this is bbc news. our top stories: a $380 million settlement is agreed for the victims of the former us national gymnastics team doctor larry nassar. hundreds of us national guard troopsjoin the search for survivors of the devastating tornadoes with 100 people missing in kentucky alone. residents here are used to tornadoes. they get bad weather alerts. but nothing prepared them for this. one of the most senior members of donald trump's inner circle is being referred for criminal contempt of congress charges over the us capitol riots. new evidence from south africa appears to show the omicron coronavirus variant causes less serious illness than in previous

waves of the virus. scientists warn that one of the biggest glaciers in antarctica could shatter like a windscreen in the next five to ten years due to climate change. the nominations are out, but after a diversity row, can they help the golden globes restore its reputation? welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. i'm mark lobel. the us olympic and gymnastics federations have agreed a $380 million settlement with the victims of larry nassar amongst the largest ever for a sexual abuse case. the former national gymnastics team doctor was jailed for life for sexually abusing hundreds of young female gymnasts over three decades.

rachael denhollander is one of larry nassar�*s survivors and a leader in the courageous effort to bring him tojustice. she's an attorney, speaker and advocate. she says she's horrified it's taken five years to get to this point, but hopes it will lead to a paradigm shift for how institutions should respond to sexual abuse. i hope it means that what we've shown here is the value of survivors and the depth of the damage that's been done and the level ofjustice that is due survivors for what they have suffered. but it's really important to note that this settlement isn'tjust a monetary settlement, important though that is. ptsd and sexual abuse requires a lifetime of therapy and treatments, and so the monetary part so that these women can get help is important, but equally important, if not more important is the nonmonetary provisions that usag has agreed to. and if those nonmonetary provisions and those commitments to funding them and to following them through are done properly, what we're really going to see

is a template for what restorative justice should look like and how organisations should respond in crisis. i am horrified that it took us five years to get here, but i am hopeful that usag will shift gears and really begin to lead in this field. and the same with usopc — what we need is a paradigm shift for how we respond to sexual abuse, and this is an opportunity for both organisations working collaboratively with survivors to create it because of the nonmonetary provisions in this settlement. getting to this point with a huge effort, wasn't it? and i was really struck by what you wrote on twitter. you said that, "most survivors that took part in this are not "olympians and elite gymnasts, "and this was not resolved by only nassar survivors." you said, "don't forget their voices." who are the people that you're talking about, and what was the effort that they put into this? you know, it's really easy to think of this usag settlement as �*the nassar case', and to an extent, that's what a lot of usag leaders have wanted to paint — this was just one bad apple. but the reality is that usag was filled with coaches

who were openly sexually abusing their athletes, and the reason that nassar even came to light, the reason that i came forward publicly was because of several brave survivors of coaches' abuse who initially participated in the undercover indystar investigation, into how usag was handling sexual abuse. becca seaborn and a number of other gymnasts stepped forward and they told their stories and they allowed the indystar to lift the veil on what was going on at usag. that motivated myself to come forward, and it was all of us, nassar survivors, survivors of coaches' abuse and most of us non—elite athletes who really came together to create this ground swell, along with the elite athletes and the olympians lending powerful platforms to this movement. and i think it's important to recognise what it really took to get here. it took over 500 women, it took five years, it took dozens of survivors willing to go through the court process in michigan and become victims whose crimes were charged. it took so much incredible effort and sacrifice of so many

people, and i think one of the lessons that we have to learn is, a, what it takes to get here, but also start asking the question — how do we create a system ofjustice where it doesn't require olympians and over 500 survivors to come forward to reach this, because what happens to the survivors who don't have anyone? if it was this uphill of a battle for nasser survivors and usag survivors, what does it look like for sexual abuse survivors who don't have anyone? and how do we start creating justice for them? and usa gymnastics say they are deeply sorry for the trauma. i understand that at least one survivor must be on its board of directors. how important is that? what do you want to see from michigan university going forward, who had also settled in the past, but i think you want some representation there too, and what is still outstanding with the fbi? so, unfortunately with michigan state university, there was an absolute refusal to agree to any kind of nonmonetary reform. i worked for eight months with msu after the settlement to try to create a process that would do an honest cultural and structural policy assessment of the university

to look for gaps in weak spots, and the university board just flat—out rejected any kind of collaborative working with survivors and any kind of the nonmonetary reform we asked for. that door has been closed. with usag and usopc and these nonmonetary provisions, again, we have the ability to create a template for what this should look like, and i'm excited about that opportunity to really give a paradigm shift for how institutions should respond in crisis, and as far as the fbi goes, we're really still waiting to hear — the department ofjustice announced that they have reopened the investigation, that's some new information that came in, but we're waiting still to see if there's going to be any kind of accountability for those fbi agents who not only lied to the department ofjustice, who lied to nassar survivors and who allowed a paedophile to continue abusing little girls for 15 months after they did exactly what he was doing, as of yet, there has been no accountability for the fbi. that's a step that still has to come. rachael denhollander, one

of larry nassar�*s survivors. more than a hundred people are still missing in the us state of kentucky after the series of devastating tornadoes at the weekend. officials said at least 64 people had died in the city of mayfield, one of the worst—hit areas where a candle factory was destroyed while more than a hundred people were working inside it. president biden will head there on wednesday to see the impact of the disaster. nomia iqbal reports from there. people would normally be back in work, but instead, it's a third day of rebuilding their lives. the town's doctor would be seeing patients. instead, he's trying to save his surgery. we're trying to clean out a path to it, to get a truck in here to maybe get some equipment out of it that could be salvaged. his staff have managed to find computers and stethoscopes. dr williams, he's really close to the town and the people here, he's been here

for a long time now. so a lot of people are relying on us, so that's why we're just trying to clear everything out and get to the patients as soon as possible. the scale of destruction is staggering to see in person. entire homes have been wiped out. residents here are used to tornadoes. they get bad weather alerts. but nothing prepared them for this. elsewhere, emily got out of her home in time. she says it's a miracle her family survived and this town is relying on miracles. we went down to my grandmother—in—law�*s and stayed in their hallway for shelter. um... cries ijust held my kids tightly and prayed. a rescue operation is ongoing at the nearby candle factory after two people were found alive in this debris by their mobile phone signals more than a day

after the collapse. president biden plans to visit kentucky this wednesday. this administration has made it clear to every governor, whatever they need, when they need it — make it known to me, it will get it to them as rapidly — as rapidly as we can. he's offered support to help residents recover and rebuild. many tell us that could take years. nomia iqbal, bbc news. the us committee investigating the january attack on the capitol has voted unanimously to recommend contempt of congress charges against one of the most senior members of donald trump's inner circle. mr meadows has ignored a subpoena to testify in the house investigation into the deadly attack on the capitol building onjanuary 6. the committee's recommendation will now go to a full vote of the house. hugo lowell is a congressional reporter

for the guardian's us newspaper, and explained why mr meadows was being investigated. the january 6 committee investigating the capitol attack targeted mark meadows from the outset of their investigation. he was one of the first subpoenas that they issued compelling document production and a deposition behind closed doors. meadows started to co—operate to some degree last month, he produced about 9,000 documents, as you said, he produced text messages, he produced emails, he even produced a powerpoint that talked about ways to stop the certification ofjoe biden�*s victory from taking place onjanuary 6. then what happened was the committee went and tried to subpoena the core records of his personal cell phone at which point the co—operation deal broke down and meadows stopped co—operating and the result was him being recommended for prosecution for defying the subpoena. thank you for your company here on bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.

diplomats from britain, france and germany have warned that the 2015 nuclear deal is at risk of becoming "an empty shell" given the pace at which iran is accelerating its nuclear programme. they accused tehran of raising new positions inconsistent with the agreement and wasting precious time at the talks in vienna. russia has vetoed a united nations security council resolution, which would have formally linked climate change and global security. the resolution proposed by ireland and niger would have resulted in global warming being listed as an international security matter requiring the un to make it a central part of its conflict prevention strategies. key information about the severity of the latest covid variant has begun to emerge in south africa. the country was the first to identify omicron and doctors say early indications are the number of deaths, and people needing intensive care is lower than at the same stage in previous waves of the virus.

our africa correspondent andrew harding reports. behind their masks, south africans have watched the omicron variant sprint through this country. but although hospital admissions are climbing here, the early data is now being widely interpreted as encouraging. take the number of people needing oxygen or intensive care in the city where omicron was first detected. in the past three waves, about two out of every three patients admitted were cases of severe disease. and right now, we have only one out of four cases that is severe — a marked difference. so it looks like, at this stage — you know, early data, and one doesn't want to overinterpret it — but the signs are certainly looking good. and that applies to other

important indicators too. this was the first wave, right, the second wave... this graph shows the death toll from the past three waves. this is us here now? yes, exactly. comparing this fourth wave in south africa with other waves, we see less mortality rates than the other waves. so if wejust make a comparison, i would say there is no need to be worried. we do need to be careful when comparing south africa and britain. the population here, for instance, is far younger — on average, 13 years younger. and there are far fewer south africans over the age of 60. still, doctors and scientists here are cautiously optimistic about this new variant. south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, has just tested positive, but is said to be experiencing only mild symptoms. as for the travel bans

imposed so quickly by britain and other nations, calls for a rethink are getting louder. over a period of time, this is going to have a devastating impact on business, on the whole of the airline industry, and it's going to be hugely difficult to recoverfrom this if this goes on much longer. only a quarter of south africans have been fully vaccinated. omicron may help change that. but what is clear for now is that people here are taking this new variant in their stride. andrew harding, bbc news, johannesburg. staying with the pandemic. california is to bring back a statewide mandate to wear masks because of climbing rates of coronavirus infection due to the omicron variant. officials say rules on face coverings in all indoor public spaces will come into force on wednesday and will last for at least a month. stay with us on bbc news. still to come:

nominations are out for the golden globe awards. we look at how the ceremony faces a boycott over of a lack of diversity in the organisation which runs them. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes, but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict — conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of foreign leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border- was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off - from the outside world in order to prevent the details - of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out.

from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life — the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history, as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: a $380 million settlement is agreed for the victims of the former us national gymnastics team doctor larry nassar. hundreds of us national guard troopsjoin the search for survivors of the devastating tornadoes — with 100 people missing in kentucky alone. scientists are warning of dramatic changes at one of the biggest glaciers in antarctica in the next five to 10 years. they're calling it the "doomsday glacier". scientists warn a floating section at the front

of thwaites glacier, that until now has been relatively stable, could soon "shatter like a car windscreen". researchers in the uk and us are currently studying the rapid melting rate. it's already dumping 50 billion tonnes of ice into the ocean each year. the bbc�*s science correspodent jonathon amos has the details. well, this is one of the glaciers they're studying most closely in antarctica. thwaites is in the western region of the antarctic, it's an area called the amundsen sea, and it's melting rapidly, all the glaciers in that area are. this is a particularly big one. thwaites is the size of great britain or florida, if you can imagine a glacier that big. it is speeding up, it is sending ever more ice into the ocean, so it's a keystone glacier,

it's a glacier scientists are watching because they are worried about the future. if antarctica puts more and more ice into the ocean it will raise sea levels, so this is one of the glaciers they are watching, because it is so big and because it is moving so fast. they have been throwing everything at it, these last few years. they are in the middle of a big research programme, the us and the united kingdom, they are putting people on the ice, they are studying it every day with satellites. they even have robots going under the glacier to look at what is happening at its floating front—end, and their assessment is that they are about to see big changes there. in the next five or ten years they expect about a 1,000 square kilometre section simply to shatter, because it has so many cracks, and that will make all the ice behind it then speed up.

so this is a story about now, it is also a story about the future, what is happening about the warming climate we have on planet earth. you say it is a keystone glacier, so much focus on the impact of this one glacier, is enormous as it is, what impact could it make on the height of the ocean if it melted? yeah, there is enough ice, i mean, if you think about an area that is the size of florida and great britain, there is enough ice in this one drainage basin to raise global sea levels, from this one glacier, to raise global sea levels by 65 centimetres, which is a huge amount. of course, were that glacier to crumble away, it would probably bring the rest of western antarctica into play, so there is much at stake for this particular glacier, and because it's that keystone, if it could unplug that side of antarctica,

that's the glacier being most studied now by leading researchers in the us and the uk. lots of what i'm describing is centuries away. you know, don't expect thwaites to crumble away before next week or the month after. but we're in the business now of looking long—term, because if you have to plan for city defences in low—lying regions around the world, you plan on many dedicated scales, century scales, and that is why it is important. the golden globes used to be second only to the oscars as a huge event — full of glitz and glam — celebrating the stars of film and television. but they've become rather embrolied in controversy —

after it emerged earlier this year that none of the 87 members of panel voting on last year's awards were black. that — and complaints votes were being swayed with freebies — led to hollywood agents advising their stars against working with the awards. well, this year's nominations have been announced — chosen by a new more diverse panel — at a toned—down event not carried by the big tv networks. whether it can regain some of its former prestige remains to be seen. earlier i spoke to journalist and producer kj matthews who has been covering the nominations and recently became a member of the holywood foreign press association — the organisation behind the awards. i don't know if you recall, earlier in the year i was one of the journalists on your programme that talked about the controversy and the problems that were happening with the hollywood foreign press association. so here i am now as a member — i have only been a member

since october and during that time they have admitted 21 people which brings the total to a little bit over 100 total members of the hollywood foreign press association which is the organisation that puts on the annual golden globes telecast and, yes, you're right, there are six black members total now in the hollywood foreign press association and overall, out of the new membership, there is nearly half of them are women. they are moving much more towards diversity. they have not reached the goal yet but they are definitely moving in the right direction and today was a very different tone for the golden globe nominations. i don't know if you remember but last year, it was all virtual so you had actress sarahjessica parker and taraji p henson announcing the nominations from home, and before that, of course, you had the normal globe nominations who were big celebrities, a—list celebrities and their publicists would show up early in the morning, like 5:00am or 6:00am,

in los angeles. it was a lot of pomp and circumstance in announcing the golden globe nominations. none of that this year. i was there live at around 5:00am in beverly hills, at the beverly hills inn and the only celebrity on hand was the rapper, snoop dogg, surprisingly. he did some of the nominations and he was followed by the president of the hollywood foreign press association, helen hoehne, who did the rest of the nominations so quite a different tone. much more i would say sombre, much more respectful, not a lot of pomp and circumstance... considering you are inside the tent now and we really want to find out from you notjust whether you have been offered freebies laughs like they were in the past — which was one of the criticisms of the la times report, but what difference did actually has made with the presence of people like you inside? oh, very, very different. a lot of rules and by—laws have changed. number one, they have hired a chief diversity officer,

an african—american man from florida who now has a permanent position. they have formed a partnership with the naacp for five years. no more freebies or swag or money or offers from studios that was part of what we agreed to sign in the new by—laws and agreed to and they agreed to continue to increase the number of people in the hollywood foreign press association that are people of colour so they are moving into the right direction... so new members training oversight — should the media then stop giving the golden globes the cold shoulder? you know i think it will take time. i am ready to say, absolutely yes... right now? you think they should do it right now? i think they should and here is why. i don't know if you recall, the oscars so white situation that happened with the oscars. lack of diversity and inclusion is a problem that all of hollywood faces. notjust the hollywood foreign press association. the hollywood foreign press association is not an anomaly, it happens all over so, yes, they are taking steps to be

much more inclusive, to evolve. they are not there yet but they are moving in the right direction and they are much further ahead than they were a year ago. and before we go — a bit of charity on ice. the portland winterhawks hockey team hosted what's known as �*teddy bear toss night�* this weekend. after the home team scored its first goal, fans threw more than 7500 stuffed animals onto the ice for a good cause. the teddies go to local charities and children's hospitals. it's a festive tradition, going back more than twenty years. and some newsjust in — us presidentjoe biden has approved federal assistance for tennessee and ordered that state and local response efforts be supplemented after tornadoes

struck the region on friday. the tornadoes struck through six states — kentucky bore the brunt of the storm with at least 7a dead. hello. well, tuesday is going to be generally quite cloudy, perhaps damp in a few places, nothing spectacular. it is december after all. you can see a lot of cloud on the satellite picture, but this little gap in the cloud that's over us right now has actually led to some clear spells across parts of northern england and northern ireland too, perhaps the north of wales. so, i think these are the most likely areas for fog to form early in the morning. the very far north—west of the uk, wet and windy first thing. the south of the country, really quite mild. look at these starting temperatures — 10 degrees along the channel coast. so, this is the weather map for tuesday. we have high pressure

to the south, which will continue to build through the course of the week, but weather fronts are grazing the north—west of the uk. so, for ourfriends in the western isles, it's going to be wet and windy at times. we are expecting some rain or so in orkney and shetland. perhaps a little bit of rain around the lowlands and south—western areas of scotland, but i think eastern areas, in fact all along the east of the country, i think there will be some brightness around. and temperatures typically around 7—9 degrees, but southern areas, london, cardiff, plymouth with the cloud and the murk hanging around, that mild air from the south, it will be around 12 degrees in one or two spots. here's the weather map for wednesday. so, again, high pressure in the south, weather fronts grazing the north, but increasingly these weather fronts will bring less rain as we go through the course of the week. so, more than anything, it's just an area of cloud with some dampness here across parts of scotland and northern ireland. it's because it's high pressure starting to build in from the south. and look at these temperatures — double figures right across the board midweek. now, this high pressure is going to anchor itself across the uk thursday and friday, and i wouldn't be surprised if it stays here, well,

right up till christmas quite possibly. this means generally settled conditions across the uk, light winds, with some fog in the morning. still mild on thursday, but i think gradually what we'll find is these temperatures, even though we'll have high pressure, gradually these temperatures will ease so down into single figures by the time we get to the weekend. but i think it's going to stay mostly settled for the rest of the week. bye— bye.

this is bbc news, the headlines: a $380 million settlement has been agreed for the victims of the former us national gymnastics team doctor larry nassar. it's one of the largest ever for a sexual abuse case. nassar was jailed for life, for sexually abusing hundreds of young female gymnasts over three decades. hundreds of us national guard troops have joined the search for survivors of the devastating tornadoes. kentucky's governor says 100 people are missing in his state alone. president biden will head to kentucky on wednesday to see the impact of the disaster. one of the most senior members of donald trump's inner circle is being referred for criminal contempt of congress charges over the us capitol riots. mark meadows has ignored a subpoena to testify in the house investigation into the attack. the committee's recommendation will now go to a full vote of the house.