this is bbc news. i'm mike embley. with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. this is bbc news. the headlines: democrats in the us congress move forward with impeachment plans against president trump. the message is clear — us democrats have introduced a resolution to impeach he must be held accountable. president trump with a single charge of incitement of insurrection for his securing the capital role in capitol hill and stabilising a nation — attack last week. the fbi warns that armed protests are planned for washington and state the impeachment is for an capitals around the us. unprecedented second time. the speaker, nancy pelosi, uk officials vow to said mr pence should respond vaccinate their way out to their demand of the coronavirus pandemic. within 2a hours. they plan to jab tens the head of the national guard of millions of people is authorised to deploy up by the spring. to 15,000 troops in washington and struggles with a stammer: to bolster security forjoe biden's inauguration on january the 20th. how the president—elect the fbi says that armed overcame his, and the challenges this poses for millions of sufferers. protests are being planned. uk officials have promised they will 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. officials investigating the crash of a boeing 737 off the coast of indonesia say the crew did not declare an emergency or report technical problems before it suddenly plunged into the sea. the aircraft's black boxes hello to you. haven't been recovered yet. donald trump's days in power recordings of conversations are numbered asjoe biden with air traffic control were said to be routine exchanges. prepares to be inaugurated, but many democrats want mr trump out sooner. a resolution has gone headteachers have called to the house floor, calling for limits on the number 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. our north america correspondent barbara plett usher is in washington. barbara, help us with the significance of these moves, the 25th amendment but also the impeachment process. mike, these are methods that the democrats are using to try to get donald trump out of office in these waning days of his

presidency. i have said he is a threat and he has committed interaction or he asked for insurrection against the government and strong steps need to be taken so the house speaker has said she would prefer this option of a 25th amendment of the constitution, this is where the vice president invokes it and it allows the vice president and cabinet to remove a president if he is incapacitated. and there is a piece of legislation that the democrats have put forward calling on mr pentz to do that. they are going to vote on it tomorrow, that is, tuesday, and give him 2a hours to act which almost certainly will not because he has already indicated he has been very silent, shall be say, amidst all of these calls. the other option is to impeach him for a second time and impeachment articles were introduced in the house today, monday, and they will then be voted on probably on wednesday and one crime

mentioned is that the president incited insurrection against the government by supporting, by calling his supporters to ta ke by calling his supporters to take action, to overturn the result of the election. so those are the kinds of things will be looking out over the next couple of days and if and when the house does vote to impeach mrtrump, than when the house does vote to impeach mr trump, than that is handed over to the senate but thatis handed over to the senate but that is a whole other process that is a whole other process that we will have to see how that we will have to see how that would play out. as you say barbara, much more to be said about but in the next few days. just for a moment looking at security in washington, dc and in the state capitals around the country, it is almost time foran the country, it is almost time for an inauguration at this time there is particular concern? yes, the fbi has said they believe aren't protest are being planned to take place in all of the state capitals of the 50 states towards the end of the week but then, they would also take place here in washington in the days leading up washington in the days leading up to the inauguration and so,

there has been a real move in washington in particular to increase security. so normally, the day before the inauguration, the secret service closes down most of downtown washington and puts in very stringent security measures in place. that is going to happen one week early, from wednesday. they are bringing in national guard troops and there should be 10,000 here by the weekend. they will be working together with local police forces and also federal forces under a joint command centre. to try to secure the area and mike, we just got notice that the president has approved a request by the mayor to declare a federal emergency in washington, dc and this would free up washington, dc and this would free up resources, washington, dc and this would free up resources, equipment, funds to deal with any issues that arise. barbara, thank you very much for that. the united kingdom is at the worst point of the pandemic so far with hospitals under sustained and significant pressure and the possibility that lockdown rules might have

to be tightened further still. the health secretary for england, matt hancock, issued the warning as he set out the details of a mass vaccination programme with seven major centres open across england, and more to come. our medical editor fergus walsh has the latest. 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 that 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? 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, unfortunately, for a month or two.

so in the meantime, the nhs is under really intense pressure. our hospitals are filling up with people with covid, and we have to reverse that. these mass immunisation centres will be open from 8:00 till 8:00, 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, frontline 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. let's get some of the day's other news.

officials investigating the crash of a boeing 737 off the coast of indonesia say the crew did not declare an emergency or report technical problems before it suddenly plunged into the sea. the aircraft's black boxes haven't been recovered yet but recordings of conversations with air traffic control were said to be routine exchanges. there were 62 people on board the sriwijaya air jet when it crashed. 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. 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.

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. our 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. what's wrong? getan get an ambulance had it that way. is she breathing? 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. this is where she is buried. bobbie jo'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. 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, yea rs, yea rs, yea rs. 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. 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.

one of operation desert storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attacks since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry and one of its biggest. but the industry is nervous of this report, this may tend to want to make people stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. huge pa rt of street that is unaffected. huge part of ob were simply demolished as buildings crashed into another. this woman says she was given no help or advice by the authorities. she stood outside the ruins of her business. tens of thousands of black children in south africa have ta ken advantage black children in south africa have taken advantage of laws passed by the country's new multiracial government and enrolled at formally white schools. when they heard of the death today, they considered whether to cancel tonight's performance but agatha christie

would have been the last person to want that. 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, whenjoe biden takes over. but the message is clear: trump must be held accountable. let's stay with that story now. i'm joined by max kutner, reporter at the news service law 360. good to talk to you again, thanks for your time. can you give us an idea how serious the democrats are about either of these processes, the 25th amendment or impeachment? are they just trying to amendment or impeachment? are theyjust trying to send a message to mr trump, be careful what you do when your last week in office, or do they expect real consequences? well, i think they certainly expect real consequences, looked out one way this could be a serious matter, it could be looked at as them saying that the

president is accountable for his actions or her actions whether or not he or she has a week or two left in office, they are still accountable. on they are still accountable. on the other hand, it is an opportunity especially for those house democrats to issue one parting blow towards donald trump, kind of i don't let the door hit you on your way out kind of thing. so they are serious, they are working with warp speed especially compared to what we saw with impeachment a little bit more than a year ago with the 25th amendment measures scheduled for tomorrow night and if that doesn't go through, impeachment will be scheduled for wednesday. and if enough people in the republican party really did want to make a break with the trumpet error, i suppose this might be the chance but then he has what, 7a million voters behind him? right, well, look. if the impeachment vote goes through on wednesday, the house is most likely going to impeach him. they already have the majority, if you count just the co—sponsors of this bill, so

they have the majority, they have the numbers for impeachment stop question then, and it is the same question that came up in 2019, will the senate convicted him ? that came up in 2019, will the senate convicted him? and it remains doubtful, even with all of the criticism of president trump that has come up since the capital insurrection, it is still unlikely that they would have the numbers for such a conviction. it is also unlikely that the senate would have a trail and enough time while president trump is still in office and indeed constitutional law scholars are debating in the past few days whether the president could still go through a senate trial or impeachment proceedings as a former president, and you have to look all the way back to 1876 for the precedent with that when a secretary of war resigned moments before the house was going to vote for an impeachment and the senate in that case did go through with a trail, so there is debate over whether president trump could be held accountable when he is

no longer president. you know the law on all of this, help us with this. there are real—world consequences that flow from impeachment, aren't there? a president eventually can't run for office again, he loses secret service protection and pension, do they flow simply from a vote in the house or conviction in the senate? these generally depend on the conviction in the senate, in fa ct conviction in the senate, in fact for the potential of preventing president trump from running for office again which is something a lot of people are talking about, that is something that could come out ofa something that could come out of a senate trial, however that would be voted on separately, if it were brought up by the members of the senate. that is not something that just automatically happens with a senate conviction but that is a very real—world consequences as you put it that could come of these proceedings if the senate we re these proceedings if the senate were to take this up after impeachment, after the 25th amendment measures so this kind

ofa amendment measures so this kind of a timeline of events that will happen here but things are moving very quickly and we could be seeing this timeline play out over the next week or two and then in terms of the pension, that is something that could happen with a senate conviction. in terms of the secret service detail, that is being debated in the answer to thatis,itis being debated in the answer to that is, it is still unclear and part of that is because we have never had this before. we have never had this before. we have never had a president convicted on the senate. we have never had a president convicted in the senate and then convicted in the senate after leaving office, so there's a lot of first—time things that are happening here. indeed, not for the first time, those first—time things. max, thank you very much indeed. and when he does become president next week — the former us vice—president joe biden will become the first president who's overcome a stammer. it's a condition that's believed to affect around 3% of the world's population. our 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 malarkey. 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 now, 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 ifeel proud to wear it. something that is traditional yet modernised 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 with 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 you can get in touch with me and most of the team

on twitter, i'm @bbcmikeembley. 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 south—west which will remain quite wet and mild. that plume of cold air has been moving southwards overnight and tuesday it will be across most of the country away from the south—west 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 north—eastern scotland, perhaps some north sea coasts being blown in on a cold wind. wales, south—west 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 weather 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 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 00:28:31,759 --> 2147483051:51:00,594 and brighter 2147483051:51:00,594 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 and cooler on friday.