peter bowes, thank you. you're watching _ distraction. peter bowes, thank you.distraction. peter bowes, thank| you. you're watching bbc news. the prime minister says there is some evidence that the new variant of coronavirus spreading across the uk could be more deadly than the original strain. there was good news, though, on the vaccination programme with a record number — more than 400,000 first doses — administered in the past 2a hours. but borisjohnson warned the infection rate is still high and he said he can't consider lifting restrictions in england until the vaccination programmes are working. with more, here's our health editor hugh pym. it's been another frantic week for hospitals like this one at clacton in essex. more covid beds have been set up to try and meet the surge in patient numbers. while most pull through, some don't. now, there's news that a new variant of the virus, which first spread in the south east of england, could be more deadly than the first strain. we've been informed today that in addition to spreading more quickly, it also now a

let's get the latest from our north america correspondent, peter bowes. ter, this is a huge week for the us and a lot of tension and anxiety about health it will all go off? it anxiety about health it will all go off?— anxiety about health it will all go off? anxiety about health it will all no off? , ., ., , ., all go off? it is going to be a momentous _ all go off? it is going to be a momentous week— all go off? it is going to be a momentous week in - all go off? it is going to be a momentous week in the - all go off? it is going to be a i momentous week in the united states for all sorts of reasons. of course it is the end of the trump presidency after a tumultuous four years of controversy after controversy a nd of controversy after controversy and of course the biggest controversy of the lot coming right at the end with mr trump contesting the election result, never conceding it, never congratulating joe biden, his successor, joe biden 78 years old, the oldest person to assume the presidency, so for all sorts of reasons, all eyes will be on the inaugu

peter bowes there.by professor michael gerhardt from the university of north carolina. he testified in the impeachment proceedings against both bill clinton in 1998 and donald trump in 2020. i asked him what he would say if he was asked to testify again. well, i would say that i think the house is perfectly positioned and has great legitimacy in proceeding with the consideration of impeaching president trump a second time. i think there's no doubt whatsoever that the misconduct that the president has exhibited this week qualifies as impeachable and therefore, the only real question is whether or not the house has the will to move forward to impeach the president for trying to undermine the legitimacy of the presidential election and inciting or encouraging behaviour that damaged the house, damaged congress, and also left five people dead. how might the president offer a defence? i think the president's defence will actually be first — i can hear it now — it's just another witch—hunt and that he is not r

let's speak now to our correspondent peter bowes. peter, there is enough a lot of developments.'s start with impeachment. bring us right up to date on the possible timetable for that. yes, james, events a re timetable for that. yes, james, events are moving quickly, and we are getting a clearer outline of how things could u nfold outline of how things could unfold during this week, with articles of impeachment. we have also really just articles of impeachment. we have also reallyjust seen a letter that nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house, has sent to her colleagues outline the options as well, and before they get to impeachment, the intention is to try to pass a resolution in the house that will urge the vice president mike pence and the cabinet to convene to invoke the 20 for the amendment of the us constitution. this is something we heard a lot about over the last few days —— 25th amendment. this isn't a moment which would essentially declare, if agreed upon by the majority of the cabinet and the vice president, the president mrtrump incapable of vice president, the preside

peter bowes, bbc news.ntists published the genetic code of covid—i9, which has gone on to kill nearly two million people worldwide and left governments searching for the best way to treat the virus. sequencing the genome of sars—cov—2 has been vital in allowing scientists to track how it mutates, and spot any potential outbreaks. let's speak to our science correspondent, victoria gill. an extraordinary story of how this was released to the world, the chinese authorities were criticised for being slow on some things, but u nless for being slow on some things, but unless they were quick. yeah, testa m e nt, unless they were quick. yeah, testament, i think, unless they were quick. yeah, testament, ithink, to unless they were quick. yeah, testament, i think, to the fact that scientists were able to work across those international borders without interference and get the genome online. it was five days between having sequenced the genome that the professor who was at the beijing centre for disease control got ho

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. the headlines on bbc news... the head of nhs england mass vaccinations begin at another ten centres in england from tomorrow — as the foreign secretary pledges every adult in the uk will be offered a first dose by september. the anti—kremlin activist alexei navalny is detained in moscow, embracing his wife before he was taken away. mr navalny flew back to russia for the first time since he was nearly killed by a nerve agent attack last year. the music producer phil spector has died, while serving a prison sentence for murder. in 2009 he was found guilty of killing the actress lana clarkson six years earlier, at his house in california. during his career, spector was credited with transforming pop with his "wall of sound" recordings, working with acts such as the righteous brothers, and ike and tina turner and john lennon. this report from our arts correspondent david silitto. # do you know what you did today...# the final public chapter of phil spector�*s life was a court case, a conviction for murder. he appeare

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.nment and their attempt to maintain security, two female judges have been shot dead in kabul. both justices served on afghanistan's supreme court. our world affairs correspondent yogita limaye is in kabul and following developments. government officials are telling us that the two female judges were on their way to work in a car when they were shot at. they were both killed, their driver was injured. so far, we don't know who carried out this attack, but it is the latest in a series of targeted killings and assassination attempts that have taken place on journalists, women's rights activists, women in prominentjobs here in afghanistan. earlier, the afghan government blamed the taliban for these attacks. a few days ago, i met saba sahar, afghanistan's first female movie director and actress, and also a policewoman who was attacked in august last year. she was shot multiple times but she survived the attack. she says the taliban was behind the attack on her and she says it is because she

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. we have had the latest uk figures in for coronavirus. 671 new deaths, that is down from 1295 yesterday. 38598 new cases, down a little again from yesterday, 41346, and the current vaccination total that has been figure that has been issued by the government is over 3 million. this of course is on the eve, though, of the roll out of another ten mass vaccination centre, which will be opening at 8.00am tomorrow. the russian opposition activist, alexei navalny, is flying back to russia this afternoon — and is expected to land shortly — following his treatment for novichok poisoning in germany. seen here in boarding the plane earlier this afternoon, he is expected to arrive in moscow in the next hour or so. he was taken ill on a flight from siberia to moscow in august, and doctors in berlin subsequently found he had come into contact with the nerve agent. he is travelling with his wife yulia, she has been supporting him while he was recovering in germany. he is expected to be arrested as soon as he lands in moscow, in terms of a suspended sen

peter bowes.ment against former president donald trump will be delivered to the senate on monday. the leader of the republican minority, mitch mcconnell, asked for a delay to the beginning of the trial to allow the defence time to prepare. the senate majority leader, chuck schumer, set out the timing. once the briefs are drafted, presentation by the parties will commence the week of february 8. the january 6 insurrection at the capitol incited by donald] trump was a day none of us will ever forget. we all want to put this awful chapter in our nation's history behind us. but healing and unity will only come if there is truth and accountability, and that is what this trial will provide. our washington correspondent, lebo diseko, explained what the delay to the start of the impeachment trial would mean. once the briefs are drafted, presentation by the parties will commence the week of february 8. so they are still going to deliver the article of impeachment on monday. they will see — the people that

peter bowes is our north america correspondent.a correspondent. us through the process ongoing talk us through the process ongoing in the senate. yes, the process continues, the one that had to be halted abruptly earlier in the day when those protesters stormed into the building and they picked up exactly where they were. they we re exactly where they were. they were assessing arizona, the joint session had split into two, the senate and house were debating an objection to the result of the state of arizona and that was rejected by both houses. now they are doing exactly the same thing after an objection was raised on the result in the state of pennsylvania. so what was a joint session, the two houses of the upper and lower house, separately debating that objection and now there is no chance of that actually going ahead and being confirmed by either house — there is clearly no majority in favour of opposing that objection, so we expected to be dismissed, and then they will continue going from through the 50 states and let's see if

peter bowes, bbc news.ws: england's health secretrary has given a new warning that the british national health service could soon be overwhelmed by the spread of coronavirus. it echoes concerns from england's chief medical officer — who says if hospitals are overwhelmed, this will lead to avoidable deaths. the labour leader, sir keir starmer is calling on the uk government to bring back daily briefings to help reiterate the "stay at home" message to the public. it comes as asymptomatic testing in the uk is ramped up and more than half a million people over the age of 80 are invited to mass vaccination centres. when the coronavirus was still in its early stages, one of the theories about its origins involved a rare animal — the pangolin. they're among the most trafficked mammals in the world. our africa correspondent andrew harding reports on south africa's efforts to rein in the illegal trade. get on the ground! get on the ground now! a sting operation by south african police. they've lured a gang of suspec

peter bowes.shwayo davis is an infectious disease physician at the washington university school of medicine. earlier, iasked her if president biden�*s aim of 100 million vaccinations in his first 100 days in office is achievable. we are happy to hear it. we are happy to see dr fauci at the helm and we're happy to see dr walensky at the cdc, and seeing the science come to the forefront. we need these vaccines. the initial roll—out was woefully inadequate. we are not nearly where we need to be. and the most challenging area that we are having is being black and brown communities who are the fewest as far as who has been getting this vaccine — even in healthcare workers. so what dr fauci says about communication, what president biden says about vaccine is exactly what is needed. and why is that the case? why are so few african—americans being vaccinated? this an issue of mistrust and vaccine hesitancy. i've been on the show before talking about long—standing history of mistrust and black and brown co

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.world's biggest coronavirus vaccination campaigns is underway in india. prime minister narendra modi said such an ambitious project had never been attempted before. the huge inoculation programme aims to reach 300 million people by august. healthcare staff and frontline workers will be among the first to receive the doses. since the pandemic began india has confirmed over 10 million cases. that's the second highest number in the world. rajini vaidyanathan reports from delhi. in a nation of well over a billion people, 34—year—old hospital cleaner manish kumar became the first to receive a coronavirus vaccine. translation: the fear in my mind has gone. i everyone should get the vaccine, as this is how we save oui’ country. the country's prime minister narendra modi used a virtual address to kick off what he described as the world's largest immunisation programme. front line and health care workers take priority in the initial roll—out. at this hospital in delhi, they were given the red c

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. to be reopened, with a new investment package worth almost £800 million. east west rail, which will eventually connect 0xford and cambridge, will get £760 million to open new parts of the line. the northumberland line, which still carries freight, will get £34 million aimed at reintroducing passenger services. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies reports. in the 1960s, many stations and railway lines were cut, some under the advice of civil servant richard beeching. the line from oxford to cambridge was cut in 1968 after the report. today the government announced £760 million of funding to continue to bring it back. but life after covid could look very different and it could take a while for the numbers to bounce back of people using the railways. why are you investing this money now? it’s you investing this money now? it�*3 important to look at the future and with the jabs going into people's arms we can see there will be life after coronavirus. we want people to get out and a

peter bowes sent this report.—up continues in washington, but this is a mess that won't be brushed under the carpet. the country has been shaken to the core. mob violence at the heart of american government. condemnation of the violence was slow to come from one branch of government, the white house, but more than 2a hours after the capitol building was ransacked, donald trump's tone has changed. in a new video, the president condemns what he calls the heinous attack, saying he's outraged by the violence, lawlessness and mayhem. the demonstrators who infiltrated the capitol have defiled the seat of american democracy. to those who engaged in the acts of violence and destruction, you do not represent our country. and to those who broke the law, you will pay. the president defends his decision to challenge the election results, but he doesn't repeat his unfounded claims that the process was rigged. two members of the cabinet have now resigned, blaming mr trump for the violence. the latest is the education secretary,

joining me now from los angeles is our north america correspondent, peter bowes.r bowes. ambitious target, 100 million an ambitious target, 100 million in the first 100 days and part of a bigger ambitious plan to change the way the administration is going to tackle covi. —— administration is going to tackle covi. -- ??macr01 administration is going to tackle covi. —— 7 ?macr01 three. and tackle covi. —— 7 7macr01 three. and tackling covid has been first on the list since he ever decided to start tackling the pandemic. he's described trump administration's efforts, especially as it applies to getting the vaccine out as an abysmal failure. getting the vaccine out as an abysmalfailure. he says he has abysmalfailure. he says he has a lot of work to do there, he is signing the executive waters and all it takes is a signature to make things happen. this won't take a long time to get through congress. he can immediately order the compulsory wearing of masks in federal buildings, government buildings also in transportation, on buses and trains, on planes and other places

peter bowes, bbc news.e responsible for the attack. one former fbi agent, rick smith, says the breadth of the security failings are still shocking. i think anyone in the security business was appalled by the lack of security. the consequence of the poor planning. no one really understands how that could happen. it isa understands how that could happen. it is a sad day here, a very sad day, and embarrassing, really. particularly for anyone in the security business. i have a lot of friends in the secret service, i was a former fbi agent, and none of us can understand or appreciate why and how this happened. it should never have happened and can never happen again. the thing was banned for like three weeks, it was not an ad hoc function, it was not organised overnight or a couple of days before, it was known for three or four weeks. the lack of intelligence was a serious problem. and then when things started, there did not seem to bea things started, there did not seem to be a protocol to stop it. it did not s

peter bowes, bbc news.e and food supplies on sunday to areas cut off by storm filomena which brought the heaviest snowfall in decades across central spain and killed four people. sylvia lennan—spence reports. swept away, two people died after storm filomena struck this road near malaga in southern spain. another two people froze to death in the capital and an eastern city. translation: we are amidst the worst snow storm that has hit the country since records began. in places like madrid, we have seen the biggest snowfall in recent decades. this is an exceptional situation that has exceeded even the most pessimistic forecasts. around 20,000 kilometres of road were affected. 1500 people trapped in cars needed rescuing — with the police, civil guard and the military‘s emergency unit all in action. passengers were snowed in at spain's main airport. translation: we had to sleep here, they didn't give us food or drink, we had to lie on the luggage belt and desks. before this, some parts of the northeastern aragon

peter bowes, bbc news. no president has ever been impeached twice before.out the current action. we have just had an update from a prominent democrat, the majority whip in the house of representatives james clyburn, and he said he thinks the house could vote on those articles of impeachment as early as wednesday. but when it comes to presenting them to the senate they are willing to wait around 100 days. now, you probably know that once the senate receives those articles of impeachment, it has to prioritise them and can't do anything else. the worry forjoe biden had been that if this started on january 20th, he might not be able to get his cabinet confirmed and do all the other things he says are priorities for him, so, looking at the pandemic, the vaccines, and also the economy. he wouldn't have been able to look at those until this trial was done. so, very interesting to hear james clyburn say, look, we understand the game here and we are willing to wait this out but we will get our trial in the senate. just to be clear, you don't have to be a serving pre

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.at the top priorities of the biden administration's foreign policy agenda a little later. a curfew comes into force in the netherlands tonight as part of further measures to contain coronavirus. the stay at home order runs from 9pm at night to 4:30am in the morning. anyone outdoors will need a valid work reason, or it must be an emergency. anna holligan reports from the hague. this is a reflection of how serious dutch politicians see the threat posed by these mutated strains. they are now bringing in new rules they previously ruled out as too draconian and excessive for a rule—abiding nation. the curfew is designed to reduce social gatherings. since bars and restaurants closed last month, there's been a significant increase in the number of house parties and underground raves. flights are now banned from areas considered high risk where the new variants were first detected — so the uk, south africa and south america. this ban will stay in place for at least a month or until the law cha

peter bowes speaking to me a little earlier.ell, as the us and much of the world continues to deal with the fall out from coronavirus, this week marks one year since the first covid lockdown — when the chinese government confined almost 60 million people to their homes in the city of wuhan, and the surrounding province. it was the first real glimpse of the devastation that was soon to sweep the world. but as our china correspondent john sudworth reports, one year on, many there see it as the scene of a great victory. nowadays in wuhan, it's the mundane normality that's striking. with the traffic jams and the bustling streets, all such a far cry from this. in january last year, wuhan was ground zero, the place where the pandemic began and the first to experience lockdown. one year on, the city's moved on and a remarkable new narrative has taken hold. "the virus came here from other countries," this stall owner tells me. "china is a victim." where did it come from? "it came from america," this woman insists. there's even official

peter bowes there.rom indonesia say the boeing 737 airliner that crashed on saturday broke apart as soon as it hit the water — and that debris found so far has come from a relatively small area. 62 passengers and crew were on board the sriwijaya air jet — which disappeared from radar screens over the sea just four minutes after taking off from the capital jakarta. 0ur south—east asia correspondentjonathan head reports. better weather allowed a small flotilla of ships to make progress in the search for flight sj182 in the sea north of the capital, jakarta. the boeing 737 crashed just four minutes into its journey. the location was quickly identified, allowing teams of divers to locate wreckage on the sea floor and, they believe, signals from the flight recorders. translation: there are two signals coming from the black boxes. these can be continuously monitored so we can mark their co—ordinates. hopefully we can retrieve them soon and identify the cause of the crash. throughout the day, they brought back

our north america correspondent peter bowes reports.n as the next president. unprecedented security around the capitol building, where the national guard is on patrol. from tomorrow, parts of the city will be under lockdown, and president trump has approved a state of emergency lasting until the end of next week. inside the capitol, more political high drama. the democrats don't want to wait to see the back of mr trump. they want him out now. resolution calling on vice—president michael r pence to convene... it's a long shot, but they're hoping the vice—president and a majority of the cabinet will agree to invoke the 25th amendment, declaring mr trump unfit to continue in office. he will be removed immediately. if that doesn't happen, the democrats will move forward with articles of impeachment, accusing the president of incitement of insurrection, that he gravely endangered the security of the united states. around the country, feelings are running high. you know, if one of us was inciting a riot we would get thrown in jail, so i think

peter bowes, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. the headlines...hief medical officer. chris whitty says hospitals could soon be overwhelmed — leading to avoidable deaths. it comes as asymptomatic testing in the uk is ramped up and more than half a million people over the age of 80 are invited to mass vaccination centres — with the government pledging vaccines for the rest of the adult population by the autumn. rescue teams in indonesia have found the black box flight recorders of the boeing passenger plane that crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff. 62 people were on board. when the coronavirus was still in its early stages, one of the theories about its origins involved a rare animal — theppangolin. they‘re among the most trafficked mammals in the world. our africa correspondent andrew harding reports on south africa‘s efforts to rein in the illegal trade. get on the ground! get on the ground now! a sting operation by south african police. they‘ve lured a gang of suspected smugglers to this car park in order to arrest them. one, two, three, f

peter bowes, bbc news.ic code of covid—i9, which has gone on to kill nearly two million people worldwide, and left governments searching for the best way to treat the virus. sequencing the genome of sars cov—2 has been vital in allowing scientists to track how it mutates, and spot any potential outbreaks. emma thomson is professor in infectious diseases at the university of glasgow and is part of the covid—i9 genomics uk consortium, which monitors the virus and has analysed the new uk variant. thank forjoining thank for joining us thank forjoining us here. this comes as the you who team has been denied access on the ground so there is still a lot that we don't know about this virus but how important was that first testing in terms of the development of vaccines and where we are now in combating the virus? well, it was essential for the development of vaccines and these vaccines have been more rapidly developed than any other vaccine in our history. so, getting the genetics sequenced so rapidly is so extraor

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.divers will try to retrieve the data recorders of a sriwijaya air jet that plunged into the sea two days ago with 62 people on board minutes after take off from jakarta's main airport. reports from indonesia say the boeing 737 broke apart as soon as it hit the water, and that debris found so far has come from a relatively small area. callistasia wijaya from our indonesian service is at the port injakarta. how is that effort going, to retrieve the recorders? yes, so, today the search of the remains of the aircraft continues where the team are trying to retrieve two black boxes that can reveal the mystery on why the plane stopped sending signals less than five minutes after takeoff. i am than five minutes after takeoff. iam herrick than five minutes after takeoff. i am herrick in a port in north jakarta when i thought several ships being deployed to continue with the search and officials have also said they will try to expand the search area in order to intent defy their effort. and now

peter bowes there. on two other news now. —— on to other news now.y the boeing 737 airliner that crashed on saturday broke apart as soon as it hit the water and that debris found so far has come from a relatively small area. 62 passengers and crew were on board the sriwijaya air jet, which disappeared from radar screens over the sea, just four minutes after taking off from the capital jakarta. our south east asia correspondentjonathan head reports. better weather allowed a small flotilla of ships to make progress in the search for flight sj182 in the sea north of the capital, jakarta. the boeing 737 crashed just four minutes into its journey. the location was quickly identified, allowing teams of divers to locate wreckage on the sea floor and, they believe, signals from the flight recorders. translation: there are two signals coming from the black boxes. these can be continuously monitored so we can mark their co—ordinates. hopefully, we can retrieve them soon and identify the cause of the crash. throughout the day, they brought back debris clearly i

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.atened to disable its search function in australia if the government passes a law forcing digital giants, such as it and facebook, to pay local media outlets for using their news content. if they can't agree, a government arbitrator would set the price. google's australian director, mel silva, told a senate committee that the proposed media code was untenable and would create a dangerous precedent. if this version of the code were to become law it would give us no real choice but to stop making google search available in australia. in its current form, the code remains unworkable and if it became law would hurt notjust google but small publishers, small businesses, and the millions of australians who use our services every day. mel silvia's comments drew a sharp reaction from australia's prime minister, scott morrison. australia makes our rules for things you can do in australia. that's done in our parliament, that's done by our government. and that is how things work in australia and

that a very different tone. was peter bowes there.esident trump's most high profile cabinet members has joined the growing list of people who have resigned from his administration because of his speech to demonstrators before the attack on congress. the education secretary betsy devos said the behaviour of the demonstrators was unconscionable, but she said there was no mistaking the impact president trump's rhetoric on wednesday had on the situation. the ease with which trump supporters were able to storm congress has raised serious questions about security in washington. the head of capitol police is resigning. our correspondent aleem manool has been speaking to some of those caught up in the chaos of wednesday night. no remorse, no guilt, no regrets. those who travelled to washington from across the country to protest are today sightseeing. yesterday had to happen. the shock and disgust is felt elsewhere, not here. how do you feel about it all? i feel very privileged that i was a part of yesterday. ifight forfreedom and democracy. e

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. uk's aviation sector urgently needs more government support if it is to survive another long period of coronavirus restrictions. from monday, all travel corridors to the uk will be closed to try to prevent the arrival of any new variants of covid. the change means anyone travelling to the uk will need proof of a negative covid test. they'll also need to isolate on arrival for at least five days. charlotte wright reports. another measure to tighten up travel. this week saw passengers from south america and portugal banned from flying into the uk to stop the spread of a new covid strain from brazil. but the government says it may be difficult to predict where new variants might come from and so further action is needed. to protect us against the risk of as yet unidentified new strains we will also temporarily close all travel corridors from 01100 hours on monday. this latest announcement is not a travel ban. it introduces quarantine for passengers no matter where they have flown from in

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. let us take you live to dc.itary presence, a lots of people are describing it as war zone after that attack and muriel bowser the mayor has implemented a state of emergency to the day after the inauguration, january 21st, much of it boarded up. national mall spans that from congress, the lincoln memorial closed. fences round the capitol. normally at this time of the year, a lot of people are coming in to dc, for inauguration parties, this year, a lot of people have left, or have actually been told they simply won't be able to take part. the russian opposition activist, alexei navalny, is flying back to russia this afternoon, following his treatment for novichok poisoning in germany. seen here in boarding the plane earlier this afternoon, mr navalny is expected to arrive in moscow in the next hour or so. it is five months after he very nearly died. it is five months after he very nearly died. he was taken ill on a flight from siberia to moscow in august, and doctors in berlin subsequently found he had come into c

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.with canada's prime minister, justin trudeau, was described as warm and friendly. the two leaders, seen here at an earlier meeting, found common ground on the response to the pandemic and climate change. there were issues about the oil pipeline at the biden administration does not favour, but the trump administration did. two million doses of the oxford astrazeneca covid—19 vaccine have arrived in brazil. the vaccines were transported from india's serum institute, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer. brazil's regulator has approved two vaccines — the oxford—astrazeneca and china's sinovac. brazil has the world's second—highest death toll from coronavirus and cases are rising again across the country. hong kong has implemented its first full lockdown since the start of the pandemic to halt the spread of an outbreak in the south of the kowloon peninsula. 10,000 people in the densely populated neighbourhood ofjordan must stay at home for two days, after authorities said the risk of i

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.is flying back to russia this afternoon, following his treatment for novichok poisoning in germany. he was taken ill on a flight from siberia to moscow in august, and doctors in berlin subsequently found he had come into contact with the nerve agent. mr navalny is expected to be arrested upon his arrival in russia for breaching the terms of a suspended sentence. the uk government is moving to head off a rebellion by backbench mps, who could support a labour proposal to extend the temporary £20 a week increase in universal credit. (tx the chancellor introduced the rise last april, the chancellor introduced the rise last april, as the pandemic hitjobs and family finances, but it is due to run out in march. conservative mps have been told to abstain on labour's vote tommorrow. the foreign secretary has said this morning that the uplift was always a "temporary measure". let's discuss this further with mike brewer — chief economist at the resolution foundation, a think tank focused on impro

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.ent gary o'donoghue. and there is one person at the centre of all of this, and we haven't heard from him? he has been absolutely silent, hasn't he, since that second video message last week, after the storming of the capitol. we understand that he is going to head to texas possibly tomorrow to inspect the border wall, as part of some kind of reprieve of what he sees as his achievements of the presidency. meanwhile in congress today they are going to start this process , today they are going to start this process, simon, of firstly putting pressure on the president to invoke the 25th amendment, which allows the vice—president and the cabinet to remove donald trump. that is unlikely not to go very far. but secondly, democrats looking at impeachment, a second historic impeachment, a second historic impeachment of this president. it might not come to a trial in the senate, impeachment is just a charge, remember, but he would be the first ever president to be impeached twice. that may not m

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. an expert in american politics from the university of essex. thank you very much for being with us. so fortress america, extraordinary scenes, really. find us. so fortress america, extraordinary scenes, really. and it is really unprecedented. _ extraordinary scenes, really. and it is really unprecedented. every - is really unprecedented. every inauguration has security concerns, there are always concerned that president 0bama could have been targeted. that part is nothing new, but this is something we have never seen before what the fbi has all these alerts about armed protests and alter state capitals, where you have travel restrictions around dc that people can't use the metro, where legislators attended the inauguration feel they have to their own armed security personnel. you also have general concerns about soft targets, about possible sniper activity. you can get back to the issue with the state capitals, i know they are bringing in the national guard, but the state capital don't

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.lared the winner of the country's presidential election. mr museveni has held the post since 1986. uganda's electoral commission has dismissed allegations of vote rigging made by the opposition candidate bobi wine, a former pop star. dozens of people were killed during violence in the run—up to friday's election. the uk, france and germany are warning iran against carrying out work on uranium metal—based fuel if it wants to preserve the 2015 iran nuclear deal. it comes as the us — which pulled out of the deal under president trump in 2018 — imposed new sanctions on companies dealing with iran, in the final few days of his presidency. prince william has spoken about the impact of seeing death and suffering while working as an air ambulance pilot. in a video call with emergency responders and counsellors from hospice uk'sjust b bereavement support line, he said he could understand the immense pressure frontline staff were under. a lot of the people, a lot of the public don't understand t

here's our north america correspondent peter bowes. to work. with a stack of executive orders to be signed, joe biden wasted no time in putting pen to paper. a signature is all it takes to reverse some of donald trump's key policies, and to reinvigorate a coronavirus effort that mr biden said had been a dismalfailure. the death toll will likely top 500,000 next month. the cases will continue to mount. we didn't get into this mess overnight, and it's going to take months for us to turn things around. but let me be equally clear — we will get through this. the plan is ambitious — according to mr biden, one of the greatest operational challenges america has ever undertaken — 100 million doses of the vaccine in 100 days. working alongsidejoe biden, a familiarface — dr anthony fauci, america's leading infectious disease expert, who was part of the trump administration's coronavirus task force. he said mr biden's approach — with the federal government taking control of the vaccine roll—out — could see normal life returning by the autumn. the

let's get the latest now from our north america correspondent peter bowes. dnesday's inauguration expected to look like? yes, good morning to you. it is certainly going to be a very different inauguration. the event itself will be largely virtual. very few people have been invited because of covid—i9, of course. the key characters will be there, joe biden and his wife and others, president trump will not be there. but it will be taking place in a city which currently resembles a fortress, and thatis currently resembles a fortress, and that is because of the huge amount of security. there will be more troops in washington, more members of the national guard, than are in iraq, syria and afghanistan. something like 25,000 by next wednesday. that is because of warnings issued by the fbi but there could be more armed protests by supporters of president trump. that is something which it is feared could be repeated around the country in every state capital. i'm in california at the moment and certainly there is lots of security at the state capital here, which is sa

let's get the latest from our north america correspondent, peter bowes. ort in the us congress. how much responsibility to she and republicans like her take for what we have seen in recent weeks in the us? —— first open qanon supporter. there are plenty of americans who would say there is a significant amount of responsibility lying on the shoulders like this congresswoman and others. you have echoed _ congresswoman and others. you have echoed the _ congresswoman and others. 7m. have echoed the views of president trump, especially those claims that we have been hearing about for the last few weeks from mr trump that the election was stolen from him among his arguments with election officials and again, this is why twitter has taken this is why twitter has taken this action, not only against the president now a congresswoman again. she won't be found indefinitely, like the president has been —— she won't be banned indefinitely. but there is still a significant area of opinion in the republican party that goes along with what president trump has been saying.

let's speak to our north amercia correspondent peter bowes. ific subject is rare, isn't it? it the specific sub'ect is rare, isn't it? , , ., ., isn't it? it is unusual in that isn't it? it is unusual in that is why it — isn't it? it is unusual in that is why it is _ isn't it? it is unusual in that is why it is significant - is why it is significant because when they release a bulletin like this, it is usually concerning a perceived threat from overseas, perhaps a terrorist organisation based overseas, but this is very definitely a threat that they are considering that would amount to domestic terrorism. and they are saying that there are groups around the country who may well feel emboldened by the events of a few weeks ago, a week before the inauguration ofjoe biden, the invasion of the capitol building will stop and that that security threat still exists around the country. now of course we saw the intense security around the inauguration, the, some 20 — 25,000 members of the national guard in washington during that week. that security conti