply not acceptable, to not accept this culture even when it goes against someone's religion. the leader of the freedom party has tweeted his response accusing yahya jammeh of trying to deceive the voters before march elections. budget he has accused mr rutte. he says the prime minister is precisely over an asylum tsunami of mass immigration and was caught in the manner of open borders. this has given a clear indication of two of the major issues expected to dominate these elections in less than two months, immigration and the eu. they are also being seen as a test of the populist ability to translate poll figures into actual votes. and ends this edition of outside source. see you tomorrow. bye bye. hello, weather watchers have helped
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painta hello, weather watchers have helped paint a varied picture of the weather this winter. not much rain but in the last 24 hours a lot of variety around the uk, lovely sunshine for some, this shot of pembrokeshire earlier on, yet for others it has stayed persistently foggy and in some places that will be the case again tomorrow. but folk thickening overnight, freezing fog could be disruptive, check your local radio station for the latest warnings from the met office. we think most of the fog will be across central and southern england and wales, most clearing, not all of it. some will linger. for many parts of england and wales through the afternoon we will see sunshine, temperatures not spectacularly high but with light winds it shouldn't feel too bad out of those persistent foggy areas. further north,
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temperatures higher, especially into scotla nd temperatures higher, especially into scotland and northern ireland, double figures in some places, more cloud around and some patchy rain especially over western hills although no great amount, 10 degrees in belfast. fast forward to wednesday, the wind is picking up even more in northern and western areas, still a lot of cloud although the rain fronts kept it at bay, could be a foggy start across eastern counties of england although most of the folk should lift, it shouldn't be too much of an issue and an edge to the wind, a sign of things to come. as we head into thursday, we will start to tap into a reservoir of really chilly air, much of europe still freezing cold, and that really cold air will get dragged up across the uk on thursday ona dragged up across the uk on thursday on a stiff wind coming in from the south—east. wind chill will be high and some parts of central and eastern england may struggle to get
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above freezing all day long. a bit today, could be one of the coldest days of the winter so far, still that breeze coming from the south—east on friday, not as chilly by then and france to the west as well which might bring a bit of rain into western areas although most places on friday will stay dry, still distinctly chilly in eastern areas, probably notjust as bitter as it will be on thursday. into saturday, wind beginning to drift in from the west, an indicator of milder conditions, 10 degrees in london and across—the—boa rd temperatures higher on saturday, many of us still drive. that milder theme continues, steve bruce retreating into the near continent and we look to the west for the weather, —— see bruce retreating. the jet stream will begin steering in weather systems from the atlantic, the most potent across the
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north—west of the uk, closest to the jet stream, very little rain if any further south and east across the country as we look into the early pa rt country as we look into the early part of next week, as the month changes and we headed to february, a similar pattern, milder with that atla ntic similar pattern, milder with that atlantic influence, wettest and windiest in the north—west yet mostly dry in southern and eastern areas, i will explore that drives him in more detail when you join me again tomorrow. —— and explore that dry theme in more detail. tonight at ten... donald trump signals a fundamental change in the way america will trade with the rest of the world. a great thing for the american worker what we just a great thing for the american worker what wejust did. the president opens his first full week in office by signing an order withdrawing the us from a majorfree—trade deal with pacific rim countries. he meets business leaders
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at the white house and warns he will penalise american companies that move jobs overseas. a company that wants to fire all its people in the united states and build a factory someplace else and then thinks that product is just going to flow across the border into the united states, that's not going to happen. and the white house confirms that trade will be high on the agenda when theresa may visits the white house later this week. also tonight... following reports that a trident missile test went wrong last year, the prime minister again refuses to confirm or deny what happened.
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