donald trump makes the first appointment of his upcoming term, naming his campaign manager, susie wiles, as chief of staff. presidentjoe biden addresses the nation for the first time since the election, saying there must be a "peaceful tra nsition" of power. something i hope we can do no matter who you voted for see each other not as adverse areas, but as fellow americans. bring down the temperature. —— adversaries. meanwhile, russia's president putin congratulates mr trump on his victory and praises his comments on ending the war in ukraine. and prosecutors in argentina charge three people over the death of liam payne, the former one direction pop star who fell from a hotel balcony last month.

hi there. i'm steve lai, and welcome to newsday. we'll start in the us, where donald trump has made the first political appointment of his upcoming presidency. he announced that susan summerall wiles — the architect of his 2024 election campaign — will become his white house chief of staff when he returns to the oval office injanuary. she'll be the first—ever woman to hold the role. in a statement, donald trump described her as an "integral part" of his re—election campaign, and described her as "tough, smart and innovative". the announcement comes after president biden gave an adress at the white house, calling for a "peaceful" and "orderly" transition of power. there is now — for a few weeks, at least — a rival centre of political power in america. it's at the heavily—protected mar—a—lago resort, where donald trump will begin assembling his new cabinet. some names in the frame for top jobs could be controversial. here's sarah smith. power moves fast, and it

doesn't wait for anyone. in washington, they're already preparing for when donald trump will again be sworn in as president of the united states. just metres away, the current president addressed the nation about his party's defeat. many blame him. if he'd stepped aside earlier, would the result have been different? this loss is now part of his legacy. you can't love your country only when you win. you can't love your neighbour only when you agree. he often used that line to criticise donald trump. now he has to live up to it himself. remember, a defeat does not mean we are defeated. we lost this battle. the america of your dreams is calling for you to get back up. that's the story of america for over 240 years and counting. he has already phoned

mrtrump and invited him to the white house, maybe as early as next week. he has 7a days left in office, before what he promises will be an orderly transition of power. kamala harris also says the fight is not over, but what democrats were fighting for was roundly rejected by voters. the whole party needs to think again about their purpose and who they represent. they've got four long years before there's another shot at the white house. posed like royalty or a celebrated dynasty, the trump family, minus the future first lady. they've been restored to the top of american public life, and with a mandate to remake the nation. inside mar—a—lago, the trump florida residence, plans are just starting to take shape over who to appoint to the top jobs in the cabinet and the white house, and drafting the first executive orders he will issue as soon as he takes power. leaving the white house four years ago, donald trump left behind many unfulfilled

plans and ideas. this time, he wants to make sure he really can do what he wants. sarah smith, bbc news, west palm beach. so who could be in the new cabinet? well, a notorious anti—vaxxer and a convicted felon, fresh out ofjail, could be in the frame. tom bateman has this report. the road to the white house forged its way through the key swing state of pennsylvania. so now the voters have made their choice, he might be in donald trump's top team? elon musk, the owner of x, spacex and tesla and the richest man in the world, is tipped for an official position. let me tell you, we have a new star, a star is born. _ elon! we have liftoff. the elevation of musk, whose rockets are used by nasa, would give him extraordinary levels of power at the heart of government and business. he wants to oversee what he calls government waste. take over, elon!

critics think that could lead to sacking large numbers of federal workers. during the campaign, he launched a $1 million a day giveaway to find like the republicans in swing states and get them to register to vote. i am notjust maga, i am gothic maga. am not “ust maga, i am gothic maga. ~ , ., ~ maga. when trump won, musk osted a maga. when trump won, musk posted a meme _ maga. when trump won, musk posted a meme posting - maga. when trump won, musk posted a meme posting himself in the oval office. "let that sink in," he said, when trump won. roles are also possible for members of donald trump's family, building on this american dynasty in the white house. my my father has always said the people he gets along with best of the people who really work for a living. are the people who really work for a living. donald junior, the eldest son of the president—elect, is the self—appointed heir of his maga movement — a constant feature on the campaign trail, he's tipped for an inner circle role. he was a vocal part

of the attempt to cast doubt on witnesses that eventually saw his father convicted for 3h felony counts of falsifying business records. set for a role possibly overseeing public health is robert f kennedy junior. rfkjunior, son of bobby and the nephew of presidentjohn f kennedy... dropped out of his own campaign and backed trump. he is a vocal skeptic of vaccines, spreading baseless and discredited theories about them. doctors have warned an official role for him would endanger public health. i'm going to let him go wild on health, i'm going to let you go wild on food, i'm going to let him go wild medicines. donald trump's second—term appointments look set to be defined by disruption

and un—orthodoxy. washington is bracing itself. tom bateman, bbc news, philadelphia. let's go live to west palm beach in florida and speak with our correspondent, nada tawfik. tell us more about the first appointment, susie wiles. this is an historic _ appointment, susie wiles. ti 3 is an historic appointment, the first time a female will hold this role. susie wiles started off in the reagan administration, working in his labour department and then as a scheduler in the white house. and then she really became a fixture in florida politics when donald trump first ran in 2016, she was really credited with helping him get florida and turn florida red. and he has said she was an integral part in his other campaigns as well. so she will be joining donald trump in the white house to have coursework in policy, to have coursework in policy, to work on the day—to—day

activities of white house business, that is what the chief of staff does. and he said she is someone who is tough and strong. that even though she likes to be in the background, that very much, she will be in the spotlight with this new role. pm will be in the spotlight with this new role.— will be in the spotlight with this new role. �* ., , , this new role. an economy very much front _ this new role. an economy very much front and _ this new role. an economy very much front and centre - much front and centre throughout this election and fed chairjerome powell has been asked a lot of questions lately and he was asked if he would step down if trump asked him to do so. he said no, tells about the tension. == him to do so. he said no, tells about the tension.— about the tension. -- tell us about. jerome _ about the tension. -- tell us about. jerome powell, - about the tension. -- tell us about. jerome powell, the l about the tension. -- tell us i about. jerome powell, the fed about. jerome powell, the fed chair, was appointed by donald trump in his first term in 2018. and with the pandemic starting to cause some market shops, donald trump was very vocal about what he wanted to see happen by the federal reserve in terms of interest rates. but that lead to a bit of a falling out between the two because of course, the fed traditionally enjoys

independence from any kind of political interference. donald trump has essentially said that he plans to keepjerome powell in his position until it expires in 2026. but nevertheless, in donald trump's circles, many have suggested that perhaps he should step aside if donald trump wants. butjerome powell today making it clear that he believes that under the law, that cannot happen. under the law, that cannot ha en. , , under the law, that cannot hauen. , happen. just quickly, we understand _ happen. just quickly, we understand donald - happen. just quickly, we | understand donald trump happen. just quickly, we - understand donald trump has had an interview already and has been talking about deportations, immigration a key concern among some voters. no price tag for a mass deportation scheme, that is the message for him.— message for him. that's right. he was asked _ message for him. that's right. he was asked about _ message for him. that's right. he was asked about the - message for him. that's right. | he was asked about the plans, he didn't go into much detail because what he is proposing, the largest deportation ever, would require a lot of federal resources. there are legal questions, of course. but he made it clear he thinks it has to happen and that there is no

price tag because this is a promise he has made and intends to keep. promise he has made and intends to kee. ., promise he has made and intends tokee. ., . ., to keep. thanks so much for that. to keep. thanks so much for that- nada _ to keep. thanks so much for that. nada tawfik, _ to keep. thanks so much for that. nada tawfik, speaking| to keep. thanks so much for i that. nada tawfik, speaking to us from west palm beach in florida. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. more than 10,000 people have been ordered to evacuate in california, as wildfires rage in the south of the state. the national weather service warns that fires are expected to affect 27 million people in southern california and the greater san francisco bay area, issuing a red flag warning. flames have already burned more than 111,000 acres. australian breakdancer rachael gunn says she will retire from competition, after her performance at the 2024 paris olympics was ridiculed on social media. the athlete, also known as raygun, failed to get on the scoreboard in all three of her competition rounds in august. her unorthodox moves

included the "sprinkler" and "kangaroo hop". the prince of wales says the last year has been the hardest of his life. speaking to reporters at the end of his visit to south africa for his earthshot environmental awards, prince william talked about how he's coped after both his wife and his father were diagnosed with cancer. he said it had been dreadful and brutal, but that he was proud of both of them. you're live with bbc news. let's return to the us election and what a second trump presidency could mean for the war in ukraine. the country relies on us support, including tens of billions of dollars in military aid. during his campaign, trump said he would end the war in just 2a hours. he's also criticised the amount of aid being given to the country, and blames president zelensky for provoking the conflict. meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin says he is ready to speak with president—elect trump. speaking at an event in sochi, he said he was impressed with how mr trump handled

himself in the moments after an assassination attack injuly, describing him as a "brave man". our russia editor steve rosenberg was there, and has this report. world leaders have been queueing up to congratulate america's new president. vladimir putin, though, had stayed silent, until now. donald trump will love this. translation: the way he behaved i during the attempt on his life, i that made an impression on me. he's a brave man. then more praise, as the kremlin leader said he's ready to talk to trump. what he's said publicly about wanting to improve relations with russia and resolve the ukraine conflict, i think that at least deserves attention. i would like to take this opportunity to congratulate him on his election as

the us president. in donald trump's first term, relations with russia had got worse, but the kremlin will spy an opportunity now to build a strong relationship and try to use that to end the war in ukraine on terms beneficial to russia. vladimir putin made his comments at a conference in the mountains of southern russia. the kremlin is counting on a trump administration to thaw ties with the west. when donald trump first became president in 2016, the kremlin's expectations were sky—high. trump was seen as an american leader who would move mountains to mend us—russian relations. it didn't happen. but clearly, russian officials haven't lost hope. some here are hoping that donald trump will clip america's wings. trump will spur the retreat of the united states

from the position of a global superpower to a position of a global normal power. and moscow may benefit from upheaval in america. so the more the united states is in paris, the more the united states is in disarray, the more the united states is arguing with itself, the more the united states looks confused, the better it is for the kremlin. let's turn our focus to asia now, and what a second trump administration could mean for the region and its ongoing rivalry with china. would he bring back stricter tariffs on china, and could he pull back support for taiwan? joining me now is david sacks, who looks at china—us relations as a fellow at the council on foreign relations.

david, thanks for your time today, i look forward to getting your thoughts on this. president biden looked to build alliances in the region, that is not really trump's style, is it? ., 4' is not really trump's style, is it? ., ~ , ~ it? no, i think president biden is a traditionalist _ it? no, i think president biden is a traditionalist in _ it? no, i think president biden is a traditionalist in the - is a traditionalist in the sense he believes us alliances are a fundamental asymmetric strength of the country vis—a—vis china. he established a partnership with the united kingdom and australia, he also all of —— elevated the grouping and worked on cooperation between the united states, south korea and japan. trump fundamentally believes allies take advantage of the united states and the cost of those relationships far outweigh the benefits. so i think in the second trump administration, we'll see more pressure on countries like south korea and japan to contribute more to the us troop presence in those countries, burden sharing that will come back to the front of the conversation. will put

pressure on places like taiwan to increase defence spending and has already said taiwan should spend at least 10% of its gdp on defence, where as it spends about 2.5% now. he has also floated to 60% tariff on all chinese goods destined for the united states.— the united states. these alliances _ the united states. these alliances or _ the united states. these alliances or relationships the united states. these - alliances or relationships with these asian countries, we mentioned japan, china and the island of taiwan, or in response to growing influence from china in the region. are you seeing the us role in this part of the world diminishing under trump?— part of the world diminishing under trump? well, i think that the us role _ under trump? well, i think that the us role would _ under trump? well, i think that the us role would become - under trump? well, i think that | the us role would become much more transactional. i think what trump likes to do is he likes to approach relationships bilaterally, rather than through multilateral setting. he believes the united states has mulled average that way. and it is going to be a lot of, what can you do for me today? —— has more leverage. issues

and why they should be partners in ten, 15 years or why they were good partners with the united states before. there will be a lot of tough conversations i think between the united states and its allies and partners in the region. and i think there will be tariffs notjust in china, but many countries in the region. trump wants to re—industrialise the united states, he wants to bring manufacturing and jobs back home, and he believes tariffs are the best way to accomplish that rather than for instance the chips and science act under the chips and science act under the biden administration which look to incentivise companies who invest in the united states. if you look at a specific area like the index —— indo—pacific framework, i don't think that will last beyond january the 20th either. you mention the _ january the 20th either. you mention the transactional nature and we saw images of a previous meeting between donald trump and the leader of north korea, kimjong—un. how do trump and the leader of north korea, kim jong—un. how do you think you will handle that relationship?— think you will handle that relationship? that is a real wild card- _ relationship? that is a real wild card. kim _ relationship? that is a real wild card. kim jong-un - wild card. kim jong—un obviously feels wild card. kimjong—un obviously feels he was burned

last time that he met with president trump in vietnam. he thought there was going to be a deal out of that and he felt humiliated that there was no deal. but if you listen to trump over the last four years, he has been pretty consistent in expressing admiration for kimjong—un, as in expressing admiration for kim jong—un, as well as touting their good relationship. so i think that the dynamics on the korean peninsula are different now because you have a conservative government in seoul that is much more sceptical, a kind of grand bargain with kim jong—un and north korea. but i wouldn't rule out trump trying to go for a moonshot with north korea and some kind of large deal and nor would i rule out some kind of substantial deal with china. there was a phase one trade deal and his first term, there were negotiations towards a phase two trade deal until covid hit and i think trump will pursue some kind of trade agreement with china, so they could even be an alleviation of us—china tensions potentially.

thanks very much. david sacks. fellow at the council on foreign relations. and in the next hour, we'll be discussing what a second trump presidency could mean for global climate action, with the un's cop29 summit starting on monday in azerbaijan. turning to the conflict in the middle east. at least 12 people have been killed in an israeli strike on the al—shati refugee camp in northern gaza. the israeli military said it was targeting a hamas command centre. israeli troops are stepping up their bombardment in the north, claiming hamas has relocated there. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet sent this update from jerusalem. israel always says it is because the shelters in the schools are being used by hamas, a large number of civilians are being killed and there is no sufficient evidence they are being used as a command and control centre, as israel says. the attack on the

al—shati centre comes as israel intensifies its attacks on that part of the enclave. the israel defense force says it has been able to see that the majority of civilians in one part of the north of the gaza strip have now left, raising concerns that this is a case of forced displacement, which is a violation of international humanitarian law. israeli defense forces told the bbc today people were being told to leave for their own safety and that they be allowed to return when it was safe to do so. but many palestinians fear they will never be able to return home, and such has been the history. three people have been charged in connection with the death of the former one direction singer liam payne, who fell from a third—floor balcony of a hotel in buenos aires last month. police found drugs in his hotel room. the argentinian public prosecutor said an investigation revealed illicit conduct, as nicky schiller explains.

details of these charges have come from the public prosecutor's office in argentina. they say they have been forensically looking at liam payne's phone, including his calls and messages. they also say they've analysed over 800 hours of security camera footage coming from the hotel and surrounding roads, and have carried out dozens of interviews with hotel staff, family members, friends and medical professionals. the first person accused accompanied him daily during his stay in buenos aires according to the prosecutors and discharge with abandonment of a person followed by death and the supply and facilitation of drugs. the first charge can carry 15 to 20 years in prison. a third person has also been charged. none of those people have been named.

the public prosecutor's office also said that toxicology tests revealed traces of alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant in liam payne's body. now, the postmortem examination determined that his death was multiple trauma and internal and external haemorrhage, as a result of that fall from the hotel balcony. now, the prosecutors say that medical reports also suggested that the singer may have fallen into what they say was a state of semi or total unconsciousness. now, they say that rules out the possibility of a conscious or voluntary act by liam payne, and they conclude that he did not know what he was doing, nor did he understand it. the authorities also say that they have carried out nine raids on properties in buenos aires, and they continue to analyse liam payne's broken laptop and other devices. the singer, of course, was globally famous as part of the group one direction. his body was released earlier this week to his family, to be flown back

to the united kingdom. we were watching bbc news. —— you're watching bbc news. australia could become the first country in the world to ban children under the age of 16 from using social media. under the legislation, due to be introduced next week, social media platforms will be expected to take steps to prevent access. it's being called world—first legislation. bold plans australia's government says will protect kids from the dangers of social media. new rules will mean accessing apps like instagram, facebook, tiktok and x will be off—limits for anyone under 16. the details of the legislation haven't yet been debated. it's expected to be introduced to parliament this month, but there won't be any exemptions to the rules, not even with parental consent. there won't be any penalties for young people or their parents either. the government says the onus will be on social media platforms to show they're taking reasonable steps to prevent access. once the law is passed,

it'll be another 12 months until it comes into force, giving social media companies enough time to work out how to block access to under—16s. this one's for the mums and dads. social media is doing harm to our kids and i'm calling time on it. i've spoken to thousands of parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles. they, like me, are worried sick about the safety of our kids online. and i want australian parents and families to know that the government has your back. while the proposal has cross—party support, there's concern about how it'll work in practice. there's also been criticism over the approach, with some experts arguing that a ban just delays a child's exposure to social media. it doesn't teach them how to stay safe online. katy watson, bbc news, in sydney. returning briefly to the us election, and these pictures are from donald trump's mar—a—lago home, where a robotic dog could be

seen patrolling the property. security at the president—elect�*s florida residence has been heightened, following his election victory on wednesday. mechanical guard dogs are increasingly used by law enforcement in the us, and some are being developed by other agencies to perform tasks like walking on the moon. and finally, some pictures to bring you from japan. this is mount fuji, famous for its snowy peak. but this year, it has stood bare since the summer for the first time in more than a century. here's what it looks like today. the snow finally fell, a month later than usual. it's a light dusting for now, after one of japan's hottest summers on record. but it's hoped mount fuji — one ofjapan's most popular tourist attractions — will return to its full snow—covered glory very soon, after its longest period without a white peak since 1894. that's all for now. stay with bbc news. hello there.

high pressure continues to dominate for many. a lot of low grey cloud around on thursday, but for a favoured few, we had some sunshine. north—west wales, north—west england, along with the far north of scotland, a beautiful day here. and temperatures responded — a high of 19 degrees. quite unusual to get 19 degrees in scotland in november. it's only happened twice in the last 20 years, in the last 20 years. but in staffordshire, it's a disappointing day, where the cloud lingered and the mist lurked. only a high of nine celsius. now, as we move out of thursday into friday, we're still under this influence of high pressure. a bit more of a breeze out towards the west continuing, and that is the reason for breaking up some of the cloud on thursday. so there is a chance that we could see that happening again during friday. we start off on a relatively mild note, eight or nine degrees in the east, double digits out to the west. again, a cloudy, misty start across central and south—east england.

the mist lifting to low cloud. hopefully, the breeze will break up the cloud, particularly once again in northern scotland, so there will be some glimpses of sunshine for some, and temperatures again ranging between 12 and 13 degrees. we might see a 16 if we get the sunshine coming through. then as we move into saturday, it's almost a repeat performance once again. a lot of cloud around. by the end of the day, we could see some patchy drizzle into northern ireland, perhaps wales and south—west england as well. scotland could again see the best of any sunny breaks. 11 to 1a degrees here. we might again get 16 somewhere in the south—west. sunday, remembrance sunday, another front will move in. this time, it could bring some showery outbreaks of rain with it, but as that front moves through, it's a cold front. it's going to introduce cleaner, fresher air following on behind. welcome news for many of us. top temperatures through sunday afternoon — again, between 12 and 16 degrees.

but as we move into monday and that weather front eases away, we see this area of high pressure building in from the west. so a change in wind direction will certainly bring a change of fortunes for many. there is a greater chance for sunshine on monday. the cloud breaking up, and temperatures staying slightly above where they should be for this time of year.

the us federal reserve delivers another rate cut — but is fed chair, jerome powell, on a collision course with president—elect donald trump? plus — meet the future of social media influencers. picture perfect and completely artificial. hello, and welcome to business today. i'm steve lai. let's begin the united states where the federal reserve has lowered its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point. the fed chair, jerome powell, since it's too early to tell how the new at trumpet ministration might affect the world's largest economy or borrowing costs. mr powell also hit back neck speculation that his post might be injeopardy, as donald trump plans to assume power in washington. jerome powell said he would not leave his post — jerome powell said he would not leave his post if— jerome powell said he would not leave his post if asked _ jerome powell said he would not leave his post if asked by - leave his post if asked by president—elect donald trump.

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