an inmate who took five staff members hostage at a prison in southern france has given himself up. anti—corruption investigators in south korea appeal to the acting president to intervene after they were blocked from arresting president yoon suk yeol by his security team. and 17—year—old darts sensation luke littler looks to make history tonight as he sails into the world darts final against michael van gerwen. hello, i'm annita mcveigh. we start on the latest on the attack from new orleans which killed 1a people on new year's day. in the last hour, the white house has confirmed president biden will visit the city on monday.

it comes as the brother of the man behind the attack says he's struggling to understand how shamsud—dinjabbar could have committed such an attack. the fbi say the army veteran acted alone and had declared his support for the group calling itself islamic state. in videos he made before the deadly attack, the 42—year—old talked about killing his family as well. speaking to our us partner, cbs news, 24—year—old abdurjabbar said he had no idea why his older half brother was in new orleans, and spoke of his shock at hearing the news. i'm still shocked by the whole thing. it still doesn't seem like it actually happened. ijust dropped my phone and crawled into a corner somewhere and started crying. this is completely out of character for him, you know, these actions. and they are also not any type of representation of what it means to be a muslim. with the latest, here's our reporter, carl nasman.

jazz music. the familiar sights and sounds of new orleans have returned less than 48 hours after an attacker turned the city streets into a crime scene. in the face of terror, music has become an act of defiance. this is where that attack took place on new year's day, and this is bourbon street now. new orleans is a city you can't keep quiet for long. investigators now say the suspect, shamsud—din jabbar, acted alone, driving a vehicle through a crowd of revellers and planting at least two explosives nearby. authorities have given the all—clear, but bourbon street is filled with fresh security measures, including newly—placed barricades guarding against a future attack, but too late to prevent the last one. everyone is a little bit on edge, i would definitely say, but i think everyone is super appreciative to be here and for everyone to still be out, even though they just went through something so traumatic.

but people just want to not sit in their room — they want to come out. they're trying to enjoy having drinks, you know, trying to forget things. but they have to move on, you know? the community's grief is visible here, too — memorials and shrines to the victims have been appearing along this boulevard. 14 roses arranged at the entrance to bourbon street — one for each victim. and at thursday's sugar bowl — an american college football game played nearby — 57,000 fans fell silent. presidentjoe biden announced he hopes to visit the city soon, after being briefed by his security team. people in new orleans are sending an unmistakeable message. they will not let this attack or attackers with a deluded ideology overcome us. we're going to continue to relentlessly pursue isis and other terrorist organisations where they are, and they'll find no safe harbour here. a potential islamic state group attack on us soil could resonate across the country. here in new orleans, officials say they'll be

reviewing security measures ahead of upcoming mardi gras to make sure the music can go on. let's speak to billy nungesser, the lieutenant governor of louisiana. thank you forjoining us. we appreciate your time. i want to begin by asking you for your reflections in the past 48 hours or so in new orleans. irate hours or so in new orleans. we continue to _ hours or so in new orleans. - continue to pray for the families lost, loved ones and those recovering, and looking ahead and making our city safer, we have a super bowl coming and the grass, but i am angry that to learn that while this was being repaired for super bowl, the large crowds we saw, and you just reported that

they had others in storage, now being installed, iam they had others in storage, now being installed, i am angry those were not in place for such a big event like the sugar bowl. . , such a big event like the sugar bowl. ., , ., ., , bowl. that is going to be something _ bowl. that is going to be something that - bowl. that is going to be something that is - bowl. that is going to be something that is looked bowl. that is going to be i something that is looked at bowl. that is going to be - something that is looked at as the security review takes place but i just wonder what your thoughts are on how you keep somewhere like new orleans secure while at the same time you allow people to visit, whether they are locals, tourists, to live life as normal. tourists, to live life as normal-— tourists, to live life as normal. ., , . ., normal. new orleans police and state please _ normal. new orleans police and state please do _ normal. new orleans police and state please do an _ normal. new orleans police and state please do an incredible . state please do an incredible job, we have mardi gras were goes off without a hitch of the year, and this terrorist was hell—bent on causing, he was going to do this anywhere, unfortunately our city let their guard down, but not having those barriers down, he still would have caused major havoc but to know that we had let our guard down by not

having those barriers in place, made it easierfor him to harm more people and take more lives. but our governor will be on top of this and make sure that we get every protection in place prior to super bowl and make new orleans the safest city in the country going forward. it isjust city in the country going forward. it is just unfortunate it took this incident to shiny light on what i call the lack of leadership in new orleans, to have these things in place prior to that major event. you prior to that ma'or event. you are prior to that ma'or event. you caning — prior to that ma'or event. you calling it _ prior to that ma'or event. you are calling it a — prior to that major event. you are calling it a lack— prior to that major event. you are calling it a lack of- are calling it a lack of leadership, do you think that anyone intent on carrying out anyone intent on carrying out an attack like this would find their way around this recruiting measures? perhaps not have been able to use a vehicle but would have found his way around whatever security was in place, one way or another. security was in place, one way or another-— or another. absolutely, they find a way — or another. absolutely, they find a way to _ or another. absolutely, they find a way to carry _ or another. absolutely, they find a way to carry out - or another. absolutely, they find a way to carry out theirl find a way to carry out their terror. but we have to make sure we do everything

physically possible to protect the residents and public, especially for these large events had put obstacles in place. i understand that i don't have this confirmed yet, it was advertised on a city website that these barriers were removed and under repair. i see no benefit to let the public know that. their only benefit that would be would be to somebody looking for a soft spot to get a vehicle on bourbon street, and of those were advertised, who was responsible for putting that on a website to let a terrorist know that those barriers were down? that needs to be investigated.— down? that needs to be investiuated. ., ., investigated. now, we mentioned the su:ar investigated. now, we mentioned the sugar bowl, _ investigated. now, we mentioned the sugar bowl, that _ investigated. now, we mentioned the sugar bowl, that big - the sugar bowl, that big couege the sugar bowl, that big college football game, and you have talked about the super bowl, which i believe takes place in february in new orleans, mardi gras, even if people haven't been to new orleans they are probably aware of how big a celebration mardi gras is in the city. how do you

think it is going to be possible make sure there is a ring of steel in terms of security around events like that, while at the same time allowing people to enjoy their freedom? allowing people to en'oy their freedom? , , , freedom? they will try every opportunity _ freedom? they will try every opportunity because - freedom? they will try every opportunity because carnage wherever they can, these terrorists will not stop. we have to make sure we put every measure in place and as i mentioned, and what state police, the governor put a new troupe in the french quarter, that we saw prior to these events, really making an impact on lowering crime in the city. i think that will continue and i think that will continue and i know the governor will put every aspect in place to make this city a seat as it can be, but you can always have these terrorists looking for those easy targets, we have to make it more difficult.—

south korean anti—corru ption investigators have appealed to the acting president to intervene after an attempt to arrest the impeached president, yoon suk yeol, was foiled by his security team. mr yoon is wanted over his botched declaration of martial law last month. the investigators — accompanied by police — had their way blocked by some 200 security staff as they arrived at the presidential compound. the crisis has plunged south korea into political chaos after a long period of stable democratic government, asjean mckenzie reports from seoul. the standoff started before dawn. police blocked the roads around the president's home, pushing back his incensed supporters. as the sun rose, officers moved in on his house to make the arrest, but they were unable to get in, blocked by the president's security team, who formed a human chain to keep them out.

at lunchtime, they gave up. an arrest was impossible, they said, and they were concerned for their safety. it's been exactly a month since president yoon plunged his country into crisis, imposing martial law, ordering troops to storm the parliament. he was soon suspended and is being investigated for starting an insurrection, but he's refused to cooperate. he's ignored all requests to come in for questioning. through this, mr yoon's supporters have stayed loyal, surrounding his home — they, too, trying to block his arrest. this is totally unchartered territory for south korea. it is the first time a sitting president has ever faced arrest and there is no rule book for this. the president has supposedly been stripped of his power, but the fact that you have law enforcement officers trying to carry out

a legal arrest warrant, and yet they're being blocked by the president's security team, well, it raises serious questions about who is in charge here. victorious and emboldened, they chant the same unfounded conspiracy theories mr yoon himself has alluded to — that the last elections were rigged and the country has been infiltrated by pro—north korea forces. if they come again, i will come again, and i will stop them. they have to kill me first before they arrest president yoon. i'm ready to lie down and be killed by the communist elements. mr yoon swore he'd fight this to the end, and this is exactly what he, his security, and his supporters are now doing. jean mackenzie,

bbc news, seoul. dr ellen kim is a senior fellow with the korea chair at the center for strategic and international studies. thank you forjoining us. the presidential security service, who blocked the arrest of president yoon, is their ultimate loyalty to the individual who is president or is it to the constitution of the country? i is it to the constitution of the country?— is it to the constitution of the count ? ., ., ., the country? i mean, we have to think about _ the country? i mean, we have to think about this _ the country? i mean, we have to think about this fact _ think about this fact that president yoon is still the president, he has not been removed from the presidency, and the country is waiting for the constitutional court to deliberate on the impeachment motion. so he is still the president, so hejust not, he is suspended from duties, said a presidential security team are doing theirjob to protect

the president —— so the presidential. it is not a matter of loyalty. in presidential. it is not a matter of loyalty. in terms of the practicalities, _ matter of loyalty. in terms of the practicalities, you - matter of loyalty. in terms of the practicalities, you are - the practicalities, you are various parts of the authorities in south korea effectively pitted against one another. what does this mean for south korea both internally and how countries elsewhere in the world see south korea? i mean, internally we are in a very uncharted territory, as your correspondent said. as we saw yesterday, the two government agencies were almost coming closer to a physical clash over the arrest. that's never happened before in modern history. there is a lot of legal issues involving south korea, this arrest warrant as well, president yoon's has called it illegal and invalid because the coi corruption

investigation office doesn't have an authority to look into the insurrection charges. so that whatever the coi tries to do, it is illegal and invalid. there are other legal issues that his officers tried to bring end so there are a lot of issues that when you think about, in terms of whether the current process is rule inspired, according to the rule of law, and whether it is by the procedure that is necessary to the democratic country. externally, obviously this is raising a huge risk that the country. this political crisis has already raised a lot of incoming risk. we saw last december that the dollar, the korean currency has plunged to its lowest level against the dollar since global financial crisis. this political crisis also comes at a very fragile

time when north korea is increasingly close on an announcing its relationship with russia, and a change of government in the us, the incoming administration there has a lot of issues on the table that they would like to discuss with south korea, ranging from military spending, tariffs and us troops presence. so this political vacuum in south korea really is raising a huge problem for the country. we are showing live shots from outside the presidential residence, so one final question, we are almost out of time, president yoon has his supporters and his critics who say he is putting himself as an individualfirst, head of the country, so what could happen next? could the acting president intervene in some way? president intervene in some wa ? ., ., , president intervene in some wa? ., ., way? coi already asked the actin: way? coi already asked the acting president _ way? coi already asked the acting president to - way? coi already asked the acting president to step - way? coi already asked the acting president to step in l way? coi already asked the i acting president to step in and trying to ask him to use his

power over the presidential security service to cooperate with the arrest warrant but i don't think the acting president is likely to do so given that he is trying to focus on the economy and restoration, so if you try to step in and do more, forcing the pss to do a corporation, that will aggravate the situation.— around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

a big day for us politics as, in washington, house speaker mikejohnson's bid to retain his post looks to be on a knife edge — that's despite president—elect donald trump giving him his endorsement. lawmakers are converging on the capitol to kick off a new congress. republican senatorjohn thune has been selected without a hitch as the new senate majority leader, but in the house of

representatives, the incumbent mikejohnson is trying to persuade a handful of sceptical republican lawmakers to back his leadership. johnson can only afford to lose just one vote from his own party, but around half a dozen hardliners are reported to be holding out for promises to rein in spending. my my chosen has been talking to reporters. my chosen has been talking to reporters-_ reporters. this election is not 'ust reporters. this election is not just about _ reporters. this election is not just about one _ reporters. this election is not just about one person - reporters. this election is not just about one person but - reporters. this election is not i just about one person but about moving forward with the america first agenda, the mandate was given by the us people, president trump got 77 million votes, the house republicans got almost 75 million, a record number. they are expecting us to get to work. we don't have time for drama. my message to my colleague says make suggestions about process improvements, we are open to that, but i don't make deals with anyone, there is no quid pro quo, i don't do anything in

exchange for a vote except to commit to make the system work. audrey fahlberg is a political reporter at the national reporter in washington. how big a test is based on republicans' control of republica ns' control of congress? republicans' control of congress?— republicans' control of concress? , ., ., republicans' control of concress? .,., , congress? this is a ma'or test, football thank * congress? this is a ma'or test, football thank you _ congress? this is a ma'or test, football thank you for h congress? this is a major test, football thank you for having i football thank you for having me today, republicans are looking forward to their 1539 00:1