annita: rowan, thank you very much, rowan bridge in washington for us.e world and across the u.k., this is bbc news. ♪ ♪ all more now on that attack in new orleans and a witness account. our reporter has spoken to steve who was in the city to celebrate his 44th birthday a few days ago. steve: i've been here many times. i'm told that what it was like last night is what it is like for mardi gras. it is just a massive, massive party. everyone is just so happy. just crazy numbers of people. the fireworks were beautiful. i was in a bar, which is about 15, 20 meters from bourbon street, and, you know, we were all having a great time. i had been in there for about maybe two and a half hours at that point, and then we heard shots, saw people running past the window. did not really know, you know, what was going on. we heard the shots and knew it would not be good. we kind of thought ok, it is a shooting, someone has been shot. but that was not the case. they shuddered down the windows, locked the door, and we all just sort of, i suppose in a way, try to carry on

rowan brid . e, happens january the 20th. rowan bridge. thank— happens january the 20th.u _ happens january the 20th. rowan bridge, thank you for _ happens january the 20th. rowan bridge, thank you for that, - happens january the 20th. rowan bridge, thank you for that, with l happens january the 20th. rowan l bridge, thank you for that, with the very latest in washington. it's official — luke littler, atjust 17 years of age, is the youngest ever world darts champion. it was the teenager's second consecutive appearance in the final tonight, and his rise to the very top of the sport has sparked a huge surge in interest in the game. natalie pirks reports. it's only one luke littler... all the hype _ it's only one luke littler... all the hype was _ it's only one luke littler... all the hype was around one teenage boy but this was a crowd with split loyalties, between a three—time world champion and a 17—year—old who is drawn in new fans. we world champion and a 17-year-old who is drawn in new fans.— is drawn in new fans. we bought tickets last _ is drawn in new fans. we bough

rowan, thanks very much _ ultimately done. rowan, thanks very much indeed _ ultimately done.. rowan, thanks very much indeed for that. - very much indeed for that. there will be more analysis on this i'm sure during title the context with christian. still to come on the world today... the two biggest names in the world of darts will face off in the world championship in the next 15 minutes or so. and neil young is now set to headline this year's glastonbury, days after pulling out of the line—up. around the world and across the uk, this is the world today on bbc news. the two biggest names in the world of darts will face off in the world championship in a few minutes's time. luke littler, who is stilljust 17 years old, will be aiming to win his first world title while dutchman michael van gerwen is chasing his fourth. victory for littler would cap a stunning 12 months and cement his position at the top of the sport, having finished second in the bbc sports personality of the year and being the most googled uk sportsperson of 2024. i knew it was back to back finals, and i can'

and rowan, how lona together properly. and rowan, how long is _ together properly.s this _ together properly. and rowan, how long is this power - together properly. and rowan, how long is this power outage l how long is this power outage expected to last? we're talking days, weeks? expected to last? we're talking days. weeks?— days, weeks? yeah, the energy companies _ days, weeks? yeah, the energy companies quoted _ days, weeks? yeah, the energy companies quoted as _ days, weeks? yeah, the energy companies quoted as saying - days, weeks? yeah, the energy. companies quoted as saying they think it will be between 24 and 48 hours. so up to two days for power to be restored. but that means a lot of people will see in the new year in darkness rather than with fireworks. thousands of people in tbilisi brought in the new year with protest. they have been taking place every night for a little more than a month ever since the georgian dream party claimed victory. mr kavelashvili's pro—european predecessor, salome zourabichvili, refused formally to step down, arguing the elec

rowan: yeah. that is right.ails were confirmed by the fbi in that news conference this afternoon. what is not clear is exactly what the motive is behind this. the fbi said it is a terrorist incident, and if you've seen some of the pictures, you've seen what the fbi now believes is an i.s. flag on the bumper of that car, and they are working to find out if he has any other links or otherwise within a terrorist organizations. this was an attack carried out by a u.s. citizen on u.s. territory. annita: our anna adams has been following this and told us more about the french quarter in the city. anna: more and more coming down from different areas in the state. we have the state troopers joining, officers from different parishes coming to assist, because not only is this a huge you fast-moving investigation, but it is also an incredible number of tourists here. it is one of the busiest weekends certainly i've ever seen since mardi gras. the streets are still, you know, very busy. we have seen a car in our the french

let's talk to rowan bridge, hello to you. on the political reaction to all of this and what president brydon is saying he will offer by way of support to the people of new orleans. , �* ,., orleans. president biden said he will offer _ orleans. president biden said he will offer all _ orleans. president biden said he will offer all his _ orleans. president biden said he will offer all his support i he will offer all his support needed to the authorities in louisiana over this. i think there were some key things that came out of that news conference that are worth repeating. the authorities do not think there was a single person behind this attack, they are trying to track down all the known associates of shamsud din jabbar the known associates of shamsud dinjabbar and anyone in contact dinjabbarand anyone in contact with him over the last 72 hours. also worth noting they said there are still victims of this attack on the street in bourbon street in the french quarter in new orleans. that means it is certainly possible that th

rowan, i johnson elected. -- donald - trump's agenda. rowan, thank you.cerning rate. there were 5,000 people being treated in hospital with flu at the end of last week — more than four times the level it was a month ago. public health scotland say the amount of influenza this winter is "extraordinary". the nhs in wales and northern ireland is also under similar pressure. our health editor hugh pym reports. phone rings hello. treating patients, trying to find beds — the daily stresses in a&e. but right now, it's looking even harder for staff. how are you feeling? slightly improved. stephen, who's a consultant, is seeing eileen. she's come in and will be admitted for treatment. huge amount of pressure. there are many, many folk coming into hospital. a lot of people are very unwell this time of year, particularly because of respiratory illnesses — so chest problems — and we're seeing an awful lot of flu in particular. this one's going to go. home in the afternoon. at this hospital trust in newcastle, there are double the number of flu patients as at the same

let's speak to north america correspondent rowan bridge — he's following developments from washingtonwe should talk about is the pick—up truck. those are the first pictures we have seen off the truck on the scene, the bonnet of the truck crumpled upwards. what do we know about the driver and what happened in the immediate aftermath?— happened in the immediate aftermath? ., , ., aftermath? few details other than it was — aftermath? few details other than it was a _ aftermath? few details other than it was a man _ aftermath? few details other than it was a man driving - aftermath? few details other than it was a man driving the | than it was a man driving the vehicle. we know that he ploughed into a crowd at around 3.15 this morning, as the police chief in new orleans described as, he was hell—bent on causing disruption. it has been reported by news partners in the united states, cbs news, that he was armed with what the fbi have described as a lone gun. —— long gone. there is no real definition of a long gone but you are essentially talking off a shoulder firing weapon, which he fired

rowan bridge in washington, dc. move on, there's been heavy snow in the state of utah which has sparked an avalanche there. have a look at this dramatic video taken from inside a car, capturing the moment an avalanche roared down a mountainside in salt lake county, briefly stranding skiers there. local media reported up to five inches of snow in the area. we will have more on the weather situation in the us a little later on in the programme. we'll be looking at the situation at kansas city zoo, were zookeepers and staff have been snowed down for more than 2a hours. we will speak to stuart colson, who works at the zoo, a bit later in the programme. stay with us. we have some breaking news. the first—ever winner of the uk drag race, james lee williams, better known by their stage name �*the vivienne�*, has died, at the age of 32. josh parry is our lgbt and identity reporter. he joins us now from liverpool. what do we know about their death? , , , ., ~ death? this is breaking in the last half-hour _ death? this is bre

let's speak to north america correspondent rowan bridge — he's following developments from washingtonts that the suspect is dead first of all. i the suspect is dead first of all. . . . ., the suspect is dead first of all. .. . ., ., , all. i can confirm that they are. all. i can confirm that they are- to — all. i can confirm that they are. to read _ all. i can confirm that they are. to read a _ all. i can confirm that they are. to read a statement | all. i can confirm that they i are. to read a statement that has dropped in the last 15 seconds, the fbi have said they engaged with local law enforcement engaged with this person and they are now deceased. we can confirm the driver was killed at the scene by police. there were reports of gunfire between the sides. we have confirmation that the driver of the vehicle is now dead. ~ . ., ., dead. what we glean from the ress dead. what we glean from the press conference _ dead. what we glean from the press conference was - dead. what we glean from the press conference was that - dead. what we glean from the press conference was that it . pres

our north america correspondent rowan bridge has the latest. has spoken to the mayor and has offered all his support needed to the authorities in louisiana over this. i think there were some key things, though, that came out of that news conference that bear repeating. it's clear that the authorities now do not think that this was a single person behind this attack, and they are trying to track down all the known associates of shamsud dinjabbar, and anybody who has had contact with him over the last 72 hours. also worth noting that they said that there are still victims of this attack on the street in bourbon street, in the french quarter in new orleans, which means that i think it's certainly possible that that death toll of ten that have been confirmed so far may go up. we also know that some of those still in hospital are still in a critical condition also, as well. you know, there's been talk about whether there were security measures in place in new orleans in case of such a sort of terrorist attack. the police were keen to point out that

our north america correspondent rowan bridge is following developments — and told us the latest on conditionsit really depends where you are in the united states. if you are somewhere like kansas, the weather conditions, the warnings, are pretty dire. the national weather service is warning of treacherous and and potentially life—threatening conditions. talking of a white—out. what you have is a combination of heavy snowfall, up to 35 centimetres being predicted in some places, and potentially high winds as well creating blizzard conditions. extremely treacherous and what you have seen is the knock—on effects. widespread disruption to travel — for example, we have seen amtrak, the american rail network has had widespread cancellations. flights which is the main way to travel round the us, something like 3,000 flights cancelled. we have had more delayed on top of that so widespread disruption to certain parts of the united states, five states have declared a state of emergency, but those weather alerts go as far south as places like florida. the so—called sunshine state known for mild conditio

that's right. 0ur north america correspondent rowan bridge sent this update from washington.to be a day of high drama and say it was. you can feel the tension in this area as their weights cited. at first it looked like my doctor was self through on the fuzz weights and ends if few of his critics voted against it. it was enough to get a few of them to hand —— doesn't this bigger �*s cover. it now holds the most important position in politics and he echoed up much of the american first and wish that donald trump is much of the campaign trail. this election means that donald trump is a key ally in a key position when it comes to pass partners legislation and is able to help push forward donald trump's agenda in 2025. daniel lippman is white house reporter for politico. he told us his throughts on donald trump likely reaction to the sentencing date. he did not want this to be on his record, on his resume, for americans to be hearing about his extramarital affair, allegedly with stormy daniels. and so, i think it's embarrassing to his wife as well. melania, i think she's had year

our north america correspondent rowan bridge sent this update from washington. out. you could feel the tension in the air as the roll call of votes started. at first it looked like mikejohnson would sail through on the first vote and then three of his critics voted against him. some last—minute arm—twisting was enough to get two of them to change their vote and hand mikejohnson the speaker's gavel. he now holds one of the most powerful positions in american politics. in his address to congress after being elected mikejohnson echoed much of the america first language that donald trump used on the campaign trail. this election means that donald trump has a key ally in a key position when it comes to passing his legislation, and be able to help push forward donald trump's agenda in 2025. let's ta ke let's take it to south korea where protesters are on the streets of seoul. this is our people who are opposed to the impeached president, for whom an arrest warrant was issued, but runs out on monday. the arrest was over his brief declaration of martial law in december.

north america correspondent rowan bridgejoins me now from washington.est announcement? i think the reason that this is newsworthy and made headlines is because this is a peek behind the curtain of the arms sales deals between the united states and israel. these things going on a regular basis but we don't normally get this level of detail as to what those sales involve. we know that this one involves things like ammunition forfighterjets, ammunition for fighter jets, air to air ammunition forfighterjets, airto air missiles ammunition forfighterjets, air to air missiles for shooting down drones, something that israel has been worried about in the war in gaza. precision guidance kit for missiles. the money for all of thatis missiles. the money for all of that is likely to come from money that the united states already provides to israel in terms of military aid. they have seen a surge in military funding since the war in gaza started. the money may not be new but what is new is the detail that what those arms sales lookalikes. the conflict in gaza was _ s

let's speak to rowan bridge who is in washington. tell us what is the situation at the moment?tuation at the moment? it depends on where you _ at the moment? it depends on where you are _ at the moment? it depends on where you are in _ at the moment? it depends on where you are in the _ at the moment? it depends on where you are in the united i where you are in the united states, if you are in kansas, the warnings are pretty dire, frankly. the national weather service is warning of potentially life—threatening conditions, talking about a white out. what you have is a combination of heavy snowfall, up combination of heavy snowfall, up to 35 centimetres predicted in some places and potentially high winds creating blizzard conditions. extremely treacherous and what you are seeing is the knock—on effects of that. widespread disruption to travel, we have seen amtrak, the american rail network has had widespread cancellations. flights which is the main way to get around, something like 3000 flights cancelled. we have had more delayed on top of that. widespread disruption to certain p

our north america correspondent rowan bridge is following the story — and told us just how bad it couldto come in some places with wind as well, creating blizzard like conditions, making travel extremely treacherous. american airlines, the biggest airline carrier to carrier in the united states, has already said it's waiving its change fees for a number of travellers just because they're expecting severe disruption at a number of airports across the sort of mid united states. i mean, if you look at, say, parts of kansas, for example, with the wind chill, they are talking about it feeling like —29 c in parts of the country. this is all due to arctic air, which has come down from the north and is now blowing across the united states, bringing severe weather and potentially severe disruption with it. this goes down as far, though, as the state of florida, known as the sunshine state, where they've been warned to expect treacherous conditions as well. ukraine has launched a new offensive in kursk — a region of russia it partially occupied in a lightning incursion five months ago. its forces

and your friend over at apollo yesterday, mark rowan, he had the greatest quote of the year when he saidoney into nvidia. maybe we should be in private -- brilliant. smart fellow. >> what he's talking about is the narrowing of the market. >> right. >> the fact that everybody's retirement money is going into and conceivably about units of risk and is there a lot more risk that you're taking as a result of the s&p being made up of ten stocks that represent 40% of the market cap. >> the stock will go down because people will say that -- it will go down because people will say i've heard it all before. you got to check all the different blogs you've not heard before. people, i heard it before, i see the stock is going down, blah, blah, blah. >> meanwhile, the move in rates has the alternative asset managers down today. not seeing too much -- they had great years last year, pointed out many times. banks are mixed, but definitely the alternative asset managers -- >> the magnificent seven moved things. if biden's legacy is that the magnificent seven did really well, i mean given that i'm a doll

ok, for the moment, rowan bridge there -- worth i rowan bridge there —— worth their while.rleans which killed 14 people on new year's day. the white house has confirmed president biden will visit the city on monday. it comes as the brother of the man behind the attack says he's struggling to understand how shamsud—dinjabbar could have committed such an attack. the fbi say the army veteran acted alone and had declared his support for the group calling itself islamic state. in videos he made before the deadly attack, the 42—year—old talked about killing his family as well. speaking to our us partner cbs news, 24—year—old abdurjabbar said he had no idea why his older half brother was in new orleans and spoke of his shock at hearing the news. i'm still shocked by the whole thing. it still doesn't seem like it actually happened. ijust dropped my phone and crawled into a corner somewhere and started crying. this is completely out of character for him, you know, these actions. and they are also not any type of representation of what it means to be a muslim. let's speak now to our

thank you very much for the moment, that is rowan . the moment, that is rowan bridge, ourwashington bridgeidge, ourwashington correspondent, who will keep an eye across any developments we get out of new orleans. thank you very much. these are the live pictures we are seeing from the scene and we have been talking to some eyewitnesses and cbs, our local us partner, also talking to people. ijust want to bring [000:14:09;00] [000:14:10;00]

rowan - keep an open mind. rowan bridge, thank you.et's speak to cbs news correspondent, jarred hill. good to have you with this. lots of questions about motive and about the suspect still open. and about the suspect still 0 en. . and about the suspect still 0 en, ., ., �* , and about the suspect still 0 en. . ., �* , ~ and about the suspect still oen. . . �*, �* ., open. yeah, that's right. a lot of unanswered _ open. yeah, that's right. a lot of unanswered questions, - of unanswered questions, christian, at this point. what we do know so far is that according to multiple sources, the suspect is dead. we don't know anything about the circumstances around the death. we do know that according to police, after he drove this pick—up truck through the crowd in new orleans he then opened fire, started shooting at police officers. police officers shooting back, we don't know again exactly at what point in that altercation this individual died, but that is one of the big questions. another question here is again the motive. whether this is a

rowan bridge reporting there.for many as they hunker down for the storm, for the staff at kansas city zoo, there is no time for rest as they continue to look after the hundreds of animals on site. let's speak to aquatics curator at kansas city zoo in missouri, stuart clausen. you've been there for over 2a hours now looking after the animals with your team. how has it been? bring us the latest. things... we've actually _ bring us the latest. things... we've actually been - bring us the latest. things... we've actually been here - bring us the latest. things... i we've actually been here since yesterday after noon and taking care of her animals, make sure the lights stay on in the heat stays on. —— our animals. currently, our weather is pretty severe. we are experiencing some white out conditions, a lot of our local highways and roads are closed because of the conditions. we are looking at probably hunkering down and staying safe and making sure our animals are taken care of for tonight. {iii taken care of for tonig

our north america correspondent rowan bridge sent this update from washington.ma and so it turned out. you could feel the tension in the air as the rollcall of votes began. at first it looked like myjohnson would sail through on the first vote and then three critics voted against him. last—minute arm—twisting was enough to get two of them to change their votes and hand makesjohnson the speaker's gavel. he now holds one of the most powerful positions in american politics. in his address to congress after being elected, he echoed much of the america first language that donald trump used on the campaign trail. this election means that donald trump has a key ally in a key position when it comes to passing legislation and being able to help push forward donald trump �*s agenda in 2025. for more on all the latest from dc, we can speak now to politico white house reporter daniel lippman. just after midnight with you there. thank you for staying up late to talk to us. it has been a busy evening in us politics. if we could's step back and talk about mrjohn's felony charg

that's right. 0ur north america correspondent rowan bridge sent this update from washington.to be a day of high drama. at first it seemed that —— johnson was going to sail through their weights and then his critics riding against them. they handed mightjust endeavour handed might just endeavour speaker's handed mightjust endeavour speaker's gavel and now he holds one of the most powerful positions in american politics. his address and other be elected, —johnson his address and other be elected, — johnson echoed much of the america first language as sedan trump is on the campaign trail. this me that donald trump has a key ally in legislation in being able to push forward donald trump agenda in 2025. daniel lippman is white house reporter for politico. he told us his throughts on donald trump likely reaction to the sentencing date. he did not want this to be on his record or resume for people to hear about his extramarital affair. it's embarrassing to his wife as well, milani, she has had years to over it. he thinks that this is a blemish on his record, or he would not be fight

let's speak to our north america correspondent rowan bridge.s following developments from washington. i have just been told the press conference we are expecting has been pushed back to a couple of hours from now so we will not get any further updates but bring us up to speed with what you know. bring us up to speed with what you know— you know. just a couple more details which _ you know. just a couple more details which have _ you know. just a couple more details which have been - details which have been reported by our news partner here — reported by our news partner here in— reported by our news partner here in the us, cbs news. they are saying — here in the us, cbs news. they are saying the person that was involved — are saying the person that was involved in this attack used what — involved in this attack used what has _ involved in this attack used what has been described by law enforcement sources as a long gono — enforcement sources as a long gone. that's basically a firearm _ gone. that's basically a firearm that will be fired from th