remains at a standstill after investigators failed multiple times to arrest impeached president yoon yuk yeol. this morning, south korea's anti—corruption agency requested an extension to their arrest warrant ahead of its expiry today. they've also sent a notice to police, indicating the agency is handing over the responsibility of carrying out the arrest to them. over the weekend, thousands of protesters — both for and against the president — took to the streets and, despite the winter storm, they are still going strong. against the backdrop of this political drama, us secretary of state antony blinken is in seoul. he has held talks with acting president choi sang—mok as the country falls deeper into political chaos and it's unclear who is really in charge. and this just in the last hour, south korea's military is saying north korea has launched a ballistic missile toward the east sea. japan's coast guard also said north korea fired what could be

a ballistic missile. we'll be keeping track of this development. kimjoon—hyung is an opposition mp from the rebuilding korea party. he told me what his party has been trying to do during this month of turmoil in south korea. we're trying to monitor how police arrest the president. we are actually sending letters to the cio and to get there and participating and watching over the rest of the day's events, so w are trying everything to do. ——so we are trying everything to do. the arrest warrant will expire today, though an exemption has been requested.

the cio — corruption investigation office — has transferred obligation to make the arrest to the police. what do you make of that and why is it so difficult for the rest to be carried out? you summarised it well in the beginning, yes. the cio is a new agency created by the moon government. it is not really well staffed. they were outnumbered by security services, presidential security service and actually helped by the military. so, police, there's more members to do this, so they finally decide to hand over to the police. what are the legal implications here? the president is saying on legal grounds, he is able to resist this arrest. that's their logic. because they hav — impeachment, even though it was voted for impeachment in congress, they say he is not impeached yet because the constitutional court has not decided. so, before that he should

not be impeached, that is the logic. but this is two tracks. one is the constitutional courts judging whether impeachment is correct or not. that is one track. the other one is he was prosecuted. he was summoned — actually, he ignored three summons for him to appear for questioning. that is why this arrest warrant was given. has president yoon�*s determination not to be arrested come as a surprise to you? no, not at all — he was like that. he knows the law because he was a top prosecutor in the country and he continued to express himself that he is going to fight until the end and he knows that he was supported by these very conservative supporters. so, he tried, to in a way, instigate — maybe he thinks it is the only way get out of this

crisis for him. what does this impasse or stalemate mean for south korea's democracy? this is a problem. our economy is in trouble, our diplomacy in trouble. so, this is not good. we proved the resilience of democracy but this process, as you said, the impasse can hit and damage our country. us secretary of state antony blinken is in south korea — you mentioned the diplomatic damage this is doing as well. what impact will his visit have and what is he trying to achieve while he is there? i don't think it is not a bad decision to come to south korea because what president biden and their mission trying to do the foreign policy toward south korea and japan was right, but the problem is blinken�*s

visit comes at a time of change for both countries. donald trump returning to the white house onjanuary 20. so, this is not really impacting both countries and their alliance, but at least try to calm down and try to express a stable relationship between the us and south korea alliance. how do you see this situation resolving? i think this trend is reversible. constitutional court impeach. i am sure almost 100% they will pass the impeachment then, but the problem is until then. and then president yoon can try to buy time, delay. you know, they are using delaying tactics. but i don't think they will reverse the trend. in the us, millions of people are under weather alerts as a major winter storm sweeps the country. some communities could experience the heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures in more than a decade. a state of emergency has been

declared in six states — west virginia, kentucky, virginia, kansas, arkansas and missouri. in kansas, the usual average low temperature at this time of year is minus six degrees celsius. now, it's expected to fall to minus 29 degrees. in kentucky, the average low is minus three degrees but it's expected to be as low as minus 16. these are pictures from missouri, one of those states under an emergency. snow, ice and plunging temperatures have affected the roads while air travel has also been hit. more than 5,000 flights across the us have so far been cancelled, according to flight tracking website flightaware. the mayor of kansas city, missouri's largest, says special operations will be in place over the next few days to address the harsh conditions. the cold weather is as much of a challenge as the snow and ice is as well. when you get these subzero temperatures with sub zero wind chill,

we know that can have a negative impact nost just on our workforce but also on our residents, so we are making sure we are addressing all of those issues. dan depodwin is senior director of forecasting operations at accuweather. he gave us this update from the global weather centre in state college, pennsylvania. very impactful storm already. you can see on the radar heavy snow across portions of missouri and kansas, picking up over a foot of snow fall, heavy snow extending to the east through the central appalachians, the next phase of the storm will be heavy snow across the ohio valley where 6—12 inches of snow could fall in columbus, indianapolis, for instance. then tomorrow on monday morning, a very poor day of travel in the mid—atlantic, including washington, dc. the other part of the storm that is important is ice. you see the pink shading in kentucky. some places can pick up enough ice to down trees and power lines. we're already seeing tens of thousands of people customers without power in these regions. that is expected to go up overnight

as the ice intensifies across kentucky. an all—hazard storm and severe thunderstorms with damaging winds, maybe a tornado or two expected over the next several hours over the early evening in the southeast. so, a wide variety of risks here from this storm as we move through the next 12—24 hours. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

you're live with bbc news. if you'rejustjoining us, a recap of the top story today — south korea remains at a standstill as investigators withdrew from president yoon suk yeol�*s residence after the south korean presidential security service blocked their attempt to arrest him during a six—hour stand—off. meanwhile, the us secretary of state antony blinken is in town and has held talks with acting president choi sang—mok, but it's unclear who is really in charge. south korea's anti—corruption agency requested an extension to their arrest warrant and sent a notice to police that it is handing over the execution of the arrest to them. mass protests both for

and against the president have been taking place in seoul. thousands on each side have taken to the streets over the weekend as the country falls deeper into political divide. and just in the last hour, south korea's military is saying north korea has launched a ballistic missile toward the east sea. japan's coastguard also said north korea fired what could be a ballistic missile. stephen costello is from the institute for korean studies at george washington university. i asked him what he thinks would be a non—violent way out of this standstill. the direction of this seems rather unstoppable. the constitutional court will be able to rule in the next couple of weeks. it now looks like they have set dates over the next couple of weeks for the former president yoon to appear before them.

so, when you look at the impeachment proceeding before the court and compare it to the impeachment proceedings against the former president park geun—hye in 2016, this one would seem to have many more rock solid cases to make that mr yoon overstepped his authority. so the final decision of the constitutional court seems quite solid at this point. what do you think would be the tipping point, what will it take for mr yoon to come in for questioning and acquiesce to this arrest warrant? it would be hoped that he will respond to the new attempt by presumably the police, now they have the arresting authority, but both the president's protection service and the military that they have used some of to shield themselves from the cio, those are all state agencies. those agencies

answer to the law. and this was a legal warrant — they have zero basis to resist. you know, they don't work for the president personally — that is not a thing. south korea is not a dictatorship at this point. so, they have all exposed themselves to prosecution by their actions in the last couple of days. it's hard to say what will happen now, of course. it is monday there and either the police will go in and try to finally effect the arrest — i expect something like that will happen because it's hard to see the stand—off going on for the next couple of weeks as the court, in parallel, deliberates about the mr yoon�*s impeachment. the us secretary of state is in seoul — what will he be trying to do where he's there? i think it may be a very basic mission for secretary blinken.

he, of course, is a lame duck with only weeks left in office. the country he is visiting has not even a prime minister but an acting president. so, i think blinken�*s simple charge would be to simply say we are still — we still have a tight alliance, nothing can disrupt us, we will get through this, america is behind you, blah, blah, blah. do you think this could be resolved in the next few days? i hope so. i don't think it will be fully resolved in the next few days. i think it's important that the president does go in for questioning as the warrant asks him to. then, it will be over the next — probably, i don't think it will take a month, i think it will take a couple of weeks for the constitutional court in parallel to decide whether he is fully impeached. once that happens and if he is impeached, then a criminal process would begin about his insurrection

and other acts which are deemed to be illegal. the us department of state has issued a statement, he has met with the acting president choi sang—mok and in a statement, matthew millar says the secretary expressed condolences for the tragic loss of life following the jeju for the tragic loss of life following thejeju air incident and reiterated the us stands ready to support the republic of korea during this difficult time. he reaffirmed the us�*s confidence in the enduring strength of the us— are ok alliance. —— rok. more on that later. in less than 2a hours, the us congress will formally meet in washington to certify donald trump's election as president of the united states. as part of a certification process — which is mostly a formality — lawmakers convene for a joint session every four years onjanuary 6th. during the session, they read aloud electoral votes for an official count. the winner is then declared by the president of the senate — the vice president

of the united states. this year that is, of course, the election runner—up, kamala harris. about two months after her election defeat to trump, questions loom about what's next for vice president harris. she's made no announcements about her plans after the biden administration ends on january 20th. my colleague helena humphrey spoke to the bbc�*s north america supervising editor courtney subramanian, looking at what's next for harris. this is her role as the president of the senate, it's her constitutional duty, as you mentioned. it's a bit awkward. it's not the first time a candidate has had to oversee the certification of their opponent's win. but her aides have told me she wants things to run smoothly. she really wants to underline the point that she believes in upholding the rule of law.

and in some ways, this is following through on her campaign promise to really try and restore dignity, to support american institutions, and that is something we will see tomorrow — which is, of course, is a departure from four years ago. yeah, of course. one of the big questions right now — and i think has been the question since november, really — is what is next for kamala harris? i wonder do we have any indication as to what the future could hold for her? yes, i spoke to more than a dozen people inside her camp about this and i think and the first thing they want to really emphasise is that she has a job to finish as vice president. so, we will see a more re—engaged harris over the next final weeks, and that will include a trip in herfinal week to — an international trip — to multiple regions where we'll see her sort of underline herforeign policy

legacy as she tries to figure out what exactly comes after inauguration day. and i think that includes quite a few options, one being running for the governor of california — that's a role that some people inside harris world really want to see her finish off her career — they've referred to it as a capstone. but that would mean if she won, she would be sworn in right about the time she would have to launch any sort of presidential bid for 2028. so, she is really taking some time to weigh these options before her, and i think the one thing that was made clear is she wants to say visible and she wants to stay a lead in the democratic party. courtney, if she does end up going for 2028, another run at the white house, it will matter, of course, how democrats feel about that.

do we know at all what they might think about that already? there are a lot of divisions in the party about that question. i think those in her camp and her supporters say she narrowly lost this popular vote — she still won 175 million votes. and she has come out of the race more popular than she started. so, they think she has built a lot of goodwill with the party and think that she has a shot if she wants to take it. then, there are others who say it's time to move on. we need a fresh face, a fresh strategy and they point to the deep bench of rising stars — a lot of governors who are ready and weighing their own presidential runs for 2028. monday marks four years since the january six riots at capitol hill in washington, when thousands of donald trump supporters stormed the barricades and ransacked the halls of congress in an attempt to stop

the certification of joe biden�*s election. more than 1,500 people have been charged with federal crimes since. nearly 600 of those have faced felony charges of assaulting or impeding law enforcement. but now, with president—elect trump just two weeks away from returning to the white house, trump's jailed followers are counting the days until they could receive a pardon from their hero. daniel farber is a professor of law at the university of california, berkeley. he told me what's the main thing to understand about these presidential pardons. i think the single most important thing to know is that the supreme court has defined the president's power to pardon as being virtually unlimited. within its boundaries, he can only do a pardon for federal offences and only for crimes, not for civil penalties.

but within that domain, really, the president can legally pardon anyone he wants to for whatever reason he wants to. so, once trump takes office in a few weeks�* time, a lot of attention will be on the potential pardons he may hand out to those rioters from january 6 when he lost the election. do you think he will keep his word? yes, i think so. or at least i think he will pardon a good many of them. i'm not sure whether — at this point, it is hard to know will he pardon the ones with the most serious offences — those who attacked and injured law enforcement officials or, you know, caused severe damage or something like that? it's possible that he will think twice about doing that. but i think he's pretty well committed at this point to at least pardons for many of the rioters.

is that problematic, given the nature of the actions they have been convicted of? they were trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power to an election he did, in fact, lose? at least from my perspective, "problematic" is quite an understatement. i have to say it is kind of appalling that people who would've tried to disrupt democracy through clearly illegal acts — act that, in many cases, we have on video — that they would be forgiven because the president is the person who they were trying to benefit back then. i think that sets an awful precedent for the future and i think it can only serve to encourage more legal violations in the political sphere, which are certainly not something we need to see

in the us right now. the red carpet is rolled out for the first big film awards of the season with the 82nd golden globes in los angeles now under way. emilia perez, wicked, and conclave are all in the running for the night's top prizes. let's cross to our correspondent in los angeles, peter bowes. it has been a big night so far for shogun? it it has been a big night so far for shogun?— it has been a big night so far for shogun? it has, yes, and, of course. — for shogun? it has, yes, and, of course, the _ for shogun? it has, yes, and, of course, the golden - for shogun? it has, yes, and, of course, the golden globes| for shogun? it has, yes, and, i of course, the golden globes on a television as well as movies. a lot of the attention is on the movies but you are right to highlight shogun because three of its actors, no less than three, winning in their respective categories but also one of the biggest television awards of the night, best series as well, so really a success now at the global —— with the golden globes echoing exercise that we saw at the

emmys a few months ago here in los angeles and i think there are many more accolades for this fascinating series with all the bits politicaljapanese intrigue and mystique. i think it has really hit a nerve or certainly the voters of the golden globes. in terms of the movie categories, been talking about the two most nominated films of the night, amelia parez which had ten nominations in the musical and comedy section, the spanish language crime musical about a mexican drug lord who changed gender, —— emelia perez. it won in that category. then the brutalist starring adrien brody, the 3.5 hour epic about a hungarian architect and holocaust survivor who moved to the united states, it has one in the drama category. i think it's significant because everyone talks about how the golden globes give us a hint as to what will happen in the oscars in a few months' time and i think it is clear that

the brutalist and amelia parez will really be battling it out against each other for the top prize at the oscars —— amelia parez. prize at the oscars -- amelia parez. ~ . , , parez. what is left these awards are _ parez. what is left these awards are gone - parez. what is left these awards are gone for - parez. what is left these | awards are gone for quite parez. what is left these i awards are gone for quite a long time but they are still under way, long time but they are still underway, i long time but they are still under way, i understand. actually no, they have just finished. maybe a little bit of time one between you and me but they have onlyjust finished so we have the top award, best comedy, best drama and i will tell you in the remaining few seconds, the favourite acceptance speech of the night clearly was demi moore, who won for her performance in a film called the substance. she plays a kind of washed-up _ called the substance. she plays a kind of washed-up television | a kind of washed—up television star who wants to look and feel younger, she takes this mysterious substance and it's kind of futuristic science involved in the story but she takes it and she revealed during her acceptance speech that this is herfirst during her acceptance speech that this is her first ever entertainment industry award. thank you, peter, i suppose the topic of the win for demi moore

close to home for her personally. thank you for your company, back shortly with business today. see you soon. hello there. sunday was a day of snow, a day of disruption for some and now, the met office has extended the amber weather warning — it's going to be valid until 6am on monday morning. they've shrunk the area a little — it includes the lake district. some areas could see as much as 10—15cm of further snow on top of already significant snowfall and blizzard—like conditions with strong winds close to the centre of the low. we'll continue to see some snow showers through the night across northeast scotland, across the peaks and pennines as well, across the north of england. rain elsewhere. but with temperatures here in rural spots falling below freezing, ice could be an issue as well first thing. so an icy start — be careful if you're going to be out

on the roads early on, particularly if the snow showers are set to continue. as we go through the morning, there'll be further snow showers driven along by strong north to northwesterly winds. some of those will run down through wales and into the midlands here — a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow. south of the m4 corridor, some brightness, but look at the gusts of winds. gusts in excess quite widely of 40—115 mph and coming from a northwesterly direction — that is going to make it feel cold. so, your thermometer might suggest 3—6 celsius but factor in the strength and the direction of the wind, for many of us, it will feel sub zero. that cold air stays in place as well as we move through tuesday, still pretty windy with it, and that will continue to drive in a rash of snow showers draped along the coast, some pushing further inland as well. the best of any brightness further south but, again, another cold story. now, as we move out of tuesday into wednesday, the winds will fall a little lighter as the low pressure moves off

to scandinavia, but we'll need to keep an eye on this frontal system moving in from the south — it could be a little bit further north and run the risk of bringing some rain across channel coasts but certainly will bring a little bit more in the way of cloud and spoil the sunshine. a northerly wind continues to drive in some showers to the far north of scotland. sunshine elsewhere but temperatures again really struggling. so, as we go through the week ahead, it looks likely that this cold spell will continue and icy starts for many. cold, wintry showers continuing and a widespread frost.

as south korea's political crisis deepens, we assess the impact on asia's fourth largest economy. plus — what's in store for the global economy as trump returns to the white house this year. hello and welcome to business today. i'm steve lai. we begin in south korea, where the markets are trading highertoday, despite the deepening political crisis that started in december. us secretary of state antony blinken is currently in south korea and has been holding talks with foreign minister cho tae—yul. blinken reiterated his trust in the resilience of south korea's democracy and the leadership of acting president choi sang—mok.

all this comes after police attempted to arrest suspended president yoon suk yeol on charges of inciting an insurrection last friday. but presidential security forces intervened, preventing the arrest, while hundreds of his supporters gathered outside his compound. economist krystal tan took me through the effects this tense political situation is having on the economy. the political turmoil is exacerbating economic headwinds in south korea. economic activity ahead of the turmoil was already showing signs of weakening. you know when you look at manufacturing, construction, services activity had slowed in november. if we looks like we will get further weakness in domestic demand. consumer and business sentiment have been shaken, now at levels not seen

since the pandemic.