you're watching beyond 100 days. in a striking rebuke, mr trump calls his own intelligence chiefs "naive" and "passive" and says they need to "go back to school". the twitter tirade is aimed squarely at the heads of the cia, the fbi and director of national intelligence — all people mr trump himself appointed. yesterday, those same chiefs went to congress and contradicted the president on the top security issues facing america. many say the last two years has been a wild ride in america politics. we take to the ice to see what voters think of president trump at the halfway mark of his first term. some have found it an exhilarating time, but it has not been without its carnage and its casualties and, of course, i'm not talking about this race. also on the programme: the europeans will not be replacing the northern ireland

backstop. it is so the northern ireland backstop. it is so cold in the midwest, this is what happens when you threw boiling water in the area. —— air. hello and welcome. i'm katty kay in washington and christian fraser is in london. donald trump is in open conflict with his intelligence chiefs after they publicly countered his positions on a range of national security issues. he called them "naive" and suggested they don't know what they're talking about. yesterday, at an annual senate hearing on the security threats facing america, the head of the cia, the head of the fbi and the director of national intelligence contradicted mr trump on the top security issues facing the us — iran, north korea and, noticeably, on so called islamic state, or isis. we have won against isis, we have beaten them and beaten them badly. isis will continue to be a threat to

the united states. they stalk magpies and is of fighters. they stalk magpies and is of fighters. today, mr trump hit back on twitter. "the intelligence people seem to be extremely passive and naive", he wrote, "when it comes to the dangers of iran. perhaps intelligence should go back to school!" let's bring in our north america editor, jon sopel. it wasn't just it wasn'tjust non—isis, also on north korea. mr trump is said the new killer is the is positive, they said, not so fast. why are we seeing this discrepancy about the intelligence chiefs and what donald trump says? because donald trump doesn't trust his intelligence chiefs, never has done. two years ago you were able to save these were leftovers of the obama administration, representatives of the deep state, but these are his appointments. these are of the republicans that he trusts to run the cia, fbi and

national intelligence. they didn't mention his policies, but one by one they demolished his position on north korea, they questioned his position on iran and questioned his position on iran and questioned his position on isis. for all of those reasons, most intelligence chiefs are out in the polar vortex for the rest of the day. one thing they didn't talk about is a national security threat was the border with mexico. in some ways, that was the most significant. donald trump has always taken a much more benign view on what russia is up more benign view on what russia is up to than his intelligence chiefs, but the house is midway through debating whether it will keep the government open in three weeks. if not, there is a widespread expectation that donald trump will move to push an emergency declaration on the southern border

for national security grounds. how weird, then, that the three national intelligence leaders of the united states didn't even mention it? there will be a legal challenge if he goes ahead and introduces a national emergency and the first argument that anybody in defence will say, is that anybody in defence will say, is that there is no national emergency, your information chiefs didn't even mention it. many people in america are tired of these overseas military campaigns, they liked the fact he is bringing home the troops. among republicans, they are starting to shift attitudes even towards russia. of course. it is a natural instinct that you want road trips out of harm's way if possible. it is the claims and counterclaims. donald trump says that isis is defeated and they are giving a much more nuanced

replied, saying they may not hold the same landmass that they once did, but they are still a potent fighting force and to be taken seriously. donald trump says iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons and is in breach of the random agreement, but the directors of the fbi and cia said that is not the case. it is notjust a question about what should happen with the troops overseas, but donald trump disagrees with the professional advice he is being given. jon sopel, thank you very much. reading some of the pieces today after that hearing, you get the feeling that these top intelligence chiefs want him to consult. there is expertise at hand, what they don't want is the knee jerk reaction, they want him to consult. there is a pattern here for donald trump and people who have written biographies of him and have followed him for decades, the

business ventures he has been involved in, they say there is a pattern weather is a reality and then there is mr trump's reality and he is quite capable of bending back to support his version of reality. when it comes to these intelligence issues, he has a clear worldview. there was concern from the beginning of his presidency, would he bent intelligence that was presented to him to fit that worldview, or would he take the intelligence and then for my worldview. over the course of the last day, something i haven't seen the last day, something i haven't seenin the last day, something i haven't seen in public, this public rift between the intelligence chiefs and the executive in the white house, what has happened is that he has a worldview and he is dismissing the intelligence chiefs when they are presenting him with those facts. it will not go down well in the cia or fbi. in a building next to the white house, officials from the two global superpowers are huddling to see if they can stave off a trade war that will affect countries and companies right around the world.

the chinese and american negotiators have given themselves 48 hours. if they fail, then on 2nd march, america will impose tariffs of 25% on a further $200 billion of chinese imports. and the early signs are not altogether postive. there is a giant elephant in the room which they are all trying to ignore — yes, huawei. on tuesday, the usjustice department filed a host of criminal charges against the chinese telecoms giant and its chief financial officer for, among other things, theft of intellectual property and breaking sanctions on iran. all trying to ignore — yes, huawei. on tuesday, the usjustice department filed a host of criminal charges against the chinese telecoms giant and its chief financial officer for, among other things, theft of intellectual property and breaking sanctions on iran. so where do we stand so far with the current trade war? this is what the two countries import from the other — $506 and £130 billion respectively. so far, both the us and china have 3a billion dollars' worth all trying to ignore — yes, huawei. of tariffs in effect. they have another $16 billion ready to go, but that is a drop in the ocean compared to the $200 and $60 billion respectively that could be on the way

if these talks fail. and the cost of a full scale trade war? the bank of england estimates that growth of the uk economy would be held back by 2% and america's by 5%. our business correspondent michelle fleury is in washington, where the talks are talking place. how much pressure is there on american negotiators to get the deal, given that american companies are starting to say that the white house, this is really hurting us? anecdotally we are hearing from companies like apple, they say in greater china the revenues are down by $5 billion. harley—davidson is talking about the difficulties the trade war is costing on its business. the anecdotal evidence is pointing to the fact that despite what administration officials are saying, it does seem to be having an impact on american companies. the question is, word is that lead to?

on one hand, concerns over national security in the case of huawei, that is partly behind this. there is also a split vision over what the direction of these two giant economies should be. on the one hand you have the alerts model in america, the state led model in china. that is what the americans would like to see change. it is a big ask and it is unclear if the chinese can meet them on that. president hollande probably feels he has the upper hand at the moment given the lagging chinese economy, but around the world, looking at the growth figures dynastic and china, everybody‘s was slightly panicking because it affects the world economy when china slows down. yes, we have christine lagarde, the head of the imf, warning that trade wars would have a negative effect on the slowing global economy. there is increasing pressure on donald trump, especially after the shutdown, he

could do with the political wing. he is indicated in the past that he is keen to have some sort of progress that he can show on this deal between the us and china, but it is a huge unknown. the chinese have seen a huge unknown. the chinese have seen him fold over the government shutdown and they might exploit what they see as a weakness. both sides could do with the compromise. it goes back to this idea that the americans feel the chinese economy is unfairand the americans feel the chinese economy is unfair and the question now is how much are the chinese willing to give on this? will it be enough to satisfy some of the hawks in the american administration? michelle, thank you. on huawei, so far the chinese saying that they will keep huawei separate from those trade talks, but given that their chief financial officer has just been indicted by the americans, i wonder how that will go over in the next few days. last night, the uk parliament voted to send the prime minister back to brussels to secure "alternative arrangements" to the so—called

‘backstop' — that is the mechanism to prevent the return of a hard border in ireland. the arrangement is unpopular among the brexiteers as it could keep the uk in a permanent customs union with the eu indefinitely if no way can be found to keep the border free of infrastructure. today, we got the eu response in full. they have stolen theresa may's favourite line — "nothing has changed". jean—claude juncker, european commission president, again insisted that the deal on the table remains the only option and the withdrawal agreement signed by the prime minister in november will not be reopened. though withdrawal agreement remains the best and only deal possible. the european union said so in november, we said so in december, we said after the first meaningful vote in the house of commons injanuary. the debates and votes in the house of commons yesterday do not change that. commons yesterday do not change that. with me now is our uk political correspondent, rob watson. short con junkers said

short conjunkers said today, so—called alternative arrangements we re so—called alternative arrangements were discussed during the negotiation, the concept is not a plan, notan negotiation, the concept is not a plan, not an operational solution. that is the issue, alternative arrangements aren't specific. no, they are not. i should say that they do have renewed admiration for what you do having had a go at it on thursday. it is not a question of putting on a bit of make—up and looking at the camera and try not to say something utterly stupid. moving swiftly on, it is not going well so far. if you think about what theresa may did on tuesday, it was a screeching u—turn, suddenly saying she was prepared to revisit the withdrawal treaty, something she said was not possible. yet, right away, the european union is saying, we will not reopen this

treaty. the question has been asked, what did you mean by an alternative to a hard border in northern ireland? specifics, have, none. michel barnier did say this today, we would be more ambitious about the future partnership, we are flexible if they are to move beyond the current agreement. the tone is, we will try to be nice to you, you are in chaos in the uk in terms of politics. it seems to me what he is saying is, we wa nt to seems to me what he is saying is, we want to be nice, have this great relationship and if you redline about not being in a customs union was to go pinkish, or white, some others cheered, maybe this northern ireland problem wouldn't be so difficult. theresa may then gets back to square one, and that is the

divisions in her own party. why did she offered to agreed to reopen the withdrawal treaty? it is to appease her party who doesn't like the idea ofa her party who doesn't like the idea of a customs union because they think there are free—trade deals outside the eu. after the events of the last day, are we closer to a new deal or culture to a second referendum? goodness gracious exclamation that is a cracking question! i would say marginally closer to an new deal. what i will say, is neither. if they are all ruling a tight, why do they think it could still happen? they have to say that, don't they? it is the default position. if nobody does anything between now and the 29th of march, britain will leave on

a new deal. that is the law. if i had to choose, i would say the most likely is delay. even if parliament eventually gets behind theresa may's deal, despite how unloved it is, the idea that they would be able to make all the changes to the law to get that number the 29th of march seems far—fetched. if they were going to do some of the other things, softer brexit, general election, none of that will happen by the 29th of march. one of the redeeming features about the chaos around brexit, it is the fact that people are coming up with extraordinary lengths to come up with extraordinary lengths to come up with metaphors. mike phoned into bbc kent day and said this, add critical for a curry, the bbc kent day and said this, add criticalfor a curry, the one bbc kent day and said this, add critical for a curry, the one who organises it gets a voucher that will save them a of money, but they can only buy one sort of food. some wa nt

can only buy one sort of food. some want chicken corner, some want gel frizzy, after much argument, they order vindaloo to annoy each other. isn't that spot on? robert, thank you very much, sir. on both sides of the atlantic, politics lately is being compared to a car crash. so where better to go than a car race on ice — yes, you heard that right — to assess president trump's first two years in office? the bbc‘s aleem maqbool has take on the chilly assignment and reports now from new hampshire. this was the state where it all really started for donald trump and his campaign. at packed field of candidates, he urged the early leader here as a presidential hopeful. there has been so much action since and it is hard to imagine that we are just at

the halfway point of this term in office. it has been incredibly unpredictable, chaotic even, and while some have pointed an exhilarating time, it has not been without its carnage and casualties. of course, i'm not talking about this race. it wasn't long before this race. it wasn't long before this so—called winter blast event in subzero temperatures descended into utter bedlam. once they had emerged from the wreckage, what did some of the drivers here have to say about the drivers here have to say about the past two years? i will be honest, i'm happy. is it perfect? no, but he is? he doesn't be to the bush, he is a straight up guy. that is what the country needs. bush, he is a straight up guy. that is what the country needslj bush, he is a straight up guy. that is what the country needs. i hate him. he's an awful president. i think he is terrible, he's not a president, not a leader. many have asked why republicans haven't spoken

out more when donald trump has changed their party so radically. those who have voiced their concerns, like the former state chairman of the party, fergus cullen, have often felt left out in the cold. i have lost dozens of friendships over this. candidates who supported trump got his backing and did well in the midterms, those who didn't were made examples of. the republicans will not abandon this guy until they are seat is at risk because of him. the lesson that the game from the midterms is if i am from a solid republican district i don't need to worry, in fact, it is harmful to me if i oppose the guide. the best i can hope for is to keep their mouths shut rather than be cheerleaders for him. others are cheerleaders because it is good for fundraising. winter blast has restarted after a huge pile—up. despite of all the turbulence, donald trump continues

to manoeuvre through investigations protests and opposition, and crucially he is keeping his base happy. how will he navigate the second half of what has been add to mulch is right? he gets all the good gigs! why would people do that? the president's main battle is, of course, secure funding for his wall. today, a bi—partisan group of lawmakers are meeting on the hill to try and find a compromise. they have three weeks and neither side wants to return to a shutdown. the congressional budget office estimates it cost the us economy $11 billion, $3 billion of that will never be recovered. yesterday, moody's said that if the president shut down the federal government again, as he has threatened he will, it would be even more costly. with me now is kayleigh mcenany, spokesperson for the republican national committee. thanks for coming in. thank you. does the president realised how

damaging it to beat him politically if there is another government shutdown? he said that is one option on the table, the other way is to declare a national emergency. the white house said are looking at even more options. he wants to avoid another government shutdown. we will see where we are three weeks from now. i imagine you have been hearing from republicans, what have they been telling you about the shutdown? border and wall funding is something worth fighting for, to this extent. republicans wanted the shutdown to continue, many of them. the three—week continuing resolution is a means to an end to show that the president is being evenhanded trying to get the border wall funding through compromise. republicans were very happy that this happened and that the president stood on principle. let's put up his tweet

on this word he says that unless they come up with something for the wall, they are wasting their time. is there a grey area on border security wares technology and steel fences can be called out walls so both sides can save face? the president has been pretty clear that he needs us has been pretty clear that he needs us other and by a year, so he was willing to move from concrete to steel slabs but he has been clear that border patrol has said that there needs to be a physical barrier and that is in concert with technology, in concert with increased border patrol but i don't think he is willing to budge on this idea of a physical barrier. 2,000 miles of it? where necessary. in some parts of our border there are natural landmarks that make it not necessary to have a physical barrier, so in these areas we might not need it. it is in

the areas where we need to see some physical barrier with his immigrants come through. the president today on twitter was calling his intelligence chiefs, all people he appointed, calling them naive, passive, saying they need to go back to school. calling them naive, passive, saying they need to go back to schoolm that helpful? i think but he is saying is that for the intelligence chiefs to downplay the threats... he called them naive and passive. he sees around as a threat. to downplay around's truth intense of getting nuclear weapons. the gq use -- but you could say that he disagrees but the called them naive...” you could say that he disagrees but the called them naive... i think he needs to call them out, it is important to call out iran and north korea, and to college the intelligence chiefs whose assessment he disagrees with. quite

a few of them thrown different things into them thrown different things into the melting pot beside the border wall, other things to do with immigration. that will be the big negotiation that carries on, how much democrats can on immigration to give the donald trump something that he can call our border wall. a 911 emergency operator has to be ready for anything, always available to respond to a cry for help. one of them in lafayette, indiana, got more than she bargained for when she took a call from a young boy who was facing a major emergency — his maths homework. antonia bundy did what any 911 operator should do — she solved his problem. have you had a bad day at school? i just came to tell you. what happened at school but they do have a bad day? ijust at school but they do have a bad day? i just have at school but they do have a bad day? ijust have tonnes of homework. what subject do you have homework

in? mass, added so hard. what are you learning in maths? fractions. fractions. she went on to solve it. he was stuck on how to add three quarters at the quarter. you are thinking you have to take dispatchers and you are generally getting calls from people because they have a fire in their house or a robber at the front door and this kid calls you up and says he has a real problem. what goes through your mind? the danger with that is everybody now knows there is a woman in lafayette the answers problems with mathematics. my daughter is currently looking for her number! good for her, i love the fact she had the grace and the kindness of

spirit not to say, i'm far too busy to ta ke spirit not to say, i'm far too busy to take your call, young man. he was very polite at the end. he said, sorry to trouble you. what was going through his mind? and wondering if i taught my kids or wrong, this is the number the need to call. this is beyond 100 days from the bbc. coming up for viewers on the bbc news channel and bbc world news: what's causing the extreme cold weather in parts of the us? we'll be hearing from a meterologist. also, the latest on the protests in venezuela as rival leaders struggle to gain control of the country. that's still to come. good evening. there is a lot

going on with our weather at the moment and over the next couple of days some of us will see more snow. very cold air is setting in place at the moment. this world of wind is an area of low pressure and it will bring some wet weather into the cold air. through thursday, particularly overnight into friday, that combination of moisture and cold air will bring some further snow. also some nice, also some fog, a combination that could cause travel problems. for the time being, things are quiet. some wintry showers in northern and western parts of the uk. what we will start to see in northern england, down into the midlands is dense, freezing fog forming. temperatures in parts of scotland, all the way down to —15 degrees. a very cold start tomorrow morning, icy stretches around, some fog down into the north

midlands, some of that will be slow to clear. many places will have dry weather and sunshine, but winds will strengthen from the south—west, strong winds in the south—west of england, that we will rapidly turned to snow as it slides into the cold air. the temperatures only a few degrees above freezing. into the rush—hour on thursday afternoon, this mixture of rain and snow will slide across the west country in the southern england, the southern area, the midlands and the wales. at the time we get onto the first part of friday morning, some parts of the west cou ntry friday morning, some parts of the west country fits the up to seven centimetres of lying snow. parts of east wales could have 15 centimetres of lying snow, being blown around by a brisk easterly. we are likely to see some snow showers pushing into parts of north—east england and quite a few showers in the north of scotland. another cold night, particularly in

the north. into friday, this first area of sleet and snow will fizzle away, but further snow will fizzle away, but further snow showers to come in southern areas through friday and more persistent rain, sleet and snow spinning in. still some showers up to the north—west with temperatures still on the low side, 3—5d. this is beyond 100 days... with me, katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. our top stories... president trump is in open conflict with his intelligence chiefs after they contradicted his positions on a range of national security issues. he suggested they don't know what they're talking about. at least six people have been killed across the us midwest, as the region shivers through a deadly cold snap. temperatures have dropped to minus 30 celsius in chicago and minus 37 in north dakota. coming up in the next half hour... venezuelans aross the country are taking part in mass demonstrations called by the opposition leader, juan guaido. he urged people to step outside their homes and offices for two hours in protest

at the government of nicolas maduro. musical history under the hammer — why the guitars used in some of legendary rock band pink floyd's most iconic albums are being put up for auction. parts of the united states are experiencing some record low temperatures today, as a blast of arctic air known as a polar vortex descends on much of the country, illinois and the northern states the worst hit. at least five people are reported dead so far, in temperatures that have sunk as low as —30 degrees celsius. emergency services are warning residents to stay inside. the national weather service warns that frostbite is possible within as little as ten minutes. earlier i spoke to dr marshall shepherd, a meteorologist at the university of georgia. 0k, dr shepherd, you are down in georgia, where i imagine

it is nice and balmy. i imagine you're also happy that you're not up in chicago, where it is really, really cold? how cold is it in the midwest at the moment? it is amazingly cold in the midwest. we are talking wind chill is in the —60, —50 category. to give you context, i saw a national weather service office saying that they're going to warm up 75 degrees by the weekend. that still only means the temperatures are going to be in the 30s and 40s. so that gives you an indication of how cold it is there right now. what's the danger of temperatures that cold ? there are a multitude of dangers. your body is just not used to these type of temperatures, so it creates a public health crisis, it creates issues for those in their homes, how we heat homes, for our homeless communities, forjust being out in wind—chills that severe. it is a life—threatening occasion. and so that's why the national weather service has been putting out messaging warning people to stay in.

so let's get to the tricky issue of what is causing what has been called a once in a generation cold snap in the midwest of the united states. the president suggested on twitter that we needed some more global warming to warm things up in the midwest because it was so cold. he said, "globalwarming, come back fast." his own climate scientists then responded saying winter storms don't prove that global warming isn't happening. are they right? well, i often say that weather is your mood and climate is your personality. so one cold day or week says nothing about climate change. so that's really an unfortunate statement. but what we have is the polar vortex weakening. the polar vortex has been around for hundreds of years, we've known about it. when it weakens, cold air can intrude into the united states, and that's what we're seeing. we are seeing this polar vortex weakening, and we can get these cold outbreaks. meanwhile, on the other side of the globe, australia is experiencing record heat. so we are experiencing weather,

it is winter in the united states, it gets cold in the winter, but this polar vortex breach is something that is starting to happen more often and, ironically, some scientists think that climate change and global warming may be causing these extreme cold breaks because of these polar vortex intrusions. i think the data is still not conclusive on that but it's certainly something that's possible. i'm glad that you mentioned australia there, because of course they are having an unbelievable heatwave in australia. you suggesting that it's actually not a coincidence, perhaps, that we're getting these two extremes on either end of the planet, that this could be a function of climate change? well, i think there are two different things at play, but it's certainly summer in the southern hemisphere and it's winter in the northern hemisphere. so it's not unusual to have extreme heat events in australia at this time of year, extreme cold in the united states. but we are seeing more wavy, higher amplitude jet stream patterns and there is some research that perhaps suggests that climate change is causing wavier

jet stream patterns, and that leads to more extreme weather. one day or one week says nothing about climate change, so this winter outbreak we are experiencing in the united states, that a weather phenomenon. if you look at the rest of the globe, there are anomalously warm conditions. so it's not where we live warming, its global warming. so think global. dr shepherd, thanks very much forjoining us. thank you. now, if you want to see exactly how cold it is out there have a look at what happened when journalist adam roberts threw a mug of boiling water out of his kitchen door in chicago. wait for it... look at that! it hurts to breathe, it is that cold. we're joined now by ryan kocourek from chicago who's been left unable to leave his apartment due to the cold temperatures. ryan, i'm

sorry, first of all. how bad is ryan, i'm sorry, first of all. how badisit? ryan, i'm sorry, first of all. how bad is it? it is unreal. my first experience of just bad is it? it is unreal. my first experience ofjust stepping outside was i was blasted by this cold winter, it was so severe that it almost took your breath away. it is like you can't even feel oxygen within the air, it almost suffocating. you literally feel like if you have a runny nose, this is terrible weather for you because the insides of your nose, instant freeze. it is the strangest feeling i have felt in my life. chicago people are turf and used to cold winters, i have been in chicago injanuary, cold winters, i have been in chicago in january, it is cold winters, i have been in chicago injanuary, it is bitter. this must be extreme? yes. the chicago sun—times put out an interesting article this morning that the broomfield zoo, a very famous zoo in chicago, it is only closed stores

three times in 85 years it has been open, they brought the polar bears indoors because they felt that the weather was too extreme even for the polar bears. that is extraordinary. we are looking at the pictures, that steam coming off like mitch again, —— coming off like mitch again, —— coming off like mitch again, —— coming of lake michigan, that is because the water is warmer than the air. londoners are not as tough as people from chicago, some of us have to stand outside for hours on end, what are your secrets. warm? the trick is that a lot of people forget that your feet regulate a lot of your body temperature, if you double or triple up your socks, thermal gear is really good, any type of down coats is especially helpful, fleece hats with the pull down face mask, the ones that count of making look like a ninja. you go the whole nine yards. do you know it in hot

water bottle is question killer yes, sir. they don't stock them in america. can occasionally see them, i used to use them when i got sick, it is good for breaking a flu, throw one behind your neck when you are sleeping and it warms up your neck. you want to tie one or two around your midriff. i will send you one, i have a couple i consent you, you will have to choose which one you want, i will send you a hot water bottle from blighty to keep you warm. look on the bright side, it will be tropical by the end of the week, —11! will be tropical by the end of the week, -11! that is summer around here, i will be breaking out myjean shorts! one thing that really struck me, i was watching pictures of the chicago rail system and the points have been set on fire to keep them operating, otherwise they were worried they would freeze over. i have never seen that before.

asa that before. as a chicagoan, i must admit had never seen as a chicagoan, i must admit had never seen that, either. as a chicagoan, i must admit had neverseen that, either. it as a chicagoan, i must admit had never seen that, either. it is pretty rare. i know they do some pretty rare. i know they do some pretty insane things at o'hare airport for de—icing the engines and things, because i know they are having major problems with sending out flights, lots of flights have been grounded because of that, but setting the train tracks on fire, the pictures individual are unreal. i had never seen anything like that. enjoy your day off, ryan. get the box sets out! amazing. it is super cold out there. the struggle for control over venezuela intensified today between president nicolas maduro and his main rival, self—declared interim leaderjuan guaido. the opposition held major protests urging the venezuelan military to end its backing of president maduro. mr guaido claims he is constitutionally entitled to the presidency because maduro, he says, usurped power in a bogus election last year. major western and latin democracies have now recognised guaido's claim as legitimate. before the protests, mr guaido spoke to the bbc.

our international correspondent orla guerrin asked him if calling for more demonstrations wasn't risking more bloodshed. translation: caracas is the world's most dangerous city in terms of murders per capita, it is dangerous just to live here. because people had been mobilising, they have caught the interest of the world and we are getting support. protesting isa we are getting support. protesting is a necessary risk. but in a concession ahead of today's protest maduro said he'd consider early assembly elections — while then dismissing outright the possibility of a presidential poll like the opposition is demanding. let's cross live to caracas and speak to the bbc‘s guillermo olmo. good to have you with us. is it possible to gauge the size of the protest? well, what i saw today walking around caracas, it was not a

huge crowd but there were small groups of people, thousands of people that have gathered at the entrance of their workplaces and houses. that is the kind of action that the opposition had called for, actually. what we expect is a large rally taking place on saturday from guaido and his supporters, they have called for a large rally in venezuela on saturday, that is the next episode we expect. nicolas maduro says he would consider parliamentary elections, i understand that is not much of a concession? actually, it is not the first time he says that. he has been consistently talking that he is willing to negotiate with the opposition and also... and he says that he will engage in a dialogue

with president donald trump if needed. juan guaido has made clear that his plan for the future of venezuela is to push maduro out of power, to form a government and then to call for fresh elections. washington has made that is the route to follow. mist guaido has had a travel ban placed on him and his assets frozen, what is your opinion on how long he can keep up these protests and claim he is the rightful interim president? the global list everything is unpredictable in venezuela, the situation is so unprecedented that anyone could tell. as long as he has the support of the united states and the donald trump administration make such strong statements saying he is a

legitimate president, i don't see nicholas madeira taking such a risk. the country is unpredictable, we have seen very similar stories with anotherformer have seen very similar stories with another former opposition politician he was eventually jailed another former opposition politician he was eventuallyjailed after the 2017 wave of protests. the fate of this country and the fate ofjuan guaido are two things nobody can predict. a first made a fast-moving story. thank you. six weeks ago, the warring parties in yemen began a ceasefire in the port city of hudaydah. it is a fragile truce and as the bbc‘s lyse doucet has been reporting this week from yemen, it has done little to ease the fears of famine. tomorrow, a bipartisan group of us lawmakers will revive their efforts to end america's involvement in the war. a democratic congressman will be introducing a war powers resolution that will stop the flow of us military supplies to saudi arabia. a similar resolution did pass the senate last december

but was blocked by the then republican controlled house of representatives. if this act is now passed by both houses congress would find itself challenging a key plank of mr trump's foreign policy. earlier i spoke to the congressman who's introducing the resolution, democrat ro khanna of california. congressmen, what difference do you think a congressmen, what difference do you thinka war congressmen, what difference do you think a war powers act, if it was passed on capitol hill, would make on the situation of yemen in terms of material difference? it would make a big difference. when the bill passed the senate, another secretary had said to the coalition that this was an embarrassment and they had to come to some agreement. everyone on the ground is telling us that when the ground is telling us that when the united states act, it forces the parties to come to the table, i think it is part of the reason we

have seen a temporary ceasefire because the united states stop the refuelling. so when we pass this resolution, the first time in the history of the united states that this sort of resolution will pass, i think it will put incredible pressure on the parties to come to the table and have a more permanent ceasefire. the house is democratically controlled, there are more republicans in the senate than in december, making c was hurdle, thenit in december, making c was hurdle, then it has to go to the desk of president trump and there is every chance he would veto what would be seen as pressure on chance he would veto what would be seen as pressure on saudi arabia? first of all, today we are having a joint press conference with senator bernie sanders and i'm confident it will pass not just bernie sanders and i'm confident it will pass notjust the house that the senate. last time, as you know, it passed with 16 plus votes in the senate, so even though the senate is slightly more republican, there are so slightly more republican, there are so many slightly more republican, there are so many senators on slightly more republican, there are so many senators on both sides very troubled by the bombing in

yemen of civilians and also khashoggi, and think this is one way of expressing disapprovalfor the think this is one way of expressing disapproval for the saudi regime and what the coalition is giving. i'm confident it will pass the house and the senate. i am not sure whether the senate. i am not sure whether the president will sign it. we will put an enormous amount of pressure on the white house to sign the change resolution, but regardless of whether the president signs that it will be a clear, unambiguous statement from the us congress that the coalition should stop the bombing, and! the coalition should stop the bombing, and i think the saudis who ca re bombing, and i think the saudis who care so bombing, and i think the saudis who care so deeply about their relationship with the congress will respond. human rights groups say they have evidence that american bombs had been used in killing civilians, including children, in yemen. would you go so far as to say that the united states is notjust supporting saudi arabia, but because of those weapons it is participating

in the conflict? my heart breaks for the children and there is reporting that american bombs were used in the killing of civilians. i think some of these weapons were sold to the saudis apart from the yemen campaign, the reality is they use them and that is why the united states can make it very clear that none of the intelligence or military support should go to the saudi campaign in yemen, and more broadly we need to examine and stop arms sales to the saudis given the human rights abuses. while i have you, may i ask you about the latest situation in venezuela? you about the latest situation in venezuela ? you have about the latest situation in venezuela? you have been a critic of the white house's position of supporting the opposition leader, juan guaido. given the humanitarian situation in venezuela, why would you not want the us to support the opposition? because our history of interventions has not worked out. there was a terrible situation in

syria and we supported the rebels, that made the bombing worse. there was a terrible situation with saddam hussein, we intervened and made the situation worse. there was a terrible situation in libya, we got rid of gaddafi and made the situation worse. i do not deny that maduro is an authoritarian leader who has had failed economic policies, who has violated human rights and had extrajudicial killings, but i believe that when the us supports the opposition it will just show up the us supports the opposition it willjust show up maduro plasma base and he will campaign against foreign interference. the most sensible person on this is the pope, who has had the biggest danger in venezuela is not who is in charge but a civil warand a is not who is in charge but a civil war and a bloodbath, that is why i have supported the vatican puts michael for a negotiated settlement leading towards a thyer election and some power—sharing agreement. congressmen ro khanna, a democrat from california, thank you for joining us. katty, thank you for covering

these issues. america's long and troubled history of engaging in issues in central and latin america weighing in. the height of pressure on saudi arabia was back in november december last year because of the khashoggi killing, i wonder whether this goes through congress, whether it gets to a more republican senate, whether they would pass a war powers resolution given the khashoggi killing is not on the front pages? senator bernie graham would support that? but would they get enough other republican senators to do that? this is beyond 100 days. still to come... buying a piece of music history. for the right price you could own a guitar which produced some of pink floyd's greatest hits. biggin hill in kent is one of britain's oldest aerodromes. during the battle of britain in world war two — churchill called it his strongest link. now a new museum has opened its doors to tell the story of the raf air crews who were based there.

duncan kennedy reports. if an air battle can have a front line, the skies over biggin hill was it. in 1940, raf pilots held that line against the germans, including the late geoffrey welham. i always felt that if i could see my antagonist, i could out fire him in a spitfire, and that was the big thing. see him, out fly him, fight him. biggin hill's new museum now tells these stories for the first time. like elspeth henderson, who hid under a table during one attack. the bomb bounced off the table itself before exploding. the blast shattered the glass and the windows and the plotting table before setting the building on fire. or geoffrey greensmith, who met a wounded german pilot after he was shot down. he had photographs of his two children. one was the same

age as me. that upset me. yeah, it still does. but biggin hill wasn'tjust a place about aircraft and bombs. through these letters, it also became the location for romance and love. lillian simpson and keith ogilvy stayed sweethearts by writing, even when he became a german prisoner of war. we don't talking in the language of victor and villain, we are sharing people's real human experiences and, hopefully, inspiring our visitors by showcasing the very best of human spirit. biggin hill stood for defiance — an airfield and its people who saved britain. duncan kennedy, bbc news. let's look at some headlines from around the world. the former nissan chairman, carlos ghosn, has blamed scheming

executives from the car firm for the criminal charges he's facing. he says they're opposed to his plan to further intergrate the company with renault and mitsubishi. mr ghosn was speaking in his first interview since his arrest in november for financial misconduct — he denies the charges. fans and celebrities have been sending messages of support to actorjussie smollett after he was the victim of a suspected hate crime in chicago. police say the star — who plays jamal in the tv show empire — was hit in the face and had a rope wrapped round his neck by two men shouting racist and homophobic abuse. apple boss tim cook has hinted it could lower iphone prices in some places in an attempt to boost falling sales. revenue from the iphone, responsible for most of the firm's profits, fell 15 percent in its latest financial quarter. other areas of the company are growing rapidly, such as entertainment and wearable devices. pink floyd were one of most influential and successful rock bands of

all time. i like this story but will not tell you why just yet! now, four years after the release of theirfinal album, the band's guitarist david gilmour is auctioning off his guitar collection for charity. matt everitt has been to his studio to find out why now is the right time to stage what might be the most significant guitar auction ever. it's some of the the most remarkable guitar music ever created. now david gilmour‘s famous black stratocaster is up for auction. also under the hammer, this, a 1954 fender stratocaster with the serial number 001. this is the perfect fender stratocaster, you know? and the perfect... the perfect fender stratocaster, in my humble opinion, hasn't been improved on by guitar makers since. i would still prefer to play this very guitar, or one very

similar. david gilmour‘s guitar playing has featured on some of the biggest selling albums of all time. yeah. it's got it. it's just a beautiful instrument. now he's parting company with over 120 of his beloved guitars, almost his entire collection. many of them have given me the gift of a piece of music. it's time to move them on for someone else to enjoy them, someone else to have fun with them, create with them. at the same time as loving them, i consider that they are tools of the trade and i do also think that the sound is something that really comes from the fingers more than from the instrument. so it's not like you can buy one of these at the auction and sound like david gilmour? i'm afraid that's a theory that has

been disproven so many times. the money raised from this extraordinary collection of music history will all be going to charity. matt everitt, bbc news. here is why unlike that story, pink floyd plasma trimmer, nick mason, went to my school. nobody went to that school, it was very small, nobody knew about it except the fact that i went there and so did nick mason! now, christian, sadly, flying isn't what it used to be. and unless you can afford big bucks to ride up front, i'm afraid you're stuck with economy. funny, that, i always seem to end up in the back of the plane. anyway, spare a thought for emirates passenger paul carlin, who ended up with this chicken sandwich as the inflight meal on his flight back to dublin over the christmas holidays. for viewers who don't have perfect eyesight, yes, that may well be the smallest piece of chicken you've ever seen. bon appetit. there are

some airlines who just wing it! so random! we must have been light on the programme. sorry, guys. been light on the programme. sorry, guys, we will try to do better tomorrow! no chicken sandwiches tomorrow! that evening. lots going on with the weather at the moment. over the next couple of days, some will see more snow. very cold air in place at the moment, notice this swell of winds, an area of low pressure which will bring wet weather into the cold air. going through thursday, particularly overnight into friday, the combination of moisture and cold air will bring some further snow, also some ice and fog, a combination which could cause trouble problems over the next couple of days. for the time being, pretty much quiet,

some wintry showers across northern and western parts of the uk and particularly across parts of northern england and into the midlands we will see some tense freezing fog forming. all the way down to —15 degrees in parts of scotland. it very cold start tomorrow, icy stretches around and fog through the vale of york into the north with —— into the north midlands. many places will have try weather and sunshine but from the south—west we had strengthening winds, some particularly windy weather for the south—west of england, some rain sliding in, readily turning to snow as it slides into the cold air. temperatures only 18 degrees above freezing. into the rush ever on thursday afternoon, a mixture of rain and increasingly snow slides across the west country into southern england, the london area, the midlands into wales. and by the time we get to the first part of friday morning, some parts of the west cou ntry of friday morning, some parts of the west country could see three to

seven centimetres of lying snow, pa rt seven centimetres of lying snow, part of west wales could have up to 15 centimetres of lying snow —— parts of east wales. while that is going on towards the south, we are likely to see snow showers across parts of north—east england and quite a few snow showers across the north of scotland. another cold night, temperatures particularly in the north of the uk will be well below freezing. into friday, this first area of sleet and snow will fizzle away but there are further snow showers across southern there are further snow showers across southern areas there are further snow showers across southern areas into friday, more persistent rain, sleet and snow spinning into give a fresh covering on patents. showers to the north—west, temperatures on the low side. three to 5 degrees. this is bbc news. the headlines at 8. the eu says it won't renegotiate britain's brexit deal, despite the vote at westminster for changes to the so called irish border ‘backstop.’ the withdrawal agreement remains

the best and only deal possible. the opinion said so in november. we said so in december. back at westminster, the labour leaderjeremy corbyn, has held talks with theresa may on brexit, and says there'd been a constructive "exchange of views." serious exploratory issues and i set out the labour case for a comprehensive customs union with the european union in order to protect jobs in this country. two seat cushions have washed up on the french coast, possibly from the plane that disappeared over the channel, carrying the footballer, emiliano sala. and a big freeze hits the us, with arctic conditions sending temperatures down as low as minus 30 celsius.