this is very much, nick bryant _ country? this is very much, nick bryant made _ country?y much, nick bryant made the - country? this is very much, nick bryant made the point| nick bryant made the point rather well in his report there, a battle for the soul of there, a battle for the soul of the republican party. does it move forward on the coat—tails of donald trump or does it distance itself from his somewhat controversial legacy? there are those, for example, lake liz cheney, very influential, mitt romney, who would like to put the trump years behind the republican party, but he remains the most popular politician the party has despite all that has happened over the last few months and particularly its scene by many as a potential force for endorsing them going forward, to win back the house of representatives in two time and the presidency itself in four years time.— and the presidency itself in four years time. and i guess a seech four years time. and i guess a speech like — four years time. and i guess a speech like this _ four years time. and i guess a speech like t

from orlando, florida, our north america correspondent nick bryant sent this.is also had the feel of a revival meeting, a gathering that suggests that if there is to be a battle for the soul of the republican party, then the former president has the numbers to win. the loser of the 2020 election was greeted like a conquering hero. most people in this crowd still believe he won, and the big question on everyone's lips — will he run again? cheering. who knows? i may even decide to beat them a third time, 0k? cheering. but he hasn't yet declared his candidacy. donald trump has always inspired a near cult—like devotion, and at this conservative conference, they even put a golden idol on display. we're praising donald trump, in thanksgiving for all he's accomplished for this nation, and with god's blessing, he will continue to accomplish, we praise the lord. most conservatives here are hoping for his second coming. making america great again remains an article of faith. his part in the storming of the us capitol isn't even seen as a sin. people really admire him and

nick bryant, bbc news, florida.sm of the democrats and joe biden�*s presidency, but trump also levelled direct attacks at republican lawmakers who voted in favour of his impeachment. he listed them each by name and urged voters to remove them from office. the democrats don't have grandstanders like mitt romney, little ben sass, richard burr, bill cassidy, toomey. and in the house, tom rice, south carolina. adam kinsinger. dan newhouse, anthony gonzalez — that's another beauty. fred upton, jamie herrera butler. peter meyer, john katco, david validayer, and of course the warmonger, the person who loves seeing our troops fighting, liz cheney, how about that? the good news is, in her state, she has been censured and in her state, her poll numbers have dropped faster than any human being i have ever seen. so hopefully they will get rid of her with the next election. get rid of them all. larry sabato is the director of the university of virginia's center for politics. he leads sabato�*s crystal ball, which analyses politi

from orlando, florida, our north america correspondent nick bryant sent this.l time in orlando. a trumpian mardi gras. latins for trump! but this also had the feel of a revival meeting, a gathering that suggests that if there is to be a battle for the soul of the republican party, then the former president has the numbers to win. the loser of the 2020 election was greeted like a conquering hero. most people in this crowd still believe he won, and the big question on everyone�*s cheering. who knows? i may even decide to beat them a third time, 0k? cheering. but he hasn't yet declared his candidacy. a near cult—like devotion, and at this conservative conference, they even put a golden idol on display. we're praising donald trump, in thanksgiving for all he's accomplished for this nation, and with god's blessing, he will continue to accomplish, we praise the lord. most conservatives here are hoping for his second coming. making america great again remains an article of faith. his part in the storming of the us capitol isn't even seen as a sin. people really admire

nick bryant, bbc news, florida. stay with us on bbc news. best drama film and chinese—born chloe zhao wins best director. first, the plates slid gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly, the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards, and it was just a matter of seconds as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb. on a remote pacific atoll, the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier, and so my heart went bang, bang, bang! the constitutional rights of - these marchers are their rights as citizens of the united i states, and they should be this religious controversy — i know you don't want to say too much about it — but does it worry you that it's going to boil up when you get to the states? well, it worries me, yes, but i hope everything will be all right in the end, as they say. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a double win for nomadland at hollywood's virtual golden globes. the film wins best drama

my colleague nick bryant had the story as it developed. they've announced what they're calling a khashoggi ban, which is targeting foreign nationals who they say have intimidated, or harassed or assaulted dissidents and journalists, they haven't imposed sanctions on mohammed bin salman. the crown prince will go unpunished. and that development has been fiercely criticised. jamal khashoggi wrote for the washington post and its publisher fred ryan has written: we've also heard from jamal khashoggi's fiance who put out a statement saying: . and some usjournalists and biden supporters have arrived at this point. is the only difference between trump bragging about saving mbs�*s ass and biden acting as if he has no choice but to save mbs�*s ass, is the only difference the words surrounding the decision? well, let's try and answer that. first of all, here's the official explanation. our objective is to recalibrate the relationship, prevent this from ever happening again and find ways, as there are still, to work together with saudi leadership whi

here's my colleague nick bryant in new york on what did happen.on post. its publisher fred ryan has written... we also heard from the fiance of jamal khashoggi. we also heard from the fiance ofjamal khashoggi. and some usjournalists and biden supporters have arrived arrived at this point. as the only difference between trump bragging about saving nbs's as and biden acting like he has no choice but to save mohammed bin salman's as, is the only difference the words surrounding the decision? let's try and answer that. this is the official explanation. our objective is to recalibrate the relationship and prevent this ever happening again. but also to work with the saudi relationship. that mi . ht with the saudi relationship. that miaht be with the saudi relationship. that might be the _ with the saudi relationship. that might be the objective but others suggest there is an evergreen rule of politics at play. it is suggest there is an evergreen rule of politics at play-— of politics at play. it is really eas to of politics at play. it is really easy to

let's bring in our north america correspondent nick bryant. author of the new book, when america stopped being great. nick, thank you forjoining us. joe biden wanted a big win with a big stimulus package. there were a few tweaks, but basically he got what he wanted, didn't he?— wanted, didn't he? promise made, romise wanted, didn't he? promise made, promise kept- _ wanted, didn't he? promise made, promise kept- a — wanted, didn't he? promise made, promise kept. a big _ wanted, didn't he? promise made, promise kept. a big victory - wanted, didn't he? promise made, promise kept. a big victory for - wanted, didn't he? promise made, promise kept. a big victory forjoe | promise kept. a big victory forjoe biden— promise kept. a big victory forjoe biden early— promise kept. a big victory forjoe biden early on in his presidency, taking _ biden early on in his presidency, taking the — biden early on in his presidency, taking the oath of office, celebrating in capitol hill, this walking, — celebrating in capitol hill, this walking, hey, big spender, as h

nick bryant, bbc news, florida.he hong kong authorities say the primary was a plan to overthrow the government. in the uk, a couple and child who had set up camp on a dangerous cliff edge prompted a call out by police and the coastguard. the family were found in a tent along the cleveland way in north yorkshire, an area known for landslips. coastguard rescue officers were sent and gave "safety advice due to the dangerous location of their tent". a very bright meteor, known as a fireball, was captured on doorbell cameras across the the uk last night. it was spotted around 10pm and you could see it for about seven seconds. it was captured on doorbell and security cameras in manchester, cardiff, bath and milton keynes. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. it was a fairly cloudy start to the day, with dense fog and also some mist. now, we're going hang onto some of that even through the course of the afternoon and where that happens, that will peg back the temperature. but it should lift acro

nick bryant, bbc news, florida.ned to open in this summer come what may. he's lobbied government to do more to help the arts sector and its workers over the past year through the pandemic. the theatre impressario owns seven theatres including the london palladium. and lord andrew lloyd webber will be speaking live on bbc breakfast at 8.30 this morning. poldark actor, richard harrington, who was left unemployed by lockdown, says he got on his bike delivering takeaways in london for deliveroo. the 45—year—old said he hadn't worked at "between march and september" but was "grateful" to ride his bike every day. harrington and his partner actress hannah daniel are expecting their second child together later this year. a photographerfrom kilburn has used her extra time during lockdown raising money for charity by taking snaps of dogs and their owners. emily bowden gets behind her lens and offers pet photoshoots at a distance. normally she's a travel photographer but gets a lot out of doing this, raising money for the nhs

my colleague nick bryant had the story as it developed.ampaign guy. and it is a lot more complicated — that�*s true for every leader assuming power — but there are longer—term reasons, too, why the biden administration won�*tjust break with the saudis, and they reach back to 1945. newsreel: the arabian monarch goes aboard the president's cruiser to be i received amid impressive and colourful ceremonies. here we�*re seeing the then—us president franklin roosevelt meeting the saudi king and from this point, american oil companies began working with the saudi state. that made both sides a lot of money and there were benefits beyond that. suzanne maloney of the brookings institution put it this way: and while us imports of saudi oil have been decreasing, the security dimension of this relationship very much remains. america has a number of military bases in saudi arabia, and right across the gulf from saudi arabia is iran, which the us sees as a major security threat. it doesn�*t trust iran�*s nuclear activity, and it knows iran supports milit

i collica nick bryant had this story as it developed.nationals who - developed. -- my colleague. it was| targeting foreign nationals who they say have intimidated, harassed or assaulted incidents and journalists, they haven't imposed sanctions on mohammed bin zalman. crown prince will go unpunished —— bin salman. that has been fiercely criticised. jamal khashoggi wrote for the washington post and his league fred ryan says it appears as though under the biden administration, despots who offer momentarily strategic value to the us might be given a one free murder past. we have also heard from jamal khashoggi's beyonce who put out a statement saying if the crown prince is not punished it will forever that might forever signal that the main culprit get away with murder which will endanger us all and be a stain on our humanity. and some usjournalist and and be a stain on our humanity. and some us journalist and writer —— biden supporters have arrived at this point. if. biden supporters have arrived at this oint. . ., , ' . this point. is the