welcome to bbc news, i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: donald trump finally issues a statement, saying he condemns the storming of the us capitol by his supporters. to those who engaged in the acts of violence and destruction, you do not represent our country. and to those who broke the law, you will pay. joe biden says wednesday's events in washington mark one of the darkest days in us history, and he's blaming donald trump. the past four years, we've had a president who's made his contempt for our democracy, our constitution, the rule of law, clear in everything he has done. at least four people died as a result of the riots, and dozens more have

been arrested. welcome to the programme. president trump has condemned those involved in what he called the heinous attack on the capitol building, after criticism of his response to the riot. in a marked change in tone from yesterday's comments, he said he was ‘outraged by the violence‘ and that he was turning his attention to a smooth and orderly transition of power. his video was posted on twitter, after a brief ban on his account appears to have been lifted. my focus now turns to ensuring a smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power. this moment calls for healing and reconciliation. 2020 has been a challenging time for our people, a menacing pandemic has upended the lives of our citizens, isolated

millions in their homes, damaged our economy and claimed countless lives. defeating this pandemic and rebuilding the greatest economy on earth will require all of us working together. our north america correspondent peter bowes watched the clip, here's his reaction. this is a very significant change in tone from president trump talking about this being a heinous attack, what happened at the capitol building, saying that he was outraged by it and we have just heard him say that those responsible will pay for what they did. talking about reconciliation, talking about healing, and moving on to the days ahead that certainly have been concerning a lot of people, what will happen between now and the point at whichjoe biden takes over in less than two weeks, and the president is saying, acknowledging really for the first time, that he lost the election by saying that a new administration will be taking over and he will be focusing on that transition process.

and no claims, as he has been claiming recently, of widespread fraud. no claims, falsely, that he won the election by a landslide. that's clearly a difference. what of the timing here, peter? lots of people were calling for him to come out with a statement like this within hours of the actual events yesterday but he didn't. well, yeah. it has been very slow in coming. if you look at all of the others who have been responding to the attack on the capitol building over the last 2a hours, the president did release a video statement but he didn't go anywhere close to the condemnation that we have heard in this latest video. and of course this is in the face of mounting criticism of the president, that may well have played a part in him releasing this particular video with calls for him to be essentially forced out of office. there's been talk of invoking the 25th amendment which is

a mechanism whereby he could be declared unfit for office and removed from the white house. now, mike pence the vice president would take over under those circumstances. mike pence, through one of his advisers, we understand it, is not keen on that kind of action, but there are other potential moves that congress could take and, that is certainly being discussed in terms of possibly a censure of the president and there are other actions as well because there is still a tremendous amount of anger at what president trump said in the minutes and hours before the capitol building was attacked, and he is being accused of inciting that violence, so i think it is significant now, coming back to the video, that he is adopting a very different tone. the ease with which trump supporters were able to storm congress has raised serious questions about security in washington. the head of capitol police is resigning. our correspondent aleem maqbool has been speaking to some of those caught up in the chaos

of wednesday night. no remorse, no guilt, no regrets. those who travelled to washington from across the country to protest are today sightseeing. yesterday had to happen. the shock and disgust is felt elsewhere, not here. how do you feel about it all? i feel very privileged that i was a part of yesterday. ifight forfreedom and democracy. even with everything that happened 7 yes. even with everything that happened. we had the greatest president in our lifetime doing everything he could do, sacrificing his golden years to make this country what it should be and what it always has been. he sacrificed so much, and that is why you seen so many people here, they realise that. in those fateful hours they had been incited to march on the capitol by donald trump. those who forced their way into the building believing they had the right to, to overturn the election result. that is just not how things are done in this country.

lawlessness, storming buildings even, that is what has happened. the nation was not founded on civility, this nation was founded on revolutionary activity. we became civil after the government realised that they got overwhelmed. so, what happens now? i guess now we wait and see if they take us seriously, because they saw how easily we were able to breach their defence. in spite of everything we saw with our own eyes, a lot of those protesters who laid siege to the us capitol insist that it is the other side that is trying to seize power and subvert democracy. among them there's very little sense of embarrassment at the events here — if anything, a sense of pride. proud especially that they caused politicians to cower in congress. i've never had a panic attack, but i think that's what i was having. my heart was pounding very, very hard. i was having a little bit of trouble catching my breath, and i felt almost paralysed. david hartfield junior

works at the capitol building and lives close by. it was scary, and when i got up this morning i was like, "maybe i should just inside all day." i really had that thought of, you know, am i going to be attacked for just going in and paying bills? like, that's a scary thought to wake up with in the morning. life, of course, goes on, but many americans have been left numb by events here. others, though, those involved, have clearly been energised. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington. we're joined by cynthia miller—idriss, who is a professor at american university and director of peril, which researches extremism. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you for having me. shall we start with exactly who were these groups that were present there at the capitol. that's a great question because it really was a toxic mix of a wide variety of groups and individuals, and you can see thatjust from the

photographs and the kinds of things that people are wearing, their hats and insignia, so you had regularfrom their hats and insignia, so you had regular from supporters, their hats and insignia, so you had regularfrom supporters, as usual from the hats and the kinds of flags being waved but are also groups their with militia kinds of insignia, whites are premised symbols. qanon of course supporters, a lot of qanon supporters there so we saw a lot of qanon supporters there so we saw a wide range of groups that form a kind of far—right spectrum and that is kind of what i think is really significant about yesterday that has to be unpacked is, in many ways it was kind of a loose coalition, potentially spontaneous coalition that formed to enact political violence on a key symbolic institution, and we haven't seen that kind of thing happen the right great to unite in the unite the right rally and charlottesville, which failed. that is really interesting because they have always been groups like this on the fringes

of american society, and societies around the world, but normally their leaders, the people they see as their leaders are also fringe figures copy it's very different when the person they see as their leader is president of the united date. absolutely, and not only where they seeing the president of the united states as their leader, but four weeks they have been legitimised by language, by misinformation and false information about an illegitimate election by that president and by their elected officials, and so a lot of what we are seeing here is the results of misinformation, of conspiracy theorising about the election and about kind of mass voter fraud situation that leads people to feel not only empowered to act, but compelled to act. they feel that this is heroic revolutionary action to right back and why they are using the same language of freedom and democracy because they actually feel they are protecting it, not attacking it. how do you go about combating that because normal

political discourse and normal life is left versus right, you have a set of fact in the middle and yes, people bring their own ideology and lived experience to those and a cherry pick bits of facts and they spend, but there is some concrete middle ground be now you have people who are believing, who have been fed misinformation that is com pletely misinformation that is completely false, their identity is now tied up in that and that must be really hard to unpack. it's incredibly difficult to combat at this point because one of the ha rd est point because one of the hardest things to combat on the side of deradicalisation from extremism is conspiracy theories, because even the act of trying to combat the conspiracy theory kind of reinforces it in the minds of people who believe it, so the easiest thing to do is to never let that genie out of the bottle to begin with but one it is out it is very difficult to get back in and i think that is what we are going to face now, not just four weeks to what we are going to face now, notjust four weeks to come but for yea rs notjust four weeks to come but for years to come, is what we do about the fact that we have

millions and millions of people who just have an alternative universe of belief about the democratic process and elections and a wide variety of other fact that they believe to be true. yeah, huge challenges ahead. think is a much for coming on, great talk to you. while the us capitol was under the siege, the rest of the world was watching, and on thursday, global leaders gave their verdicts. chinese state media said the rioting had destroyed america's global image. russia's foreign ministry said the electoral system in the us does not meet modern democratic standards, and the country had hit rock bottom. and iran's president said the chaos showed "how vulnerable western democracy is." when it came to america's traditional allies, the tone was only a little friendlier, and it's clear where they were placing the blame. he encouraged people to storm the capital insofar as the president consistently has cast doubt on the outcome of a free and fair election. i believe that that

was completely wrong. what happened today in washington, dc is not american. definitely. we believe in the strength of our democracies. we believe in the strength of american democracy. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: japan's prime minister says the tokyo olympics should still go ahead, despite declaring a regional state of emergency. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief! after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon

starts his tour of south africa tomorrow despite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he had died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai, has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. our main headline this hour: donald trump finally issues a statement, saying he condemns the storming of the us

capitol by his supporters. now, abu bakar bashir, a radical muslim cleric and alleged mastermind of the 2002 bali bombings, has been freed from prison. his family picked him up from a jail on the outskirts of jakarta. the 82—year—old is widely considered to be the spiritual leader of an al-qaeda—inspired group that was blamed for the attack that killed 202 people. the bbc‘s shaimaa khalil is in sydney with more details. we know that abu bakar ba'asyir was picked up by his family from jail and reportedly taken back home to centraljava. as you say, the 82—year—old is the spiritual leader of the al-qaeda—affiliated jemaah islamiah, responsible for many attacks. the most consequential, of course, were the 2002 bali bombings. 202 people died, 88 of them australian, so this news brings up so many raw emotions for so many people here. of course, not very far after in 2003, the jw marriott attack in jakarta. important to note, though, that even though abu bakar ba'asyir was strongly linked to those two attacks he was never really convicted for them.

he was actually imprisoned in 2011 for links with a jihadi training militant camp in aceh province. we also know that he has received a number of jail reductions to his sentence, and now we have heard from indonesian government officials that he has completed his sentence and he is now a free man. interesting, and we saw those pictures of him being picked up by friends and family. what has been their reaction? well, his son spoke to local media. he said that his father was going back home. interestingly, abu ba kar ba'asyir‘s son said he was going back to an islamic boarding school that he had established in the 1970s, the graduates of which were linked to militant attacks, to militant groups. so again a whole load of concern not just in indonesia, really, but around the world, especially here in australia,

at what the release of abu bakar ba'asyir means — whether or not he is going to go back to inciting violence and hate. and actually we heard from people, family members, for example, who heard about his release and said he should not be freed, he should receive a life sentence for each life lost. but we have also heard from jan laczynski, who lost five friends in the bali bombings, saying that the fear now is that now that he is out he would preach more hate. i thought this was going to be ultimate closure from me. i thought, after 15 years, we're not going to see him walk out of jail. now we can see him walk out ofjail, and i am thinking not just of the horror and the memories coming back, but it is the fear factor. he is going to walk out with a hero's welcome. one of the most notable things to happen while he was injail

is that from his prison cell, abu bakar ba'asyir in 2014 pledged allegiance to the so—called islamic state. so what would that mean for him now being released? we also heard from the australian government — the foreign minister, marise payne, saying that while australia respected indonesia's sovereignty, they should keep an eye on his activities and abu bakar ba'asyir should not be allowed to preach more hate or incite more violence with other militant groups. let's get some of the day's other news. brazil has surpassed 200,000 deaths from covid—19 — with no signs of the virus slowing down there. the country registered more than 1,500 deaths on thursday and nearly 8 million brazilians have been infected since the start of the pandemic. the united states has recorded its deadliest single day of the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 4,000 people dying on thursday, according to johns hopkins university.

the latest surge has been compounded by the spread of more infectious coronavirus variant, first detected in the united kingdom. france is rolling out its coronavirus vaccination programme but at a much slower rate than, for example, the uk. only 500 people had been given the jab in the first week. at least 25,000 were vaccinated on thursday. 0ur paris correspondent, lucy williamson, reports. for france, this is not a vaccine to be delivered in a hurry. these tiny vials may be endorsed by doctors, but they carry a political risk. at saint—etienne's new vaccination centre, the first doses to arrive are for staff, not patients — a new push to increase vaccinations and public confidence in them. until now, only residents of elderly care homes were eligible for the jab. this week it is being offered to firefighters, domestic carers and all medical staff over the age of 50. we are dealing with a technocratic system which is not reactive enough and only wants to follow regulatory procedures without any risk, and we all think it is time to take risks.

speaks french under pressure over the low number of vaccinations, the prime minister, jean castex, said tonight that everyone over the age of 75 can have the vaccine from 18 january. but he insisted that france was right to begin its campaign in the way it did. the government says it made sense to focus on the most vulnerable first, and to require signed consent and a doctor's approval before carrying out the vaccination. but there is another reason for this caution around the vaccine. polls suggest that more than half the french population isn't planning to take it. marie is a newspaper publisher in paris. her three children have all have their childhood vaccinations, she says, and she is happy to have most vaccinations herself. but the pfizer vaccine currently on offer in france has her worried because it was

developed so quickly, using a new technique. you see the government telling you that it's completely safe. you see doctors telling you it's completely safe, researchers telling you it's completely safe. does that change your mind? maybe they could say i'm sure with 99%, but not 100%. nobody could say 100%, and my concern is about the 1%, 2%, 3%, 5% of risk. distrust of vaccines has a long history here, but france's slow start led to accusations it was becoming a laughing stock. the government is trying to vaccinate the nation without alienating one set of voters or embarrassing another. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. japan's prime minister says he is confident this year's tokyo olympics will go ahead.

yoshihide suga believes a global vaccination programme could make all the difference. but there's been a recent surge of covid cases in tokyo, and a state of emergency has been declared. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. ever since the london games of 19118, every four years without fail the summer 0lympics have taken place. but then came coronavirus, and the postponement of last yea r‘s event. now, tokyo 2020 is all set to become tokyo 2021, at least according to japan's prime minister. translation: i think it is possible because the administering of vaccines has begun around the world. i want to start vaccinations in japan by the end of february. if we take appropriate measures, i think public feeling towards the olympics will change. his confidence may be welcome, but his timing might have been a little better — a state of emergency declared in the tokyo region as cases surge once more. translation: coronavirus

is spreading rapidly. i don't think we can contain it if we continue to live normally, so i think it's right to do it. translation: there is no need to declare a state of emergency. i think this would scare everyone and people would not go out anymore. more people would commit suicide and it would be a disaster. a vaccination programme injapan is one thing, but how do you do the same for competitors all around the world? and in all likelihood, if the games are postponed again, they won't happen at all. tim allman, bbc news. back to our main story. four years ago at his inauguration, donald trump stood on capitol hill and vowed to make big changes to american politics. but now his term is ending in chaos after those violent scenes last night. 0ur north america correspondent, nick bryant, considers what yesterday's

shocking events could mean for mr trump's legacy — and for the future of american politics. so help me god. congratulations, mr president. from the moment that donald trump took the oath of office, it instantly became clear that he would change the presidency more than the presidency would change him. this american carnage stops right here and stops right now. but millions of voters had sent him to the white house precisely because he was prepared to say the unsayable. they loved his anti—establishment energy. they backed his trashing of behavioural norms. ahead of the election, he strongly signalled that he was even prepared to reject democratic conventions. he refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power. well, we're going to have to see what happens. you know that i've been complaining very strongly about the ballots, and the ballots are a disaster. but more than 7a million americans voted for him nonetheless, the second highest figure in us history. he won almost 47%

of the national vote. in events like this 4july celebration at the lincoln memorial, critics of his presidency saw signs of authoritarianism — america first as a military tattoo. and many people globally viewed episodes like his return from hospital after recovering from the coronavirus as comic opera. some lampooned him as an american mussolini. but many of his backers saw something different — an american strongman and a fellow victim of elite sneering. the whole number of electors appointed to vote for president of the united states... 0n capitol hill last night some of his loyal allies, the trump enablers, started to jump ship. i hate it to end this way. oh, my god, i hate it. from my point of view, he's been a consequential president. but today, first thing you'll see — all i can say is count me out. enough is enough.

but almost half of republican lawmakers voted last night to overturn joe biden‘s victory, even after they witnessed firsthand what looked like an insurrection on capitol hill. when he emerged on the political scene four years ago, it was said that the new york tycoon had mounted a hostile ta keover of the republican party. but there was always massive buy—in from the rank—and—file conservatives who became his personal base. so even after the american carnage that we witnessed here yesterday, he remains the dominant figure in conservative politics, and could be for years to come. the republicans have always prided themselves on being the party of abraham lincoln, but these past four years they have become the party of donald trump. many of his supporters display a near cult—like devotion, so it is premature to see the storming of the capitol as trump and trumpism's final stand. nick bryant, bbc

news, washington. you can reach me on twitter, i'm @lvaughanjones. this is bbc news. goodbye for 110w. hello there. thursday was a really cold day in the midlands, where the fog persisted. and it's cold widely at the moment, of course. we've got a widespread frost. and again, for many parts of the country it could be quite icy out there as well, and in some areas we're seeing some more sleet and snow falling. so it's a real mixture, some quite tricky conditions early in the morning, a wintry mixture. we've got most of the patchy fog now across the south—east of england by this stage. but with sleet and snow falling mainly across wales and northern england, there's going to be a covering of snow for many. there could be even more than that over the pennines. a dry but icy start for northern ireland, and indeed for much of scotland, but a covering of snow for northern and eastern areas. the more persistent snow should have moved southwards by this stage and the wintry showers that we're left with will soon fade away, so it's going to turn dry and sunny for scotland and indeed

for northern ireland. more cloud, though, for england and wales. again a mixture of rain, sleet and mainly hill snow for northern england and wales. a few wintry showers around elsewhere and the fog will be lifting through the morning. but a cold day wherever you are, temperatures again only 1—4 celsius. and as we head into the weekend, it's going to be really cold start on saturday morning. a widespread, quite sharp frost as well. some fog around in the morning across southern england to slowly lift, but otherwise england and wales looks dry and sunny. for scotland and northern ireland, the cloud will tend to increase as the winds pick up and we'll see some wetter weather arriving in the north—west of scotland. but another cold day — those temperatures in the afternoon 2—4 degrees for many areas. the wetter weather that's coming into the north—west on that second weather front there, and that will slip its way southwards

on saturday night, but weaken. but we're left with more cloud across the northern half of the uk. still some patches of fog in southern england. southern areas, though, seeing a bright but cold day. more cloud for northern england, northern ireland and scotland in particular. some further damp weather coming back into western areas of scotland. here it should be a bit milder, and generally those temperatures a degree or so higher on sunday. things are going to get milder for many of us as we head into next week as the winds come in from the atlantic. notice that colder air still across parts of scotland, so there is the threat of some snow here. but generally next week looks much milder, but there will be some rain and some stronger winds as well.

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the headlines: donald tump has released a video on social media condemning the chaotic scenes that took place at the us congress on wednesday. he said the people who carried out the acts of violence did not represent america. he also conceded that a new administration would now take office. president—elect joe biden has launched a stinging attack on donald trump, blaming him for the insurrection on capitol hill on wednesday. mr biden called it one of the "darkest days in american history". he said president trump had spent the past four years showing contempt for democracy. the indonesian authorities have released from prison an islamic cleric — abu bakar bashir — the suspected mastermind of the bali bombings in 2002. more than 200 people were killed. reports say bashir — now aged 82 — was collected from the prison south of jakarta by family members. it's a title given to up and coming musicians