i'm caitriona perry.h a flurry of executive orders — rolling back climate policies, declaring an emergecny at the border and granting pardons to those who stormed the us capitol. donald trump has been attending a multi—faith service at washington's national cathedral — along with the vice president and the speaker of the house. today's other main headlines... a deadly fire engulfs a i2—storey hotel in a turkish ski resort, killing 66 people and injuring over 50. prince harry's legal battle against the publisher of the sun newspaper — which was due to start today — has been delayed. the two sides are said to be involved in settlement talks. here — the prime minister keir starmer announces an inquiry into failings that led to the murders of three young girls in southport last summer. donald trump has started his second term as us president — by signing a series of sweeping executive orders. he declared a national emergency on the us—mexico border, designated drug cartels as terrorist organisations, withdrew

we'll have the latest with caitriona perry in a moment. 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 engagi

let's speak to caitriona perry who's in washington for us now.ill see more of the extreme weather events whether it is flooding or wildfires, and that is interesting given his position on global warming.— interesting given his position on global warming. on globalwarming. indeed, one ofthe on globalwarming. indeed, one of the first— on globalwarming. indeed, one of the first things _ on globalwarming. indeed, one of the first things he _ on globalwarming. indeed, one of the first things he did - on globalwarming. indeed, one of the first things he did on - of the first things he did on monday was to bring the us out of the paris climate accord again, and he has already rowed back on a number of environmental regulations designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in this country and to protect other elements of the environment. he is very set on reversing that, putting america first, tapping the natural resources that are in this country, and we will probably hear that later today. he is on his way to north carolina and he will go to asheville in

live from washington, i'm caitriona perry.e will make a major infrastructure announcement. british prime minister keir starmer announces an inquiry into failings that led to the murders of three young girls in southport last summer. the ceasefire between israel and hamas holds into a third day — with a further exchange of hostages and prisoners expected at the weekend. a deeply personal legal battle for prince harry against the publishers of the the sun newspaper begins today. hello and welcome. four people, including a hotel owner, have been detained after fire swept through a hotel in a popular turkish ski resort, killing 66 people and injuring 51. the blaze is believed to have broken out in the fourth—floor restaurant in the early hours of tuesday morning. there were 234 guests staying at the hotel for the school holidays.

iam i am caitriona perry. you're very welcome.cross the los angeles area have reopened after almost a week of wildfires. but the city is bracing for further blazes with forecasters warning that strong winds are set to return. the strongest winds are expected to be on tuesday, in ventura county, north of la. while they're not expected to match last week's intensity, wind gusts could reach 70 miles per hour, about the force of a categoryi hurricane. three major fires are still burning. the palisades fire has burned more than 23,000 acres and is now 14% contained.

my colleague caitriona perry is in washington and has been following all the developments.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�

i'm caitriona perry officials in the us say they are confident that a ceasefire deal between israel and hamas will go through — despite a delay after israel accused hamas of trying to alter the terms of the agreement. israel's security minister, itamar ben—gvir, who is part of the hardline right—wing faction of the government, threatened to resign if the deal is approved, describing it as a reward for hamas. overnight, afterjubilant scenes in gaza at news of a ceasefire which will not come into effect until sunday at the earliest. israeli airstrikes killed over 80 people including women and children, according to the hamas—run health ministry. our international editor, jeremy bowen, has this report from jerusalem. just a few hours after the ceasefire agreement was announced, men in northern gaza were back digging through the rubble for the dead and wounded after an israeli strike. the ceasefire is not due to start until sunday. then they heard a small voice. boy screams. he was alive. strong enough to wave for help. his name is assad fadel khalifa. his parents, sister, aunt and uncle, w

i am caitriona perry. president donald trump's first full day, a day after being sworn in for a second term as president, following on inauguration ceremony. on monday, he delivered on his promise to immediately sign a blitz of executive orders, among them granting clemency more than 1500 people convicted or charged over the 20 u.s. capitol riot. the former proud boys leader who was jailed for 22 years for conspiracy was released from prison soon after president trump signed the order. president trump commuted the sentence of more than 14 other people. convictions will remain on record. among those is the oath keepers founder who had been serving an 18-year sentence. join me now is our correspondent, emma. can you bring us up-to-date on what has happened there? emma: we've seen people being released from prison here and in other states across the u.s. now, this prison is where a number of january 6 defenders have spent time and were a number of them are still beyond -- behind bars. one woman we spoke to ea

announcer: and now, "bbc news" caitrÍona: i am caitrÍona perry in washington and this is bbc "world news a judge temporarily blocks president trump's order to end automatic citizenship for babies born in the u.s., calling it unconstitutional. president trump threatens new -- tariffs. the trump administration consider sending up to 10,000 more troops to the u.s.-mexico border to stop migrant crossings. ♪ hello and welcome to "world news america." a federal judge has temporarily blocked president donald trump's order to end automatic citizenship for babies born on american soil. the judge in seattle said it is blatantly unconstitutional and barred the administration from implementing it for two weeks. the case is one of several lawsuits challenging donald trump's effort to end birthright citizenship for children born to undocumented migrants and foreign visitors. 22 states are challenging the executive order. our north american correspondent has the latest. >> this would be a difficult one for president trump to get through. for more than 125 years anyone born on u.s. soil does get automat

i'm caitriona perry here at capitol hill.ump has been sworn in as the 14th american president, beginning a second term in the white house. he is only the second u.s. president ever to serve two nonconsecutive terms. in his inaugural address, he promised to the golden age of america begins right now, he says. mr. trump: from this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world. we will be the envy of every nation, and we will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage of any longer. during every single day of the trump administration, i will come a very simply put, -- i will, very simply, put america first. [applause] our sovereignty will be reclaimed. our safety will be restored. the scales of justice will be rebalanced. the vicious, violent, and unfair weaponization of the justice department and our government will end. [applause] and our top priority will be to create a nation that is proud, prosperous, and free. caitriona: president trump is promising a flurry of executive actions on day one

announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> i'm christian fraser with caitriona perry. the context from washington. >> i donald john trump do solemnly swear. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> that i will faithfully execute the office of the united states. >> the office of president of the united states. i will also declare a national energy emergency. we will drill, baby, drill. if you don't make your product in america, which is your prerogative, very simply, you will have to pay a tariff. different amounts. >> a set of pardons for peaceful pro-life protesters. >> they should not have been prosecuted. this is a great honor to sign. >> joining us on the panel. enjoy cheney, democratic strategist and founder on joy strategies. and julie harris, president of the national federation of republican women. ♪ >> a very warm welcome to this special edition of the context from washington. it is friday. we are at the end of president trump's first week in office. we will be reflecting on how it has gone and what it might tell us about his next four years in office. >> 33 exec

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hello, i'm caitriona perry. negotiators in qatar have raised hopes that israel and hamas are on the verge of a ceasefire and hostage release deal. qatar's foreign ministry said key issues have now been addressed, but israel has cautioned that the deal is not there yet. us presidentjoe biden and egyptian president abdel fattah el—sisi are calling on both sides to show flexibility to achieve a truce. a palestinian official told the bbc that the first stage of the deal will likely include the release of 3a israeli hostages, including women, children, the wounded, and the sick. in return, it's expected that israel will release i—thousand palestinian prisoners, including about 100 and 90 in return, it's expected that israel will release 1,000 palestinian prisoners, including about 190 prisoners who have been serving sentences of 15 years or more. the final stage involves an agreement about the reconstruction of gaza — a process that could take years. for more on the situation, here's an update from our state departme

i'm christian with caitrÍona perry.he context" live from washington. >> there is a lot of anxious anticipation, excitement about what we're going to do. >> though he speaks of an emergency order, the numbers are the lowest in some time. >> this is quite a dramatic change and is, frankly, and abrogation of the duties of america to take refugees, as we always have. caitrÍona: caitrÍona: joining us on the panel, former republican congressman and presidential candidate joe walsh. also, washington bureau chief of "usa today," susan page. hello. welcome to our special edition of "the context" live from washington, where for this hour and every day at this time we will be focusing on president trump's second term. we are expecting this our another announcement from the president to added to the growing pile of executive orders that he has already signed this week. christian: but still reverberating around washington, the fallout from the first executive order that he signed on monday to pardon 1500 people who were prosecuted f

i'm caitriona perry at the p to donald trump has been sworn in as america's 47th president, beginningd term in the white house. what he's promising will be a plan to reship america. he's only the second u.s. president ever to serve two nonconsecutive terms. in his address, he promised the golden age of america begins right now, saying he was saved by god to make america great again. referencing that assassination attempt in july. he outlined a raft of executive orders he said he would sign immediately, including the declaration of a national emergency at the border with mexico and the scrapping of government programs. the inauguration ceremony was held indoors because of exceptionally cold weather here in washington, d.c. today. we are looking at life pictures there of the capital one arena where celebrations have moved to. the capital one arena where donald trump, we saw him arrive in his motorcade earlier. he has gone underneath the building there, driving in through a loading dock through the security entrance and he will come up onto the floor of the capital one arena shortly. 20,

he spoke to our chief presenter caitriona perry who began by asking him what he did when the fire started fortunately for me, i started packing up some things. my house was a pretty popular house in the neighbourhood, it had a lot of hollywood memorabilia from bob hope, carol channing, gerry herman, angela lansbury and a number of others. and they often used the house as their own homes for the media in order to stay at home with, they didn't want to use their own homes, so they used mine. the neighbours often joked it was the celebrity home. i think i was very lucky i started getting things out early. i lost a lot of the memorabilia but i managed to get a great deal out. i felt for my neighbours who held out maybe too long. and some of them only got out with the shirts on their backs. i got out with five shirts, four pairs of pants and three shoes. my next—door neighbour's house is completely intact, nothing wrong with it, and yet every other house on the block is gone. it's hard to explain. i'm happy for them, it'sjust everything it hits, it is levelled. there is no resemblance whatsoev

he spoke to our chief presenter caitriona perry, who began by asking him what he did when the fire starteding in. fortunately for me, i started packing up some things. my house was a pretty popular house in the neighbourhood, it had a lot of hollywood memorabilia from bob hope, carol channing, gerry herman, angela lansbury and a number of others. and they often used it as their own homes for the media in order to stay at home with, didn't want to use their own homes, so they used mine. the neighbours often joked it was the celebrity home. i think i was very lucky i started getting things out early. i lost a lot of the memorabilia but i managed to get a great deal out. i felt for my neighbours who held out maybe too long. and some of them only got out with the shirts on their backs. i got out with five shirts, four pairs of pants and three shoes. my next—door neighbour's house is completely intact, nothing wrong with it and every other house on the block is gone. it's hard to explain. i'm happy for them, it'sjust everything it hits, it is levelled. there is no resemblance whatsoever to anyt

i'm caitriona perry officials in the us say they are confident that a ceasefire deal between israel ands security minister, itamar ben—gvir, who is part of the hardline right—wing faction of the government, threatened to resign if the deal is approved, describing it as a reward for hamas. 0vernight, afterjubilant scenes in gaza at news of a ceasefire which will not come into effect until sunday at the earliest. israeli airstrikes killed over 80 people including women and children, according to the hamas—run health ministry. our international editor, jeremy bowen, has this report from jerusalem. just a few hours after the ceasefire agreement was announced, men in northern gaza were back

hello, i'm christian fraser, here with caitriona perry.t of excitement about what we're gonna do. so though he speaks about an emergency at the border the numbers are actually at the lowest number in some time. this is quite a dramatic change and is frankly an aberration - of the duties of america to take refugees - as we've always had. joining us on the panel tonight the former republican congressman and presidential candidatejoe walsh. also here the washington bureau chief of usa. hello, welcome to our special edition of the context, live from washington. where for this hour, and every day at this time we will be focusing on president trump's second term. we are expecting this hour another annoucement from the president, to add to the pile of executive orders he has already signed this week. but still reverberating around washington the fallout from the first executive order he signed monday to pardon 1500 people who were prosecuted for their role in the jan 6 insurrection. according to today, it was a last minute, rip the bandage off de

iam i am caitriona perry. you're very welcome. nearly all public schools across the los angeles area have reopened after almost a week of wildfires. but the city is bracing for further blazes with forecasters warning that strong winds are set to return. the strongest winds are expected to be on tuesday, in ventura county, north of la. while they're not expected to match last week's intensity, wind gusts could reach 70 miles per hour, about the force of a categoryi hurricane. three major fires are still burning. the palisades fire has burned more than 23,000 acres and is now 14% contained. the eaton fire remains the second largest. the la county district attorney announced several prosecutions to do with the fires, seeking those charged were seeking to exploit this tragedy for their own benefit. the debris still smoulders. thousands of acres of damage still untouched by recovery tea ms. today, road blocks and patrols by the national guard have visibly increased. there have now been more than 60 arrests in evacuated areas, mainly fo

of another busy day in the first week of donald trump's presidency lets cross to my colleague caitriona perryous pace catriona — what can we expect today? fast and furious is what he promised. and that is what he has delivered on so far. he has signed a few dozen to executive orders and we expect more. many have focused on immigration and his border tsar told fox news this morning that deportations of undocumented migrants have already begun. he said that agents have already arrested 308 of what he described as serious criminals across the us. we don't have any further details on that. one of the things donald trump promise was mass deportations in their first days of his administration. the most recent executive order he signed was on diversity, equity and inclusion programmes, that basically means that anyone working in those roles in federal places of work will be put on administrative leave at five pn today with a view to them winding down theirjobs on a permanent basis. trump has ordered that private companies need to put an end to their diversity and inclusion of this is as well. we are

another busy day in the first week of donald trump's presidency, let's cross to my colleague caitriona perry been credited by many for playing a decisive role in the israel hamas cease—fire, donald trump is not turning his attention to russia and ukraine? it attention to russia and ukraine?— attention to russia and ukraine? ., , ., ukraine? it would seem that wa . we ukraine? it would seem that way- we are _ ukraine? it would seem that way. we are member- ukraine? it would seem that way. we are member from l ukraine? it would seem that l way. we are member from the way. we are memberfrom the campaign trail that then donald trump, former president, was talking about solving the russia ukraine more within 2a hours of being in office. he's beenin hours of being in office. he's been in office now for more than 2a hours and that obviously has not happened, but he has put a post on truth socialjust in the last hour or so, giving this morning, essentially, to his russian counterpart president vladimir putin to make a deal to end the war now or to face more punitive moves like tariffs, sanctions and

my colleague caitriona perry has been speaking to john kirby, the communications adviser at the whitese. she began by asking him how confident he was that all sides would abide by the deal. well, that is the key question. and implementation is the most important thing right now, now that we have the deal itself. that is why we kept the trump's team fully informed of this negotiation process. that's why president—elect�*s special adviser envoy for the middle east, mr witkoff, was there so he could be fully informed about what implementation it needsto look like because it will will pass to that team to do that. it is going to require commitment and effort, leadership on all sides here, certainly in the region, to make sure that each phase can be achieved and that all the commitments in each phase can be accomplished. and when you mention keeping president—elect trump and his team involved here, have you received assurances from them that they will oversee the implementation and such as it has been agreed so far? absolutely. 100%. mr witkoff was in daily communication multiple times a d

my colleague caitriona perry has been speaking tojohn kirby "i lost my father. enough."as pregnant at the time and now has the couple's baby, rahma. the ceasefire is welcome, but it's not the end of suffering. translation: after the i ceasefire, i want to give my children the best life. i want them to get over the fear we lived. my children are really scared. the terror has settled in their hearts. the scale of rebuilding ahead is immense. fergal keane, bbc news, amman. we have more coverage on the ongoing development surround the ceasefire on the bbc news website and we are running a live stream and live page. in washington, the outgoing biden administration has been hailing the gaza ceasefire deal. them that they will from them that they will oversee the implementation such as it has been agreed so far? absolutely, 100%. mr witkoff was in daily communication multiple times a day with our coordinator who is doing the negotiating. he is aware of every detail of the implementation and he and the incoming team arejust implementation and he and the incoming team are just as

hello, i'm christian fraser, here with caitriona perry, and this is the context on donald trump's first week —— live from washington. i, donald] trump, l do solemnly swear. that i will faithfully execute. the office of president of the united states. i i will also declare _ a national energy emergency. we will drill, baby, drill. cheering if you don't make your product in america, i then, very simply, _ you will have to pay a tariff — differing amounts, but a tariff. - a set of pardons for peaceful pro—life protesters. they should not have been prosecuted. - this is a great - honour to sign this. joining us on the panel tonight — joi chaney, democratic strategist and founder ofjoi strategies, and julie harris, president of the national federation of republican women. a very warm welcome to this special edition of the context live from washington. it's friday. we are at the end of president trump's first week in office. tonight, throughout the programme, we will be reflecting on how it's gone and what it might tell us about his next four years in office. 33 executive orders, countless sp

this is the context on bbc news with christian fraser and caitriona perry. donald trump's first week back in the white house — signing more "day one" executive orders than any president before him. we'll be reflecting on what this means with our panel. and do stay with us, we will have a taster of just what christian has been up to ndc in the first week of trump's so don't go anywhere. 0h, the first week of trump's so don't go anywhere. oh, yeah! laughter. i'm not sure i like the sound of that. ., ., ., , of that. you have to stay tuned until ou of that. you have to stay tuned until you find _ of that. you have to stay tuned until you find that _ of that. you have to stay tuned until you find that what - of that. you have to stay tuned until you find that what we - until you find that what we have talked of parsley. if your week, so you know where you have been, christian. on with the show for now, no friday giggles allowed. donald trump is "proud" to have played a hand in overturning the abortion protections that were enshrined by roe v wade. yesterday, he