this is bbc news. i'm maryam moshiri. our top stories: president trump nominates this is bbc news, conservative judge amy coney barrett to the us supreme the headlines: court, in a move that could have a major impact president trump has formally nominated the 48—year—old conservative judge, amy coney barrett, to fill on landmark legal rulings. the vacant seat on the us supreme court. mr trump appeared alongside the judge at the white house, describing his nominee as one of the country's "most brilliant and gifted legal minds." todayit thousands of university today it is my honour to students across the uk have nominate one of our nation's been forced into lockdown most billions and gifted legal for two weeks after a spike minds to the supreme court. —— in coronavirus cases on campuses. most brilliant. if the senate 1,700 students in manchester have been told to self—isolate in their rooms does me the honour of on campus for 1h days, confirming me, i pledge to after 127 of them discharge the responsibilities of thisjob to discharge the responsibilities of this job to the very best of my ability. contracted coronavirus. thousands of university students across the uk are forced into lockdown for two weeks after a spike thousands of protesters have defied israel's nationwide in coronavirus cases lockdown to demand on campuses. some say they feel trapped the resignation of prime and are worried they'll run minister benjamin netanyahu. large convoys drove to jerusalem from around out of food. the country to express their anger at mr netanyahu's

handling of the pandemic, and his refusal to step down we've barely got any milk or over corruption charges. bread to last us till monday, we can't do our washing. we all share a laundry room, people have tried, but i do think this is inevitably going to happen. thousands of protesters defy israel's nationwide lockdown tributes are being paid to demand the resignation to matt ratana, the police of prime minister benjamin neta nyahu over corruption charges. hello, and welcome. in the last few hours, president trump has announced federal appeals courtjudge amy coney barrett as his nominee to fill the supreme court seat left vacant by the death of the liberaljudge ruth bader ginsburg. ifjudge barrett is confirmed by the senate, conservative—leaning justices will hold a 6—3 majority on america's highest court

for the foreseeable future. i stand before you today to fulfil one of my highest and most important duties under the united states constitution, the nomination of a supreme court justice. applause. this is my third such nomination, after justice gorsuch and justice kavanaugh, and it is a very proud moment indeed. over the past week, our nation has mourned the loss of a true american legend, justice ruth bader ginsburg was a legal giants, and a pioneerfor women. her extraordinary life and legacy will inspire

americans for generations to come. now we gather in the rose garden to continue our never—ending task of ensuring equal justice never—ending task of ensuring equaljustice and preserving the impartial rule of law. todayit the impartial rule of law. today it is my honour to nominate one of our nation's most brilliant and gifted legal minds to the supreme court. she isa minds to the supreme court. she is a woman of unparalleled achievement, towering intellect, stirling credentials and unyielding loyalty to the constitution, judge amy coney barrett. —— sterling credentials. after the president's comments, amy coney barrett said she was mindful of the footsteps she'd be walking in as the replacement forjustice bader ginsburg, whose death has created the vacancy on the bench. i fully understand that this is a momentous decision for a president. and if the senate

does me the honour of confirming me, i pledged to discharge the responsibilities of thisjob to discharge the responsibilities of this job to the very best of my ability. i love the united states and i love the united states and i love the united states constitution. i am truly... applause. i am truly humbled by the prospect of serving on the supreme court. should i be confirmed, i will be mindful of who came before me. the flag of the united states is still flying at half staff in memory ofjustice ruth bader ginsburg to mark the end of the great american life. justice ginsburg began her career at a time when women we re career at a time when women were not welcome in the legal profession, but she not only broken glass ceilings, she smashed them. for that, she has won the admiration of women

across the country and indeed all over the world. she went on to say that she would carry out her role without her personal beliefs impacting on her judgements, and was ready to face the daunting role. the president has nominated me to serve on the us supreme court, and that institution belongs to all of us. if confirmed, i would belongs to all of us. if confirmed, iwould not belongs to all of us. if confirmed, i would not assume that role for the sake of those in my own circle, and certainly not for my own sake. i would assume this role to serve you. i would discharge the judicial oath which requires me to administerjustice oath which requires me to administer justice without respect to persons. do equal rights to the poor and rich. and faithfully and impartially discharge my duties under the united states constitution. i have no illusions that the road ahead of me will be easy,

eitherfor ahead of me will be easy, either for the ahead of me will be easy, eitherfor the short term ahead of me will be easy, either for the short term or the long haul. i never imagined that i would find myself in this position. but now that i am,i this position. but now that i am, iassure this position. but now that i am, i assure you that i will need to challenge with humility and courage. i'm joined now by our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal. —— peter bowes. peter, we obviously had a clear idea in the last 2a hours or so who was going to be nominated. what do you think is going to happen over the coming days and weeks? it is not a done deal as yet, but it looks pretty likely that she will be in that role soon. yes, what happens next is that we inspect —— expect very shortly are scheduled to be announced for the confirmation hearings in the senate, and we know that the republicans have a 53-47 know that the republicans have a 53—47 majority in the upper house of congress, so it seems very likely that there is no question she will be confirmed

as the latest member of the supreme court. democrats are of course strongly opposed to her, for a couple of reasons. most democrats say this decision shouldn't be made by president trump, it should be made by the winner of the november presidential election. it is too late for now, that argument has been put to rest, because president trump has come forward with his nomination. of course, on policy grounds, the democrats strongly disagree withjudge democrats strongly disagree with judge barrett and democrats strongly disagree withjudge barrett and her beliefs. she is a religious conservative. she believes, or rather, she doesn't believe in abortion. she has strong views on gun rights and gun control. she believes indeed and expanding those rights to americans, and other issues as well. they will be a lively debate over a number of days, but at the moment it seems very likely that she will be confirmed. does this matter to ordinary americans? i know that the setup of the supreme court is important fundamentally to

conservatives, republicans, in particular, but what about ordinary americans watching on the news. what do they think about what is going on?|j the news. what do they think about what is going on? i think it does matter to americans. the supreme court and the importance of the supreme court is, i think, importance of the supreme court is, ithink, etched in the minds of americans ever since they were taught at school about us government, and the importance of that particular body, perhaps more so than anyone else in the country. that is because the supreme court decides on those crucial important issues that are very important issues that are very important to americans, like healthcare. a decision on healthcare. a decision on healthcare will be coming up very soon, perhaps before the election, in terms of the obama law that was brought in some yea rs law that was brought in some years ago, that president trump and his administration wants to abolish the key issues, but i have mentioned, gun control, immigrants' rights, and a vast range of issues that are important to americans because

they understand the role of the supreme court alongside the executive branch, which the president controls and congress as well. peter bowes, thank you very much indeed. joining me now from massachusetts is joel k goldstein. professor of law at saint louis university of law. thank you forjoining us. let's talk about why this particular selection is so contentious in america right now? well, i think it is for a couple of reasons. one is thatjustice ginsburg, whose death created the vacancy, was really one of the vacancy, was really one of the most liberal members of the supreme court. the vacancy has been filled by president trump, he is appointing somebody or nominating somebody who is very

conservative, so it triggers a shift in the composition of the court from sort of a five conservative, four liberals, but one of the conservatives, chiefjustice roberts, but one of the conservatives, chief justice roberts, often cited with the liberals because of his concern about the continuity of law. a 2— six margin, when chiefjustice roberts can no longer be the deciding vote. the other reason it is so contentious is, as was just mentioned, in 2016, the republicans in the senate said that president obama should not be able to name a successor or to nominate a successor to justice scalia in the last year of his presidential term, the people should decide. this year they have abandoned but, where there is a republican president, not a democratic president. so there is a lot of bad feeling about that. she has also said, hasn't she, that she will not allow her personal

beliefs impact on her judgements. is that really possible, do you think? well, i think everyjudge, every justice, brings his or her personal beliefs to the decision—making process. that is why we put so much energy into choosing them, that is why the republicans are so anxious to make the appointment rather than allowing the democrats to. so it is inevitable that a justice will be influenced by his or her personal beliefs, including his or her religious beliefs. what you think is at sta ke beliefs. what you think is at stake here? i mean, there are a number of forthcoming rulings over issues such as abortion, such as obama care. the liberals in america are worried, aren't they? well, i think they are very concerned. i think think they are very concerned. ithinka think they are very concerned. i think a number of decisions that the court has made, but have been in place for a number

of years are at stake. i mean, one is the roe versus wade decision in 1973, by a 7—to decision in 1973, by a 7—to decision of the supreme court saying that under certain circumstances, a woman has a right to terminate her pregnancy. that would be near the top of the list. another important issue is the status of the affordable care act, what is called obama care. judge barrett is an academic —— as an academic, criticised justice roberts' decisions, basically saving the affordable ca re basically saving the affordable care act. now, president trump, the trump administration and his attorney general is challenging it in court, and i think that is very much an issue. some of the environmental regulations, the ability of states and localities to regulate gun

possession in certain instances would be another issue that would be another issue that would be another issue that would be at stake. professor goldstein, thank you very much for giving us your insight. in other news now, university students across the uk have been speaking of their fears and frustrations after being forced into lockdown. 1,700 students in manchester have been told to self—isolate in their rooms on campus for 1h days after 127 of them contracted coronavirus. in scotland, thousands of students have been told not to go to pubs or parties this weekend after hundreds tested positive for the virus at universities across the country. the bbc‘s education correspondent dan johnson reports from manchester. locked down, isolated and feeling imprisoned, hardly the fun and freedom of student life expected by nadia and her flatmates. i live, like, four—and—a—half hours away. if they knew this was going to happen, what was the point of making us all come here if we're going to

do online lessons? we've barely got any milk and bread to last us until monday. we can't do our washing. it's a bit pathetic. ben's flat of eight‘s been cut off for a week already after one of the first cases here. three more days left and we were going to be out and being able to leave, and then they have just announced we're going to have to stay here for a couple more weeks. but health officials say they had to move quickly to keep this under control. we've been really concerned about the rising number of positive cases over the last few days. it went from a very small outbreak to over 120 cases, as you have identified, and we knew it was time to take swift action just to limit the spread amongst the student population, but also the spread in our local communities in manchester, where there are more vulnerable people. this morning, worried parents were running resupply missions. she hates it. she loves the uni, but the isolation is really upsetting her.

she's our youngest daughter who has moved away from home. it is worrying, ain't it? john's daughter chloe started criminology here last week. she was supposed to be coming out for the weekend, long weekend. we travelled up last night and got here and she says, we have been put into isolation for two weeks so she can't come home. we've just brought her a few essentials from the asda and we've got to go back now without her. and there are concerns about the impact on students's well—being and teaching. perhaps the universities should consider a discount to the students where their learning is interrupted and they are not having significant face—to—face learning with lecturers or tutors. glasgow university said after an outbreak there put halls of residence in lockdown, it will refund a month's rent. it also promised food parcels, clean bedding and a way to wash clothes. it's only really been today we've kind of been given information about how the uni are going to help, and, like, what they're going to do about it. so, i mean, we don't know

so far, but it's looking a little bit more positive that they're going to help us. these manchester students are starting their second night in isolation and they are unlikely to be the last —— of two weeks in isolation and they are unlikely to be the last because the scientists did warn the students were likely to bring to coronavirus to campus with them — perhaps unknowingly — and universities are likely to see significant outbreaks. they say they have plans to respond so the virus doesn't spread and communities are protected. young people may be at lower risk of getting ill themselves but they still face disruption to their learning and their social lives. dan johnson, bbc news, manchester. this is bbc news. our main headline: president trump nominates conservative judge amy coney barrett to the us supreme court in a move that could have a major impact on landmark legal rulings. thousands of israelis have gathered outside the home of the prime minister benjamin neta nyahu to protest about his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, despite a nationwide lockdown.

police have fined dozens of people for flouting the rules. paul hawkins reports. more anger on the streets of jerusalem. as thousands gathered on saturday evening, demanding the resignation of the prime minister. they are unhappy with corruption charges brought against him charges he denies and his handling of the coronavirus crisis and even the organised urge those working ha rd organised urge those working hard social distancing and wearing masks, dozens were fined for flouting the rules. the protests coming one day after the country tightens its lockdown restrictions aimed at stemming the surge of coronavirus cases. earlier in the day there were long traffic jams as protesters from around the world converged on the city. long car chain from all over israel. to save israel

from the dictatorship, to save israel democracy, from ahead of benjamin netanyahu. israel democracy, from ahead of benjamin netanyahulj israel democracy, from ahead of benjamin netanyahu. i really feel that the people of my society and the people around me and the people that are living here, will not be able to express themselves, will not be able to live normal life anymore. but the prime minister insists the restrictions brought in one week ago are necessary. israel has the world's highest coronavirus infection rate per capita which is why restrictions were tightened on friday. limits on travel abroad and in your prayers. not that benjamin netanyahu prayers. not that benjamin neta nyahu has got prayers. not that benjamin netanyahu has got everything he wanted. the israeli parliament blocking his plan to limit large protests like this to 20 people or less within one kilometre of where they live. the prime minister calling parliament's move the prime minister calling pa rliament‘s move populist. the prime minister calling parliament's move populist. but this is a country struggling to contain the virus and the prime

minister under pressure. paul hawkins, bbc news. lebanon's prime minister designate mustapha adib says he's given up his attempt to form a government and is stepping down. mr adib was nominated after the explosion that destroyed much of the centre of beirut. he was trying to put in place an administration to tackle lebanon's grave financial crisis. dr maha yahya is the director of the carnegie middle east center in beirut. she explains what has led to the situation in lebanon today. i think it's a mix of internal and external factors. lebanon today is in the eye of the storm. it's opened the storm of regional, global war — —— it's opened the storm of regional and global war tuf—of—war, particularly between the us and iran. this is complicated by the power sharing in lebanon which has made it quite easy for the political parties to basically trump any other considerations.

what's astonishing that the midst of a crisis, the political leadership still think they can buy time, waiting for a new president to be elected in the us and hoping this will perhaps change the tide of things to come. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. arrest warrants have been issued for members of the mexican military who may have been involved in the disappearance of 43 students in the state of guerrero six years ago. parents of the students have been calling forjustice outside the attorney general building in mexico city. so far, only the remains of two students have been found. the us peace envoy to afghanistan zalmay khalilzad says taliban negotiators will not accept a ceasefire until after a political settlement is reached. the afghan government and taliban have been struggling to agree a framework for the first round of peace

talks in doha. the move dashes hopes of a comprehensive ceasefire as an interim or goodwill measure. the security forces in belarus have again arrested protesters at a weekly women's march against president alexander lukashenko's disputed election victory last month. 500,000 people have signed an online petition to negotiate a transition of power. it comes as the belarusian foreign minister accused western countries of attempting to sow "chaos and anarchy" in country. —— and anarchy" in the country. "the world must overcome the extraordinary divisions created by coronavirus and unite to defeat the pandemic", the british prime minister has told the united nations general assembly. in his virtual address to the assembly, borisjohnson announced a series of new measures to help lead the world out of the crisis including providing over £500 million to a new global vaccine sharing scheme, but he warned against rushing vaccine development. even as we strive for

a vaccine, we must never cut corners, slim down the trials, sacrifice safety to speed. because it will be an absolute tragedy if we were to boost the nutjobs, the anti—vaxxers, dangerous obsessors who campaigned against the whole concept of vaccination and would risk further millions of lives. well, reacting to that speech by the british prime minister, and the announcement of the new funding initiatives the uk will be contributing towards was professor peter hotez, dean of the us national school of tropical medicine. the fact that the uk government is going to commit £500 million to the covax facility — if i may, let me say what that really means. we've — i'm a vaccine developer. we're speeding up production in india, we have a low—cost covid—19 global health vaccine, we hope to produce

a billion doses. but what's happening is we're also in conversations with leaders of the latin american countries and they are telling us right now that because covax has been so terribly underfunded, that only 20% of the populations of these countries can be guaranteed access to vaccines, leaving 80% without any hope of being protected against covid—19. that is a humanitarian tragedy, and one the british prime minister hopes to correct. the only outcome that i'd love to see now that hasn't been done is for borisjohnson to leverage this important step — and by leveraging i mean now pick up the telephone and call our us president, call president trump and say "we need you to match uk's commitment, particularly a 2—1 match, because if the us government contributed $1 billion" — which is a relatively modest sum for our government — "it will be a game changer". that's the next step, i think,

if the british prime minister can use his excellent, outstanding relationship with the us president and make that next move. drugs investigators in india have questioned one of bollywood's best—known actresses deepika padukone for more than five hours in connection with a widening investigation into illegal drug use. it was sparked by the death of another bollywood actor, sushant singh rajput, injune. police originally said that mr rajput killed himself but his family publicly accused his girlfriend, rhea chakraborty, also an actress, of involvement. ms chakraborty denies wrong doing. here's bbc asian network's senior entertainment reporter haroon rashid. as you mentioned, actor sushant singh rajput was found dead in his mumbai apartment in june. at the time, police said that he killed himself but a few days later, his father publicly accused

rajput‘s girlfriend rhea chakraborty of abetment to suicide. he claimed that rhea chakraborty had been giving his son illegal substances, that she actually had been taking his money and he went as far as accusing her of poisoning him. as you mentioned, she denies all these allegations, but yet there are multiple federal investigations actively looking into the circumstances around sushant singh rajput‘s death. one of those being a drugs inquiry learned by the country's narcotics board. they have taken rhea chakraborty into connection, allegedly because she is supposed to have arranged drugs for rajput — again, something she denies — but it's also opened up a larger conversation and a larger investigation of how widespread the use of drugs is across bollywood. that's it from me. you can reach me on twitter, i'm @bbcmaryam.

thank you so much for your company. goodbye. the cold winds are still with us on sunday, especially if you live close to the north sea coast. another very brisk day on the way and at times cloudy. but so many of us further towards the west will actually have a very decent sunday. so let's have a look at the satellite picture. we're still sandwiched between two weather systems — a low pressure centred in europe there and a set of weather fronts coming off the atlantic. so we're in this gap here. the skies have remained clear and that's also led to a touch of frost across parts of scotland, certainly where the winds are light here around the lowlands. northern ireland, dipping down to around 5 degrees, but notice whether winds remain strong — from hull to norwich

— the temperatures are around double figures early on sunday morning. you can see from the arrows the winds are still blowing from the north. actually dragging in a fair amount of cloud into the north—east of england, yorkshire, east anglia and the south—east. at times, london, norwich, hull to newcastle, it will be cloudy. 50 degrees on thermometer doesn't seem too bad, but it will feel chilly, much better weather toward the west with more sunshine. on monday, there will be a change in the wind direction. we'll lose the northerlies but also come these milder, wetter westerlies — that will be the theme for the next few days. that does mean the weather is going to turn a lot more u nsettled. but i think on monday, talking aboutjust a bit of cloud on rain splashing through northern ireland during the afternoon, maybe reaching the north—west of england and wales as well. but generally speaking, where the sun comes out on monday, having lost that northerly wind, temperatures get up to around 17 or 18 degrees. should not feel too bad at all. on tuesday, we are

between weather fronts, one just exiting out of the north sea, another virgorous area of low pressure heading our way. but tuesday isn't looking too bad at all. i think there'll be some decent sunny spells around, but after that, pretty much from wednesday onwards, this jet stream is actually going to send a serious of low pressures in our direction. that means that yes, temperatures might be rising because this is overall milder atlantic air, but also come the clouds and the increasing winds, so i think from wednesday onwards, the weather is not looking too great for some of us. 00:28:34,171 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 bye— bye.