a warm welcome to bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. my name is mike embley. democrats present terrifying moments ofjanuary 6th riot on capitol hill through never—before—seen footage, as they make their case for convicting former president trump. the democratic party managers describe mr trump as the "inciter—int—chief" as they try to tie him directly to the siege. the insurrectionist mob overwhelmed capitol security and made it inside the halls of congress. because the truth is, this attack never would have happened but for donald trump. freed after more than a thousand days behind bars, the activist who has been campaigning to improve civil rights for saudi women. and a vote of confidence for the oxford astrazeneca

vaccine as the world health organization recommends its use for the over 65s and new coronavirus variants. and the oscar show must go on. it will happen this year from multiple global locations. hello to you. prosecutors in donald trump's senate impeachment trial have accused him of being "inciter—in—chief" of the deadly riot at he us capitol. the deadly riot at the us capitol. to make their arguement, impeachment managers showed never—before—seen footage of the siege onjanuary 6th, including this moment when security guard eugene goodman signalled to senator mitt romney to turn around because a mob of rioters was heading their way. it's the second day in a row the democrats have used shocking videos, frankly, to play on the emotions

of that day. the former president faces a separate criminal investigation in georgia where he is accused of attempting to overturn the state's election results. if found guilty there, he could face jail. jon sopel. day two of the trump impeachment trial, and harrowing new pictures and sounds of what unfolded on the 6th of january. the disbelief of the police. they are throwing metal balls at us. shouting the assault! get up here! the prosecution argument — this was the direct consequence of donald trump's words and actions that day and in the weeks leading up to it. donald trump surrendered his role as commander—in—chief and became the inciter—in—chief. and he told this story of an african—american policeman on duty who fought with the protesters for hours and was subjected to racial slurs. the trump legal team were given

a kicking for their poor performance yesterday. donald trump was reportedly furious, and this republican senator changed his vote, he was so appalled. the issue in hand is, is it constitutional to impeach a president who has left office? and the house managers made a compelling, cogent case, and the president's team did not. but it looks like the former president has the votes to avoid being convicted and banned from ever holding public office again. but even if donald trump's impeachment problems go away, his legal difficulties don't — they're piling up, and in georgia, it's been confirmed that a criminal investigation has been launched after the president tried to persuade that state's secretary of state to find him extra votes so that he would win, and notjoe biden. what makes this deeply problematic for donald trump, who was campaigning in georgia after the election, is that him asking for those

votes is not a question of rival accounts, it's on tape. election interference, one of the charges being looked at, is a felony offence. in other words, a crime that carries a prison sentence of more than a year. the mayhem at the capitol grew out of donald trump's repeated claims that the presidency had been stolen from him. it would indeed be ironic if he were the one man charged with interfering in the 2020 election. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. i'd spokejust now i'd spoke just now to our north american reporter anthony zuiker. he told me how the

videos went. i think those new videos that we saw today, a dramatic illustration of exactly how close the rioters came to members of congress, senators, the leadership of this country, including the vice president. i think by illustrating it with a map of congress, showing exactly where the rioters were, where the members of congress were, i think that really illustrated the risk that was very present onjanuary 6th and how close the united states came, not to just a tragic day where there was bloodshed, and law officers lost their lives, but actually where it could have been where political leaders fell into the hands of this unruly mob. i also think that the meticulous case that the impeachment managers put forward, i think they relied a lot on donald trump's own words, his tweets and hia speeches, and it was interesting that donald trump essentially laid out the evidence that the impeachment managers were using against him, culminating in that tweet he sent in the afternoon of the riot on capitol hill where he celebrated

what happened, saying that this is what happens when an election is stolen, remember this day forever. i think that was a very powerful moment that they came back to time and time again. revelations also about what he was doing and what he failed to do in real—time while it was going on and when he comes out and speaks, he repeats the big lie that helped to rile these people up in the first place. i think you could have a very real debate on whether donald trump's words that moment and leading to that, were done with the knowledge that it would end violence. whether you can hold him responsible or engage in what could be called as typical heated rhetoric. it is difficult for donald trump defenders to address his lack of action during the attack on capitol hill. he is the president of the united states, just a mile away, saying and doing nothing to try

and stop this mob from breaking into the capitol and disrupting one of the most important processes of the us. his defenders will have a chance to make their case but that is going to be a very real challenge for them. i guess people not following all the details may be thinking this is surely an unanswerable case, why wouldn't republican senators vote to convict and the answer to that and there and the wider american public is the other audience. i think the democrats knew going into this knowing it was going to be tough to convince 17 republicans to break ranks and support their case. they got six last night but that tells you that there are 44 republicans think

this entire proceeding is illegitimate and unconstitutional so anything they hearing today or tomorrow from the prosecution, they are putting it aside and say, while it is powerful and disturbing, it is not relevant to the legality of the case but the democrats are trying to play this out in the court of public opinion and they do have polls on their side saying that the american public by a slight majority favours convicting donald trump and preventing him from running for office again. they want that mark in his historical legacy going forward that it is laid out in exacting detail so when the story is told about donald trump's residency, this will be one of the main points from the very beginning. anthony zuiker. dj williams is a republican strategist in georgia. where do you stand on this. if linton, obama orjoe

biden had incited a violent attempt to overturn an election, you would want to see them barred from ever running again, wouldn't you? fit them barred from ever running again, wouldn't you? of course, if he and cited _ again, wouldn't you? of course, if he and cited it _ again, wouldn't you? of course, if he and cited it but _ again, wouldn't you? of course, if he and cited it but the - if he and cited it but the question is. incited. diddy insight these people to kill a police officer and overtake the capitol but it is not clear to every american that is what happened. every american that is what happened-— every american that is what ha ened. ., . ., , happened. for weeks and months beforehand. _ happened. for weeks and months beforehand, he _ happened. for weeks and months beforehand, he was _ happened. for weeks and months beforehand, he was preparing - beforehand, he was preparing the ground. the only way we could lose is if this election is rigged he said. and the writers were reading his tweets. they erected a gallant looking to hank the vice

president. —— rioters. if looking to hank the vice president. -- rioters. if these tweets were _ president. -- rioters. if these tweets were so _ president. -- rioters. if these tweets were so clear, - president. -- rioters. if these tweets were so clear, they . tweets were so clear, they should have been prepared for it but at the end of the day you have a good argument by the democratic managers but i think there are people who do not agree with that, if you look at the poles of voters, it is not much different. it is a lot of political theatre because there is no way that donald trump is going to get convicted and by these senators that it is a way for democrats to just promote this issue about donald trump and they are hoping it will help them later on with elections but what they probably are not realising is every time they have done something like this, whether it is brett cavanagh, or the first impeachment, it really is republicans to go out and vote.

they have to be careful, now they are in charge of the house, the senate, and the presidency, into years when i have elections,... we presidency, into years when i have elections,...— presidency, into years when i have elections,... we have to assume these _ have elections,... we have to assume these senators - have elections,... we have to assume these senators did i have elections,... we have to | assume these senators did not convict because they know how popular donald trump is an they are worried about losing the seat not necessarily to a democrat but to a more extreme republican. do you still expect him one way or another to be a candidate or kingmaker into thousand 24? i candidate or kingmaker into thousand 24?— candidate or kingmaker into thousand 24? i definitely can see that- _ thousand 24? i definitely can see that- -- _ thousand 24? i definitely can see that. -- 2024. _ thousand 24? i definitely can see that. -- 2024. he - thousand 24? i definitely can see that. -- 2024. he has. thousand 24? i definitely can i see that. -- 2024. he has been see that. —— 2024. he has been muted and it will be more difficult. but he can not be stopped from making rallies. my guess is he probably will not run but making predictions about donald trump is a predicting the weather, you are almost always wrong. it is

entirely possible - almost always wrong. it is entirely possible mr- almost always wrong. it is entirely possible mr trump could be criminally convicted for what he did in georgia. what are the chances of that and how will that look? in georgia, the local prosecutor or the da in this case typically has not gotten involved in political elections. she is a democrat doing this. i do not see a lot coming from mostly because you can make an argument whether she wants to try this after this impeachment thing that he was saying this stuff with all these people on the phone call, i do not see it happening. at the end of the day, she will have to have a jury and that jury have to have a jury and that jury will have trump supporters on it and they will not convicting.— on it and they will not convictinu. ., ~' , ., , convicting. thank you very much. convicting. thank you very much- the _ convicting. thank you very much. the us, _ convicting. thank you very much. the us, the - convicting. thank you very much. the us, the un - convicting. thank you very | much. the us, the un and convicting. thank you very - much. the us, the un and human

rights groups have welcomed the release of the saudi women's right activist loujain al—hathloul who was spent nearly three years in jail. she was a figure in the campaign. no comments so far from the authorities. her sister's joy as the saudi human rights activist, loujain al—hathloul, is back home after over 1,000 days behind bars. she was reprimanded for her public campaigning to get saudi women in the driving seat four years before the ban was lifted, and later calling for an end to male guardianship, and speaking to foreign diplomats and the media about women's rights. president biden has replaced what his aides called donald trump's "blank cheque for saudi arabia" with demands it cleans up its human rights record. he says loujain�*s move from prison is welcome news. she is a powerful advocate for women's rights and releasing her is the right thing to do. saudi officials insist they are not bowing to us pressure — but aware of the negative effect of human

rights stories are having on the country's global image, they point to a recent, dramatic drop in executions. however, many other activists like loujain remain behind bars. where her family says she was subjected to electric shocks, waterboarding and sexual assaults — allegations the saudi court has dismissed. the 31—year—old's family warns she is still not free, subject to a travel ban and other restrictions while on probation. but for now, they're just happy to have their loved one back home. mark lobel, bbc news. stay with us. much more to come. this is academy awards will happen but the oscars will be handed out from multiple locations. music. there's mr mandela, mr nelson mandela, a free man

taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, - shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud - farm's central block. shergar was driven away. in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith.

welcome back. very glad to have you with us on bbc news. the latest headlines for you. senators in the us have been shown previously unseen footage of the storming of the capitol, january 6, as democrats set out their case for the impeachment of donald trump. she has been freed from behind bars, after campaigning for civil rights for saudi women. the who has said the astrazeneca vaccine should be deployed even in countries where coronavirus variants could make the jab less effective. and to be used in all adults, effective. and to be used in alladults, including effective. and to be used in all adults, including the elderly. well, the bbc�*s health editor, hugh pym, gave us this update. issues have been raised about the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine. is devolved, is it less

effective in the over 65 is? some countries are not recommending it for use in that age group, but the world health organization has set a date should be used for all adults and age groups. secondly, there is the question of the second dose and the fact that in the uk, both vaccines, oxford—astrazeneca and pfizer have been moved down to 12 weeks of the second dose is both suggestions early on it should be after four weeks. it's had criticism around that, but the who says the best window is between 8— i2 but the who says the best window is between 8— 12 weeks, the delay creates better immunity. thirdly, there is the question of if it is less effective against the south african variant, after a small—scale trail suggested in those cases it wasn't quite so good for mild forms of the disease. that the who says actually, it should be used for all variants in all countries, including the kent variant, which may become dominant in

many parts of the world, but in fact it is perfectly plausible it is effective in cases of serious disease. the prime minister has said today it is good to see the who confirm support for the oxidised zeneca vaccine. , ., , vaccine. hugh pym for us there. lar finn, the american pornography while blusher and self—styled unit free speech has died, 78. he published the first issue of hustler around 50 years ago. in 1978 he was paralysed from the waist down when he was shot by a white supremacist. his infamous libel case was featured in a movie. lets speak to david willis in la. well, where to start?— to david willis in la. well, where to start? where to start indeed? larry flint, he once said he wanted to offend everyone on an equal opportunity basis ——

larry flynt. and there was a point where he got pretty close to that. he parlayed this rather ring hiddink ohio business into a multimillion dollar, global enterprise. magazines, casinos, and also clubs and the hustler magazine at the centre of that, of course, once selling about 3 million copies a month. it was more explicit, it was more hardcore than rival publications at the time, playboy and an house, but larry flynt said he saw a gap in the market for the more pornographic —— and penthouse. a interviewed him myself back into thousand and three, and the building still bears his name —— back in 2003. he was running for governor of

california, under the slogan �*smut peddler who cares�*, he didn�*t win, but he became an unlikely folk hero for freedom of speech advocates. whether that was sincere or business days, i could never work out. evenif days, i could never work out. even if you hate what he did, and a lot of people of course do and did, it was the most extraordinary life and in those three decades, a movie about him, the assassination attempt, and then this victory for free speech? and then this victory for free seech? �* ., , and then this victory for free seech? �* ., speech? and there was that obscenity — speech? and there was that obscenity case _ speech? and there was that obscenity case brought - speech? and there was that obscenity case brought by i speech? and there was that i obscenity case brought by the televangelistjerry for the televangelist jerry for the world, who televangelistjerry for the world, who was incensed over a depiction that he saw in an hustler that he didn�*t believe was particularly favourable to him. he sued larry flynt for $45 million, the case went on for years, $45 million, the case went on foryears, it $45 million, the case went on for years, it eventually wound up for years, it eventually wound up in the us supreme court, which decided in larry flynt�*s

favour. ironically, the two men later became friends in real life outside of the court room, and it was the sort of thing that defined the strange nature of much of larry flynt�*s life. he certainly fought very hard for the right to publish certain materials, and to push the envelope of the time. he was in some ways the archetypal british american entrepreneur, love him or loathe him. she would definitely have a place in history ts.— in history ts. and as you say, david, you met him and - david, you met him and interviewed him. a lot of people say despite what you did, he had an enormous charm? he had considerable charm, actually, mike and of course he was there in that goldplated wheelchair in the penthouse suite of what was then the hustler building, it is now a building that belongs to somebody else. larry flynt rather shrewdly sold it and

continue to rent the premises there. yes, he was a man five times married who clearly loved what he did, it worked very hard at it. he said he loved his work, what his efforts into it and of course he survived that assassination attempt outside a courthouse, near atlanta, he was fighting and obscenity charges. that of course paralysed him from the waist down, you never walk again after that. david, thank ou ve again after that. david, thank you very much _ again after that. david, thank you very much for that. -- i again after that. david, thankj you very much for that. -- he you very much for that. —— he never walked again after that. it has been announced this year�*s oscars ceremony will be an in—person event. the larry flynt says it will present an oscars like none other and broadcast live from multiple locations. including the traditional dolby theater. i

spoke to pearson arroyo about what she makes of this latest revamp. is an interesting choice, but this is such an unprecedented year, you know, we haven�*t been able to see movies on the big screen in the way they are meant to be seen in theatrical releases. it makes complete sense that the academy now has to adapt to a very strange year. but i think it is going to be an exciting kind of way for them to kind of the more creative, and i like this idea of them being able to kind of go to different locations. you know, the academy itself has so many different locations within la, they have their own museum they want to show off, but there are also so many great theatres around the world, and i wonder if they will really pay homage to the theatrical experience by perhaps going to some incredible theatres around the world and have people present from them. it sounds like a massive logistical, technical, and health and safety exercise. but i suppose these

are people who are used to organising massive things? i have been at the oscars for quite a few years running, in the past, and let me tell you that is a feat unto itself, and there are thousands and thousands of people at that location, all being vetted from every sort of factor from journalists to the people who go on stage. there is many people involved. so i think the academy knows how to run big events, and i think being able to break it up between different locations could actually be interesting, because i think we will get to see a show that sort of perhaps speaks to the growing globality of film. how do you think it is going to work in practice and do we know yet any of the names involved as hosts? no, the last couple of years, the oscars have gone host—less and drawn on star power, many different presenters. and i think they could go that way again. it seems to have worked for them. although, one of the biggest

issue is the academy is dealing with oscars is following ratings. they hit a low last year. 22.6 million tuned in. so i think they are struggling to be relevant. that has a ready been an ongoing struggle for them in the last few years. this year, because of the situation they are in, i think they will try really hard to be creative. and one of the biggest things that has happened this year is because movie theatres have been shut down, consumers have been going to digital platforms and streaming. the rise of streaming has been something that has already been a big source of contention within the academy itself, because they like to honour the members in theatrical releases and traditional models, but you cannot ignore streaming. so i think this year we are going to see a fusion of everything coming together now, they have to acknowledge streaming is dominant, especially in the past year. pearson arroyo there. —— pr

sinner roy —— piya sinha—roy there. hello. it is bitterly cold out there at the moment, not only the coldest night of the winter so far but the coldest night in the uk in over a decade. so, needless to say, thursday morning starts with a very hard frost wherever you are and some icy stretches as well. temperatures first thing widely well below freezing, about —3 to —8 degrees for many of us, but in the coldest spots, we are likely to see temperatures even across the southeast of england and east anglia down to around —10, possibly —20 across the highlands of scotland. so, very cold start, icy stretches around, some dangerous travelling conditions where you have got that ice, particularly in the east. through the day, we�*ll see more cloud working in from the southwest of england, wales and northern ireland. a few flurries of snow

across the higher ground of the south—west of england. it�*s going to turn windy here, too, with gusts up to about 45 mph. elsewhere, the winds not as strong, a lot of dry weather, a lot of sunshine around on thursday, but not lifting those temperatures in a hurry, up to about 4 degrees in the warmest spots. and as we move through thursday night and on into friday, we�*ve got a bit more cloud across western parts of the uk, a few snow flurries around here as well, temperatures not falling quite as low, but again, bitterly cold where you�*ve got those clear skies. for much of england and wales, temperatures well below freezing once again. we�*ve got this really cold air mass with us, and into friday, we�*re going to see the winds coming in for more of a south—easterly direction, so certainly fewer showers than we have seen recently. still some snow showers holding on across eastern parts of scotland on friday. much of england, wales and northern ireland looking dry. just the odd shower in the far south—west. once again, temperatures between about freezing and 4 degrees celsius.

now, moving through into the weekend, and you�*ll start to notice the yellow colours pushing in from the west, so that means, gradually, it looks like that milder air is going to move in through the course of the weekend. but saturday once again, bitterly cold start to the day. then as that milder air moves in, we could see some significant snow for parts of northern ireland, scotland, parts of northwest england, wales as well. further east, you�*re more likely to stay dry through the day on saturday and, again, bitterly cold, with temperatures really struggling to get above freezing once again. but then that milder air looks to be sweeping across the uk, so all of us not quite as cold. some rain in the north and west by the time we get to sunday. bye— bye.

the latest headlines from bbc news. dramatic video evidence of last month�*s storming of the us congress by supporters of donald trump have been played to senators, some not seen publicly before, as democrats make their case for convicting the former president. they also played panicked recordings of police being overwhelmed by protesters. a sa u d i protesters. a saudi women�*s rights campaigner has been freed from prison on probation. herfamily so she is back home after more than 1000 days behind bars. she was a prominent figure in the campaign for saudi women to be allowed to dry. several more women activists are in jail. the world health organization has backed the use of the astrazeneca vaccine for all adults, including those over 65. there have been concerns about its effectiveness in older people. they also say it should be used in countries where coronavirus variants are raging.