this is bbc news. i'm aaron safir. our top stories: a report into last year's christchurch terror attack on two mosques has found new zealand's security services were too focused on the threat from islamist terrorism. the report specifically notes that before 2018, the concentration of resources was not based on an informed assessment of the threats of terrorism associated with other ideologies. two of the biggest states in the us have warned of a worsening public health crisis and dr fauci says christmas will be a greater challenge than thanksgiving. we don't listen to the public

health measures that we need to follow, then we could start to see things really get bad in the middle of january. with time running out, the british prime minister will travel to brussels this week, to try and secure a post—brexit trade deal with the eu. and bob dylan sells the publishing rights to his entire music back catalogue — in a deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. in new zealand, a report into last yea r‘s terror attack by a white supremacist on two mosques in christchurch has just been made public. the royal commission

of inquiry said security agencies were "almost exclusively" focused on the threat from islamist terrorism, as opposed to other threats including white supremacism. it also found the attacker he had been able to accumulate a massive trove of weapons, with authorities failing to enforce proper checks on firearms licences. but it added that there were no failings within government agencies that would have alerted them to the attack. brenton tarrant was sentenced to life in prison for killing 51 muslim worshippers and injuring dozens of others. new zealand's prime minister jacinda ardern said the government would act on all of the recommentaditns of the report. when we set up the enquiry i said i wanted no stone left unturned to find out how the march 15 attack happened, what could have been done to stop it, and how we can keep new zealanders safe. today we have answers.

0n the matters of how the attack occurred and what could have been done to stop it, the commission found no failures within any government agencies that would have allowed the terrorist planning and preparation to be detected. but they did identify many lessons to be learned insignificant areas require change. the bbc‘s shaimaa khalil explains the reports main findings. it's a hefty report, it is 800 pages long, it goes into extreme detail not just pages long, it goes into extreme detail notjust about what happened and the banning of this attack, but really, the environment that allowed this attack to happen, and for me, there are three key areas. this paints a picture of a patchy security system, in terms of

information sharing, enforcement, and that goes into the heart of why brenton tarrant, the the heart of why brenton tarra nt, the weights the heart of why brenton tarrant, the weights premises who killed 51 people in those two christchurch mosques went under the radar of security agencies despite ten of them having had information about him. one of the otherfindings was about the lax enforcement 01’ was about the lax enforcement or the lax rules of arms licensing, and again, that goes to the heart of the question of how brenton tarrant, who was there for less two years, was able to get licensing for the weapons that bought, and to accumulate the amount of weapons that he had to carry out this attack. and another thing the prime minister, we just listen to, spoke about, which is the disproportionate focus by the intelligence services on islamic extremism and not enough focus on the threat from the far right, which is something that was echoed by the muslim community. they reacted to the findings and said the years we were targeted by hate each, by hate

crimes, and today's report proves that we were right. and jacinda ardern almost immediately said that her government would be implementing all of the recommended changes, but there is promising to do that and doing it, and who knows, some of these changes could take quite a few years. because one of the proposals is quite a radical overhaul of the security agencies. that is true. anjacinda security agencies. that is true. an jacinda ardern security agencies. that is true. anjacinda ardern made sure to address that. she had a meeting with the survivors and the witnesses, who got advance copies of the report. and she did promise that some of these recommendations, there were four key recommendations, that would be implemented almost immediately, but some of them will take time. 0verhauling the police and the security services, again, of course that is going to take time. we also have recommendations on further accommodations for modifications to how firearms

licenses are administered stop you know, after the attack, new zealand did change its laws and did a buyback scheme of military grade firearms, another one was starting a police programme to detect individuals early showing signs of radicalism. so the recommendations really cover not just purity services recommendations really cover notjust purity services but also engaging with the community as well, whether or not these are going to be implemented, whether or not if they were to be implemented in time, ithink they were to be implemented in time, i think the major thing of course is known wants to see this happening more, more engagement with the community, which is what the muslim community and representatives of the mosques have been asking for. the united states's top diseases expert dr anthony fauci has warned of another surge in covid cases after christmas. dr fauci gave the warning in an interview with new york governor andrew cuomo. he said the christmas and new year period may be even more of a challenge

than the spike in cases which followed last month's thanksgiving holiday. we don't mitigate well. we don't listen to the public health measures that we need to follow. and we could start to see things really get bad in the middle ofjanuary. without substantial mitigation, the middle ofjanuary can be a really dark time for us. earlier, i spoke to professor peter chin—hong. he's an infectious disease expert at the university of california in san francisco. i asked him what the situation was like in intensive care units where he was. i was just on the inpatient unit yesterday and i would say we're about four times more in terms of hospitalisations from about october, middle of october and intensive care units, i think we're seeing close to 20% capacity in some areas where i am, to 5% capacity in other areas

of california, so it's desperate times. we are many months into this pandemic and it used to be the case earlier in the year that we had some us states performing much better than others, and now, it seems that really the entire country is reeling from a third wave. in california, why is it that people don't seem to have got control of the outbreak there? i think, everyone invokes pandemic fatigue as a reason, but i would say that in california it's almost pandemic resentment at this point. i think that you have houses of worship bringing lawsuits against the governor, you have small businesses crying for help because they have been decimated for so many months, and you have schools that have not been open for many months, public schools, so i think

there is a vast heterogeniety of response, even though we all know what we need to do. well, we all know what we need to do and we all know what we want to do as well, which is to see our families at christmas. you have just got over the thanksgiving holiday in the united states, we heard from doctor anthony fauci just now saying that he thinks christmas could be worse in that regard. is that your fear as well? it is. people are so starved of theirfamily, and i have not seen my family for the entire year and my mom is older, and i can understand why people may feel the need to travel, if you look at thanksgiving, it was the single busiest travel time in the us for the year with more than a million people travelling despite austere warnings, so if that is any indication, we would expect christmas to be similar. and we also have on the horizon vaccines, not approved in the us yet, but we assume it's only a matter of weeks.

does that give people a sense of false hope, do you think? does that mean that people are letting down their guard? i think it is giving people hope and it might be contributing to the laissez—faire attitude, with the hope that something is on the horizon, but that horizon is a very long horizon for some folks, and i think even in a hospital we have been saying that it will not change anything we do in terms of protection because it takes 28 days after your second dose to become immune, and we have not even seen the vaccine yet so it will be a very slow rollout. joe biden has chosen lloyd austen as his defence secretary. you will be the first african—american to lead the pentagon, if confirmed, he

would need a special waiver from congress, because he has not been out of the military for the required seven years. chuck yeager has died, his wife confirmed on twitter. with a december 31st deadline looming, the latest talks on a future trade agreement between the uk and the european union have failed to make progress — with both sides saying "significa nt differences" remain. boris johnson will travel to brussels later this week for face—to—face talks with the european commission president, ursula

von der leyen. it comes after a 90—minute phone call between the two leaders failed to produce a breakthrough. 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg has this report. it's not always good to talk. the prime minister tonight spent more than an hour in conversation with the eu chief, but they seem only to have agreed on what they disagree on. a statement from both of them said: in other words, months of technical negotiations have hit the wall. so instead, the prime minister will leave westminster to go to brussels for the first time in months, his team warning that a deal may not happen at all. we are at a critical moment in the negotiations. we are all working to get a deal, but the only deal that is possible is one that is compatible with our sovereignty. while an agreement is preferable, we are prepared to leave on so—called

australian—style terms. what that really means is no deal at all, with the possibility of taxes and tariffs. being in the dark has often been a feature of these talks. reporter: have you made progress? morning! the eu's chief negotiator was up early to greet a crowd of diplomats, and the looks on their faces were not just because of the early hour. the chances of a deal just aren't good now. reporter: lord frost, is a deal is still possible? we're still working very hard. that is why there's clamour around the uk's chief negotiator, lord frost... are you optimist a deal can be achieved? in brussels, the talks have been going round and round. both sides have worked hard to try to do a deal to keep business going for the next month without much disruption. the current rules will disappear at new year. but as deadlines have approached, the moods have turned dark. having heard from michel barnier this morning,

the news is very downbeat. i would say he was very gloomy and obviously very cautious about the ability to make progress today. of course, there are huge complications in terms of getting the guts of a dealjust right, and the uk has extended something of an olive branch to the eu this afternoon by promising to ditch controversial bits of a draft law if everything can be sorted out. but in the end, in the next couple of days, the question for downing street may be quite a simple one — is borisjohnson willing to take the serious practical risks of no agreement to preserve a political principle that leaving the eu was meant to be about the uk being completely in charge? the fear on this side of the channel, that the eu is still loath to accept that. the concern there — the one that's left the 27 just

can't call the shots. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: why bob dylan is selling his entire catalogue of 600 songs. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil, and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering

to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc world news. the latest headline: a report into last year's christchurch terror attack on two mosques has found new zealand's security services were too focused on the threat from islamist terrorism. more on that story. i've been speaking to aya al—umari, whose brother hussein al—umari was killed at al noor mosque after challenging the gunman. she described what her

brother meant to her. it is still very hard to refer to have seen in the past tense but he was the backbone of our family and his circle of friends and society. he would give up his time, money and effort if he knew someone was in trouble and he was my guardian, notjust to me but to the mosque as well as was highlighted during the attack when he positioned himself in a manner that would try to tackle the terrorist and ultimately that cost him his life but if it meant giving a new lease of life to others than that is what he wanted. he is my hero and a hero that society does deserve to have. two years ago, global headlines were dominated by political upheaval in venezuela. we reported extensively on what looked at the time like

the end of the maduro regime. now, nicolas maduro is not only still in power, he has won a major electoral victory giving him back control of the national assembly. turn out was low and the poll was criticized internationally as fraudulent but it gives mr maduro complete control of the country's political institutions and the opposition is in peril. earlier, the bbc‘s katty kay spoke to the opposition leader, juan guaido, at his home in caracas, in an exclusive interview. so, following these elections, what is the position at the moment of the opposition in venezuela? translation: the most important thing at this moment for the venezuelan democracy, the democratic movement, is to have the legitimate support of the people in order to find a solution. the demand of our causes to have free presidential and parliamentary elections.

nicolas maduro's fraud has been defeated, not only on the streets but also seen by the international community which saw that there should not be conditions for participating in the process. the right to elect and be elected is simple. i could not be part of that process as i was disqualified but neither could 300 other venezuelans because they were injail or persecuted. the parties were made illegal or disbanded and that is why the whole world rejects that process and venezuelans keep demanding their right to choose so that the persecution does not keep growing. it will not stop us from demanding our rights. some "breaking" — news for you now, of a different kind. a competitive form of break dancing, known as breaking, has been confirmed as a new sport for the 2024 paris 0lympics. the president of the international olympic committee says it will make the games "more youthful and urban".

earlier i spoke to antonio castillo, president of usa breaking, about how he developed breakdancing as a competitive sport. a lot of it was us just trying new things in our community and organising competitions and, more than anything, advocating for breaking to become an olympic sport so the entire world is excited, we are excited and we will see what happens in the future in paris 202a. and you will have a role there yourself? right now my role is to work on usa and create a national team to represent us at the olympics as the birthplace of hip—hop culture and our goal is to bring home the gold. so right now the focus is on the national team. we are looking at some images of it now, of breaking now. really energetic. how do you measure that competitively? how do you compare

to sets of dancers? here what we do is the best b boys and b girls are the ones who are well—rounded. you must be able to do a little bit of everything. the essence of the dances in the footwork part and also in the power moves that many people are familiar with. what we developed in the united states is a points system for grading and finding out who is the best based on a different set of criteria. and to have this recognised now as an olympic sport, really, the biggest stage in the world, what does that mean to the young people you work with? they are extremely excited. this has been an ongoing thing for them and many of them started dancing at four years old, now they are 1a or 15, right there at the right time and the right age to be able to represent the united states at the olympics. for them this is a dream come true. in our community we always talk about the sport aspect of breaking can coexist alongside with art

and they are excited about it and i am sure they are now going to take it far more seriously now that they can win a gold medal. bob dylan has sold the rights to his entire back catalogue of songs in a deal rumoured to be worth $300 million. universal music made the announcement with a video. # come gather 'round, people wherever you roam # come gather 'round, people wherever you roam and admit that the waters...# the times they are a changing is one of 600 songs included, along with like a rolling stone, knocking 0n heavens door, a raft of classics from the 60s and 70s, and more recent hits, like make you feel my love. the label is believed to have spent years trying to close the deal. richard f thomas is a professor of classics at harvard where the course he teaches includes a seminar on bob dylan. he's also the author of the book, why dylan matters. i asked him why bob dylan

is held in such esteem. he matters for me because i have been with him for 55 years, listening to him, having his songs enter into my aesthetic sensibility, to put it that way. my thoughts and, yeah, he has been with me through life as a poet, and ancient authors have been with me. his ability to write and perform songs at that level, songs that we cannot produce but they are thoughts that we have and sentiments that we have and only he can put them into words and music at that level. clearly the music company is taking a bet that his music will be profitable 20 or 30 years from now. do you think bob dylan will still matter and be recognised and listened to 20 or 30 years from now? i think so. that is the question.

and i think..., yeah, it is a gamble, a statement of confidence that the songs and i think all the songs, many of them, notjust the ones you mentioned, the more popular ones which will be used for advertisements and so on but the songs themselves rather than being covered or performed by the person or image of bob dylan, they will persist and i believe that will happen. as i believe that the ancient authors i work on will continue to do so. i do wonder, there is so much choice now, so many different ways of listening to music. we do not have a kind of communal experience of culture and we are all quite fragmented. if someone with the songwriting ability of bob dylan arrived on the scene now, do you think they would be able to get that kind of broad appeal

or is bob dylan unique? i think he is unique, partly through his time, partly through his traditions, folk blues, gospel and part that he took on and integrated and transformed into the songs that he gave us. the songs and the components are old in terms of the lyrics but i think his knowledge of song and his contact with song traditions from the very early days are something that distinguish him. but in terms of circulation and general knowledge of an artist, i don't think we will see that again, just because of that fragmentation, as you say. they fragmentation, as you say. did reach out for bob dyla n they did reach out for bob dyla n for they did reach out for bob dylan for comment, he gave two

words, no comments or in other words, no comments or in other words i used to care but things have changed! you can reach me on twitter — i'm @aaronsafir. hello there. tuesday is set to bring a real mix of weather across the uk and for some the day will start off with some pretty dense fog, particularly across parts of southern and eastern england and up into the midlands. but further north, it's a different story. this area of low pressure swinging its way in from the east making it too windy for fog. instead, we've got cloud, we've got outbreaks of rain, a little bit of snow over high ground. but that's where we'll have the mildest start to the day, certainly relative to the pretty chilly conditions down towards the south. some spots 2—3 degrees below freezing, so that means we could have some freezing fog patches across parts of the west country, into the midlands, east anglia, up into lincolnshire. a few showers grazing the far south—east. a bit of winteriness mixing in with those, and that could give some icy stretches. a bit of sunshine through the south—west of england,

parts of south wales but for north wales, northern england, northern ireland, and scotland, well, here, we've got a lot of cloud. we've got some outbreaks of rain. some snow over high ground in northern scotland and some brisk winds with gusts of 50mph or more for coasts of western scotland. so, as we go on through the day, this area of cloud, with outbreaks of rain, willjust continue to pivot around across scotland, northern ireland, northern england, parts of wales. further south and east, some of the fog can be quite slow to clear particularly through east anglia and lincolnshire. most places should brighten up with a little bit of sunshine. chilly, though, in eastern parts, 2 or 3 degrees. further west, we could see highs of 8 or 9. and then as we go through tuesday night, into the early hours of wednesday, we see this cloud with outbreaks of showery rain gradually working southeastwards. a little bit chilly for a time across parts of eastern england, and we could see a frost late in the night across northern ireland as the skies clear. but as we go on into wednesday, we see our cloud and showery rain tending to push eastwards.

then, a slice of sunshine and then we see rain returning to northern ireland, wales, and the south west of england. but those temperatures just showing signs of creeping upwards a little bit, 5—9 degrees celsius. now that area of rain in the west will tend to dive away southwards. so, a lot of dry weather around on thursday, but then there is another frontal system waiting in the wings. so, thursday, dry for many, but there's the increasing chance of rain for the end of the week, but it will be turning a little bit milder.

this is bbc news.

the headlines: a report into last year's terror attacks on two new zealand mosques has been made public. it says security agencies focused "almost exclusively" on the threat from islamist terrorism while ignoring other ideologies. white supremacist brenton tarrant was sentenced to life in prison for killing 51 muslim worshippers. two of the biggest states in the us are warning of a worsening public health crisis as america's leading diseases expert predicts another surge in covid cases. dr anthony fauci said the christmas period may be even more of a challenge than the spike in cases following thanksgiving. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, will travel to brussels this week, in a bid to salvage a post—brexit trade deal. he will hold talks with the european commission president, ursula von der leyen. now on bbc news: