in an attack on new year's day, as president biden pledges to relentlessly pursue terrorist organisations wherever they are. health warnings for vulnerable and elderly people well below as temperatures across the uk are set to drop well below freezing. hello. i'm tadhg enright. we start with breaking news from south korea, where a team of police officers and investigators trying to arrest the impeached president yoon suk yeol have just called off the operation. in a statement, they said the arrest is practically impossible to carry out due to the sustained stand—off. these are live pictures from the scene. the team had earlier entered the presidential compound in seoul,

after negotiating with a military unit — the first line of defence of the compound. mr yoon is wanted over his declaration of martial law last month. south korea's opposition party has warned the presidential security personnel against obstructing his arrest. that astruck appears to have achieved its desired result. several thousand police officers are deployed around the area while mr yoon�*s supporters have again congregated outside the residence. let's speak to our south east asia correspondentjonathan head, who's in bangkok. what's the latest you're hearing about efforts to apprehend him? what's the latest you're hearing about why this attempt to arrest president yoon has been called off?— to arrest president yoon has been called off? well, the team that went in _ been called off? well, the team that went in to _

been called off? well, the team that went in to issue _ been called off? well, the team that went in to issue the - that went in to issue the arrest warrant have stated that, after a four—hour stand—off. .. stand—off... silence we do appear, unfortunately, to have lost our connection there to jonathan have lost our connection there tojonathan head. we'll try to return to him if we can. we have somebody else standing by for analysis. let's speak to sung—yoon lee. he's a global fellow at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars. + how do you see this playing out? interesting developments in the last few minutes, with police calling off this attempt to arrest the president. is that it now? is this arrest warrant not going to be executed? what are your thoughts? the not going to be executed? what are your thoughts?— are your thoughts? the arrest warrant is _ are your thoughts? the arrest warrant is in _ are your thoughts? the arrest warrant is in effect _ are your thoughts? the arrest warrant is in effect until- are your thoughts? the arrest warrant is in effect until nextl warrant is in effect until next monday, the 6th.o so i'm sure there'll be another attempt in due course. the political fortunes of south korea have not been kind to south korean

heads of state, especially after they leave office. one has been assassinated. one committed suicide under crimming ininvestigation. four have served —— criminal investigation. four have served time in jail. investigation. four have served time injail. but this is unprecedented — the attempt by the law enforcement authorities to try to arrest a sitting president. so we are really on uncharted grounds. we president. so we are really on uncharted grounds.— uncharted grounds. we have seen, uncharted grounds. we have seen. we — uncharted grounds. we have seen, we have _ uncharted grounds. we have seen, we have been - uncharted grounds. we have - seen, we have been witnessing, this incredible — some might say bizarre — stand—off between two branches of the state — the investigating team, the police — confronting the president's security team and their attempts to enter the presidential palace. and to arrest him. give us some insight into what discussions, what debates, have been happening there in south korea about this stand—off? the about this stand-off? the formal accusation - about this stand—off? tuaz formal accusation against president yoon for his proclamation of martial law now exactly a month ago on december 3 is treason — namely,

insurrection, in addition to abuse of power. the organisation — law enforcement organisation — law enforcement organisation — law enforcement organisation — spearheading this attempt to arrest president yoon is a fairly new entity. it's been in place for less than five years. it's an office called high—ranking officialses investigation for corruption. they actually do not have the mandate to arrest president yoon based on the charge of treason. so there are many legal shades here at play, and yoon�*s supporters are growing in numbers, somewhat ironically — whereas right after the martial law declaration, the vast majority of south koreans were anti— or opposed to martial law and wanted to see yoon punished. we've been seeing those supporters in solidarity with president yoon outside the compound there, flying both the

american and south korean flags, and borrowing a chant — most recently used by donald trump supporters — "stop the steal." as you say, it is a seven—day arrest warrant. it's valid until monday. what do you think is going to be happening now? how will the investigators, the police, be seeking to execute that warrant?— seeking to execute that warrant? ~ ., �*, ., ., warrant? well, what's fortunate under the chaotic _ warrant? well, what's fortunate under the chaotic situation - warrant? well, what's fortunate under the chaotic situation is i under the chaotic situation is that there been any bloodshed on the night of the declaration of martial law or even under the six—hour—long stand—off today. i think yoon�*s supporters will grow more emboldened the longer this stand—off lasts, whereas yoon�*s detractors and critics will be even more condemninatery of president yoon, accusing him of being unstatesmanlike, hiding behind his compound and his bodyguards. so this chaotic

situation, ifeel, will bodyguards. so this chaotic situation, i feel, will drag bodyguards. so this chaotic situation, ifeel, will drag on for the next several weeks if not months.— for the next several weeks if not months. 0k. globalfellow at the wood — not months. 0k. globalfellow at the wood row _ not months. 0k. globalfellow at the wood row wilson - at the wood row wilson international center for scholars, thank you forjoining with us that analysis. these, again, are the latest live pictures incoming from outside the presidential compound in seoul. you can see there both supporters of the president across the street, and security forces there trying to keep them at bay. this, as investigators have called off their attempt to enter the presidential compound and execute that arrest warrant that there is in place there for president yoon. obviously we'll bring you back to seoul for any developments coming out of that story as they happen for the rest of today. president biden has said that the us will relentlessly pursue isis and other terrorist organisations wherever they are and that isis will find no safe harbour

in the united states. his comments came after it was confirmed that shamsud—dinjabbar, who drove a pick—up truck into a crowd in new orleans, killing ia people, had declared his support for isis. the fbi now says that the 42——year—old army veteran had acted alone. our north america correspondent tom bateman reports from new orleans. the first moments before a deadly rampage. a planned attack unleashed in just seconds. and the narrowest of escapes for some. the fbi probe is now focusing on shamsud—dinjabbar, an american born in texas, who spent more than a decade in the us military, including a year—long deployment to afghanistan. so i'm born and raised in beaumont, texas, and now live in houston. and i've been here all my life. in 2020, he posted this video of himself pitching his services as an estate agent and it specialist,

who, he said, had learned the meaning of great service in the army. police are now searching his texas home, saying a priority is to examine his laptops and devices for clues. the fbi says he posted videos to facebook before the attack. in the first video, jabbar explains he originally planned to harm his family and friends but was concerned the news headlines would not focus on the "war between the believers "and the disbelievers". additionally, he stated he had joined isis before this summer. he also provided a will and testament. police say jabbar planted two explosive devices in cooler boxes before the attack, but they have changed an earlier assessment, saying they now do not believe he had accomplices. this is where the attack began, the pick—up truck moving slowly

down this street before getting to this corner, bourbon street, and heading down this very famous thoroughfare, ploughing into the crowds there. bourbon street has now reopened with a show of force and tributes to the fallen. the city authorities concede there may well have been failures of security on the night. well, today, this barrier is raised. now, it is still unclear which security measures were actually deployed on the night. these, though, are newly put here. the authorities have said that the vehicle mounted the sidewalk in order to attack people. among the dead were matthew tenedorio, a 25—year—old audiovisual technician. aspiring nurse nikyra cheyenne dedeaux, who was 18 and out with her cousin, who ran out of the truck's path. also named is 21—year—old hubert gauthreaux, and university student kareem badawi. mother of one kimberly usher fall and 37—year—old reggie hunter, a father of two. martin �*tiger�* bech was a former american

college football player. speaking to the bbc, his brotherjack has described him as a fighter. me and my family, this is something we are going to have to deal with, you know, every time we wake up and every time we go to sleep. it's going to be something, you know, every holiday, there's going to be an empty seat at the table. but he wouldn't want us to grieve and mourn. tonight, a major college football game, delayed due to the attack, has begun with a minute's silence. the city authorities wanted to show they are carrying on, determination, despite the ongoing search for answers. tom bateman, bbc news, new orleans. we've learned the names of nine of the ia victims — one of them was tiger bech. a former all—ivy league kick returner, playing for the princeton tigers from 2016 to 2018. his brotherjack has been speaking to my colleague sumi somaskanda. obviously it's pretty tough, you know, losing somebody like my brother. he was such a great person. he had so many friends. if i were to put an announcer, "stand up if you were tiger's "best friend," hundreds of people would stand up. it hurts. that was my best friend.

looked at him, looked at him, looked up to him for everything. he was my role model, my inspiration. all i ever wanted to do wasjust make him proud. he was so selfless and kind, resilient. and my parents and my sisters just have been pretty emotional, as you could think. and, you know, i'vejust tried to been there to be that rock for them. it's definitely been pretty tough, though. jack, you've been talking a little bit about the fact that you spoke to your brother on the phone just hours before new year's eve. can you tell us a bit about that conversation? yeah. you know, it wasjust another phone call. like i said, that's my best friend. my inspiration, my role model.

we talked every day. he was the first person i told about, you know, whatever it was — good, bad, indifferent. you know, italked to him so much. and he... we thought it was going to be another regular conversation. i wasjust showing him... i was at my uncle's house in dallas, and he was in new orleans with my parents eating, and i was showing him what we were eating, and he was showing us what he was eating. but the last words that we ever told each other was, i told him to be safe and that i loved him and he told me how much he loved me. i hung up the phone, and that was the last time i ever spoke with him. tell us a bit more about your brother. you said he's your role model, your best friend, quite the football player — as you are as well. oh, yeah. he was a beast in every way in life. you know, his name was tiger, and it was very, very fitting. you know, he was a go—getter. he was a smaller guy — 5'8, 5'9 — and from a young age, he just fought. he was always a fighter. whatever it was, whether it was in sports, whether it was at... just wherever it may be, in every facet, he was a fighter and his name was tiger. and like i said, it

just fit him so much. every time we wake up and go to sleep, it's going to be something every holiday there will be an empty seat at the table. but he wouldn't want us to grieve and mourn, he would want us to keep attacking life. he would want us to go and do what he did, be resilient, charismatic, loving, kind. he would want us to go and be there for each other in all of our different endeavours. he was, like i said, my role model, my family's role model. my family will miss him so much, my mum and dad have done such an awesome job raising me and my siblings. you know, we are so close, us three. so many people always tell us they have never seen siblings so close like this ever before. the first thing i told

my parents, my family, was, like i said he lives up in new york and we are scattered across the country and i told him, instead of... instead of only seeing a couple of times a year, now he will be with us in every moment. in every part of our lives. jack bech there, speaking about his brother tiger, one of those killed in the new year's day attack in new orleans. let's bring in greg larose, editor the louisiana illuminator. the louisiana illuminator. the people of new orleans still coming to terms, of course, with what happened on new year's day. and we're still learning more about the victims. what more can you tell

us about the others who lost their lives?— us about the others who lost their lives? . �* , their lives? yeah, we're seeing that it's mostly _ their lives? yeah, we're seeing that it's mostly local _ their lives? yeah, we're seeing that it's mostly local people, . that it's mostly local people, which is of significance because you mentioned earlier this half—hour that there is a sugar bowl college football play—off game going on — so thousands, if not tens of thousands, if not tens of thousands of visitors — are in town. new year's eve not only brings those out—of—town visitors, but it's a big event for locals as well. so we're hearing the age range from 18 to 63, and it's really hitting close to home, because new orleans is known for hosting big, city—wide events and for a terrorist attack to happen in a city known for being able to handle crowd control, i think people are — it's taking a little while to get up with the shock of it. there's now a sort of reckoning that there were

mistakes made. there were gaps. of mistakes made. there were gaps. of course, a terrorist will be committed, no matter what. of course, a terrorist will be committed, no matterwhat. but ithink committed, no matterwhat. but i think there's a sense of unease right now in the city. yeah. and bourbon street, obviously, reopening — anyone who's been to new orleans and the french quarter knows how just intense the party atmosphere can be, generally is, on that street in that area. of course, police cordons were very much there and in place, but the attacker managed to evade them. what are authorities saying about what, if anything, they could have done better to prevent it? t done better to prevent it? i think they're recognising now — your correspondent tom showed some of the bollards that are being in place — they're really more — they called them arches — they're really steel planks, if you will, that when stacked together can prevent a car, and they can be spread across the street and onto sidewalks. the bollards that were in place had

been removed because they are under repairand, been removed because they are under repair and, for whatever reason, the stockpile, if you will, of these back—ups were not used — instead, they used police units to act as barricades, and that was apparently easy enough for jabbar to steer around and do the fatal damage that he did. briefly, if you can — you mentioned the fact that the sugar bowl college football game went ahead, despite some plans to call it off. was it important for new orleans that that happened? i important for new orleans that that happened?— important for new orleans that that happened? i think from the stand oint that happened? i think from the standpoint of— that happened? i think from the standpoint of tourism _ that happened? i think from the standpoint of tourism and - that happened? i think from the standpoint of tourism and big i standpoint of tourism and big events being such a big contributor to the bottom line, i think it needed to happen. from people i've talked to who went to the game, it was definitely a toned—down atmosphere. the facility holds in excess of 70,000. the eyeball estimates put the crowd somewhere less than 60,000.

normally, it's a game that's sold out. normally, it's a game that's sold out-— normally, it's a game that's sold out. , ., , ., sold out. ok. greg larose from theline louisiana _ sold out. ok. greg larose from theline louisiana illuminator, i theline louisiana illuminator, thank you forjoining us from new orleans. thank you for “oining us from new orleans.— thank you for “oining us from new orleans. the fbi said it had unable to establish a definitive link between the new orleans attack, and a tesla cybertruck that exploded outside a trump hotel in las vegas. the driver was killed in the explosion. las vegas police have identified 37—year—old matthew alan livelsberger as the man who rented the vehicle and drove it from colorado to las vegas. his badly—burnt body had a bullet wound to the head. police said he appeared to have killed himself while setting off explosives in his vehicle. let �*s get some of the day �*s other news now: israel's military says it's intercepted a missile launched from yemen after it crossed into israeli territory. officials said there were reports of shrapnel falling in the area of modi'in in central israel. it's the second missile

launched from yemen this week — israel said it intercepted one on tuesday. apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit in the us over its voice assistant siri. users of apple devices like iphones and ipads claimed that siri sometimes recorded them even when it had not been activated by a wake word. they also accused apple of sharing the data with other companies. the tech giant maintains it did not do anything wrong. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

the uk health security agency is warning that vulnerable and elderly people could be at risk as temperatures drop well below freezing. an amber cold health alert has been issued across the whole of england — with separate weather warnings for snow and ice in place

across england, wales, and parts of scotland until monday. simon jones has more. snow, ice, torrential rain, flooding — the wintry weather has arrived with a vengeance. and the warning is — more is on the way. after what was an unseasonably mild christmas period, you can certainly feel it has got a lot, lot colder. and that's why health care providers like this hospital have been put on a state of high alert for the coming days. the uk health security agency hasissued the uk health security agency has issued an amber cold health alert for all of england lasting until the medmiddle of next week. much of scotland is covered by met office warnings for snow in the coming days, while ice is a particular concern in northern ireland and wales.— ireland and wales. areas of increasing _ ireland and wales. areas of increasing risk _ ireland and wales. areas of increasing risk to _ ireland and wales. areas of increasing risk to people . ireland and wales. areas of. increasing risk to people who 1537 0