it's time to act. the our bones. it's time to act. the resent our bones. it's time to act. the present will _ our bones. it's time to act. the present will ask _ our bones. it's time to act. the present will ask congress to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels a host of world to focus international efforts. in the european union there is mounting anger of over astrazeneca's failure to meet their promises of supplying the vaccine. the uk has announced a ten day hotel granting permits for travels from portugal, south america and much of south africa. the 2020 games and since they will go ahead as planned. —— incest. we games and since they will go ahead as planned. -- incest.— as planned. -- incest. we are not speculating _ as planned. -- incest. we are not speculating on — as planned. -- incest. we are not speculating on whether _ as planned. -- incest. we are not speculating on whether the - as planned. -- incest. we are not| speculating on whether the games as planned. -- incest. we are not - speculating on whether the games are taking _ speculating on whether the games are taking place, we are working with how the _ taking place, we are working with how the games will take place. joe biden has made climate

change policy a key focus for his administration. on day one — he rejoined the paris climate agreement and halted the controversial keystone xl pipeline. and today he's rolling out more of his plan the future of the hope and opportunity. it's about coming to the moment to deal with this maximum threat that is with us now and facing us, climate change with a greater sense of urgency. in my view we already waited too long to do with this climate crisis, we cannot wait any longer. we see with our own eyes, we feel it, we know in our bones. and just like we need a unified national response to covid—i9, we need a response to the climate crisis. because there is climate crisis. because there is climate crisis. his policy revolves around one key goal — net zero emmissions by 2050. and to kick start the road to that goal— he's just signed a string of executive orders.

they include establishing climate change as a national security priority. conserving at least 30% of federal [and and oceans by 2030 and putting a moratorium on all new oil and gas leases on public lands and waters. as you would expect. that last policy in particular has received some push back from the oil and gas industry. the american petroleum institute claim it will kill 12% of us natural gas production and nearly a quarter of us oil production and force the us to ship two million more barrels of oil a day by 2030. they estimate it could result in nearly one millionjob losses by 2022 across the country. kathleen skarm—ma is the president of the western energy alliance — a body which represents oil and gas drillers in western states. that sacrifice is born, because it's on federal [and and waters, it's borne by those in the west whose — livelihoods depend on producing and environmentally responsible natural gas and oil. we do that under strict environmental protections.

we are... natural gas is the number one reason the united states has reduced more greenhouse gas emissions than any other country. leading president biden's climate change policy will bejohn kerry. give climate change i think ofjobs. the key plank of our recovery plan is building a modern, resilient climate infrastructure and clean energy future that will create millions of good paying unionjobs. not seven, eight, ten, $12 an hour but prevailing wage and benefits. we can put millions of americans to work modernizing our water systems, transportation, or energy infrastructure to withstand the impacts. paul bodner was an adviser to the 0bama adminstration on climate change. he's now at a green think

tank, the rocky mountain institute in colorado. and he is with us now. thank you for your time, we have different perspectives there, one for the present single create jobs another from the oil and gas industry say millions ofjobs are in peril. which analysis to share? i millions ofjobs are in peril. which analysis to share?— millions ofjobs are in peril. which analysis to share? i think you heard these terms — analysis to share? i think you heard these terms from _ analysis to share? i think you heard these terms from the _ analysis to share? i think you heard these terms from the president - analysis to share? i think you heard | these terms from the president who ran as _ these terms from the president who ran as a _ these terms from the president who ran as a moderate, the importance of dealing _ ran as a moderate, the importance of dealing with — ran as a moderate, the importance of dealing with climate change in a decisive — dealing with climate change in a decisive way. the president has consistently defined his agenda in terms _ consistently defined his agenda in terms of— consistently defined his agenda in terms of intertwined crises, covid, economy, — terms of intertwined crises, covid, economy, racialjustice, and economy, racial justice, and climate _ economy, racialjustice, and climate. all of them are happening at the _ climate. all of them are happening at the same time and he is having to deal with _ at the same time and he is having to deal with. the way he rolled his agenda — deal with. the way he rolled his agenda today he made clear that it's agenda today he made clear that it's a jobs _ agenda today he made clear that it's a jobs agenda, a justice agenda and a jobs agenda, a justice agenda and a health— a jobs agenda, a justice agenda and a health agenda in addition to being an environmental one and i think the record _ an environmental one and i think the record is— an environmental one and i think the record is clear that the future of 'obs record is clear that the future of jobs in — record is clear that the future of jobs in the — record is clear that the future of jobs in the united states is clean energy~ — jobs in the united states is clean energy. the first and second fastest growing _ energy. the first and second fastest growing jobs in the united states

before _ growing jobs in the united states before covid were in solar and wind already~ _ before covid were in solar and wind already. but before covid were in solar and wind alread . �* , ., before covid were in solar and wind alread . �* i. . , , ., already. but you except in the short term there will _ already. but you except in the short term there will be _ already. but you except in the short term there will be a _ already. but you except in the short term there will be a loss _ already. but you except in the short term there will be a loss of- already. but you except in the short term there will be a loss of jobs - already. but you except in the short term there will be a loss ofjobs in l term there will be a loss ofjobs in established industries where newer industries take time to develop with blue and the press conference before the president's remarks, special envoyjohn kerry remarked that previous ministrations had been feeding the coal industry and others a false narrative aboutjobs. the jobs that are available today in clean energy are safer, better clean energy are safer, better paying and have a future for these paying and have a future for these communities and it's time to help communities and it's time to help these communities pivot. one of the these communities pivot. one of the things the president did today was things the president did today was create a special counsel and focus create a special counsel and focus onjob onjob create a special counsel and focus on job transition for whole create a special counsel and focus on job transition for whole communities. change is hard but communities. change is hard but change is coming and changes change is coming and changes necessary. you talk about necessary. you talk about communities pivoting but also you communities pivoting but also you mean just raised by vote of the mean just raised by vote of the americans were generally and how americans were generally and how they live, because unless they live, because unless

and this was how it went. 45 of the 50 republican senators voted to stop the trial — including mitch mcconnell and lindsey graham. the democrats and five other republicans were the other way. well, the trial gets under way in two weeks — with first arguments beginning 9 february. stay with us on outside source — still to come... the organisers of the tokyo olympics says the games will go ahead — saying speculation otherwise is "harming athletes".

a new report on civilian casualties in afghanistan has found that the number of people killed in the conflict increased last year, compared to 2019 — despite the signing of an agreement between the taliban and the united states. afghanistan's independent human rights commission says nearly 3,000 civilians were killed in 2020 — an average of eight civilian deaths every day. our afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani has more details. there were hopes at the start of last year that levels of violence would be coming down. we did see the signing of this agreement between the united states and the taliban, and we eventually saw the starts of talks between afghan officials in the taliban. but as we've been reporting over the last year, once the taliban did stop attacks on american and international forces, they continued fighting with the afghan government, seeing violence as their best form of leverage. and according to this report, the taliban were responsible forjust over half of all civilian casualties

last year. we've also seen a change in the tactics by the militants — there are been far fewer suicide bombings in big afghan cities by the tele— band, instead there's been a huge rise in deadly targeted assassinations with journalists, human rights activists, government officials all amongst the victims. now most of those attacks go unclaimed by any militant group — they are recorded as being perpetrated by unknown actors. at the afghan government and the united states have said they believe the taliban are also responsible for the vast majority of those, and that the taliban often denies that— what is undeniable is the suffering of the afghan people. meanwhile, peace talks are ongoing, but really are yet to make any kind of suspenseful progress. both sides seem to be waiting to see what exactly the policy the new you administration dashed us evisceration towards afghanistan will be, and whetherjoe biden will push ahead with plans to withdraw the american democrat

remaining american forces from afghanistan by this may, or whether he will try to extend that deadline. this is outside source, live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... president biden says america must lead the world in combatting what he described as the "existential threat" of climate change. staying on that story. climate change of course isn'tjust a us issue. and according to the largest opinion poll yet on global warming — it is a global emergency. more than a million people in 50 countries took part in the survey by the united nations and oxford university. here's what they found. across all countries, 64% of participants saw climate change as an emergency, requiring urgent responses from countries. overall, younger people were more likely to agree with the view that rising temperatures were an emergency, with nearly 70% in favour, and the most favoured option for tackling climate change? 54% of people thought conserving forests and land was the best policy.

the least—favoured option in this survey was a plant—based diet, only 30% of respondents gave that their strongest support. here's our environment correspondent matt mcgrath. the organisers really wanted to give voice to people who don't have a voice to people who don't have a voice in the pluggable process. so about half a million 14—18 —year—olds took part. and as you imagine, the claimant activism came through loud and clear —— claimant activism. 70% agreed overall that climate change is an emergency requiring emergency action. they were divided more on what to do about it, and depending on where you were living in it, people living in countries with lots of deforestation felt that preserving [and was a good thing. people with lots of electricity coming from coal—fired power stations saw a move to renewables as the most important way of tackling the crisis. the international olympic committee

says the games in tokyo this summer will go ahead. and the ioc president says speculation thatjuly�*s tournament may be postponed again was hurting athletes. the games have already been delayed once remember — it was supposed to be the 2020 olympics after all. let's hear from the ioc�*s, thomas bach. we are fully concentrating on the opening ceremony of 23 july this year. so we are not speculating of whether the games are taking place. we are working on how the games will take place. that means we have to put covid—accountable measures for every possible scenario. the countermeasures required to bring 15,000 athletes and their coaches from all around the world together in one place are daunting.

here's some of what's being proposed — this is sir craig reedie, a british representative on the ioc. anybody who goes to tokyo will have to declare a clear test before they get on the plane. they'll probably have to declare another clear test when they get off the plane. when they get into the village, there will be rodeos and timescales involved. —— rotas. not all athletes will appear at the opening of the games, and that will affect numbers and that will affect numbers in opening ceremonies. in opening ceremonies. they will have to leave they will have to leave the village after their events the village after their events are finished and come home. are finished and come home. the situation to improve drastically so these games are so these games are going to be different. going to be different. holding the games will require holding the games will require the situation to improve drastically

will therefore see the ioc and japanese government coming together. what you saw last year with the postponement was — their hand was almost forced, because he remembered team canada and the australian a national olympic committee said they send their delegations to tokyo, which effectively meant it was out of their hands. at the moment, the message is clear that they are very confident they can go ahead, and it's a question of how it will happen, and how different it will look. . .

happen, and how different it will look. ., ., ., ~' happen, and how different it will look. ., ., ., ~ , ., , happen, and how different it will look. ., ., ., ~' , ., , . look. laura, thank you very much indeed. apologies _ look. laura, thank you very much indeed. apologies to _ look. laura, thank you very much indeed. apologies to those - look. laura, thank you very much i indeed. apologies to those watching for the crackle on laura's line. events are being held around the uk the world to mark holocaust memorial day. it's 76 years since the liberation of the auschwitz—birkenau death camp, and at a time when survivors are unable to come together due to lockdown, this year's theme asks people to "be the light in the darkness". fergal keane reports. auschwitz today. no rituals of remembrance in the time of the pandemic. violin plays but for the survivors, a dwindling generation, commemoration is taking place in small groups. here, at a london retirement home run by the charityjewish care. behold god of abraham, god of mercy, open your eyes,

as you have opened mine. open your eyes and see what i've seen. singing memory does not live within the boundaries of a single day. my father, who was not a religious man, he took me by the hands — i'll neverforget this, what he said to me. "god will protect you." so then i kissed my brother, and they were already there with their bayonets trying to push us apart, and i saw them leaving. and you never saw your brother again? that was it. yeah. holocaust memorial day remembers the dead, but it's also a warning for all times about the price of extremism, the bloody cost

of promises built on hatred. after auschwitz, when we came back, people said, "we've learned our lesson. never again, auschwitz." that was the motto. but look around. i think there is more discrimination, more hatred than ever before. this is a day of great absences. it took me 50 years, 5—0. i kept on and on, "i want to see a photograph of my mother." i don't know what emotions i have, really. sad. especially on days like holocaust memorial day, when families are together, and i sit there alone.

singing genocide begins with the plans of powerful men. but always ends in the ruin of individual lives. millions upon millions of them. fergal keane, bbc news. that ends this edition of outside source. thanks for watching, i'll see you tomorrow. bye—bye. it's going to be considerably milder across the uk in the coming days. it is already in the south of the country. on top of that, a lot of cloud, outbreaks of rain. the rain is currently spreading across the uk. but we are not done with the snow yet — snow to come for the northern hills and mountains of the uk. weather systems are spiralling in the atlantic.

weather fronts heading our way. the jet stream has also bulged to the north, allowing for that milder air from the south to creep in, but it hasn't quite reached northern parts of the country, so here it is still a chilly afternoon and early evening. you can see temperatures not far off freezing in aberdeen. to the south, in wet cornwall and devon, temperatures of around ten degrees and outbreaks of rain. the weather front spreads across the country through the course of this evening. it will eventually bump into the cold air in the north, so we will see wintry weather across the pennines, the hills and the mountains of scotland. to the south of that it will be raining quite a lot and of course very mild. these are overnight temperatures, no lower than ten in plymouth, nine in london, but in scotland we still have a frost. where it is below freezing it is snow, so this is hill and mountain weather here when you can see the snow. to the south of that, rain and sleet mixing across the pennines. it really will not be very pleasant.

some higher elevations will almost certainly get a fresh covering of snow. south of that it's just the rain, which is a real nuisance. we've had a lot of rainfall across this part of the world. more to come. thursday, for the bulk of england and wales, the afternoon is looking mostly dry. it will probably be drizzly and murky in places. but very mild, 1a potentially in london. in scotland, still cold, and we have that snow falling. how much snow could we get? for some of the high elevations, may be15—30 centimetres, but it really will be higher up. south of that, another spell of rain heading our way on thursday evening and into friday. so, it's going to be very mild, there will be snow across the hills and mountains, but also a lot of rainfall — and probably rainfall in areas where we don't want it. temperatures at the end of the week will be around 12 degrees in london, only 4 in aberdeen.

good evening, you're watching bbc news, with me kasia madera. in moment, we'll take you through the day's news and our heqadline stories, but first. events are taking place in the uk and around the world to mark holocaust memorial day, remembering those who died in the holocaust and in subsequent global genocide. it's 76 years since

the liberation of the auschwitz—birkenau death camp. and at a time when survivors are unable to come together due to lockdown, this year's theme asks people to "be the light in the darkness". now as we approach 8pm, households across the uk are asked to light a candle in their windows as an act of remembrance. lets take you to some of the scenes live across the uk. landmarks across central london, are being light up in purple, let's go to downing street, where the prime minister borisjohnson has lit the prime minister borisjohnson has [it a candle there, burning in the lit a candle there, burning in the window of downing street. this is of course to mark holocaust memorial day. we are expecting lights to go across the uk. let's go now to — we are now going to go to olivia marx

coleman, the ceo of the holocaust memorial day of this event. she's lighting a candle in her home. we will actually be speaking live to her later on in the programme, so we'll be able to get her thoughts on how the day's events happened. olivia is the person behind everything happening today, from the landmarks lighting up the uk holocaust memorial ceremony. she's overseeing the growth of holocaust memorial day.