welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley — our top stories: taking on china and russia — president trump sets out a strategy for dealing with america's global rivals. we will stand up for ourselves and we will stand up for our country like we have never stood up before. a high—speed train derails off a bridge in washington state, near seattle. several people have been killed and around a hundred injured. as twitter suspends accounts connected to hate speech and far right parties — british politicians speak out against abuse and threats over brexit. and in an ever—ageing world, we visit california — to see how they're embracing the challenge of an active life in old age. 4 7.7: s... ... z , $35.2... 7.7...

focusing on economic stability, and identifying russia and china as competitors challenging america's influence and wealth. the president also said washington had ‘no choice‘ but to deal with the challenge posed by north korea's weapons programme. he broke with several of his advisers — and previous american policy under president obama — by not mentioning the threat posed by climate change. our north america editor jon sopel reports. for two years now, donald trump has talked incessantly about "america first." today, in unveiling his national security strategy, he sought to give a slogan flesh and bones. the document says that russia

and china want to shape a world antithetical to us values and interests. that is in line with the intelligence agencies‘ unanimous view of the threat posed by moscow, with their interference in last year's election. but the president notably didn't phrase it like that in his speech. we also face rival powers, russia and china, that seek to challenge american influence, values, and wealth. we will attempt to build a great partnership with those and other countries, but in a manner

that always protects our national interest. but, while we seek such opportunities of cooperation, we will stand up for ourselves, and we will stand up for our country, like we have never stood up before. he rounded on kimjong—un‘s north korea, a problem that would be dealt with, he promised. though few countries were mentioned individually, he singled out pakistan for criticism, and its fight against terrorism. and new in this definition of national security was an emphasis on the importance of the economy and fair trade — again, central themes of trump the campaigner. for the first time, american strategy recognises recognises economic security is national security. gdp growth, which is way ahead of schedule under my administration, will be one of america's truly greatest weapons. but the speech had nothing to say about climate change,

something that barack obama had deemed a threat to national security. america has in the past six months experienced the worst hurricane season in decades, with terrible flooding in texas and puerto rico, and is now experiencing the most widespread forest fires in californian history, that some see as evidence of a changing climate. the document instead criticises the onerous regulation of things like the paris climate change deal, which this president has withdrawn the us from. donald trump won over this audience, and his supporters will like what they heard. but the rest of the world, well, they will want to study closely what he said, and what he does. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. ambassadorjamesjeffrey is a former senior american diplomat under george w bush and barack obama. he's now based at the washington institute. he told me, from his point of view,

president trump's speech could have been worse. this is a combination of trump's rather dark, 19th—century view of competing nationstates, and in the details, the continuation of essentially american core foreign policy since 1940. as your report has noted, on some areas, such as climate change, he has deviated. but those are basically on the margins of america's key role in the world. the major thing that's missing in this, compared to what we had in prior administrations, is an overt acknowledgement that we're doing all of this in the world, and trump wants to continue doing it, and is doing it, in support of an international, legally based global order that's informed by american leadership. there's nothing like that in there. this is much more transactional. again, it's so 19th—century that vladimir putin could sign up to most of it. and even though climate change

is missing from the speech, in fact, we know that many of his own advisers, much of his military leadership, much of the world and many american states, are indeed planning for climate change. that's true, they're planning for it. in fact, unless he follows this up somehow, america is on a path, at least for the next year, to reduce climate emissions even more than germany, which is the leader in the global climate change effort — will do in part because, for many reasons that began with the obama administration, on the ground, people are doing a lot more. but still, that's an area where he'll be criticised around the world, because it's a serious issue. and on tuesday you can watch a special interview with donald trump's national security adviser, general hr mcmaster — who sat down with yalda hakim. their conversation will air throughout the day on bbc world news, and on bbc world news america tomorrow night. let's take a look at some

of the other stories making the news. the us has vetoed a resolution from the un security council calling on president trump to reverse his much—criticised decision to recognise jerusalem as israel's capital. all 1a other member states voted for the resolution, including the uk. it's unusual to see the two close allies on opposing sides, and the first time in nearly seven years that america has used its veto at the security council. there have been violent protests in the argentine capital, buenos aires, where congress is making a further attempt to pass pension reforms. the demonstrators say the reforms will lead to to the poorest people working longerfor a lower pension. a session last week was postponed because of the disturbances. the country's main union has called a 24—hour general strike. floods in the philippines have killed at least 26 people. heavy rains brought by tropical storm kai—tak caused flash floods in the eastern province of samara. power supplies have been cut and villages flooded. almost 88,000 people have been

forced to seek shelter in evacuation centres. britain's new £3 billion aircraft carrier, the queen elizabeth, is leaking. the royal navy's most expensive warship — its future flagship — is said to be taking on about 200 litres of seawater every hour, because of a faulty seal round a propeller shaft. the ship is scheduled for repair and the navy insists it will be fit to sail again early in the new year. a high—speed passenger train has derailed in washington state. three people are so far confirmed dead. carriages fell from the tracks onto a busy highway below. about 100 people were taken to hospital. data suggest that the train was travelling at 81 mph were moments before it hit occurs signposted at 30 mph. at 30 mph. james cook has more.

disaster struck on the very first run of a new express service from seattle to portland. some passengers were asleep, others were drinking coffee, when the train careered off the track onto the busy motorway below. survivors spoke of a rocking and creaking noise, as the engine took the curve at speed, followed by crashing and screaming. ijust grabbed onto the train in front of me for dear life. my laptop went flying, phone went flying. it was all the way at the other end. people were screaming, it was crazy. train 501 was operated by amtrak, the major us rail passenger company, which said there were some 78 passengers and five crew members on board. police say the crash happened at 7:40am, the height of the morning rush—hour, on the is. multiple cars and trucks were struck by train cars that left the train tracks and went down onto the road. the people that were in all the vehicles, even though when you see the pictures, it's pretty horrific, at this point nobody in any of the vehicles is a fatal. the express was taking a new, faster route for the first time. safety concerns about the project were still being raised as recently

as two weeks ago, and people who live nearby are now demanding a nswe i’s. well, i'm just wondering if they did any dry runs on this, before the passengers aboard. that's my only concern. but yeah, it's a terrible thing. this is the latest in a series of deadly rail accidents in the united states. president trump's initial response has been to use the crash to push his plan to improve american infrastructure, but it is far too early to say what actually caused this tragedy. james cook, bbc news, los angeles. 400 more flights have been cancelled on monday and another 86 delayed at the world's busiest airport, as the fallout from sunday's crippling power—outage continues. the power was cut for 11 hours at atlanta's international airport leaving passengers stranded in darkened terminals, or in planes out on the runway. even though electricity was finally restored, the delays have continued to affect travel plans for thousands of people.

the failure seems to have been caused by a fire in an underground plant. atlanta's mayor has apologised. amid all the chaos, many were surprised there was no backup system. this here is a mess, for the last three hours. i mean, things happened. the power went out — understandable. but not to have a backup plan, nobody coming out, telling us what's going on — it goes a long way, just saying what's happening. everyone here wasjust kind of shocked, and then just fine, went on with it. because we thought it was going to come back, really soon. but it hasn't, so... there's not a backup system or something to put in place? i mean, you're thinking a big airport like this would be something with a backup. a lot of emergency vehicles were coming into the parking lot and the drop—off point, fire trucks, ambulances, things of that nature, so we really don't know what's going on. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: one of europe's most popular holiday destinations —

and the tons of plastic rubbish washed up each day. after eight months on the run, saddam hussein has been tracked down and captured by american forces. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict that has claimed over 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of serbia, bosnia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house

to a trial for his political life. the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has set out his strategy for dealing with america's global rivals, in what he described as a new era of competition. several people have been killed and more than 100 others injured after a high—speed passenger train crashes off a bridge near seattle, in washington state. the american nazi party and the leaders of the far—right party britain first have been suspended from twitter. britain first‘s leader, paul golding, and his deputy, jayda fransen, whose posts were retweeted by president trump, have had their accounts taken down. twitter claims the move will reduce abusive behaviour and hateful

conduct on its platform. here, the prime minister has told the house of commons that there can never be a place for the threats of violence and intimidation against mps. she made the comments after it emerged that some mps have received dozens of abusive e—mails and because of their views on brexit. 0ur political correspondent vicki young has more details. these are just some of the abusive messages received by this conservative mp in recent weeks. e—mails and tweets full of personal abuse, accusing her and colleagues of treason for voting against the government in a brexit vote, even saying they should be hanged. anna soubry and others have reported it to the police. this is something new. we have not seen anything like this in the past. and it's all about saying to people like me, "you will not vote in the way that you have voted, and if you do, i will threaten to hang you.

and if you do, i'm going to threaten that you should be deselected." it's disgraceful behaviour, and it needs to stop. today, the prime minister said these kind of attacks on mps were unacceptable. there are many strongly held views on all sides of this chamber, and it is right and proper that we should debate them, and do so with all the passion and conviction that makes our democracy what it is. but there can never be a place for the threats of violence and intimidation against some members that we have seen in recent days. 0ur politics must be better than that. a number of conservatives have featured prominently on newspaper front pages for voicing concern over brexit. some mps say there is a direct link between this kind of coverage and online abuse. what we've got here is a toxic triangle: the divisiveness of the brexit issue, the telegraph and the mail identifying certain honourable members as targets and framing the attack on them, and then,

facilitated by social media, the mob following. making death threats or other threats of violence against people on grounds of their views is, whether the authors know it or not, a kind of fascism. research has suggested diane abbott was the victim of almost half the abuse directed at female mps on twitter during the last election campaign. nobody who has ever sat at home and seen literally hundreds of abusive tweets flood their timeline can underestimate the psychological pressure this puts on us all. tonight, the daily mail said it supported the government in its efforts to tackle abuse on social media, but said it shouldn't be used as an excuse to prevent proper debate. some mps, though, are genuinely concerned that the threats that are made against them

could ultimately put people off entering public life. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. and, for more on those comments from the prime minister, including in—depth analysis from our correspondents, just go to our website. that is bbc.com/news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: police in lebanon investigating the murder of a british woman who worked at the uk embassy have arrested a man believed to be an uber driver. rebecca dykes was found by the side of a motorway on saturday. police say she had been strangled. british police have arrested a man after a car was driven into the gates of a military base used by the us air force. shots were fired by american personnel during the incident at raf mildenhall. the suspect suffered cuts and bruises. police say the incident wasn't terror—related. the right reverend sarah mullally has been named the new bishop of london. she will be the most senior clergywoman in the history of the church of england.

she became a priest in 2001, after more than 35 years as a senior nurse for the national health service. bishop sarah will be the third woman to run a diocese, and will take up a seat in the house of lords. it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the mediterranean sea, famed for its magnificent walled city. but strong winds have washed huge quantities of rubbish into the historic port of dubrovnik, in croatia. officials believe most of the debris, including plastic bottles, footballs and logs, has come from albania and montenegro. sarah corker has the story. a sea of floating rubbish has transformed the usually pristine city, dubrovnik‘s magnificent mediaeval walls surrounded by brown sludge. strong southerly winds have washed up large amounts of plastic, wood and household waste, mostly from albania, according to local officials. translation: we found all sorts of things.

there are many animals floating on the surface. there really is a lot of stuff in the sea. and this diver had the unfortunate job of getting in to pull out the larger tree trunks, while firefighters are helping the army of volunteers with the clean—up. and this is what dubrovnik usually looks like, this unesco world heritage site overlooking calm, blue waters. a top tourist spot and popular filming location, it is featured in the recent star wars movie and the tv series game of thrones. but the transformation from blue to brown is dramatic. 0ne croatian politician has criticised neighbouring countries for the problem, and the authorities describe this as the worst sea pollution here in recent memory. translation: among the debris, we have found five or six specimens of pond turtles.

therefore, we can surmise that this has arrived from some albanian or montenegrin rivers. this isn't the first time a huge rubbish patch has washed up here. but the wind direction is due to change, which should speed up the clear—up operation, so this marina can be returned to its former glory. the lead singer of a popular south korean boy band has died after being taken to hospital unconscious. there are reports that kim jong—hyun of the band shinee was found at a rented apartment in seoul, suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. police are looking into the possibility that he took his own life. fans have been paying their tributes to the 27—year—old singer. 0ne fan tweeted: "today the k—pop community mourns together." a lawyer nominated by president trump to serve as a federaljudge has withdrawn his nomination. it comes just days after matthew petersen was seen struggling to answer basic legal questions from a republican senator. video of the questioning went viral. the white house says mr trump has accepted mr petersen's withdrawal. we live in an ageing society,

and the latest figures from the office for national statistics underline the scale of the challenge ahead. one in eight people in the uk is projected to live to at least 100. that is around 8.5 million people. so how should we prepare for a new generation of super—agers? 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh has been to see how california is tackling this. on your marks... to me, i don't think about age as being a handicap. set... it's just a process. go! you live, you die — so why not live? irene 0'bera is 8a. she makes old age look like an irrelevance. irene has been breaking world records for four decades. it takes effort. when she is not training at this track near san francisco, she is in the gym.

her philosophy is simple. live the life you love, and love the life you lead. and a quitter never wins, and a winner never quits. and i want to be a winner. we're living in an ageing world. by 2050, the number of people aged 65 and over is projected to triple globally, to 1.5 billion. in the uk, the number of people aged 80 and over is projected to more than double, to 7.5 million, by 2050, and the number of centenarians to increase sixfold to 911,000. it's a whole—body movement... so, what can we do to increase our chances of spending those extra years in good health, like irene? she speaks french. it is notjust about exercising

the body, but also the mind. that is because keeping the brain active can lower the risk of developing dementia. ijoined a french language class in berkeley, across the bay from san francisco, where all the students are in their 70s. my mother had alzheimer's. so, i mean, there's part of me doesn't want that to happen to me. i do believe that intellectual stimulation of this sort is important. and science may be able to help. in the hills above silicon valley sits the buck institute. researchers there are working on how to delay the way our bodies age. this is our building... this could increase the healthy years of life, free of conditions like cancer, arthritis, or heart disease. we predict that there will be drugs that will treat ageing, instead of each disease individually.

people themselves would be able to look forward to the last decade of their life still being vibra nt, engaged, healthy. just like irene, who challenged me to a friendly race. she can run 100m only seven seconds slower than usain bolt. so, despite my 27—year advantage, the winner was never in doubt. that was fantastic. so i'vejust been beaten by an 84—year—old, but i've been beaten by a super—ager — and i think that's pretty inspiring. pictures of a chinese passenger aircraft apparently landing in antarctica have been creating a bit of a stir. it is reported the 22 people on board are the first chinese tourists to make a direct flight to the frozen continent. they started in south africa, before briefly touching down on an ice runway, then took off again for another six—hour trip to the south pole.

and one of the most popular stories today: these pictures from japan, tokyo's zoo unveiling its newest cub. xiang xiang was playing inside her enclosure with her mother close by. the panda is now six months old, and weighs roughly 12kg. it is a big moment for the zoo. it has been almost three decades since a cub has survived for this long at the zoo. a reminder of our top story: president trump has set out a new national security policy, stressing the "america first" theme of his election campaign. he referred to china and russia as rival powers challenging the us on the world stage, and said the us would seek to build partnerships, but in a way that protected american interests. much more on all the news any time of the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @bbcmikeembley. hello.

high pressure can bring a fairly settled spell of weather at any time of year, and certainly we have a high pressure dominating the scene across a good three quarters of the british isles. not doing just enough to keep the fronts at bay from the far north and north—west of scotland, as you will see. what it can mean, that high pressure, is that we start the days on a fairly chilly note. that is not my great concern as we get into the first part of tuesday. it is just how dense the fog is going to be, and how widespread that dense fog could well be. now, i'm highlighting a number of areas there, bbc local radio a good source of local information as to how it's going to affect your journey first thing in the morning. but you see there, on the bigger picture, there are islands of fog that we had quite widely across england and wales, and that's not the only source of poor visibility. 0bviously that frontal system coming in with the rain won't help matters there, high ground helping to lift the temperatures. in fact, down on the shores of the murray firth, it could be 13 or 1a degrees.

but going back to that theme of poor visibility, the high ground of the cumbrian fells, the peaks and western side of wales and into the south—west could all be affected by some hill fog. and, despite the fact that the shield of fog lifts across the midlands and central, southern england, the fog could linger in east anglia and the south—east for the greater part of the day. and it could well be that we see a return of some of that fog as we start the new day on wednesday. more patchy, perhaps, but still the odd pocket of dense fog, and you only need one pocket, of course, to ruin your day. this frontal system makes slow progress down and across the british isles as we get on through the day on wednesday, bringing with it the possibility of some rain. i don't think there'll be an awful lot, although it may well be enhanced. that frontal system waving its way across the heart that frontal system just waving its way across the heart of the british isles during the day.

and to either side, essentially, it is still relatively mild, but i think as the frontal system comes a little bit further south, so the milder airs will tend to be confined across the southern parts of britain, maybe something slightly colderjust making its presence felt across northern parts of scotland and into northern ireland. here, i think single—figure temperatures, but not perishingly cold, by any means at all, with the breezes coming around the top end of a new developing area of high pressure as we close out the week. and then further south, that band of cloud, the old weather front, just tending to dissipate. maybe the odd spot of rain still in the far south. but we close out the week on a relatively dry note. take care. this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump has said america is facing a new era of economic competition. in a major speech on national security strategy, mr trump referred to china and russia as global powers challenging the us on the world stage. he broke with several of his advisers, and previous american policy under president obama, by not mentioning the threat posed by climate change.

several people are confirmed dead after a high—speed train derailed and plunged off a bridge and onto a motorway in washington state. about 100 people were taken to hospital, most of them passengers. the train was on its first run on a new, faster route from seattle to portland. cyril ramaphosa, former trade union leader, now a wealthy businessman, has been elected leader of south africa's governing anc. he's 65, a veteran of the anti—apartheid struggle, and has been the party's deputy president since 2012. he's promised to fight corruption and revive the economy. it's just gone a:30am, which means it's time for hardtalk.