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life well planned. nicole: at bdo i feel like a true individual, people value me for me, they care about what i want, my needs, my career path, i matter here. announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" s is bbc news. s mike johnson has been reelected as u.s. house speaker in the first round of voting after overcoming a republican revolt. >> the honorable mike johnson of the state of louisiana, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of

the house of representatives. [applause] anchor: donald trump will be sentenced on the 10th of january in his hush money case. president biden said he has spoken to the families of victims in new orleans and will visit the city on monday. apple agrees to pay $95 million to settle a court case alleging that some of this device were listening to people without permission. a former deputy prime minister is stepping down as -- at his role as social giant -- social media giant meta. hello and welcome. first tonight, the republican congressman mike johnson has narrowly won reelection to the most powerful seat in the u.s. house of representatives. he was donald trump's pick for house speaker, but in a tense first round of voting, three

fellow republicans cast ballots for somebody else. at the very last minute, two of them switch their votes to support johnson. let's take a listen. >> the house will be in order. >> mr. norman, johnson. mr. self, johnson. [applause] anchor: here he is speaking in his maiden speech thanking members of congress for reelecting him. >> today our nation is the envy of the world. because we have been marked by a spirit and a people who are explicitly that. we are explicitly american. we don't try to be like other nations and we recognize that a strong america it is good for the entire world.

everybody around the world knows that. anchor: the house minority leader hakeem jeffries called on both parties to come together. >> it is fair to say that in a democracy, there is a time to campaign and a time to govern. the election is over. this is a new congress. the american people need us as their elected representatives in this season to put down our partisan swords and picked down -- pick up plowshares. [applause] it is time for us to come together. not as democrats or republicans, but as americans. anchor: nemo, a new york judge presiding over president trump's hush money case set sentencing

for january 10. this is 10 days before his white house inauguration. he said he was not inclined to impose jail time on the former president. president joe biden has said he has spoken to the families of the 14 people killed in new orleans. the white house has confirmed that president biden will visit the city on monday. this comes as the brother of the man responsible for the attack says he is struggling to responsible how he could have committed such acts. the fbi says the army veteran acted alone and had said he supported islamic state. he talked about killing his family as well. speaking to cbs news, a 24-year-old said he had no idea why his older half-brother was in new orleans. he spoke of the shock of hearing the news. >> this came as much of a shock to you in the family as it did

everyone else? >> absolutely. >> is there anything that as you look back on it now, you look at it differently? >> maybe he was going through something. he kept it to himself. they caught everybody by surprise. >> are you finding yourself replaying some of those conversations? thinking did you miss something? was there something there that clued you into this? >> no.

most of our conversations were full of laughter. they were joyous. more like conversations you would get from a brother. advice. some things to look out for in life. staying out of trouble. things like that. anchor: the cds correspondent toll us more about this interview. >> these were brothers who are very far apart. in the last 18 months or so, they got to know each other much better. their father had had a stroke. it had been left up to them to care for him. so they talked more. in that time, he said he regarded his brother as someone who is smart and charismatic and liked discipline.

but in the last few months he had noticed a change. he had come back to his religion . he was born and raised as a muslim. he had taken that religion much more seriously in recent months. he had started dressing more conservatively. he had gotten rid of some tattoos, stopped drinking or doing any drugs or any sex outside of marriage. he had also had some financial strain. especially with his most recent divorce. he talked with his younger brother about that. that it had been significantly difficult on him. anchor: the area around where the attack took place has now reopened to the public. some vigils have been held for the 14 people who were killed. our correspondent has more from the scene. reporter: we are the entrance to bourbon street here in new orleans where the attacks took place. this is now or members of the community are coming to honor

the victims. you can see behind me there has been a memorial set up. you can see some of the candles on the ground. each one with a picture and a name representing the 14 victims of this attack. even as these remembrances of these losses are remembering, this city is inching back toward normalcy. bourbon street is back open not only to pedestrians but to car traffic. restaurants and bars are reopened. it feels like this is starting to come back to that sense of liveliness. this is all taking back -- place with the back drop of heightened security. the investigation also continuing here. authorities zeroing in trying to understand the explosives that were used in this attack.

they want to know exactly how they might been made. they did not explode but that does point to a potential larger attack that had been planned. still some focus on the suspect himself. his family speaking out today trying to come to terms with this and understand how he might have been radicalized. we also know that president biden will be here in a number of days. he and the first lady will be meeting with families of the victims. anchor: the japanese steel manufacturer nippon says it will file a lawsuit over president biden's decision to take -- blocky takeover of u.s. steel. present biden said the deal posed a risk to national security and critical supply chains. our north american business correspondent has more on what president biden has done. >> you look back at the history of this deal, you sought u.s. history -- steelworkers saying this was bad for members.

you have joe biden in was his final acts of president blocking the deal. even on the campaign trail, we saw trump and harris both opposed to the deal. now it has been blocked. there could be appeals to trump to reverse it. there is likely to be a legal challenge. that is what nippon has said in the past. we have not heard from either company today. anchor: tell us more about the background to all of this. >> what is unusual is you are seeing a japanese firm being blocked by an american company. it raises questions. the government says it is because of national security concerns.

is it wise to essentially say to an ally of america that your money is not welcome. anchor: apple has agreed to pay millions to settle a case that claimed that some of its devices were listening to people without permission. the tech giant was accused of using siri to eavesdrop on customers. our technology reporter explains what apple was accused of. reporter: this is a case that comes from california. people who have these voice systems, you normally have to activate it to get to listen to

you. and then you can give it commands. anchor: what is apple saying? reporter: i have been trying to contact them all day but i have not heard anything from them. as part of that settlement, they deny any wrongdoing as well as any claims that they recorded or disclosed to any third parties in a conversations or audio of its users without their consent. because you cannot record people.

they deny any wrongdoing. anchor: this return to our top story, mike johnson has narrowly won reelection to the most powerful seat in the u.s. house of representatives. tell us more about who he is and what role he will play now? >> mike johnson really is key to donald trump's agenda moving forward. that is something you have to understand. he has been elected the house speaker. that puts them in a very powerful position to decide what legislation goes forward. he is a trump allied. donald trump fought behind and publicly for mike johnson to be elected. it looked like he might not make it on the first vote. before the vote was officially announced, there was all kinds of arm-twisting going on.

enough to win over the crucial votes that he needed. that meant he was able to win in the first rounds of voting. now he is in a key position going forward for donald trump. anchor: i want to ask you about another story, the sentencing of donald trump on january 10 over his hush money trial. tell us what more we know about that. reporter: this was involving an adult film star. donald trump was convicted on a jury -- by a jury on 44 counts. the judge has said that he may appear by video link. i think the key thing here is it is unlikely that he will serve jail time. that was a possibility for the crimes he committed. but it is pretty clear that he is not going to get jail time

for this crime. even so, donald trump is extremely unhappy about this. he has accused people trying to interfere with his reelection. this means the case will be done before he takes office. anchor: thank you for updating us on both of those stories. there has been a change at the top of metta. -- meta. the former british prime minister is stepping down as chief global affairs officer. he is being replaced by a prominent republican. trump has had a fractious relationship with mark zuckerberg.

>> i think the key thing to understand about this change is that he was brought on to solve the problem in europe right after the cambridge analytical scandal. his job was to make sure that meta did not get into any long-term trouble in europe. european regulators are unhappy with the company. but they have not done anything meaningful. trump selection signals a huge change. meta has been a conflict with trump because it they had him a few years ago after the insurrection in washington. he is someone who they correctly believed can negotiate with all the correct parties so that meta can buy its way into a favorite position with the

administration. i don't think any of the big tech companies are pretending to be neutral anymore. they are very clearly on the side of the republicans. their technology is authoritarian. we as the people who use it are put in a very awkward situation. it does not matter what they do with the content. they are trying to control the communication systems in our society. in a way that limits our options. we as users really need to rethink our relationship with technology project unless we fall victim to more problems going forward. anchor: in south korea, after a dramatic standoff with security, police have called off an attempt to us -- arrests the

former president. the political drama began on december 3 when yoon tried to impose martial law. this reminded people of the dark days of military rule. days of protests followed. parliament voted to impeach him. this was the second attempt to do so. investigators now have until the sixth of january to arrest him until the current award expires. we have this report from seoul. reporter: the standoff started before dawn. police blocked roads around the president's home, pushing back his supporters. as the sun rose, officers moved in on his health to make the arrest, but they were unable to get in. blocked by the 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 with their safety. it has been exactly a month since president yoon since his country into crisis, imposing martial law & order and troops to storm the parliament. he was soon suspended and is being investigated for starting and insurrection. but he has refused to cooperate. he is ignored all requests to come in for questioning. his supporters have stayed loyal, surrounding his home trying to block his arrest. this is totally uncharted territory for south korea. it is the first time he sitting president has ever faced arrest and there is no rulebook for this. he has been stripped of his power but the fact that you have

a legal arrest warrant blocked by his security team raises serious questions about who is in charge. victorious and emboldened, they chant the same unfounded conspiracy theories that he has alluded to. that the last elections were rigged in the country has been infiltrated by pro-north korean forces. >> if they come again, i will come again and stop them. >> they have to kill me first. before they arrest president yoon. reporter: he swore he would fight this until the end and this is exactly what his

supporters are now doing. anchor: australia's northern territory is home to more than 100 thousand saltwater crocodiles living in the wild. the largest population anywhere in the world. although crocodile attacks are rare, last year so the first fatal incident since 2018. it reignited a debate. we have a report. reporter: one of the world's most feared predators, but this is a dream job for them. removing saltwater crocodiles who have come too close to the city. every week they are out on the water securing them and getting them to safety. >> one little slip up with these

guys. reporter: onto the next trap. there are 24 in this harbor that is used for fishing and even some brave swimmers. some people might think why you catch crocodiles? >> it is our job to try to keep people safe as we can. obviously we're not going to capture every crocodile but the more we take out of the harbor, the less risk there will be of an encounter between crocodiles and people. >> they are pretty strong. in my seat happens to be right next to their head. reporter: if released, there is a high chance they will return to the harbor. their removal is part of a new 10 year plan to manage some more than 100,000 crocodiles who lived in the wild here. they have recently increased how many they can remove to control the numbers. this is a huge turnaround. >> we have done what very few

people can do, taking a very serious predator and got it back to what it was historically. ♪ reporter: there is also an education program that other countries are now borrowing. a child was reportedly attacked by a crocodile. every time someone dies, it re-ignites the debate about crocodiles living alongside people. the fact is they bring in money. farms were introduced to reduce illegal poaching. tourism brings in money as well. there is a real push for aberrational -- aboriginal communities to benefit. they are a huge part of the culture. >> what we have to do is provide

benefits to aboriginal people. one of the benefits we deliver is making sure that they are the primary beneficiaries of the industry. reporter: sacred totems and valuable goods. looking after them is a balancing act. anchor: the new year has led to high pollution levels in many cities across asia, including hanoi. a combination of atmospheric conditions and increased emissions as more fuel is burned for heating. a thick coating of smog is hovering over the city. just before we go, at just 17, he has become the youngest ever winner of the world dart championship. it was his second consecutive

appearance in the final. he won against a three-time former champion. he was in tears after throwing the winning dart and said it was a dream to lift the trophy. he picks up a prize of half a million pounds and has been credited with inspiring a new generation of fans. stay with us here on bbc news. ♪

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♪ anchor: anything -- good evening. tonight, mike johnson hangs onto his speaker's gavel in the u.s. house, but a razor thin majority means more battles ahead. people in new orleans try to return to some sense of normalcy as law investment -- endorsement continues to investigate the attack. >>