live from london. this is bbc news: storm eowyn brings a record gust of 140 mph. families of israeli hostages wait for news as the next four names to be released are expected soon. in washington, president trump has signed an executive order to classifying files on the assassination ofjohn 0'kennedy, his brother bobby kennedy, and the civil rights leader martin luther king. —— john f kennedy. ajudge has called trump's citizenship order blatantly unconstitutional.

hello, welcome to bbc news now. millions of people across the uk and ireland are being urged to stay at home on friday, as a major storm brings with it potentially life—threatening winds. it's been called storm eowyn and, because of its force, a rare red warning is in place in the scottish central belt. northern ireland has also been under the same alert, which is due to end about now. a red warning means a potential danger to life. many schools and large parts of the transport network remain closed in these areas. this map shows how the storm has developed — packing strong winds. in galway on the west coast of ireland, a record—breaking gust of 114 miles an hour has been recorded. an amber weather warning is in place for the rest of scotland, northern england and north wales with separate yellow warnings for wind and rain across the rest of the uk. david wallace lockhart is in glasgow.

how is it there at the moment? glasgow is right in the middle of this red warning that is covering the central belt of scotland, and beyond. an area of the country where the majority of people in scotland live. we are currently shielded by a big live. we are currently shielded bya big building live. we are currently shielded by a big building and live. we are currently shielded bya big building and if live. we are currently shielded by a big building and if i was to walk out over the towards the river clyde which is looking more like the sea at the moment, i was there early and i cannot stand there, it was pushing me to the side. so when we talk about the wind strength we are seeing, up to around 90 mph in scotland, that is what we are talking about, where you struggle to stay standing and trees falling on roads, and where anything that is not tied down and is lightweight enough and moving at the moment, and that is why the official advice is so serious at the moment and it is telling people to stay—at—home

and onlyjourney if it is absolutely necessary. judging by the streets across scotland, that advice seems to be being taken quite seriously because it is very quiet. the transport system is largely down. no scotrail trains and the calmac ferries are not running. airports telling people to checkin airports telling people to check in advance of travelling but we are seeing lots of cancellations as well. councils across scotland, the vast majority of them closing schools for the day, so the red leather weather warning seems to have been taken very seriously —— the red warning remains in place until five o'clock. thanks forjoining us. very

difficult conditions. our correspondent ben schofield is in yorkshire, monitoring the potential travel disruptions there. we are over the m62 here in west yorkshire. ainley top, which is a lovely vantage point, isjust over to my left here. we're just outside of huddersfield really. and as the m62 carries on west, it becomes the highest motorway in england as it travels on towards greater manchester. the picture on the roads is that there are closures in place for high sided vehicles over in the east, in east yorkshire. in east yorkshire. part of the m62 there, part of the m62 there, the bridge is closed the bridge is closed to high sided vehicles, to high sided vehicles, as is the humber as is the humber bridge as well. bridge as well. and since midnight last night and since midnight last night the a66, which links up the a66, which links up scotch corner on the a1 feel the gusts affecting scotch corner on the a1 with penrith on the m6, with penrith on the m6, that is completely closed that is completely closed to all traffic as well. to all traffic as well. here on the m62, as you can here on the m62, as you can see, it is extremely see, it is extremely blustery up here. blustery up here.

as i was driving up you could as i was driving up you could feel the gusts affecting the driving conditions. drivers seem to be taking it quite carefully, quite cautiously. as you can see, traffic is still flowing here. highways england have told me that they have had a report of a lorry overturned on the m6 between junction 44 and 43 southbound, and that has closed that lane of traffic, as you might imagine, while emergency services deal with that incident. but more or less, the picture is that the roads are coping ok so far with these winds. but since we got here about an hour or so ago, i have to say the wind speed seems to have increased and it is, as i say, extremely blustery up here. let's speak to kevin whitney, head of operations section in the irish coast guard. thanks forjoining us. what information do you have about conditions in ireland because we have seen very difficult conditions there?- conditions there? good

afternoon. _ conditions there? good afternoon. we - conditions there? good afternoon. we have - conditions there? good| afternoon. we have had conditions there? good - afternoon. we have had very difficult conditions overnight, starting from early morning, it was very dangerous. we are just starting to clear out the red warnings but we are coming to orange warnings for most of the 0range warnings for most of the country. the red warnings are still in effect in the north—west where there are still quite serious wind are in that part of the country. we are advising everyone and especially around the coast, and we thank them for listening to our advice, to keep away from the coastal areas. for an one from the coastal areas. for anyone who _ from the coastal areas. for anyone who thinks - from the coastal areas. for anyone who thinks they want to go out walking, obviously, very dangerous?— go out walking, obviously, very dangerous? exactly. the advice from the irish _ dangerous? exactly. the advice from the irish weather - dangerous? exactly. the advice from the irish weather service | from the irish weather service has been quite clear, to stay in, and do not go out in red

warning areas, and for the orange warnings, as well, to only make the necessary journeys. just because the red warnings have cleared, it does not mean the danger has passed because they are still serious winds. . , ., because they are still serious winds. ., ., winds. have you had any incidents? _ winds. have you had any incidents? we _ winds. have you had any incidents? we have - winds. have you had any| incidents? we have been relatively _ incidents? we have been relatively quiet, - incidents? we have been i relatively quiet, thankfully. incidents? we have been - relatively quiet, thankfully. i want to thank members of the public for keeping away from coastal areas and not putting themselves in danger. we have not had any incidents as of yet. not had any incidents as of et. ~ ., ., , ., not had any incidents as of yet. what about ships? commercial— yet. what about ships? commercial ships, - yet. what about ships? commercial ships, are| yet. what about ships? - commercial ships, are they advised to stay away from these areas in advance? the commercial _ areas in advance? the commercial ships, -

areas in advance? the . commercial ships, i the ports have closed and the fishing fleets in particular have sought shelter in a timely fashion. some of that is returning to normal now but they were all safely in sheltered bays.- they were all safely in sheltered bays. they were all safely in sheltered ba s. ~ ., ., sheltered bays. what are you expecting _ sheltered bays. what are you expecting over _ sheltered bays. what are you expecting over the _ sheltered bays. what are you expecting over the next - sheltered bays. what are you | expecting over the next couple of days? expecting over the next couple of da s? . , expecting over the next couple ofda s? ., , ., of days? certainly today, we have a large _ of days? certainly today, we have a large effort _ of days? certainly today, we have a large effort to - of days? certainly today, we have a large effort to assessj have a large effort to assess the damage and restore essential services through the government of national emergency coordination group. that is leading the efforts from a majority of essential services so it is a question of assessing the damage that has been done overnight and when it is safe to get repairs out, to do any repairs.—

is safe to get repairs out, to do any repairs. when your to is to have to _ do any repairs. when your to is to have to go — do any repairs. when your to is to have to go out _ do any repairs. when your to is to have to go out in _ do any repairs. when your to is to have to go out in difficult - to have to go out in difficult still be whether, how do you assess whether it is just possible for them to operate at all? ~ . , , possible for them to operate at all? ., , .,, all? we have been very cautious with the weather _ all? we have been very cautious with the weather warnings. - with the weather warnings. putting the safety of our personnel and the public at the forefront of our assessments. we will be relying on the local assessment made by each team, assessment made by each team, as well, because conditions vary from area to area. it is always down to a dynamic assessment at the time and then it depending on the conditions we may be able to assist. thanks forjoining us. thanks for “oining us. thank ou thanks for “oining us. thank youvery_ thanks forjoining us. thank you very much. _ around the world and across the uk.

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it has been quite the week in us politics with the inauguration of donald trump, quickly followed by a flurry of executive orders — from immigration to declassifying the files of the jfk assasination. my colleague caitriona perry is in washington and has been following all the developments. donald trump is pressing on with much more to come this weekend?— weekend? absolutely. he delivered _ weekend? absolutely. he delivered on _ weekend? absolutely. he delivered on the - weekend? absolutely. he| delivered on the promises weekend? absolutely. he i delivered on the promises to hit the ground running and deliver a fast and furious transformation to the white house, as he rose back the biden policies, or as many as he can, to herald a new golden age of america which he promised in the inaugural address. he is expected to head

to california today and also to north carolina but we can speak about that looming between the white house and the courts. within hours of taking office, president trump signed a series of executive orders — including one designed to bring to an end what's called birthright citizenship — the legal right to citizenship for all children born in the united states, regardless of who their parents are. but now a judge in seattle has blocked the move — calling it �*blatantly unconstitutional�*. this was the response from donald trump when he was told the news. mr president, a usjudge temporarily blocked the i mr president, a usjudge temporarily blocked the i birthright citizenship order. birthright citizenship order. do you have any reaction? do you have any reaction? no. no. obviously, we'll appeal it. obviously, we'll appeal it. with thatjudge. they put it before a certain they put it before a certain judge in seattle, i guess. judge in seattle, i guess. right? right?

and there's no surprises and there's no surprises with thatjudge. the amendment in question — the one that has traditionally guaranteed birthright citizenship — is the 14th amendment. it was adopted after the american civil war and states that all persons born or naturalized in the united states, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the united states. professorjessica levinson is a constitutional law expert and gave us her opinion of the order. let's be clear that any wiggle room would go against what i view and what i believe the vast majority of legal scholars and judges view as the plain—language interpretation of the 14th amendment, which is that if you are born in this

to say to black americans, "you are full citizens in our country." now, is there any wiggle room? i would say, not based on the plain language of the constitution, not based on the supreme court's reading all the way back to the late 1800s. but i think the trump administration is hoping that maybe differentjudges, maybe a new supreme court will look at that second clause that you pointed to, and subject to the jurisdiction, and maybe read it differently than it's previously been read. another one of these executive orders now. donald trump has signed an executive order declassifying files on the assassinations of presidentjohn f kennedy, his brother bobby kennedy and the civil rights leader martin luther king jr. in some quarters uncertainty still surrounds the shooting of president kennedy in dallas in 1963 — with suggestions of cu ban involvement. martin luther king jr's family have alleged that his killing was a us government conspiracy

after the man convicted of murder denied carrying it out. and president trump is expected to head to california today, where firefighters are battling three new wildfires that erupted in and around los angeles over the past day — fanned by strong winds. officials say containment efforts appear to be working — largely thanks to the extra firefighting resources that have been brought into the region since the first fires broke out at the start of the month. sorry, confusion in the gallery

about who is talking. i want to pick you up on the north carolina trips and california trips that he is about to do, the politicisation of going to those who have lost their homes in the fires, what are we going to see and what are we expecting on that? that is what we are looking _ expecting on that? that is what we are looking out _ expecting on that? that is what we are looking out for, - expecting on that? that is what we are looking out for, and - expecting on that? that is what we are looking out for, and the | we are looking out for, and the first stop he will make in north carolina, and the first lady will travel there as well, they are going to the west of they are going to the west of the state, and that city was almost wiped out by hurricane helen —— helene where whole parts of the area really washed away it was a very serious situation. the president is going there and he will be greeted by republican representatives from north carolina. i cannot find any democratic names on the list of people he is meeting. that

speaks volumes in itself. he is going to meet some of the families who were badly affected so i expect we will hear some remarks from him about how he viewsjoe biden and how he handled the situation, and he will then fly across the country to los angeles and he will go to pacific palisades, one of the area really badly affected by one of those earlier wildfires, still burning, by the way. 75% of the fire is contained at the moment. as we said, firefighters still fighting three new ones but actually ten fires in total in and around los angeles. they are backed up by firefighters from canada and mexico which is interesting when you think what the president has said about those countries in recent days. to that point. _ countries in recent days. to that point, let's listen to what donald trump said two delegates in davos because he

has talked about tariffs globally and he has gone in a very interesting direction with canada. we have a tremendous amount of deficit_ we have a tremendous amount of deficit with canada and we are not going _ deficit with canada and we are not going to do that any more. i don't — not going to do that any more. i don't know if that is good for them, _ i don't know if that is good forthem, but i don't know if that is good for them, but you can always become _ for them, but you can always become estate, then we won't have _ become estate, then we won't have a — become estate, then we won't have a deficit and we will not have — have a deficit and we will not have to — have a deficit and we will not have to tariff you —— you can always — have to tariff you —— you can always become a state. is have to tariff you -- you can always become a state. is that bein: always become a state. is that being taken — always become a state. is that being taken seriously, - always become a state. is that being taken seriously, the - always become a state. is that| being taken seriously, the idea of canada becoming part of the us? donald trump said he would rather not impose tariffs on china. , , , china. interesting, yes, the reaponse — china. interesting, yes, the reaponse to _ china. interesting, yes, the response to the _ china. interesting, yes, the response to the calendar. response to the calendar remarks which he has made a few times is a raised eyebrow —— canada remarks. very for state m e nts statements from elected —— very strong statements from elected representatives in

canada who are happy being their own country, but donald trump keeps making these remarks and he said he will oppose —— impose 25% tariffs on canada. the china issue is something he threatened on the campaign trailand something he threatened on the campaign trail and there are already tariffs on goods coming from china. donald trump put them into place in his first administration and joe biden chose not to remove them when he came into office in donald trump is pledging to bring them up trump is pledging to bring them up to 60%, and the impact of that, it would make goods very expensive in this country, so there e