president trump flies to the us—mexico border wall — denying any responsibility for the violence. they have analysed my speech and my words and my final paragraph, my finalsentence paragraph, my final sentence and paragraph, my finalsentence and everybody to a t thought it was totally appropriate. thank you. and the leader of the catholic church in ireland gives an unreserved apology after an inquiry reveals that 9,000 children died at homes for babies and their unmarried mothers. hello and welcome whether you're watching in the uk or around the world. stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here in washington and across the globe. as congress meets this hour and democrats plan a vote aimed

at forcing the president from office, liz cheney, a member of the house republican leadership, says she will vote to impeach mrtrump. this comes as moves to hold the rioters accountable are accelerating. the usjustice department and the fbi have opened criminal investigations into more than 160 people after the siege of the us capitol. a range of criminality �*unmatched' in the history of american law enforcement is how a top us official has characterised the actions of those who took part. michael sherwin says the charges that follow could include �*sedition and conspiracy�*, among many, many others. the range of criminal conduct is really, i think, again, unmatched in any type of scenario that we've seen, the fbi or the doj. we're looking at everything from simple trespass to theft of mail to theft of digital devices within the capital to assault on local officers, federal officers both outside

and inside the capitol, to the theft, the potential national security information or national defence information to felony murder. so that's the criminal side of things. 0n the political front, democrats are making the case that donald trump should be the first us president ever to be impeached twice. first, they'll hold a vote tonight calling for president trump to be forced from office by his vice president and the cabinet. and then, an impeachment vote could happen as soon as wednesday. 0ur north america editor jon sopel has more. the first sighting of the president since last thursday. his first appearance since the storming of congress by his supporters that left five people dead and america's reputation tarnished. he wants to parade his achievements over these past four years so he went to inspect the border wall in texas, but it's the walls around him in washington that are closing in. tomorrow, he is likely to become

the first president in american history to be impeached twice, though today he was totally unrepentant. the impeachment hoax is a continuation of the greatest and most vicious witch—hunt in the history of our country and is causing tremendous anger and division and pain far greater than most people will ever understand, which is very dangerous for the usa, especially at this very tender time. donald trump was also asked today whether his language had contributed to last week's riots. then he said, "we have to fight, we have to fight like hell, otherwise we'll have no country left." he told people they had to be strong, not weak, they should march on congress and tell senators what they think. today, he said that language was entirely appropriate. the house will be in order. in congress, they are likely to vote tomorrow on donald trump's impeachment. my view that the votes exist and that the right thing to do is to proceed, because donald trump is a clear and present danger, every second, every minute,

every hour that he remains in office. with each day that passes since those terrible scenes, alarm seems to grow, not dissipate, as more and more shocking videos emerge. 0fficers being dragged out by the mob and attacked, their riot shields held up as trophies. look at the bottom left—hand corner of this video, as a trump—supporting rioter hurls a fire extinguisher at a policeman. these are scenes of total lawlessness. confused shouting and as state houses across america act on intelligence that armed groups may be planning to storm government buildings, there is high tension in the us ahead of next week's inauguration. and in dc itself, a state of emergency has been declared. specific plots are being investigated. the peaceful transfer of power, the quadrennial celebration of us democracy, has never seemed more fragile, never more fraught with danger. jon sopel, bbc news.

we can cross to barbara plett usher on capitol hill. members of congress there are currently voting on this idea that the vice president, mike pence should invoke the 25th amendment and force the president from power but we just heard from the vice president himself. what has he said? , , , said? this is the first comment that he has _ said? this is the first comment that he has made _ said? this is the first comment that he has made about - said? this is the first comment that he has made about this i that he has made about this move and he is telling the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, not to go through with it. he says this is something that would further inflame and divide the nation and he asks her to work with him to unite the country and to try to lower the temperature and he said that he would pledge to work with the incoming administration ofjoe biden so that things will go smoothly.

he said pointedly last week i did not give in to pressure to violate the constitution and overturn the election results. he refers to pressure from mr trump although does not specifically say from whom. this week he said i am not going to give pressure to play political gains that make political gains that make political games. the house right now is voting on whether to vote on this resolution but it is expected that there will be enough votes to allow the process to proceed. presumably that will go ahead although we're not quite sure now because nancy pelosi has not responded publicly to the letter that we have onlyjust seenin letter that we have onlyjust seen in the last 30 minutes. mike here in london. i guess the first comment from vice president pence may impact on this but the point of these proceedings in the house is to smoke out how many republicans may be prepared to stand against president trump. there

were suggestions, went there, that mitch mcconnell may move in the direction of impeachment in the direction of impeachment in the direction of impeachment in the new york times reports now that 20 or more republicans may vote. what is the strength of all of that? i may vote. what is the strength of all of that?— of all of that? i think it is very true _ of all of that? i think it is very true that _ of all of that? i think it is very true that as - of all of that? i think it is very true that as the - of all of that? i think it is - very true that as the process continues, republicans are forced to take a stand on whether they will stand against mr trump in whether they will stand against mrtrump in some whether they will stand against mr trump in some form, how far they will go, whether they will support him or whether they will try to stay silent and stand with him in that way. it is a moment of reckoning for the republican party so you do have a number of members of the house, the most senior of them being liz cheney saying they would vote to impeach. three members of the house have said that will stop it is recorded as said by the new york times that mitch mcconnell does believe that mr trump, trump's actions were impeachable and that other republican senators may also be willing to vote to

impeach. you also have, mike, another move on in the house at the moment, six republican lawmakers have put forward a motion to censure mr trump to say he acted and encouraged unlawful action, unlawfully overturning the 2020 presidential election result and therefore he should be condemned and censored although that would not have the same stigma as an impeachment and would not remove him from power which is what the democrats are trying to do full up they would not support that but you see now republicans put forward options of how to respond to what mr trump has done. there is the first suggestion in the last few hours that they just may be enough votes to convicted mr trump of impeachment if and when this gets to the senate. so we will see how it evolves. as i said, people are taking stands at the moment. ., ~ , .,

people are taking stands at the moment. ., ~' , ., , people are taking stands at the moment. ., ~ , ., , . people are taking stands at the moment. ., ~ ,, , . ., moment. thank you very much for that and as _ moment. thank you very much for that and as the _ moment. thank you very much for that and as the story _ moment. thank you very much for that and as the story develops - that and as the story develops we will come back to you. we're going to get some reaction from a democratic strategist shortly, but first let's get some analysis from ron christie, republican strategist and former advisor to president george w bush. ifind it i find it extraordinary that the president has not spoken to mitch mcconnell for nearly a month and then you have the events that took place last week on the hell, no conversation. you hear up until about 48 hours ago the vice president of the united states had not spoken to the president. i think you see right now that republicans are looking and saying do we cut our losses and move away from trump with eight days to go or do we find a way to oppose the democrats? i think that many of these members of congress are worried that trump loyalist would try to remove them from office during the next mid—term election coming up injust a few years from now. they also face the wrath of many grassroots conservatives who say we want our party back. we rode the wave with trump but

trump's is not conservatism and it is not what the republican party stands for. the real question then is to these folks stand up to fulfil their oath in office as demanded by constituents or do they support the president is the president demands of them? democratic strategist, mary anne marsh joins us now from cape cod. thank you so much for being with us. how many republicans would it take breaking ranks in the house to vote to impeach president trump for it to be a bipartisan impeachment, do you think? is? bipartisan impeachment, do you think? ' , , bipartisan impeachment, do you think? , , , , think? 147 republican members ofthe think? 147 republican members of the house, _ think? 147 republican members of the house, after— think? 147 republican members of the house, after being - think? 147 republican members of the house, after being held l of the house, after being held captive as the coup was going on in the capital with the terrorists. and voted against certifying the electoral college. that is 147 republicans right there. i think if you say ten, 20, 30,

40 republicans right there, the dam starts to break. but you began to see that today already. the first republican came out and said he was voting for impeachment this afternoon was a formerfederal was a former federal prosecutor. then you have liz cheney who represents wyoming. the only congressmen out there that gave donald trump the highest margin of all the states in the november election. and then a former veteran, adam, who has been vocal about donald trump and mitch mcconnell and the senate. if mcconnell ever decides to vote for removal in the senate, thatis vote for removal in the senate, that is it. donald trump will be gone at the end of that day whenever that vote is taken because you will get 67 votes if that happens. i think what you see today and tonight is the gas burners being turned up, more footage, more report of the crimes, how harrowing this was and any republican who chooses not to punish donald

trump will not only regret it politically but you start to see the fact that donald trump, every time he has not been punished, which is every single time, never punished for asking russia for help on the 2016 election, not punished for the ukraine imbroglio and then he went on to ask the state election representatives across this country to overturn the election. then he asked senators and congressmen to overturn the election which they tried to do last week and then he had his supporters, terrorists, really, help him execute a coup against the government he leads. so unless you punish him and remove him from office before the inauguration on the 20th, there is no guarantee he will not do something worse. find is no guarantee he will not do something worse.— something worse. and surely there are _ something worse. and surely there are risks, _ something worse. and surely there are risks, aren't - something worse. and surely there are risks, aren't there, | there are risks, aren't there, for democrats? however this pans out from here allowing mr trump to paint himself as a martyr, it is surely not the wayjoe biden would hope to start his turn and it will not heal the wounds we saw exposed last week. it might distract

him from bringing forward a stimulus bill in dealing with a pandemic. stimulus bill in dealing with a pandemic— pandemic. donald trump is a traitor, pandemic. donald trump is a traitor. not — pandemic. donald trump is a traitor, not a _ pandemic. donald trump is a traitor, not a martyr. - pandemic. donald trump is a traitor, not a martyr. he - pandemic. donald trump is a traitor, not a martyr. he will| traitor, not a martyr. he will go down in history as such. joe biden will be inaugurated next week and sworn in as the 46th president of the united states. the senate and the house can certainly walk and chew gum at the same time, they can confirm his cabinet and remove donald trump from office. mitch mcconnell can putjudges through every hour of every day and has for the last ten years. he put to supreme court justices on the bench in eight days so this can be done and unless donald trump and the people who helped him with his coup are held accountable there will be no reconciliation. you should never ever negotiate with a terrorist and that is what the republicans are asking here. instead they all need to be held accountable.- here. instead they all need to be held accountable. thank you very much- _ stay with us on bbc news — still to come: we'll continue our coverage of the impeachment procedures — as democrats make the case for president trump's

removalfrom office. 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. this woman says she had been given no help and no advice by 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 country'sl 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 her 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. a very warm welcome to use. this is bbc news. the latest headlines for you. us officials say hundreds will be charged for their roles in the violence at capitol hill last week — for everything from trespassing to murder. democrats are pushing their case for impeachment, with president trump showing no remorse for his actions in the run—up to the capitol siege. we're joined now by boston college constitutional law expert, kent greenfield, who's in cambridge, massachusetts. thank you forjoining us. my pleasure. mike pence has said

that he has no intention of invoking the 25th amendment. that is the end of the vote in the house committee, but could they vote to impeach a second time? in they vote to impeach a second time? ,, ., , time? in the united states we have two removed... - time? in the united states we have two removed... have - have two removed... have an impeachment by the house and then a trial and conviction by then a trial and conviction by the senate. my guess is the house will vote to impeach quite quickly tomorrow, and it will be up to the senate to conduct a trial. it is unlikely the trial will take place before the inauguration next week ofjoe biden. i think there is still value in having there is still value in having the senate try president trump, even after he leaves office. constitutional law is your speciality, there have been so many firsts in the last four years, can we comment on how extraordinary it is we are discussing in a matter of fact way, the first president to be impeached twice?—

way, the first president to be impeached twice? yes, we are definitely _ impeached twice? yes, we are definitely in — impeached twice? yes, we are definitely in a _ impeached twice? yes, we are definitely in a crisis _ definitely in a crisis situation here in the united states. this is unprecedented. we had a sitting united states president inside a mob to storm the capitol during the counting of the electoral votes and in some ways this is worse than pearl harbour. those were attacked by foreign adversaries, this was an attack ijy adversaries, this was an attack by our own citizens on the very citadel of democracy. find by our own citizens on the very citadel of democracy.— citadel of democracy. and it is . uite citadel of democracy. and it is quite extraordinary, _ citadel of democracy. and it is quite extraordinary, when - citadel of democracy. and it is quite extraordinary, when you| quite extraordinary, when you read _ quite extraordinary, when you read the — quite extraordinary, when you read the statement from liz cheney. _ read the statement from liz cheney, who is high up in the republican house leadership, when — republican house leadership, when she says she is going to invoke — when she says she is going to invoke to _ when she says she is going to invoke to impeach president trump, _ invoke to impeach president trump, she says the president summoned the mob, that he assembled the mob, and he let the flame of the attacked. it is such— the flame of the attacked. it is such a _ the flame of the attacked. it is such a change, isn't it, from _ is such a change, isn't it, from the _ is such a change, isn't it, from the impeachment one year ago. _ from the impeachment one year ago, president trump and ukraine?— ago, president trump and ukraine? ~ , �*

ukraine? absolutely. and i appreciated _ ukraine? absolutely. and i appreciated that _ ukraine? absolutely. and i j appreciated that statement today, and that was very well—written and well said. but of course if you do not impeach a president for this, then there is nothing you are going to impeach him for. he incited violence, and notjust violence, and not just violence, and notjust violence, but the mob that was intent on overturning the election, on disregarding the will of the american people during a free and fair election, and it was pretty clear that as we are learning more and more, that there were people in that mob who were intent on murder, kidnapping, maybe even occupying the entire capitol. i think in some ways if you — if the republicans are not willing to impeach for this, then there is nothing you can impeach a president for. chant, people may have read this legal process may result in president trump being barred from running again for public office —— kent, removing his presidential pension and his secret service protection. does

that apply if he is impeach a second time, or if he is convicted in the senate? only if he is convicted. _ convicted in the senate? only if he is convicted. that - convicted in the senate? only if he is convicted. that is - convicted in the senate? only if he is convicted. that is one reason why a trial in the senate may occur even after he leaves office. because of course impeachment is the process by which someone is removed from office but there are other avenues as well. he could be barred from holding office any time in the future. he would lose his secret service protection, he would lose his travel budget. so there are reasons to engage in this trial and on the senate side, even if it occurs after impeachment and after the inauguration on tuesday. kent, thank you _ inauguration on tuesday. kent, thank you very _ inauguration on tuesday. kent, thank you very much _ inauguration on tuesday. kent, thank you very much indeed. i thank you very much indeed. thank you. let's get some of the day's other news. italy's coalition government is thought to be on the verge of collapse. a cabinet meeting has been taking place in which two ministers from former prime minister matteo renzi's italia viva party were expected to quit. that would bring down the government of giuseppe

conte, as the government struggles to contain the pandemic. travellers flying into the us will soon need to provide proof of a negative covid—19 test result within three days of travel. the us centers for disease control and prevention announced the move on tuesday saying it hoped it would help slow the spread of the virus. the policy will come into effect on january 26. in indonesia, investigators have recovered the flight data recorder from the jet that crashed on saturday. it came down in the java sea four minutes after take—off from jakarta. the location of debris suggests that the boeing 737 with 62 people on board was intact when it hit the water. the irish prime minister has described the deaths of 9,000 children at homes for babies and their unmarried mothers as a "dark and shameful chapter" in the country's history. the institutions were often run by the catholic church for much of the last century.

at one home in county galway, nearly 800 children died — and it's thought many of them were buried in a sewage system. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page has been hearing the story of a man who was born there. the only thing i can remember is the beds being wet. yet the only thing i can remember is the beds being wet.- is the beds being wet. yet to no is the beds being wet. yet to to ten is the beds being wet. yet to go ten minutes _ is the beds being wet. yet to go ten minutes later - is the beds being wet. yet to go ten minutes later in - is the beds being wet. yet to go ten minutes later in the i go ten minutes later in the morning, and live ten minutes early in the evening, and we were all cordoned off in the playground by the nuns so you wouldn't mix with the other kids. it was like a prison stopper you would think, why? just because i was born out of wedlock? , just because i was born out of wedlock?— wedlock? this man spent his first seven — wedlock? this man spent his first seven years _ wedlock? this man spent his first seven years in _ wedlock? this man spent his first seven years in the - wedlock? this man spent his| first seven years in the home that once stood here. island in the 1950s with a deeply conservative catholic society. unmarried women who are pregnant were taken to religious institutions and separated from their children. they almost got away with it. it was i was the woman —— it

was always the woman's fault. i was always the woman's fault. i was lucky i got to meet my mother. if i didn't meet her, i would be blaming herfor everything. would be blaming her for everything-— would be blaming her for eve hina. , ., ., everything. there is another reason why _ everything. there is another reason why pj _ everything. there is another reason why pj thinks - everything. there is another reason why pj thinks he - everything. there is another reason why pj thinks he is i reason why pj thinks he is lucky. at the home, nearly 800 children aged up to three died between 1925 and 1961. investigators believe many were buried at the site in some kind of sewage system. find buried at the site in some kind of sewage system.— buried at the site in some kind of sewage system. and i go down there, of sewage system. and i go down there. and _ of sewage system. and i go down there. and i— of sewage system. and i go down there, and i think _ of sewage system. and i go down there, and i think i _ of sewage system. and i go down there, and i thinki could - of sewage system. and i go down there, and i thinki could have - there, and i think i could have beenin there, and i think i could have been in there, to. there, and i thinki could have been in there, to.— been in there, to. those helpless _ been in there, to. those helpless little _ been in there, to. those helpless little babies. i been in there, to. those i helpless little babies. the irish government has committed to having this site excavated so the children whose remains are beneath this ground can be reburied with some dignity. 0ne home has generated international attention but there are many homes with a history of shameful neglect and

unspeakable cruelty study the report says around 9000 children died in 18 homes that were investigated copy that is about one in seven of those that were born in the institutions. investigators state it represents an appalling level of infant mortality. the irish government says there was decades of brutality. says there was decades of brutality-— says there was decades of brutali . , . , brutality. the regime described in the report — brutality. the regime described in the report was _ brutality. the regime described in the report was not _ brutality. the regime described in the report was not imposed i in the report was not imposed on asked by any foreign powers. we did this to ourselves, as a society. we treated women exceptionally badly. we treated children exceptionally badly. pj thinks the report hasn't gotten to the full truth. there is nothing _ gotten to the full truth. there is nothing in _ gotten to the full truth. there is nothing in there _ gotten to the full truth. there is nothing in there today - gotten to the full truth. there is nothing in there today that| is nothing in there today that would say now it is fantastic, my mum is being recognised or they are apologising to my mother. they didn't do that today. mother. they didn't do that toda . , ., today. there will be a compensation - today. there will be a | compensation scheme today. there will be a - compensation scheme and a memorial, though history will still hurt in ireland for years to come. this page, bbc news.

—— chris page. here in washington, a very demented evening, mike. mike pence is being called on to invoke the 20th amendment to force president trump from office. mike pence says he will not do this, so the stage is now set tomorrow for the house of representatives to impeach president trump for a second time —— 25th amendment. but this time democrats are accusing him of inciting an insurrection against the seat of us government. it has been a turbulent four years here with president trump in office and will and even automatically. laura, you have a lot of experience there. i was looking back to what the president said in that notorious speech outside the white house last wednesday. we have to fight, he told supporters. they should mark on congress, otherwise in effect, their country would be gone. i wondered what you thought about what he has been saying today, his suggestion

that everything he said in that speech was appropriate. how do you think that will play? might it persuade more appropriate senators that he is just irredeemable? senators that he is 'ust irredeemable?�* senators that he is 'ust irredeemable? ~ �* , ., irredeemable? well, it's not helinu irredeemable? well, it's not helping his _ irredeemable? well, it's not helping his position, - irredeemable? well, it's not helping his position, is - irredeemable? well, it's not helping his position, is it? i helping his position, is it? tonight we have had liz cheney, she is number three in the house republican leadership saying she will vote to impeach, even sought to note that there may be as many as 20 republican senators open to impeaching the president. these are extraordinary, dramatic, turbulent times here in washington, mike. turbulent times here in washinaton, mike. ., ~' ., washington, mike. thank you for watchin: washington, mike. thank you for watching bbc— washington, mike. thank you for watching bbc news. _ hello there. the weather really can't make up its mind this week. one day, it is going to be cold and bright. the next day, cloudier and milder, with outbreaks of rain. wednesday and thursday, both look pretty wet, in fact, some pretty heavy rain around and some wintriness over the high ground as we'll start to see a bit of a battle

of the air masses. this wedge of milder air slowly pushing up against the cold air across the eastern side of the country through wednesday means we could start off with an ice risk, with freezing rain across western scotland, north—west england for a time on wednesday morning. a bright and cold start across northern and eastern areas, but soon the clouds will build in here as the rain out west starts to very slowly push its way eastward, some snow developing over the pennines and the higher ground of scotland. some heavy rain for northern ireland, that rain stretching down towards central and eastern parts of england. further south and west though, it's going to be pretty mild. double figure values here, much colder further north and east and it will feel quite grim with a mixture of rain, sleet and snow. wednesday night looks very wet, some heavy rain around, a risk of localised flooding in place. further snow over the high ground of northern england and into scotland. it's here where it's going to be cold once again. further south and west, though, less cold — those values no lower than around seven to nine degrees. now, as we head into thursday, we've still got those weather

fronts with us, almost stalled across the country, and they'll very slowly move their way south—eastwards. this ridge of high pressure will build into the west. that'll start to drive things out across western areas on thursday. so, a drier picture from northern ireland, some sunshine, one or two showers. much of britain is going to be a cloudy and a very wet day. again, heavy rain around, snow on the pennines and on the higher ground of scotland, turning a little bit drier across western areas as that ridge of high pressure moves in. again, the temperature contrast, cold in the north and east verses milder in the south and west. and through thursday night, eventually the rain begins to fizzle out and the hill snow turns a bit dry, leaving a legacy of some cloud. some mist and fog around as the winds fall lighter under this ridge of high pressure, which will bring a fine and settled day on friday, but then rain will push in to the north—west of the country later on friday. and then for the weekend, low pressure takes control, so it will be turning wetter and windier. so, largely dry and cool for many of us on friday, a bit of rain pushing

into northern ireland and scotland, then it's unsettled into the weekend with wet and windier weather moving in.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the democrats in the house the democrats in the house of representatives of representatives are inching closer to removing are inching closer to removing donald trump from office. donald trump from office. an impeachment vote an impeachment vote is expected later. is expected later. first — they'll vote first — they'll vote on a resolution urging his on a resolution urging his cabinet to use cabinet to use the 25th amendment. the 25th amendment. that has been rejected by the that has been rejected by the and the fbi have vice president, mike pence. vice president, mike pence. senior republican — senior republican — liz cheney — says she will liz cheney — says she will vote to impeach. vote to impeach. president trump has dismissed president trump has dismissed moves to impeach him moves to impeach him for inciting the deadly assault for inciting the deadly assault on congress as a witch—hunt. on congress as a witch—hunt. speaking on a visit speaking on a visit to the mexican border — to the mexican border — he also said there was no he also said there was no danger that his own danger that his own administration would oust him administration would oust him beforejoe biden took over beforejoe biden took over as president next week. as president next week.

the usjustice department the usjustice department and the fbi have opened criminal investigations into more than 160 individuals for their part in last week's attack on the capitol building in washington. the charges are likely to include assault and seditious conspiracy. uk police forces are warning of tougher action against those who fail to comply with coronavirus