you're watching newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: president trump's set to declare a national emergency to secure funding for a border wall with mexico. he faces a battle with democrats and some republicans over his plans. they ayes to the right, 258. the noes to the left, 303. another big parliamentary defeat for the british government over its vision for brexit. i'm nuala mcgovern in london. also in the programme: dealing with dementia. the world health organisation warns asian countries to prepare for a steep rise in cases. and making his mark on the philippines. controversial leader rodrigo duterte says he wants to change the country's name. good morning.

it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in the evening in washington, where donald trump has said he will accept the budget deal and thus avoid a second partial government shutdown. but, and it's a big but, the white house says he will make up for that deal, not including all of the funding he wants for his border wall, by calling a national emergency to secure the shortfall. our washington correspondent chris buckler has the latest. he is having to look at other options and he is funding a spending bill despite the fact that congress would not give the $5.7 billion he says he needs. he is backed into a corner because fundamentally, he does not want to have another partial government shutdown. polls suggested that he was the one

getting blamed, but he is now saying he will take the money from other pots, from other funding. it is why he is talking about declaring a national emergency at the southern border, it is to try and build that wall, which he promised of course to his supporters during the 2016 election campaign. exactly where will that funding be coming from and what are the democrats saying about this national emergency? yeah, you can imagine that that is the big question being asked. as far as donald trump is concerned, it is likely is going to try and take the money from pots like military funding, there is even a suggestion he could go into disaster relief funding, money set aside for the likes of california after the wildfires, things like that, and if he does that, that will be controversial. there are suggestions that this could face even court and legal challenges. already as you mention there, the democrats are calling this a lawless action, suggesting that this is unconstitutional.

in america, effectively congress is supposed to hold the pursestrings, it decides where money should be spent and the president carries that out. as far as they are concerned, this is president trump trying to get around that, trying to make decisions about how money is spent. so i think we're going to have a battle over this national emergency and i think if anything, the controversy has just begun. let's take a look at some of the day's other news, and the british prime minister, theresa may, has suffered another defeat in parliament, having asked for its continued backing for her handling of brexit negotiations. that vote doesn't force mrs may to do anything different but it does suggest that she won't automatically have a majority for any lastminute changes she can negotiate with brussels. the uk is due to leave the eu injust over six weeks. in a few moments, we'll have a view from the bbc‘s europe editor, katya adler, in brussels, but first here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg, in westminster.

this vote might not change much in theory, but it changes something in political practice. remember, a few weeks ago, mps comprehensively chucked out the prime minister's compromise. since then, she has been trying to show to the european union that it is worth giving her a change to that deal and that she can keep her party and parliament together, but today those efforts failed. the tory party once again was split. it is not going to dramatically change thinking in brussels because the eu was already feeling that now was not the moment for them to act, because they don't believe that theresa may has a stable majority in parliament, and since she is trying to appease all sorts of different sides, the eu thinking is that if they give something now in order to keep mps on board, she would have to come back again in maybe two weeks' time and ask for more again,

a bit like oliver twist. thanks very much to katya and laura. also making news today: india has called for international sanctions against the leader of the pakistan—based militant group, jaish—e—mohammed. the group said it was behind the suicide car bombing that killed at least a0 indian paramilitary police in kashmir. in a statement, india asked for the leader, masood azhard, to be designated a terrorist by the un. students and teachers across the united states have been holding vigils to mark the anniversary of the parkland shooting at a high school in florida. 14 students and three staff members were shot dead by a pupil at the marjory stoneman douglas school. officials from north and south korea are in switzerland, for talks about a potentialjoint bid to host the 2032 summer olympics. the delegations from the two koreas are expected to meet on friday, if successful, it would be the first time the games have been co—hosted. meet the newest member of the legal profession in the american city of lansing, a dog named kory. he's a courtroom support dog, and he's been trained to provide emotional support to victims

of crime during trials. it's a serious positio. he will be formally sworn in by a judge before he starts his new career. a verdict could come as early as friday in the murder case of ko ni, a supreme court advocate, who was shot outside yangon international airport two years ago. the 63—year—old was also a legal adviser to aung san suu kyi's government and a prominent voice for religious harmony in myanmar. nick beake has the latest. well, this is the exact spot hat yangon international airport where ko ni was assassinated two years ago. it was a chilling is crime that shocked myanmar, the fact that it was carried out in such a public place, many simply could not believe it. the army has denied responsibility.

many do not believe that, they see this as the perfect illustration of despite there being a civilian government now, the army still being able to click crimes and get away with it. later today at a courthouse in yangon, we are expecting to get the verdicts on the trial of four men who have been on trial in connection with the murder for the past two years. three of those men have connections with the military. there is another suspected man who is believed to be the mastermind, who is still at large, he is a retired lieutenant colonel. ko ni's family have said they want justice, but whether or not they get that is very hard to see. they said he died at hero because he tried to change the constitution in this country. he was trying to loosen the grip of the military on this country and lots of people believe he died because he was doing that, and so not only did the assassin rob a family of a father and grandfather, he also robbed a country of the great hope for more democratic future. a philippinejournalist and government critic accused of libel has told bbc world news

that the accusations against her are ludicrous, and amount to political harassment. maria ressa has been released on bail. these pictures are from wednesday, when she was arrested and led out of the company's headquarters because of an article written seven years ago. she told the bbc the government is trying to silence her and her news website, rappler, which has frequently criticised president rodrigo duterte. this is the sixth time i have filed bail in the last two months, this shows an abuse of power and the weaponization of the law. and now i am going to the philippine government to demand my rights. this is political harassment. it is meant to intimidate both me and rappler into silence but, beyond that, it goes to the heart of the role of press freedom in a society. i mean, in the end, press freedom is notjust for the journalists,

which is why this is notjust about me and about rappler, press freedom is the pillar of a democracy, of all filippinos rights to the truth so that they can hold the powerful to account. i've been speaking to marites vitug, a journalist at rappler, who told me more about maria ressa. she is back to work and all the reporters are going about doing theirjob seriously and accurately, despite all the pressure. that is quite something, to be back in work after being part of the global headlines over the past 36 hours. what is her plan, just to push ahead with this particular indictment? yes, there will be caourt hearings and rappler has its own set of lawyers for this libel case. it will take time. we've had several, in the history of the philippine press, this is not new but under duterte it stresses to what lengths he will go to intimidate a news organisation. we are definitely going to be keeping a close eye on

those court proceedings as they unfold but i also wanted to ask you, we began reading that mr duterte would lie to change the name of the philippines? have i pronounced this correctly — maharlika ? maharlika. how do you understand why he wants to do that? he wants to project himself as an anticolonial, nationalist leader. remember that he embraced china and also russia, away from the us so that is the kind of image that he wants to leave behind or to show the world, but it is not a pressing concern. there is no urgent need to change a name, there is no demand for a change of name. but it is something that he has obviously floated. i mean is it some thing that you would like? i have heard it said to leave the colonial past behind, to not have that connection to a former king of spain, which was king philip.

there are more substantial ways of doing that. teaching usthe curriculum from children to college. the history books really have had little on the philippine—american war, we have not had extensive histories being taught to the children and to university students. it is more substantial thanjust changing a name. what does maharlika mean? historians have discussed it — it is nobility, some say free man, but it is associated with the late dictator, ferdinand marcos, because he also wanted, at one point, to change the name of the country to maharlika. i've been speaking to marites vitug, a journalist at rappler, who told me more about maria ressa. sweden has recalled its ambassador in beijing following apparently unofficial attempts to free a swedish citizen being held in china.

the swedish government is investigating anna lindsted's involvement in meetings to secure the release of gui minhai. mr gui's case has received international attention. john sudworth has more from beijing. well, the world of international diplomacy can be a very murky and impenetrable one, but the events surrounding the departure of sweden's ambassador to china, anna lindsted, appeared to be very strange indeed. they centre on the case of a man called gui minhai, a chinese—born swedish national, his daughter angela gui says she was invited by ambassador lindsted to a meeting in sweden last month, where she was introduced to a shadowy group of chinese businessmen who say they have close connections to the chinese communist party, and she says that with ambassador linsted present, she was offered a bizarre deal, pressured, infact, into accept a deal in which her father was going to serve a few more years in prison, she was told, and then would be released, but in exchange, she had to guarantee her silence, that she would stop campaigning

publicly for his release. it gets even stranger because sweden's foreign ministry says that it had no knowledge of this meeting taking place at all. it was not informed until after the event and as a result, it seems, ambassador linsted has been called back from china and is now facing an internal investigation. angela gui says she will continue to campaign for her father's release. raising concerns for example that he was abducted from thailand into chinese police custody and that he hasn't detained as china claims initially over a driving offence but because he was publishing books about the personal lives of china's

communist party leaders, something that china takes a very dim view about, of course. john simon were from beijing. —— sudworth. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: 25 million cases, but far worse to come. asia's told to prepare for a steep rise in dementia. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered. it has a terrible effect on the moral of the people, i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up

in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flowed down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they've called it mir, the russian for peace. thanks forjoining us. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm nuala mcgovern in london. our top stories: president trump's set to declare a national emergency, to secure funding for a border wall with mexico. the british government has suffered another damaging parliamentary defeat over its brexit plans. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post reports

that negotiators from china and the united states have started two more days of trade talks. the countries are racing to reach a deal before a 90—day truce on tariffs ends in two weeks — and the two sides place billions of dollars of taxes on each other‘s products. india's business standard leads on a new tax being proposed on global technology firms like google, facebook and amazon. the companies would have to pay a ‘digital tax‘ of between 30 3a candidates have been given three days to take the posters down — orface legal action from the election commission. let's get more on our top story now. a constitutional crisis is developing in the united states. president donald trump has agreed to a compromised spending bill — to keep the government open. but there's a proviso. he says he will declare a national emergency — so he can divert funds to pay for a wall on the border with mexico. the democrats say it's a violation of the constitution and sets a dangerous precedent. here's the speaker of the house nancy pelosi. we wa nt

we want to review our options. republicans have some unease about it no matter what they say, because if the president can declare an emergency on something he has created, as an emergency, an illusion that he wants to convey, just think of what different values can present to the people. you want to talk about a national emergency? let us talk about the one today. a manifestation of the epidemic of gun violence in america. that is a national emergency. waiting to declare that an emergency, mr president? joining us now from washington is sam berger. he's a former obama administration lawyer and policy advisor and is now the vice president of the center for american progress. well, what the president is proposing is illegal, unconstitutional, and desperate. the

response would be to first overturn the vote in congress and if that fails take them to court. you say to very simple terms. this is something that has resonated with his the border wall, and it is something that many of them to want funded. do you see a way to bridge the divide that there is currently between democratic and republican lawmakers. the wall is wildly unpopular outside ofa the wall is wildly unpopular outside of a small portion of the present‘s base. whatever the solution might be is not for the president to ignore the constitution and the law. he will probably argue that he is within his rights and his presidential power to declare a national emergency. he will point to the figures and i know they are disputed, but many i have spoken to that are republicans, that are loyal supporters obvious, say that something is to be done with his own border. there is no national

emergency at the border. at historic levels, crossings are quite low. the present‘s theory is that he can declare a national emergency and change the military into his private construction company, it would be the same as if he declared a national emergency at a golf course and sent them down to mow the lawn —— the president. this is clearly illegal. they need to secure funding legally through the normal processes . legally through the normal processes. if he does manage to get the funding through, instead of this emergency declaration, he will have to field one of his campaign promises that, really, many would say brought him to power as president of the united states. well, first of all, it is very unlikely he would be able to use this illegal manoeuvre. anticipate it would be stopped in the courts. the original proposal wasn't that that he would steal money away from construction programmes in america that would pave the wall, it was that would pave the wall, it was that mexico would pay for the wall.

really this is a promise that has been broken again and again and again. now he is receiving poor coverage on fox news is desperately seeking a way out. apparently he feels this illegal action is the only route left him. is it about him, sam berger, i looked back at former president obama, he talked about building the fence, so did george w bush, so did ronald reagan, is it just george w bush, so did ronald reagan, is itjust his rhetoric or is it is image of border security that you are against, briefly? well, i think theissue are against, briefly? well, i think the issue here is that we know why he is pushing forward the wall. it is not respond to any factors in the world. it is to reflect the disapproval of immigration, both legal and illegal. we know that every time there has been a proposal on the table he has sought to curb legal immigration as well. this wall isa legal immigration as well. this wall is a symbol, a symbol of hatred and bigotry. that is why it is a poser strongly by so many. sam berger, from washington, dc, thank you very

much. thank you so much for having me. dementia is one of the world's great medical challenges, shattering lives and robbing families of the people they know and love. now the world health organization is warning asian countries in particular to prepare for a significant increase in those suffering from the condition. at the moment around half of the words 50 million sufferers live in asia, but the who says that figure will rise by 2050. paola barbarino is the ceo of alzheimer's disease international. she told me we still have much to learn about the causes of dementia. alzheimer's is a very complex disease as indeed is dementia in general. fundamentally we still really do not know what causes dementia, otherwise probably we would be more advanced in finding out about what to do about it. it is a disease that certainly starts in a very confusing manner, also, for many people, who do not really yet recognise the signs so there are issues

about spacial awareness, you do not knowing any more where you are, location, there's difficulty in speaking in your normal way or writing in your normal way or you may have behavioural difficulties. who is most at risk when it comes to dementia or alzheimer's? so after 65 years of age you are automatically more at risk. so we know that the prevalence is for people to be more likely to get alzheimer's and dementia after 65. however because of the increases, advances in diagnostics, you can now actually unfortunately diagnosed with it much earlier and it is important for everyone to try and get a timely diagnosis so that you'll know which one you'll have. i'm now 52 years old, 65 is about 13 years away. how can i prevent myself from even getting to that stage? there is lots of good news around that because we know that there's a lot of things that people can do

that will decrease the risk of you getting it. so eating well, good healthy food, lots of fruit and vegetables and in general looking at your diet, not being overweight, education is extremely important, and also maintaining your brain active. socialisation is actually very important as well and exercise. doing these things really does decrease your risk. are we closer to any kind of cure? well, unfortunately, not quite yet. so far i think it is 15 years since the last medicine on dementia was actually discovered and, unfortunately, not, we are not yet close to a cure but we can do a lot about care. in asia, we are risk here, how do we prevent it, how must governments prepare for it? preparedness of government is essential. for example, knowing what to do about a population which will have to cope with dementia. 71%, for example, of all carers are usually women, women bare a disproportionate amount of the burden on the care. it is very important

that the government thinks about how they can, for example, enable the workforce to work for longer whilst caring for someone with dementia. we are all getting older so this is only, unfortunately, going to become a bigger problem and we have to be prepared for it. very interesting. you have been watching newsday. i'm nuala mcgovern in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. coming up: afterfierce opposition, amazon cancels its plans to build a new headquarters in new york. we'll have a report from the big apple. and before we go, we'd like to leave you with these pictures of the russian president vladimir putin practising one of his hobbies — judo. he took part in a session with russia's olympic team, and used his own black belt qualifications to throw several opponents to the floor, although none of them seemed to want to send their 66—year—old leader flying through the air. he apparently injured his finger during the session, but that didn't

stop him from finishing the drill. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. hello. it was not just love in the air on valentine's day, spring in the air too, as the uk recorded its highest valentine's day temperature in 21 years. and that was at wales. here's a view from aberystwyth, but it was at bala, the temperatures reached 16.1 celsius, top of the valentine's day shop. you can see the extent of temperatures in double figures elsewhere and how far removed from average they are at this time of year. and there is more mild to very mild weather on the way in hte next few days. but we know the nights are quite chilly and actually friday starts on a colder note in scotland and northern ireland compared with thursday morning, and especially in parts of england and wales. there will be a touch of frost

around in places and, the further south you are, the chance of seeing some maybe dense fog patches, that could be rather slow to clear. but th last of those shouyld be gone by late morning, lunchtime. but then, for most of us, it is blue skies and sunshine all the way. though cloud will increase in northern ireland, especially to the west, and in western scotland. and into the north—west and the western isles some outbreaks of rains slowly moving in. but the colours indicate just how much temperatures are going to rebound after that chilly start, on towards the midteens again, on again towards 15 or even 16 celsius, though it is quite breezy. if anything a touch windier than it was on thursday, especially towards the north—west and the western isles. these are average speeds. there could be some gusts of up to around 50 miles per hour or so. friday night is not going to be as chilly as more cloud moves into the uk, courtesy of these fairly weak weather fronts. another system will come in towards the uk later in the weekend. they are just going to deliver

glancing blows but at least giving more cloud in places. but the important thing, the flow of air around these weather systems will maintain a feed coming in from the south and that means it is goin go stay mild, with temperatures above average. so this is what we are expecting for the weekend — mild, yes, breezy, also, still. dry for many but these weather systems i've pointed out will bring the threat of seeing a bit of rain. we may welcome that in the garden, especially down towards the west of the uk. but there will be more cloud in southern england, east anglia and the midlands, into wales, on saturday. maybe a bit of drizzle into the far south—west. northern england seeing sunny spells. broken cloud in northern ireland, eastern scotland. cloudy in north—west scotland, where there is some patchy rain. early rain clearing from shetland. still breezy, still mild. on then on sunday, more sunshine around at least to start the day. but this weather system comes in from the west, delivering some rather patchy outbreaks of rain, more appreciativley so towards north—west scotland. it is still breezy but it is still mild, especially where you see the best of the sunshine down the eastern side of the uk. bye— bye. i'm nuala mcgovern

with bbc world news. our top story: president trump will declare a national emergency to fund his border wall. at the same time, he will sign new spending measures to avoid another government shutdown. the spending bill is expected to be approved by both houses of congress. democrats, who control the house of representatives, had refused to give mr trump more than $5 billion he'd asked for. the british prime minister, theresa may, has suffered another big parliamentary defeat on her brexit plans. members voted against the government's appeal to back the approach agreed two weeks ago. and this video is trending on bbc.com: archaeologists in pompeii have discovered a fresco of narcissus, who legend has it was a man who loved only himself. the work of art has remained intact for nearly 2,000 years since mount vesuvius erupted. that's all.

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