can george weah possibly need -- meet them? president weah: i know i can meet expectations. liberians love me, what i've done before in my life. making sure they are ok, i'm going to do it again. fergal: football teaches that you cannot succeed alone, and the new president has people on his side. but more than anything now, george weah will need their patience. fergal keane, bbc news, monrovia. laura: finally, some dramatic pictures from the philippines. the country most active volcano .as erupted again last week, thousands of people were evacuated from the area around the volcano after lava began slowly flowing from its crater. it is considered the most volatile of the country's 22 active volcanoes. amazing pictures there. remember, you can find more of all the day's news on our website, and to see what we are working on at time, check out our facebook page. i am laura trevelyan. thanks for watching "world news america." >> with the bbc news app, our vertical videos are designed to work around your lifestyle, so you can swipe your way through the news of the day and stay up

weah has pledged to boost the economy and create jobs. weah: slackers and persons looking to cheat the liberian people through corruption will have no place. [applause] reporter: internationally, weah made his name as a football star in the 1990's at clubs like monaco, chelsea, and ac milan. he was the first african player to be named world footballer of the yeaear, in 1995. but he never forgot his roots. weah: i thinkk we would sharere with other people, you know? i came from a very poor family. i want to stand in the -- i will not stand suffering. reporter: having won the presidency, the former football icon has to prove he can keep his campaign promises. his supporters believe that he can reboot one of the world's poorest economies. brent: from a former footballer to a current one. manchester have signed arsenal's star forward alexis s sanchez ia swap deal that sees henrikh mkhitaryan move from united to arsenal. the deal is a major coup for united, who beat out manchester city to sign the chilean forward. sanchez will reportedly becom

commentator: george weah, he has one to contend with, he plays a 1—2, george weah!nd still scoring. it was in europe, playing for teams like chelsea and ac milan, that he became a legend. fifa footballer of the year. george weah inherits a nation still struggling with the legacy of war. nearly two thirds of the population live below the poverty line. in claratown, the slum where he grew up, they are hoping he will bring jobs, health care, housing. when you come here to the streets where george weah grew up, the scale of problems facing liberia is very clear. for any kind of meaningful change to take place, peace is essential, and this is a generation that has grown up without knowing war, in a country that was once a byword for anarchy. in 1a years of war, a quarter of a million people were killed. child soldiers likejoseph duo became symbols of pitiless violence. today, he's one of those looking to george weah in hope. like his nation, joseph is scarred by the past but determined not to repeat it. doing homework with his children, joseph's life challenges those who

what do you hope george weah can do feel?, sastoseph, so there will bejobs bring in investors, sastoseph, so there will be jobs and we can have a better liberia than before. expectations are high, can george wea h expectations are high, can george weah possibly meet them, i ask? the one thing, when people love you you have to strive for them. liberia loves me, what i've done before in my life, and ok i'm going to do it again. football teaches that you cannot succeed alone and the new president as the people on site. but more than anything now george weah is going to need their patients. fergal keen, bbc news, monro villar. with all the sport - here's lizzie greenwood hughes at the bbc sport centre... after defeat in the ashes, england have won their one day series against australia, after taking an unassailable 3—0 lead following a 16—run victory in the third odi in sydney. alex gulragani reports. under the guidance of eoin morgan, england's short form game continues to thrive, yet recently, the captain himself has struggled

what do you hope george weah can do for you?we can have a better liberia than before. expectations are high. can george weah possibly meet them, i ask? i know i've got to meet expectations. because, the one thing, when people love you you have to strive for them. liberia loves me, what i've done before in my life, and to make sure they are ok, i'm going to do it again. football teaches that you cannot succeed alone and the new president has the people on side. but more than anything now george weah is going to need their patience. fergal keane, bbc news, monrovia. in poland, members of the clergy have been taking part in their annual skiing competition. the priests are timed over a slalom course at wisla, in southern poland. cassocks are optional, though as you can see, most of the priests kept them on. big changes in the atmosphere today with milder airfrom the big changes in the atmosphere today with milder air from the atlantic but is it burnt into that cold air in place it brought some places significant and disruptive snow,

george weah made his fame in europe in the 90s. when liberia was battling 14 years of civil war.iberia and what better place to do it than a football stadium? africa's most celebrated footballer is now the formal president of liberia. fans are euphoric, sleeping overnight to capture a glimpse of the country giant yze is called here but they are concerned the football success but they are concerned the football su ccess ca n but they are concerned the football success can be translated off the pitch. -- as he is called here. to narrow the gap between rich and poon narrow the gap between rich and poor, to ensure proper resources would not end up in the pocket of government officials. george weah's presidency marks the first peaceful handover of power in liberia for more than 70 years. an inspiration on the pitch, huge pressure to do the same in politics. if you've ever strolled down hollywood's walk of fame you'll have no doubt seen some very big names. hundreds of actors, pop stars and celebrities have been honoured with a star. the latest recipient is a ninety—year—old lady — who

george weah made his fame in europe in the ‘90s.eer, george weah is sworn in as the 24th president of liberia, and what better place to do it than a football stadium? africa's most celebrated footballer is now the 24th president of liberia. fans are euphoric, sleeping overnight to capture a glimpse of the "country giant" as he is called here, but they are desperate that his glittering football success can be translated off the pitch. it is my belief that the most effective way to correctly impact the poor and to narrow the gap between rich and poor, is to ensure that public resources do not end up in the pocket of government officials. weah‘s presidency marks the first peaceful handover of power in liberia for more than 70 years. he was an inspiration on the pitch — now there's huge pressure to do the same in politics. tamasin ford, bbc news, monrovia, liberia. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. two reuters journalists are due back in court in myanmar to face charges under the official secrets act. wa lo

it is here that incoming resident george way a was raised. -- weah was raised.ephew now sleeps in the president's former bedroom. >> anything is possible. do not ever look down on yourself. >> his start in life was far from easy. and his knew his father mother left him here as a baby to be raised by his grandmother and extended family. streets withte the his friends. his aunt remembers him as outgoing. streets withthe his friends. his aunt remembers him as outgoing. >> many friends he used to have. >> today, the children in the slums have better opportunities. he funded a new school in his neighborhood. his friends were surprised when he told them he was seeking the presidency. >> we were shocked. we were good for nothing children. who knew at that time? this is the pitch where he used to train as a teenager before heading abroad to begin a glittering career in international football. it is coming here they you get a sense of his journey from the poorest slums to the highest office in the land where it -- land. america is waking up to eight new day of government

weah is sworn in as the 24th president of liberia.an at a football stadium? africa's most celebrated footballer is now the 24th president of liberia. fans here are euphoric. he is called the country giant here. they are desperate that his glittering football success can be translated off the pitch. we want to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor. we wa nt gap between the rich and the poor. we want to make sure that the resources do not end up in the pockets of others. this marks the first peaceful handover of power in liberia for more than 70 years. he was an inspiration on the pitch, now there is huge pressure to do the same in politics. we do our best to pack all of the stories in. of course, there are more than we can get into one hour, you can see the rest on the bbc news website and you can use the bbc news app. at least six people have died of the democratic republic of congo during protests calling on the president to go. he was supposed to step down at the end of his second term in 2016 but he didn't. police have used

on the peaceful transition of power in liberia as for football the star george weah is sworn in as president. the u.s. vice president has told israel's parliament the u.s. will move its embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem by the end of next year mike pence made the announcement during a speech to israel's knesset which was initially interrupted by protesting israeli arab politicians after they were thrown out and spoke of the u.s. his friendship with israel the first american vice president to address the knesset praised for his decision to recognize jerusalem. for all the united states recognized your nation wanted ministration after another refused to recognize your company but just last month. president donald trump made history he righted a seventy year wrong he kept his word to the american people when he announced that the united states of america will finally acknowledge jerusalem is israel's capital . has more from west jerusalem. well mike pence wasn't very far into the speech just a couple of lines the first as you noted given by u.s. vice president to the israeli knesset the parlia

and from the football pitch to the political playground george weah was sworn in as liberia's new president. i three day u.s. government shutdown is about to end after senators approved legislation to extend funding into next month the bill is expected to be passed quickly by the house of represent. gives before being signed off by president donald trump please a live picture is on the vote right now but immigration disputes that was at the center of the crisis is still far from resolved to the deal reached before the vote democrats agreed to block the bill allowing government funding to continue until february eighth and return republicans said they would continue talks on the status of undocumented migrants brought to the u.s. as children also known as dreamers now in response president donald trump tweeted that democrats had come to their senses he also said he was open to an immigration deal but only if it was good enough for the country heidi jocasta is live for us in washington d.c. heidi unpick this for you for us if you would what is the deal that they've done. well rob this comprom

lot of on educated people in this country george weah may not be as positive experiences with us but he's got a lot of good what he doesn't doesn't read sixty years may and may not set him apart from just leaders but many say the next six months will determine which direction he will take liberia and it sort of. analysts say that it is a period when he needs to be decisive because because that we have been branded as inexperienced he needs to put his best foot forward he needs a stroll minister fayyad that can send a message to the local and international economic players that liberia is capable of doing business. the sentiment and to share in the joy that we're it was long going to come of many will be watching closely now to see if you can replicate the success of the soccer pitches of europe as leader and president of this country aren't you chris. morrow via. and this is al jazeera these are the top stories the three day u.s. government shutdown is about to end after politicians passed a bill extending federal funding until february the eighth democrats agreed to the temporary me

iran from the football pitch to the political playground george weah was sworn in as liberia's new president. has read a u.s. government shutdown has ended after politicians approved a bill to extend federal funding president trump has now signed the bill into law but the immigration dispute at the center of the crisis is still far from resolved democrats agreed to back the bill allowing government funding to continue until february the eighth in return republicans gave assurances of a vote in the coming weeks on the status of undocumented migrants brought to the u.s. as children also known as dreamers president donald trump has tweeted that democrats had come to their senses he also said he was open to an immigration deal but only if it was good for the country however deep divisions between the two sides remain high jocasta reports from washington d.c. . kicking the can down the road the phrase used to describe the now familiar practice of the us congress delaying a problem solution for another day the motion is adopted without objection a motion to reconsider is laid on the table on monda

from international football star george weah has been sworn in as the president of liberia and thousands of people attended the ceremony at a football stadium in the capital monrovia to we're takes over from ellen johnson sirleaf and the country's first democratic transition of power for more than seventy years. i mean ited states a senate vote later today could end the government to shut down under a deal taking shape democrats would agree to fund the government in return for a commitment from senate republicans on immigration reform democrats want to protect the dreamers migrants who were entered the u.s. illegally as children and now face deportation as children. america's vice president has told israel's parliament that the united states will move its embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem by twenty nineteen by pence's announcement was met with applause despite arab israeli lawmakers in the knesset being ejected for disrupting the start of the vice president's speech main arab party have warned ahead of time that it would boycott his visit mr pence is the first top u.s. official to visit

africa now liberia is gearing up of the swearing in of its new president george weah. the former football star's is helping the poor is his top priority and here is one of the world's most impoverished countries with sky high unemployment and shoddy infrastructure. as the new president takes office next monday many ordinary liberians are hoping he will bring about the cheesy. france24 catherine restraint and signals so sent this report from on rodia. in one room his largest market families setting up shop. he's on the phone technology at university dreaming of found his own poultry business. he dropped out because he couldn't afford the fees and now he exile to living. just a few dollars a day. and then plus my dream school. better yet who hosted for my family to make ends meet home soon in his for a new president. and he's for this one education. and he's alarm this marketplace is full of young people whose only choice is to hold goods. in what's known as liberia's wheelbarrow economy. many here hope newly elected president george we have will transform their lives. p

back to brant for a story on libya that's right here liberia where the former football star george weah has been sworn in as the new president and the huge celebrations he takes over from ellen johnson sirleaf in the country's first peaceful transition of power in more than seven decades we have played a pledge to end corruption to kick start the economy to create jobs and generally turn the country around and as he takes power the expectations could hardly be higher. hours before george way as inauguration his supporters were over ready chairing for him to hear in liberia's capital monrovia to celebrate the new president expectations a sky high the. money what we have bought a book that yes we have a god but god was that us army at times up this. way is succeeding nobel laureates ellen johnson sirleaf the ceremony taking place in a stadium the x. professional footballer faces a daunting task civil war and bowler have both left us cars on liberia. has pledged to boost the economy and create jobs. slug of personal use. groom who to the members of groups all will have no blues. internatio

former football star george weah has been sworn in various new president the fifty one year old won a landslide in a runoff vote in december against the outgoing vice president joseph because those were the headlines talked to al jazeera is that because it is next. on counting the cost why the jury's still out on tampa now makes despite wall street's delight we delve into china's better than expected growth story and count the past the negative brand populace of the. counting the cost at this time on al-jazeera. in the world is all good to be. seen. with wars and conflicts continue to rage and crises after crises threatening the safety and well being of millions of people around the world the question is who and how can we bring an end to all this suffering now for years the responsibility has always been placed on the united nations but it's often failed to end these crises in conflicts because of the very nature of the organization and how it is set up on the one hand you have the general assembly. which is he does the waltz conscience but on the other hand you have the security cou

supporting the candidate chosen to run in december's election the vote was eventually won by george weah a former football star supporters of the unity party candidate joseph because i claim sally favored way of which she did night. or than twenty people have died after a bass veered off the road in cameron at least thirty others were injured when it drove into a ravine and crashed into a tree on saturday a bus was traveling from the shining to dollar in the country's west region officials have not yet determined the cause of the crash. thousands of people lost their homes to flooding in the democratic republic of congo last week and now facing another threat health workers in the capital kinshasa dealing with an outbreak of cholera that's killed a thousand people al-jazeera is catherine sawyer reports it's hard to imagine just a week ago holmes a studio this is a neighborhood on the outskirts of kids. when floodwaters came crashing down from a nearby river many people didn't even have a chance to rescue their loved ones and belongings. months. to mainz of the two bedroom house he shared

candidate chosen to run in december's presidential election the vote was eventually won by george weah a former football star supporters of the unity party candidate joseph claim sirleaf favored we're but she denies this. iran says it's released hundreds of people detained during anti-government protests a government spokesman acknowledged at least twenty five people were killed during the un lest we started at the end of december thousands of iranians took to the streets for several days in protest initially motivated by economic hardship security forces insist they now wish to order. liston ian president back with a bow says addressing a meeting of the p.l.o. central council with the u.s. decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital dominating the agenda the announcement by washington in december has sparked protests across the muslim world groups hamas and islamic jihad have declined an invitation to observe but not take part in the meeting which is taking place in ramallah west bank they say there is a lack of agreement on how to respond to the u.s. decision. the un secretar

former football star george weah has been sworn in various new president the fifty one year old won a landslide in a runoff vote in december against the outgoing vice president joseph because those were the headlines taught to al-jazeera is that because there is next. on counting the cost why the jury's still out on tampa now makes despite wall street's delight we delve into china's better than expected growth story and count the past the negative brand populace and the. counting the cost at this time on al-jazeera. in the world is all good to. see. with wars and conflicts continue to rage and crises after crises threatening the safety and well being of millions of people around the world the question is who and how.

lot of on educated people in this country george weah may not be as positive experiences with us but he's got a lot of what he does with us right sixty years main and will not set him apart from just leaders but many say the next six months will determine which direction he will take liberia and it sort of. analysts say that is a period when he needs to be decisive because was that we have been branded as inexperienced he needs to put his best foot forward he needs a strong minister fayyad that can send a message to the local and international economic players that liberia is capable of doing business. the sentiment and to a shame the george wira was long going to come of many will be watching closely now to see if he can replicate the success of the soccer pitches of europe as leader and president of his country i met you chris. morrow via the united states is increasing curity requirements for six middle east and allies will have to undergo an enhanced cargo screening program when flying on specific routes she ever turns he has this. the emergency order means that all cargo loaded

that's what i think can do for my country that i'm trying to get us all a lot is expected of george weah but many analysts believe that the next six months will determine which direction is taking liberia and its peaceful successor a former south african health official is apologize for the deaths of one hundred forty three mentally disabled patients the curd under her tenure the patients died of hunger and neglect to be moved to privately run care facilities more than fifty are still missing and as tanya page reports now from johannesburg the families want to. was. was the families of the one hundred and forty three mentally disabled patients who died under this woman's watch burst into song when she entered the room. the song to. donny much longer was the top prevention health official when more than a thousand patients from a facility called life is to do many we're moving into an re just at care facilities because she thought they needed to be reintegrated into society and to save money many of the case centers were ill equipped despite other witnesses testimony to the contrary she i

the suspect, 37-year-old matthew weah, fired shots at the officers until he was killed we police firing in return. >>> supreme court justice roberts is ordering an investigation of sexual misconduct in america's court system. he ordered the working group to evaluate standards and procedures for dealing with inappropriate behavior. it's after a report in the spring found, quote, potential systemic issues in the way the department handles complaints of sexual harassment. >>> a team of a-list hollywood celebrities taking their stand against harassment. 300 prominent women in the industry, including reese witherspoon, shonda rhimes, launched this, time's up, an initiative aimed at protecting women in the work force from sexual harassment. it includes a legal defense fund to help working class women protect themselves from harassment. >>> the highly anticipated "star wars" sequel, "the last jedi," was the film of 2017. the movie got $517 million domestically in the last month alone. you have to figure franchise owner disney has to be happy with that, considering second place goes to this yea

lot of on educated people in this country george weah may not be as positive experiences with us but he's got a lot of what he does or doesn't read sixty years main and may not set him apart from just leaders but many say the next six months will determine which direction he will take liberia and it suggests analysts say that it is a period when he needs to be decisive because was that we have been branded as inexperienced he needs to put his best foot forward he needs a strong minister fired as that can send a message to the local and international economic players that liberia is capable of doing business. the sentiment and to a shame the george we're era was long and come of many will be watching closely now to see if he can replicate the success of the soccer pitches of europe as leader and president of his country i met you chris al jazeera mauro via. well joining us in studio now is jonathan affair and so he's a regional analyst and the founder of the pan african news magazine africa briefing based here in london so jonathan here we have a star footballer it's clearly small but

candidate chosing to run in december's presidential election the vote was eventually won by george weah a former football star supporters of the unity party candidate joseph black i claim sirleaf favored we're although she did not. soldiers in the democratic republic of congo have launched an offensive against an armed group suspected of killing fifteen un peacekeepers the group calls itself the allied democratic forces and is based mainly in northern keevil province shallop ballasts reports. the beginning of an offensive by congolese troops on rebels hiding on their border the ugandan group known as the a.d.f. killed fifteen peacekeepers in an ambush on a un base in north kivu province in december it was the biggest single loss of peacekeepers in nearly a quarter of a century those killings triggered this response. army vehicles transported three hundred troops to the area with tanks and armored vehicles to port said. we decided to launch an operation against the i.d.f. and all other armed groups in the area this is the last operation and we are prepared to fight to the end so we can r

to liberia now where former football star george weah has been sworn in as the country's new president and huge celebrations it takes over from ellen johnson sirleaf in the country's first peaceful transition of power i more than seventy years as the winner has pledged to end corruption kick start the economy create jobs and generally turn the country around and as he takes power the expectations could hardly be higher. hours before george way as inauguration his supporters were over ready chairing for him here in liberia's capital monrovia to celebrate the new president expectations a sky high the. borrow money from what we have all of it but i think that. we have a lot about what it was that we have on top that it. is succeeding nobel laureate ellen johnson sirleaf the ceremony taking place in a stadium the ex professional footballer faces a daunting task civil war and a bola have devastated the country waya has pledged to boost the economy create jobs and revive liberia. sluggo a person whose. love ruby who drew the members of groups all we have. an. internationally way i made his n

former international soccer star george weah has been sworn in as the president of liberia tens of thousands of people attended the ceremony at a football stadium in the capital monrovia mr we it takes over from ellen johnson sirleaf in the country's first democratic transition of power and more than seventy years. and officials in the philippines are warning about the violent eruption of the country's most active volcano could be imminent mount my yawn has been spewing out lava and ash prompting authorities to expand the danger zone around the volcano thousands of people in surrounding areas have been evacuated. well here in germany the country's two biggest parties are both gearing up for a fight as they prepare to kick off formal coalition talks a leading member of onto the macro's conservative bloc took an initial jab at the social democrats insisting they finished the talks quickly as the germans were losing their faith in democracy after months without a government but from its corner of the central left s.p.d. has promised to put up a fight in those forthcoming negotiations for. anoth

supporting the candidate chosen to run in december's election the vote was eventually won by george weah a high profile former footballer he said to take office later this month because of the unity party candidate joseph klock i claimed sirleaf favored where which she denied actor mark walberg is donating one point five million dollars to the time's up campaign legal defense fund for victims of sexual abuse that's the amount paid to reshoot scenes for the movie all the money in the world while his costar michelle williams received expenses of less than a thousand dollars scenes had to be reshot after kevin spacey was removed from the project amid accusations of sexual misconduct. that's all from me for the news grid back to doha thanks so just a couple of comments coming in so far on the hashtag a journey is good. the situation with the gulf diplomatic crisis someone not holding back here is saying saudi arabia and its allied despotism should be in control or should be controlled by the arab league and should not be in complete control this may be to devastating results in the middle ea