you're watching beyond 100 days. democrats celebrate victory in alabama where they have returned one of their own to the senate. it is a blow for president trump, steve bannon and other republicans who campaigned for the controversial candidate roy moore. a democrat elected in the deep south is a big shop but what does it mean? we have shown not just in shop but what does it mean? we have shown notjust in alabama but we have shown the country the way, that we can be unified. donald trump now says that he knew all along that roy moore could not win of the loss shrinks his senate majority and makes hisjob shrinks his senate majority and makes his job harder. shrinks his senate majority and makes hisjob harder. us secretary of state rex tillerson said america would sit down to talk to north korea without preconditions. the white house says, not so fast. also the british government accused of being deaf to the brexit concerned of its own mps. the prime minster

faces rebellion on a key piece of brexit legislation, the vote expected in parliament any time now. and the words of the year, what do events around the world tell us about what people are searching for online. do get in touch with us. hello i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. democrats today are triumphant, celebrating their first big victory in alabama in more than 20 years. they're hoping it is a sign that the political tide is turning in their favour. democratic voters turned out in almost record numbers. party leaders suggest it is the president trump affect. but how much does it reflect the rest of the country. the republican candidate roy moore was

both extreme and exceptional. democrats are unlikely to run against someone quite like him anywhere else. a short time ago president trump expressed his regret over not picking up that alabama seat. we lost a seat, many republicans feel they were happy it turned out that way. but i would have liked to have the seat. with more on the dramatic results last night here is nick bryant. modern—day democrats aren't supposed to win staunchly conservative states like alabama. it's 25 years since that happened. so no wonder this blizzard of confetti to mark the shock victory of doug jones. alabama has been at a crossroads. we have been at a crossroads in the past. and unfortunately we have usually taken the wrong fork. tonight, ladies and gentlemen, you took the right road! the losing republican

candidate, roy moore, thought he was on his way to washington. but he was hit by allegations, which he denies, of sexual misconduct against teenage girls. and shunned by senior figures in the republican establishment. that is where the anger of his dejected supporters was directed. it is really sad for the people of alabama, what took place in this state tonight. you think you have been betrayed by the republican establishment? absolutely. no doubt about that. you know, there was a lot of dirty politics going on. i have never seen such ugly slander, what i believe were blatant lies. i have never seen such despicable behaviour. # you can't always get what you want... it's true. you can't always get what you want. a lesson for donald trump, who has strongly backed roy moore.

so get out and vote for roy moore... so this is a big black eye for the president and also a failure of the trump political playbook. to deny accusations of wrongdoing as fake news and to attack accusers. in washington this reduces the republican majority in the us senate to a single seat, making it even harder for donald trump to get legislation through congress. it also boosts democratic hopes of winning back control of capitol hill in congressional elections next year. a key battleground will be the suburbs, and this election revealed a weakness there for donald trump amongst moderate republicans. on his twitterfeed this morning the president was blaming a flawed republican candidate for this humiliating defeat. but donald trump was also a big loser. nick bryant, bbc news, alabama. senior republicans on the hill had been telling the president for weeks that roy moore was a bad candidate. so perhaps there was a sense of shadenfreude among some today. senatorjeff flake,

who was so appalled by moore's selection — he sent doug jones 100 dollars for his campaign, tweeted this: — decency wins. the republican representative pete king went a little further: after alabama disaster gop must do right thing and dump steve bannon. his act is tired, inane and morally vacuous. if we are to make america great again for all americans, bannon must go! and go now!! joining us now from capitol hill is the bbc‘s laura bicker. what do they make of this on the democratic side? i have been listening to one senator who has been speaking to the networks and talking about a grassroots movement in alabama. he said they were on the ground way before the sexual allegations came to light. they're saying that this is the path to

victory when it comes to 2018, but they can wrestle back control of the senate. the republicans are throwing a bit of cold water on that because they are saying when it comes to this victory it was a one—off, it was extraordinary circumstances and thatis was extraordinary circumstances and that is what caused their man to lose. that he was the wrong candidate in the first place. when you look at the numbers and break it down it is interesting to see that the democratic vote came from predominantly african—american voters, 90% of them of african american women voted for dowjones and on the other side looking at roy moore most of his vote was predominantly white and over 65. when you look at where the republicans on the hill apportion the blame clearly going after steve bannon who was in the hamptons last night ironically. they want the president to listen a little less to steve bannon. i think when it comes

to the kind of steve bannon versus establishment republican argument here today there is a lot of finger—pointing at steve bannon. elsewhere perhaps out in the midwest there are saying hang on, mitch mcconnell did not do much to support the candidate, establishment republicans were not there on the ground and that is why roy moore may have lost. but when you speak to people hear what they're trying to look at, lesson learned. here's what one had to say earlier. should we be concerned about being able to do better with younger voters and african american voters, absolutely, we need to do better. we need to have a good substantive agenda and communicated a lot better. we do a poorjob of communicated a lot better. we do a poor job of communicating communicated a lot better. we do a poorjob of communicating our agenda to people in the coalition and we have got to go out and get more people, younger people, african

americans, hispanics, bring more people in to be a successful majority party. so both sides looking at this as a way to learn a lesson. what worked, what did not stop both have got an eye on 2018. for the moment, thank you very much. that's the reaction on the hill, let's have a quick look at reaction from alabama today. here's the local morning papers. the anniston star goes all in on the democratic colour. here's the montgomery advertiser — "senjones d for democrat" — and the auburn news — "ala bama stunner". so what does this mean for mr trump's supporters? with me in the studio is republican mica mosbacher who serves on the national advisory board of trump for president in 2020. if there is one lesson for the republican party to learn what would it be? simply to choose a better

candidate. roy moore was a very flawed candidate and while the sexual allegations in this climate are swirling around especially in the entertainment industry and definitely it was a factor, it is sending a message that we do need better candidates. i have to say as a female i was squeamish once these women came out with allegations, i did not really want to victimise them again. in regards to it being a referendum on donald trump, it is not. populism is alive and well in this country and ijudge that by looking at the rnc and the fact that they've raised over $100 million in a non—election year, a record. a large portion of that has come from small donors for the first time, the grassroots base of the party. so the establishment of which i was apart for many years, is still not a factor because the election was a

backlash against the establishment, the institutions in this country. evenit the institutions in this country. even it it is not a referendum on the president he did come out in support of roy moore and so does at wigan in any way? he would look bad if he acted likejohn mccain or senatorjeff blake if he acted likejohn mccain or senator jeff blake by if he acted likejohn mccain or senatorjeff blake by not playing on the same team. so he went out and supported the candidate that we had. u nfortu nately supported the candidate that we had. unfortunately it all hat and no cattle candidate. you said that you we re cattle candidate. you said that you were squeamish, and some of the voters blame the republican establishment again but i struggle to see why because paul ryan, mitch mcconnell, seniorfigures did denounce roy moore and did not want him as the candidate. it was the president who backed him. they denounced roy moore because i think they were concerned about their own

elections in 2018. and it is important to look at steve bannon, the firebrand of the party and what he's doing is energising the base as we go into 2018, there are 12 keys senate races up for grabs, ten senate races up for grabs, ten senate races up for grabs, ten senate races that are in vulnerable areas for democrats including pennsylvania, michelin and wisconsin. trump carried them for the first time since 1988. so with the first time since 1988. so with the robust ground game in the rnc and the fact that they have ramped up and the fact that they have ramped up those ground games in 12 senate races, i think the democrats while they are taking a victory lap right 110w they are taking a victory lap right now will have challenges with very strong candidates going into the following year. well the president will listen to steve bannon because he puts him in touch with the base but will other candidates listen to steve bannon and the president next

year because maybe after this result they would think they're better off going on there own path.|j they would think they're better off going on there own path. i do not think so because riding on the coat—tails of donald trump right now is absolutely at the heart and soul of this party. i those candidates who have distanced themselves from donald trump will be vulnerable. they will lose donor support. a lot of pundits missed the fact that there was momentum with donald trump in the 2016 elections. but peter king congressman has said that is enough of steve bannon, that he is not helpful to the party and to candidates. i disagree, i think not helpful to the party and to candidates. i disagree, ithink he continues to the base just as the president does when he tweets. and president trump listens to a variety of opinions and he departed from steve bannon in terms of supporting luther strange. so he is a person that takes in a lot of different

opinions but absolutely does not follow one playbook. thank you for coming in. great to get those thoughts. she said riding on the coat—tails of donald trump is at the heart and soul of the party at the moment. well take a look at this tweet... what do you make of that? democrats today are talking about the prospect ofan today are talking about the prospect of an election coming next year and that donald trump are so unpopular that donald trump are so unpopular that they will manage to take control of the senate again and also ta ke control of the senate again and also take seats in the house of representatives. the energy we've seenin

representatives. the energy we've seen in marches around the country they say will be translated into votes. i would say rory more was an extreme candidate. they will not face candidates lacking in other states. —— roy moore. although states. —— roy moore. although states they have to defend to hold the summit. they also say there is a demographic shift taking place in the country. we spoke about this before the election in 2016. but they seem to be saying that young voters in alabama turned towards the democrat. and fairly conservative young voters in alabama and this could be a sign of things to come. this shift favouring the democratic public —— party of the republican party. here, theresa may faces a rebellion this evening in her party on the key piece of brexit legislation that will transfer eu law into british law. conservative mps have put forward an amendment to the so—called withdrawal bill that would secure parliament a "meaningful vote"

on any final deal before britain leaves the eu. we can listen in now. order. order. we can listen in now. order. order. we all want to hear the result. let's make sure that the result is correct. the ayes to the right 309, the noes to the left 305. order. i'm sure you want to hear the result to make sure it is correct. the ayes

to make sure it is correct. the ayes to the right 309. the noes to the left 305. the eyes have it. locke. it would appear the government has lost a crucial vote this evening on the brexit legislation. the withdrawal bill is moving slowly through parliament at the moment but the rebels in the conservative party have put forward an amendment and they were a meaningful vote, on any final deal agreed with the eu at the end of this process rather than a rubber—stamping exercise that they have currently been promised by the government. let's go to westminster and vicki young. a major defeat on the government on the eve of this eu summit in brussels tomorrow.l the government on the eve of this eu summit in brussels tomorrow. a lot of the arm—twisting from the

government to their own rebel mps would have been to say look, theresa may has had a good few days and managed to get this preliminary deal with the eu meaning we can move to the next stage of talks for top things going 0k the next stage of talks for top things going ok for the first time ina long things going ok for the first time in a long time and you want to scupper that by trying to defeat her and they have succeeded in doing so by just four votes. all day and they have succeeded in doing so byjust four votes. all day it has been looking incredibly close. right at the last minute, a minister offered a concession, some tory mps said it was too late to stop we have been talking about this romance and in the end the government misjudged this and they have been defeated. it is all about the power mps want as the process goes on, not necessarily 110w the process goes on, not necessarily now but further down the line when you have the withdrawal bill, the terms of how we leave and the future relationship. who will be in charge of that, who is in the driving street and enough mps tonight felt they needed more powers to make sure they needed more powers to make sure they are in charge and ministers cannot just change things

they are in charge and ministers cannotjust change things as they go along without any parliamentary scrutiny. the government had promised a vote on the final deal. why all the fuss about the vote that they had been promised, what is the difference with the vote they want? well it is all about the kind of vote it is. what mps were offered by the government was really a yes or no vote on a resolution of the house. that is not necessarily binding and also means it isjust ta ke binding and also means it isjust take it or leave it. mps wanted to make sure this was put into law, put into legislation so they scrutinise it, every single line. but it went through this place in the normal way and also in decent pint so not done far too late to make any changes. of course critics and brexiteers said those on the remain side are simply using this device to try to scupper brexit. some in some parties, that will be the case but others say it's

all about democracy. a lot of chat about brexit was about bringing back power and control to parliament and they say that is what this about. always winners and losers in politics. the rebels appear to have w011 politics. the rebels appear to have won by defeating the government but they're sending the prime minister to brussels tomorrow and she now looks weaker. i think she does but i'm sure they are well aware of her situation. this is what minority government looks like. she's in this arrangement with the democratic unionist party but in the end she could not persuade enough of her own mps to come along with her on this. i think there will be questions asked about the way the government dealt with this. a concession at the last minute which literally in the last minute which literally in the last few minutes did win over people who were tories about to vote against the government some for the first time in their career and they did change their minds but not quite enough. maybe if they had done it

earlier they would have won. so the question certainly about tactics here but ultimately it will add to the bad blood there is between people in the conservative party, some of whom say they are refighting the referendum campaign. just on that point, tactically speaking, the prime minister must have known there was a chance that she was going to lose this vote. perhaps she could have thrown them a bone tonight and allowed them to get away with this already is it just allowed them to get away with this already is itjust quite embarrassing. i think she knew it was on the cards, everyone has known that for a while. she even called in some of rebels today, they went to speak to her, i'm sure that she tried to persuade them. but in the end itjust tried to persuade them. but in the end it just has tried to persuade them. but in the end itjust has not been enough. she is weakened in all of this. a lot of them do it with a heavy heart, some of them it is the first time they've ever rebelled against their own government and did not want to be in this position and their irritated in

fa ct this position and their irritated in fact that ministers, some of them junior ministers, have not tried to get a compromise. they have been many concessions along the way to avoid this kind of thing but on this occasion the government clearly felt they could get through and they have miscalculated. thank you very much. a lot going on tonight and a lot of turmoil at the moment. wildfires continue to rage across parts of southern california as firefighters battle one of the largest blazes in the state's history. hundreds of buildings and homes have been destroyed, with more than 100,000 people forced to evacuate. emergency teams have now managed to slow the spread of the flames which have raged for the past week. the four times tour de france champion, chris froome, is being investigated by cycling's world governing body after an adverse drugs test. analysis of a urine sample showed the cyclist had more than double the allowed level of an asthma drug in his system, during this year's grand tourof spain.

the 32—year—old british star — who has not been suspended — says the dosage was within the legal limits. the us reality tv star turned political operative, omarosa manigault, is to leave her role at the white house. the former star of the apprentice will leave early next year. press secretary sarah sanders confirmed the resignation. although one of the most prominent african—americans in the trump administration, colleagues often questioned what she actually did. what did she do? i have asked people that and they never quite knew what she did. she was there for public affairs and strategy. she is to turn up affairs and strategy. she is to turn up at meetings and be in the corridors but no one was clear what she did. now there is a question about how she left, a lot of speculation on why. she is telling friends today that she decided to

leave, she'd been there for one year and actually there are reports that she was asked to leave. i think this ta kes she was asked to leave. i think this takes us to number nine perhaps of trump administration officials who have left or resigned or been asked to resign in the course of not even his first year in office. she is also one of the kind of war by hard trump fans who was there promoting the nationalist, populist economic agenda with him and now she has gone. sebastian gawker was another, a strange character who seem to wander around the shadow the white house and no one seemed to know what she did. scientists have warned that a warming arctic is the new normal. but one researcher said human beings had left the refrigerator door open.

it came at a meeting in new orleans. take a look. some alarming statistics. coming up, with uk on the way out, macedonia once in. the balkan country and its future on the eu and nato. we hear from country and its future on the eu and nato. we hearfrom their country and its future on the eu and nato. we hear from their defence minister. and what do these words tell us about 2017? we will be finding out. all still to come. hello once again, not quite done with winter just yet and there

hello once again, not quite done with winterjust yet and there is more snow overnight for some areas in the british isles. a lot of weather is still to be had at the moment, we have various bands of whether moving across the british isles over the course of the day. and now as we look towards the west, things are brewing yet again. it looks as though there could be another impression of snow are quite low levels for a time through the midlands, getting down towards east anglia. and following on behind further pulses of snow into areas of wales, the north west of england, northern ireland and the western side of scotland. further to the east the skies is mainly clearer especially across the eastern side of scotland. so again getting close to0 of scotland. so again getting close to 0 degrees if not alone in a number of locations. and for the new day, having had that moisture coming

through overnight there will be further issues on untreated surfaces with ice. so just further issues on untreated surfaces with ice. sojust bear that further issues on untreated surfaces with ice. so just bear that in further issues on untreated surfaces with ice. sojust bear that in mind for your commute. we have been here before this week but those icy patches may not be just in the same locations. plenty of showers around, quite wintry across the higher ground of scotland and even through the central belt of well at quite low—level. and also quite windy as well. but a bit of sunshine to be had but not doing much for the temperatures. as we move towards friday, the isobars coming in from north to south and that will be the flow of the wind meaning it is coastal areas that get the peppering of showers down the spine of the country. a lot of dry and bright weather but doing nothing to those

temperatures. but into the weekend we see milder air coming in from the atlantic. to the extent that the temperatures through saturday and sunday will bump up by 23 degrees at the very least. —— two or three degrees. this is beyond 100 days, with me, katty kay, in washington. christian fraser's in london. our top stories... doug jones is the first democrat to win in alabama in 25 years — beating the republican contender for the senate, roy moore. at westminster, the prime minister faces rebellion on a key piece of brexit legislation. coming up in the next half hour... lining up for eu membership — why macedonia wants to be part of that club, and nato. we'll be speaking to the defence minister. and... a prestigious dictionary is out with its word of the year — you'll have to stay with us for the big reveal. let us know your thoughts by using the hashtag... the tiny land—locked

country of macedonia wants a seat at the table. the eu table and the nato table. this former soviet bloc nation emerged this summer from ten years of nationalist rule and its new government — elected on a ticket of anti—corruption and economic reform — is now pushing to get ahead. to that end, the country's minister of defence — who is also the country's deputy prime minister — is on a tour of europe's capitals. last week, radmila sekerinska was in berlin. today she is in london. and she joins us in the studio. why does macedonia want to be a member of the european union? being a tiny landlocked country in the balkan peninsula, it is enough. we have gone through the 1990s and the difficulties of yugoslavia falling apart. and we know how important it is to have stable governance, decent

democratic values and to belong to something which is better and bigger. these were the key issues that have emerged from our citizens. i was on your border a couple of yea rs i was on your border a couple of years ago, actually. greece, macedonia, you were an important staging post on the route through the balkans to europe. a lot of migrants came your way and then your defence forces pulled down the drawbridge and that was it. there was no way forward. do you feel at that point that you got enough help from the european union? because there is a feeling tomorrow that european countries are not taking enough of the quarter. that is what they will be talking about in brussels. we got a lot of positive supportive messages by many eu officials. we got some equipment. we even have now some police officers that are part of this joint european support. but it is true that without

a co—ordinated european response generally dealing with the migration issue, macedonia is not strong enough to sustain the pressure. so it is really, if you asked me what kind of support we need from the e, it is first and foremost a plan of how to deal with future migration. —— from the eu. how to deal with future migration. -- from the eu. it is solidarity. that is what it is founded on. if there is not solidarity to share the migrants, countries like yours get lumbered with an unclear proportion. -- unfair lumbered with an unclear proportion. —— unfair proportion. lumbered with an unclear proportion. -- unfair proportion. we did not have a single migrant wishing to stay in macedonia because they also look for social and economic opportunities. macedonia is also in dire straits, unfortunately. it is true that we have the support needed to control the border. we can still ta ke to control the border. we can still take advantage of some of that equipment. but it is true that we had to use additional military support for police officers and army

men are still there. macedonia is still playing a huge budgetary price four other control at the borders. we'll we said we are prepared to share the burden. what we are also looking at is a possibility of open doors of it comes to nato and the eu. if we can help nato at times of need,it eu. if we can help nato at times of need, it is helpful if we get solidarity and support when it comes to our strategic goal of becoming a member. minister, let me ask you about macedonian politics. earlier this year, you were physically attacked by your political opponents. i think we have the pictures. extraordinary scenes that came to us out of macedonia. we can see them there. nationalist members of your parliament blocked in and punched you and i think you ended up in an orthopaedic place. firstly, how are you, i hope you're better. i was the kind of images you think a country that wants to join the eu

can have passed around the continent? democratic and serious countries get into trouble. i think the key question is... we don't often see those images from eu member states. how do we prevent this? macedonia has been going through a protracted crisis through the past three years. it was specifically the lack of checks and bala nces specifically the lack of checks and balances and anti—corru ption efforts, and of course a lot of pressure on media, on opponents, and businesses that have led the country into such a situation. but, you know, macedonia is a small country and manages to recover it strength rather quickly. not more than seven months have passed from these images. and we are talking about the country that can actually be a beacon of hope for many balkan countries, especially. we are very diverse country. we have emerged

from this crisis as a more united, more cohesive country. and this is, at least this is what i had from my collea g u es at least this is what i had from my colleagues in bosnia, kosovo and elsewhere in the balkans, this is a reassuring sign that you can go through the ordeal but with the right policy and leadership, you can make your country stronger. so the new government is only focusing very much on a democratic reform agenda. we have a thing come up with tangible results. very decent elections where we have got the endorsement of a wide part of our population. i think that we are, again, the positive all can example for the eu and nato. we hope that you find the support that you want. thank you for coming in. thank you for the invitation and the opportunity. muslim countries have declared jerusalem as the palestinian capital and asked other countries to follow suit. the declaration was made at the end

of a summit in turkey of more than 50 islamic states, who all condemned president trump's move to recognisejerusalem as the capital of israel. the palestinian president mahmoud abbas said the us had now "disqualified" itself from future middle east peace talks. from istanbul, mark lowen reports. standing together, but can they stand up to donald trump? leaders from the 57 strong organisation for islamic corporation in istanbul today to respond to the us recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital. the muslim world hardening its reaction to the divisive move. turkey played host, its president the most forthright critic, having warned the us it was plunging the world into a fire with no end. president erdogan gave a history lesson about israeli expansion and didn't mince his words. translation: with this decision, israel, the perpetrator of crimes such as occupation, siege, illegal settlements, demolishing houses, displacements, property and land

grabs, disproportionate violence and murder, has been rewarded for all its terror acts. the us, he said, was supporting terrorism and accused it of bullying the world. the palestinian president also hit out at washington. translation: with this step, the united states of america will have chosen to lose its competency as a mediator. and to disqualify itself from playing a role in the peace process. we shall not accept any role for the united states in the peace process. after hours of talks, the oic issued a joint statement including... declaring eastjerusalem the capital of palestine and asking all countries to recognise a palestinian state. rejecting and condemning the us decision onjerusalem as null and void. and calling on the un to reaffirm the city's legal status as the capital of two states.

it is time... president trump's move last week delighted his conservative voters at home but prompted condemnation abroad. large protests rocked the muslim world, from istanbul to amaan, beirut to ramallah. yet the reaction was more muted than expected. the call for a new intifada or uprising hasn't materialised. there is a sense of powerlessness against the us decision. that is one of the problems here, another that among the members, positions on donald trump differ. saudi arabia and egypt sending only ministers, possibly to keep the us onside. today's summit gives the semblance of unity but it's unlikely to change the white house position. and beyond the tough talk, there is little bite. we're getting mixed messages today from the white house on north korea. yesterday, the us secretary of state rex tillerson offered to start talks with pyongyang any time and without preconditions. it was a notable statement.

today, however, reuters news is quoting a senior white house official contradicting that offer. according to that report, the white house says there can be no talks with north korea until the country "fundamentally improves its behaviour. " so are talks imminent or not? stephen mcdonell sent us his take from the south korean capital seoul. since the most recent north korean ballistic missile test, washington appears to have softened its stance. the trump administration says it is now offering pyongyang a first round of talks without preconditions, in what is described as the beginning of a process of engagement. let's just meet. and let's... we can talk about the weather if you want. we can talk about whether it's going to be a square table or a round table if that's what you are excited about. chuckling. but can we at least sit down and see each other face—to—face? the united states secretary of state did say that for this meeting

to take place, america would require a quiet period without fresh north korean nuclear or missile tests. however, he appeared to suggest that denuclearisation would not have to be on the table, at least initially. it's not realistic to say we are only going to talk if you come to the table ready to give up your programme. they have too much invested in it. the president is very realistic about that as well. this comes as north korea's leader has urged to make his country the world's strongest nuclear power. he was attending a munitions industry conference in the north korean capital. however, a senior united nations envoy who has just returned from pyongyang says a key message he received from north korea was that the isolated regime, above all, does not want conflict. washington has given beijing certain assurances regarding its troops based here in south korea.

the us secretary of state says he has told china that, if for any reason, american soldiers should cross the border into north korea, that they won't stay. perhaps this is something that the leaders of south korea and china might discuss when they meet this week. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, seoul. i was watching the director of national and to this morning and he said he was thinking back to his negotiation with north korea three yea rs negotiation with north korea three years ago and he said it took five minutes. a lot of that time was taken up by a translation for him to understand that denuclearisation was not going to be any precondition for further talks. they are not going to give up nuclear weapons. the other thing he said was, how many more times as the secretary of state going to be undermined, and in this case, by the press secretary of the white house? it is interesting

because he has been undermined once by the president on the whole issue of negotiations with north korea. he had said earlier in the autumn that he wanted our talks and the president sent out a tweak to say it was a waste of time. cillessen yesterday had some quite striking remarks in seoul and said, any time, anywhere, basically. —— rex tillerson yesterday. now we have someone tillerson yesterday. now we have someone talking to reuters saying, not so fast, this is not the right time to go ahead with negotiations. you have to wonder at some point, does rex tillerson say, i can't keep making statements like this and have them refuted the next day by the white house and be an effective secretary of state. everyone knows around the world that you have to have a secretary of state that has the era of the president, his respect, because otherwise they are powerless. talks without preconditions is probably the only way to go, given the rather dire military options on the table. the

problem is, even if the north koreans were going to give the cd is fought, and presumably they would, if it comes without any preconditions, the administration has just preconditions, the administration hasjust undermined preconditions, the administration has just undermined the man putting the offer on the table. they must be saying, how serious is the us about this? you have jewelled tracts of speculation reported by analysts in washington. those saying kim jong speculation reported by analysts in washington. those saying kimjong un byes—mac mission all along was to get himself called a nuclear state and then step down. the north koreans in a few weeks have suggested they are in that position and would be prepared to talk. at the same time, the white house clearly ratcheting up tensions in saying, look, we're not prepared to negotiate unless they prepare better. —— behave better. we are going round and speculation in washington at the moment the prospect of military action on the korean peninsula is much closer than people are aware of. in the last hour, the united states central

bank, the central reserve, has said it will raise its percentage point bya it will raise its percentage point by a quarter of a percent. the move is another step in reversing policies put in place after the financial crisis. this is beyond 100 days. still to come... joy for doug jones and his supporters — why one group in particularfelt compelled to get out and vote. in sport, england's cricketers will be fighting to keep their ashes hopes alive tomorrow as they take on australia in the third test in perth. england lost the first two tests and need at least a draw to avoid a series defeat. but it'll be a tough task — they've not won at the waca since 1978, as andy swiss reports from perth. in one of the most isolated cities in the world, one of the loneliest places for english cricket.

the waca is where so many ashes dreams have died. so many decades of disappointment for england's players and their fans. but here, a team trailing on the pitch and in turmoil off it know they need something extraordinary. it's an opportunity to create history. it's a real chance to flip the dynamic of this series on its head and, if we do come away 2—1 from this game, it does blow the series wide open. well, for england over the years the waca has normally lived up to its name. they've lost their last seven tests here and they've arrived for this one with notjust their cricket, but their conduct under the spotlight. the latest barroom incident, in which bowlerjimmy anderson had a drink poured over him, has given australia's headline writers another field day. and some believe the culture of the team needs to change. they do behave like students.

you know, when they go out, they think they're students. they're not, they're england cricketers. the perception is that they drink too much. in terms of everything that's happened to the team, their performance levels, the off—field antics, i would be staggered if england got a victory this week. this will be the last ashes test at this atmospheric ground — for so long, australia's western stronghold. but, for one final time, they could watch the sun set on england's hopes. andy swiss, bbc news, perth. you're watching beyond 100 days. as we pour over the exit polls from the alabama senate race, it's clear some groups were more motivated to vote in this election than others. the democratic campaign really focused on african—american neighbourhoods and it paid off. 30% of those who voted in alabama yesterday were black — that's an even bigger proportion of the total turnout than when barack obama was on the ballot.

and 96% of them cast their ballot for the democrat, doug jones. some of them told us why. i was so happy that we came out in numbers to vote. and made history. soi numbers to vote. and made history. so i was happy to be part of that. we actually made a difference. i think if the african—american population had not gone out in the numbers that we did and voted, we would have roy moore the senate instead of dub jones. would have roy moore the senate instead of dubjones. —— as senator instead of dubjones. —— as senator instead of dub jones. roy moore, the way he carried him the mac himself in the past, i did not feel that he represented dummett deserve to be in washington representing the state of alabama. let's get more on this with the bbc‘s anthony zurcher. he is in the studio with me. i am a

bit of a nadler comes to things like exit polls and i have a whole stack of them here. you could go for hours and hours going through these. we talked about the african—american vote and one of the things are really interested me was in particular, african—american women. 17% of the people who voted in alabama's 17% of the people who voted in ala bama's race yesterday 17% of the people who voted in alabama's race yesterday were black women. 98% of imported the democratic candidate. 9096. an astounding figure. lacks in alabama make up about 25% of the electorate. the fact that 30% unit, surpassing the turnout for barack obama, the first black american president, is truly astounding. it is a testament to the town notability on the ground that doug jones did. he focused on black turnout. he had the black new jersey senator comment. charles barkley, a famous basketball player. that ever played off. we saw black

voters to me to leave a junior race as well as mine. but look at the state is the democrats have to defend if they want to take this sennett next year. missoula, north dakota... these are not state whether flood of the population dakota... these are not state whetherflood of the population is black. —— missouri. whetherflood of the population is black. -- missouri. it is going to be difficult. those are states where donald trump one big. more than this black turnout, although it is important, if you look at the junior and alabama, it is young voters also coming out. suburban voters. particularly suburban college—educated women. if they can replicate this coalition that they are putting together, and meanwhile you see donald trump's support fall off when someone named donald trump is not on the ballot, we have about 50% of donald trump's votes for roy moore yesterday. a significant drop. if that happens, even in the states that are trump territory, you can see these rip —— incumbents hold on.

but in my ex paul knows you, it said a majority of college—educated women voted for the republican and not democrat candidate. that is a good statistic but you're not taking my stat of the day title. not yet, anyway! iam the not yet, anyway! i am the statistician. people on twitter saying, were you not talking about dr —— doug jones? twitter saying, were you not talking about dr -- doug jones? he is a former us attorney, part of a successful prosecution of some kkk members responsible for the death of some black girls about ten years ago. it was dating back to the civil rights era, a crime that they dusted off and re—prosecuted. he ran as a model it in alabama. you cannot be

too liberal. he stuck by traditional democratic principles like abortion rights. he took a number of hits from the evangelical community in alabama for his support of late term abortions. in the case of the health of mothers. you had him in his victory speech last night talk about children's health care being a priority. democrats would love to get him into washington to vote against the tax bill coming down the pike, lott does not look like that will happen. he is not the most charismatic personality but he was able to put together this coalition of not only black votes but also young and suburban women. suburban educated voters. he has a certain appeal, even in alabama. you said it was good to be tough in those ten areas they will be fighting at the midterms in 2018, but of course what will feed into that is just how much donald trump has achieved. when you look at the bigger national picture now, 51 plays 49 in the senate, it is going to be a lot tougher. now, 51 plays 49 in the senate, it is going to be a lot toughenm now, 51 plays 49 in the senate, it is going to be a lot tougher. it is. they are going to most likely get

tax reform through before doug jones comes into the senate. but if you look at the tax reform proposal, it is not particularly popular right now among the public at large. i don't live much is going to help make the case that republicans should stay in power after the mid—term elections. and yes, democrats have an uphill battle to ta ke democrats have an uphill battle to take control of the senate and they are couple of pick—up opportunities in nevada and arizona. that's third pick—up that was tough to find, they got it in alabama. meanwhile, those of representatives could be in play. it seems much more likely house would go on the way of election. what we are seen, especially in virginia, is that turnout is up amongst democrats. the enthusiasm of the resistance movement will be seen on the ground. that is translating into votes. when the mid—term rolls around. ithink into votes. when the mid—term rolls around. i think they are hoping that repeats itself. ok, thank you very much coming in with all that. i have

one more statistic and i will not let you get away, christian, without hearing it. from the alabama race. 40% of people who voted in the alabama race believed that sexual harassment allegations against roy moore were false. a0%. a lot of people. that takes us very neatly into this. if you want to encapsulate the mood and events of the last 12 months, it seems the words that people have been looking up online are a pretty good place to start. the american dictionary merriam webster has issued its ten most popular word searches of the year and they make for a fascinating insight into the big themes of 2017. in third place is recuse, meaning "to disqualify oneself asjudge in a particular case", that search of course connected to us attorney generaljeff sessions, who recused himself from the fbi's russia investigation. in second place is "complicit" —

the word of the moment when president's trump's daughter was asked on television whether she and her husband, presidential adviser jared kushner, were "complicit" in what was happening in the white house. she said she "didn't know what it means to be ‘complicit." but in first place is feminism. the dictionary defines feminism as "the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes". it adds that it is also "organised activity on behalf of women's rights and interests". this is interesting because it was not very long ago here in the united states... i am going to see the four yea rs states... i am going to see the four years ago that people were very relu cta nt to years ago that people were very reluctant to call themselves feminists. there had been a huge backlash against the use of that term and yet this year, with the women's marches and the sexual harassment stories, with women turning out to vote in places like virginia and alabama in big numbers. it seems like being a feminist is backin it seems like being a feminist is back in vogue again. that is the word of the year. coming up that is the word of the year. coming up next on bbc world news... ros atkins is here with outside source and for

viewers in the uk, we'll have the latest headlines from clive myrie. for now — from katty kay in washington and me christian fraser in london — goodbye. i will be in brussels tomorrow. we will see you at the same time tomorrow. we're not quite done with the winter's tail just yet. we're not quite done with the winter's tailjust yet. more snow overnight for a number of areas in the british isles. the big victory giving the sense there is an awful lot of whether to be had at the moment. —— big picture. bands of whether slumping across the british isles through the course of the day and many of you got tangled up in that. then there was a lull in proceedings. as we look towards the west, things are brewing once again and it looks like there could well be another incursion of snow to quite low levels for a time. the latter pa rt quite low levels for a time. the latter part of the evening through the midlands getting down towards east anglia, maybe the north of the london area. following on behind, pulses of snow getting into areas of wales, north—west england, northern ireland and into the western side of

scotla nd ireland and into the western side of scotland as well. over to these, the skies could stay clear, especially across eastern scotland. one or two spots for the south in the east midlands and east anglia. again, getting close to 0 degrees, if not a fraction below in a number of locations. this is how we started —— start the new day. with the moisture and snow overnight, there will be issues on untreated surfaces with ice, —— by dawn. we have been here before this week. those icy patches might not be in the same sort of locations they have been in recent days. plenty of showers around. quite wintry across the higher ground in scotland. even to quite low levels in the central belt, we keep an eye on that because it could be quite a persistent problem through the day. quite windy as well through the day. quite windy as well through northern, western and southern coastal areas. a bit of sunshine to be had but doesn't enough a lot for the temperatures.

where somewhere in double figures on wednesday, that will not be the case on thursday. moving to friday, the isobars crank on thursday. moving to friday, the isoba rs crank around on thursday. moving to friday, the isobars crank around north to south. that will be the flow of the wind and it means the coastal areas get a peppering of showers down the spine of the country. a lot of trial and bright weather but again it does nothing for those temperatures. we start on that cold note. as we get on into the weekend, we then see milderair on into the weekend, we then see milder air flooding on into the weekend, we then see milderairflooding in on into the weekend, we then see milder airflooding in from the atlantic. to the extent that the temperatures through saturday and sunday will bump up by two or three degrees at the very least. this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 8.00: the government has been narrowly defeated in a rebellion against the brexit bill. noes to the left — 305... cheering

in a blow to prime minister theresa may, mps voted to give parliament a legal guarantee of a vote on the final brexit deal struck with brussels. we will bejoining our chief political correspondent on this in the next hour. just three years old — lia pearson becomes the fourth child to die in the manchester house fire — two people have been charged with murder. jailed — the gang that used drones to smuggle everything from mobiles