indonesia's search for answers — divers spend a third day looking for black box recorders from the sriwijaya airjet that crashed into the sea with 62 people on board. what are with nine days left in office, president trump's administration returns cuba to the official us blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism. and struggles with a stammer. how the president elect overcame his and the challenges this poses for millions. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. donald trump's days in power are numbered, with joe biden about to be inaugurated — but many democrats want mr trump out sooner. a resolution has gone to the floor of the house of representatives, calling for mr trump's cabinet, led by the vice—president, mike pence, to strip the president of his powers. the house is expected

to vote 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 has more on the impeachment process and the 25th amendment. these are methods that the democrats are using to try to get donald trump out of office in these waning days of his presidency. they 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 pence to do that.

they are going to vote on it tomorrow — that is, tuesday — and give him 2a hours to act, which almost certainly he will not, because he has already indicated — he has been very silent, shall we 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 take action, to overturn the result of the election. so those are the kinds of things we'll be looking at over the next couple of days and if and when the house does vote to impeach mr trump, then that is handed over to the senate, but that is a whole other process that we will have to see how that would play out. as you say, barbara, much more to be said about that 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 for an inauguration but this time, there is particular concern? yes, the fbi has said they believe armed protests 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 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, wejust 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 resources, equipment, funds to deal with any

issues that arise. earlier i wasjoined by max kutner, reporter at the news service law 360. i asked him what the democrats are trying to achieve by pursuing impeachment. well, i think they certainly expect real consequences. looked at 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. 0n the other hand, it is an opportunity, especially for those house democrats, to issue one parting blow towards trump, kind of a, ‘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 vote scheduled for wednesday. and if enough people in the republican party really did want to make a break with the trump era, 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. the question then, and it is the same question 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 in the past week since the capitol insurrection, it is still unlikely that they would have the numbers for such a conviction. it's also unlikely that the senate would have a trial

in 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 trial, so there is debate over whether president trump could be held accountable when he is no longer president. max, 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 potentially 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 which, i guess, is less likely? 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 of a senate trial, however that would be voted on separately, if it were brought up by the members of the senate. that isn't something thatjust automatically happens with a senate conviction, but that is a very real—world consequence, as you put it, that could come of these proceedings if the senate were to take this up after impeachment, after the 25th amendment measures so there is kind of a timeline of events that could 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 and the answer to that is, it's still unclear and part of that is because we have never had this before. we've never had a president

convicted in 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. officials investigating saturday's 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 jet when it crashed. the search for a black boxes, which according to the officials earlier have been located, continues today. yesterday, the indonesian navy said they found a lot of debris under water which hampered the team's effort to locate and find those black boxes. they assume that these black boxes might be buried under those bits of debris.

as we understand that, the black boxes are really crucial to the information on why the planes stopped sending signals only four minutes after take—off, and according to indonesian national transportation safety board commission, they will also receive help from singapore in the form of ping locator, to make sure that this operation can be intensified. according to the commission, the ping locator owned by the team has technical problems, so they hope that this help from singapore, the ping locator, will be helpful in the search. as you say, the black boxes have been located but not recovered, but those conversations are obviously being studied.

no hint of technical problems? yes, we are still awaiting the final conclusion of the indonesian national transportation safety board commission, so we are still waiting for what really went wrong with the plane, and they are now trying to retrieve that black box to get the full story of what is wrong during the accident. this was an old plane, but this model does not have any history of major problems? yes, the airline is a low—cost carrier, but have never had a fatal accident before, and is considered to be one of the safest carriers in indonesia, so this accident is leaving people shocked that it happened, so people are waiting for the investigation to see what happened during the accident. thank you very much.

the trump administration is placing cuba back on an official list of state sponsors of terrorism. it cited cuba's support for venezuela's leader, nicolas maduro and said it for harboured us fugitives and colombian rebel leaders. president—electjoe biden had earlier said he would reverse donald trump's tightened restrictions and sanctions on cuba. mark lobel reports. just under five years ago president 0bama made history in havana, offering cubans the kiss of peace. a year earlier, the us embassy there had reopened. the us just delisted cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, warming relations that had soured during the cold war and the failed bay of pigs invasion. but president trump changed course, delighting some cuban—americans by tightening restrictions on us travel and remittances to cuba, placing costly sanctions on shipments of venezuelan oil to the island.

that helped propel president trump to victory in florida in november, with conservative cu ban—america ns there attracted by trump's anti—socialist message. now, there will be further sanctions on the communist—run island, it is back in the us‘s bad books, alongside syria, iran, north korea. the secretary of state, mike pompeo tweeted... so what misbehaviour is alleged? there is cu ba's refusal to extradite the leadership of the colombian terrorist group elm, harbouring members of black panther that are wanted in the us, and the support for venezuela's authoritarian leader nicolas maduro, who trump has been accused of trying to overthrow. there was immediate condemnation from cuba's foreign minister, who slammed what he called the hypocritical

and cynical decision, adding... those feelings are reflected on the streets of cuba. translation: trump has a vendetta against cuba, he will never lose the desire to attack us. he will never get over it. he would like to rule the world but he can't, he really can't. this will soon become president—electjoe biden‘s problem, after he pledged on the campaign trail to reverse donald trump's sanctions on cuba. at the very least, this latest move puts up lengthy legal hurdles should he wish to once again recast this important trade and security relationship with one of america's nearest neighbours. earlier i spoke to professor

william leogrande. he told me the impact this move will have for cubans. well, the practical effect on cuba is going to be relatively small, because the financial sanctions that would normally apply to a country when it is put on the terrorism list are less than the economic sanctions we already have on cuba, because of the general embargo. so in that sense, it's more of a symbolic action than having any real practical effect on the cuban economy. why do you think the trump administration has chosen to make this move right now? i think there are a number of reasons and your correspondent

really hit on them. number one is president trump, from the very beginning, has wanted to dismantle basically all the important policy legacy of president 0bama, and the opening with cuba was among his most important signature foreign policy issue, so that is number one. number two, of course, is that the president has been imposing sanctions on cuba gradually ever since 2019 and the principal reason was to mobilise conservative cuban—americans in south florida for his election, and they turned out very well for him, even though his re—election was a failure. and then finally, it really poisons the atmosphere diplomatically for president biden who pledged during the campaign that he would re—engage with cuba. stay with us on bbc news. the sex pistols — a new tv series by oscar— winning director, danny boyle explores how the 70's punk band changed the face of british society and culture. day 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 it's one of its biggest. but the industry is nervous of this report, this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. huge part of kobe were simply

demolished as buildings crashed into one another. ta ken advantage of laws passed by the country's new multiracial government and enrolled at formerly white schools. tonight sees the 9,610th performance of her long—running play, the mousetrap. when they heard of the death today, the management considered whether to cancel tonight's performance, but agatha christie would have been the last person to want such a thing. this is bbc world 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 seems

to be clear: trump must be held accountable. securing the capital, and stabilising a nation. the head of the us national guard says up to 15,000 troops may be deployed for the inauguration. the new england patriots coach bill belichick has turned down the presidential medal of freedom from donald trump. the nfl veteran, who is the only coach with six super bowl wins, had been due to get the award from the outgoing president on thursday. but he said that following the violence at the us capitol building last week, he could no longer accept it. whenjoe biden does become president next week, he will become the first president who's overcome a stammer. it's a condition that's believed to affect around 3 per cent 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... laughter 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 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 learnt 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. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has said he's prepared to impose tougher lockdown restrictions if people ignore the current guidance. officials have warned that the uk's currently at the worst point of the coronavirus pandemic but say the actions of the public can make a difference. johnson says 2.4 million people across the uk have now been vaccinated against coronavirus but urges people to stick to the rules. we cannot be complacent, and the worst thing now

would be for us to allow success in rolling out the vaccine programme to breed any kind of complacency about the state of the pandemic. let's get some of the day's other news. portugal's president 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. 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 freshwater lake in mongolia. according to the us geological survey, there was a "low likelihood of casualties and damage". pope francis has formally changed the law in the catholic church, allowing women to administer communion 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. the oscar—winning director, danny boyle, is to make a new tv series telling the story of the sex pistols. pistol is based on a memoir by the band's guitarist steve jones. danny boyle directed the classic post—punk movie trainspotting, among much else, has said the pistols changed british society and culture forever. i've been speaking to music legend smutty smiff who was a friend of the sex pistols at the height of the punk movement in the late 70's. i asked him first about his personal relationship with the band. i knew steve from the early days when they got off their anarchy to. well, i think the timing was right. i think that britain was ready for something new, i think that disco was

on the way out and glam was coming to an end but i think, you know, malcolm mclaren was quite smart and he travelled to america before he started the pistols, he had a rock ‘n‘ roll shop down the kings road where teddy boys would go but when he went to new york and he saw the new york dolls, he managed them for about the last six months of their career and when they broke up he kind the fact that when you went to see the clash the first time, paul simonon had the notes painted on his bass with nail polish. it changed everything. it turned everything upside down. you know, dressing the way they did, combining traditional glam looks with bondage trousers and malcom going from a rock ‘n‘ roll shop to a sex fetish bondage shop, and it began right there. on kings road. do you think

danny on kings road. do you think da n ny boyle on kings road. do you think danny boyle is a good fit? he wa nted danny boyle is a good fit? he wanted to make a biotech for david bowie? —— biopic. yeah, i mean, ithink bowie was very picky and i've met david a few times over the but even back in the 70s, david chose who he was going to work with very carefully after he had a bad experience after the ziggy stardust, but i love trainspotting, i loved what he did with trainspotting and i thought it was an awe—inspiring movie. it inspired a young generation. it definitely had a lot of spots and he had a brilliant soundtrack for it including iggy pop and early blondie and even some brian eno and some other stuff on it.

so i really enjoyed that film and as an old punk and an essex boy, i think danny boyle is a good choice. 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 face masks. the mass ceremony is aimed at relieving the costs for families, and it's usually even bigger! that is it for now. thank you so that is it for now. thank you so much for watching. 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 into 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 of northern ireland, scotland, for most of england and wales to the north—east, it will be bright but much chillier as temperatures in the low single digits. as we head through tuesday night, a cold one across central and eastern areas, perhaps frost around, rain out west will 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, but quite a contrast in temperatures to start wednesday from east to west.