and tributes for the celebrated 19605 folk rock singer david crosby who has died at the age of 81. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. first, the hollywood actor alec baldwin is being charged with involuntary manslaughter after a gun he was handling on set went off and killed the cinematographer halyna hutchins. the armourer of the film rust, who was responsible for the weapon, will face the same charge after the gun that baldwin fired was found to contain live ammunition. ms hutchin�*s family have released a statement, saying they support the charges. sophie long has the latest from los angeles.

the frantic efforts to save halyna hutchins in the moments after she was shot. it was during rehearsals on a ranch in new mexico when the shootings and deaths depicted on the 19th century western they were filming became all too real. are you doing 0k? no, i'm not, actually. 0k. alec baldwin was holding the gun that discharged the bullet that killed her. he was also one of the film's producers. am i being charged with something? prosecutors now say he will be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. in a statement, the actor's lawyer said: i'm the armour. or at least i was. hannah gutierrez reed, who was in charge of weapons on set, faces at the same charges. her lawyers say they are a result of a flawed investigation. how many people were in the room at time? the assistant director, david halls,

who is reported to have told baldwin the gun was safe, has agreed to pleaded guilty to negligent use of a deadly weapon. in a statement, the prosecutor for the state of new mexico said: the charges all relate to negligence, nothing intentional. they are not trying to show that any part of this was not accidental. they were just trying to show that they were not exercising caution and care in how they handled the gun. the criminal charges are a devastating blow for baldwin, who has said he was heartbroken by the incident. halyna is survived by her young son and her husband, matthew hutchins. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. well, earlier on, i spoke to clark aposhian

who is a firearms expert with extensive experience working on film productions as a weapons handler. i began by asking him what the basic safety protocols were when using firearms on set. well, in any firearm handling multiple direction and triggerfinger, however, on a movie set, you're going to be pointing and you're going to have your finger on the trigger. so, first and foremost, absolutely no live ammunition on the set, and we treat blanks as live ammunition, so you can have blanks. and in some movie productions rather than cgi we use blanks, but an extreme amount of care must be used for those, but in this case, we know that actual live ammunition was used. and baldwin's lawyers, they have called the charge a miscarriage ofjustice, saying that he relied on professionals who assured him that the gun did not have any live rounds. what are your thoughts and, in your opinion, who is ultimately responsible for the safety of guns on sets? well, that's a great question

because as a weapons handler on a set, i do not rely on the actor or the talent to ever check that weapon. but he was kind of an actor and a producer and i think that he definitely bears some responsibility in that role, because i never had an actor or talent or anybody like that check the weapon. it was always me or my staff that would actually check the weapon. if they handled it beyond the scope of the scene, we would take it back from them, inspect the weapon, put it right back in their holster if necessary. what lessons do you think need to be learned here, or what changes do you think need to be made moving forward when it comes to safety on film sets? well, i tell you what, on lower budget — on any budget, they always seem to be behind schedule, which means they're bleeding money and the first thing to go is safety, and it's safety with firearms, but you cannot do that. that should be the last thing to go. so, slow down and give a lot of power and a lot of responsibility, which they're supposed to have,

to weapon handlers on the set and they have got to be there the entire time, and so that one individual was right — if any one of those three individuals had interceded and not made a mistake, halyna hutchins might possibly still be alive. that was clark aposhian. a firearms expert. to the war in ukraine now, and ukrainian forces have acknowledged stepping back from the bitterly contested donbas town of soledar, captured by russian forces last week, in theirfirst key victory after many months in retreat. soledar is where some of the most dangerous fighting of the war has been taking place. it's close to bakhmut, a crucial supply route. our correspondent andrew harding has been to the front line. and his report contains some scenes that you may find difficult to watch. incoming artillery fire as we arrive close to the front line. a lot of incoming. a quick run for cover. we're in an area where russian and ukrainian infantry

now appear to be fighting at close quarters. i'm clambering through the remains of a house here hit by a shell. heading towards the ukrainian position. 0k, we'rejust hearing small arms fire, as well as this heavy artillery fire, which means that the russian lines are very close. in fact, we're hearing they're just maybe a kilometre away across the fields behind me. ukrainian troops firing from the outskirts of the nearby town of soledar. they're clinging on here. but soledar itself is now in russian hands, the kremlin�*s first significant victory in months. you've lost territory here, you've lost soledar? we have quite tough situation here, so, but it's controlled

situation anyway. sometimes it's really better to take step back, but destroy enemy. then, after that, to make attack and to already crush enemy completely. we are destroy each day 50, 100 enemy people. ukrainian drone footage appears to back that up. a russian position here coming under artillery attack. several wounded russian soldiers visible in the aftermath. ukraine is losing men too. it's not clear exactly how many, but medics insist morale remains high. they are tired, they are cold, they are wounded. but they ask me, "man, doc, when can i return to my boys?" they don't say, "0h, thanks, god, i'm wounded, now i can relax and so on." no. careful, careful. very active front lines this morning.

the ukrainians have withdrawn, but they're now trying to pound russian positions as hard as they can to prevent them from advancing here and encircling the next bigger prize, which is the town of bakhmut, which the ukrainians have been defending fiercely for months now. ok, let's go. time to leave a fluid front line that is costing both sides so much. andrew harding, bbc news near soledar, ukraine. in peru, thousands of antigovernment protesters are holding marches in the capital, lima. many are supporters of the former president, pedro castillo, who was arrested after he tried to dissolve congress last month. at least three more people are reported to have died as protesters call for president dina boluarte�*s resignation. azadeh moshiri reports.

it's pure anger on the streets of peru. dozens have died following weeks of protests. but despite the danger, peruvians are determined. for days, thousands of protesters from rural parts of the country have descended upon its capital, lima. what they want is president dina boluarte out. translation: we want | the usurper dina boluarte to step down and call for new elections. these protests will continue. the south of the country is rioting. we came to lima from all the southern regions. more people are dying in clashes with police. the un has accused them of using disproportionate force. it has infuriated peruvians. in a southern town of macusani, an entire police station is reported to have been set on fire. it all came to a head last month when the former president,

pedro castillo, was arrested for trying to dissolve congress. he is being investigated on charges of rebellion and conspiracy — accusations he denies. his supporters want him released. translation: we want - we want dina boluarte - to resign immediately. for now, ms boluarte is holding firm and is instead calling for peaceful protests. but after weeks of chaos, it is clear that is a tall order for a country that is rejecting its leader. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. a major cold snap is continuing across much of europe. temperatures have plummeted in many places and there's also been heavy snow in parts of spain. tim allman reports. what a difference a couple of weeks make. here in the basque country, officers of the civil guard

have to help dig out a driver whose car got stuck in the snow. earlier this month, the entire area was sweltering in record—high temperatures for this time of year. it's a similar story across much of the iberian peninsula. the storm has brought heavy snowfall to many places with ice causing problems in the pyrenees. and the forecast is more sub—zero temperatures are expected for the next few days. further north, parts of brittany have had an unexpected delivery of snow. plenty of fun for some, but it's quite an ordeal for those who have to contend with icy roads. "it slips a bit," says this driver. "but we deal with it." further east in serbia, it's heavy rain causing problems. this man was swept away by flooding as he tried to rescue someone in the water. both of them are still missing and local authorities have declared a state of emergency. a deluge of rain has caused already swollen rivers to burst their banks and flood nearby villages.

and there won't be any let—up. officials say more rain is on the way. tim allman, bbc news. it's just over 2a hours since new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, surprised the world by announcing she was standing down. she's had a night to sleep after her news conference and journalists were still trying to get more details as to why she's resigning, prompting this exchange early on friday morning in napier. reporter: how are you feeling today? | ah, i'll have to admit i slept well for the first time in a long time last night. but, yeah, still a range of emotions. i, of course, feel, um, you know, sad, but, also, i do have a sense of relief. what's the reaction been like? oh, i actually feel deeply humbled by the response that i have received. to have those messages of gratitude has been, yeah, really moving

for me and for my family. looking forward... crosstalk i will go home for a little bit and just pack, get ready for a bit of time in wellington. focus for the team obviously is on selecting a new leader of the labour party and, therefore, a new prime minister for new zealand. it is an incredibly important decision and the team is very, very focused. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the anti—war epic all quiet on the western front leads the nominations for this year's british academy film awards. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first — america first.

demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him 'the butcher of lyon'. klaus altmann is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia. the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot — - a tide of humanity- that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: the actor alec baldwin is to be charged with involuntary

manslaughter after a fatal shooting on the set of the film rust. growing pressure on nato countries to send more tanks to ukraine. further weaponry�*s been promised, but kyiv says it's not enough. light pollution caused by the night time glow of electric lights appears to be intensifying. that's according to new research using observations from tens of thousands of people at various locations around the world. observations from citizen scientists over the past 12 years reveal that stars in the night sky are becoming more difficult to see — and that's due to the rapidly growing light pollution. i am nowjoined by dr conny walker, a scientist and trained astronomer from the national 0ptical astronomy observatory, live from arizona. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. you have worked on

research that shows light pollution impacts the amount of stars visible to the naked eye. to little more about your work. the interesting thing about this is that the data comes from citizen scientists, people all over the world who are not necessarily trained as scientists but participate as scientists but participate as scientists in taking the data. it is what they can see and the instruments are their eyes. they go out and compare what they see to a specific constellation and they compare it with seven chart and in effect they get the light pollution levels by doing that. let's say between now and 20 years ago, how many stars would we have seen years ago, how many stars would we have see— we have seen then in comparison to now with _ we have seen then in comparison to now with the _ we have seen then in comparison to now with the naked _ we have seen then in comparison to now with the naked eye? - we have seen then in comparison to now with the naked eye? a - to now with the naked eye? person born 18 or 20 years ago if they saw may be only 250

stars a night now would be seeing only 100. it is a drastic difference in that respect. fix. drastic difference in that raped-— drastic difference in that resect. �* ., ,, , . respect. a massive difference, isn't it? and — respect. a massive difference, isn't it? and you _ respect. a massive difference, isn't it? and you really - respect. a massive difference, isn't it? and you really want i isn't it? and you really want to continue to raise the awareness of the impact of light pollution. how concerning is it? a, light pollution. how concerning is it? �* ' . ., light pollution. how concerning isit? ' . ., ., is it? a difference of almost 1096 each — is it? a difference of almost 1096 each year _ is it? a difference of almost 1096 each year an _ is it? a difference of almost 1096 each year an increase l is it? a difference of almost| 1096 each year an increase in 10% each year an increase in brightness in the background light sky is incredibly bad. in fact, before with the satellites that we have up there, there are two of them looking down on the earth and taking light pollution data at night time, they saw an increase of 2% because they were not sensitive to blue light and blue light as of 2010 and onwards is the light that we see from leds. and leds first started in our cities

around 2010 and this year increased almost exponentially. as lights have been replaced because cities were updating and now because of the increased use of led lights, it cannot be seen by these satellites. so there is a drastic amount they are not seeing, they see only direct light, directly downwards or some reflected light. humans can also see light from buildings like that are sideways and they are much more sensitive to blue light and our vision shifts to blue at night. it is very important to have used the study with human vision at night. thank you for your time on bbc news. that was really interesting. the musician david crosby has

died at the age of 81. # immigration man # can i cross yourline.... he co—founded both the byrds and crosby, stills and nash. he was a leading voice in the soft rock sounds of los angeles in the 1960s. he later struggled with drug and alcohol abuse and was twice inducted into the rock 'n�* roll hall of fame. david browne is senior writer at rolling stone. he wrote a biography of crosby, stills, nash and young in 2019 and interviewed david crosby at length. david crosby was first of all one of the major characters in rock and roll. he was this fiercely opinionated, cantankerous guy with a twinkle in his eye. but he also was one of the real architects of taking rock and roll to places it hadn't been before the mid—60s. he played the guitar with open tunings. he was rooted injazz and classical, as much as rock and roll. and he had that amazing

carnivore voice. and when you put that all together, you had music we hadn't really heard before in rock and roll. he was one of the people who said — 0k, rock and roll can really explore and go into lots of different directions we haven't heard yet. and he had a colourful life, didn't he? but multiple run—ins with the law? he absolutely had a sort of proud rock and roll rebel outlaw life.

he absolutely had a sort of proud rock and roll rebel outlaw life. he had problems with drugs and he almost died a few times. he had health issues up to the end. and he basically, letting the freak flag fly as they said in one of their own songs. and he embodied that counter culture rebel of the time. and i think that's why a lot of people loved him they either wanted to be that, or saw themselves in that. and he was working until quite recently, wasn't he? his most recent album, for free, and that was released back in 2021? he had one of the most amazing second, third orfourth acts maybe we could say in music. over the last decade, he was on this incredible creative roll. he was making new songs almost every year. i remember being in the recording studio watching him make one of those. and i asked him and i said "i don't know how much longer i'm going to be around. i've got stents in my heart, i have a new liver. i have all of this new music in me and i have to get it out." it was sad to hear him say that, but also incredibly inspiring. because he took advantage of

having that second wind in life. all quiet on the western front, a world war i epic adapted by netflix is dominating this year's british bafta nominations. the german language film has received 1a in total, the first film to get that many nominations since the king's speech — which was more than a decade ago. our culture editor, katie razzall, looks at this year's contenders. leading the charge with 1a nominations, all quiet on the western front. visceral and very human, this first world war story's haul of nominations include best film and best director. yells. it's a war or anti—war film without heroes. it's really just about young boys who are blinded by political propaganda and go into war thinking of it as an adventure. now, i'm sitting here next to you and if you go back inside, i'm following you inside and if you're

going home, i'm following you there too. the banshees 0f inisherin — the tale of two feuding friends in 1920s ireland — has ten nominations, with colin farrell and brendan gleeson among the film's acting nominees. ijust don't like you no more. mrs wang... mrs wang, are you with us? i am paying attention. the sleeper hit everything everywhere all at 0nce also has ten, taking travel through different universes to another level, with michelle yeoh on the best actress shortlist. get a haircut, buttercup! and elvis with nine nods, including best actor, could make history if its cinematographer becomes the first woman ever to win that category. well... it's been a long time but it's getting better. i think that, you know, there's more inclusion and representation of women in the camera department now. on screen, women being celebrated as best actress include cate blanchett for tar and danielle deadwyler for till. as for the film that

saved cinema after covid, top gun: maverick only picked up four technical nominations. commercial success no guarantee, it seems, of bafta glory. katie razzall, bbc news. before we go, preparations have begun for the lunar new year this weekend — marked by communities all over the world. china's celebrations will include a rabbit—themed musical gala on television. rehearsals are under way. in china, it's the year of the rabbit — and it's considered the luckiest of the 12 zodiac animals, representing peace and longevity. there is a huge range of themed goods being sold. the festival begins on sunday and many will begins on sunday and many will be travelling to spend time with their families. you are

watching bbc news. thank you forjoining us. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @monikaplaha. hello there. quite a change of fortunes with our weather this week. it's been cold and frosty, has even been some snow showers around as well. we're going to close out the working week on a similar story — a frosty start, maybe some freezing fog around but for many of us, it's going to be sunny and cold. temperatures to greet us first thing below freezing in towns and city centres, so colder still in more rural spots, particularly where we've got that lying snow. but we've got this little brief ridge of high pressure that's going to quieten things down and give us some sparkling sunshine throughout the day. weather fronts waiting in the wings. a change is on its way. now, a brisk northerly breeze mightjust drive a few showers along that exposed east coast. they'll be fairly isolated. for many, after a frosty start, lots of sunshine.

freezing fog may linger in northern ireland for a time but generally, those temperatures are going to peak for around 3—7 degrees. maybe a little bit milder in the south—west — the reason being this weather front that's going to drive in this milder air. so, a south—westerly wind starts to kick in to northern ireland and scotland for the start of the weekend. that will bring milder air with it, a rapid snow melt, as well, at times. this you can see to greet us first thing on saturday morning 3 or 4 degrees here, but across much of england and wales, still temperatures below freezing. it's going to be another cold, frosty start. lots of sunshine around across england and wales on saturday but the cloud will push in through scotland, northern ireland, maybe north west england, and there'll be some showery outbreaks of rain — not really amounting to too much — but a difference with the feel of the weather, 9 or 10 degrees here, maybe temperatures around 3—7 across england and wales. still that weather front creeping in for the second half of the weekend but the far south—east corner may well cling onto that colder air

throughout the whole of the weekend, so it's a slow process. certainly on sunday, there'll be more cloud around than we saw on saturday. there'll be showery outbreaks of rain along west—facing coasts — some poor visibility here. the best of any brightness perhaps in the south—east — only around 3 or 4 degrees. out to the west, again, we could see double digits. the milder air will start to push in across the country but it comes at a price, unfortunately — we're going to lose that sparkling winter sunshine. there'll be a little more in the way of cloud around but we'll see double figures for all.

this is bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines: the headlines: the hollywood actor the hollywood actor alec baldwin is to be charged alec baldwin is to be charged with involuntary manslaughter with involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting over the fatal shooting of a cinematographer of a cinematographer on set in 2021. on set in 2021. halyna hutchins was killed halyna hutchins was killed when a prop gun fired when a prop gun fired a live bullet. a live bullet. the film's armourer the film's armourer will also be charged. will also be charged. the united states has announced the united states has announced details of its latest package details of its latest package of military aid to ukraine of military aid to ukraine worth about $2.5 billion. worth about $2.5 billion. the pentagon said the the pentagon said the assistance included scores assistance included scores of armoured vehicles of armoured vehicles and support for air defence. and support for air defence. president zelensky president zelensky has called for more help. has called for more help. riot police have fired riot police have fired tear gas at protesters tear gas at protesters on a further day of on a further day of antigovernment demonstrations antigovernment demonstrations

in peru. in peru. 0n the streets of lima, members of the security forces