hello, i'm lukwesa burak. we start in the united states — we start in the united states — where president—elect donald where president—elect donald trump has been continuing trump has been continuing to unveil his major cabinet to unveil his major cabinet nominations, for when he nominations, for when he becomes us president becomes us president in january. in january. these are just some these are just some of the key announcements of the key announcements made in the last few days — made in the last few days — including marco rubio as secretary of state, including marco rubio as secretary of state, the former democrat, the former democrat, great and healthy again!�* tulsi gabbard, tulsi gabbard, for director of for director of national intelligence national intelligence and the controversial and the controversial appointment of matt gaetz appointment of matt gaetz as attorney general. as attorney general. several of the posts will require senate approval. several of the posts will require senate approval. mr trump has also selected mr trump has also selected his former rival — his former rival — robert f kenneder, who's well robert f kenneder, who's well known for his vaccine sceptical known for his vaccine sceptical views — to lead the department views — to lead the department of health and human services. of health and human services. mr trump made the announcement mr trump made the announcement on his truth social platform on his truth social platform — saying mr kennedy — saying mr kennedy will restore agencies will restore agencies to the traditions of gold to the traditions of gold standard scientific research, standard scientific research, and beacons of transparency, to en the chronic disease epidemic — and to �*make america

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congratulations also to your famil. , , family. during his campaign, donald trump _ family. during his campaign, donald trump said _ family. during his campaign, donald trump said he - family. during his campaign, donald trump said he would| family. during his campaign, i donald trump said he would let robert kennedy go wild when he comes to the nation �*s health. mr trump vowed to shake up the establishment and this latest pic shows he plans to do just that. rowan bridge, bbc news, washington. and rowanjoins us live in washington. a lot of headlines being made regarding these announcements. who are we yet to hear from in terms of roles?— terms of roles? there are a number _ terms of roles? there are a number of _ terms of roles? there are a number of roles _ terms of roles? there are a number of roles still- terms of roles? there are a number of roles still to - terms of roles? there are a number of roles still to be l number of roles still to be filled the most important being treasury secretary, the person in charge of the us finances. there are a number of names in the frame for that, perhaps most prominently how would look nick who was the co—chair of donald trump �*s election campaign and was, or is the chief executive of cancer fitzgerald, investment company. he is one of the number of names in the frame but it is not clear at the moment exactly who it will be. also somebody

like scott best gnat who is an economic adviser to donald trump and an investment banker whose name has also been put in the frame so there are a number of other cabinet posts to be filled but i think what you've seen from some of the names that have been put forward, particularly matt gaetz and robert f kennedy particularly matt gaetz and robert f kenneder, is that donald trump is prepared to put forward names that will shake the establishment. people who are going to shake things up. i think that is a sign of the confidence that he is feeling off the back of the victory that he has got. you get that sense of that in the way that he was talking in his speech at mar—a—lago this evening, he was relaxed, confident. he talked about how the victory was the greatest in 129 years and i think he is really basking in that. , . ' . that. there is a difference between _ that. there is a difference between shaking - that. there is a difference between shaking things . that. there is a difference i between shaking things up, being disruptors and then running the country. does he have the general supportive republicans, particularly in getting some of these roles through senate? what is the feeling around that?- through senate? what is the feeling around that? think some of these may _

feeling around that? think some of these may be _ feeling around that? think some of these may be a _ feeling around that? think some of these may be a challenge - feeling around that? think some of these may be a challenge to l of these may be a challenge to get through stop it is not clear, for example, whether they will be the

clear, for example, whether the really we the clear, for example, whether the really clear if either of not really clear if either of those in particular may yet get through the vote. bud those in particular may yet get through the vote.— through the vote. and finally, i understand _ through the vote. and finally, i understand mr _ through the vote. and finally, i understand mr trump - through the vote. and finally, i understand mr trump has i through the vote. and finally, i i understand mr trump has been hosting some pretty high profile supporters in mar—a—lago. any idea as to what he has been saying? mar-a-lago. any idea as to what he has been saying?— he has been saying? well, yes. elon musk _ he has been saying? well, yes. elon musk was _ he has been saying? well, yes. elon musk was down _ he has been saying? well, yes. elon musk was down there, i elon musk was down there, robert f kennedy elon musk was down there, robert f kenneder is down there. the president of argentina was down there. there is a sort of conservative political action conference taking place at mar—a—lago over the next few days and he was addressing them at a black—tie dinner this evening. he was in a very relaxed and jovial mood, if you heard in that piece, he iogged -- if you heard in that piece, he jogged —— hejokes about robert eddy not getting too popular. i think he was really in a magnanimous mood because he is feeling very confidence and boy stood by the type of coverage he has got because of the electoral victory and the fact he now has a house and the senate and is in a position to really push forward his america

first agenda. really push forward his america first agenda-— really push forward his america first agenda. 0k. rowan bridge, we will leave _ first agenda. 0k. rowan bridge, we will leave it _ first agenda. 0k. rowan bridge, we will leave it there _ first agenda. 0k. rowan bridge, we will leave it there for - first agenda. 0k. rowan bridge, we will leave it there for now. i we will leave it there for now. thank you very much indeed. dr georges c benjamin, is executive director he doesn't believe in vaccines. he doesn't believe in vaccines. he said there was no safe and effective vaccines but when he is saying today and we have him on the record at that. if we had another pandemic from a vaccine preventable disease, what people would get sick on what people would get sick on what people would get sick on what people will die and that is absolutely not the thing that you want for your chief health strategist to have those views stop he has also never run an agency that has a largest health insurance problem in the country, that has had a large research enterprise, that is out to do health promotion and disease prevention. these are not skills and expertise that this man has. well for more on president—elect trump's choice of health secretary — let's speak to dr syra madad — an epidemiologist and leading public health expert,

based with the harvard kennedy school in new york. hello and welcome to the programme what are your primary concerns is the disappointment? there are two big problems i will lay out. first is that he is unqualified, no credentials, he is not a medical or health expert and this is obviously a very large health position that he would be potentially running. the second is he has over a0 years of antiscience sentiments and he has been propagating multiple different antiscience theories. some that you just heard. he is an anti— vaccine sceptic. he has propagated multiple different mis and disinformation on a number of different public health interventions so he is a known and prominent anti— vaccine sceptic, he is in antiscience individual and so

running multiple different institutions in the united states that oversees food safety, biomedical research, outbreak response, these are really big roles that impact the lives of americans on a day—to—day basis. this is dangerous. day-to-day basis. this is dangerous.— day-to-day basis. this is dangerous. day-to-day basis. this is dancerous. �* , , ., , dangerous. and has been years since the us — dangerous. and has been years since the us has _ dangerous. and has been years since the us has had _ dangerous. and has been yearsj since the us has had somebody in that role with those credentials that you mentioned, the medical credentials that are needed. what power does he actually have? let �*s take, for example, something that most nations can relate to and that is polio, for example, or measles vaccinations. in the west we are very, very privileged not to see this disease coming back but on that what does the health secretary have in changing vaccine mandates? element that is an excellent question and somebody in the position of hss secretary, you have oversight over cdt that looks at the immunisation schedule for americans so he can have

influence in that particular immunisation schedule, whether you are mandating it for school—aged children or you are not recommending it as routine vaccinations. ultimately states decide on many of these public policies but on the federal level when you are putting these sets of recommendations out it certainly trickles down to the state and local level and has influence and as you talk about measles here in the united states we are already over 270 cases this year compare to last year where we had 60 cases for these cases are increasing. they are not decreasing. we are living in an age of multiple different for infectious diseases stop just recently rfk jr went infectious diseases stop just