this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm tim willcox. democrats set out their plan to remove president trump from office. he's due to go next week anyway, when joe biden takes over. but the message is clear: trump must be held accountable. if we aren't going to impeach a president over incitement of insurrection, and i don't know what exactly would merit impeachment. securing the capital, and stabilising a nation. the head of the us national guard says up to is—thousand troops may be deployed forjoe biden‘s inauguration. uk officials vow to vaccinate their "way out" of the coronavirus pandemic. they plan to jab tens of millions of people by the spring.

and struggles with a stammer. how the president elect overcame his and the challenges this poses for millions of sufferers. donald trump's days in power are numbered asjoe biden prepares to be inaugurated — but many democrats want mr trump out sooner. a resolution has gone to the house floor calling for the cabinet — led by the vice president, mike pence — to strip donald trump of his presidential powers. the house of representatives is expected to vote on the resolution on tuesday. the democrats have also started the process of impeaching the president for an unprecedented second time. brendan boyle is a democratic congressman from philadelphia

who says he's confident the house will vote to impeach the president. i am a co—sponsor of that resolution and i'm hopeful that we will have some republican votes as well. if we are not going to impeach a president, even though he only has about a week and a half a left in his term of office, if we aren't going to impeach a president over incitement of insurrection, that i don't know what exactly would merit impeachment. for the latest on the impeachment process, i've been speaking to our north america correspondent barbara plett usher. the democrats in the house of representatives today introduced articles of impeachment, one crime noted, the incitement to insurrection. they also asked republicans to unanimously consent to a resolution calling on the vice president to take steps to remove mr trump. he would have to invoke the 25th amendment of the constitution to do that and republicans wouldn't go along with that.

so now we will see a series of votes on both of these issues over the next couple of days, the democrats will probably vote tomorrow on this resolution, demanding mr pence follow through on this constitutional way of removing mr trump, they will give them 2a hours, he is unlikely to take it. and after that, there will probably vote on the articles of impeachment which would likely happen on wednesday, the house leaders have called on the law makers to return so that they can carry out these votes. after the vote on impeachment it would go to the senate for a trial but that is where all of the uncertainty is with would it be right away or later because even if it went to the senate immediately, there's almost no chance of the trial starting before the inauguration. that inauguration is on the 20th. more details emerging of a massive security operation there. yes. massive security operations

because the fbi has warned that around the country but also in washington, that the messages that are being posted on encrypted websites and message apps are talking about people coming, the extreme supporters of mr trump planning to come with arms and to stage violent protests so they are taking quite significant security steps. every time there is an inauguration, the secret service does lockdown the downtown part of the capital but usually just the day before, now they will do it a whole week before, so starting wednesday enclosing large swathes of the city downtown, they are bringing in extra troops, 6000 national guards already here, 10,000 by the weekend. they will have a joint command centre to make sure that the different armed groups and forces are coordinating with each other, although a complicating factor there being that the head of the department of homeland security who is supposed to be leading or coordinating this

joint command has just announced a little while ago that he plans to resign effective by the end of the day. so it is a massive security operation but there is this sense of it being unprecedented and also the sense of chaos that continues. briefly, mr trump has been a polarising figure all the way through his time in power but talk us through some of the boycotts of the trump empire, and what the backlash has been towards mr trump in some groups. the one that matters most to mr trump are the ones against his golf course as you know. the pga has said it is not going to hold the championship at his golf course in newjersey, bedminster. the rna, the golf ruling body, has said it will not hold the championship at his golf course in scotland. so that will be something that really hits mr trump hard.

otherwise, you have a series of companies and banks and taking statements about their funding, about nine of them at least have said they are not going to give donations to lawmakers who voted against certifying the results of the election. those include at&t, marriott, that sort of thing, and a couple of banks, big banks have said they will suspend their donations to political parties, all political parties, while they look at how lawmakers responded over the past week. the first 3—6 months they will suspend all donations. let's get some of the day's other news. president trump's outgoing administration has returned cuba to the official us blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism. with nine days left in office, the secretary of state, mike pompeo, accused the government in havana of supporting international terror and subverting justice, citing cuba's ties to venezuela's leader, nicolas maduro. portugal's president marcelo rebelo de sousa is the latest world leader to test positive for coronavirus.

his office says he has so far shown no symptoms. the 72—year—old is seeking a second term as the country's president in an election on 2a january. pope francis has formally changed the law in the catholic church, allowing women to administer communion, read the gospel, and serve on the altar. but the ordained priesthood will still be the preserve of men only. announcing the changes, the pope said the move would recognise the ‘precious contribution‘ made by women. a 6.8—magnitude earthquake has struck northern mongolia, close to the border with russia. the epicentre appeared to be under lake khovsgol, the largest fresh water lake in mongolia. the us geological survey said there was a "low likelihood of casualties and damage". american officials are trying to ramp up the pace of vaccinations across the nation as covid—i9 hospitalisations surpass 100,000 for a0 days in a row.

in the uk, they have reached worst point of the pandemic. its health secretary says by the end of the month, the places offering vaccines will be dramatically expanded so that everyone in england will live within ten miles of one. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. waiting patiently in line. health care workers in newcastle. the over 80s in bristol. manchester, london and birmingham, among seven mass covid vaccination centres which opened today in england. i've lost a lot of relatives, so i needed to show people that there is nothing wrong with the vaccine. it has been tested and we need to get the vaccine. we have grandchildren, great grandchildren, and to not be able to see them is really hard. i feel very relieved. i feel this is the way back, i really think that — i can't understand anybody, you know, not wanting to have it.

are you getting the astrazeneca or the pfizer jab? astrazeneca. the prime minister, in bristol, said the uk had immunised more people than any country in europe, but the sense of urgency is palpable, with hospitals close to being overwhelmed by covid patients. it's a race against time, because we can all see the threat that our nhs faces, the pressure it's under, the demand in intensive care units, the pressure on ventilated beds, even the shortage of oxygen in some places. by the end of the month, the promise is everyone in england will be within ten miles of a vaccination centre. for now, some are travelling much longer distances and braving the cold, such is the demand to get protected. the vaccine programme is our way out of this pandemic, but it won't have an effect u nfortu nately for a month or two.

so in the meantime, the nhs is under really intense pressure. 0ur hospitals are filling up with people with covid, and we have to reverse that. these mass immunisation centres will be open from eight till eight, seven days a week, part of the biggest vaccination drive ever in the nhs. the aim is to offer a first dose of covid vaccine to up to 15 million people by mid—february. that's all over—70s, front line health and social care workers, plus people who are currently shielding. a steady supply of vaccine is vital. this gp‘s surgery in midlothian is one of over 1,000 in scotland now offering immunisation. in wales, where there has been some criticism of the speed of roll—out, ministers say all over—50s will be offered a covid vaccine by the spring. fergus walsh, bbc news.

indonesian authorities say they will work around the clock until every victim of saturday's plane crash is found. they have pinpointed the location of the black boxes and hope to retrieve the vital evidence by using specialised equipment. 0ur reporter freya cole has the latest... it is a delicate and sensitive operation. piecing together parts of the ill—fated plane which crashed into the ocean on saturday. along with the metal and mechanics are people's belongings, bags of clothing, the sorry sight of life jackets. 62 people were on board, including several young children. authorities have found some human remains and say it is their priority to make sure everybody is accounted for. translation: we will do everything to meet the needs of the families until all the victims of flight sj—182 are found.

this flight attendant is the first victim to be identified. he was age 29. flight data have revealed the plane dropped more than 3000 metres in less than a minute shortly after take—off from jakarta airport. an ocean surveillance vessel is set to join the search efforts with the hope of retrieving the black boxes. a discovery which will shed some light on the dark moment which claimed the lives of all those on board. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: china's cultural closet, a new exhibition in singapore looks at western influences on chinese fashion. day one of operation desert storm forces

the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attacks the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry and one of its biggest. but the industry is nervous of this report, this tend to that may be stop people smoking cigarettes. there is not in industry that is unaffected. demolished buildings crashed into one another. this woman said she had been given no help in the advice of the authorities. she stood outside the ruins of her business. tens of thousands of black children in south africa have taken advantage of laws passed by the countries new new multiracial government and enrolled at formerly white schools. it's the 9610th performance of a long—running play. after hearing of her death, the management considered whether to cancel tonight's performance, but agatha christie would've been the last person to want such a thing. this is bbc news,

the latest headlines. democrats set out their plan to remove president trump from office. he's due to go next week anyway, when joe biden takes over. but the message is clear: trump must be held accountable. securing the capital, and stabilising a nation. the head of the us national guard says up to 15—thousand troops may be deployed forjoe biden‘s inauguration. on tuesday, just a few days before he leaves office, president trump is expected to allow the execution of the first female inmate in a federal prison in nearly 70 years. lisa montgomery has been in prison for 16 years for the murder of a pregnant woman, bobbie jo stinnett in missouri. montgomery's lawyers and campaigners against the death penalty argue she's mentally ill and a victim of abuse who deserves mercy. 0ur correspondent hilary andersson travelled to the scene of the crime — and a warning, her report

includes distressing details of the crime and the background of the woman who committed it. it was midwinter, and midday, 2004, as lisa montgomery drove to the town of skidmore through the desolation of western missouri. in herjacket, a rope and a small knife. in this house lived 23—year—old bobbiejo stinnett. she was heavily pregnant. lisa had come for her unborn child. bobbiejo's mother found her body. lisa had strangled bobbiejo, cut into her womb and extracted the baby.

witnesses still struggle to speak of it. this case haunts those of us that worked it. this is a devil come back to... earth in disguise as lisa montgomery. this was meticulously planned. lisa had studied c—sections on the internet. she had come prepared with a syringe and clamp. the baby survived. so, this is it, where she is buried. bobbiejo's friend karen, like many americans, wants no mercy. when lisa was sentenced to death, how did you feel about that? yes! you want to see her put to death? yes, i do. yes, i do, in fact, if i could pull the switch, i would do it. but is lisa montgomery evil orjust a broken woman?

lisa grew up in a child's hell. her mother, judy, beat and abused her. she would duct tape her mouth shut if she was too loud or annoying or for any form of punishment. it would repeatedly happen. lisa's new lawyers say the abuse went even further. at 15, in a trailer, her stepfather, they say, began to sell her for sex to friends and repairmen. lisa was gang raped. so the plumbers were coming in and having sex with her, and they would hit her if she did it wrong. or if they needed electrical work, "hey, i've got a daughter here you can have sex with." it went on for years, years, years, years. lisa now has been diagnosed with mental disorders that make her delusional. yes, was she doing the act? she was.

but she was not mentally there, doing it. she was dissociating. she's gone. she's not there. lisa's mental disorders have never been accepted as cause for leniency. many call them excuses. this is the prison, terre haute, indiana, where, unless there is a last—minute ruling or pardon, lisa will be killed by lethal injection. if lisa montgomery is led to her death here tomorrow, she will be the first woman in almost 70 years to be put to death by america's federal government. the end of lisa's terrible and tortured life, one of president trump's final stamps on america. donald trump's already overseen the execution of more prisoners in a year than any president since the 1800s. president—elect biden says he will abolish the death penalty but it may be too

late for lisa. hilary andersson, bbc news. when he does become president next week, the former us vice—presidentjoe biden will become the first president who's overcome a stammer. it's a condition that's believed to affect around three % of the world's population. 0ur correspondent felicity baker, who has her own experience of dealing with a stammer, reports on the challenges and frustrations it often involves. hi, my name's shelby and i'm 11 years old, and i have a stammer. it was obvious from a young age shelby was having problems speaking. he says school was difficult at first, but now his friends have got used to his stammer, although it can still be frustrating. it's sometimes quite annoying when people try to, like,

guess what i'm trying to say, because people can, like, interrupt you without not even knowing. this is me when i was 25, trying to say my name. felicity... ..b—b—b—baker. i've had a stammerfor as long as i can remember, along with an estimated 3% of the uk population. it's something i've worked hard to deal with throughout my life. ten years later, i now work here as a producer in the bbc newsroom. i've never spoken about my stammer. most of my colleagues will have no idea. over the years, i've learned various techniques to help me manage it, but i still don't like speaking on the phone, and there are plenty of words i will go out of my way to avoid saying, including my own name. the national deficit is not rising, i—i—i—is rising, it is not... former labour cabinet minister ed balls knows all too well what it's like to have a stammer in a high—profile public role.

once i became a cabinet member in charge of all the schools in the country, it was very exposing. i stammered, and then behind me i heard a labour voice say really loudly, "he's supposed to be secretary of state and he can't even get his words out." when i was told, "you should be public," i said "i can't be public, i can't admit a vulnerability like that. i'm a cabinet minister, it's not what people expect." i felt quite worried about that, that it might be seen as weak, a failure. joe biden will be the first president of the us with a stammer — or stutter, as they call it in america. vice—president biden, your response, please. my response is look, this isn't about... there's a reason why he's b—b—bringing up all this malarky. it's barely noticeable now, but he spent his whole life learning to control his speech. i learned so much from having to deal with stuttering, it gave me insight into other people's pain. other people's suffering. for children like shelby,

joe biden‘s openness about his stammer is inspiring. it's very encouraging to see people with probably disabilities worse than me thrive with what they're doing today. felicity baker, bbc news. a new exhibit in singapore explores how the qipao or cheongsam, depending on whether you speak mandarin or cantonese, has evolved over the centuries, and looks at western influences on chinese fashion. the figure—hugging dress is no longer a common sight on asian streets, though it's making a comeback as an evening gown at formal events. sarah toms has more. music. history in silk and embroidery at singapore's asian civilisations museum. this new, permanent gallery examines asia's cultural identity through a fashion lens, including the iconic qipao. the one thing to note about the qipao is that it is kind

of a style of everyday dress. it was originally a loose garment worn in the chin dynasty from the 1600s onwards. it was only in the 1920s with the influences of western styles that it became the body hugging dress that we think of today. as a sort of basic part of the development of cultural, of human history and culture, there has always been cultural borrowing. fashion houses carry on the tradition of cultural mixing by celebrating asian heritage but adding western twists. what is important for a woman 110w, contemporary woman, that can wear something that is traditional but at the same time more forward for the future, and cut it and it follows the body. lin has chosen the qipao as her wedding dress for its connection to her heritage. even though it is traditional, doesn't mean that it

is old—fashioned. and my mom's family are very traditional so i think they will like it and like to see me and i feel proud to wear it. something that is traditional yet modernise and i still look trendy. while it is rare to see a qipao in everyday life, many women are slipping into one for a special occasion. traditionalists may see it as disrespectful to wear a dress was so much heritage if you are not chinese. but experts say it is no fashion crime as long as you are considerate of the culture. the question of cultural appropriation is a frequent conversation between anthony tan and his students. as long as you don't treat it like a caricature of the culture or like a costume, i think that it is totally acceptable because it shows your appreciation of the culture and the details on the garment that you like.

for centuries, fashion has evolved with the world around it. stitching together designs from a wide range of influences. but as these young designers are all too aware, reaching into another‘s cultural closet must be done with respect. it is not appropriation, but all about appreciation. and before we go, nearly 50 hindu couples in pakistan have taken part in a socially—distanced mass wedding in the city of karachi. this year brides and grooms were adorned with traditional handmade garlands and facemasks. the mass ceremony is aimed at relieving the costs for families, and it's usually even bigger! normally the event hosts about 100 couples. due to the pandemic, organisers had to halve that number and say social

distancing measures were in place. that is it for me in the team. goodbye. hello there. we've got a battle of the air masses taking place across the uk during this week. on monday, it was pretty mild, breezy for most, but today, it is brighter and sunny but colder. for many of us, that is away from the far southwest which will remain quite wetand mild. that plume of cold air has been moving southwards overnight and tuesday it will be across most of the country away from the southwest corner and where this weather front here will continue to bring outbreaks of rain. it is a cold bright icy start across much of scotland, northern england through the morning. we will see wintry showers affecting northeastern scotland, perhaps some north sea coasts being blown in on a cold wind. wales, southwest england stays rather dry, cloudy outbreaks of rain but mild here as you can see

temperatures in double figures, much more northern ireland, scotland, for most of england and wales to the north east, it will be bright and much chillier as temperatures in the low single digits. as we head through tuesday night, a cold one across eastern areas, perhaps frost around, rain west continue to slowly work its way eastwards. it could be heavy in places, bumps in the cold air and likely to see some sleet and snow on its leading edge, quite a contrast in temperatures to start wednesday from east to west. a bit of a complicated story going on across the middle part of the week, real battle of the air masses, the wedge of milder air with outbreaks of rain will be slowly pushing east and bumping into the cold air to the east of the uk. a bit of a headache to where the sleet and snow will be falling. but it could be very across central and western areas with low flooding place in as air, sleet and sleet and snow and particularly across the high ground areas with low flooding place in as air, sleet and snow and particularly across the high ground of central eastern scotland

and eastern england as well and the far north staying dry again in a real temperature contrast from west to east. through wednesday evening and overnight, we could see some disruption from the snow across central, eastern and northern scotland and eastern england, but further west, it'll be mainly heavy rain. we have to stay tuned to the forecast because of still some uncertainty with it. as we move out of thursday and into friday, that weather front fizzles away as the pressure builds in, but we see a return to the blue colours, it will be turning colder. so that rain slowly fizzles out on thursday and also some wintry in eastern areas, mild in the south and drier and brighter and cooler on friday.

doing this is bbc news, the headlines us democrats have introduced a resolution to impeach president trump, with a single charge of "incitement of insurrection", for his role in capitol hill attack last week. the speaker, nancy pelosi, said mr pence should respond to their demand within twenty—four hours. the head of the national guard is authorized to deploy up to fifteen thousand troops in washington, to bolster security forjoe biden‘s inauguration on january the twentieth. the fbi says that armed protests are being planned. uk officials have vowed to vaccinate their "way out" of the coronavirus pandemic. they plan to jab tens of millions of people by the spring and the whole adult population by autumn. a huge search operation in indonesia is attempting to recover the black box flight recorders from the boeing 737 aircraft that plunged into the sea on saturday. it's hoped the recorders will identify the cause of the crash.

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