sarah smith, bbc news, washington.rst executive orders has led to the release of the leaders of two far right groups, convicted over their role in the storming of the capitol building onjanuary 6th, four years ago. in all, he's issued nearly 1,600 pardons in connection with the attack, and those facing charges but haven't been tried, will face no prosecution. five people died including a police officer, as a result of the violence, and more than 170 police officers were injured. emma vardy has more on the january 6th rioters who've now been pardoned. celebrations outside these walls. inside, january 6th defendants know donald trump has granted their freedom. among those getting a reprieve are the leaders of far—right organisations. stewart rhodes from the group the 0ath keepers, this morning released from an 18 year sentence. look to your left and look to your right. enrique tarrio, leader of the proud boys, had been serving 22 years. today, he's a free man, along with other members. cheering these came to be some of t

sarah smith, bbc news, washington. let's look at some of those changes and a bit more detail. mr trump's plans to end automatic citizenship at birth in the united states have been met with a legal action by a coalition of 18 democratic—led states. they are trying to block the move, which they called a flagrant violation of the us constitution. carl nasman sent this update from a latino neighbourhood in chicago, a city where raids from immigration and customs enforcement are expected. a flurry of activity when it comes to immigration in washington, dc has been felt in cities all across the country particularly right here in chicago. we are at the heart of the latina community in the city, people tell us there is a sense of fear particularly because this is where it is believed mass deportation is the president has been promising could begin in the next 2a 248 hours. promising could begin in the next 24 248 hours. a lot of those moves having practical impacts on the border, declaration of a national emergency bringing more resources down there and should not forget the cancellat

sarah smith, bbc news, new york.hes for two sisters who were last seen in aberdeen city centre three days ago. eliza and henrietta husty were seen on cctv just after 2am in the early hours of tuesday. police have been searching in and around the river dee, near where they were last seen. three women in 0ldham who were left devastated by historical child sexual exploitation have told the bbc that ministers should have spoken to them before they ruled out holding a government—led inquiry into grooming gangs in the town. the safeguarding minister, jess phillips, has said that 0ldham council should lead the inquiry, and the government has promised to implement key recommendations from a previous national report into the issue. the women have been speaking to our uk editor, ed thomas — and a warning that his report does contain some distressing details of abuse. i was piled with alcohol, piled with drugs, and i couldn't move. honestly, i can't say how many men and i can't... i probably couldn't put a number on it. he rape

sarah smith with her take for the inauguration day.- sarah smith with her take for the inauguration dayke stock _ the inauguration day. let's now take stock of _ the inauguration day. let's now take stock of what _ that the bidens then took off and left washington behind them. tens of thousands of trump supporters have flooded into the capitol, the lucky ones getting to view the action from inside a sports arena, watching elon musk take to the stage. he has given himself the title of first buddy, but he really needs to curb his enthusiasm. he is being accused of giving a nazi salute. that is even by users on his own social media platform, x. a more traditional salute, as he formally inspects a more traditional salute, as celebrating nspects a more traditional salute, as celebrating into cts a more traditional salute, as celebrating into the night. are celebrating into the night. it has been a very big day for this new administration. he did sign a series, a wave of executive orders and many republicans supporting a lot of these plans, what they talked about on the campaign trail this pa

sarah smith, bbc news, washington.e last few hours, president trump has announced private sector investment of $500 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure in the united states over the next four years. the ai project, called stargate, will create 100,000 jobs. here's some of what he had to say. two together these well leading technology giants are announcing.— technology giants are announcing. the end -- announcing _ announcing. the end -- announcing the - announcing. the end -- i announcing the formation announcing. the end -- - announcing the formation of stargate, so put that name down in your books because i think you will hear a lot about it in the future. a new american company that will invest $500 million at least in al infrastructure in the united states and very quickly moving very rapidly, creating over 100,000 americanjobs very rapidly, creating over 100,000 american jobs almost immediately. this monumental undertaking is a resounding declaration of confidence in america's potential under a new p

sarah smith, news, washington. sarah smith, bbc news, washington.hank you forjoining us on bbc news. what should we make of donald trump's comments not ruling out the use of force to seize greenland all the panama canal? how seriously should we take him? t canal? how seriously should we take him? ., canal? how seriously should we take him?— take him? i think we should take him? i think we should take him — take him? i think we should take him seriously. - take him? i think we should take him seriously. i- take him? i think we should take him seriously. i mean, j take him? i think we should l take him seriously. i mean, it is a fascinating change of approach by donald trump, from his first administration, when really he was inward looking and wanted to retreat from the world, he wanted to avoid wards and all the rest of it. this is and all the rest of it. this is an imperialist trump, if you like. —— avoid walls. he wants to expand america's footprint on the world, literally, to greenland, panama again. these are serious threats. this is not a man to

sarah smith, thanks for “oininu it all.ms, he welcomed an announcement by mark zuckerberg — the boss of meta — the company that runs facebook and instagram. mr zuckerberg announced that they are remove independent fact—checking from all their services, saying they were too politically biased. the company has over 2 billion facebook users alone. in a video message, mr zuckerberg said the recent us elections felt to him like a "cultural tipping point, prioritising free speech." here's zoe kleinman. mark zuckerberg has undergone something of a metamorphosis in recent months. last year he changed his appearance, and now he's changed his mind about one of social media's trickiest issues — content moderation. meta's owner, who controls facebook, instagram and threads, announced today that he's ending the process of content fact—checking by independent parties. it's currently a big tool in the fight against misinformation on his platforms, but now, he says, the rules are too restrictive and the moderators themselves are biased. we

sarah smith, bbc news, washington.t is covered today in a blanket of snow. that's why the inauguration was moved inside the capitol building yesterday. it's notjust washington being hit by the arctic blast. it's snowing in texas and in new orleans for the first time in more than 15 years. they're expecting up to 20 centimetres today — last time that happened was in 1895. and the rare storm is due to move into mississippi, georgia and florida. so, more extreme weather on the very day that donald trump has ordered the us to withdraw from the international paris agreement on climate change. we look now at the impact of some of the president's first big policy decisions that he has signed. we will drill, baby, drill. he was the headline. _ we will drill, baby, drill. he was the headline. as _ we will drill, baby, drill. he was the headline. as the _ we will drill, baby, drill. he was the headline. as the uk - we will drill, baby, drill. he was the headline. as the uk goes i we will drill, baby, drill. he was - the headline

let's speak to our north america editor sarah smith in washington.possibility of a deal before but does it sound different this time? yes. i think he sounds more optimistic this time, and as you said there is a real chance this could be done before he leaves the white house a week today. he said he has been talking on the phone to leaders in the region and that he intends to continue working on this if there is any chance he can reach an agreement, and we heard also today from his national security adviser, jake sullivan, who said he wasn't promising predicting anything but he thinks there is a distinct possibility this deal could happen this week. the timing is obviously fascinating with joe this week. the timing is obviously fascinating withjoe biden just about to leave office. of course he would love to announce a deal, that hostages had been released while he was still president. as lucy mentioned we heard from donald trump a few there ago that if they are not released by the time he is sworn into office all hell would break loose and he didn't e

here's our north america editor sarah smith.aps are all part of pete hegseth's battle to persuade senators he is fit to serve as the secretary of defence. he has some vocal supporters, but he's also facing a long list of accusations and controversies. mr hegseth was a fox news tv presenter when donald trump picked him to lead the pentagon. he did serve in the army in afghanistan, but he has no experience of running an enormous organisation like the american military, which has a budget of $850 billion. he faced some tough questions about financial impropriety, sexual misconduct and turning up to work drunk. a variety of sources, including your own writings, implicate you with disregarding the laws of war, financial mismanagement, racist and sexist remarks about men and women in uniform, alcohol abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassments and other troubling issues. mr hegseth blamed the left—wing media for stories he said were not true. he's concentrating on the job he hopes is ahead of him. when president trump chose me for this

sarah smith, bbc news, washington.ages of how things have been playing out this evening. you can see aerial shots — there are those shots. they have just gone away from us but there is more information on our website. thanks forjoining us. hello there. winter continues to hold a firm grasp across the country. so it will be a freezing friday in store. yes, a frosty start with some freezing fog as well first thing in the morning, gradually lifting to sunny spells. but as we head towards the weekend, something a little less cold on the horizon but still under the influence of high pressure. still the wind direction coming from the north. the only exception into the far southwest. here we've got cloud and showery outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow for a time down to the southwest, some freezing fog lingering in the southeast, and some icy stretches. they will lift to sunny spells into the afternoon. could still see a few coastal showers across the far north and east, but on the whole, not a bad afternoon. a little more clou

sarah smith, bbc news, new york.content creators just nine days before the app is set to be banned across the us. the us government argues that without a sale, the app could be used by china as a tool for spying and political manipulation. tiktok says it's being unfairly targeted and that the measure violates free speech. representatives of the social media platform appeared before the court on friday in a last—ditch effort to overturn a ban. president—elect donald trump has also argued against a ban. one of the lawmakers co—authorting the bill is democratic representative raja krishnamoorthi. speaking to the bbc — he pushed back on the idea from the chinese communist party that banning tiktok is an assault on freedom of speech. none of the justices believe that bytedance, as a ccp—controlled company has first amendment rights. of course, its users have first amendment rights. however, there's no first amendment right to harm our national security, and that's why congress acted in the way it did, which is allow tikto

here's sarah smith.lude ending the wars in the middle east and ukraine. my proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier. i that plan didn't work in gaza. it's not clear it will work injenin. lucy williamson, bbc news, jenin. president trump has urged russia's president putin to make a deal to end what he called the "ridiculous" war in ukraine or face tough tariffs and sanctions. that's what i want to be. he had claimed that on his first day in office he would end the ukraine war. obviously that didn't happen, but he is making clear he wants to see a peace deal asap — threatening that russia will pay a high price if they don't enter negotiations. he posted on social media... meeting mr trump in new yorkjust after the election, ukrainian leader volodymyr zelensky said he thinks the new president could be decisive in ending the war, and he knows he really has no choice but to start negotiating. zelensky wants to make a deal. i don't know if putin does, i he might not, i don't know. he should mak

sarah smith, bbc news, washington.you've heard in that report, trump has ordered the clemency of nearly every person convicted of crimes — including serious violence — in the january 6 insurrection. it includes full, complete and unconditional pardons for 1500 people charged including those who were convicted of assaulting police officers and carrying firearms into the capitol. our correspondent emma vardy sent this report from outside the dcjail where january 6 defendants are being processed for release. celebrations outside these walls. inside, january sixth defendants know donald trump has granted their freedom. among those getting a reprieve are the leaders of far—right organisations. stewart rhodes from the group the 0ath keepers, this morning released from an 18 year sentence. look to your left and look to your right. enrique tarrio, leader of the proud boys, had been serving 22 years. today, he's a free man, along with other members. cheering and applause these came to be some of the defining images of the riots

here's sarah smith., justin trudeau was considered a breath of fresh canadian air as he was swept to power on a wave of what was then dubbed trudeaumania. you want a government with a vision and an agenda for this country that is positive and ambitious and hopeful. well, my friends, i promise you tonight that i will lead that government. young, good—looking and glamorous, he was inevitably compared to then—president 0bama, and was equally popular. but after a decade of living in the prime minister's residence, he emerged from it today to announce he is leaving. i intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its next leader through a robust nationwide competitive process. justin trudeau signed successful trade deals during donald trump's first presidential term, but now the president—elect is threatening to impose crippling 25% tariffs on canadian imports. after rushing to mar—a—lago to placate mr trump, justin trudeau had little to show for his efforts. when his finance mi

peace group agreement but over 400 days elapsed until this agreement was are north america editor sarah smithtold you we had news of the 90 palestinian prisoners who would be released from a prison in the west bank, i can show you some pictures i'm looking at here. we can show you those prisoners returning at being freed. there are huge crowds out in celebration tonight in ramallah. these are the first prisoners being released since november last year. well, obviously, nearly 300 days ago when those first releases happened, at that point of course we thought that this would be the first steps towards a peace group agreement but over 400 days elapsed until this agreement was signed. and it began earlier this morning, these are the first palestinian prisoners that have come of the platform and spoke about it in his speech earlier tonight. joining me live is saurabh vishnubhakat — a professor at cardozo school of law. thank you forjoining us, what did you make of donald trump's comments on tiktok tonight? he seemed to be suggesting that they will have to divest half of it to an american investor

sarah smith, bbc news.s evening. such a change in mr trudeau's fortunes. what happens now in canada? ~ .., fortunes. what happens now in canada? ~ , ., canada? well, there can be no doubtin: canada? well, there can be no doubtingjust _ canada? well, there can be no doubting just how _ canada? well, there can be no doubting just how big - canada? well, there can be no doubting just how big a - canada? well, there can be no doubting just how big a crisis l canada? well, there can be no i doubting just how big a crisis this is for his liberal party. after nine years in office, there is a sense of tiredness, directionless and the parties looking down the barrel of some of the worst opinion polls in its history. but this is a crisis for canada as well, a nation left with a lame duck prime minister at the helm and with parliament prorogued, no sitting legislature, just as donald trump takes office in the us in the south, promising, as you heard, a major trade war. some observers see the same forces shaping politi

sarah smith, bbc news, new york.ago in florida in the last few hours. the president—elect has praised the social media company's recent decision to scrap fact—checkers but on friday, the move was questioned by the united nations. its human rights chief volker turk said that "allowing "hate speech and harmful content online has real world "consequences" and that "regulating such content is not censorship". this evening, president biden criticised meta's move to end fact—checking. the idea that, you know, a billionaire can buy something and say by the way, from this point on, we're not going to fact check anything. and you know, when you have millions of people reading, going online, reading this stuff, it is — anyway... i think it is — i think it's really shameful. meta is also ending its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, according to an internal memo to employees. it's the latest in a series of actions by meta cheered by conservative groups, who have threatened to sue companies over diversity programs. meta i

our north america editor sarah smith is in washington.nt biden outlining the deal tonight. how important is the timing of all this? the timing is critical because it is coming just beforejoe biden leaves office and donald trump returns to the white house. it is because it is coming at this critical time that it is interesting to note thatjoe biden says that his team of negotiators and diplomats who have been so deeply involved in these talks have been working closely and coordinating with donald trump's middle east envoy and his team so they are across the details and they all know what is happening because nobody wants this handover of power in america to derail the implementation of this agreement. and it is because donald trump and his team were being kept so closely involved with what is going on that he was able to post on his social media channel that a deal had been done before it was officially announced, and he wrote that this epic ceasefire agreement would not have been possible if it hadn't been for his election victory in nove

sarah smith, bbc news, washington.s we've mentioned, president trump has announced private sector investment of $500 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure in the united states over the next four years. the ai project — called stargate — will create 100,000 jobs. here's some of what he had to say. together these world—leading technology giants are announcing the formation of stargate, so put that name down in your books because i think you're going to hear a lot about it in the future. a new american company that will invest $500 billion, at least, in al infrastructure in the united states and very, very quickly — moving very rapidly — creating over 100,000 americanjobs almost immediately. this monumental undertaking is a resounding declaration of confidence in america's potential under a new president, let me be... "a new president" — i didn't say it, they did, so i appreciate that, fellas. but it'll ensure the future of technology. what we want to do is we want to keep it in this country. china's a competi

sarah smith, bbc news, new york.chel reeves on a trip aimed at improving trade and economic ties with the world's second biggest economy. ms reeves began her visit with a trip to a brompton folding bicycle shop and is expected to meet with other leading british brands while in beijing. she's the most senior british official to visit china in seven years, but comes as borrowing costs in the uk hit a 16—year high and the value of the pound fell to its lowest in over a year. the conservatives have accused her of fleeing to beijing. speaking in beijing, rachel reeves said the trip was about opening doors to british business. it is the number—1 mission of government to make our country better. and that's why i am in china, to unlock tangible benefits for british businesses exporting and trading around the world to ensure that we have greater access to the second—biggest economy in the world. and when we have this pragmatic conversations with chinese leaders and, indeed, chinese leaders and, indeed, chinese businesses, we

sarah smith, bbc news, washington.thern scotland. danny savage reports from the yorkshire dales. it�*s taken a few days, but most of the snowbound roads have now been cleared, although you really don�*t want to meet anyone coming the other way. it�*s freezing in this part of the north. temperatures last night got down to their lowest in years. we�*re just outside the village of keld and an unofficial weather station here recorded a temperature of nearly —13 last night. and look what�*s happened. the river swale has frozen over and the waterfall is full of ice. last night it was pretty chilly. generations of helen�*s family have lived here for 500 years. i have to say, the last couple of days, it does take your breath away when you walk out the front door, and you need to start thinking about de—icing your car a good 20 minutes before you need to actually go anywhere. further down the dale, this couple have just moved up from the midlands to run a farm. it�*s been a tough introduction. well, i checked my phone. it was a

go wild on medicine. to win the democratic party presidential nomination. of american politics, sarah smithc news, washington. a federal freeze on hundreds of billion of dollars it comes after a lawsuit was filed which saw a judge temporarily halt the order. but the white house says this is not a rescinding i'm joined now by north america correspondent david willis, who is in washington. first, a very contentious choice, rfk, how impactful my this the? are we likely this hearing the? are we likely see him become the health to see him become the health ,. ~~~ 7—7 7m”... te eee him heeeme the heeleh w ~~~ 7—7 7,7”... secretary? he 5; e 2? choice, secretary? he 5; e 2; choice, no controversial choice, no question, sceptic and question, a vaccine sceptic and he has some over vover support 77 rfk support 77 rfk junior )port for abortion. rfk junior is seen for abortion. rfkjunior is seen as somebody who basically could be a danger some believe american americah people if he is as donald trum-�*s secretary and a health secretary and faces a pretty tough grilling today with senators piling in on h

here's our north america editor, sarah smith. this is a very deliberate signal of intent.re to take over greenland. it's no coincidence that his son donald junior landed there today. it may look like he has come for a property viewing before trying to buy the island. he says that is not the case. reporter: do you have a message from your father? my father says hello. he says hello to everyone in greenland. are you interested in buying greenland? greenland is controlled by denmark and their prime minister says it is very much not for sale. its location sitting between the us and russia is why donald trump wants to take control. people don't even know if denmark has any legal right to it but if they do, they should give it up because we need it for national security, for the free world. i'm talk about protecting the free world. in a wide ranging freewheeling press conference he listed all the countries that are in his sights. we want to get along with everybody but they have to — it takes two to tango. revealing more of his global ambitions he said he wants control of the cr

the bbc�*s north america editor sarah smith soon there will be so many people in detention, there isot the space to house them all. with numerous allegations of abuse, even torture. the american people. this will double our capacity immediately, right? and tough... every aspect of american government is being radically to appointing controversial cabinet members. he was asked about his baseless claims that vaccines can cause it is a medical condition in his throat that gives mr kennedy this very distinctive voice. i support the polio vaccine. from taking either of those vaccines. measles is a deadly disease. that's not true. go beyond just vaccines. many republicans are worried about his staunch support and ultra—processed food. fit for office. and mice in a blender to feed to his hawks. it was often a perverse scene of despair and violence. the bbc has approached robert kennedy for comment. i'm going to let him go wild on the food. i'm going to let him go wild on medicine. i've been speaking to dennis kucinich, who served as the campaign manager for robert f kennedy jr's presidentia

here's our north america editor sarah smith.rump has enormous ambitions that include ending the wars in the middle east and ukraine. my proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier. that's what i want to be. he had claimed that on his first day in office he would end the ukraine war. 0bviously that didn't happen, but he is making clear he wants to see a peace deal asap, threatening that russia will pay a high price if they don't enter negotiations. he posted on social media... meeting mr trump in new york just after the election, ukrainian leader volodymyr zelensky said he thinks the new president could be decisive in ending the war, and he knows he really has no choice but to start negotiating. zelensky wants to make a deal. i don't know if putin does, he might not, i don't know. he should make a deal. i think he's destroying russia by not making a deal. president trump used to boast about his great relationship with vladimir putin and insists russia would not have invaded ukraine if he had still been in the white h

here's our north america editor sarah smith.oing to get to lead the american military, he is facing cover trove is that could stop the senate confirming him. him. he he does have supporter but there is a long list of allegations against him its, is a long list of allegations against him— is a long list of allegations atainsthim ., . , against him a variety of sources includin: against him a variety of sources including your — against him a variety of sources including your own _ against him a variety of sources including your own writings - including your own writings implicate you with disregarding the laws of war, financial mismanagement, racistand laws of war, financial mismanagement, racist and sexist remarks about men and women in uniform, alcohol abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassments and other troubling issues. mr hegseth blamed the left-wing _ other troubling issues. mr hegseth blamed the left-wing media - other troubling issues. mr hegseth blamed the left-wing media for. blamed the left—wing media for stories he said

here's our north america editor sarah smith with the more. applause.us ambitions that include ending the wars in the middle east and ukraine. my proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier. that's what i want to be. he had claimed that on his first day in office he would end the ukraine war. 0bviously that didn't happen, but he is making clear he wants to see a peace deal asap, threatening that russia will pay a high price if they don't enter negotiations. he posted on social media... meeting mr trump in new york just after the election, ukrainian leader volodymyr zelensky said he thinks the new president could be decisive in ending the war, and he knows he really has no choice but to start negotiating. zelensky wants to make a deal. i don't know if putin does, he might not, i don't know. he should make a deal. i think he's destroying russia by not making a deal. president trump used to boast about his great relationship with vladimir putin and insists russia would not have invaded ukraine if he had still been in the white house. but now h

our north america editor sarah smith reports.ffice in less than 2a hours' time, joe biden wants to be remembered for brokering the ceasefire in the middle east. today, the guns in gaza have gone silent. this was the deal that i outlined for the world back on may 31st. many of you covered it at the time. a sombre donald trump today laid a ceremonial wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. he did play an important role in securing the ceasefire, and he will now be the president who oversees its implementation, taking on a global diplomatic role, at the same time as he becomes america's commander in chief. mr trump is already celebrating his own return to power. the ultimate political showman, he laid on his own fireworks display last night. you guys do me a favour. just stay on that side. washington is braced and ready. trump's troops have travelled from right across america. but this time around does not feel like a hostile invasion. donald trump won a convincing election victory. america wants him to take decisive action on bo

sarah smith has more from washington.r: with a new team about to take charge in washington and elon musk, owner of social media platform x, enjoying a boys night out with his new best friend trump, the battle is on to stay on the right side of the president-elect. meta owner zuckerberg who controls facebook, instagram and threads has a trickier relationship with mr. trump, having abandon facebook after the january 6 riots four years ago. mr. trump: stolen by the fake news media, that is what they have done and are doing. reporter: he is entirely rewriting his content moderation practices, ending fact checking that prevents him the spread of misinformation. he says his rules were too restrictive. >> we have reached a point where there is too many mistakes and too much censorship. recent elections feel like a cultural tipping point toward prioritizing speech. we will get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying policies, and restoring free expression on our platforms. >> would you like to apologize for

our north america editor sarah smith is in washington.ladimir putin that there would be a high price to pay a fee doesn't soon start talking about a deal to end the war in ukraine. of course, there are already sanctions on the russian economy but he seems to be thinking of something a bit more drastic, warning of higher taxes, tariffs and sanctions. he wrote in his post, we can do it the easy way or the hard way and the easy way is always better. it is time to make a deal, no more lives should be lost. so that's pretty clear. you will remember, donald trump did promise during the election campaign that he would end the war in ukraine on his first day in office, which obviously did not happen but he is clearly getting impatient. at a news conference in the oval office on his very first day, on monday, he did say he had spoken to president zelensky knows he is ready to start talking about a deal but he is just not sure if vladimir putin is ready to do so yet. it is worth remembering as well, there was a huge amount of concern before donald

place for long and he will not be in place for long and he will not risk putting costs for american sarah smithan cowboy boot, once crafted to conquer the wild west, has been made here in china for decades. but production has slowed as orders dwindle. us buyers don't want to risk more of donald trump's tariffs on chinese—made goods. who suffer. with higher tariffs, we have higher costs. with higher costs, we have fewer orders. the worker's income will decrease. a skilled workforce that know no otherjob. these clothes are heading to us firms like walmart and costco. but most of the materials still come from china. mr dong shows off his newly—built factory in phnom penh are relocating. in cambodia and southeast asia. successes like this one increase china's footprint across southeast asia. president trump's tariffs have not stopped china's rise. beijing has simply gone elsewhere to do business. its way through this trade war. power and influence. president trump was not bluffing but it is still unclear from an economic exactly what the motive flan-fleeint exactlvvaehat theme�*a says dandeemt exactl

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sarah smith reports.e new team about to take charge in washington, and elon musk, owner of the social media platform x enjoying boys nights out with his new best friend donald trump, the battle is on to stay on the right side of the president—elect. meta owner, mark zuckerberg, who controls facebook, instagram and threads, has a much trickier relationship with mr trump having banned him after the january six riots four years ago. stolen by the fake news media, that's what they have done and what they are doing. now he is rewriting his content moderation policy, ending the fact checking that prevents the spread of misinformation. he says his rules were too restrictive. we have reached a point where it is just too many mistakes and too much censorship. the recent elections also feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritising speech. so we are going to get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies and restoring free expression on our platforms. would you li

our north america editor, sarah smith reports on day one of donald trump's return to the white house.nvincible, sword in hand, dancing shoes on, celebrating his return to power last night. even melania seemed to be enjoying herself. but there was a more sombre mood at the national prayer service today, where donald trump wasn't celebrated, but chastised, directly from the pulpit. mr president, millions have put their trust in you, and as you told the nation yesterday, you have felt the providential hand of a loving god. in the name of our god, i ask you to have mercy

here's our north america editor, sarah smith. of pete hegseth's battle to persuade senators he is fit to serve as the secretary of defence. he has some vocal supporters, but he's also facing a long list of accusations and controversies. mr hegseth was a fox news tv presenter when donald trump picked him to lead the pentagon. he did serve in the army in afghanistan, but he has no experience of running an enormous organisation like the american military, which has a budget of $850 billion. he faced some tough questions about financial impropriety, sexual misconduct and turning up to work drunk. a variety of sources, including your own writings, implicate you with disregarding the laws of war, financial mismanagement, racist and sexist remarks about men and women in uniform, alcohol abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassments and other troubling issues. mr hegseth blamed the left—wing media for stories he said were not true. he's concentrating on the job he hopes is ahead of him. when president trump chose me for this position, the pr

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sarah smith, bbc news, washington. following an inauguration ceremony on monday, he delivered on his promise to immediately sign a blitz of executive orders. one of the first pardoned more than 15 hundred people convicted or charged in connection to the 2021 capitol riot. president trump commuted the sentence of another iii people — meaning their sentence will end but convictions will remain on record.several have already been released from jail including former proud boys leader enrique tarrio, who was serving 22 years for seditious conspiracy, as well as oath keepers founder stewart rhodes, cutting his 18—year—sentence short. president trump commuted the sentences of another fourteen people — meaning their sentence will end democrats swiftly denounced the move as an attempt to re—write history. former speaker of the house, nancy pelosi called president trump's pardon �*shameful�* and a betrayal to capitol police officers who were at the forefront of the clashes onjanuary 6th. ms pelosi was among lawmakers that were c

sarah smith. bbc news, washington.f donald trump's inauguration with a special programme from washington, that starts 12 gmt on monday the 20th of january. still to come on the world today... spain announces a tax on property use a by non—eu residents in a bid to solve its housing crisis. around the world and across the uk. this is the world today on bbc news. in a bid to tackle its housing crisis, spain is planning to introduce a 100% tax on properties bought by non—eu residents. 0ther proposals being put forward include a tax exemption for landlords providing affordable housing, and tighter regulation on tourist properties. marty cousteau is a spokesperson for the gothic quarter of barcelona, we asked for his reaction on that. i think these measures are not enough. now, in our big crisis we face in spain in terms of housing. now, one of the main problems of this crisis is that many of the transactions we have in housing in spain are made by investors that want our homes not to live in, but to speculate and to make bu

here is our north america editor sarah smith.nald trump's genuine desire to take over greenland. it's no coincidence that his son donald junior landed there today. it may look like he has come for a property viewing before trying to buy the island. he says that is not the case. reporter: do you have a message from your— reporter: do you have a message from your father? my father says hello. he says hello to everyone in greenland. are you interested in buying greenland? greenland is controlled by denmark and their prime minister says it is very much not for sale. its location sitting between the us and russia is why donald trump wants to take control. people don't even know if denmark has any legal right to it but if they do, they should give it up because we need it for national security, for the free world. i'm talk about protecting the free world. in a wide ranging freewheeling press conference he listed all the countries that are in his sights. we want to get along with everybody but they have to — it takes two to tango. revea

here's the bbc�*s north america editor sarah smith.oday. 0vernight, the search was for any possible survivors who might have been lost in the freezing water. as morning came, it was clear everyone had lost their lives. 60 passengers and four crew on american airlines 531i2, three soldiers on a black hawk army helicopter. despite all these efforts, we are now at a point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation. at this point, we don't think there are are any survivors from this accident and we have recovered 27 people from the plane and one from the helicopter. cctv pictures show the moment of impact. very low in the sky, overwashington, dc, the helicopter and the plane are rapidly heading toward each other and then we can see the sudden explosion. 0n closer footage, we see the crash quite clearly. everyone isjust distraught, yeah. it's been shocking to everyone. just didn't feel right. this black hawk was on a night time training flight. president trump asked for a moment's silence for what he called a tra

is jack smith saying that he guarantees this would have ended up in a conviction, even though this would be a jury making this decision. >> very important clarification there, sarah. this is not quite the flex that it may seem to be. jack smith is not saying a jury would convict. no prosecutor would ever say that jack smith's been a prosecutor for 30 years. that's not what we do. that's not what we say. that's not what jack smith says. what he says here is the same thing that every prosecutor has to say before they charge any case, which is the evidence is sufficient enough that a jury could convict. you have to make that finding as a prosecutor before you charge a first year drug case or before you charge the former president with a vast conspiracy. so it's a really important nuance, but it matters. he's not making some bold prediction here. oh, if we went to trial, we would have won for sure. what he's saying is the evidence was enough that we could have gone to a trial, and a jury could have convicted. that's different than saying a jury would have convicted. >> fair enough. i do want to ask you about the other special counsel report that classified documents

smith. darrell issa, former speaker mccarthy is here, governor sarah sanders and patrick morrisey, cochairsve wycoff, thank you just got back from the middle east he had a little project that he did very well on. and we took in the first hostages today and they're coming in tomorrow and they will keep coming in. and you notice it was the day before we take office, even though the other administration, i'll be nice, the other administration says they did not have too much to do with it, did they, not at all. happen to be the day before we took office but you were fantastic and i appreciate it. and kelly loeffler and miriam abelson where is she she was so fantastic. she is a fantastic woman she was very generous as many of the people in this room. and countless other distinguished guests and i express my appreciation and the incoming pack cabinet who stepped forward to serve in the doing really well in the process and the senators and republican senators have been very understanding and very professional, we appreciate it so far if that changes i'll let you know this will be among the most ta

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sarah smith, bbc news, new york.rom scotland because two more lynxs have been captured and we have heard news from the royal zoological society of scotland that they have caught all the animals by bating a series of humane traps in the area to entice them in their spot it overnight and police scotland had warned members of the public not to approach the animals and they said officers are working with specially trained personnel to capture them but it is unclear where the lynxs came from the animals been extinct in scotland for over 500 years and so, they have been successfully caught and to tells more about this is the chief executive of the zoological society of scotland, just tell us about this breaking news in the last few minutes. i5 this breaking news in the last few minutes.— few minutes. is very exciting and to be — few minutes. is very exciting and to be perfectly _ few minutes. is very exciting and to be perfectly honest, l few minutes. is very exciting and to be perfectly honest, i| and to be perfectly hone