will vernon, bbc news, kyiv. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.as found parents of children with severe epilepsy are breaking the law to give them cannabis—based medicine, because they struggle to have the drug prescribed on the nhs. file on 4 has spoken to families buying oils on the black market, as well as those who illegally smuggle the drugs into the uk. alastair fee reports. is that funny? is everything funny? lunchtime, and this is ten—year—old annie's favourite meal. she loves food. she's quite highly motivated by food. annie has a rare form of epilepsy. we've changed their names to protect their identity. it's harrowing, it's tiring. it's exhausting, it's scary. it's the scariest thing ever — seeing your child seize. the only drug that her parents say helps is an oil made from the cannabis plant. but there's a catch. the medicine mumjane gives her daughter is illegal. i don't want to be breaking the law, but currently i probably would say i don't actually care that i'm breaking the law. because of the change you see in your daughter? she'

our correspondent will vernon is in kyiv and spoke about how the ukrainian incursion into the kursk regionpeculation they were trying to draw russian forces away from other parts of the battlefield in the east of the country for example. president zelensky later said the operation which is designed to be use as a bargaining chip in any future peace talk with russia. but the ukrainians have made good progress but then russian forces counter—attacked and in recent weeks ukraine has been losing ground in the kursk region, russian forces bolstered by the presence of several thousand troops from north korea. ukraine has been on the back foot in the kursk region, russia not managing to knock them out of the area altogether, ukraine has hung on theirfor altogether, ukraine has hung on their for example altogether, ukraine has hung on theirfor example into altogether, ukraine has hung on their for example into the altogether, ukraine has hung on theirfor example into the key town of sudzha. we will have to see whether this new operation that appears to have been launched today will make any differ

vernon. to stay with us. we will see very soon. hello again.ng to be with us as we go through this working week. in fact, what we're looking at is the cold weather continuing, further the wintry showers for some of us, widespread frosts and the risk of ice on untreated surfaces first thing. so as we go through the days of the week, you can see the colder blues remain across the british isles as as we head towards the weekend, the milder yellows start to come our way so it won't be quite as cold as we're looking at at the moment. what we have at the moment, though, is the morning's rain having moved away, taking some snow showers with it, but further snow showers continuing across northern and southern scotland, northern england, a few in wales, wintry showers here getting into the midlands too and also northern ireland. our temperatures today on your thermometer may say two to about seven degrees, but we've got gusty winds and when you add on the wind chill it will feel subzero for many. even looking at gales, potentially through the english ch

our correspondent will vernon has been following developments from kyiv. the city and two weeks ago, ukraine announced it was withdrawing some of its units from the area to prevent them from being encircled. we didn't expect this to a certain extent. it is not a big city, largely in ruins, as are most of the towns that russia is fighting for in the east. much more important and a bigger loss for ukraine would be if russian forces were now to advance and take the key strategic hub of pokrovsk, nearby. these developments come as ukraine has launched a fresh offensive in russia's kursk region according to ukrainian and russian officials, fighting is continuing there now for a second day and pro— kremlin military bloggers who are posting on social media say that ukraine carried out a large—scale assault there but they say the russian forces so far are managing to successfully hold the ukrainians back. of course, russian forces there have been bolstered by thousands of troops from north korea. the key question will be whether ukraine manages to advance to any s

let's speak to our correspondent will vernon in kyiv. what do we know about this operation?about this operation?— operation? it is still in its early hours. _ operation? it is still in its early hours. the - operation? it is still in its early hours. the russianl early hours. the russian defence and military in a statement earlier said the offensive was launched at around eight o'clock this morning local time and that fighting was ongoing. you mentioned the head of the ukrainian presidential administration who —— didn't confirm. he said the russians were getting what they deserved. i have been reading pro—kremlin military bloggers who have been saying that ukraine has launched a major operation in the kursk region. but there is a lot we don't know. we don't know what scale this is on. we don't know if it will lead to any change in ukraine's tenuous position on the battlefield.— the battlefield. how likely is it to change _ the battlefield. how likely is it to change what _ the battlefield. how likely is it to change what is - the battlefield. how likely is l it to change wha

our correspondent will vernon has been following developments from kyiv.rom being in circles. they did expect this to a certain extent. kurakhove is not a big city. it�*s largely in ruins as are most of the towns that russia is fighting for in the east. much more important and potentially a bigger loss for ukraine would be if russian forces were now to advance and take the key strategic hub, pokrovsk, that�*s a transport hub nearby. these developments come of course as ukraine has launched a fresh offensive in russia�*s kursk region, that�*s according to russian and ukrainian officials. fighting is continued for the second day for the pro—kremlin military bloggers posting on social media saying a large scale assault there but say that russian forces so far are managing to successfully hold the ukrainians back for that russian forces have been bolstered by thousands of troops from north korea. i think the key question will be whether ukraine manages to advance or make any significant progress forward ukrainians will be eager to do that of course the head of

with russia would only be effective if provided by the us under donald trump. 0ur correspondent will vernonretty difficult to tell what exactly is going on, frankly, in kursk region. ukrainian officials, the russian defence ministry and pro—kremlin military bloggers all reported that ukrainian forces had launched a fresh offensive in the area, and several of those bloggers said that this was a major assault and that it had, you know, caused some surprise, that it had had some effect on the russian forces, but that russia had brought the situation under control. now, we don't really know more than that yet. we haven't had any update from the ukrainians. you'd expect by this time, kind of 2a hours or so after an announcement of the start of an offensive, if it were to be successful, then you'd get some indication that forces are moving forward, perhaps some settlements have been taken. we haven't had any of that yet, but obviously we're standing by for updates from the ukrainians. yeah, meanwhile, will, what are the expectations around how a new donald trump presidency is going to impact the

our correspondent in kyiv, will vernon gave the latest. in its early days, early hours, really. the russian defence ministry, in a statement earlier said that ukraine launched this offensive in the kursk region at around 8:00 this morning local time, and that fighting was ongoing. and you mentioned the head of the ukrainian presidential administration, andrey yermak, he didn't confirm the operation in a post on social media, but he did hint at it saying there was good news from kursk region and that the russians were getting what they deserved. i've also been reading some of the pro—kremlin military bloggers. they've also been saying that ukraine has launched a major operation in the kursk region. but of course, there's a lot we don't know. we don't know what scale this is on and whether it will lead to any change whatsoever in ukraine's pretty tenuous position on the battlefield. how likely is it to change what's happening on the front line in kursk, though? well, it's difficult to say at this stage. i mean, ukraine is on the defensive in

mcfearson, federal triangle and smithsonian, on the blue, orange and silver lines will be closed. mount vernon square and -- service will go through the stations but won't be allowing passengers on and off. there are entrance closures at other times. farragut west, half though the station will be open. metro center, same thing. gallery police, judiciary square and union station. there are other events outside of inauguration going on. wmata.com/inauguration for the specific things. we'll also be posting everything on social media. we encourage people to follow metro pulse. significant amount of rail impacts throughout the multiday process. we have 41 bus detours throughout the whole downtown area. i think it's fair to say if you have to go downtown, like the mayor said, please prepare and try to find alternatives as best as you possibly can. a couple of other highlights. we encourage people to pay with either a smart trip card or on your phone. tap your am pay and go. the other thing is we are coming out with our inaugural commemorative smarttrip card with president trump on it. it's going to

finally, we will head to kentucky where vernon and ruthe are celebrating their 80th anniversary.eserved. >> thank you, everybody, for coming out. a lot of my family is over there, too. oh, there e is my brher-in-law, too. >> go say hi. >> this is my buddy, robert. this is rebecca. thank you all for coming. this is dean roberta hurley. this is beth. thank you all. oh! thank you all for being here. this is dominic, one of my oldest friends, seventh grade. jawan kennedy. sylvester williams, friends since we were 4 years old, same preschool. >> don't you have some aunts and uncles? these are all lindsey's friends from back in the day. they call themselves the wildcats. my in-laws are back there, too. there is sandy and dave. wanda is here. oh, my church friends! there's uncle pops in the back. aunt rhonda, not to be confused with aunt wanda. a great basketball player back in the day. and there is aunt ella mae. i won't tell you her nickname. there is goo goo. there's gloria. godmother, by the way, to both of our kids. >> wow! i like uncle pops. >> the wildcats. >> there you go. >> th

will continue. we have been talking with lindsay, the executive director of the george washington presidential library at mount vernon this is over, what are the lessons learned? what does history say about a week like this? guest: couple things. legacies take a long time to unfold. if carter died a couple weeks after leaving office, we would be having different conversations. partly because the policies he put in place hadn't yet unfolded. we did know how they would work or if they would work or if his diplomatic efforts would pan out. history takes a long time to understand people's roles in it. people will come away with an appreciation of much of what we celebrate carter is above politics. his decency, goodness, humanitarian commitment, service. those are not political things. that is something worth remembering. there are things that are not political. the last piece, i would encourage everyone to think about, we've seen all these ceremonies and regardless about how you feel about the president, they look a lot like ceremonies we have seen across the pond for kings and queens. there's a question about whether we

will all be closed. the green yellow lines love mount vernon square closed. were going to run the service through those stations. that just means people will not be able to enter or exit the station's weight running trains through the stations. there are some additional station closures and entrance closures at other times specifically west, half the station will be open will have entrance open metro center the same thing. the judiciary square and then it union station. obviously other events outside of inauguration going on. we will also be posting everything on social media but e encourage people to follow. a significant amount of real impact over multi- day process. forty-one bus detours throughout the whole downtown area. i think it's fair to say if you have to go downtown as the mayor said please prepare and try to find alternatives as best you possibly can. another couple of highlights we encourage people to pay what smart trip card or on your phone. you can tap your capitol pay and go. the other thing is were coming up with our inaugural commemorative s

the military honors will continue to we've been talking with lindsay chervinsky, , the executive director of the george washington presidential library at mount vernon >> guest: a couple things we can take away from it. so the first is that legacies take a long time to unfold. if carter had died a couple weeks after leaving office we would be having very different conversations and we have today. that's horrible the because a lot of policies he put in place had not yet unfolded. we didn't know how they're going to work or if they're going to work or if his diplomatic efforts would pan out. history takes a long time to really understand exactly what peoples roles in it are. the second i think people will come away with an appreciation that much of what we celebrate harder for is not critical. it's about politics. his decency, his goodness, his humanitarian commitment, his service. those are not political things, and that is something worth remember, that there are things that are not political. the last piece and i would encourage anyone to think that we've seen all of these ceremonies and regardless of how you feel about the

foundation will be awarding over $300,000 in scholarships at the 2025 miss america and miss america's teen competitions. among the 52 women vying for the miss america crown is miss california kimberly vernonsanta clara. >> i just have a heart full of gratitude for everyone back home in california who supported me on this journey to becoming the next miss america, and this dream began when i was 16 years old, and i saw crystal lee compete at miss california and then compete at miss america and be first runner up. so to see someone who looked like me stand on the miss america stage and one day see myself in that position inspired me 13 years ago. and it's a large reason of why i'm still here. >> congrats to kimberly will be rooting her on. the winner will be announced tomorrow night. a reminder that you can watch all our newscast live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. you can download it now and start streaming. we'll be right do you question the tradeoffs of treating? ubrelvy is another option. it works fast, and most have migraine pain relief within two hours. you can treat it anytime, anywhere. tell your doctor all medicines you take. don't take... ...with st

foundation will be awarding over $300,000 in scholarships at the 2025 miss america and miss america's teen competitions. among the 52 women vying for the miss america crown is miss california kimberly vernonrom santa clara. >> i just have a heart full of gratitude for everyone back home in california who supported me on this journey to becoming the next miss america, and this dream began when i was 16 years old, and i saw crystal lee compete at miss california and then compete at miss america and be first runner up. so to see someone who looked like me stand on the miss america stage and one day see myself in that position inspired me 13 years ago. and it's a large reason of why i'm still here. >> we are rooting for you, kimberly. best of luck to her. the winner will be announced tomorrow night. next on abc seven mornings at 6 a.m. state funeral plans underway for former president jimmy carter. how he's being honored across the country and celebration damaged. what one east bay i love you. [vo]: and bravery. you got this. [vo]: all in the life... i love you. [vo]: of a child. starlight exists to bring happiness to hospitalized children when they need it most. because happiness matters. no

will be good enough. and you're gonna have to look at the wiki to finalize it. the more cricket bro, cost around like a pool, says the situation with vernon showing what is unprecedented. i find the beauties press conference to be quite remarkable. i have never seen an indian headquarters not confirmed that the captains were played so many words. so if we are going to witness lloyd sherman not play in the final destin model, that is something unprecedented and it got things do not get sacked midway. either they retired or they have fitness issues, but if he's going to be dropped into the computers and confirming it, we have to assume that there is something clearly going on behind the scenes. so there was certainly a lot going on. and again i, i think all of this could have been it to the but if we just have more transparency, more on the record communication from the data or from the dressing room. but i don't think that quite me position to get most of that anymore. i just think that opposite the 20 work of with roach are my has been become content and he struggled to adapt as a batsman from one formats to the other, which is a great ch

will get underway to the nation's capitol. joining us for discussion more on the life and is lindsay, executive director of the george washington presidential library at mount vernonlet's talk about how we mourn presidents in this country. how did state funerals come about? >> they have evolved over the last 200 so years. george washington was the first former president to pass away and he had an idea to have a very limited funeral and wanted family and few friends that lived close by and one of the presidents that has been true since then applied in his case as well is that the american people have a funny say what they will and will not do in commemoration. americans started to participate in the mourning process. some came to participate in the tule and 400 mock funerals such that people had the opportunity to pay tear respects even if it was an empty casket. over the course of history since then, the process has evolved. typically the funeral processes for a former president in the 18th century were modest. localized and tended not to be a whole lot of national attention. the exceptions were presidents who were assassinated and presidents like mckinley, lincol

has left for the morning, i'm sure we will be circling back on the immigration topics on other days on washington journal. let's hear now from maria in mount vernonr line for independents. caller: i just wanted to say something about carter. i loved him so much. i remember him and i remember my mom and i just wanted to say that. i also want to say i need to give this lady from michigan kudos because she said exactly what i wanted to say. when we talked about the visas because you're talking about their special visas coming over but they never told us what they were doing. why are they coming, where are they going to be working. we haven't heard anything about that and another thing. there are 40% of hubc colleges that have 40% of graduates with engineers. have they interviewed anyone? at least do that, you know? it's not like if they don't get the job or whatever but give them that opportunity. 40% of black colleges have graduated with engineering degrees. so why is that not being questioned? these are the things i want to know. even if it was 40% you just get three. give them a chance to interview these jobs. but they are not doing that. that's

has left for the morning, i'm sure we will be circling back on the immigration topics on other days on washington journal. let's hear now from maria in mount vernonr line for independents. caller: i just wanted to say something about carter. i loved him so much. i remember him and i remember my mom and i just wanted to say that. i also want to say i need to give this lady from michigan kudos because she said exactly what i wanted to say. when we talked about the visas because you're talking about their special visas coming over but they never told us what they were doing. why are they coming, where are they going to be working. we haven't heard anything about that and another thing. there are 40% of hubc colleges that have 40% of graduates with engineers. have they interviewed anyone? at least do that, you know? it's not like if they don't get the job or whatever but give them that opportunity. 40% of black colleges have graduated with engineering degrees. so why is that not being questioned? these are the things i want to know. even if it was 40% you just get three. give them a chance to interview these jobs. but they are not doing that. that's