alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut. soon as of the questions you have sent. as soon as i am off the outside source set i will go straight back to twitter and try and help with the queries you have got, and of course we will be back at the same time tomorrow and have more chance to speak to anthony, laura and barbara and all of our regular contributors from the us as we try and analyse the trump presidency. plenty more to come. thank you for watching and i will see you tomorrow. bye bye. hello. january will probably turn out to be a dry month and across the south—east colder than average too. we are seeing a change in the weather type through the rest of this week and beyond, strengthening winds, this time from the atlantic, will bring some rain at times but also bring with it some milder air too. often with the mild air we have at this time of the year a lot of cloud. that was the case on monday. this picture taken also of cloudy skies across rather in yorkshire. we still have a lot of cloud around at the moment and dur

alex forsyth reports.rists‘ entry into the united states. with a flourish of his pen, another sweeping change, a halt on visas for people from seven mainly muslim countries, heavy restrictions for refugees wanting to enter the us, to stop, says president trump, another 9/11. i'm establishing new vetting measures to keep radical islamic terrorists out of the united states of america. we don't want ‘em here. with that announcement, confusion. 0n social media, reports of people being stopped at airports. one said an iraqi friend who fled isis was turned back. in doha, claims that iranians with immigrant visas were being returned to iran. in qatar, the father of a former la times employee in iraq reportedly turned back by us officials, what it means for some still unclear. but for the syrian refugees who fled war, there's no question. they are now indefinitely banned from entering the us, and all other refugees are suspended forfour months. like naveen, which is not her real name, a transgender woman who fled

alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut.army. the defence minister, who'd been held by rebellious soldiers, has been released. catriona renton reports. it started on friday, when soldiers blocked the roads, taking over the second—largest city, bouake. and the unrest spread to other cities. un troops queued up, waiting to try and calm the situation down. the reason — the soldiers want improvements in their living conditions, and better pay. the defence minister met soldiers in bouake, and it looked like a deal had been reached. translation: these were not negotiations. we came here to talk with our men, get their concerns, and to give a true account of our talks to the president of the republic. and then the president went on national television, saying he would take into account what they wanted. but he did chastise them. translation: i would like to repeat that this way of making demands is not appropriate. indeed, it tarnishes the image of our country, after all of our efforts in economic development and diplomatic reposit

alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut.e charged a french—canadian student over the shooting dead of six muslim worshippers at a mosque in quebec. a number of others people were injured in the attack, and five remain in a critical condition. alexandre bissonnette made a brief appearance in court, in handcuffs. he faces six counts of murder, and five of attempted murder. from quebec city, aleem maqbool reports. it is a quiet, suburban corner of quebec city that was the site of this bloodshed. a gunman burst into the islamic cultural centre during evening prayers, spraying the worshippers with bullets. police say the victims were all men aged between 35 and 60, including, according to locals, a university professor, and the owner of this butcher's shop, close to where the attack took place. translation: quebec is the most secure city. for me, it's beautiful. so, to have an attack like this here... police said one man was detained close to the scene, but he is now thought to have been just a witness. the suspected gunman fled

alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut. 0ur north america editorjon sopel is at the white house. now going?” what is your sense of where this criticism is now going? i think we have to disentangle two things. one is the row over the policy itself and america is deeply divided on that. there are many americans who think donald trump is absolutely right, his first duty is to keep the people safe and they trust him to do what he says. there are many others, as we have seen, who feel it's com pletely as we have seen, who feel it's completely un—american to pursue what he's doing. the other element is the way it has been implement it. if you are standing up to defend him on that front. it has been shambolic. he has used up valuable political capital and it could embolden his critics going forward. i think that's the worry of the white house now, that people will 110w white house now, that people will now feel emboldened to go after the way donald trump is going about doing his business. and this in a week where the president is now preparing to make his biggest announcement to date. t

alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut.ed after an official at the embassy was secretly filmed saying he wanted to, as he put it, take down some british mps, including the foreign office minister, alan duncan. the senior political officer, shai masot, says sir alan is causing a lot of problems. he goes on to describe the british foreign secretary, borisjohnson, as an idiot. the israeli ambassador said the comments did not reflect the views of his embassy or the israeli government. the president of ivory coast says he has reached a deal to end a mutiny in the army. the defence minister, who had been held by rebellious soldiers, has been released. catrina renton reports. started on friday, when soldiers blocked the roads, taking over the second—largest city. and the unrest read to other cities. un troops queued up, waiting to try and calm the situation down. the reason, the soldiers want improvements in their living conditions and is paid. the defence minister met soldiers in bouake, and it looked like a deal had been reached

from beirut, alex forsyth reports.rotection of the nation from foreign terrorists' entry into the united states. with a flourish of his pen, another sweeping change, a halt on visas for people from seven mainly muslim countries, heavy restrictions for refugees wanting to enter the us, to stop, says president trump, another 9/11. i'm establishing new vetting measures to keep radical islamic terrorists out of the united states of america. we don't want ‘em here. with that announcement, confusion. on social media, reports of people being stopped at airports. one said an iraqi friend who fled isis was turned back. in doha, claims that iranians with immigrant visas were being returned to iran. in qatar, the father of a former la times employee in iraq reportedly turned back by us officials, what it means for some still unclear. but for the syrian refugees who fled war, there's no question. they are now indefinitely banned from entering the us, and all other refugees are suspended forfour months. like naveen, which is not he

alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut.me minister of portugal, mario soares, has died at the age of 92. as a left—wing lawyer, mr soares was jailed under the military—backed regime, before becoming the country's first democratically—elected prime minister. there's been an argument in england over the state of the national health service. the british red cross says there is a humanitarian crisis in english hospitals, but managers deny the claim. last week, over a0 accident and emergency departments had to send ambulances to other hospitals, because they were too full to deal with more patients. in beijing, a new team of environmental police will try to reduce levels of toxic smog engulfing the chinese capital. they'll look for local sources of air pollution, such as open—air barbeques. there's also a plan to reduce coal consumption by thirty %. many residents have been forced to stay in their homes for days at a time over the past month to avoid breathing the polluted air. the president of ivory coast says he's reached a de

alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut.at there's a ‘humanitarian crisis‘ in its hospitals. the comments from the british red cross come as figures show a&e departments have had to shut their doors to patients more than 140 times in december, because of a lack of beds. this afternoon the labour leader jeremy corbyn called upon the government to take urgent action but nhs england says plans are in place to cope and that talk of any humanitarian crisis is overblown. there are flashing images in smitha mundasad‘s report. winter pressures in accident & emergency — some patients waiting a long time to be seen, beds closed because of the winter vomiting bug. this picture isn‘t new. but the british red cross says the strain on england‘s hospitals is so great it amounts to a humanitarian crisis. in recent years, red cross volunteers have been helping patients at home after spells in hospital. but the charity says that cuts to social care means patients do not have the right support at home. so they end up back in a&e. and the syste

from beirut, alex forsythe sent this report.from foreign terrorists‘ entry into the united states. with a flourish of his pen, another sweeping change, a halt on visas for people from seven mainly muslim countries, heavy restrictions for refugees wanting to enter the us, to stop, says president trump, another 9/11. i‘m establishing new vetting measures to keep radical islamic terrorists out of the united states of america. we don‘t want ‘em here. with that announcement, confusion. 0n social media, reports of people being stopped at airports. one said an iraqi friend who fled isis was turned back. in doha, claims that iranians with immigrant visas were being returned to iran. in qatar, the father of a former la times employee in iraq reportedly turned back by us officials, what it means for some is still unclear. but for the syrian refugees who fled war, there‘s no question. they are now indefinitely banned from entering the us, and all other refugees are suspended forfour months. like naveen, which is not her real name, a transg

alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut. for the us than it does now. the president—elect tweeted that having a good relationship with russia was a good thing, saying only "stupid people orfools would think otherwise." an intelligence report yesterday accused russia of interfering in the us election. london underground workers will go on strike tomorrow in industrial action that could affect up to four million commuters. talks aimed at averting a strike broke down today. our business correspondentjoe lynam is at king's cross station in central london. joe, take us through the details. just over three years ago, london underground, in an effort to save money, started a process to close the ticketing offices at old 270 tube stations in london. 830 posts we re tube stations in london. 830 posts were closed, including control room staff that monitored cctv. that was a safety risk too far for the unions, the are empty and dts as a and they demanded jobs be reinstated in the control room and it hasn't happened at the paste the uni

alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut. washington, gary o'donoghue, about the controversy surrounding the executive order. yeah, it seems the order came into effect late last night, pretty immediately that donald trump actually signed it and of course there would have been people in the air at that stage on their way to the us. we are hearing reports of two iraqis who have been detained atjfk airport, we don't know what their status is at the moment. lawyers are working for those, you heard alex in that report talking about the father of the man who used to work for the la times being turned back. so it's sporadic at the moment. we are starting to hear some stories. also uncertainty about whether or not, for example, a green card will allow you in, even if you are from one of those seven countries which has a visa ban. a green card gives you a residency here and right to work but it's not clear whether or not that will be good enough to get you in even at this stage. so huge amounts of uncertainty. those seven countries of

alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut.eil a far—reaching programme of social reform to tackle what she calls the everyday injustices which working families experience. in an article in the sunday telegraph she says that when people voted for brexit, they also voted to change the way the country works. with me is our political correspondent carole walker. 0k. the prime minister wrote an article under her name. obviously an important thing for her to say. what was the main point? the prime minister is talking about something we will hear a lot more about on monday which is a programme of social reform. she says that the vote for brexit was not just about leaving the eu it was people who wa nted leaving the eu it was people who wanted a much wider change in society. she describes it as a quiet revolution we those who feel that the system has been stacked against them for too long. she is going back to some of the things she spoke about when she first stepped into downing street when she spoke about tackling the burning injust

alex forsyth.nus, in the final of the australian open to win a record—breaking 23rd grand slam title. a record—breaking 23rd the 35—year—old will now reclaim her number one ranking. our sports correspondent, katherine downes, reports. in the field of sporting achievement, she now stands alone. this latest victory a defining chapter in the legend of serena williams. chapter in the legend the twist in the tale — only her sister could deny her and open era record 23rd grand slam. and venus had her own fairy tale to write, 36 years old, back from career threatening illness, now with the chance of another grand slam title eight years since her last. but after initial frustration, serena refound that devastating first serve. serena refound that and took the first set. serena refound that venus made her little sisterfight for her piece of history. there it is. for her piece of history. finally, number 23. for her piece of history. serena's the history maker, but together she and venus have revolutionised

alex forsyth, thank you. people who live near main roads may be at greater risk of dementia.entists in canada, one in ten cases could be linked to living near a major road. the researchers say more work is now needed to understand the link. 0ur health correspondent robert pigott reports. arterial roads carry the lifeblood of cities such as toronto, but are a p pa re ntly of cities such as toronto, but are apparently the source of disease as well. a study of nearly 2 million people in nantes reo over 11 years suggested that among people living within 50 metres of a major road, as many as 11% of dementia cases could be the result of traffic —— in 0ntario. tiny particles from exhaust and tyres could be part of the reason. how those particles work are speculative, but one hypothesis is through fairly nonspecific at on information and stress in the body, so we have a potential mechanism that it so we have a potential mechanism thatitis so we have a potential mechanism that it is far from proven. dementia robs people of their memories and leads to increasing disability. 50 million

alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut. commons over the past few hours. our xorrespondent sean curran has been following the debate. our correspondent sean curran has been following the debate. alan duncan is on his feet for the government as we speak. what has been the flavour of the discussions? most of the day they have talked about president trump and his travel ban. we had a statement from boris johnson saying british passport holders would be exempt. that saw some very holders would be exempt. that saw some very heated exchanges and colourful language, loss of comparisons with the 1930s. and then very unusually we had this emergency debate called by the former labour leader ed miliband. that's been a calmer affair and more considered. we have seen longer speeches but we have seen a lot of criticism of this policy. mr miliband suggested it was the sort of policy you would expect from a tinpot dictatorship, suggesting as well that it would make the world a more dangerous place. other mps have suggested that they had be

alex forsyth has spent the day with one of those affected. a desperate sound but all too familiar for the un's refugee reception in beirut. this is where hundreds of thousands of those who fled syria come for aid or advice. this morning, along with the usual queues and quiet resignation, there was added frustration now syrian refugees have been banned from the us. for two years, yasser has wanted to find a new country in which he can to find a new country in which he ca n settle. to find a new country in which he can settle. he said today, even if given the chance, he would never go to america. translation: given the chance, he would never go to america. translationzlj given the chance, he would never go to america. translation: i do not wa nt to to america. translation: i do not want to go to a racist country that discriminate against arabs and muslims. for others, it is another hope fading. like this man, desperate to leave lebanon —— this woman, desperate to leave lebanon and get help for her cancer ridden child. she told me, ijust want to

alex forsyth reports. on lebanon's street the need is clear.one in every four people as a refugee who has fled war in neighbouring syria. some are desperate to return, others want to move on. now all i banned from the usa indefinitely, and refugees from anywhere suspended for four months. this transgender woman anywhere suspended for four months. this tra nsgender woman executed anywhere suspended for four months. this transgender woman executed in iraq, who fled to beirut, was in the process of being resettled in america. that press this, now, it seems, on hold. translation: the moment that i heard the news, my dreams were shattered. my the news, my dreams were shattered. my parents want to kill me. i am terrified they will find out where i am now. i hoped i would feel safe in the us, but i would finally be able to sleep in a country where i have rights and no wanted hurts me. with a flourish of his pen, president trump made sweeping changes to policies for refugees and immigrants, to improve, he said, america's security. we are instigating ne

alex forsyth reports from neighbouring lebanon. fear, panic and chaos.s explosion. many we re of this morning ‘s explosion. many were killed, others wounded by the attack outside a courthouse in a busy commercial district in the centre of the city. translation: busy commercial district in the centre of the city. translationzl car bomb went off in the city centre near civilians, there are no fighters, all of are civilians. as rescue workers search for both survivors and bodies, nobody claimed responsibility for this attack but the city is no stranger to such scenes. azaz is a stronghold of turkish backed syrian rebels involved in a major operation to clear so—called islamic state from northern syria. close to the turkish border. in recent days turkish forces and rebels have continue to target is, which is not included in the fragile ceasefire covering much of syria. azaz has become home to people who have fled fighting elsewhere. today's attack shows that despite the ceasefire, largely holding, people in syria are continuing to die. let's take a look at s

from neighbouring lebanon, alex forsyth sent this report.rmath of this morning's explosion. many were killed, others wounded by the attack outside a courthouse in a busy commercial district in the centre of the city. translation: a car bomb went off in the city centre near civilians. there are no fighters here, all of them civilians. as rescue workers searched for survivors and bodies, no—one had claimed responsibility for this attack, but the city is no stranger to such scenes. azaz is a stronghold of turkish—backed syrian rebels involved in a major operation to clear so—called islamic state from northern syria, close to the turkish border. in recent days, turkish forces and rebels have continued to target is, which isn't included in a fragile ceasefire covering much of syria. azaz has become home to people who have fled fighting elsewhere. the ceasefire, while largely holding, does not mean that people are not buying. today's attack, while devastating, is unlikely to affect this ceasefire or derail peace talks planned for later this month.

alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut. let us have a look at other stories now.ent in england over the state of the national health service. the british red cross says there is a humanitarian crisis in english hospitals. the nhs says it is not yet at that point of crisis. last week there were over 40 amd departments and had to send ambulances to other hospitals. in beijing, a new team of environment or police will try to reduce levels of toxic smog. they are looking for local sources of air pollution and there is plans to reduce coal consumption by 30%. many residents are being forced to stay in our home four days to avoid polluted air. the former president and prime minister of portugal has passed away aged 92. he was the first democratically elected prime minister in the country elected prime minister in the cou ntry after elected prime minister in the country after the collapse of the right—wing dictatorship in 1924. mr suarez represented the face and voice of the freedom of portugal. the government in the ivory coast says it has reached an agreement with sold

alex forsyth reports. last few minutes, the president has finished a phone call in the oval office with president putin. on lebanon's streets, the need is clear. here, everyone in four is a refugee who has fled from syria. many wanting to return, there is desperate to move on. they're all of them banned from the us indefinitely. and refugees from everywhere suspended for four months. like this transgender women who fled iraq to beirut. she was in the process of being resettled in america, that now seems on hold. translation: the moment that i heard the news, my dreams were shattered. my the news, my dreams were shattered. my parents want to kill me. i am terrified they will find out where i am now. i hoped i would feel safer in the us, that i would finally be able to sleep in a country for i have rights and no one could hurt me. with the flourish of his pen, president trump made sweeping changes, he said to improve america's security. iam america's security. i am establishing new vetting measures to keep r

alex forsyth reports on the reaction in some of the countries effected by the ban.es. with a flourish of his pen another change. restrictions for refugees wanting to enter the us to stop, says president trump. i'm establishing a new vetting measures to keep radical islamic state terrorists out of the united states of america. we don't want them here. with that announcement, confusion. 0n social media, reports of people being stopped at airports. 0ne 0n social media, reports of people being stopped at airports. one said an iraqi friend who once fled isis was sent back. indirect —— doha, people with visas were being returned. the father of former la times employee in iraq, reportedly turned back by us officials. what it means for some is still unclear. but, for the syrian refugees who fled war, there is no question. they're now indefinitely banned from entering the us and all other refugees are suspended for four months. like novena which is not her real name, a transgender woman who fled in iraq, persecuted for her sexuality, now living in leven on. —— lebanon. —— ni

let's speak to our correspondent in beirut, alex forsyth.orces have played a key role in the syrian war since 2015, providing support to the syrian regime with heavy air strikes in rebel held areas. so much so moscow is credited with helping turn the tide with its ally bashar al—assad. but at the end of december, vladimir putin announced a partial pull—out of its forces in light of the ceasefire russia helped to broker, and which despite some violations and ongoing violence, is largely holding. today the russian foreign ministry said its aircraft carrier and smaller warships which are based in the mediterranean would be the first to leave. russia will retain a significant military presence in syria, but for some they think this is russia seeing it entering into a different phase with the retaking of aleppo and peace talks later this month. but this isn't the first time russia has announced a withdrawal from syria. it did so in march last year, only to ramp up its presence when the fighting continued. alex, thank you. our top story this lunch

alex forsyth looks back on the day's developments. someone to return, others are desperate to return. now all are banned from the united states indefinitely. refugees from anywhere oi’ indefinitely. refugees from anywhere or suspended forfour indefinitely. refugees from anywhere or suspended for four months. like this woman, transgender, persecuted in iraq who fled to the root —— bearded, was on track to america. the moment i heard the news, my dreams were shattered. my parents wa nt to dreams were shattered. my parents want to kill me. -- beirut. i hope that would feel safe in the united states and i would be able to sleep any country where i have rates and nobody would be able to play. with a flourish of his pain, president trump made sweeping changes. to improve, she said, america's security. i'm establishing new vetting measures to keep radical islamic terrorists out of the united states of america. we don't want ‘em here. the order specifically mentioned suspending entry from seven countries with a predominantly muslim population

here's our correspondent in beirut, alex forsyth.rikes in rebel—held areas, so much so that moscow is credited with helping turn the tide in favour of its ally, the syrian president bashir. but a week or so ago, at the end of december, the russian president vladimir putin announced a partial pull out of its forces, in light of the ceasefire russia helped to broker, and which, despite some violations and ongoing violence, is largely holding, and today the russian foreign ministry said that its aircraft carrier and some smaller warships based in the mediterranean would be the first to leave. smaller warships based in the mediterranean would be the first to leave. russia will retain a significant military presence in syria, but for some this is a sign that moscow sees the syrian conflict entering into a new phase, after it helped the syrian government take control of the key city of aleppo, and with peace talks planned for later this month. but this comes with an important caveat: this isn't the first time russia has announced a withdra

trump's campaign, and many see the move as the president doing what he promised. 0ur correspondent alex forsyther trump's ban has come into force. iamat i am at the un refugee agency deception centre. always a busy place, but busy this morning. amongst the people who have come here to talk about the situation, there is a sense of hopelessness. people are feeling another door has been closed to them. with me is a representative from the refugee resettlement council. what have you been hearing? we provide legal aid to refugees and our clients are devastated. these are people who have worked with the us forces and have worked with the us forces and have us citizen family members. they have us citizen family members. they have been through a rigorous process of applying for entry into the united states and that the last stage of the process they are being told that the option no longer exists. president trump says it's too provide better betting for entry into the us. do you believe that? when people don't know the process, they make snap decisions. people entering the us are the most vetted indivi

will actively hold them accountable for their promise to help us. 0ur middle—east correspondent alex forsythe appears to be largely holding in areas that until a week ago, had seen intense fighting and bombardment. yesterday aun fighting and bombardment. yesterday a un official in aleppo said despite the enormous humanitarian need which still exists, the last few days without violence had allowed some much needed medical supplies, food and shelter to be provided. elsewhere, the violence continues. there are ongoing reports of the syrian regime bombing parts of the damascus countryside which has been under rebel control for four years. it is strategically important because it provides much of the water supplied to damascus, which has had water shortages for some ten days. the rebel groups say the regime's continued bombardment of the area represents a violation of the area represents a violation of the ceasefire agreement. much depends on russia and turkey which brokered the ceasefire, to see if they can exert their influence on those in syria to abide by its terms. after a week, this is only

earlier our correspondent, alex forsyth, gave us the latest from beirut.yrian war since 2015, providing support to the syrian regime with heavy air strikes in rebel—held areas, so much so that moscow is credited with helping turn the tide in favour of its ally, the syrian president bashir. but a week or so ago, at the end of december, the russian president vladimir putin announced a partial pull out of its forces, in light of the ceasefire russia helped to broker, and which, despite some violations and ongoing violence, is largely holding, and today the russian foreign ministry said that its aircraft carrier and some smaller warships based in the mediterranean would be the first to leave. russia will retain a significant military presence in syria, but for some this is a sign that moscow sees the syrian conflict entering into a new phase, after it helped the syrian government take control of the key city of aleppo, and with peace talks planned for later this month. but this comes with an important caveat. this isn't the first time russia has announced a wi

our correspondent, alex forsyth, has spent the morning at the un refugee offices in beirut, on the firstome into force. i'm at the un refugee agency's reception centre, always a busy place. busy this morning. among the people that have come here to talk to the un about their prospects, there is a sense of hopelessness among some, the news coming out of america. of those refugees in lebanon, only a small proportion would have been resettled in the us. still, people are feeling there has been another door closed. with me is kathleen from the un international refugee assistance project. what are you hearing about the impact of this executive order? we provide legal aid to refugees in resettlement. many of our clients are devastated. these are people who have worked with american forces, many people who have us citizen family members. there have been lengthy and rigorous process applying for entry into the united states. at the last stages they are being told this option no longer exists. president trump us claim is there has to be better vetting. do you accept that? my experience has been t