welcome to bbc news, i'm mike embley. our top stories: a city in lockdown. as they struggle to contain a deadly virus, chinese officials say the 11 million people of wuhan must not travel. at the trump impeachment trial, the prosecution sets out the case against the president. the president was the key player in this scheme. everyone was in the loop. he directed the players in this team. he personally asked a foreign government to investigate his opponent. a deadly winter storm leaves four people missing and a spanish coastal town filled with foam. now, you listen here. he's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy.

tributes have been paid to the monty python star terry jones, who has died at the age of 77. he had been suffering from dementia. the chinese authorities have stopped public transport and cancelled all flights and trains from the city of wuhan as they try to control a respiratory virus that has infected at least 500 people and killed 17. they have told wuhan‘s population of around 11 million none of them should leave the city without good reason. china's lunar new year holiday usually sees hundreds of millions on the move. this from our medical correspondent fergus walsh. this is the epicentre of the outbreak. hospitals in wuhan are overwhelmed. more than a dozen health workers have been infected, so medical staff have started wearing full protective suits. now, in a dramatic attempt to slow the virus spreading,

the city's entire public transport system is being shut down. within hours, all flights will be grounded, all trains and bus stations closed. residents are being urged to stay put. wuhan has a population of 11 million people, more than live in greater london. wuhan international airport handles over 2a million passengers a year, with direct flights to london, paris, dubai, and other cities around the world. the last flight out of wuhan for the uk landed at heathrow this evening. passengers were met by health officials after they left the plane. so there was no screening at wuhan, and there was no screening as i've landed. and we were given a leaflet in english saying, if you experience symptoms, call nhs direct. that was from public health england. it was quite sparse, the leaflet, but i've not had my temperature checked. i wasn't questioned at passport control. but further spread of

the virus is inevitable. thousands of wuhan residents have already left the city for the lunar new year holiday, and 400 million people across china will travel this week. 0ne positive — the virus appears less aggressive than the 2002 sars outbreak which killed nearly 800 people. this virus, it appears that a significant proportion of cases actually have milder disease. they do have symptoms. they have fever, they feel poorly, but the symptoms are quite nonspecific, like flu, for instance. so that may pose a challenge in terms of rapidly identifying cases, though it's good news from the point of view of this might not be quite as lethal as sars was. but there are still so many unknowns. the world health organization has delayed a decision until tomorrow about whether to declare a global health emergency. the decision about whether or not to declare a public health emergency of international concern is one

i take extremely seriously, and one i am only prepared to make with appropriate consideration of all the evidence. china has been widely praised for its swift and open response to the new virus. the world's most populous country is taking no chances. fergus walsh, bbc news. for more information on the coronavirus, visit our website. among articles and video, this piece by our health correspondent james gallagher on how worried we should all be about the coronavirus. bbc.com/news for all that. on day two of donald trump's impeachment trial in washington, the us senate is hearing opening arguments as the prosecution makes its case that the president should be removed from office for abuse of power and obstructing congress. mr trump denies using american military aid to pressure ukraine into helping discredit one of his democratic party rivals. the lead impeachment manager, the democrat adam schiff,

set out the prosecution case. the documents and testimony that we were able to collect paint an overwhelming and damning picture of the president's efforts to use the powers of his office to corruptly solicit foreign help in his re—election campaign, and withhold official acts and military aid to compel that support. over the coming days, you will hear remarkably consistent evidence of president trump's corrupt scheme and cover—up. when you focus on the evidence uncovered during the investigation, you will appreciate there is no serious dispute about the facts underlying the president's conduct. 0ur correspondent in washington, chris buckler, has been watching the trial. this is really the prosecution setting out their case, and they have three days to do so, and it's already been a number

of hours in which they have been setting this out in forensic detail. and it has been a very professional presentation. it has had clips, even clips of president trump himself, and at times that's when you've really seen the senators pay attention and take notice. but it doesn't really have any new information brought to it, if you take a look at what's actually included so far, it's really documents and information that was already discussed during the impeachment hearings. and we're really getting this idea that perhaps the democrats have been stymied a little by the republicans, who up to this point have blocked the introduction of new documents, issuing subpoenas to the white house, the state department, for example, or really forcing witnesses at this stage to give evidence. of course, that's an ongoing battle, and you can imagine the democrats really feel that they want to introduce new evidence if they're going to push this case against president trump. chris, talking of documents and evidence, these rather curious

words from mr trump today to the effect of, "we have all the material, they don't have the material." 0n the face of it, that's an admission of obstructing congress, isn't it? and that is one of the charges in this impeachment trial, and yeah, it's worth emphasising those words once again. president trump was actually to some extent boasting about how well his team, he thought, were doing. and he said, but honestly, we have all the material, they don't have the material. and that seems to be direct evidence to this voting down of amendments inside the senate last night, in which democrats were trying to push for this new material to come from the white house and the state department. and there is absolutely no doubt that democratic members of congress will be saying time and time again that those kind of words perhaps indicate that the president might have something to hide. but at this stage, if you listen to his legal team, they seem very chipper. they believe this is going very well for the president, and of course, they haven't started to make the defence case yet. and for all the drama of this, chris, we should just remind people

this is pretty much a foregone conclusion. the vote is almost certain to be along party lines. yeah, and i mean, there have been slightly dramatic moments. we did, for example, have the chiefjustice who's presiding over this trial stepping in at one stage and telling both sides essentially to behave themselves, that he felt it was becoming too aggressive, too angry, that this should be treated as a very sober trail. and we also had a protester in the last few hours, who spoke out at one stage, and had to be removed from the chamber. but you are right, republicans and democrats have come to this already feeling that they know what way they're going to vote in this, and that republican majority in the senate means it is inconceivable that president trump could be removed from office. and in fact, at certain points today, there have been senators missing from the chamber. they left during these long hours of testimony and evidence that was being presented. and that might be an indication that they've heard all this before, and they know exactly what way

they're going to vote. and we will hear more later in the programme from a professor of political science paying close attention to the trial. let's get some of the day's other news: 0pening arguments have begun in the trial in new york of the former hollywood producer harvey weinstein, who could face life in prison if convicted. experts working for the united nations say they have information to suggest the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman, hacked the phone of amazon bossjeff bezos. they are demanding the crown prince is investigated for continuous, direct and personal efforts to target perceived opponents. saudi authorities have dismissed the claims as absurd. the italian foreign minister, luigi di maio, has resigned as leader of five star, the biggest party in parliament. he will stay on as foreign minister. he told party supporters in rome that it was just the end of a phase. the party won a third of the seats in march 2018,

but faces losses in important regional elections this weekend. to rapturous applause from a star—studded audience, the french designer jean—paul gaultier has bowed out of the industry with his last haute couture show in paris. the designer, known for challenging gender stereotypes, described the show as a party to celebrate his five decades in fashion. the show was opened by the british singer boy george. authorities in spain searching for at least four people missing since storm gloria brought widespread disruption to the east of the country. the powerful storm front has so far killed nine people. it is now causing flooding in southern france. 0ur correspondent reports. storm gloria arrived with great force. winds of up to 144 kilometres per hour, with waves up to 14 metres high. ina per hour, with waves up to 14 metres high. in a small seaside town in catalonia, a thick foam flooded the

streets. it was caused by this. howling winds and a powerful surge from the ocean. local authorities say it is the worst sea storm since 2003. it has claimed several lives, and there are still people missing. 0ne and there are still people missing. one man is feared to have been swept into this canyon on the island of maelle ricker. rescuers are doing all they can to locate his body. —— majorca. translation: in theory we are the only ones who can go to the canyon, because the water level is quite dangerous. after four days of relentless rain and wind, a moment of calm has settled across the worst hit areas. it is only now locals can start to assess the widespread destruction. translation: it was tremendous. it destroyed the seafront, and look at the result. the worst thing is the disaster that it has caused. this was beautiful. forecasters have tracked seawater

three kilometres inland. it's want this delta, of vital ecosystem full of rice patties. the storm front headed north—east and landed in southern france. torrential rain there has also caused chaos, forcing many people to abandon their homes for safety. only when the water subsides will they know the true extent of gloria's damage. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: tributes from around the world for the monty python star terryjones, who's died aged 77. 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 upon 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 want 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 that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a city in lockdown — chinese officials say the people of wuhan cannot travel as they try to contain the spread of a deadly virus.

at the trump impeachment trial, the us senate hears the opening arguments as the prosecution makes the case against the president. let's stay with that story and speak toa let's stay with that story and speak to a professor of political science at george mason university. professor, thank you very much for your time. what are you thinking as your time. what are you thinking as you watch these proceedings? well, from my perspective, it's been a pretty gripping day. i've had it on in the background, checking different news channels through the day but from most people's perspectives it's been a bit dull but there's been a steady presentation of evidence that the democrats have controlled today and they will continue over the next couple of days, with the republicans probably beginning their presentations on saturday. this is much more a political process than a legal one, isn't it, and the result is almost certain to be on party lines? essentially what we are viewing is a

partisan elliptical process dressed up partisan elliptical process dressed up to look like a judicial one, but there's nothing particularly judicial going on about the proceedings despite the fact the supreme proceedings despite the fact the supremejustice proceedings despite the fact the supreme justice of the proceedings despite the fact the supremejustice of the supreme court is sitting in the chair. there have been signs more moderate republican senators seem to move the senate majority leader away from his more restrictive plans for the trial. given that is it possible that witnesses might be called?” given that is it possible that witnesses might be called? i think it is possible. it's interesting, majority leader mcconnell started with his beginning bargaining position so strict and solo on the bar, as you might say, but the fact he gave into a bit of an agreement about the changes in time distribution seemed like a bit of a win for the democrats, but i don't think mcconnell or most republicans felt like they were giving up much.

after the republicans and do their presentations for a couple of days and then they have questions somewhere in the middle or end of next week, they will have a debate about whether or not you have witnesses. the democrats would need four republicans to peel off and vote them to agree to have witnesses, and republican susan collins of mai is already publicly stated she is willing to do that. it is looking like it is possible. you will know better than me that it's almost 21 years ago i think that a president from the democratic party was facing impeachment, do you see meaningful between the clinton impeachment? i was a younger person at the time but i remember watching it. there's a lot of similarities but the biggest difference... two big differences i would point to, bill clinton was in his second term and he had no possibility of re— election and the questions around his impeachment had nothing to do with elections. president trump is in his first term and is seeking

re—election and the very questions of his impeachment are about an electoral issue. the biggest issue between the 19905 and now is the polarisation of the us congress has increased more erratically and the effect that has is parties as they become more 5pread apart have a greater sense of risk of losing. each party is trying to save face and not so much about winning their own po5ition5 but making sure the other side... that they don't lose to the other side because as distance increases, that loss increases. professor, thank you very much. you're very welcome. rena quint i5 84 and one of those who survived the holocaust, the only member of her family to do so. she lives injerusalem and she's been talking to us ahead of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz—birkenau, the nazi death camp in southern poland. dozens of world leaders are expected to gather in israel on thursday for a major ceremony,

but it's being held amid deepening concern that anti—semitism is once again on the rise. our international correspondent orla guerin reports. i was very lucky, extremely lucky, to have a husband who expressed his love, and he wrote me notes. every single day, i got a note. in this jeru5alem apartment, a love story lasted a lifetime. my most precious darling, i thank god for prompting you to say yes when i proposed to you over 100 times. rena quint had 60 years and four children with her late husband emanuel. this is our family. she is now a proud great—grandmother. a rich life forged from unimaginable horror. and i was lying in a pile of bodies, some dead, some alive. the british came in and they made these huge mass graves to bury10,000. newsreel: i passed through the barrier... that was april 1945, in bergen—belsen. rena lived to see the liberation,

but her entire family perished in the holocaust. alone, aged nine, she was brought to the united states. a new home and a new life. but, 75 years on, rena says anti—semiti5m is coming back and the lessons of the past must be heeded. we have to remember the hatred that people can learn. germany was a civilised, cultured, educated group of people. how can they have committed 5uch horrific, terrible crime5? we have to remember that. and do you feel like it's even more important for you now to keep telling your story? i do. you ask somebody about auschwitz and they say, "who was he?" how can that be possible that people don't know what auschwitz was? but they don't. so rena takes us to yad va5hem. israel's touchstone of remembrance. honouring six million jews

annihilated by the nazis. these were people, each one had a separate personality, each one had a name, each one had a life and their life wa5 snuffed out. and the only thing that's left here are shoes. rena spent years guiding tour groups here. bearing witness brings anguish, but she wants to speak for those who cannot. these are the bodies, one mangled with the other. here are bodies of people who were once alive. i was one of those people. how did i possibly get out? how did i possibly survive bergen—belsen? but when the last of the survivors are gone, who will be the guardians of memory? do you worry, rena, that when people like you are no longer here that the world will not

remember or will not believe? i do worry. the world won't remember. they don't remember the armenian genocide, they don't remember what happened yesterday in syria and afghanistan. they don't remember all the people who are sitting in poverty. even if i was there, i don't believe it, so how much will people who weren't there? how can they believe it? in yad vashem's hall of names, images of the dead. young soldiers troop in to share the binding tragedy of the jewish people. the state of israel is now a regional power. for decades, it has occupied palestinian territories. but some here will always see their nation through the prism of persecution and survival. orla guerin, bbc news, yad va5hem.

all day on thursday there will be ceremonies in israel among dozens of world leaders expected. we will follow that on bbc news and all day everyday the alf which museum, if you use twitter, is putting out all sorts of important material —— outwits. —— auschwitz. environmental activists are saying the contamination of drinking water in the united states with man—made chemicals is far more serious than previously estimated. tests commissioned by the environmental working group have for the first time found toxic chemicals known as pfas in the drinking water of dozens of american cities. some of these chemicals have been linked to cancer, liver damage and low birth weight. she has accused the military of deep—rooted intolerance. the army says she is unable to continue her

services. tributes have been paid to the monty python star terry jones, who has died at the age of 77. he had been suffering from dementia. our correspondent david sillitoe looks back at a career that helped to reshape comedy. terryjones. in monty python, he was often at his best in a frock. charlie, you come to this mark there. but he also directed their films. he was an historian, a tv presenter, a children's author and friend and writing partner of michael palin. i met him at university in 1962, i think, and we were inseparable for many, many years after that. writing, acting, through the python times. in python, what is terry jones' contribution? when do you know, oh, that's terry? well, i mean, there are certain roles that terry played superbly. a lot of them based on his mother!

when he does the mother in the life of brian, "he's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!" now, you listen here, he's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy. now go away! all: who are you? i'm his mother, that's who. hop up, graybridge! ripping yarns, do not adjust your set, he even wrote for the two ronnies and then, 50 years after they met, it became clear something was very wrong — dementia. at this bafta event, terryjones could barely speak. um, we'd just like to say thank you to everyone. i know it's a great honour for dad to win this award and just... the struggles we're having at the moment, it's been hard, but we're so proud of him. thank you. you described him as a renaissance comedian, a man who — a polymath. which part of terryjones will you really miss most?

oh, i shall miss the sociable terry, you know? sorry. i'lljust miss putting my arm around him and having a drink. he was just a wonderful companion. a terrific companion. so, yes, i shall miss our trips to the bar. i shall miss our pints, and i shall miss our sessions at setting the world to rights. he had his view, i had my view, but he was the most wonderful friend and, as i say, just a terrific person to be with and i won't be the only person who says this. he had an enormous number of friends who loved him dearly. michael paly in there with david sillito on terryjones, who has died at the age of 77. i have no jokes for to follow that. —— i have no

jokes for chedjou follow that. thank you for watching. —— i have nojokes fit to follow that. wednesday was a rather grey and gloomy day for most of us — misty and murky with some spots of drizzle. there were a few brighter spells, particularly eastern scotland and north—east england, and i think today's looking pretty similar — most places cloudy with limited spells of brightness. we've still got our area of high pressure, it's getting squeezed out as lower pressure's pushing in from the north and from the south. this weather front will be pushing to the north—west of scotland to bring outbreaks of rain. but it's going to be another very grey day. there could be some dense fog patches in places, particularly england and wales, and some of the cloud might be thick enough for the odd spot of light rain or drizzle. much like wednesday, it's probably eastern scotland and north—east england where we'll see the best of any brightness. we could see a little bit as well across the south—west of england. for most of us, the winds will be

winds but stronger in north—west scotland as that weather front moves in. for most of us, the winds will be winds but stronger in north—west scotland as that weather front moves in. there will be a stronger easterly blowing through the english channel. those temperatures, hovering around eight or nine for most, could see 10 or 11 in the brighter spots of north—east scotland. this weather front pushes further south with rain heavy on it as it continues to go south, but it tends to weaken and elsewhere a rather cloudy night with spots of drizzle and a bit of mist and murk and again a largely frost—free one because of the cloud cover. a few sheltered spots in north—east england and north—east scotland could turn chilly. friday will be similar sort of day. with our low of high pressure with us, it's going to be a rather grey and gloomy one with those temperatures around eight or nine degrees. that is how we are looking on friday but out of friday and into the weekend, we start to see some changes. low pressure starts to push into the north—west of the country. for england and wales, you'll still notice not many isobars around so another day of light winds here and quite a bit of cloud. further north—west, for scotland and northern ireland, it will be a breezier day and we'll start to that weather front pushing

into the north—west of scotland. could be as well because of the breeze mixing up the air, we could see some brightness for scotland and northern ireland but a rather cloudy day for most. those temperatures, 7—10. as you move through saturday night into sunday, that weather front begins to push eastwards, slowly sliding across the country and you'll notice more isobars on the chart for sunday. so it's going to be a breezeier day, or windier day, for us all, particularly in the north—west. this weather front moving eastwards will bring outbreaks of patchy rain, the odd heavier burst on it as it moves across england and wales. brighter skies in scotland and northern ireland but here there will have blustery showers and they will be wintry and quite cool over high ground, nine or 11 in the south—east. then as we head into following week could be unsettled. we could see a deep low bringing gales and a spell of wet weather earlier in the week.

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public transport has been closed down in the chinese city of wuhan, as the authorities attempt to control an outbreak of a new virus. nearly 600 people have been infected. 17 have died. flights and trains out of wuhan have been cancelled. people living there have been told they shouldn't leave the city, but millions have already chat, travelled for lunar new year. in washington, the democrats are presenting their arguments that the impeachment trial of donald trump. they've accused the presidents of using his powers and obstructing justice. mr trump's defence team will later resent their arguments. the president has described the proceedings as a sherrard. authorities in spain are searching forfour authorities in spain are searching for four people since storm gloria caused widespread destruction across the east of the country. the storm has so far killed nine people and has so far killed nine people and has brought flooding to southern france.