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this is bbc news. i'm vishala sri—pathma with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. thousands of supporters of brazil's former president jair bolsonaro storm the country's parliament, refusing to accept that he lost last year's election. some protesters managed to smash their way into the senate chamber and supreme court — president lula is promising tough action. translation: we think there was a lack of security and i wanted to tell you that all those people who did this will be found and punished. the dramatic scenes have prompted international condemnation — we'll have the latest reaction. also in the programme: president biden visits america's border with mexico for the first time
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since taking office — as the area struggles to cope with record numbers of illegal crossings. prince harry describes the queen consort as a "villain" and "dangerous" in a new interview with the us media over her relationship with the british press. how was she dangerous? because ofthe how was she dangerous? because of the need _ how was she dangerous? because of the need to _ how was she dangerous? because of the need to rehabilitate - of the need to rehabilitate your ownership. because of the connections she was forging within the british press. hello and welcome to the programme. brazilian police say they've regained control of the congress building in the capital, brasilia, after it was stormed by thousands of supporters of the former president, jair bolsanaro. the demonstrators are refusing to accept that he lost last year's election and want the military to intervene.
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the country's new leader, luis inacio lula da silva, described the protesters as fascist vandals and promised to punish them. tom brada reports. a wave of unrest at the heart of brazilian politics. supporters of former brazilian presidentjair bolsonaro stormed three key sites in the capital. they broke into the national congress building, streamed into the country's supreme court, and ransacked parts of the presidential palace. the president speaking in sao paulo gave this warning. translation: i wanted to tell you, that all those people - who did this will be found and punished. they will realise democracy guarantees the right to freedom and free speech but, it also demands that people respect the institutions created to strengthen democracy. the chaotic scenes come a week after president lula's inauguration.
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he defeated mr bolsonaro in the polls back in october but many of his supporters, without evidence, claim the election was stolen. translation: i'm here in this totally peaceful demonstration i because i don't agree with all the thievery of lula, the vice president, the supreme court and the superior electoral court, we want new elections, clean ballot boxes. translation: we don't| believe that this election was democratic, there are several indications there was fraud, that there was corruption. bolsonaro tweeted about the unrest. describing them as invasions. since that october vote, bolsonaro's supporters have staged protests, blocked highways and openly called for a military coup. some say authorities should have been better prepared. really didn't seem to be a police presence on the capital you would expect something like this to happen. we saw hardly any law enforcement on the street,
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the police barricades were easily overthrown by these bolsonaro supporters and it is bit of a mess just now in the capital. many are drawing comparisons with the us capitol riots in 2021, but president lula has already taken power and because brazil's congress and supreme court are in recess, their official buildings are largely empty. regardless, this unrest will raise uncomfortable questions. the president is ready to go, he is governing, but this is a very serious issue, it's a very serious event, this is a break on democratic roots, i would say. many hoped that the election of president lula would usher in a calmer chapter in brazilian politics, these dramatic scenes suggest that those predictions were premature. tom brada, bbc news. cristiane mcnaughton is a lawyer and shejoins me
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now from sao paulo. thank you forjoining us, were these protests expect said, do you think?— you think? thank you for the invitation. _ you think? thank you for the invitation. so _ you think? thank you for the invitation. so this _ you think? thank you for the invitation. so this attack- you think? thank you for the invitation. so this attack was unexpected, last year, up to december up to the election, we have heard about invasions and things like that, but after january one, when president lula took the presidency of result, really, we thought we did not expect something like what happened today. as we have seenin what happened today. as we have seen in the papers, many people were going to brasilia yesterday, almost 4,000 people, and caravans, arriving yesterday in brasilia, but the
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police thought they could contain the multitude. but as we could see today, it was not possible. we could see today, it was not ossible. �* , , possible. it's interesting because _ possible. it's interesting because there _ possible. it's interesting because there was - possible. it's interesting because there was a - possible. it's interesting because there was a lot| possible. it's interesting i because there was a lot of possible. it's interesting - because there was a lot of talk about how well organised these protests were, as you mentioned, busloads of people, commentary around the motivation, people saying his protesters are bolsonaro holes as, but not necessarily the case as well, is that the situation from your point of view? i, ., ., situation from your point of view? �* ., ., ., ., view? bolsonaro, the former president — view? bolsonaro, the former president never _ view? bolsonaro, the former president never gave - view? bolsonaro, the former president never gave direct l president never gave direct support to this kind of action, he always said on tuesday he said in his tweet, that he was always in favour of democratic action, but not violence, and
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he was said again about what happened today he would not support it. but he never gave direct support and he was against the elections, we have to consider that bolsonaro said and continue saying the elections in brecel for gelant elections in brecel for gela nt and elections in brecel for gelant and this was the base motivation for these people to invade congress today. we have heard from _ invade congress today. we have heard from the _ invade congress today. we have heard from the president - invade congress today. we have heard from the president he - heard from the president he wants to hold these people will accountable, how confident are you that he can do that? two—day president lula declared the invasion of the federal district and said they would control any kind of movement to
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avoid an action like we had today. as we say they are classifying this action as terrorism. in brazil terrorism has great punishment, that goes from 12 to 30 years of prison, so if they do investigate it with investigations and find out who is involved with that, we know that more than 200 people were detained. so we don't know how many people were involved but the officials the police officers are investigating this, and as we can see, we will have a great
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punishment, so we guess it will not happen again, we expect. thank you very much forjoining us from sao paulo. you can find lots more reaction to events in brazil on our website including a live page with all the latest developments. let's get some of the day's other news. russia's claim to have killed hundreds of ukrainian soldiers in a rocket attack has been dismissed by kyiv as propaganda. moscow said it struck a dormitory in the eastern city of kramatorsk, but hasn't provided evidence of the deaths. roads, bridges and homes have been damaged by unprecedented flooding in northern parts of western australia. military helicopters have been delivering food and medicine, and evacuated more than 200 people who had been cut off by the floods. international travellers are streaming into china after it fully opened
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its borders for the first time since the start of the covid pandemic. this latest lifting of coronavirus restrictions coincides with the country's busiest travel season marking the lunar new year. some single—use plastic items like cutlery, takeaway plates and trays are to be banned in england. the government confirmed the decision following a lengthy consultation about the environmental impact of packaging. joe biden has visited the us border with mexico for the first time since becoming president. he inspected a busy entry point in the texan city of el paso — which has been struggling to cope with record numbers of illegal crossings. 0ur correspondent sophie long sent this report from texas. everyone here has stories of suffering and of survival. in those two young yet to comprehend or communicate them.
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few now deny there is a humanitarian crisis along the us southern border but there is deep disagreement over what should be done to resolve it. president biden mac those who patrol the border day and night, as opponents say under his administration have come for more than welcoming committees. this woman came with her husband and three young children took them three months to travel here from venezuela. they have been deported once but undeterred they made the dangerous journey back across the border. they left because of the broken economy she says stop and tells me she wants the president to give them a chance to work. this woman and her family are the peoplejoe biden has told not to come. they have no relations here, no plan and they have entered in legally.
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just weeks ago thousands poured across the border here, el paso streets strewn with people who have nowhere else to sleep. he tells me three nights ago, 400 migrants were cleared from the site. they were handcuffed and loaded onto buses. if you that remained had the right documentation. these papers, he says, are his protection. critics of this visit sayjoe biden has had a sanitised view, that it biden has had a sanitised view, thatitis biden has had a sanitised view, that it is political posturing is another presidential election looms. 0thers believe it is simply too little, too late. the presidents of president bible certainly have shone a light on the light of here but what is happening in our past so and on the board as the result of a system that has been failing for decades and
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with washington divided it is unlikely there will be a real and lasting solution, any time soon. sophie long, texas, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come — prince harry says he never intended to hurt his father or brother by writing a memoir in another interview with the us media. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. "good grief" — after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer, paul simon, starts his tour of south africa tomorrow _ in spite of protests and violence - from some _ black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa _ until majority rule is established. . around the world, people have been paying tribute
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to the iconic rock star, david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — thousands of supporters of brazil's former president jair bolsonaro storm the country's parliament. president lula condemns the protesters as fascist vandals. president biden visits america's border with mexico for the first time since taking office as the area struggles to cope with record numbers of illegal crossings. prince harry has accused members of his family of being complicit in the suffering endured by his wife.
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in an interview with tom bradby on itv1 — the first of several television appearances he's making to promote his new book — the duke of sussex also said some of his relatives had got "into bed with the devil". he insisted he loved his father and brother but said, "at the moment, i don't recognise them". 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has been watching the interview. a warning — his report contains some flashing images. "harry interview" — what an original name! it is, in large sections, a cry from the heart. it never needed to be this way, harry says, but there are barbs for family members and sustained criticism of the british press. so much can be traced back to the death of his mother in the car crash in paris. harry was 12 at the time. he was at balmoral. in the audiobook, harry describes his father breaking the news.
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harry: his voice was soft. he was in shock, it seemed. "0h, hospital?" "yes, with an injury." i thought again, "injured, but she's 0k. "she has been taken to hospital. "they will fix her and we'll go and see her. "today. "tonight, at the latest." "they tried, darling boy. "i am afraid she didn't make it." the family decided that harry and william should walk behind the coffin at their mother's funeral. there were a lot of conversations that happened around times like that, which i wasn't a part of and william wasn't a part of. he was probably more part of it than i was, but the decision was made that we would both walk behind our mother's coffin and there was absolutely no way i would let him do that by himself. there were still a lot of things unexplained about the accident in paris, harry said, but he saw no point in another inquiry. and then, to the adult harry — to family relationships and to the reasons he felt compelled to write the story. i love my father, love my
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brother, i love my family, i always do. nothing of what i have done in this book or otherwise has ever been to any intention to harm them or hurt them. you know, the truth is something that i need to rely on and after many, many years of lies being told about me and my family, there comes a point where, you know, again, going back to the relationship between certain members of the family and the tabloid press, those certain members have decided to get into bed with the devil, right? to rehabilitate their image. that appears to be a reference to his stepmother, camilla, the queen consort. in 1999, she and the then prince charles first appeared together in public. in the audiobook, harry describes how camilla then had meetings with william. stories began to appear everywhere in all the papers about her private conversation with william, stories that contained pinpoint accurate details — none of which had come from william, of course.
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they could only have been leaked by the one other person present. in 2016, meghan markle came into harry's life. he introduced her to william. they were suits fans. who would have thought? i never knew that. but the impression is that almost from the get go, they don't get on. is that fair? yes, fair. according to harry, members of his family were influenced against meghan by the british press. his hatred of them is a constant theme, but so, too, is his wish for reconciliation. nicholas witchell, bbc news. prince harry also sat down with anderson cooper for a 60 minutes interview, during which he spoke about the queen consort camilla. how was she dangerous? because
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ofthe how was she dangerous? because of the need _ how was she dangerous? because of the need for _ how was she dangerous? because of the need for her _ how was she dangerous? because of the need for her to _ of the need for her to rehabilitate her image? that made her — rehabilitate her image? that made her dangerous? - rehabilitate her image? that made her dangerous? that l rehabilitate her image? that - made her dangerous? that made her dangerous— made her dangerous? that made her dangerous because _ made her dangerous? that made her dangerous because of - made her dangerous? that made her dangerous because of the - her dangerous because of the connections she was forging within— connections she was forging within the willing bike of operative presence there was an agreement to trade information and with— agreement to trade information and with the family built on hierarchy and with her on the way— hierarchy and with her on the way to— hierarchy and with her on the way to being queen consort there — way to being queen consort there was going to be people or bodies — there was going to be people or bodies left in the street because of that.- bodies left in the street because of that. prince harry s-ueakin because of that. prince harry speaking to _ because of that. prince harry speaking to anderson - because of that. prince harry| speaking to anderson cooper. buckingham palace has not commented on the interviews. broadcaster and commentator trisha goddard joins us now from connecticut. thank you forjoining us. lots to take in there, both interviews broadcast on the same evening. what do you make of it? �* , ., , , of it? it's really interesting. the major _ of it? it's really interesting. the major battle _ of it? it's really interesting. the major battle that - of it? it's really interesting. j the major battle that prince harry seems to be having is with a certain section of the tabloid press. and he does actually spell out which publications as well. and i think his gripe is that the
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royal family continues to use them as a sort of backdoor mouthpiece. he is not the first or the only person to make those accusations. if you remember andrew morton spoke about the same things years and years ago, you know, the days when he was reporting on what diana had to say, so that seems his major battle but he's sort have been thrown. he and meghan have been thrown. he and meghan have been thrown to the wolves as far as the press is concerned and he does spell out something that many of us have suspected for a very long time, that he feels that certain sections of the tabloid press are thought of trying to drum him into the ground because he needs to capitulate and come to some sort of settlement, rather than go ahead with the upcoming lawsuit of which he is just one party, eltonjohn, nathan party, elton john, nathan furnish, party, eltonjohn, nathan furnish, baroness lawrence, a lot of other people are involved in that, and he does
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have that trauma left over from the death of his mother and the parts that the paparazzi had to play. that's also a theme through both interviews. tricia, the tone of the interview with anderson cooper versus the tone of the interview in the uk are very different. interview in the uk are very different-— interview in the uk are very different.- can - interview in the uk are very different.- can you - different. very. can you exolain _ different. very. can you exolain to _ different. very. can you explain to us, _ different. very. can you explain to us, you - different. very. can you explain to us, you are i different. very. can you explain to us, you are a| different. very. can you - explain to us, you are a brit in america, what is the different view?- in america, what is the different view? �* , , , different view? it's very, very different. _ different view? it's very, very different, isn't _ different view? it's very, very different, isn't it? _ different view? it's very, very different, isn't it? for- different view? it's very, very different, isn't it? for one . different, isn't it? for one thing, tom has known prince william from the age of 18 and it's a sort of work like a chat between friends. 60 minutes is a far more sort of formal barbara walters was one of the trailblazers there, so it's far more formal. and the other difference is that i felt, my husband commented on the same thing when we watched it, that prince harry felt more able to talk about his emotions and show his emotions to anderson cooper because americans are ok without. whereas when he was
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talking to tom bradbury, although it felt like two old friends chatting, there was loss of a show of emotion because the brits don't do it that way. so what makes me think, he's really... i don't like to use the word playing to different audiences that you have to know your different audiences and let me be quite honest, way i'm talking to is problems like different when i'm commentating on cnn, there are two different approaches to this, but i thought it was fascinating and i thought it was fascinating the anderson cooper interview started off very much with the death of diana and that is something thatis diana and that is something that is huge over here in the us and the crown, as you know, the crown is sort of only recently come about and... the netflix series. _ recently come about and... the netflix series. drama. yes, - netflix series. drama. yes, possibly — netflix series. drama. yes, possibly reminding - netflix series. drama. yes, possibly reminding my - netflix series. drama. yes, i possibly reminding my friends it is not a documentary, it is drama. microphone constantly. it's something that really resonates here in the united states and i thought it was very interesting that they
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spent so much of 60 minutes covering that and covering harry's trauma of that incident and then the next thing was that he was a veteran and that's a massive thing in the united states. unfortunately u nited states. u nfortu nately less united states. unfortunately less so in the uk. but if you are a veteran in the united states, i mean, people applaud you educate discounts and so on and so forth so however their pr people are, they were playing very much to the audiences, the differences in the audiences.— the audiences. and on the audience _ the audiences. and on the audience we've _ the audiences. and on the audience we've had - the audiences. and on the audience we've had lots i the audiences. and on the i audience we've had lots from the substances in recent months, even going back the last couple of years, margaret court the sussexes. do you think there is appetite for more information from them? i think that probably reach the end of the road. i'm interested to see what comes next. if you read a lot of the tabloids, you will read things like this person is fed up in the united states then the americans are turning their back and do not believe it. they are cherry picking here and there.
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remember the crown, the series, is one of britain's biggest exports. no, it is seen as hollywood, it is seen as a celebrity thing. there isn't the understanding, the visceral understanding that brits have about the royal family. that isn't there. it's kind of more of a celebrity fascination. we've got our own princess, who could marry a prince, and what have you over here. but i don't see what the next chapter is unless it's a reconciliation and, as harry says numerous times, that will be in private. it will be interesting to see how the trust is built because i do believe what harry says. there is a whipping up in some sections of the media to try and set oil against royal. for their own ends, for click bait, let's be honest.— let's be honest. click bait. tricia, let's be honest. click bait. tricia. so _ let's be honest. click bait. tricia, so much _ let's be honest. click bait. tricia, so much to - let's be honest. click bait. tricia, so much to talk- let's be honest. click bait. . tricia, so much to talk about, we could do a whole programme on it. we certainly could!
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thank you so much forjoining us. trisha goddard. the head of the uk's largest nursing union says the latest comments by the prime minister offer a "chink of optimism" for settling their pay dispute. rishi sunak told the bbc he was willing to discuss pay and was open to a deal that was "responsible" and "affordable". when it comes to pay we've always said we want to talk about things that are reasonable, that are affordable and responsible for the country. rishi sunak there. and talks between unions and the uk government are due to take place later on monday. final preparations are taking place in britain for the first satellite launch from western europe soil. later on monday, a repurposed jumbo jet is due to take off from cornwall with a rocket under its wing. when it reaches 35,000 feet, it will release the spacecraft, which will blast into orbit before deploying nine satellites. that's it from us for now. you can reach me on socials — i'm @bbcvishalasp. and from all of us,
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thanks for watching. hello. after a rather wet and windy first week of january 2023, we're heading into the second week on a similar note. unsettled weather on the cards through the week ahead, often fairly wet and windy, mainly rather mild for the time of year, although temperatures will fluctuate a bit through the next couple of days. but let's take a look at the expected rainfall that's going to be accumulating through this week. it's always going to be wettest in the west with our weather coming from the atlantic, particularly for parts of wales, for instance, there could be around 100 millimetres of rain falling here. and for north—west, england, western scotland, for instance, too. so, the potential perhaps for some flooding, particularly in the west through this week. at the moment, we've got low pressure to the north of the uk, winds rotating around that from a north westerly direction, so not quite as mild as it has been of late.
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we've still got the much milder air sitting out in the wings and that's on the way for tuesday. during monday, then, a day of sunshine and showers, quite chilly start some eastern areas. showers drifting their way eastwards almost anywhere through the morning. but by the afternoon, they'll be more concentrated for northern ireland, western scotland, perhaps into north west england and north wales. for the south and east, though, things are looking a little bit drier by the afternoon, six to ten degrees and noticeable breeze blowing, particularly across north—western parts of the uk, where it is going to be quite windy. but the winds ease and the showers fade away for a time monday evening and overnight, so cool and clear for a time. but during the early hours of tuesday, the next area of low pressure drives this cloud, rain and strengthening winds in from the west. just holding onto the clearer and colder conditions for the far east of scotland and england into tuesday morning. tuesday's weather, though, dominated by this frontal system pushing eastwards across the uk. lots of isobars on the chart there and we're going to be in between the warm front and the cold front. so, in this warm sector of air, so temperatures are going to be pretty mild for the time of year but it is going to be
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wet and it's going to be windy. rain almost anywhere to start the day, some snow for a time over the higher ground of scotland, too, the main bulk of rain pushing northwards and eastwards, followed by heavy downpours from the west later on. and it really will feel windy, i think, wherever you are — gusts inland 30 to 40 miles per hour. but around the exposed coasts, it could be 50, possibly 60 miles per hour, even higher than that potentially later across the north of scotland. so, temperatures in the north, seven or eight degrees. but further south, we're looking at 13 or 14 celsius tuesday afternoon. things, then, remain pretty unsettled really for much of the week ahead. a hint that things turn a little bit cooler, though, through the course of the coming weekend. bye bye.
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this is bbc news. the headlines: thousands of supporters of brazil's former president jair bolsonaro have stormed the country's parliament in the capital brasilia, refusing to accept that he lost last year's election. they want the military to intervene. the country's new leader, luis inacio lula da silva, has condemned the protesters as fascist vandals. president biden has visited america's border with mexico for the first time since taking office, inspecting a busy entry point in the texan city of el paso. the area is struggling to cope with record numbers of illegal crossings and republicans say he hasn't done enough to stop them. prince harry has given his best criticism yet offers stepmother
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