a very warm welcome to bbc news. my name is mike embley. democrats present terrifying moments of the january 6 riot on capitol hill, through never—before—seen footage — as they make their case for impeaching former president donald trump. impeachment managers describe mr trump as the "inciter—in—chief" as they try to tie him directly to the siege. the insurrection is mob overwhelmed 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 1000 days behind bars — the activist who has been campaigning to improve

rights for saudi women. and a big 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. this year's 93rd academy awards must go on from multiple global locations. prosecutors in donald trump's senate impeachment trial have accused him of being insight in chief of the deadly riot at the us capital. to make their argument, managers showed never before seen footage of the siege onjanuary the sixth, including this moment, when security guard eugene goodman signalled to senator mitt romney to turn around because of rioters was heading their way. it's the second day and a row without democrats have used shocking videos to play on the

emotions of the day. all this is the former president faces a separate criminal investigation in georgia, where he is accused of trying to overturn the state's election results. if found guilty of a felony, he could face jail. 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. 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 senior north american reporter told me that the impeachment videos illustrate the risk to lawmakers. 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 on january 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 his 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 too about what he was doing and what he failed to do in real—time while it was going on and then, when he does comes out and speak, 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 morning and leading to that were done with the knowledge that it would end in violence, and whether you could hold him directly responsible or not, or whether he was engaging in what could be called by his defenders as typical kind of heated rhetoric. what i think is much more difficult for donald trump's defenders to address is, as you mentioned, the lack of action during the attack on the capitol. here is the president of the united states, just a mile away, in the white house, saying and doing nothing to try to stop this mob from breaking into the capitol

and disrupting one of the most important processes in american politics — the counting of the electoral votes that will establish and certify the next president of the united states. 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 of this may be thinking, well, this is surely an almost unanswerable case, why wouldn't republican senators vote to convict, but there's an answer to that, of course. also there's another audience here, isn't there? the wider american public, particularly trump voters. i think the democrats knew going into this that it was going to be tough to convince 17 republicans to break ranks and support their case. they got six in that vote last night, but that tells you that there are 44 republicans who think this entire proceedings is illegitimate, that it is unconstitutional, so anything that they are hearing today or tomorrow from the prosecution,

they are putting it aside and saying, while it is powerful perhaps, while it is 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 showing that the american public by a slight majority favours convicting donald trump and prohibiting him from running for office again. they want to make sure that that mark is on donald trump's historical legacy going forward that, for the record, all this is laid out in exacting detail so that when the story is told of donald trump's presidency, this will be one of the main points that comes through in the very beginning. jim manley is a 21 year veteran of the us senate under former top leadership aid to the senior democrat harry reid. it looks almost certain republicans will equip donald trump for the second time, so i

asked him if this trial is really worth it. i firmly believe that we as a nation have no other alternative but to hold this man accountable. look, i get the idea that the democrats want to focus on moving the agenda, dealing with covid, passing an infrastructure bill, but we simply got to get this poison out of our system and one of the best ways we can do this is taking this man to a trial. now, look, as you mentioned, as anthony mentioned, if this was a court of law, this would be — it's not a legal term — but it would be a slamdunk. this guy would be convicted. but as you yourself suggested, this is a purely political process, and we will have to wait and see what happens. all i know is that i have spent 21 years working in the senate, most of which, because of myjobs — i had offices in the capitol itself. i know every nook and cranny of that place better than most and i was really rattled by what i have seen in the last couple of days.

i thought it was just a devastating indictment on this so—called president's handling of the insurrection. surely causation is still a problem, isn't it? it is already clear that many of these people were planning something like this for quite some time beforehand — they did not necessarily need mr trump to rile them up. and even looking at what mr trump said, even a president has first amendment rights of free speech and a lot of people saying political rhetoric is not the same, it should not be judged by the same scale. i would like to take those apart one by one. first of all, i'm not aware — i'm not a lawyer, i don't play well on tv, but i do not believe that the president has got a first amendment right to insight insurrection like that. of the united states and he threw lighter fluid on this incredibly incendiary situation, going so far as to calling the troops to go back up to capitol hill while his own vice president and his family, and the senators pages,

all of which were trying to get the hell out of the senate, guarded by police with ass ault weapons. it isjust... there is nothing like this in our history. and i think that again he deserves to be pay a price for what happened. he owns this thing lock, stock and barrel. you know better than me — he has 7a million voters. there are going to be a whole bunch of people and even if they did not vote for mr trump, just seeing two impeachments, no conviction — well, he got away with it or he did not do it, and everybody who's against him is lying, will vote for him again. possibly the case. there is a real poison going through the republican party and it has become so extreme it has become unrecognisable but again to do nothing is no longer an alternative and the second point i make, and i think it was anthony that

hinted at it, the fact of the matter is, the new york times poll out this morning had 56% of american people supported convicting the guy. now i understand, i wish the number would have been 80% or 90% but in our pretty partisan environment that is a pretty, you know, acceptable outcome. regarding the trump voters, i don't know what to say any more. all i know is, sure, they got 7a million voters, butjoe biden got more. democrats won, they lost, and they need to get over it. the united states, the united nations and human rights groups have welcomed the release of human rights activist loujain al—hathloul. she was a leading figure in a campaign to allow saudi women to drive. no comment so farfrom saudi women to drive. no comment so far from saudi 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 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 if you can. much more to come, including this year's 93rd academy awards, which will happen, but the oscars will be handed out from 0scars will be handed out from multiple global locations. 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, - shergarwas 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 are. senators in the us have been sharing previously unseen footage of the storming of the capital as democrats set up the case at the impeachment trial. a saudi activist has been campaigning to improve civil rights for women has been freed after more than 1000 days behind bars. the

world health organization has recommended use of the astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine. experts say it should be deployed even in countries where variants that are thought to make the jab less effective are in circulation. the world health organization says the vacuum can be used on all adults including the elderly. a recent study suggested it often reduce protection against the south african variant. we have this update. issues have been raised about the vaccine. festival, is it less effective in the over 65 is? the world health organization has said today that it should be used for all adult age groups, and secondly there is the question of the second dose and the fact that in the uk, both vaccines, off among 0xford astrazeneca and pfizer have been moved down to 12 weeks for the second dose, despite suggestions early on it should be after four weeks, suggestions early on it should

be afterfour weeks, and suggestions early on it should be after four weeks, and there were some criticism around that, but the world health organization has had the best 0rganization has had the best window for the second dose is between eight and 12 weeks, and in fact the delay creates better immunity. thirdly, there is the question of is it less effective against the south african variant after a small—scale trial suggested that in those cases it wasn't quite so good at mild forms of the disease, but the world health organization says it should be used for all variants in all countries, including the cantor variant which may become dominant in many parts of the world, and it is plausible that it is effective in cases of serious disease —— kent. the prime minister has said today it's good to see the world health organization confirm support for the oxford astrazeneca virus. more than 170 peeple — astrazeneca virus. more than 170 peeple are _ astrazeneca virus. more than 170 people are still _ astrazeneca virus. more than 170 people are still missing l 170 people are still missing after that caliceal torrents wrapped down the mountainside in india on sunday, causing flash floods. rescue teams are

still searching for more than 35 workers believed to be trapped in a tunnel. police a 32 bodies have now been recovered. larry flint, the american pornography publisher and self—styled free—speech champion has died of heart failure. he published the first issue of hustler magazine, and by the end of the 70s circulation had reached 2 million. he was shot by a waiter premiered in 1968, and his life and libel case were featured in the hollywood film the people versus larry flint. david willis met and interviewed him. larry flint once said that he wanted to offend everyone on an equal opportunity basis. and there was a point where he got pretty close to that. he parlayed this rather rinky—dink 0hio 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 penthouse, but larry flynt said he saw a gap in the market for the more pornographic. i interviewed him myself back in 2003, and the building still bears his name. he was running for governor of california, under the slogan the �*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—based, i could never work out. even if you hated what he did, and a lot of people of course do and did, it was the most

extraordinary life and in those three decades, his business ventures, a movie about him, the assassination attempt, and then this victory for free speech? and there was that obscenity case brought by the televangelist jerry fawlell, 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 $115 million, the case went on 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 courtroom, 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. and as you say, david, you met him and interviewed him. a lot of people said that whoever you thought about what he did, he had an enormous charm. he had considerable charm, actually, mike, and of course he was there in that gold—plated 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, he 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 an obscenity charge. that of course paralysed him from the waist down, he never walked again after that. it has been announced that this year's 0scars ceremony which has been delayed because of covid—19 will be an in—person event to stop at the academy of motion picture arts and sciences says it is determined to prevent and oscar like none other. it will prioritise the public health and safety of those participating and war broadcast live from multiple locations live, plus the traditional venue. locations live, plus the traditionalvenue. i locations live, plus the traditional venue. i spoke earlier to a film industry commentator and asked what she makes of this latest revamp. it's 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 0scars 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. piya sinha—roy there. just briefly, some pictures from tampa, florida, thousands of nfl clans flooding the city to honour the tampa bay buccaneers with a bow parade, tom brady made his way down the hillsborough river through the city. officials had asked fans to socially distance but it

does alarmingly look like a super spreader event, many fans ignoring that request. much more on all the news any time on the bbc website and on our twitter feeds. 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 south—west 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 has 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 panicked messages from police being overwhelmed by protesters. a saudi women's rights campaigner, loujain al—hathloul, 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 drive. several more women activists are injail. the world health organization has backed the use of the astrazeneca vaccine for all adults, including people over 65. there have been concerns about the jab�*s effectiveness in older people. they also say it should be used in countries where coronavirus variants are raging.