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and i'm proud to say i was wrong about this, but - and i'm proud to say i was wrong about this, but i. and i'm proud to say i was - wrong about this, but i thought the events— wrong about this, but i thought the events of— wrong about this, but i thought the events ofjanuary _ wrong about this, but i thought the events ofjanuary six, - the events ofjanuary six, warranted _ the events ofjanuary six, warranted an— the events ofjanuary six, warranted an emergencyl warranted an emergency impeachment _ warranted an emergency impeachment and - warranted an emergency- impeachment and expedited trial because — impeachment and expedited trial because of— impeachment and expedited trial because of the _ impeachment and expedited trial because of the danger— impeachment and expedited trial because of the danger that - impeachment and expedited trial because of the danger that had l because of the danger that had been _ because of the danger that had been presented. _ because of the danger that had been presented. i— because of the danger that had been presented. i think- because of the danger that had been presented. i think i've - 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mentioned. about what donald trunrp — mentioned. about what donald trunrp was _ mentioned. about what donald trump was doing _ mentioned. about what donald trump was doing during - mentioned. about what donald trump was doing during this. trump was doing during this attack— trump was doing during this attack on _ trump was doing during this attack on the _ trump was doing during this attack on the capital. - trump was doing during this attack on the capital. and i trump was doing during this. attack on the capital. and what he was — attack on the capital. and what he was saying _ attack on the capital. and what he was saying to _ attack on the capital. and what he was saying to people - attack on the capital. and what he was saying to people abouti he was saying to people about not using _ he was saying to people about not using his _ he was saying to people about not using his power— he was saying to people about not using his power to- he was saying to people about not using his power to try- he was saying to people about not using his power to try to l not using his power to try to bring — not using his power to try to bring it— not using his power to try to bring it to _ not using his power to try to bring it to a _ not using his power to try to bring it to a close. - not using his power to try to bring it to a close. about. not using his power to try to| bring it to a close. about not calling — bring it to a close. about not calling the _ bring it to a close. about not calling the members- bring it to a close. about not calling the members of- bring it to a close. about not - calling the members of congress to ensure — calling the members of congress to ensure that _ calling the members of congress to ensure that they _ calling the members of congress to ensure that they were - calling the members of congress to ensure that they were 0k - calling the members of congress to ensure that they were 0k but| to ensure that they were ok but instead — to ensure that they were ok but instead calling _ to ensure that they were ok but instead calling them _ to ensure that they were ok but instead calling them to - instead calling them to pressure _ instead calling them to pressure them - instead calling them to pressure them about . instead calling them to i pressure them about the election— pressure them about the election itself— pressure them about the election itself which - pressure them about the election itself which had| election itself which had already— election itself which had already been— election itself which had already been decided. l election itself which had l already been decided. to election itself which had - already been decided. to the extent— already been decided. to the extent that _ already been decided. to the extent that more _ already been decided. to the extent that more reporting . extent that more reporting comes— extent that more reporting comes out— extent that more reporting comes out on _ extent that more reporting comes out on those - extent that more reporting comes out on those points| extent that more reporting - comes out on those points could be impossibie _ comes out on those points could be impossible for— comes out on those points could be impossible for some - comes out on those points could| be impossible for some senators to vote _ be impossible for some senators to vote to — be impossible for some senators to vote to acquit. _ be impossible for some senators to vote to acquit. we _ be impossible for some senators to vote to acquit. we just - to vote to acquit. we just don't _ david, thank you very much indeed for that analysis. for viewers who have justjoined us, ijust want viewers who have justjoined us, i just want to viewers who have justjoined us, ijust want to remind you of our special coverage here from washington, dc, because the impeachment proceedings have been taken from the house of representatives to the senate in the last few minutes,

delivering that article of impeachment against donald trump, starting the process of putting him on trialfor a second time. the lead impeachment manager, democrat from maryland jamie raskin, read out the charges. this is what he said. house resolution 2a in the house resolution 2a in the house of representatives, january 13, 2021. resolved, that donald john trump, president of the united states, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors and that the following article of impeachment be exhibited to the united states senate. article of impeachment exhibited by the house of representatives of the united states of america in the name of itself and of the people of the united states of america, against donald john trump, president of the united states of america, in maintenance and support of its impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors.

article one, insurrection. the constitution provides that the house of representatives "shall have the sole power of impeachment" and that for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors." further, section three of the 14th amendment to the constitution prohibits any person who has "engaged in insurrection or rebellion against" the united states from "hold(ing) any office under the united states." in his conduct while president of the united states — to execute the office of president of the united states and, to the best of his ability, preserve, provide, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, donald john trump engaged in high crimes and misdemeanors by inciting violence against the government of the united states, in that, onjanuary 6, 2021,

pursuant to the 12th amendment to the constitution of the united states, the vice president the house of representatives, and the senate met at the united states capitol for a joint session of congress to count the votes of the electoral college. in the months preceding thejoint session, president trump repeatedly issued false statements asserting that the presidential election results were the product of widespread fraud and should not be accepted by the american people or certified by state or federal officials. shortly before thejoint session commenced, president trump addressed a crowd at the ellipse in washington, dc. there, he reiterated false claims that "we won this election, and we won it by a landslide." he also willfully made statements that, in context, encouraged — and foreseeably resulted in — lawless action at the capitol, such as, "if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country any more."

thus incited by president trump, members of the crowd he had addressed, in an attempt to, among other objectives, interfere with thejoint session's solemn constitutional duty to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election, unlawfully breached and vandalised the capitol, injured and killed law enforcement personnel, menaced members of congress, the vice president, and congressional personnel, and engaged in other violent, deadly, destructive and seditious acts. president trump's conduct onjanuary 6, 2021 followed his prior efforts to subvert and obstruct the certification of the results of the 2020 presidential election. those prior efforts included a phone call onjanuary 2, 2021, during which president trump urged the secretary of state of georgia, brad raffensperger, to "find" enough votes to overturn the georgia presidential election results and threatened secretary raffensperger

if he failed to do so. in all this, president trump gravely endangered the security of the united states and its institutions of government. he threatened the integrity of the democratic system, interfered with the peaceful transition of power and imperiled a coequal branch of government. he thereby betrayed his trust as president, to the manifest injury of the people of the united states. wherefore, donald john trump, by such conduct, has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to national security, democracy and the constitution if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self—governance and the rule of law. donald john trump thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honour, trust or profit under the united states.

nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. mr president, that complete the exhibition of the article of impeachment against donald john trump, president of the united states. the managers request the senators take order for the trial. the managers ask leave to withdraw. that is what the impeachment manager had to say. we can now speak to republican strategist seth weathers, who was previously georgia state director of trump's 2016 presidential campaign. what he said was true on the president trump did try to subvert and obstruct the result of the election and he quoted mr trump directly about what he said to the protesters before they went to the capital. and they went to the capital. and what he said _ they went to the capital. and what he said to _ they went to the capital. and what he said to the - they went to the capital. fific what he said to the processes at the capital in any way would lead to someone to believe he wanted them to attack police officers and arms their way into united states capital? he wanted them to march on the capital. wanted them to march on the caital. . , ., . , ., , capital. that is not a protest. martin luther _ capital. that is not a protest. martin luther king _ capital. that is not a protest. martin luther king marched, | capital. that is not a protest. i martin luther king marched, so now all of a sudden, protesting

his bat in the us?— now all of a sudden, protesting his bat in the us? where do you see this impeachment _ his bat in the us? where do you see this impeachment process l see this impeachment process going? i see this impeachment process . oin . ? ~ see this impeachment process auoin ? ~ , see this impeachment process uuoin? ~ , . , going? i think it is really nothing _ going? i think it is really nothing more _ going? i think it is really nothing more than - going? i think it is really nothing more than a - going? i think it is really i nothing more than a show political theatre on behalf of the democrats. i think... political theatre on behalf of the democrats. ithink... i know there are people on differing opinions of this, but there is no constitutional basis to impeach someone that is already out of office, and thatis is already out of office, and that is all beastly the case with president trump. he is out of office, you can't impeach someone that is out, and i think the reason why you're not going to see the supreme court justice overseeing or residing over the actual senate trial, and why you're good have a democrat senator be the one that presides over the trial, i think the supreme court knows they don't want to be involved in something that they will likely overturn if it went to them. ., , , . them. to stay with us, we have not them. to stay with us, we have got professor — them. to stay with us, we have got professor kimberly - them. to stay with us, we have got professor kimberly wehle, | them. to stay with us, we have l got professor kimberly wehle, a law professor from the university of baltimore. we have also got david priess, a former intelligence officer. is there a risk of this being seen

as a show trial? you've got a democrat who is the presiding judge, you've got a senate controlled, with the casting vote of kamala harris as woelfel to visit very danger of that? -- woelfel to visit very danger of that? —— is very danger of that? —— is very danger of that? i that? -- is very danger of that? 4' that? -- is very danger of that? ~ , that? -- is very danger of that? 4' , ., that? i think it is... that john roberts _ that? i think it is... that john roberts is - that? i think it is... that john roberts is not - that? l think it is... that- john roberts is not presiding over— john roberts is not presiding over the _ john roberts is not presiding over the trial for so i'm sure their— over the trial for so i'm sure their reasons for that. a lot of peopie _ their reasons for that. a lot of people involved in this process— of people involved in this process aside personal threats and threats to their family come _ and threats to their family come both elected officials and peopie — come both elected officials and people who weighed in one way or another, which estimates raise — or another, which estimates raise the _ or another, which estimates raise the danger and the feverish moment in american democracy that needs to be addressed, there needs to be a message — addressed, there needs to be a message that this is not acceptable to stop as far as whether— acceptable to stop as far as whether it will look like it is political, _ whether it will look like it is political, as david indicated, that— political, as david indicated, that is— political, as david indicated, that is how impeachment was established by the framers. it was to— established by the framers. it was to be _ established by the framers. it was to be political, with the house — was to be political, with the house of— was to be political, with the house of her presented gives issuing — house of her presented gives issuing the articles of

impeachment and the senate actuaiiv— impeachment and the senate actually acting as jurors, so the — actually acting as jurors, so the fact— actually acting as jurors, so the fact that it looks political is not itself a reason _ political is not itself a reason to ignore it. we have seen — reason to ignore it. we have seen for— reason to ignore it. we have seen for four years, if you look— seen for four years, if you took at _ seen for four years, if you look at the structure of the separation of powers, it is three _ separation of powers, it is three coequal branches. as i tell my— three coequal branches. as i tell my students, each branch gets— tell my students, each branch gets their papers greeted by the other two, and what has happened with the office of the presidency, notjust with presidency, not just with donald _ presidency, notjust with donald trump but it has certain been _ donald trump but it has certain been expedited in the last four years. — been expedited in the last four years, the checks on the presidency, the tickets for speeding, have all fallen by the wayside and there is really a concern _ the wayside and there is really a concern of a mega presidency that no— a concern of a mega presidency that no longer looks like democracy by we the people, and the fact— democracy by we the people, and the fact that so many members of the _ the fact that so many members of the republican caucus signed up of the republican caucus signed up to— of the republican caucus signed up to a — of the republican caucus signed up to a lawsuit to basically the gemini —— basically cancel legitimate votes. — —— basically cancel legitimate votes, and got away with it, prickly, _ votes, and got away with it, prickly, just shows how fragile democracy by we the people is right— democracy by we the people is right now, and by my mind, that is not _ right now, and by my mind, that is not a —

right now, and by my mind, that is not a democrat or republican issu3, _ is not a democrat or republican issue, because this since the stage — issue, because this since the stage for— issue, because this since the stage for a democrat to come in and just— stage for a democrat to come in and just mow down the guardrails of democracy, because the president is established that that is just ok, — established that that is just ok. the _ established that that is just ok, the senate and... established that that is “ust ok, the senate and... your sticking _ ok, the senate and... your sticking your _ ok, the senate and... your sticking your head - ok, the senate and... your sticking your head at - ok, the senate and... your sticking your head at that. l ok, the senate and... your i sticking your head at that. -- sticking your head at that. —— your shaking your head. seth, can you hear me?— your shaking your head. seth, can you hear me? yes. your shaking — can you hear me? yes. your shaking your _ can you hear me? yes. your shaking your head. - can you hear me? yes. your shaking your head. it - can you hear me? yes. your| shaking your head. it sounds hysterical. — shaking your head. it sounds hysterical, again, _ shaking your head. it sounds hysterical, again, the - shaking your head. it sounds hysterical, again, the reason it looks political and the reason that a supreme court justice is not residing over it is because the cipinko justice is because the cipinko justice is meant to preside over ofa of a president, not an expert in —— the reason the supreme court chiefjustice is not. there was a congressman a few years ago who wanted to impeach president 0bama after—the—fact, and it was amazing at the time, the world was united at the time you cannot impeach a former president. now when it is president trump, it is funny, it is much more serious concern that must be taken

seriously and maybe they really could impeach a former president. it is hysterical talking of the dangerous power? he left office. there is nothing about this tyrannical form of government she is envisioning here... he form of government she is envisioning here...- envisioning here... he left office pretty _ envisioning here... he left office pretty reluctantly, i office pretty relu cta ntly, didn't office pretty reluctantly, didn't he? i office pretty reluctantly, didn't he?— office pretty reluctantly, didn't he? ~ ., , ., ., didn't he? i think anyone who loses leaves _ didn't he? i think anyone who loses leaves under _ didn't he? i think anyone who loses leaves under reluctant i loses leaves under reluctant nature for some they ran for election for a reason, but no one had to haul him out of the white house.— one had to haul him out of the white house. some would say it came pretty _ white house. some would say it came pretty close _ white house. some would say it came pretty close to _ white house. some would say it came pretty close to that. - white house. some would say it came pretty close to that. some would pay _ came pretty close to that. some would pay attention _ came pretty close to that. some would pay attention to - came pretty close to that. some would pay attention to what - would pay attention to what happened would say nothing in that's what ever happened and it did not come close to hauling him out of the white house. these comments are absurd. , .,~ ., absurd. does it make him a potential— absurd. does it make him a potential martyr _ absurd. does it make him a potential martyr for - absurd. does it make him a potential martyr for the - potential martyr for the republican cause if this impeachment goes ahead coachella i think it does to a degree, but i think is not what you have degree, but i think is not what ou have . . degree, but i think is not what ou have , , ., ., you have been, he is not going to be impeached. _ you have been, he is not going to be impeached. you - you have been, he is not going to be impeached. you are - you have been, he is not going to be impeached. you are notl to be impeached. you are not quick to find 17 publicans willing to lose reelection for stub there may be a few that

can hold their seats who have been anti—trump... can hold their seats who have been anti-trump. .. presumably mitt romney — been anti-trump. .. presumably mitt romney again, _ been anti-trump. .. presumably mitt romney again, and - been anti-trump. .. presumably mitt romney again, and who . been anti-trump. .. presumably i mitt romney again, and who with him? ., . ., mitt romney again, and who with him? ., _, , . mitt romney again, and who with him? ., , �* him? you could see ben sasse, murkowski. _ him? you could see ben sasse, murkowski. i— him? you could see ben sasse, murkowski, ithink— him? you could see ben sasse, murkowski, i think she - him? you could see ben sasse, murkowski, i think she has - murkowski, i think she has essentially said she would. you will get a few but not 17 republicans. none of them are suicidal about their current positions in office.- suicidal about their current positions in office. 0k, seth, stay with _ positions in office. 0k, seth, stay with us. _ positions in office. 0k, seth, stay with us, i— positions in office. 0k, seth, stay with us, i just _ positions in office. 0k, seth, stay with us, i just want - positions in office. 0k, seth, stay with us, i just want to i positions in office. 0k, seth, | stay with us, i just want to go back to barbara, who has been watching and talking us through the ceremonial event. what is happening now, barbara? you have been there for us for hours now, but what is physically happening at the moment?— physically happening at the moment? ., , moment? the event has ended toda , moment? the event has ended today. the _ moment? the event has ended today, the impeachment - moment? the event has ended today, the impeachment part l moment? the event has ended | today, the impeachment part of today's activities has ended. tomorrow, the senate will convene as an impeachment chamber, and that it will swear

in the impeachment managers, they will take their oath to be impartialjudges, and they were also call on mr trump to respond to the charge. and then after that, they will wait until february nine to resume their activity, which will be their activity, which will be the trial, and so analysts have been weighing in on what that might look like. they expect it to look fairly similar to the one last year, but on speed, it will happen much more quickly. upsides can event their cases —— present their cases for both sides can question the other cases and the question will be at that point, what they call the additional witnesses, and if they do, it could drag out, and if they don't, they might have a verdict by the end of that week. that is the sort of speculation here about how the trial may work out, and the other thing to watch, as you've been talking with your other guests, is in what way the republicans will vote and where

they will fall on how guilty mr trump is, and obviously the question that hangs over it all is, is he going to be able to have another term in office or will he be barred from it? if he is convicted, there can be another step taken, in which she would barred from it, if not, what would happen then? those are some of the things to dick about we look forward to the trial taking place at the beginning of february. seth, can i beginning of february. seth, can i come — beginning of february. seth, can i come back _ beginning of february. seth, can i come back to _ beginning of february. seth, can i come back to that, - beginning of february. seth, | can i come back to that, seth weathers? i can i come back to that, seth weathers?— can i come back to that, seth weathers? i do not know how close or to — weathers? i do not know how close or to the _ trumpfamily trump family for somewhat oedema there about this and is he adamant, if you can to finance another run? i if you can to finance another run? .. if you can to finance another run? ., ., , , ., run? i have not spoke to the trump family _ run? i have not spoke to the trump family about - run? i have not spoke to the trump family about this - run? i have not spoke to the trump family about this but| run? i have not spoke to the | trump family about this but i have spoken to multiple advisers around him so close to him, and it seems... i do not believe a 2024 run is really going to be in the works, i think rather, the president would want to be kingmaker and

maybe and hold the position of republican nominee open, leaving it unknown whether he's going to run, being a placeholder until that time gets closer to the election and he can step aside and say, this is who i am supporting, and he will be an incredible kingmaker in that election and it is something that will chase a lot of others out of the race or keep them from getting in the race because it is going to be very hard to beat someone... president trump is still the truly popular with the republican base and it is going to be really hard to beat someone if he goes all in. star; someone if he goes all in. stay with us. anthony zurcher is our senior north america reporter and hejoins me now. how important a moment is this, anthony, or does that really just depend which party you support? just depend which party you su ort? . just depend which party you su oft? , ., , just depend which party you su- ort? , .,, ., , just depend which party you su--ort? , ., , support? this has only happened four times in _ support? this has only happened four times in american _ support? this has only happened four times in american history i four times in american history over— four times in american history over the — four times in american history over the several hundred years of it, _ over the several hundred years of it. so— over the several hundred years of it. so it _ over the several hundred years of it, so it is an important moment, _ of it, so it is an important moment, it is a historic

moment, it is a historic moment, and as previously mentioned, this is the first time — mentioned, this is the first time a _ mentioned, this is the first time a president who has left office — time a president who has left office is— time a president who has left office is going to stand in an impeachment trial, although i will say— impeachment trial, although i will say that there is historical precedent for a member of the cabinet to be impeached after she resigned his office, so there is groundwork already late for such — groundwork already late for such a _ groundwork already late for such a thing —— after he resigned _ such a thing —— after he resigned his office. when you talk to— resigned his office. when you talk to democrats, they want this to — talk to democrats, they want this to be _ talk to democrats, they want this to be a historic moment because _ this to be a historic moment because they want some sort of notation— because they want some sort of notation on donald trump's record. _ notation on donald trump's record, some sort of symbolic act, _ record, some sort of symbolic act, if— record, some sort of symbolic act, if nothing else, to show that— act, if nothing else, to show that what— act, if nothing else, to show that what if donald trump did through— that what if donald trump did through sago by holding that bally— through sago by holding that bally with a walking distance to the — bally with a walking distance to the capital... bally with a walking distance to the capital. . ._ bally with a walking distance to the capital... the problem there, to the capital... the problem there. it _ to the capital... the problem there. it is — to the capital... the problem there, it is the _ to the capital... the problem there, it is the process - to the capital... the problem there, it is the process which j there, it is the process which is important because it seems that even the democrats accept it is pretty unlikely they will get this through in terms of the two thirds majority in the senate. the two thirds ma'ority in the senate. .. . the two thirds ma'ority in the senate. ., , ., , ,, senate. yeah, it is, a process itself has _ senate. yeah, it is, a process itself has symbolism - senate. yeah, it is, a process itself has symbolism and - senate. yeah, it is, a process itself has symbolism and it i senate. yeah, it is, a process| itself has symbolism and it is, as many— itself has symbolism and it is, as many democrats have pointed out, a _ as many democrats have pointed out, a mark— as many democrats have pointed out, a mark on his record, the

only— out, a mark on his record, the only president in american history— only president in american history to have been impeached twice, _ history to have been impeached twice, still something really significant. there were some democrats who wanted this to move — democrats who wanted this to move even quicker, they did not want _ move even quicker, they did not want a _ move even quicker, they did not want a two — move even quicker, they did not want a two week break, because they think— want a two week break, because they think the further we get from — they think the further we get from january six in the right on the — from january six in the right on the hill, the harder it will be to— on the hill, the harder it will be to convince these are public and senators to go against what could _ and senators to go against what could be — and senators to go against what could be their political interests, which is voting to acquit— interests, which is voting to acquit donald trump.- acquit donald trump. seth weathers. _ acquit donald trump. seth weathers, just _ acquit donald trump. seth weathers, just a _ acquit donald trump. seth weathers, just a final- acquit donald trump. (vieii weathers, just a final thought from you for the people you've been speaking to, do you... assertive numbers do you think you could get in terms of republic and senators decided to vote for this? i republic and senators decided to vote for this?— to vote for this? i think from what i to vote for this? i think from what i have _ to vote for this? i think from what i have heard, _ to vote for this? i think from what i have heard, you - to vote for this? i think from what i have heard, you hear| to vote for this? i think from i what i have heard, you hear be five or six, and we will see if it is that number. some are a lot more bold when they are talking in private than in public, and sol talking in private than in public, and so i think that will... we will find out over the next few weeks how that will turned out. but the next few weeks how that will turned out.— will turned out. but this is a fiuht, is will turned out. but this is a fight, is it. — will turned out. but this is a fight, is it, for— will turned out. but this is a fight, is it, for the - will turned out. but this is a fight, is it, for the soul - will turned out. but this is a fight, is it, for the soul of l fight, is it, for the soul of the republican party, in terms

of the two different aspects of it? in of the two different aspects of it? , ., “ , , .., it? in terms of the "republican civil war" _ it? in terms of the "republican civil war" in — it? in terms of the "republican civil war" in the _ it? in terms of the "republican civil war" in the interparty - civil war" in the interparty battles, but he did not think there is one, there is the establishment in dc and then there is the republican party, which makes up the voters. we are not in tune or in line with the establishment that is currently in dc, at the republican party or the democrat party, and we are united against it, and sol think you're good in 2022, a lot of these settlement republic is ugly and solid election challenges i think people want to write up and actually defeat a lot of these people in primaries and, in essence, keep the party as our own and take it back, if you must say that confirm this currently running it in dc. seth weathers, leaving it there. david priess, former

officer at the cia, and before that, kimberly wehle. you are watching bbc news, this the special coverage of the impeachment of donald trump for the second time. people arriving in the uk may have to quarantine in a hotel at their own expense, as we have been hearing, under plans being disclosed and discussed by the government later today for the proposed rules will apply probably to british residents as well as foreign nationals. earlier, the prime minister borisjohnson said teachers and pupils will be told when schools can reopen, as soon as we can. the prime ministers at the government would be looking at the potential of relaxing some measures before the middle of february but would not guarantee reopening schools before april's easter break. nick watt has this.

a drumbeat of gloom as the uk's official death toll rises remorselessly, soon to reach 100,000. amid the despair, some signs of light as new covid infections appear to fall. and at the centre, a prime minister worried about the potency of a mutating virus, but determined to offer some hope. we're looking at the data as it comes in. we are looking at the rates of infection. as you know, thejcbi groups are going to be vaccinated by the 15th of february. before then, we will be looking at the potential of relaxing some measures. but no guarantees yet. in fact, a warning of the mountain still to climb. it's so important, firstly, to understand where we are right

now _ we have 37,000 people in hospital with coronavirus. that's almost twice as many as at the first peak back in april, when there were 19,000. there are more people on ventilators than at any time in this whole pandemic. the pressure on the nhs remains huge. we've got to get that case... the dilemma, prepared to toughen measures without slamming doors, will be apparent tomorrow as ministers decide new rules for international arrivals. uk citizens and overseas citizens with permanent residency rights in the uk will have to quarantine in hotels for ten days if they arrive from at risk countries. a final decision on travellers arriving from elsewhere is to be made. the travel industry has expressed alarm about a one size fits all approach. we don't believe quarantines or blanket quarantines are good,

because you are saying that the entire country is infected, or the entirety of the nationality, which isn't even the case in the uk. we believe the health experts have to get together with the security experts, as they have done after 9/11, as we know, and do a risk assessment. and based on the country. i think that's what we are trying to do with the air corridors. difficult choices for this most libertarian of prime ministers. but friends of boris johnson say he's made one fundamental choice — this really must be the last national lockdown. and so that means restrictions that may be longer and tougher than he ever imagined whilst we wait for the vaccines to take effect. so it's us managing the virus rather than it controlling our lives. but the restrictions are causing alarm amongst conservative mp5 on the touchstone issue of schools, with no commitment as

yet to open up fully before easter, let alone the february half term. i believe he's walking a tightrope. and i understand that completely. i myself, i don't class myself as a lockdown sceptic, i'm a school down sceptic. i think, as the royal society of paediatricians has said, we could get our schools open sooner if we accepted that there may be a need to be restrictions in other parts of our economy. borisjohnson's biographer says the rules go against his instincts, but he is a fast learner. certainly, he has a predisposition in favour of liberty. if he is told he can't do something, he doesn't like it and he doesn't like telling other people they can't do things. he is capable, on occasion, not always, of learning from his mistakes. and he knows he was too optimistic at the start of the pandemic. and he told us it would be

all over in 12 weeks, and then he told us it would be over by christmas, and he doesn't want to make that mistake again because i think he feels people's patience is fraying. decision day tomorrow, this time on air travel, for a prime minister wrestling with painful dilemmas. a last round of new measures before brighter times, thanks to the vaccines, is the hope. hello. a cold, frosty start to tuesday morning means the risk for some ice on untreated surfaces. bear that in mind if you are making an essentialjourney. through the day, we'll see rain pushing from the west. and as that wet weather runs into some cold air, snow is likely to develop, especially over high ground in the north of the uk. this frontal system pushing in from the west will bring the wet and wintry weather, cold air ahead of our weather front. behind this frontal system, though, is much milder air starting to make inroads. ice to start off, then, just about anywhere, but especially through

the midlands, into wales and northern ireland, where rain will be falling on cold surfaces, and a little bit of sleet and snow to start off across parts of central scotland. through the day, our main band of wet weather will continue to push its way eastwards. briefly, we could see a little bit of snow mixing in over high ground in north wales, in the peak district, but more especially across the pennines, where we could see five cm of snow accumulating on the highest ground, through the southern uplands of scotland and into the grampians, where some places could well see ten cm of snow before the day is done. more likely mixing with some rain and sleet at low levels, butjust three degrees in glasgow. holding onto some brightness in northeast scotland, just three there in aberdeen. conversely, 10 degrees in plymouth, into the milder air pumping in behind our frontal system. and the front will tend to die out a little bit through tuesday night into wednesday morning. still some patchy rain, sleet and snow across scotland. quite a chilly night in prospect here, although not as cold as the last few,

and very, very mild indeed down towards the south west. wednesday is looking like a drier day for many. it'll be quite cloudy, misty and murky, and we'll see some showers of rain moving through northern ireland, england and wales at times. the further north and east you are across scotland, it should be dry with some spells of sunshine. 3 or 4 degrees here, 10 or 11 across parts of wales and south west england. and as we go through wednesday night, we'll do it all again, another frontal system pushing in from the southwest. again, that'll run into the relatively cold air, giving the potential for some snow, especially over higher ground in northern england and southern scotland. ahead of that frontal system, still some pretty cold air in place, so temperatures maybe 3 or 4 degrees across parts of northern scotland. down towards the south, though, highs of 12 or 13.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. my name's mike embley. making history on capitol hill. walking the article of impeachment against donald trump through the ornate halls of congress to trigger the first ever impeachment trial of a former president. president trump gravely endangered the security of the united states and its institutions of government. he threatened the integrity of the democratic system, interfered with the peaceful transition of power, and imperilled the coequal branch of government. he thereby betrayed his trust as president to the manifest injury of the people of the united states. president biden sets out goals to speed up coronavirus vaccinations, saying the us

should be well on the way to herd immunity by the summer.