a huge storm continues to better ireland and the uk, bringing a record gusts of 114 miles per hour. more than one million people are without power across the uk and ireland, with people urged to stay at home. we'll be bringing you the latest with our correspondents on the ground. donald trump lands in north carolina, which was impacted by floods last year. later he'll visit california, where wildfires continue. we speak to the cast of the brutalist, which is one of the oscars most nominated films this year.

hello, i'm matthew amroliwala. storm eowyn has brought potentially �*life threatening' winds to ireland and the uk — with the loss of power and services and the closure of schools, rail, ferries, roads and transport hubs. this map shows how the storm has developed, there were record—breaking gusts of 114 miles an hour. a red warning in parts of scotland is just about to end, and an amber weather warning is in place for the rest of scotland, northern england and also north wales. hundreds of flights across the uk and ireland has also been cancelled. joining me now is ben schofield in manchester

sarah, i'll start with you, and just give me a sense of what this day has been like. yeah, well, it does _ this day has been like. yeah, well, it does feel _ this day has been like. yeah, well, it does feel like - this day has been like. yeah, well, it does feel like thingsl well, it does feel like things are coming here on the coast of county down in northern ireland, just at the moment there i say. it's a big change from early on today when the gusts were so strong that it was difficult to stand on two feet, to be honest. and while you were speaking, the winds almost taking your breath away, it was so severe. it's a different picture now, it is still windy and it is very cold, but as i say, nothing compared to what it was like earlier on. the main issue the people on the entire island island is the disruption to power supply. the latest figures we have our 283,000 homes in northern ireland are now without electricity this evening. if we cross the border into the republic of ireland, that figure stands at more than 700,000 homes and we are told

that tens of thousands of other householders in the republic of ireland are now struggling with their water supplies. throughout today, we started to hear lots of reports saying lots of pictures of fallen trees, blocked roads, lots of damage to buildings and two homes, and of course all that damage will need to be assessed in the coming hours and days before we can really let you know how damaging storm eowyn has been for northern ireland. so lots of disruption throughout the day on a day when let's remember, every school in northern ireland was closed today. there has been no public transport today and there is a warning that those disruptions may spill in to the rest of the weekend. no hospital appointments, lots of businesses taking the decision to close because people were encouraged to work from home. now, there were countless warnings asking people not to travel today, to stay indoors if they could. people have

really heated those warnings, winds were very severe and people so that for themselves and decided not to go outside. but while we've been here in the last couple of hours we have seen a lot of people venturing out, walking their dogs, going about their daily business, and that's because that red weather warning, the first time that northern ireland has never been under such a serious warning, the first time it's been extended to the entire island of ireland, it lifted here at two o'clock this afternoon. it's now been replaced by an ember warning which is in place here until nine o'clock this evening. there could be more disruption, there could be more weather to come, and there is a hope that it the worst of the storm has passed here. thank ou, storm has passed here. thank you. sarah- — storm has passed here. thank you, sarah. let's _ storm has passed here. thank you, sarah. let's head - storm has passed here. thank you, sarah. let's head to - you, sarah. let's head to scotland with david wallace lockhart, you bring me up—to—date in terms of what is happening where you are. 50. happening where you are. so, matthew, _ happening where you are. so, matthew, that _ happening where you are. 50, matthew, that red weather warning, the most serious level of warning — warning, the most serious level of warning was due to expire at 5pm. _ of warning was due to expire at 5pm. so —

of warning was due to expire at 5pm, so we've just moved out of that _ 5pm, so we've just moved out of that and — 5pm, so we've just moved out of that. and things are a bit... in terms_ that. and things are a bit... in terms of— that. and things are a bit... in terms of rain, standing beside _ in terms of rain, standing beside the river clyde, it's a little — beside the river clyde, it's a little choppy on the water there. _ little choppy on the water there, but it's wasn't very long — there, but it's wasn't very long ago— there, but it's wasn't very long ago since there was a constant. winds were knocking off my— constant. winds were knocking off my feet potentially a couple of hours ago, winds of 100 mites _ couple of hours ago, winds of 100 miles an hour recorded in south — 100 miles an hour recorded in south lanarkshire, not all that far from — south lanarkshire, not all that far from here south lanarkshire, not all that farfrom here in south lanarkshire, not all that far from here in glasgow, highest _ far from here in glasgow, highest wind recorded there since — highest wind recorded there since records began in 1991. so that gives _ since records began in 1991. so that gives you a sort of sense of how — that gives you a sort of sense of how serious storm eowyn has been _ of how serious storm eowyn has been here, _ of how serious storm eowyn has been here, and a feeling that things— been here, and a feeling that things are not over. the weather— things are not over. the weather is still severe, there are stitt— weather is still severe, there are still weather warnings in place — are still weather warnings in place though they are less drastic— place though they are less drastic than that red warning, and they— drastic than that red warning, and they will continue into tomorrow. we heard from the first _ tomorrow. we heard from the

first ministerjohn swinney saying _ first ministerjohn swinney saying this isn't over, urging people — saying this isn't over, urging pebble to _ saying this isn't over, urging people to follow the guidance that's— people to follow the guidance that's been in place all day today, _ that's been in place all day today, saying not to leave your home — today, saying not to leave your home unless you really have to. still 100,000 without power, not been trained today, there has not — not been trained today, there has not been fairies today. when _ has not been fairies today. when it— has not been fairies today. when it comes to the trains actually, _ when it comes to the trains actually, scott real are saying the best— actually, scott real are saying the best case scenario is they are back— the best case scenario is they are back up and running at midnight— are back up and running at midnight tomorrow. but they are extend _ midnight tomorrow. but they are extend to— midnight tomorrow. but they are extend to anticipating extensive damage, and still have — extensive damage, and still have to _ extensive damage, and still have to do a bit of work to work— have to do a bit of work to work out _ have to do a bit of work to work out quite how bad that is. that's— work out quite how bad that is. that's something that may well change — that's something that may well change. what may be making the authorities feeling a bit better— authorities feeling a bit better about when there assessing the damage is there does _ assessing the damage is there does really seem to have been widespread following of that advice — widespread following of that advice that was in place today to stay— advice that was in place today to stay at _ advice that was in place today to stay at home and to only travel— to stay at home and to only travel it— to stay at home and to only travel if necessary. the streets _ travel if necessary. the streets have been quiet, the roads— streets have been quiet, the roads have been quiet, shops have — roads have been quiet, shops have been shot and perhaps even though— have been shot and perhaps even though extensive damage will have — though extensive damage will have to — though extensive damage will have to be assessed in the hours _ have to be assessed in the hours ahead and into tomorrow,

there _ hours ahead and into tomorrow, there may— hours ahead and into tomorrow, there may be, may not be quite so dead — there may be, may not be quite so dead as _ there may be, may not be quite so dead as it could've been because _ so dead as it could've been because it does seem to have been — because it does seem to have been widespread public following of that guidance to at home. but that's the red warning. _ at home. but that's the red warning, the most serious warning. _ warning, the most serious warning, expired for now and it does _ warning, expired for now and it does now— warning, expired for now and it does now turn its attention to somewhat assessing what damage the storm has actually brought. david, — the storm has actually brought. david, thanks very much. the alerts that were sent out to so many people, that does seem broadly to have worked. ijust want that does seem broadly to have worked. i just want to show you pictures a little earlier from edinburgh, of this isjust coming into land, you can see just in the final moments how the winds, those powerful winds gusting the plane sideways, the pilot doing extraordinarily well to get thejet pilot doing extraordinarily well to get the jet on the ground. but it gives you a sense this edinburgh airport earlier in the dayjust the heights of the winds, the pilots and everyone else grappling with. so a successful

landing there of thatjet grappling with. so a successful landing there of that jet a little earlier. that is scotland. let's turn our attention to the north—west of england because a little earlier i was getting an update from our correspondent bends go field outside manchester. welcome to a rather sunny but also very blustery west yorkshire. we're over the m62 here, not farfrom huddersfield. somewhere called ainley top, which is a lovely beauty spot. it's just over there to my left. as you can see, the traffic is flowing rather well in this part of the world. the m62 heads off towards manchester in that direction. it becomes the highest motorway in england as it travels west. now there are parts of the major road network that are closed today. the humber bridge and the severn crossing as well have been closed to high sided vehicles, at least, if not more traffic as well. the a66 also, which links scotch corner on the a1 with carlisle and penrith over on the m6 is closed to all traffic today,

notjust high sided vehicles. that was closed from midnight overnight and you can see why — there are at least four reports of overturned lorries on the roads in the north of england today, one of which was on the a19 in county durham. there was another on the m6 near carlisle and two that i've seen reported by highways england, one by darlington, another near durham. so there is realjeopardy out there on the roads. drivers here seem to be taking it as safely as possible. the advice from highways england is to slow down in case of debris, to avoid exposed stretches of road, and, of course, to keep both hands on the wheel in case of gusts like the one we're experiencing now. the very latest in the last few minutes, it is reported from police in ireland that a man has died after a tree fell on

his car in county donegal, that is the first death coming from the police in ireland after a tree falling on the car. let me point you to the direction of the website, the life page has all the latest details for my teams, are weather presenters and the pictures, too. keep right up to date, all the latest information there on the bbc�*s live page. hamas has released the names of the hostages to be released on saturday. they are all soldiers who were seized from their army base in southern israel during the october 7 attacks. in return for their release, israel is expected to release about 180 female palestinian detainees. our correspondent nick beek is injerusalem and he gave me more of the latest

hamas have made this announcement, giving the names of the four hostages who will be released tomorrow. as we expected, they are four women and they are members of the idf, the israel defense force, and i can give you the names, the first soldier to be released according to hamas, karina ariev. the second is daniella gilboa. the third, naama levy. the fourth hostage according to hamas to be released tomorrow is liri albag. for theirfamilies, a huge moment of relief, but what happens in the next 24 hours of course is crucial. we have the president because we saw what happened we have the precedent because we saw what happened last weekend with the first round of hostages being released, but these are the four names and what will happen is that hamas will hand over the women to the red cross

and the red cross will then deliver them to idf forces that remain in the gaza strip, so that is what will happen. we anticipate it will take place tomorrow, but of course, just like we saw last weekend, there might be some delays in this process but this is what we are hearing from hamas and these are the four names that they have just released. we wait for any israeli action although i'm sure that we wait for any israeli reaction although i'm sure that will come in the next half an hour, but take me through the exchange and what we are likely to see over the weekend. the first part of this would be the women being released and being brought back to israel to their families, and a few hours later, the choreography will be that the next tranche of prisoners in israeli jails, 180 is the figure that has been talked about although we will have to see if that is actually accurate. but certainly that is what will happen, so the israeli hostages will be released and then

the palestinian prisoners will be released, and all the while the hope is that the process continues, during this initial six weeks, seven weeks of the deal, and that the fighting does not start again, so this is what we expect to take place over this weekend. nick there in jerusalem. in the next few minutes we'll be getting the latest. we'll have the latest with caitriona perry in a moment. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

now to the us — the end of an extraordinary week, which has seen the inaugeration of donald trump for his second term, a tsunami

of executive orders and most recently the declassification ofjfk assassination files. later he heads to california to actually look at the devastation caused by all of those wildfires. let's go back to washington, get back to caitriona perry monitoring all those things. we saw him answering questions earlier and the latest lines from that state he will sign an order, quote, may be getting rid of the us disaster agencies. he has been extremely critical of fema lately. in has been extremely critical of fema lately-— has been extremely critical of fema lately. in relation to the first remarks _ fema lately. in relation to the first remarks but _ fema lately. in relation to the first remarks but he _ fema lately. in relation to the first remarks but he said - first remarks but he said before he travelled to north carolina, already a big difference between donald trump and joe biden and how much donald trump is engaging with the media and giving so many time, his time overfor

questions. and he has said that he is not very happy with fema, to be it's time to get rid of it. he mentioned putting in charge an individual called michael whatley, who is very close with, chairman of the republican party and is from north carolina himself and donald trump puts a lot of trusts in him, having run his campaign with 1538 00:16:31,261 --> 0