hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. america has become the first country to recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. israel is a sovereign nation with the right, like every other sovereign nation, to determine its own capital. as you'd expect, israel has welcomed this. arab countries haven't — nor have the palestinians. these actions are a destruction of all the efforts to achieve peace. the decision is tantamount to the us abdicating its role as a peace mediator. we'll be live at the white house — and lyse doucet here's in the bbc newsroom with me. we'll also talk about the democratic republic of the congo — more people have had to flee their homes there than anywhere else in the world this year — including syria. we'll look at the conflict causing this. time magazine has named the women who spoke out against sexual abuse and harassment as its person of the year. donald trump came in second place. and look who's decided to run for president, again. bbc russian will give us their analysis. donald trump has kept his

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. we'll begin in catalonia. where today's regional election is going to the wire — as pro—and anti independence parties vie for power. the polls are closed — but we await a clear winner. these are live pictures form barcelona where counting is under way. we'll be live there shortly. at the the un general assembly, more than 120 countries defy us warnings and reject president trump's decision to recognise jerusalem as israel's capital. and the exchanges have been sharp. we will not be intimidated. you can be strong but that does not make you right. the us will remember this day in which it was singled out for attack in the general assembly for the act of exercising its right as a sovereign nation. and there was drama in the dead of night in memphis — as two confederate statues that honour the era of slavery were hauled down. goodbye! they're taking it down. counting has started in catalonia. the polls closed an hour ago in regional elections that are, effectively, a referendum on independence from spain. in fact

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. it is one hour of international news. we'll begin with an insight into harvey weinstein‘s world. he said nothing at all had happened and he swore on the life of his wife and he swore on the life of his wife and his children, which was his best get out ofjail card that he used quite a lot. that is president trump's national—security adviser. and this was his message for kim jong—un. and this was his message for kim jong-un. all options are on the table and we have to be prepared, if necessary, to compel the denuclearisation of north korea, without the cooperation of that regime. the saudi military says it's intercepted another rocket that was fired into saudi arabia from yemen. we'll talk to bbc arabic. and we'll report from seoul — after the death of one of south korea's biggest pop stars, in a suspected suicide. you will know that every time, we bring together the best of the international journalism, bring together the best of the internationaljournalism, and bring together the best of the international journalism, and

if hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. we've got to talk about this upset in alabama. the ayes to the right, 309. the noes to the left, 305. it's going to get its first democrat senator in 25 years. president trump has defended his support for a republican candidate who's accused of child molestation. a lot of republicans feel differently. they are very happy with the way it turned out. but i would, as the leader of the party, i would have liked to have had the seat, i want to endorse the people that are running. we'll look at what roy moore's defeat means for the republicans and for the trump administration. and we will look at some authorities cracking down on some entertainers in egypt. theresa may has lost a major brexit vote in westminster. the issue at stake was whether mps will have a vote on the final brexit deal. the government opposed this — but this is what happened. the ayes to the right, 309. the noes to the left, 305. this particular rebellion was led from within the prime minister's conservative party. the t

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. we will start with breaking news from westminster because in the past have an hour the first secretary, damian green, has announced that he has resigned. that is the sound of major tax reform being passed in the us. there are tax cuts coming for american companies and individuals. opponents says it reform for the rich. the president's having none of that. this bill means more take—home pay, it will be an incredible christmas gift for hard—working americans. the eu is taking unprecedented action against a member state as poland presses on with changes to its judicial. we'll report from brussels and warsaw. and we'll be in barcelona on the eve of crucial elections in catalonia. as with every edition of outside source, we will take you through the biggest stories around the world in the next hour with the help of the best of the bbc international journalists and we start here in london because damian green from the uk's deputy prime minister, has resigned. it was after an enquiry into al

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. we'll begin in new york where there's been an attempted terror attack. three people have minor injuries — so does the suspect, who's in custody. here's the city's mayor. there are no additional known incidents at this time, there are no additional —— no additional known activities. it's the last full day of campaigning in alabama ahead of a senate election that's become a national issue. donald trump is supporting the republican roy moore, who's accused of child molestation. vladimir putin's been to syria to announce he's pulling russian forces out of the conflict. he's also been to cairo and istanbul. we've details of the deals done on each stop. and we'll be live in california as firefighters battle some of the worst wildfires in the state's history. let's start with the attempted terror attack in new york. it happened in downtown manhattan during the morning rush hour in the underpass at the port authority terminal — that's america's biggest and busiest bus terminal. this is street

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. america is moving towards recognising jerusalem as israel's capital. president trump called regional leaders today to say he'll move the us embassy there. that totally destroys any chance he will play a role as an honest broker. until now america's policy was that jerusalem's status should be negotiated by the israelis and the palestinians. that's changing — we'll report from washington and jerusalem. we'll be live in lausanne — russia's been banned from the 2018 winter olympics for state—sponsored doping. these were the extraordinary scenes in ukraine. that's the former georgian president mikheil saakashvili being detained. but then... freed. and we'll be live in westminster with the latest on the stalled brexit. welcome to outside source. president trump has announced he intends to move the us embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem — he did so in a number of calls to leaders in the region. this is hugely significant — it could be a step towards recognising jerusalem as israel'

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. rupert murdoch's media empire has just got a lot smaller. walt disney's has got much bigger. it's spending over $50 bilion on most of 21st century fox. here's why. after some musing, there seemed to me there might be an opportunity to put our companies together and create something that's even better than the two that was separate companies. theresa may attends a crucial brexit summit in brussels saying she's disappointed after last night's parliamentary defeat. a huge development for internet users in the us — net neutrality is coming to an end. good for business or bad for equal world depending on who you ask. and remember hurricane harvey that battered texas? well guess how much water it actually produced... we'll reveal all from that from a major scientific gathering in new orleans. for more than 50 years rupert murdoch's media empire has got bigger — today all that changed. walt disney, led by bob iger, is buying the bulk of mr murdoch's 21st century fox. the price is $52.4 billi

hello, i'm ros atkins. this is outside source. yesterday america recognised through slim as the israeli capital. today, this followed. more than 30 palestinians are wounded in gaza and the west bank in protests follow president trump's decision to recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. meanwhile israel's prime minister has said others will follow america's lead. i have no doubt once the american embassy moves tojerusalem, or even before, there will be a movement of many other countries embassies. as expected, democratic senator al franken confirmed he'll resign because of sexual misconduct allegations. but he went on the attack. i am leaving one man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault suits in the oval office. china's anti—pollution plans are in reverse — it's backed out of a decision to move away from coal — because millions are without proper heating. the virtual currency bitcoin is defying its detractors — its value has increased by 15% in the last 2a hours and is now worth $16,000 a coin. that vo

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source.st century fox. here's why. after some musing, there seemed to me there might be an opportunity to put our companies together and create something that's even better than the two that was separate companies. theresa may attends a crucial brexit summit in brussels saying she's disappointed after last night's parliamentary defeat. a huge development for internet users in the us — net neutrality is coming to an end. good for business or bad for equal world depending on who you ask. and remember hurricane harvey that battered texas? well guess how much water it actually produced...

ros atkins is here with outside source and for viewers in the uk, we'll have the latest headlines fromorrow. we're not quite done with the winter's tail just yet. we're not quite done with the winter's tailjust yet. more snow overnight for a number of areas in the british isles. the big victory giving the sense there is an awful lot of whether to be had at the moment. —— big picture. bands of whether slumping across the british isles through the course of the day and many of you got tangled up in that. then there was a lull in proceedings. as we look towards the west, things are brewing once again and it looks like there could well be another incursion of snow to quite low levels for a time. the latter pa rt quite low levels for a time. the latter part of the evening through the midlands getting down towards east anglia, maybe the north of the london area. following on behind, pulses of snow getting into areas of wales, north—west england, northern ireland and into the western side of scotla nd ireland and into the western side of scotland as well. over to these, the skies could stay c

coming up next on bbc world news — ros atkins is here with 0utside source and for viewers in the uk —r what was a foggy start in a few places some of us got to enjoy some sunshine today. it was beautiful for our weather watcher in stockton on tees but i suspect this scene from sterling is more representative of what most of us will see over the next few days. cloud is now coming from the atlantic. ahead of that mild air being drawn from the south west providing cloudy conditions through this evening. misty and murky conditions over hills in the west. a spot of drizzle as well. not as much fog as we saw last night in east anglia and the south—east. a patchy band of rain across central areas of the country by morning with some clear skies. to the north of that a better chance of early sunshine. northern areas with the best chance of sunny breaks through the day. this weather front dragging its heels across northern england and north wales. to the south of that, cloudy conditions. temperatures for many getting into double figures. a weak weather front will still be with us on thursday, j

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is 0utside source.. that is the sound of major tax reform being passed in the us. there are tax cuts coming for american companies and individuals. 0pponents says it reform for the rich. the president's having none of that. this bill means more take—home pay, it will be an incredible christmas gift for hard—working americans. the eu is taking unprecedented action against a member state as poland presses on with changes to its judicial. we'll report from brussels and warsaw. and we'll be in barcelona on the eve of crucial elections in catalonia.

coming up next on bbc world news — ros atkins is here with outside source and for viewers in the uk —l be in los angeles tomorrow. i willjoin you from there. another rather grey but mild day for many of us, here is one of the weather watcher pictures: pretty quiet, that is not going to last, the reason the swell of cloud in the atlantic is the next named storm on the horizon, storm caroline, worst effects of which will be felt in northern scotland on thursday, we will get to that in a moment. overnight, turning breezy across the uk, quite windy in north—west scotland, wet throughout the night. patchy light rain and drizzle, wales, western england. away from north—west scotland, places will be dry and cloudy, there is a flow of mild air coming in from the south south west. for wednesday, much of england and wales will stay dry, patchy drizzle perhaps over the hills, brighter breaks to the east, for northern ireland and into scotland, outbreaks of rain, some spots, eastern scotland, especially moray and aberdeenshire, should stay dry. maybe 13, 14 celsius. wind freshening all the while,

hello, i'm ros atkins. this is outside source.em as the capital of israel. meanwhile israel's prime minister has said others will follow america's lead. i have no doubt once the american embassy moves tojerusalem, or even before, there will be a movement of many other countries embassies. as expected, democratic senator al franken confirmed he'll resign because of sexual misconduct allegations. but he went on the attack. i am leaving one

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source.y destroys any chance he will play a role as an honest broker. until now america's policy was that jerusalem's status should be negotiated by the israelis and the palestinians. that's changing — we'll report from washington and jerusalem. we'll be live in lausanne — russia's been banned from the 2018 winter olympics for state—sponsored doping. these were the extraordinary scenes in ukraine. that's the former georgian president mikheil saakashvili being detained. but then... freed.

if hello, i'm ros atkins, this is 0utside source.ocrat senator in 25 years. president trump has defended his support for a republican candidate who's accused of child molestation. a lot of republicans feel differently. they are very happy with the way it turned out. but i would, as the leader of the party, i would have liked to have had the seat, i want to endorse the people that are running. we'll look at what roy moore's defeat means for the republicans and for the trump administration.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is 0utside source.e are no additional —— no additional known activities. it's the last full day of campaigning in alabama ahead of a senate election that's become a national issue. donald trump is supporting the republican roy moore, who's accused of child molestation. vladimir putin's been to syria to announce he's pulling russian forces out of the conflict. he's also been to cairo and istanbul. we've details of the deals done on each stop. and we'll be live in california as firefighters battle some of the worst wildfires in the state's history.