live from london, this is bbc news. these are live pictures from the south korean national assembly where ruling party mps have walked out on a vote to impeach president yoon suk—yeol. up to 150,000 people are calling for the president to go. meanwhile, rebel forces reach which the outskirts of homs, islamist fighters have already captured aleppo and hama. five years after it was devastated by fire, notre dame cathedral reopens with president elect trump has arrived for his first overseas visit since winning the election.

we start in south korea, where an impeachment vote to remove the president, yoon suk—yeol, appears to be injeopardy with members of mr yoon�*s own governing party boycotting the proceedings. this is the scene in the parliament. there are questions as to whether there were enough mps in the house for this impeachment vote to pass, the bill needs at least 200 members of parliament to vote for it. it seems at the moment that there were not enough of them in the house. the opposition, even though they are the biggest bloc, appears not to have gained enough support from the ruling party for this vote to pass. this is the scene outside the parliamenty where tens of thousands of protesters have gathered. some of them are calling for president yoon to be arrested

and to be impeached. let's go straight to seoul where we can speak tojoon hyung kim, who is a member of the korean national assembly for the rebuilding korea party. just give us a sense of what's been happening in parliament over the last few hours. figs been happening in parliament over the last few hours. as he explained. — over the last few hours. as he explained. we _ over the last few hours. as he explained, we are _ over the last few hours. as he explained, we are in - over the last few hours. as he explained, we are in the - over the last few hours. as he i explained, we are in the middle of casting the vote but the government partyjust of casting the vote but the government party just walked out. a number of opposition parties have voted, but we are short of five. we are waiting, we decided to wait. we just passed the process. i already cast my vote. we are expecting

until midnight five more people come. 50 until midnight five more people come. ., until midnight five more people come, ., j, until midnight five more people come. ., , ., come. so are you prepared to wait in midnight _ come. so are you prepared to wait in midnight before - come. so are you prepared to wait in midnight before giving up, and are you speaking to the governing party mps try to urge them to support you, what are they telling you in response? already, the government party decide against all opposition to impeachment. they are afraid of a betrayer in the actual voting so they decide to leave. evenif voting so they decide to leave. even if the government party member want to because the vote for impeachment, so it can show them, it can be a betrayer. that's how they do it.

president yoon addressed the country, he essentially apologised for calling for martial law and has said it's not going to happen again. is that enough for you, do you think, to have confidence there will not be martial law in south korea?— will not be martial law in south korea? not at all. we cannot trust _ south korea? not at all. we cannot trust him. _ south korea? not at all. we cannot trust him. he - south korea? not at all. we cannot trust him. he is - south korea? not at all. we cannot trust him. he is now| south korea? not at all. we. cannot trust him. he is now a criminal. it's not enough. how can we trust him, as chief of our nation and chief of staff? is important to say that of course, he said he called for this martial law because of national security reasons, and of course this effect is still going on. butjust tell us, what do you do next, if you lose this vote, will you call for another motion, what will happen?

for another motion, what will ha--en? , ~ for another motion, what will ha en? , ~ . for another motion, what will ha . en? , ~ ., ., happen? every week, we have to revise first. _ happen? every week, we have to revise first, we _ happen? every week, we have to revise first, we have _ happen? every week, we have to revise first, we have to _ happen? every week, we have to revise first, we have to revise - revise first, we have to revise the impeachment person. we will not do until we succeed. see had to wait _ not do until we succeed. see had to wait and _ not do until we succeed. see had to wait and see - not do until we succeed. see had to wait and see for think of the mood in the national assembly. we saw tense scenes there, we saw people protesting within the house, what has been like for as an mp there? protests started at 3pm, we walked outside to see them, so many crowds, i think there were some report that there were a million people. so we have to listen to what the people are saying. i hope the government party will listen.— party will listen. thank you very much- _

president—elect donald trump has arrived in paris for 3 million people in wales have been urged to stay home because of storm darragh. a mobile that was sent to those in affected areas and a red weather warning has come into force. winds could reach 90 mph and heavy rain is also protected south wales. this was the emergency alert round 3 million people got from the government head of storm darragh. the text warned of significant disruption and urged people to stay indoors if you can. the most serious threat is along the west and south coast of wales and the bristol channel, where a rare red warning, the most serious typer red warning, the most serious type, for strong winds has been

issued, which means dangerous weather is expected.— weather is expected. people should take _ weather is expected. people should take this _ weather is expected. people should take this very - should take this very seriously, this is a red alert for vast parts of the country. we have just been through a very difficult time in terms of flooding. red means there is the potential danger to life, so people need to take this seriously and they need not to travel unless it's necessary. areas covered by the red warning are forecast to see wind gusts of 90 mph or more. many people are still recovering from storm bert a few days ago which caused extreme flooding. it’s few days ago which caused extreme flooding.— few days ago which caused extreme flooding. it's a couple of weeks before _ extreme flooding. it's a couple of weeks before christmas, - extreme flooding. it's a couple of weeks before christmas, is| of weeks before christmas, is the last— of weeks before christmas, is the last thing we need, at any stage — the last thing we need, at any stage of— the last thing we need, at any stage of the year. i guess, here — stage of the year. i guess, here we _ stage of the year. i guess, here we go again!- stage of the year. i guess, here we go again! with 'ust a few weeks i here we go again! with 'ust a few weeks before * here we go again! with just a few weeks before christmas, j few weeks before christmas, some shops and cafes in welsh towns have made the difficult decision to close today. the sea defences _ decision to close today. the sea defences keep - decision to close today. tue: sea defences keep the decision to close today. t'te: sea defences keep the water decision to close today. tt2 sea defences keep the water but a lot of debris comes up. it is the wind more than anything.

sometimes you can see the glass shivering. sometimes you can see the glass shiverina. ., , shivering. the weather is exnected _ shivering. the weather is exnected to _ shivering. the weather is expected to cause - shivering. the weather is - expected to cause widespread disruption to travel. £311" disruption to travel. our strategy _ disruption to travel. our strategy for _ disruption to travel. our strategy for when - disruption to travel. our strategy for when they l disruption to travel. our strategy for when they were the weather — strategy for when they were the weather warning passes, it should _ weather warning passes, it should be at about 11 o'clock is that — should be at about 11 o'clock is that instead of running passenger trains from the word lo, passenger trains from the word go. we — passenger trains from the word go, we will run empty chains with— go, we will run empty chains with chainsaw gangs on them from — with chainsaw gangs on them from the _ with chainsaw gangs on them from the wirral and we will check— from the wirral and we will check the lines are clear before _ check the lines are clear before we restore passenger service _ before we restore passenger service. ., _, , service. the red warning comes to an end _ service. the red warning comes to an end at _ service. the red warning comes to an end at 11am _ service. the red warning comes to an end at 11am this _ service. the red warning comes to an end at 11am this morningl to an end at 11am this morning but there is bad weather sticking around for most of the day with a wider amber alert for wind, day with a wider amber alert forwind, many day with a wider amber alert for wind, many western parts of the uk. viewers watching here in the uk, we will have special coverage and what's happening and the impact of storm darragh in about 20 minutes here and bbc news. president—elect donald trump has arrived in paris for the ceremony of the re—opening of the notre dame cathedral. its roof and spire were destroyed in 2019 when flames

tore through the 850—year—old landmark. mr trmp willjoin world leaders, celebrities and royalty tonight to celebrate its meticulous restoration. 0ur paris correspondent hugh schofield has this report. one week ago, the world got its first look inside the new notre dame. president macron and his wife were shown around the high points of the renovation — the roof, the vaulting, the art — and he gave a speech of thanks to the hundreds of craftsmen and women whose work has done more than rescue the cathedral, it's transformed it. i've been led into the cathedral on the heels of the macron visit, and i'm conscious of being one of the privileged few who've been able to see the interior of this renovated notre dame. and it's as the man says, it is a metamorphosis. what everyone can't help but notice is the new freshness and lightness of the cathedral, and the stone. translation: what you can see now is the subtlety - of the masonry, thejoins,

the way the stones are laid out. it's an interior that is no longer painted as it once was. it's natural, and the colour is the colour of the stones from this part of france. it's a long, long way from the scenes of devastation of that evening in april, with the flames engulfing the medieval roof timbers and then, the next day, the open gulf over the transept and the charred wreckage all around. president macron said he'd have it back in five years, and he has — a point he was not slow in making on american tv. make possible the unthinkable. so the impossible is not impossible, huh? definitely. it's a french motto. impossible is not french. president macron has plenty of problems at the moment. he's just lost his government, so before donald trump and his other guests today, he wants to make the new notre dame a symbol of french can—do. it's unfortunate that the

current state of the country doesn't quite match the soaring achievement of its most famous building. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. let's speak to professor antonio sennis, who is a professor of medieval history at ucl. professor, tell us why the restoration of notre dame was so important for french identity. so important for french identity-— so important for french identi . ~ ., ~' so important for french identi .~ ., ., identity. well, thank you, and hello everyone. _ identity. well, thank you, and hello everyone. up _ identity. well, thank you, and hello everyone. up until- identity. well, thank you, and hello everyone. up until now. identity. well, thank you, and| hello everyone. up until now it has always been since the middle ages a centre of french identity. it goes beyond its religious value, which is undeniable, it is a minor basilica, one of the first to be declared outside italy. it has always been, for its location at the centre of paris, but also for its significance, the centre of

civic and religious holdings, religious ceremonies alike. napoleon was crowned emperor in notre dame in 180a, charles de gaulle celebrated the liberation of france in 1944, so we can see that the importance of notre dame for france and i would say also for the world as the worldwide ceremony this evening is something that is undeniable. it is kind of really showing the importance of the historical dimension of this monument. historical dimension of this monument-— historical dimension of this monument. .. ., ., , monument. the cathedral has . one monument. the cathedral has gone through _ monument. the cathedral has gone through several- monument. the cathedral has gone through several changes over the centuries, this time around, there are questions about whether it should be reimagined or simply restored, but france has chosen to restore what was there, tell us about that. restore what was there, tell us about that-— about that. was very interesting, - about that. was very interesting, i - about that. was very interesting, ithink,|

about that. was very i interesting, ithink, and about that. was very - interesting, i think, and i interesting, ithink, and i think this is what history can give to the understanding of these endeavours, but also highly political, is that the reason —— but there is not one original notre dame, she can imagine that between the first stone being put in 1163 to the consecration of the main altar in 1182, that is already some time, but the cathedral wasn't actually completed until 1345. so it is like two centuries of history that are already there, those are things changed over that time. and the cathedral went through many, many, many changes through its history. until the very important ones in the 19th century, a lot of the notre dame that we knew before the fire was actually the result of the restoration

kind of elicited after notre dame was in disrepair in the first—half the 19th century. an architect reimagined the gothic qualities of notre dame and what i think it's very important is that the restoration also expected, let's not forget the spire, the great symbol of notre dame that was destroyed by fire was created in the 19th century because the 13th century original had been removed during the french revolution. so the cathedral has a long history of transformation. it was the type of reason and the temple of... was the type of reason and the temple of- - -— temple of... press tassagh cache professor, _ temple of... press tassagh cache professor, thank - temple of... press tassagh cache professor, thank you j temple of... press tassagh i cache professor, thank you for bringing us all the history and analysis here on bbc news.

let's return to south korea and developments happening at the national assembly there. we understand that another member of the ruling party has now returned to the national assembly, this follows a decision by the people power party to poker proceedings. we seen at least three mps from that party returning to the house. we are hearing from an mp, an opposition mp saying they were holding on until midnight hoping that one piece from the ruling party could join in and perhaps support the motion join in and perhaps support the m