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a really interesting position. elon— a really interesting position. elon musk has already gotten so much _ elon musk has already gotten so much influence _ elon musk has already gotten so much influence from _ elon musk has already gotten so much influence from these - much influence from these pe0ple~ _ much influence from these eo - le. ., much influence from these eo - le. . ., much influence from these --eole. . ., , ~ people. the idea of people like elon musk _ people. the idea of people like elon musk being _ supporters i think that's date forward. first, our latest headlines.
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the archbishop of canterbury has resigned over his handling of a sex abuse scandal in the church of england. justin welby had been criticised for not taking action against a man who abused more than a hundred boys and young men. sir keir starmer has told the cop29 climate conference that he is committed to what he called an "ambitious climate goal for the uk 7 reducing emissions by 81% on 1990 levels by 2035. earlier, the president of the host country azerbaijan, told the conference that oil, gas and other natural resources were a "gift of god" and countries should not be blamed for having them. details have been published of a proposed law that would legalise assisted dying in england and wales, ahead of a vote in parliament at the end of the month. the legislation would allow those who are terminally ill, and with less than six months to live, to self—administer medication to end their lives. several areas of eastern spain are on alert for more torrential rain, two weeks after flash floods caused widespread devastation.
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parts of valencia, catalonia and andalusia are on orange alert from now until thursday. more than two hundred people died in the flooding last more than 200 people died in the flooding last month, and 23 people are still missing. donald trump's top team is taking shape as the us president—elect picks more senior officials for his administration. he's now expected to offer the job of secretary of state to marco rubio — his former republican rival who is considered a hawk especially on china and iran. military veteran michael waltz has just been confirmed as his national security adviser. he too has been a leading critic of china and warned that the us needs to be ready for conflict in the asia pacific region. kristi noem, the govenor of south dakota, is set to become mr trump's homeland security secretary with a key role on immigration policy. — she suffered
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a backlash when she revealed in a memoir how she had shot dead her pet dog because she said it couldn't be trained. noem said it showed she is able to make �*tough choices.�* she'll work with tom homan who is to be mr trump's so called border tsar— in charge of deporting illigal immigrants — in line with one of the next president's key campaign promises. susie wiles, mr trump's campaign manager and long time ally, has already been announced as his new chief of staff when he re—enters the white house. and his former speechwriter — stephen miller — will be deputy chief of staff — he's another hardliner on immigration who was a driving force behind the 2018 border policy that separated thousands of children from their parents at the us mexico border. hadriana lowenkron,
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national political reporter, and henry bonsu, broadcaster and journalist at bloomberg. what do you make of the appointments we've had so far from donald trump and the ones, the potential appointments have been talked about the look like she wins? fix, about the look like she wins? couple of takeaways. the first is the speed at which these are coming out. he has a transition team and this is the goal of that team. there have been a few that trump himself has confirmed. anything is subject to change. some takeaways, these are obviously loyalists, and he has historically prioritise loyalty. i think republicans are on track to
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hit... they're left with a thin majority. that's something to keepin majority. that's something to keep in mind. of course, these roles that are coming out have to do with the order and the sovereignty of the us as well as foreign policy. again, that really points to what are the kind of day one priorities of trump's, which he's been saying all along the trail. here comes the evidence to back it up. we're going to talk about the invigoration policy in just a moment, but henry, on foreign policy, it looks like trump is really going to push quite a hawkish line on china in particular. hawkish line on china in particular-— hawkish line on china in particular. hawkish line on china in articular. , , , , particular. oh, yes. this is the big thing. _ particular. oh, yes. this is the big thing. remember. particular. oh, yes. this is- the big thing. remember when he was last_ the big thing. remember when he was last in— the big thing. remember when he was last in power, he was
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threatening 60% tariffs on chinese imports, even though that would affect the american consumer. but with marco rubio, who is_ consumer. but with marco rubio, who is a _ consumer. but with marco rubio, who is a senior sinister now —— senator, — who is a senior sinister now —— senator, and _ who is a senior sinister now —— senator, and when he was his rival_ senator, and when he was his rival in — senator, and when he was his rival in 2016, he was considered a little marco, which _ considered a little marco, which trump used to belittle and destroy him as a candidate. he's_ and destroy him as a candidate. he's been— and destroy him as a candidate. he's been resolutely loyal and he's _ he's been resolutely loyal and he's been awarded because he's been _ he's been awarded because he's been trying to push china, punished china on huawei, on tiktok, — punished china on huawei, on tiktok, another potential industrial relationships. but i detect— industrial relationships. but i detect a _ industrial relationships. but i detect a little bit of tension because of the one hand, we got this attempt to bash china. trump _ this attempt to bash china. trump us _ this attempt to bash china. trump us at this very clearly. but _ trump us at this very clearly. but what _ trump us at this very clearly. but what did he sell the campaign trail? president she is a great _ campaign trail? president she is a great leader! —— xi. he's got — is a great leader! —— xi. he's got“— is a great leader! —— xi. he's got 1.4 billion people in the eye of— got 1.4 billion people in the eye of his hand —— follow his hahd~ — eye of his hand —— follow his hand. what does he think? it's
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not clean _ not clear. then laughs thank you for not cearw — then laughs thank you for that. -- ben laughs one subject that links some of donald trump's key appointees, is their stance on the border and immigration. speaking earlier this year — tom homan, trump's so—called border tsar, vowed to �*run the biggest deportation' operation the us had ever seen. kristi noem, has a long—running history of taking a hardline stance on immigration policy, while stephen miller has been working on plans for mass deportations while traveling with donald trump over the last several months. 0n the campaign trail, the president elect repeatedly vowed to begin sweeping immigration reforms, including mass deportations, beginning on his first day on office — to stop what he has called the �*migrant invasion�*. we're dumping ground. we're like a— we're dumping ground. we're like a garbage _ we're dumping ground. we're like a garbage can— we're dumping ground. we're like a garbage can for- we're dumping ground. we're like a garbage can for the - like a garbage can for the world _ like a garbage can for the world. that's— like a garbage can for the world. that's what's - like a garbage can for the - world. that's what's happened. we're _ world. that's what's happened. we're like _ world. that's what's happened. we're like a _ world. that's what's happened. we're like a garbage _ world. that's what's happened.
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we're like a garbage can. - world. that's what's happened. we're like a garbage can. it's . we're like a garbage can. it's the first— we're like a garbage can. it's the first time _ we're like a garbage can. it's the first time i've _ we're like a garbage can. it's the first time i've ever- we're like a garbage can. it's the first time i've ever said . the first time i've ever said that — the first time i've ever said that every— the first time i've ever said that. every time _ the first time i've ever said that. every time i- the first time i've ever said that. every time i come - the first time i've ever said that. every time i come up| the first time i've ever said - that. every time i come up and talk— that. every time i come up and talk about— that. every time i come up and talk about what _ that. every time i come up and talk about what they've - that. every time i come up and talk about what they've done . that. every time i come up and| talk about what they've done to a country. — talk about what they've done to a country. i_ talk about what they've done to a country. iget _ talk about what they've done to a country, i get angrier- talk about what they've done to a country, i get angrier and - a country, i get angrier and angrieh _ a country, i get angrier and angrier. first— a country, i get angrier and angrier. first time - a country, i get angrier and angrier. first time ever- a country, i get angrier and. angrier. first time ever said, it's a — angrier. first time ever said, it's a very— angrier. first time ever said, it's a very accurate _ it's a very accurate description. - back to hadriana lowenkron, national political reporter. just these appointments in terms of, homan, in particular christie noem, do you think it reinforces straight away that that was his central election promise? definitely. these really aren�*t, especially with homan, already had a big role a couple of years ago and as you mentioned, trump continued to name drop him on the trail. i spent the majority of my last year there, at all of these
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different events. this was so important and interesting because on the one hand, you have a lot of the polls showing that the economy was the top priority in terms of what brings letters out to the polls. trump himself would talk about the economy and then pit it and say inflation is important, yes, but the border is really important, even in my conversations with voters. even when i was in iowa, different states where it doesn�*t seem like they are traditional border states, they were all concerned about the border. no, it�*s not a surprise that he would then go out once he was elected to bring in these people who have that hard—line approach. people who have that hard-line a- roach. , ., i. approach. henry, do you think--- _ approach. henry, do you think... 2 _ approach. henry, do you think... 2 we _ approach. henry, do you think... ? we talked - approach. henry, do you think... ? we talked a l approach. henry, do you| think... ? we talked a lot about mass deportations. do you think that will really be the policy put into effect? if policy put into effect? if stephen miller, the now chief of staff, — stephen miller, the now chief of staff, deputy chief of staff, _ of staff, deputy chief of staff, former immigration
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brains _ staff, former immigration brains have anything to do with it, brains have anything to do with it. maybe — brains have anything to do with it, maybe not 11 million pe0ple. _ it, maybe not 11 million people, but certainly a high 6-figure _ people, but certainly a high 6—figure number. possibly two or 3 million. this is hisjoy. steve — or 3 million. this is hisjoy. steve miller is a guy who is comfortable with putting children in cages and splitting up children in cages and splitting up families. he was the one at the trump _ up families. he was the one at the trump rally who said a week or two— the trump rally who said a week or two ago, america is for americans and american only. hes— americans and american only. he's about _ americans and american only. he's about as hard—line as they come — he's about as hard—line as they come he's _ he's about as hard—line as they come. he's a true ideologue. people — come. he's a true ideologue. people on _ come. he's a true ideologue. people on the left have called him far— people on the left have called him far worse. if he is trump's here _ him far worse. if he is trump's here and — him far worse. if he is trump's here and runs through his colleagues and he has the power to say— colleagues and he has the power to say to — colleagues and he has the power to say to us and to home, this but we — to say to us and to home, this but we have to do, doesn't matter— but we have to do, doesn't matter what they say the papers _ matter what they say the papers. we will perhaps see some — papers. we will perhaps see some nasty outcomes. hadriana, we were talking _ some nasty outcomes. hadriana, we were talking earlier— some nasty outcomes. hadriana, we were talking earlier about - we were talking earlier about his first term as president
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when he arguably made some appointments were not very loyal to him, who push back against him and who were pretty critical of him afterwards. he doesn�*t really want to make that mistake this time around. he is appointing effectively ultra loyalists.— he is appointing effectively ultra loyalists. absolutely. he was asked _ ultra loyalists. absolutely. he was asked at _ ultra loyalists. absolutely. he was asked at a _ ultra loyalists. absolutely. he was asked at a town - ultra loyalists. absolutely. he was asked at a town hall, - ultra loyalists. absolutely. he| was asked at a town hall, what he could do better. it was the appointments that he had made in the past that didn�*t really end working out for him. we know on the trail, vice president harris used that to her advantage when she highlighted a couple of past officials who had come out against donald trump. this is something that he has definitely hoped not to make that same mistake. that�*s really something we�*re going to continue to see obviously. his goal is to unite the republican
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party. there is a range of ideological views, party. there is a range of ideologicalviews, but ideological views, but something that ideologicalviews, but something that will kind of remain steadfast is loyalty among the people he appoints. henry, there are analysts who are saying first time round, he didn�*t really know the corridors of power that well, didn�*t really know the machinery of government, the levers of power. this time around, he does. he�*s got experience of it. these have been coming thick and fast. he knows what he�*s doing. absolutely, very quickly. his so—called ice maiden susie who we bought on stage —— brought on stage — we bought on stage —— brought on stage. he was maybe the sue gray! _ on stage. he was maybe the sue gray! they— on stage. he was maybe the sue gray! they may not happen. perhaps _ gray! they may not happen. perhaps you are leaks because they— perhaps you are leaks because they are — perhaps you are leaks because they are loyalists. remember his secretary of state lost more _ his secretary of state lost more than... rex
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steve mnuchin. we will see people _ steve mnuchin. we will see people like that any more. his defence — people like that any more. his defence secretary, he lacked a lot of— defence secretary, he lacked a lot of generals, the former general— lot of generals, the former general kelly, who more recently said he had not seen nazis— recently said he had not seen nazis that admired hitler this much — nazis that admired hitler this much i— nazis that admired hitler this much. i don't think we will see anyone — much. i don't think we will see anyone who refuses to kiss the rin- anyone who refuses to kiss the ring this — anyone who refuses to kiss the ring this time around, forming ruler— ring this time around, forming ruler going to see trump unleashed.— ruler going to see trump unleashed. , . , unleashed. trumped unleashed. hadriana, unleashed. trumped unleashed. hadriana. he _ unleashed. trumped unleashed. hadriana, he made _ unleashed. trumped unleashed. hadriana, he made lots- unleashed. trumped unleashed. hadriana, he made lots of- unleashed. trumped unleashed. hadriana, he made lots of bold l hadriana, he made lots of bold promises, as is his style during the campaign. is it possible to say how many promises he will actually put into effect when he goes back into effect when he goes back into the white house? nothing is ever sure. _ into the white house? nothing is ever sure. covering - into the white house? nothing is ever sure. covering donald l is ever sure. covering donald trump... buti is ever sure. covering donald trump... but i think something important, what we are hearing, we�*re hearing all the different
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proposals. how much of that will depend on congress and of course with the makeup of congress, definitely having a conversation now that�*s different. they are on track to sweep may be a smaller majority. it�*s really a different question now that they are on track to get both chambers here. so, that is something we would like to see, how easily he could put things through and what you will need congress on and how and if he�*s able to get his party in line to mitigate some issues that we had — this current term. that�*s something definitely to look out for. ~ �* ., ., something definitely to look outfor. �* ., out for. we're going to be lookin: out for. we're going to be looking out _ out for. we're going to be looking out for _ out for. we're going to be looking out for it - out for. we're going to be looking out for it all - out for. we're going to be looking out for it all here | out for. we're going to be l looking out for it all here on bbc news and on the contacts.
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let�*s stay in the us, where health organisations have reported a surge in demand for abortion pills amid concerns that a second trump presidency could make it much harderfor women to get an abortion. according to the washington post, aid access, one of the largest suppliers of abortion pills in the us, had 10,000 requests for abortion pills the day after the election. that�*s compared to the usual daily average of 600. a spokesperson for donald trump told the washington post he has consistently supported the rights of individual states to make their own decisions on abortion. that follows the reversal of the national right to an abortion by the us
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supreme court two years ago — a ruling made possibly by three trump—appointed supreme courtjustices. since then, 13 states have implemented an almost entire ban on abortion, while four have outlawed it after six weeks of pregnancy. let�*s talk live to brittany fonteno, president and ceo of the national abortion federation, which is an association of abortion providers in the us. just talk to us a little bit more about this upsurge in demand for abortion medication and pills after the election of donald trump.— and pills after the election of donald trump. sure, thank you for having _ donald trump. sure, thank you for having me _ donald trump. sure, thank you for having me today. _ donald trump. sure, thank you for having me today. so, - donald trump. sure, thank you for having me today. so, we i for having me today. so, we have definitely seen this before, that whenever there is an attack or threat that�*s looming around abortion access, that people go out and make sure that they are prepared.
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