the were here, the president of the american automotive council, general motors, ford, fiat chrysler, head of government affairs for ford. and jared kushner on hand from the administration, stephen bannon, then the president signed a series of executive actions to move our country executive actions to move our cou ntry toward executive actions to move our country toward energy independence. and continue to get americans back to work. the president began by signing a memorandum fulfilling a major promised to secure swift approvalfor the major promised to secure swift approval for the keystone pipeline. inviting tra nsca nada to approval for the keystone pipeline. inviting transcanada to resubmit their proposal and direct agencies to approve it without delay. there is an energy revolution that is going to happen in this country in spite of the bureaucratic and political barriers that have been in place, we are ready to move forward. oiland gas place, we are ready to move forward. oil and gas production is up significantly in the past decade and

imports have been cut in half. the actions today will create tens of thousands of new jobs actions today will create tens of thousands of newjobs for the american workers and move as towards energy independence while at the same time ensuring we keep the environment as a top priority. the president also signed a memorandum regarding the dakota access pipeline, directing agencies to expedite reviews and approvals for the remaining portions of the pipeline which the previous administration held up for political reasons. 3.8 billion—dollar pipeline is already 90% complete and will carry over 500,000 barrels per day of crude oilfrom carry over 500,000 barrels per day of crude oil from areas in carry over 500,000 barrels per day of crude oilfrom areas in north da kota of crude oilfrom areas in north dakota to the oil markets in the us. in both areas the president will ensure we continue to negotiate to provide the best deal for the american taxpayer. the president signed an executive order establishing a framework for expediting environmental reviews for high priority infrastructure projects are delays in other inefficiencies in the environmental

review process are severely impeding quickly important project that will help us modernise and rebuild the infrastructure of our nation. this will help put an end to the crippling delays caused by bureaucratic red tape. the president also signed a memorandum requiring the commerce secretary to submit a report recommending how best to streamline manufacturing. the president has had some manufacturers that excessive regulation is dragging them out of the us and is pa rt dragging them out of the us and is part of its commitment to making america work again the president has directed the commerce secretary to reach out to manufacturers to identify regulations that are hurting them from moving forward. the president also signed a memorandum directing the commerce secretary to lead a study looking into building the keystone and da kota into building the keystone and dakota access pipeline as well as any other future pipeline with the us made steel pipes and accessories. this is the first step the president has delivered on its promise to put

american steel into the backbone of the us economy. the us lost nearly one third of its manufacturing base since 1997. even though the country has a population has increased by 50 million people. we will rebuild the infrastructure and do with american workers and american resources. the buy american scene was a major part of the inaugural address. this is clearly a n of the inaugural address. this is clearly an immediate action and extension of a promise he made to the american people. we sorely need these infrastructure jobs and without improvements to our transportation systems, the united states could lose more than 2.5 millionjobs by 2025. creating jobs and boosting wages is the president's top priority and this has been made clear over the past 36 hours that this is an area where he is taking immediate action. 0ne o'clock the president was speaking with the indian prime minister and

we will have a read out as soon as thatis we will have a read out as soon as that is available. this afternoon the president will hold a bipartisan meeting with key senate leadership including majority and majority leaders to discuss his nomination for associate justice of the united states supreme court. he intends to have a decision by the end of the week. and an announcement early next week. and an announcement early next week. the president has made it clear he will appointjustices to protect our liberty and hold the highest regard for the constitution. he continues to carefully consider potential justices he continues to carefully consider potentialjustices based on their commitment to upholding these principles. this meeting is a chance for the present to consult with senate leaders on his potential choices for the bench. speaker ryan extended an invitation to address a joint session of congress in february and the president has accepted the invitation. he looks forward to sharing his plans for moving the country forward. by the

time we get a fabry 208i feel we will have a lot to talk about. it was great to see the nominations of doctor carson, secretary chao, mr ross and governor haley advanced a committee today and as a reminder by the end of the first week, president 0bama had 12 so we have some catching up to do. i hope the senate democrats do theirjob and help us catch up to that number. 0ne quick follow—up on storm relief effort in the south—east, white house staff are in touch with officials in the states and continue to profit is to provide assistance to the area. we have liaison officers deployed to emergency support centres in mississippi and georgia for response activities. with that i would like to ta ke activities. with that i would like to take a few questions. today immigration activists and organisations expressed concern and

i wondered when can people expect action on that? what is the hold—up? well when it comes to immigration and the promises the president made during the campaign to both ensure that we build a wall and enforce our southern border as well as perform the entire immigration system, the priority is focused first on people who pose the threat to people in our country, to criminals. that is where he once the efforts focus. and he wa nts to he once the efforts focus. and he wants to make sure the cabinet level tea m wants to make sure the cabinet level team begins to create a plan to move forward. that is where we are right now. david jackson. there are

stories that epa officials have been gagged from talking to the press and the media. is that true and why is it being done if that is? that story literally is breaking as we are entering the briefing room, i will look into it, it is no surprise that when there is administration turnover that we review policies but with respect to the quest you're asking i do not have information at this time. we will ask the team to look at it and if i have an update while we're here i will get back to you. the interior department had the same kind of thing over the weekend. i read that and i think because they had inappropriately violated their own social media policies, there was guidance put out to the department to act in compliance with the rules set out. on keystone and dakota

access this morning, you said you would we negotiate some of the terms. what terms? i think one of the things the american people like about donald trump is he is a successful businessman and negotiator. as he looks at these deals he is trying to make sure that these projects will create jobs and help the economy but in many cases they will make these organisations a lot of money. he wants to make sure the american taxpayer gets the best deal possible. so he's asking his tea m deal possible. so he's asking his team to review those deals and make sure if we're going to do all these things to expedite these projects, that goal over a piece of us soil, that goal over a piece of us soil, that the american taxpayer is considered and we have the best deal in terms ofjobs and economic growth and energy security and also in terms of making sure the taxpayer who owns some lands or access to them, get the best deal possible.

the march for life is on friday as you know. george w bush had a tradition of addressing marchers through a phone call. will the president continue that tradition on friday? i know kellie and kevin 's going to attend the event. i think we're still working through the detail. we will have more on the potential participation of the president. it is no secret that he has campaigned as a pro—life president. this is something that is important to him as evidenced by the mexico city policy written statement issued yesterday. we will have a heavy administration presents and it is no secret that this administration and this president will do what they can to fight for life with the exact participation level, we will find out about that. does the president believes that

millions of voted illegally in this election and what evidence do you have of widespread voter fraud? the president believes that and has stated that before. he has stated his concerns about voter fraud and people voted illegally during the campaign and he continues to maintain that belief based on studies and evidence presented to him. the nationalassociation studies and evidence presented to him. the national association of secretaries of state said they do not agree with that assessment. what evidence do you have? as i said i think the president has believed that for a while based on studies that for a while based on studies that he has. a lot of money has been transferred out of the country including two palestinian authorities. is the president 0k with that chance there and if not will he seek to claw back some of that money. when it comes to how us taxpayer money is spent in general, whether overseas or at home, you have seen through the hiring freeze

and other actions he is going to take, he is very concerned about how taxpayer money is spent, whether it sent overseas and what we get for it in terms of the relationship was support for our democracy or aids to another country for their defences. he is going to be examining all aspects of them are —— of the budget because there is new—found respect for how the american people as my tax dollars are spent. and with this background as it is as a businessman, and one who scrutinises projects to bring them under budget and on time, he brings that business acumen to the white house to the benefit of the american taxpayer. he will make sure every deal and every dollar spent on behalf of the government is done in a way that respects the american taxpayer. when you spoke about that, are you going to ask for an investigation into

this alleged voter fraud? he's co mforta ble this alleged voter fraud? he's comfortable his win. but he's bringing it up. he was having a discussion and mention something in passing which has been a long—standing belief that he has maintained. it is worth clarifying whether illegal ballots... there have been studies showing 14% of people who voted were noncitizens. 0ther people who voted were noncitizens. other studies have been presented to him. it is a belief that he maintains. dick durbin said the president told him last night...m isa president told him last night...m is a concern he has about voter fraud and that is based on information provided. following the executive actions earlier today is president trump concerned about protests about the dakota and

keystone pipelines? he is going to make sure that he is working with all parties involved and that is pa rt all parties involved and that is part of it. you've been watching some comments from white house press secretary spicer, reaffirming that president trump has signed a memorandum to reactivate a couple of controversial oil pipeline projects discarded by president 0bama on environmental concerns. and that he would be working for the american people. 100 days coming up and stay with us for that. first the weather. another wintry night to come for some with fog of being the name of the game. not for eve ryo ne being the name of the game. not for everyone but of course fog is an issue when it becomes thick and widespread as it will do later tonight and into tomorrow morning across some parts of england and wales. check out your local bbc radio station for updates where you are. it is close to freezing in

southern counties, milder further north and west with some rain around for the high ground over scotland. chile across the south—east and the fog taking a while to lift. it really only lifts into low cloud so not much sunshine. some sunshine for the south west, parts of wales and northern ireland. further north and west a lot of cloud around, mostly dry. distinctly cold across the south. hello and welcome to 100 days.

the winds of change continue to blow through washington — key shifts to environmental policy and the car industry are on the way. president donald trump continues to unpick barack 0bama's legacy. today, it's the environment — signing executive orders to speed construction of the keystone and dakota access oil pipelines. the president comes face—to—face with the big car companies — he tells them to build cars for americans in america. we're bringing manufacturing back to the united states bigly, we're reducing taxes substantially and we're reducing unnecessary regulations. i'll speak to a senior republican senator about today's developments. also, in london, a ruling from the supreme court that goes to the very heart of the british constitution. but will this ruling complicate the timetable for britain's withdrawalfrom the european union?