hello, i'm maryam moshiri. this is outside source. donald trump is in his final day in office — as washington prepares forjoe biden�*s inauguration. but with hours left of his presidency, one of donald trump's biggest allies, mitchmcconnell, has turned against him for last week's capitol riots. the mob was fed lies. they were provoked by the president and other powerful people. wednesday's ceremony will be different to any other presidential inauguration in history — two of the 25,000 national guards deployed in washington have been removed from duty by the fbi. also in washington — the senate for confirmation hearing forjoe biden�*s pick for secretary of state anthony blinken is

underway, we'll bring you the latest. and the uk records the highest number of deaths from covid—19 as hopsitals struggle to cope. in a single day since the pandemic began, as hopsitals struggle to cope. it's donald trump's last day as president. with just hours to go, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell, one of mr trump's closest allies in congress until now, had this to say. the last time the senate convened, we had just reclaimed the capital from violent criminals who tried to stop congress from doing our duty. the mob was fed lies. they were provoked by the president and other powerful people. let's go straight to our washington

correspondent gary 0'donoghue. that was an interesting introduction thereby mitch mcconnell given what he and where he set in the past and given that impeachment is also looming. given that impeachment is also loomina. , ., , given that impeachment is also loomina. , ., looming. yes. if you need any more evidence the _ looming. yes. if you need any more evidence the break— looming. yes. if you need any more evidence the break is _ looming. yes. if you need any more evidence the break is really - evidence the break is really happened between mitch mcconnell and donald trump them that provides it for you. mitch mcconnell was one of those who excuse donald trump and supported him throughout his four years of presidency and after into the election of course right up until the beginning of this year where he started to indicate that he may not be so keen as we thought he was in here we are blaming the president directly for the attack on the capital. interestingly will that lead to a vote by mitch mcconnell to convict donald trump on the impeachment trial? if it does come a whole load of other republicans in the senate will follow him. me while as all this happens, _

the senate will follow him. me while as all this happens, the _ as all this happens, the inauguration plans continue with president trump gets to his final day as president and security in extremely high in washington. what is the atmosphere like? yes. is the atmosphere like? yes, security is — is the atmosphere like? yes, security is very _ is the atmosphere like? yes, security is very high. - is the atmosphere like? yes, security is very high. it - is the atmosphere like? yes, security is very high. it is - is the atmosphere like? yes, | security is very high. it is been like that for days now. we know about the national guard stroop troops on the street. a lot of concern. joe biden isjust about troops on the street. a lot of concern. joe biden is just about to leave delaware to come to president. he has been speaking in the last few minutes as well. tears running down his face talking about his family and his friends and how much he loves delaware he got very emotional. he does do that occasionally. we may see more that even when he is president. he will be on his way in here and he will attend his own inauguration with a crowd ofjust about 1000 because of the security concerns and because of the security concerns and because of the pandemic. normally the crowds of several hundred thousand people on the national mall, they will not happen tomorrow in the public are not invited.

thank you, gary. stay with us. more questions shortly. joe biden did give a speech earlier. must have a listen. 12 joe biden did give a speech earlier. must have a listen.— must have a listen. 12 years ago i was waiting _ must have a listen. 12 years ago i was waiting at — must have a listen. 12 years ago i was waiting at the _ must have a listen. 12 years ago i was waiting at the train _ must have a listen. 12 years ago i was waiting at the train station i was waiting at the train station wilmington for a black man to pick me up on our way to washington. where we were sworn in as president and vice president of the united states of america. and here we are today, my family and i about to return to washington to meet a black woman, of south asian descent commit to be sworn in as president and vice president of the united states. as i told bo on that station and hunter and actually come i said don't tell me things cannot change, they can and they do. —— and ashley. that is america. we and they do. -- and ashley. that is america. ~ ., and they do. -- and ashley. that is america. ~ . ., and they do. -- and ashley. that is america. ~ . . ., ,

america. we are hearing the last few minutes that — america. we are hearing the last few minutes that joe _ america. we are hearing the last few minutes that joe in _ america. we are hearing the last few minutes that joe in for _ minutes thatjoe in for congressional leaders will attend mass together tomorrow morning after an invite with extended. by president—elect biden. they are going to attend mass all of them together. going to attend mass all of them touether. , ., , going to attend mass all of them touether. , . , ., together. yes. that is right. that will be a symbol _ together. yes. that is right. that will be a symbol in _ together. yes. that is right. that will be a symbol in itself - together. yes. that is right. that will be a symbol in itself and - together. yes. that is right. that will be a symbol in itself and joe| will be a symbol in itself and joe biden only the second every catholic to be elected to the presidency. he was talking there about things changing. well, they change wasjfk backin changing. well, they change wasjfk back in 1960 and here we are come having to wait another 60 years for another catholic to become president. that will be in a pointer moment tomorrow morning as well that moment tomorrow morning as well that moment after the inauguration where he he and three other former presidents, 0bama, bush, and clinton, cardiff is too frail to attend but those three former presidents and joe biden will go and lay a wreath at the tomb of the

unknown soldier. —— i think one of the symbolic picture moments where joe biden will hope to set the tent of his presidency when he has promised to unify the country which is a really big challenge. gert; is a really big challenge. gary thank yon — is a really big challenge. gary thank you. stay _ is a really big challenge. gary thank you. stay with - is a really big challenge. gary thank you. stay with us - is a really big challenge. gary thank you. stay with us once more. because of concerns about security and coronavirus, wednesday's inauguration will be different to all others before it. 25 thousand national guard troops will be at the capitol, manning dozens of road blocks and checkpoints. two of them have been removed from duty following vetting by the fbi. washington is a locked down city. the whole area around the white house and capitol building, wherejoe biden will be sworn in, will be off—limits. that means no mass of supporters stretching before him. only 1,000 people will be there. you might remember this image from four years ago. donald trump's press secretary falsely claimed it was "the largest audience to ever see an inauguration."

this time the space has been filled by 200 thousand flags to represent everyone unable to attend. the president—elect�*s cabinet picks are being vetted by the us senate. former federal reserve chair and his nomination for treasury secretary janet yellen has been testifying — virtually. this pandemic is taking just an unbelievable toll on low income workers and on minorities especially. and because i am so concerned about the impact on minority communities, i promise you that i will be fully focused on putting into place, at every level, relief for those communities. let's return to gary 0'donoghue. talk me through the confirmation

hearings. hers is not the only one thatis hearings. hers is not the only one that is happening.— that is happening. yes. these are the hearings _ that is happening. yes. these are the hearings before _ that is happening. yes. these are the hearings before the _ that is happening. yes. these are the hearings before the senate i the hearings before the senate committee before they go to a vote on the floor. janet yellen has been speaking today. there are others happening today, not least tony blinken, the secretary of state. he will be speaking about now. and also the nominee for defence secretary, lloyd austin. he will be giving evidence in the next hour or so. the really key post that they are trying to get through as quickly as possible to try and get votes on those some of those this week, possibly spilling over into next week. it is worth noting that the two or three cabinet nominees were confirmed by the senate on inauguration day last time around. i think two or three of those happen on inauguration day is selfless that it may not happen tomorrow but we will see. i a whole bunch were down

on 0bama's day. these things to move very quickly and it is quite important in this sort time with the economy in the state it is to have a treasury secretary in place as soon as possible for all those covid—19 negotiations over the stimulus bill, $1.9 trillion worth of it. absolutely. joe biden has made it clear that the economy in the coronavirus pandemic are the two things he will be a really setting to work on straightaway. yes. what else could it — to work on straightaway. yes. what else could it be _ to work on straightaway. yes. what else could it be really? _ to work on straightaway. yes. what else could it be really? those - to work on straightaway. yes. what else could it be really? those are i else could it be really? those are the two big challenges that he faces, they are on a global scale it with the pandemic and the economy of course has repercussions all around the world can have the state of the us economy. these are two massive things he has to deal with, let alone unify the country.- things he has to deal with, let alone unify the country. gary, thank ou so alone unify the country. gary, thank you so much- _ a year ago today — china announced just its third death from a �*new virus�*. now, a year on —

the outbreak in many countries is out of control — with deaths worldwide rising faster than ever. to put the numbers in perspective — take a look at this from a research associate at the federation of american scientists. he tweeted a graph showing the global death rate and said — "to reach 500,000 deaths took six months. the last 500 thousand deaths took six weeks". well the world health organisation heard today from their global preparedness monitoring board — the team that has been examining how the pandemic spiralled so out of control, so quickly. the panel is co—chaired by doctor gro harlem brundtland, norway's first woman prime minister — and a former who director—general. take a listen. in covid—19, our worst fears were realised. the world was indeed unprepared and the impact was enormous. a key lesson for all of us is already clear, and it applies to all levels of political

leadership in countries large and small. 0ur multilateral institutions now need to be considerably strengthened. and who is a critical part of this challenge. here in the uk — as the rate of new infections decreases — the number of deaths is rapidly approaching 100,000. in the past 2a hours there's been more than 1,600 new deaths from coronavirus — the highest daily rise since the pandemic began. bringing the official total deaths above 90,000. the latest figures come as the office for national statistics reported that a further 6,586 deaths involving covid—19 were registered in the uk in the week to january the 8th. — meaning that by those numbers — there could already be more than 97,000 deaths. and to put into context how widespread the outbreak has been in the uk — new figures from an 0ns infection

survey show that by the end of december around one in ten of people in the uk have covid antibodies — meaning 10% of the population has had the virus. on a day like today — with the number of new deaths higher than it's ever been — normally we would hear from the health secretary matt hancock at a coronavirus briefing. but he's currently working from home — due to being pinged by the nhs coronavirus app for a close contact with someone infected. he posted this video message. social distancing and following the rules is one important way forward — the other is with the vaccine. the uk's vaccination programme is ramping up —ten new mass

vaccination centres are now open in england and on monday more than 200,000 people were vaccinated — in total — more than four million people have been vaccinated. the government says they are on track to hit their target of vaccinating 15 million people by february 15. but with deaths at record highs — many experts still say the immunisation must get faster to help those that are most vulnerable. the vaccine has been certainly the big thing that every provider is now desperate to get into their services, and the roll—out, it is happening, but it is not as quick as we all would like. as the vaccination programme enters a new phase there are further signs the nhs is struggling to cope under the pressure of covid—19. hospitals are seeing unprecedented numbers of very, very sick people. in the second of his reports from the royal london hospital, clive myrie has witnessed the strain on everyone involved in caring for people with coronavirus.

this report contains distressing images. the birth of a new day brings a familiar demon. more covid infections. and more death. and it's others who must stare into the abyss to spare our eyes. like hannah, a senior mortician at the royal london hospital, part of a small team ofjust five that's handled hundreds of bodies in this pandemic. how do you ever prepare for people just dying and dying and dying? although it's ourjob and we deal with dead people every day, this level, i think, has taken its toll. does it feel like a conveyor belt? it does, it does, in a way, yes. i hate to say that, because i hate to think

of it like that, but yes, yes, it is, almost, yes. that's what the pandemic�*s done, i mean... yeah. it's no—one's fault. no. sorry. i've done this for years, you know, i'mjust... when someone says to you, how does it make you feel, and you say how it makes you feel, yeah, this is how it makes me feel. the inner turbulence revealed. and yet, outer strength is what we crave — a brave face in those fighting the virus on our behalf. as every day, the hospitals fill up, including the royal london. how many floors are taken up by covid patients here? we've got patients on the third floor, fourth floor...

this ward goes all the way round to the other side, it's 29 patients. ..sixth floor, seventh floor, eighth floor... another covid patient in here. ..ninth floor... another one in here. ..tenth,11th... again, round the other side, there's another 29 patients. ..12th,13th... this is our third ward, with 31 patients. ..and then obviously, up here... so each four of these four bedded bays contain covid patients. ..the14th and 15th floor, so that's 12 floors in total. 12 out of 15 floors, more than 400 patients, and there are not enough staff. it's madness. and curiously, despite all the drugs and fancy equipment, the simple technique of periodically turning over a covid patient — or proning — can help force oxygen into scarred lungs. but the manpower needed is immense. turning and turning and turning again. day after day. and in the middle of the storm, consultant marie healy.

a commanding presence. still coming. go, go, go. and a friend to all. for those less scrupulous about social distancing and wearing masks, she gives the benefit of the doubt — despite the effect on the nhs. i think the public want to do the right thing, but i don't feel they understand the scale of the problem. so i don't think taken for granted, we don't. so you think the public don't get the pressure that is on everyone working in this hospital and up and down the country? i definitely don't think they do. i think if they did, they really wouldn't hesitate to do the right thing. back on the ward, the oxygen levels plummet of a covid patient in their mid—20s. proning must be quick, but more specialist care may be necessary to oxygenate the blood through an artificial lung.

consultant pj zolfaghari, who predicted a second coronavirus wave, calls papworth hospital in cambridge to see if they will take the patient. ventilation has become very difficult again just now. kathy macgloin leads the team trying to keep her alive. but there is bad news. now the pressure is really on, but quiet professionalism kicks in. 0k, yeah, good. relief, enough oxygen is now finally reaching the patient�*s lungs. and yet, kathy isn't an intensive care doctor, she's a consultant anaesthetist, offering a helping hand, like the trauma surgeons, paediatricians, immunologists, all mucking in during this appalling covid crisis.

i feel a lot better now. how worried were you? i'm sweating, and it's notjust the ppe. so, she's young, she's someone's relative. this is something precious that we're holding and we're trying to do. and yeah, it's quite frightening. frightening — one word that defines covid's second wave for the nhs. heartbreaking is another. as marie healy checks on a 28—year—old man with no underlying conditions, but who has been on a ventilator for more than three weeks. obviously very distressing and... this is a very serious complication at this stage. he also has other family members in critical care as we speak. time to call his wife. now, i know that he is quite sick.

he could die from this from this, by the way. i'm sorry to have to say that. i know, love. i know. don't worry. we are doing everything we can for him. very difficult because... it is very difficult because this family has been through a huge amount. and they're actually so nice. and that makes it more difficult. the inner turbulence revealed. the rain mirrors shamima's recent tears for herfamily. she took marie's call, as her husband fights for his life. his condition remains serious on life support.

clive myrie, bbc news. the united states is by far the worst hit from the virus. 0n the eve ofjoe biden's inauguration america is set to pass 400,000 deaths in the coming hours, according to figures collated byjohns hopkins univerisy. and experts are predicting the country will hit half a million some time next month. a national memorial to remember and honour those lives lost to covid—19 will be held in washington later today. 0ur correspondent nick bryant sent this report. we normally associate new york with the self—confidence of america. but the coronavirus crisis has shown us the frailties of the world's most powerful land. in the final weeks of the trump presidency, there have been days when more than 4000 americans have died, a higher death toll than on september the 11th. it's bizarre, scary, frightening. angelina lost her father.

they are not in the same reality... her mourning made more painful by family members that refuse to believe the coronavirus took his life. she is angry at donald trump for spreading misinformation and downplaying the pandemic. furious, angry, confused, disconnected, abandoned. those are all ways to describe how i feel. there are 350,000 plus people who have died and it does not seem like any of those people matter. i mean, it is insane. we have seen queues for covid testing, we have seen queues for covid aid, but there is hope at the end of this line of medical staff and teachers. a school gym that only weeks ago served as a polling station has now become a vaccine hub, much to the relief of new yorkers such as michelle, a teacher on the educational front line. i have been working in person pretty

much since the beginning and itjust feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders that i can go back now with peace of mind. joe biden has set the goal of 100 million doses in the first 100 days of his presidency. and despite the concerns about vaccine supply, here we witnessed a can—do spirit that is so emphatically american. there has been so much despondency in the city in the last ten months, but this is really the turning point? i believe it will be the turning point. we are going to get new york city back up and running in no time. get a little bit more spread out. give yourselves six feet. this isn'tjust a health crisis, it has been an economic catastrophe. and in the city that never sleeps, we are seeing food banks now having to open 24 hours a day. joe biden is promising an almost $2 trillion rescue package. the challenge is enormous,

the crisis is huge, but america is strong, and i believe and am hopeful that the president can turn things around. there will be talk of a new day in america, but will the biden presidency really be a panacea? the politics of this country are so sickly, the divisions are so deep. the coronavirus has revealed so many american ailments. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. trump's presidency has been like no other in the modern era. no matter what people think of him, there were definitely a lot of memorable moments. let's look back at some of them from the last four years... from this day forward, it is going to be only america first. music. the united states will withdraw from

the iranian nuclear deal. we are taking people out of the country, you wouldn't believe how bad these people are. we will have our borders nice and strong and build the wall! build a wall! we have to build a wall, folks! these are not people. these are animals. rocketman is on a suicide mission for himself. they think it is russia. i have president putin come hejust think it is russia. i have president putin come he just said think it is russia. i have president putin come hejust said it is not russia. wiretapping i guess, this past administration, at least we have something in common perhaps. laughter. coronavirus. kungflu. it comes from china. that is why. i went every american to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead. we will go to a very tough two weeks. president trump two finest moments.

that is it for me. i'm back in a few minutes. stay with us. hello there. we've got storm christoph continuing to cause some problems not just into wednesday, but on into thursday as well. this area of cloud you can see here on the satellite picture has been bringing persistent rain pretty much all day across parts of england and wales, and there's more to come. by the end of thursday, we're looking at some areas over the high ground and wales, the peaks and the pennines picking up over 150 mm of rain. the met office amber warning, meanwhile, is for northern, central, and eastern england — it's here because, even before the rain arrived from christoph, rivers were running high. and combined with some snowmelt, that's the area that's causing most concerned with flooding and may be some severe flooding. but there could be some other areas, maybe the midlands and wales, that also are affected by localized flooding. it'll be a wet night, then, with heavy rain.

the rain gets heavier overnight across wales, but mild and windy. further north, cold, frosty, and the risk of icy stretches into the scotland with showers. but it should be a bright enough start to the day here. further southwards, that pulse of heavier rain will continue to work across wales and northern england — and each hour that passes, the risk of flooding will increase hour by hour. it'll be mild and quite windy across england and wales, temperatures quite widely around 11—12 celsius, but getting colder in scotland, where temperatures are about three celsius in aberdeen and glasgow. and then, wednesday night, that rain bumps into that cold air. we will see it turn to snow even down to low levels, we could see around 5—10 cm across eastern scotland. but worse over high ground, where we could see something like 20—40 cm of snow — horrendous travel conditions, you just won't want to be out at all in this because, even as the snowplows clear the road, gale force winds willjust blow the drifting snow back onto the roads. so we could see some vehicles getting stranded, communities getting cut off, there may well be some power cuts, as well as that

transport disruption. through thursday, we will start to see a bit of snowfall pushing into the hills of northern england, where there could also be some local accumulations, as well. friday, christoph is over near scandinavia. so a quieter day, cold frost and the risk of icy stretches, temperatures for many a little bit below par. overall, a slightly quieter day. over the next few days, then, christoph brings the risk of some flooding, particularly focused across parts of england, and blizzards are drifting heavy snow across scotland wednesday night into thursday.

hello, i'm maryam moshiri, this is 0utside source. donald trump is in his final day in office — as washington prepares forjoe biden's inauguration. but with hours left of his presidency, one of donald trump's biggest allies, mitchmcconnell, has turned against him for last week's capitol riots. the mob was fed lies. they were provoked by the president and other powerful people. wednesday's ceremony will be different to any other presidential inauguration in history. two of the 25,000 national guards deployed in washington fail vetting by the fbi. as thousands of honduran migrants are blocked in guatemala from moving north towards the us, we'll be looking at what changes joe biden is making to america's

tough immigration policy. and the uk records the highest number of deaths from covid—19 in a single day since the pandemic began, as hopsitals struggle to cope with fewer than 24 hours left of his presidency, donald trump is leaving office with falling popularity among americans. his final gallupjob approval rating is 34%, which you can see in green. that's the lowest of his time as president. his popularity is not the only thing which has been up and down over the past four years. the media are among - the most dishonest people anywhere at any time. booing if the failing new york times| has an anonymous editorial —

can you believe it, anonymous? meaning gutless, i a gutless editorial... donald trump's relationship with the media, and particularly the new york times, has been fraught. let's discuss this with joe kahn, managing editor of the new york times. thanks forjoining us. "failing new york times" — it wasn't the best of relationships, between you and donald trump? trio. relationships, between you and donald trump?— relationships, between you and donald trump? no, we had some difficult moments _ donald trump? no, we had some difficult moments with _ donald trump? no, we had some difficult moments with mr - donald trump? no, we had some| difficult moments with mr trump, yes, i think that's a bit of an understatement. but we had a rocky for years. understatement. but we had a rocky for ears. ., ., , ., understatement. but we had a rocky for ears. ., ., ., ., ., ., for years. how does an organization like ours for years. how does an organization like yours cover— for years. how does an organization like yours cover a _ for years. how does an organization like yours cover a presidency - for years. how does an organization like yours cover a presidency like i like yours cover a presidency like trump's? like yours cover a presidency like trum - 's? ., like yours cover a presidency like trum's? ., ~ ., like yours cover a presidency like trum's? ., ~' ., ~' like yours cover a presidency like trum's? ., ~ ., ~ ., trump's? you know, i think one ruestion trump's? you know, i think one question you — trump's? you know, i think one question you could _ trump's? you know, i think one question you could ask - trump's? you know, i think one question you could ask is, - trump's? you know, i think one question you could ask is, how. trump's? you know, i think one - question you could ask is, how could we make sure that we covered things that were unrelated to trump during a presidency that was that tumultuous and dominating, in terms of the news cycle? the challenge

really that we had was how to make sure that we were contextualizing everything else going on in the us and around the world when we had a president who could dominate seemingly every news cycle. and president who could dominate seemingly every news cycle. and do ou think seemingly every news cycle. and do you think you _ seemingly every news cycle. and do you think you managed _ seemingly every news cycle. and do you think you managed to? - seemingly every news cycle. and do you think you managed to? i - seemingly every news cycle. and do you think you managed to? i think. seemingly every news cycle. and do i you think you managed to? i think we not better you think you managed to? i think we got better at — you think you managed to? i think we got better at it _ you think you managed to? i think we got better at it towards _ you think you managed to? i think we got better at it towards the _ you think you managed to? i think we got better at it towards the latter - got better at it towards the latter part of his presidency, when i think as a news organization, we began to understand the parts of the donald trump story that were clearly releva nt trump story that were clearly relevant and important as part of the daily news cycle, and as part of our enterprise and investigative agenda. but not getting overly swayed by every tweet that he put out, you know, every rhetorical device that he used it to shift attention to himself, you know, to try to separate the pure, sort of, spin and talk radio style frenzy of his presidency from the stuff that really mattered, in terms of

politics and policy, and impact. do ou politics and policy, and impact. do you think that was a problem for a lot of the world's media, the fact that he would tweet something that would be sad and everyone would jump on that in a frenzied fashion and just cover it, you know, constantly? i do think so, i think the problem with trump is that in some ways, he's incredibly easy to cover, because he's constantly making news, he's constantly putting out seemingly outrageous statements insulting sometimes his friends, sometimes his rivals, making announcements of things that he may or may not end up doing, but seem important, you know, dozens of tweets a day, running commentary on everything that's happening in the news cycle. and in that sense, he's quite easy to cover in a traditional sense, which is when the president

speaks, it's news, and you can make headlines off that. i think the more challenging thing with trump in particular was to separate, as i said, what really matters and what to emphasize, and how to contextualize what he said, and not getting overly swayed, you know, simply by the efforts to dominate people's attention, and that includes dominating the media. aha, lat includes dominating the media. a lot of donald trump's _ includes dominating the media. a lot of donald trump's rhetoric was anti—media, fake news. how much damage do you think he's done to the media, and is it repairable damage? it's a good question, it's a difficult question to answer. if you look at surveys that are done about trust in media, media broadly, it's very low, and its much lower than it was at the beginning of the trump presidency. there are different ways however of looking at that — trust

in individualspersonal choice and we do is not necessarily lower, so people tend to have news outlets that they rely on heavily and they tend to trust of those more than just the media in general. but secondly, i think we've seen a new generation of very, very engaged readers, media consumers around this country and globally, as well. and i'm not sure that that aligns very neatly with the survey results of distrust — in other words, people are consuming news media, including ours, at much greater levels and they were prior to the trump presidency. we are hopeful that we retain some part of that over time. trust is an issue and something we are conscious of and working on all the time, and at the same time, we

are somewhat hopeful that the trump presidency prompted a new degree of awareness, interest, and engagement with the affairs of the day that may outlast him. i suspect they will outlast him. i suspect they will outlast him. i suspect they will outlast him-— outlast him. it's been really interesting _ outlast him. it's been really interesting to _ outlast him. it's been really interesting to talk _ outlast him. it's been really interesting to talk to - outlast him. it's been really interesting to talk to you, i outlast him. it's been really - interesting to talk to you, thank you for taking the time to talk to us. ., �* . ., ., ., you for taking the time to talk to us. you're welcome, good to be with ou. breaking news from the states with regards to the inaugurations territory. we've heard that a dozen members of the national guard, the 25,000 strong group of people who have been brought to washington to provide extra security for the inauguration ceremony —1000 of them have been removed from duty, following a vetting process —— a dozen. sojust following a vetting process —— a dozen. so just to following a vetting process —— a dozen. sojust to reiterate, security is very high for the inauguration tomorrow, lots of road closures. washington is pretty much in lockdown and, as part of this, the fbi decided to vet the national guard to have a key role in security

tomorrow, and now we are hearing that a dozen of the national guard have been removed. more on that as we get it, but let's move on now. 0ne ofjoe biden's first tests as president is playing out in guatemala, where thousands of honduran migrants are being blocked from travelling north towards the us border, where they're hoping to seek aslyum. these are the latest pictures. this was monday. security forces used tear gas and batons to stop migrants and force them back to honduras. 7,000 migrants entered guatamala by foot on friday, hoping to travel on to mexico and eventually reach the us. since saturday, they've been held back by police here on a key highway near cheeky moola, some 50 kilometers inside guatemala. the unrest began on sunday. clashes broke out as some of the mgirants to force their way past police lines. this hasn't come out of the blue.

every year, tens of thousands of central american migrants try to reach the us in groups known as "caravans". they say they are fleeing persecution, violence and poverty in their home countries. this year, conditions have been made worse by the devastation in the wake of two huge hurricanes in central america last november. one of the biggest groups tried to reach the us from honduras in 2018 — donald trump called it an "invasion". we know donald trump took a hardline against illegal immigration, especially along the us border with mexico. he also pressured mexico, guatemala, honduras, and el salvador to crack down on illegal north—bound migration. many in the region are hopefulfor big shifts in policy underjoe biden — including mexico. here's its president. translation: in president joe biden's campaign, he offered i to finalize immigration reform. and i hope that he's

able to achieve this, with this commitment. that is what i hope, and i will acknowledge it, and i will celebrate it. i think the time has come for the commitment to immigration reform to be fulfilled, and that is what we hope. the incoming biden administration has stressed that changes to immigration policies are coming, but not overnight. an official had this warning on nbc news, telling migrants trying to claim asylum... jessica bolter is a policy analyst for the migration policy institute, a think tank based in the us. shejoins me from washington now. thank you so much forjoining us on outside source. do you think the caravan that we've seen pictures of right now will face an easier path to the us under a biden

administration?- to the us under a biden administration? first of all, i think the _ administration? first of all, i think the key _ administration? first of all, i think the key question - administration? first of all, i think the key question is, - administration? first of all, i | think the key question is, are administration? first of all, i - think the key question is, are the members of the caravan even able to reach the us — mexico border? we will likely see mexican forces trying to stop the caravan. but we also know that, as you mentioned, president—elect biden has said that the changes to the immigration and asylum system under his ministration will not be immediate. so if the members of the caravan get to the us—mexico border in the next few weeks, it's unlikely there will be much of a difference under a biden administration than under the current administration — which is to say not a lot of access to asylum. so what is the actual legal asylum process like in the us? doesn't even exist? ,, process like in the us? doesn't even exist? . ,., , exist? sure, so under the trump administration, _ exist? sure, so under the trump administration, access _ exist? sure, so under the trump administration, access to - exist? sure, so under the trumpj administration, access to asylum exist? sure, so under the trump - administration, access to asylum has essentially been eliminated at the us—mexico border, and then

ministration has attributed that to the pandemic, saying that during the pandemic, people coming to the us—mexico border can't be led in and keptin us—mexico border can't be led in and kept in conjugate settings — and for that reason, they have to cut off access. for people in the us, there is still access to asylum. there are several different ways to apply for it, and the trump administration has made it more difficult, but there is still asylum within the united states. �* ., , , states. are there actually any trump olicies states. are there actually any trump policies that — states. are there actually any trump policies that joe _ states. are there actually any trump policies that joe biden _ states. are there actually any trump policies that joe biden would - states. are there actually any trump policies that joe biden would decide | policies thatjoe biden would decide to keep? i policies that joe biden would decide to kee - ? ~ , ., policies that joe biden would decide to kee - ? ~ , . , to keep? i think they are very limited. we — to keep? i think they are very limited. we know _ to keep? i think they are very limited. we know that - to keep? i think they are very limited. we know that the - to keep? i think they are very i limited. we know that the biden to keep? i think they are very - limited. we know that the biden team has indicated that they will try to keepin has indicated that they will try to keep in effect some of these travel restrictions on people coming from certain regions due to covid. and

they will take a more gradual approach to lifting the trump measures at the border. but the reality is that the trump administration has implemented so many changes to the us immigration system — we've documented it at more than 400 changes over the course of the trump presidency — that it will be very difficult for the biden administration, which has so many competing priorities, to make sure that it reverses all of these policies. so the trumpet ministration changes are likely to have an effect on us immigration policy for years to come. —— trump administration. policy for years to come. -- trump administration.— administration. obviously immigration _ administration. obviously immigration is _ administration. obviously immigration is a - administration. obviously immigration is a toxic - administration. obviously - immigration is a toxic subject in america. how much support is there for immigration amongst the american people? for immigration amongst the american --eole? , , for immigration amongst the american eo le? , , ., for immigration amongst the american --eole? , , ., people? interestingly, a vast majority. _ people? interestingly, a vast majority, about _ people? interestingly, a vast majority, about three - people? interestingly, a vast. majority, about three quarters people? interestingly, a vast - majority, about three quarters of

the us public does support some form of legal status for unauthorized immigrants who have been in the country to meet certain requirements. there is a little bit —— there's certainly less support for increased legal immigration as a whole, but there's support for providing protections to people who have been here for a long time and have been here for a long time and have contributed to the us society. really, the fact is that the most outspoken people on this issue are those who are on either more extreme side of the issue. and that's part of why it's become so polarized in washington. so despite this support, it'll still be a very tough issue to move forward on in dc.- it'll still be a very tough issue to move forward on in dc. jessica, it's been great — move forward on in dc. jessica, it's been great to _ move forward on in dc. jessica, it's been great to talk _ move forward on in dc. jessica, it's been great to talk to _ move forward on in dc. jessica, it's been great to talk to you, - move forward on in dc. jessica, it's been great to talk to you, thank- move forward on in dc. jessica, it's| been great to talk to you, thank you so much for taking the time to speak to us on outside source. think so much for taking the time to speak to us on outside source.— some breaking news out of the us —

some figures from johns hopkins university, a really grim milestone has been reached in america, as the us is officially passed 400,000 deaths from covid—19. that's the latest from johns hopkins university in the us, which is fighting an ongoing battle with covid—19. it has a huge number of infections which is still going on, and a huge number of deaths as well, which we now know have passed 400,000, according to the latest figures. stay with us on outside source. still to come: we'll head to melbourne, where coronavirus safety precautions ahead of the australian open tennis have left dozens of the world's top players forced to isolate in hotel rooms. england's deputy chief medical officer has suggested there could be a regional approach to re—opening the country's schools. the government has delivered more than 800,000 laptops and tablets to support remote learning. but, as our education correspondent

elaine dunkley reports, some schools are still waiting for devices to arrive. at this school in leeds, classes are full. some children are at school because they can't get online at home. we're dealing with parents struggling with the devices and free school meals... families have had a lot to deal with. here, a lack of devices has meant 30 additional children in classes. families with 3—5 several siblings trying to get round 1—2 two devices. i could have done with double the amount because of the type of families we've got. we need to make sure we're equipped to deal with everything we need to do, and we have the technology and the training. in england the government has issued 800,000 laptops to schools but it's still short of its 1.3 million target. donna and lucas have struggled, they have reason to be given a device but most of their remote learning has been done without a laptop. —— they've recently been given a

device. i was planning to use my mobile phone. i need for phone calls as well, and obviously the battery dies more quickly on a mobile. the laptop is helping to keep his education going. it's to the best of my ability that i can give him at home so he doesn't miss out on any more education. higher attendance in some primary schools compared to the last looked —— lockdown has raised concern amongst teachers about the spread of covid. but at this secondary in oldham there are other issues around attendance. currently only 70% of students are online during lessons in the head teacher is worried. a number of students have been classified as disadvantaged and that means they are open to higher risks — whether it is from sexual exploitation, involvement in county lines gangs. it is our business to make sure we know where they are and do everything we can to give them the opportunity to engage in learning because it not only helps them but keeps them safe. this is outside source, live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is...

today is donald trump's last day in office. and, as washington prepares forjoe biden's inauguration, two national guards are removed from duty after fbi vetting. —— a number of national guardsmen. let's get more on the coronavirus pandemic — and germany is to increase the genetic sequencing of positive coronavirus tests as concern grows about the impact of new variants. german scientists are also investigating a possible new mutation following an outbreak in a hospital in the south of the country. jenny hill has the latest from berlin. this was discovered, scientists say, after 35 people appeared to develop this particular — what they suspect to be a mutation during an outbreak at a hospital. now, they're saying at the moment not to panic — that's because this virus has mutated many, many times. they're not sure at this stage whether it's more infectious, whether indeed it's clinically significant at all. so the message right now is, don't panic.

they're investigating, and it could be some days before they really have any answers on that. but certainly, there is great concern about the danger posed by the variance. —— variants. so, for example, the south african and british variance that we've seen detected in those countries — both of those mutations have been detected here in germany. the numbers are small, but the government is extremely concerned about them. and that's one of the reasons they wanted to increase the amount of genetic sequencing done. so, as of today, at least 5% of all positive coronavirus samples have to be sent off to be sequenced so the government can keep an eye on just what is circulating out there in the population. portugal's government is imposing new restrictions in the whole of mainland portugal, just four days after it introduced a lockdown for the first time since last spring. daily new cases of coronavirus as well as deaths reached record levels in recent days. alison roberts has the details from lisbon.

according to the minister of health, the whole health system — public, private, and the third sector — is close to the limit. the government has already imposed a lockdown in the country. but now, it's moving to tighten up that lockdown. there will be checks on people who travel to work, they will have to have a note from their employer stating that they are essential in the workplace, and large employers will have to provide a list of the government of employees who are essential in the workplace, and may therefore leave their homes. —— to the government. public health experts say that new cases could rise to as high as 14,000 a day by 24january — that's the date of the presidential elections here in the country. people will be able to leave their homes to vote. there is no possibility at this point, under the portuguese constitution, of postponing that vote. it is expected that the turnout will be at a record low. israel's cabinet is meeting today to discuss expanding the coronavirus lockdown — despite the country's extensive vaccination programme. as you can see from this graph,

israel is streets ahead of any other country in terms of getting its population vaccinated. but like many other countries, it's also hitting records numbers of new cases. monday saw more than 10,000 new infections in a single day, out of a population ofjust over 8.6 million. let's go to melbourne now, where coronavirus safety precautions ahead of the australian open tennis competition have left dozens of the world's top players in hotel isolation. the quarantine was imposed after a handful of positive covid tests were confirmed among people who had been on a charter flight to the tournament. and another two players have now tested positive. so with elite stars — stuck in their hotel rooms — trying to train for a grand slam, it's led to videos like this being posted on social media — this is switzerland's belinda bencic playing some careful forehands against the window.

they look like backhands to me. that's a forehand, there you go. and if there's no room to swing a racquet, here's poland's iga swiatek, the reigning french open champion, keeping her reflexes sharp while training with a member of her team. wow, that looks like fun. also quarantine in melbourne is the women's world ranked number 38, barbora strycova, who has been speaking to the bbc sot. i have a bike here, so i'm doing some intervals, so i'm riding a bike here a lot. and i do some training with my bands, which i have from home, some equipment. and today, i'm lucky that they brought me some dumbbells and kettle bells. so i have some stuff to work with. being two weeks into quarantine, not moving on the court, not feeling the court, not feeling the ball — it's going to be very interesting how i'll feel after i finished the quarantine. because it's totally different, but it is what it is, and i have to go through it. and afterwards, i'lljust

try my best and see how it goes. good attitude there. other players are in quarantine in adelaide after landing there for a smaller pre—open tournament. one of them is men's world number one, novak djokovic. while he can't get out for a game of tennis, he can still be a spectator. djokovic watched on from the balcony of his hotel room as two local boys showed off their best forehands in the street outside — clearly hoping for some tips from the 17—time grand slam winner. djokovic was all smiles there, but he has been vocal about his frustration with the quarantine restrictions. he lobbied authorities to relax the rules, suggesting a shorterning of the isolation period and even asking for players to be moved to private homes with tennis courts. the suggestions earned him — and others complaining — hard criticism from other players, locals and the state premier daniel andrews, who has reitterated again that there will be no special treatement.

we aren't cutting corners, we're not making special arrangements. these arrangements are in place, they're the appropriate arrangements, they're based on the public health advice. and we wish people in hotel quarantine well, regardless of what reason they came, that they've traveled here — whether it be an aussie who previously was in another part of the world, or someone who's here for a major event. there's been some strong reaction from some of the players. men's world number 13, batista agut, expressed his frustration to israeli broadcaster sport—5. he said... other players have slammed those complaining, including former world number one, victoria azarenka, who posted this statement... the two—time australian open champion continued...

here's barbora strycova again. i was also very upset and sad but, after all, we have to take what it is. i mean, the australians had five months in lockdown, very hard lockdown. wejust months in lockdown, very hard lockdown. we just have to follow the rules that they have, and i think we have to accept it and not really complain about it, because we can't change it. and i always knew that the last word is going to be the health officers, because health and safety is the most important. so yeah, ijust don't really want safety is the most important. so yeah, i just don't really want to complain any more because it doesn't help me, it doesn't help anybody. joe biden is less than 24 hours away from becoming the 46th us president. he's boarded the plane which is taking him on the short journey from his home town of wilmington, to washington for his inauguration on wednesday.

you can watch that live on bbc world news and bbc news channel tomorrow. dojoin us then, news and bbc news channel tomorrow. do join us then, bye—bye. hello there. we've got storm christoph continuing to cause some problems not just into wednesday, but on into thursday as well. this area of cloud you can see here on the satellite picture has been bringing persistent rain pretty much all day across parts of england and wales, and there's more to come. by the end of thursday, we're looking at some areas over the high ground and wales, the peaks and the pennines picking up over 150 mm of rain. the met office amber warning, meanwhile, is for northern, central, and eastern england — it's here because, even before the rain arrived from christoph, rivers were running high. and combined with some snowmelt, that's the area that's causing most concern with flooding and may be some severe flooding. but there could be some other areas, maybe the midlands and wales, that also are affected by localized flooding.

it'll be a wet night, then, with heavy rain. the rain gets heavier overnight across wales, but mild and windy. further north, cold, frosty, and the risk of icy stretches into the scotland with showers. but it should be a bright enough start to the day here. further southwards, that pulse of heavier rain will continue to work across wales and northern england — and each hour that passes, the risk of flooding will increase hour by hour. it'll be mild and quite windy across england and wales, temperatures quite widely around 11—12 celsius, but getting colder in scotland, where temperatures are about three celsius in aberdeen and glasgow. and then, wednesday night, that rain bumps into that cold air. we will see it turn to snow even down to low levels, we could see around 5—10 cm across eastern scotland. but worse over high ground, where we could see something like 20—40 cm of snow — horrendous travel conditions, you just won't want to be out at all in this because, even as the snowplows clear the road, gale force winds willjust blow the drifting snow back onto the roads. so we could see some vehicles getting stranded, communities getting cut off,

there may well be some power cuts, as well as that transport disruption. through thursday, we will start to see a bit of snowfall pushing into the hills of northern england, where there could also be some local accumulations, as well. friday, christoph is over near scandinavia. so a quieter day, cold frost and the risk of icy stretches, temperatures for many a little bit below par. overall, a slightly quieter day. over the next few days, then, christoph brings the risk of some flooding, particularly focused across parts of england, and blizzards are drifting heavy snow across scotland wednesday night into thursday.

this is bbc news with me tim willcox the headlines at 8. the uk records a further 1,610 daily covid deaths — the highest figure reported in a single day since the pandemic began we've got patients on the third floor, fourth floor. this we've got patients on the third floor, fourth floor.— we've got patients on the third floor, fourth floor. this goes all the way around _ floor, fourth floor. this goes all the way around to _ floor, fourth floor. this goes all the way around to that - floor, fourth floor. this goes all the way around to that the - floor, fourth floor. this goes all the way around to that the site. sixth_ the way around to that the site. sixth floor, floor. how do you prepare for people just dying and dying and dying, you know? people every day. this level, i think it's taking its toll. nicola sturgeon says scotland's current lockdown restrictions are beginning to make a difference —— adding they'll stay in place until at least the middle of february, with most school pupils continuing to work from home

schools in england could re—open at different times —