the author of a controversial book about donald trump's presidency has spoken for the first time since its publication. he says donald trump behaves like a child who neither reads or listens. brutal weather in the united states has killed at least 18 people. record temperatures are expected across the east of the country and the storm has caused travel chaos. north and south korea are to hold high—level talks, the first for two years. it was confirmed after the us and south korea postponed joint military exercises. the decision to freeze aid to pakistan could cost the country $2 billion according to a senior pakistani official. that's it from me. at 10pm a full round—up of the day's news but first here is another chance to see the most

memorable stories from witness over the last 12 months. welcome to the special edition of witness from the british library. hello and welcome to a special edition of witness with me tanya beckett, here at the british library in london. we'll be looking at five of the most memorable stories from the witness team from the past 12 months. we'll meet an archaeologist who's worked on the terracotta army site for decades in china. a friend of anti—apartheid icon steve biko.

and the mother of one of argentina's disappeared children. but first, after independence in 19117 india was split into two states. one of the majority muslim, the other majority hindu. the repercussions of that split are still being felt. mohammad amir mohammea khan, the raja of mahmudabad, tells witness how partition affected his family and his home. i am mohammad amir mohammad khan, known as sulaiman to family and friends, the raja of mahmudabad. i am from a muslim family which once ruled a very large feudal estate, including a beautiful palace in mahmudabad in which we still live. but the indian government is laying claim to my property, saying that it is enemy property. no—one is paying for it, so these days, everything is crumbling. this dispute goes back to 19117. the partition of india into two states, a muslim—majority state called pakistan, and a hindu—majority state of india. it was estimated that a million people died, ten million people were displaced.

some muslims went to the state of pakistan. many hindus came to india. it was not just the country that was divided. families were divided, too. in the late ‘50s, my father took pakistani nationality, and that is when my family's problems began, because when india

and pakistan went to war in 1965, the government laid claim to our properties. there was an act of parliament called the enemy property act, which empowered the government to take over, temporarily, the properties of pakistanis. it was notjust our family which was affected. thousands of families were affected. the properties are worth billions of dollars. but our issue is that only my father took pakistani nationality. i have always been an indian. my mother was always an indian. we had to fight our case from the lowest to the highest court, and in every court, we won.

and the supreme courtjudge said that by no stretch of imagination could i be considered an enemy, and considered me the heir to my father's properties. but then, the government went and changed the laws, and the battle has begun again. i suppose, like so many people in india and pakistan, we are still caught up in the repercussions of partition, and the acrimonious relations between india and pakistan. in a way, i've been forced to live in the past. and, with apologies to yeats, ifeel as if i'm drowning

in a beauty that has long since faded from this earth. mohammad amir mohammad khan there, speaking to us from his beautiful palace in india. now to one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century. in the spring of 1974, local farmers in china accidentally uncovered the site of the vast terracotta army. our next witness is an archaeologist who has dedicated her career to the remarkable life sized figures. it is a vast pottery army slowly being unearthed from the tomb where it has lain for more than 2000 years. at one time... i've worked at the site

for many years. she still works at the site of the terracotta army in xian. in 1977, anti—apartheid activist steve biko, leader of the black consciousness movement in south africa, died in police custody. weeks earlier, he had been arrested. witness has spoken to biko's friend peterjones who was arrested with him. i miss my friend steve biko and i am forever in his debt. steve biko is one of the people that originated the new generation of young political minded black people. the black consciousness movement. we believe in our country there will be no minority, no majority, there willjust be people.

and those people will have the same status before the law and they will have the same rights before the law. the apartheid government ensured there was no resistance against its doctrines and against its policies. there was a roadblock and they then searched the car. they found an identity document which was mine, they then said, "who is peter jones? " and i said, "that's me". he said, "oh, and who are you, big man?" that's now steve. and steve said, "i'm steve bantu biko." and we were then locked up together in one cell. the next morning we started getting an uneasy feeling because there were now more police and in a convoy of three cars we sped towards port elizabeth. in port elizabeth was the headquarters of the security

police for that region. the building has been converted into a block of flats. steve biko was being walked to his death along this very corridor, a man poised to fill the void left behind after mandela was jailed. we got taken up to the fifth floor and we were manacled each to a separate window. one of the senior police, a major, came in and said, "now i can confirm that you are officially being detained under section six of the terrorism act." that is the act in which you literally disappear. they separated us, i only had a chance to shout steve's name and that was the last time i saw steve alive. three weeks and three days later, ijust heard a lot of commotion, many, many people singing protest

songs, the cell next to mine was being filled with many people. then this young man told me that they have just returned from the funeral of steve biko and that was the first time that i heard about the death of steve biko. i went to my mat that was my bed and i then just sat there... with... to me, it was like a huge hole in my soul, just inconsolability which even today would make me weep at unexpected moments. the police said the leader of the black consciousness movement

had lost his life by accident when his head struck a wall while he was being restrained. steve biko's family believe he was thrown at the wall quite deliberately by the police officers. steve biko's death and the brutality of it highlighted like no other event at the time the extent to which the apartheid regime would go to protect itself. peterjames remembering his friend, steve biko. remember, you can find all of our programmes online. in the late 19705 thousands of young men and women we re thousands of young men and women were detained in argentina for their opposition to military rule, amongst

tho5e opposition to military rule, amongst those who went missing was anna maria, her mother spoke to witness. they are called the mothers, in the ce ntre they are called the mothers, in the centre of the capital, where they hold the same sad demonstration every way, they have all had at least one relative who has disappeared. in the offices of the muscles of the disappeared. in 1953 american hu5band disappeared. in 1953 american husband and wifejulius and ethel rosenberg were executed by electric chair after being convicted of 5pying for the soviet union. our final witness is the rosenberg's 5on robert. one of the greatest peacetime spy dramas in the history of the nation reaches its climax as julius rosenberg and ethel rosenberg convicted of transmitting secrets to russia into the federal building in new york to hear their doom. the

la5t new york to hear their doom. the last time i saw my parents was in a pri5on ju5t last time i saw my parents was in a pri5onjust a last time i saw my parents was in a pri5on just a couple of days before they were executed in june 19 pri5on just a couple of days before they were executed injune 19 53. i have this very strong visceral sense ofa have this very strong visceral sense of a warm and loving family and my father played word games with my brother. i sat on my mother's lap, they were pretending like nothing was wrong, that we would see them like we would see them in another few weeks. my brother, he knew that was wrong, and he wanted them to acknowledge the terrible situation that we were all in. and so he 5ta rted that we were all in. and so he 5tarted wailing, one more day to live. both my parents were children of the depression, they grew up in poverty on the lower east side of manhattan, and my fatherjulius wa5 an electrical engineer, a member of

the american communist party, and my mother ethel wa5 the american communist party, and my mother ethel was a housewife will my father was arrested in july, 1950, in new york city. my mother was arrested, both were charged with conspiracy to commit espionage and the government said juliu5 rosenberg was a master spy the government said juliu5 rosenberg was a master 5py who the government said juliu5 rosenberg was a master spy who led an atomic spy was a master spy who led an atomic spy ring that stole the secret of the atomic bomb and gave it to the soviet union in 19115. juliu5 wa5 guilty of espionage but it didn't have anything to do with the secret of the atomic bomb, he had no knowledge of this, and it is hard for me to believe that my mother didn't know about what he was doing but there is no credible evidence that my mother participated in it in any way. this was the great red scare, the mccarthy period, the government was saying there was this

international communist conspiracy that was out to destroy our way of life. fear makes powerful people do very dangerous things. the trial at which they were convicted wa5 very dangerous things. the trial at which they were convicted was a trave5ty, we now know that the judge 5aid goody communicated with the prosecution that evidence was fabricated and the chief prosecution witne55e5 perjured them5elve5. fabricated and the chief prosecution witne55e5 perjured themselves. the government of the united states used the death penalty not as punishment but as extortion, the purpose as one of the fbi agent said, we didn't wa nt of the fbi agent said, we didn't want them to die, we wanted them to talk. there was a worldwide movement and a mass movement even within the united states at the height of the mccarthy period to save the lives of my parents. they were executed on june 19, a month after my sixth birthday. my brother hung his head.

icame in birthday. my brother hung his head. i came in and i knew something was wrong, but i didn't want to hear about it. even a month after the execution i'd say, when are we going to see mum and dad, and he would have to remind me that they were dead. my parents should not have been executed and we took on a campaign to exonerate ethel. have we given up? no, we haven't thought of my brother and i are marathon people and we will keep going. robert remembering his parents. that is all from this special edition of witness at the british library, but we will be back soon to bring you more extraordinary moments of history. and the remarkable people who witnessed them. but for now, from the anti—rest of the team, goodbye. —— from me and the rest of the team,

goodbye. after our 5tormy un5ubtle start to the year the weather has been turning quieter and colder, and that tea m turning quieter and colder, and that team should continue. we have seen some snow on the heels of staffordshi re some snow on the heels of staffordshire but this is nothing compared to what is happening on the other side of the atlantic. this is boston at the moment, some places in the north east of the united states have seen 18 inches of snow fall, and this storm system deep and very rapidly and i5 and this storm system deep and very rapidly and is bringing heavy snow and heavy rain and strong winds around the coast, explosive and heavy rain and strong winds around the coa5t, explosive cyclo— genesi5 that we have seen, which is 110w genesi5 that we have seen, which is now drifting its way further north, and the low pressure will head

towards greenland, and what we have got here in the uk is high pressure across our got here in the uk is high pressure acro55 oui’ 5hores. got here in the uk is high pressure across oui’ 5hore5. as got here in the uk is high pressure across our shores. as the high pressure builds, we will be importing the cold air from the north, through the course of the weekend, and that will bring colder weather but also more 5un5hine eventually, and for saturday, acro55 the southern half of the country, a lot of cloud and outbreaks of rain, especially in the south coast, and further north, through part5 especially in the south coast, and further north, through parts of northern england and north wales, more sunshine, ju5t northern england and north wales, more sunshine, just a few wintry flurries on the north—easterly breeze and temperatures between 3—8. saturday night, the card and outbreaks of rain in the south gradually get pu5hed towards the south —— the wind and outbreaks of rain. we could see load5 south —— the wind and outbreaks of rain. we could see loads of “11 in town5 rain. we could see loads of “11 in towns and cities and the shoulder blades of scotland could have —10 degrees. —— de sheltered glens. sunday is nothing like a decent day,

plenty of sunshine around, most places should stay dry, the chance ofa places should stay dry, the chance of a passing shower along the south coast but temperatures on the cold side, barely getting above freezing in scotland and in the south around 5-7. in scotland and in the south around 5—7. monday, high pressure not far away, but there is a change of position, sitting across scandinavia, so the wind becomes more of a easterly direction, and we will see more cloud coming in from the neo—con contador, especially affecting southern parts of the country —— from the near continent. it is largely dry if gray and a similar picture on tuesday, increasing amounts of cloud, the odd spot of drizzle, whether from waiting in the wings, late in the day —— a weather front. it should not feel too bad although it will be cloudy and grisly for some. by the time you get to wednesday, the font

01’ time you get to wednesday, the font or system moves east, uncertainty about how far it will get —— the frontal system. it looks like it will be windy and wet late in the day and those temperatures starting to creep up, as well. as we look through the latter part of next week the jet stream driving through the latter part of next week thejet stream driving our low pressure systems is going to be sitting out into the atlantic diving south and as we head to the end of the week we can see a change in the wind direction in thejet the week we can see a change in the wind direction in the jet stream, coming from a south—westerly direction, and that will import milder air. temperatures turning milder air. temperatures turning milderfrom the west milder air. temperatures turning milder from the west and they will be rain eventually arriving, but also the potential for snow as the rain bumps into the cold air. of a black cab rapist aren't told that he is about to be let out ofjail. john worboys, who was jailed for drugging and assaulting passengers in 2009, is about to be released. the parole board head says victims

should have been told. we believed all the victims had been told about that decision, but we're checking today exactly what did happen, because clearly something went wrong. we'll be asking what could change as a result of this controversial case. also tonight... president trump brands a controversial new book about his presidency as phoney and full of lies. but its author says he stands by every word of it. the one description that everyone gave — everyone has in common — they all say he is like a child. new car sales have fallen for the first time in six years,