this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. i'm simon pusey. our top stories: prosecutor turns defender: president trump adds ken starr, the man who sought bill clinton's impeachment, to his team. the us says it will screen passengers from china for symptoms of a new virus that has killed two people and infected many more. four teachers in los angeles sue delta airlines after a plane dumped fuel on their school during an emergency landing. record amounts of cocaine are being produced in colombia — much of it ends up in europe. so what happens when a user talks directly to a producer? so you never take cocaine yourself?

cheering. and making history — the scottish brothers who've become the fastest trio to row 3000 miles across the atlantic. thanks forjoining us. president trump's impeachment trial will properly get under way on tuesday, and on friday the white house unveiled an all star roster for its legal team. the defence will include the prosecutor from bill clinton's impeachment, kenn starr, as well as celebrity lawyer alan dershowitz, whose previous high—profile clients include oj simpson and jeffrey epstein. 0ur north america correspondent aleem maqbool looks at the key hirings ahead of next week's trial. it is what we've come to expect from donald trump. the newly revealed members of his legal team are

made—for—tv heavyweights. in ken starr, he also has a man considered a hero to the right. as independent counsel in the 1990s, it was his investigation and the finding that bill clinton lied under oath about a relationship with an intern that led to the then—president's impeachment. happy new year to you. away we go now... more recently he has been a contributor to mr trump's news network of choice, speaking out against the current impeachment. in alan dershowitz he has got one of the most high—profile lawyers in the country — one who represented mike tyson, oj simpson and convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. he has also been vocally opposed to the impeachment of president trump. both are likely to bring showmanship to the historic events of the coming weeks. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, has insisted that iran must pay compensation for the shooting down of the ukrainian airliner last week.

176 people were killed — 57 of those who died were canadian citizens. as a first step, the government will give families of the victims who are canadian citizens or permanent residents $25,000 per victim to assist with their immediate needs such as funeral arrangements and travel. this is a unique and unprecedented situation because of the international sanctions placed on iran, and the difficulties that that imposes on these families. i want to be clear. we expect iran to compensate these families. i have met them. they cannot wait weeks — they need support now. meanwhile, president trump has warned iran's supreme leader ayatollah khamenei to be "very careful with his words" — after he attacked the united states in a public sermon in tehran.

here's our middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville. chanting. it's eight years since ayatollah ali khamenei led friday prayers. his central message hasn't changed much. translation: the evil us government keeps repeating that we stand beside iranian people. you are lying — even if you are standing beside iranian people, it is just so you can stab them with your poison daggers. "death to america, death to england", chanted the crowd. thousands were bussed in from local mosques and given banners to wave. the ayatollah‘s appearance, and these loyalists, are meant to project strength, at a time of weakness for iran. looking down from above, qasem soleimani — the country's ruthless regional fixer. his assassination by

the united states has wounded iran. the accidental shooting down of the ukrainian passenger plane with iranians on board brought more trouble. angry crowds defaced the dead general‘s posters. in neighbouring iraq, iran and america continue their battle for influence. when iran and america fight, often it's iraq who bleeds. here in baghdad and across the country, there is a revolt against the government and against iranian influence. tehran has spent decades building up enormous power here. that power is now facing unprecedented pressure. they have been on these streets since october and caused the prime minister to resign and parliament to agree a new electoral law. but that's not enough. for many, iran and america are no longer welcome here. translation: i send a message to us and iran.

we wish iraqis will not be either eastern or western. we want iraq to be ruled by iraqis. change was already coming here in iraq, but the killing of qasem soleimani on iraqi soil means it may come sooner. with enough trouble of their own, iraqis are fast losing patience with america and iran. quentin sommerville, bbc news, baghdad. security forces in the chilean capital santiago have used tear gas against protesters. there have been months of demonstrations against the government of president sebastian pin—yera, with people ——sebastian pinera, with people demanding social reforms and changes to the constitution. dozens have died since the movement began in october. brazil's culture minister roberto alvim has been sacked after using parts of a speech by nazi germany's propaganda chief joseph goebbels in a video, sparking outrage. music by hitler's favourite composer

richard wagner was played in the background. earlier, mr alvim said the now—deleted video was a "rhetorical coincidence". us congresswoman ayanna pressley has revealed she is completely bald because of the hair—loss condition alopecia. the massachusetts democrat told the root website that she started noticing her hair was falling out last autumn. she eventually went totally bald in december. the united states is beginning screening passengers arriving at three airports from the chinese city of wuhan. they're looking for symptoms of a new respiratory virus that has killed two people and infected dozens more. the checks will take place at los angeles, san francisco and jfk airport in new york. the new virus was detected in wuhan last month — cases have since been reported injapan and thailand. well a little earlier i spoke with dr peter daszak from the centre for infection and immunity at the ecohealth alliance and asked how more dangerous this virus is than previously thought. we are beginning to know more about how likely it is for this

virus to spread from one person to another. coupled with that, we have had the first deaths and now the virus has appeared in two countries, multiple, two people infected in thailand, so it looks like it has the capacity to spread through infected people. that doesn't sound great. just how bad could this outbreak be? any outbreak is a very intensely watched event, because it is unclear at the beginning of an outbreak, how likely it is for an outbreak to spread and become a pandemic. what it seems from this outbreak is china has done an incrediblejob of rapidly identifying this as a new disease, finding out what the virus is that is causing it, and being open about the information. but there is a problem, that we are seeing too many infected people for it to be just a single spillover event from animals to people. it looks like there has been either more than one place where the people are picking up this virus or there is human to human spread which is a big concern. you talk about it

being a new disease. just what kind of challenges does it present to health officials? it looks like the virus is closely related to sars. since sars emerged, people have been developing vaccines and drugs to see if they work against sars. the problem is, this virus is different. we don't know yet if those drugs and those vaccines work, so the risk is that it is something that begins to spread, that it's lethal and we don't have the capacity to control it. do we know yet where this came from? no, all of the early indications are that it originated in a wildlife market, a market that sells mainly seafood but also some mammals, mainly domestic mammals. pork and a few birds, poultry. but it is really unclear whether that is the source of the outbreak. it may be that wildlife at the root

source, we find that when we look at the genetic sequence of this virus, it looks very similar to viruses that we found in bats in china, and that is where the original source of the sars outbreak was too. so maybe the bats have gotten into a farm and infected some animals or people have been trading and eating bats and that is the origin. nobody knows yet. until we find that out, we can't be sure that this won't happen again. four teachers in los angeles are suing the us carrier, delta airlines, for negligence after a pilot dumped fuel over their primary school playground earlier this week. the teachers say the fuel burned their skin, eyes and throats and sent children screaming for cover. gareth barlow reports. children screaming. this is the moment thousands of litres of aviation fuel rained down on los angeles. the delta air lines flight 89 dumps the fuel on tuesday before making an emergency landing shortly after takeoff. dozens of children and teachers

outside in playgrounds as the plane flew overhead required medical treatment for skin irritation and breathing difficulties. i began feeling a light drizzle on my hair, my face, my body. i thought it was rain. and then i caught the scent of fuel. i started yelling for my students to come back inside the building. in a statement released on wednesday, the airline said: i was scared. i was scared too. we were all scared. despite the airline saying that normal procedure was followed, the teachers‘ lawsuit alleges the delta air lines pilot didn't

inform air traffic control of the need to jettison the fuel. had delta's pilot notified our personnel of the need to dump fuel, the flight would have been directed by air traffic control to a location and to an altitude from which fuel could have been released without danger to the teachers, the students and others at the school. more teachers, students and families may joint the lawsuit amid concerns about the long—term health impacts from the exposed toxins. gareth barlow, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we will have more on that story later in the programme. plus, a special report on record amounts of cocaine being produced in colombia, and how producers conspire to get it to a city near you. donald trump is now the 45th

president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first. america first. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set up on by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him ‘the butcher of lyon'. klaus altmann is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia. the west germans wants to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot. a tide of humanity. it is believed by officials to have broken all records.

this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: president trump has revealed the team that will defend him in his senate impeachment trial. four teachers in los angeles sue delta air lines after a plane dumped fuel on their school during an emergency landing. let's get more on that now. neil hansford is an aviation analyst. he told me how common it was for pilots to dump fuel. i have never heard of anybody dumping over a built—up area — it's not that common, anyway, to have an aircraft to lose an engine on take—off. but the normal procedure is you are directed out over the sea and you normally dump fuel over the sea. and they were having to dump about 15 tons of aviation fuel, because the aircraft was flying direct from los angeles to beijing.

but certainly, i had never — in my time in the industry — ever heard of anybody dumping fuel over a built—up area. it is a built—up area, it is also such a low altitude, wasn't it? because often when you dump fuel, you do it so high up that it never actually reaches humans down below. that's exactly right. and he — he actually reported a compressor stall — what he believed to be a compressor stall with the engine. the aircraft is very capable of flying on one engine, and there must have been another reason, whether they believe they have another problem, to turn back and be facilitated so quickly at what is a very, very busy airport at los angeles, that he did not go out over the sea to dump the fuel. so there's some other circumstances that we are not aware of, but i have a feeling that the delta crew may have acted inappropriately

at where they dumped the fuel. yeah, we saw a teacher in that report very emotional and distraught about what happened. just what kind of physical impact will those people — those teachers, children and staff members have that have been affected by the fuel? probably it is going to be more mental than physical, because research into the effect of aviation fuel on people — and when they've done on rats, it has had no carcinogenic or any other effect — so it may well be more emotional, and i have to say because it's in the united states, the fact that it's going to court so quickly in such a litigious country, i am not surprised. the colombian government says it's to restart aerial spraying of coca leaves with herbicide in an effort to reduce the record levels of cocaine currently produced in the country. spraying was suspended in 2015 after a study found the chemical used could cause cancer. since then, the area under coca cultivation has tripled, with much of the cocaine produced

ending up in the us and europe. michael buchanan travelled to colombia to find out what else is behind the surge in production. in the middle of the andes, after a three—hour hike, i meet the foot soldiers of the cocaine trade, the farmers. how old are you? every two months, they harvest a crop of coca leaves. it pays them around £75 a month each, mainly for what they do with the leaves. they add a variety of toxins, including ammonia and petrol. the process creates this valuable paste, which the narcos are willing to kill for. colombia's indigenous

groups are under attack, murdered for trying to rid their communities of criminal gangs. canas valasco was one of over 50 members of the nasa people killed last year, assassinated in front of his wife messa. colombia is producing more cocaine than ever before. a peace deal in 2016 ended the longest running civil war, but the agreement has allowed narco traffickers to expand their production and control of the cocaine trade. 0ne smuggler told me how easy it is to export the drug.

the smuggler often hides the drug among the vast consignments of bananas that head overseas. he says he sends at least six tonnes of cocaine to europe annually. how many of those shipments would you expect to reach europe? the producers and consumers of cocaine both rely on each other, but rarely meet, so i arrange for the coca farmers to speak to lewis, who we met last night, who occasionally takes the drug. so you never take cocaine yourselves? you feel a buzz, a rush, uplifted. you have plenty of energy, yeah.

afterwards, you feel terrible. thanks, guys. the farmer's advice turned lewis off cocaine, but many more are turning to the drug, creating problems in both colombia and the uk. michael buchanan, bbc news, colombia. and you can see more on this story in our world, colombia: the new cocaine war on the bbc news channel and bbc world news at 0a30gmt, except if you're watching in north america or latin america. how welcoming is your workplace to those who are neurodiverse? that's the term used to describe people with dyslexia, autism or other neurological differences. employers are increasingly trying to attract people with neurodiversity, and now, one of the biggest record labels has produced a book aimed at making the working environment more inclusive. chichi izundu has more.

put these goggles on and what they will do is turn your world upside down. can you see? yes. now, try and shake my hand. pleasure to meet you. people see the world differently — something universal music uk picked up on when discussing diversity in the workplace, especially neurodiversity, which refers to people with adhd, dyspraxia, dyslexia and the autism spectrum. the record label wanted a guide on how to talk about neurodiversity in the workplace, but when they couldn't find one, they made one. to help support our existing staff and also to try and reach out to all that untapped talent out there. that's why we're doing it. there's brilliant folks out there that we've already spoken to as part of this research that just wouldn't even consider applying to the likes of us or, indeed, many companies. not every work environment is like universal music uk. 31—year old yvonne is a marketing consultant who works in a typical office — open plan, lots of phones and computers.

coloured post—its and coloured books that we got as well, which helps me to distinguish what is going on in terms of the information, so i can dial down to what is important and i can see it clearly. so you are neurodivergent? yes, iam. what is you neurodivergency? i'm dyslexic, so my ds and bs tend to get mixed up. i don't easily recognise errors in terms of spelling, punctuation and grammar. one need that's not often met is how you apply for a job. employers should think of more options. applying for a job for some can be tricky. employers still expect you to fill out an application form and if you have a neurodiversity like dyslexia, that can be challenging. so how about sending in a short video explaining exactly why you are the right person for thejob instead? what are you working on, april? matt boyd started the neurodiverse recruitment agency exceptional individuals and couldn't get a job because of his dyslexia. many of our community we work

with have been told always what they're bad at and not what they're good at, so when they get to the workplace, if employers can focus on the benefits and strength areas of the individual, then society as a whole will make a big difference for everyone with adhd, dyslexia, dyspraxia and autism. there are employers who actively seek neurodiverse people like the intelligence agency gchq, and the government does offer a grant for employers to help meet the needs of neurodiverse people, but until the traditional way of work changes, they are a community that will continue to not be included in diversity conversation. authorities in italy have discovered a painting by austrian artist gustav klimt stolen 23 years ago, believed to be worth some $60 million. the painting portrait of a lady was taken from a gallery in the city of piacenza, with investigators believing the art work to have been stolen through a skylight.

but in december, a worker discovered a hidden compartment on the gallery's outer wall with the painting stashed inside, and the piece has now been confirmed as authentic. three brothers from edinburgh are celebrating after setting three world records by rowing across the atlantic in just 35 days. they set off from the canary islands on december the 12th and arrived in antigua after rowing three thousand miles. lorna gordon has the story. a record—breaking row, in a show of sibling courage. been a tough day. conditions are not great. in fact, at times, conditions were awful, lachlan, jamie and ewan maclean overcoming seasickness, dehydration and exhaustion in their epic row across the atlantic. being brothers was, they said, a help, not hindrance when times got tough. after 35 days and nights being at sea, the body is starting to get some pretty sore aches and pains.

after more than a month at sea, the end in sight for the trio of brothers. with notjust one record on the horizon, but three. cheering. it has been utterly incredible. and so surreal. being, you know, on a boat withjust three of us for 35 days. yeah, you are in your own wee bubble. so hearing other people's voices and then all the other boats, their horns start going off when you come across the finishing. bizarre. the maclean brothers said they had no rowing experience before training for their 3000—mile adventure. they have now raised tens of thousands for charity, in what one of them called the defining experience of his life. and you can keep up to date all with the latest news on our website with reports from our correspondents based in over 80 locations around the globe. that's all at bbc.com/news, or download the bbc news app.

thank you for watching. stay tuned on bbc news. hello. so much of the past week — indeed, so much of the year thus far — seems to have been dominated by cloud and wind and rain. at least there was something of a change on friday. it was a bright but really quite showery day for some and, of course, at slightly higher levels in scotland, it has led to a covering of snow. but at last, at last, at last, just in time for the weekend, we can talk about drier and sunnier weather. it's the other face of winter. so there will be some night—time frost and some ice around. and here's the set—up — low pressure still close by to the north of the british isles over the past few hours, and it doesn't look very promising when you look out into the atlantic — a low pressure. but what's this? it's diving away towards biscay! and here, just in time for the weekend to settle things very nicely, a big area of high

pressure, and it keeps on doing its stuff, for the most part, into the middle of the forthcoming week as well. so that is a real transformation. but the weekend will start much colder with a hint of frost about it — something that many of you won't have seen for a good wee while, but at least does mean it's going to be drier and it's going to be sunny as well. yes, there are still showers to be had on this north—westerly wind, most noticeable across the north—eastern quarter of scotland and through the northern isles, and no more the 12, 13 or 14, which is where we've been in places over the past few days. temperatures resolutely there in single figures. and with clear skies persisting under the influence of that area of high pressure, there will be a widespread frost away from the coast as we start sunday. somewhere is going to “4 or —5 — something of that order. but here we go again. a lot of dry, fine, sunny, crisp winter weather. the exception, perhaps this south—westerly, and more cloud just keeping

the north—western quarter of scotland that wee bit milder. there, the sunshine tempered by the amount of cloud. but elsewhere, it could be wall—to—wall sunshine. from sunday on into monday, a cold and frosty start for the southern half of the british isles. the mild air there in place across the north. watch out — there could be more more extensive fog patches for the commute on monday, but essentially, it's much the same sort of fare. the exception — thicker cloud may be just producing the odd spot of rain through the northern and western isles. and as i take you on into the forthcoming week, under the influence of that high pressure, perhaps a subtle change in wind directions mayjust mean that many more of us get some of that mild air, but it will stay dry for most.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the white house has confirmed who will be in the legal team which will defend president trump in his impeachment trial. it will include ken starr, the main prosecutor from bill clinton's impeachment, as well as the lawyer alan dershowitz, who's clients included oj simpson and jeffrey epstein. the us says it will start to screen passengers from china for symptoms of a new virus that has killed two people. there are 41 laboratory—confirmed cases, but experts in london estimate the true number is closer to 1,700. iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has defended the country's armed forces after it admitted shooting down a passenger plane by mistake. —— teachers are to sue delta airlines for dumping fuel over their school. it sent children screaming for cover. they say they are concerned about the long—term health