as the crisis deepens, thousands of gambians and foreign with their safety under threat, many gambians have decided they have little choice but to abandon the country. more than 25,000 have crossed the border into senechal. they are not the only ones who have left. planes have been flown in to pick up tourists, mostly from the uk and the netherlands.” pick up tourists, mostly from the uk and the netherlands. i think it is necessary at the moment. but i understand that we need to do it. this will all be over within 24 hours to 48 hours. this crisis centres on one man refusing to buckle to pressure from a regional alliance now surrounding this tiny nation. senegal, nigeria, and ghana, are among those who have ordered him to step down. he initially conceded defeat in last month's election after 22 years of power. he quickly changed his mind, claiming the vote had been forged. the man who beat him fled to senechal, but remains confident he will be sworn in on wednesday. it is clear. i confident he will be sworn in on wednesday. it is clear. lam confident he will be sworn in on wednesday.

a deadline has passed for the gambian president to step down. west african forces are gathering on the border poised to move in and enforce a transfer of power to the winner of last month's elections. president jammeh, who's been in powerfor two decades, is refusing to leave office. britain's foreign secretary, borisjohnson has been criticised after apparently comparing the french government to nazi prison guards in its attitude towards the uk leaving the european union. two investment banks have said they'll relocate some staff from london the mainland as a result of brexit. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for click.

this is the gambian president -- this as the gambian president refuses to leave power. power.to take simon harding has this report. simon: stopping from taking charge of the country whatever the cost paid that is what the outgoing president is trying to achieve in the supreme court, a .ace against time, acting aspresident is a mediator as he tries to avoid a political catastrophe. in nigeria's capital, parliament considers giving -- given the alternative, he reeling schultz's that she relinquishes just the right thing. -- he relinquishes just the right thing. the winner of december's presidential election says there is no need for the president to seek asylum, stating he was confident direct talks could solve the crisis. however outside pressure is starting to pile up. the leaders want to convince him to step down from power without clashes on january 19. but that is not the view of the outgoing leader, who has called out against foreign intervention. >> what is clearly incontrovertible is we have discourse on the current -- byion to implement whatever means possible is

the headlines: a deadline has passed for the gambian president to step down, with no sign of any change in his position. yayha jammeh, who's been in powerfor two decades, is refusing to leave office and is disputing the election result. at least 50 people have been killed in northern mali in a car bomb attack on a base housing soldiers and members of rival armed groups. a local news agency is reporting that the jihadist group al mourabitoun carried out the attack. president obama has warned his successor, donald trump, not to lift sanctions against russia unless it reverses what he described as its violations of ukrainian sovereignty. he also pledged to speak out in defence of his core values. former us president george hw bush has been moved to intensive care at a houston hospital. he's 92 and suffering from pneumonia but said to be stable. his wife barbara has also been admitted to the same hospital with fatigue. now for the latest financial news with world business report. then the news review. brexodus fears grow in the city of london, as leading firms warn thousands of staff may no

in the gambian capital, the president of mauritania flew in. the region's leaders have called for presidentjammeh to stand down, and peacefully hand over power. he insists he will go on. in neighbouring senegal, the winner of the election is in talks to, he says he will take power today, in a ceremony at the gambian embassy, in senegal‘s capital, dakar. one country with two presidents, one of them has to blink or bloodshed looks unavoidable. studio: new figures from the office for national statistics show that there were 11.8 million incidents of crime in england and wales in the last year. it's the first full year when the offences have been included in the crime survey. overall police recorded 8 percent more offences year on year. with just one day left until donald trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the united states, preparations are in full swing in washington but can he deliver the jobs and trade that he's promised? this week, we've been taking a road trip through the heart of america on route a5. today our correspondent jon kay

gambians who aborted for change described his departure as a victory for their country. —— gambians who voted for change. at least 36 people have been killed and many others injured after a train derailed in the indian state of andhra pradesh. many people are still trapped in the wreckage and rescuers warn that the death toll could rise. it is not yet clear what caused the train to derail. four people have been killed after a tornado hit a small town in mississippi. it left a a trail of destruction around 30 kilometres long and almost a kilometre wide. houses were destroyed and power was knocked out as the tornado touched down in hattiesburg in the middle of the night. the authorities in chile have declared a state of emergency in a vast area affected by the country's worst forest fires in decades. there are currently more than 70 uncontrolled fires in chile's central region. hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes and the army has been brought in to help tackle the blazes. french voters will begin the process of choosing a presidential candidate for the ruling socialist

for thetain that gambians, barrow's return marks the end of the yahya jammeh rule, 22 years of one of the dictatorships in the world. gambians say they now have gained independence, democracy and freedom of speech. >> but, of course, now he's back on home soil. down toas to get business. what do you think are his immediate aims, or what is to-do list? his reporter: barrow will have to take control over state the country and that has been ruled by the same man for the past 22 years, one of the most important tasks for him is security reforms. know that those police and controlled by jammeh and barrow will probably have to reform them as soon as possible. has asked for a west african theonal force to remain in country while this work starts. secondly, barrow is a businessman. have to deal with the economy. the political crisis has hit one most important incomes we haveia, tourism -- already heard about hotel resorts that have been forced to lay off people. the third issue may be not as longing but will take a time is reconciliation between the people. this work should start as soon as p

in the gambian capital, the president of mauritania flew in. the region's leaders have called for presidentjammeh to stand down, and peacefully hand over power. he insists he will go on. in neighbouring senegal, the winner of the election is in talks too, he says he will take power today, in a ceremony at the gambian embassy, in senegal‘s capital, dakar. one country with two presidents, one of them has to blink or bloodshed looks unavoidable. the chief inspector of constabulary sir tom wynter has warned fraud and cybercrime have reached epidemic levels. he was speaking as figures released by the office for national statistics estimate there were more than 5 million frauds and computer misuse of fences in the 12 months to september. sir tom said police response to tackling fraud was often an acceptable. with just one day left until donald trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the united states, this is how the abc news channel's flagship programme, good morning america, showed how the president—elect is spending his final hours before t

he refused to accept defeat and it was only after west african leaders came to the gambian capital for 11th hour talks that he finally bowed to mounting pressure. news of the agreement was celebrated in neighbouring senegal, where his successor sought to reassure the gambian people. to all of you who were forced by political circumstances to flee our country, you now have liberty to return home. more than 40,000 people fled the gambia infearof more than 40,000 people fled the gambia in fear of violence. troops from senegal and nigeria have been stationed on the border, ready to remove the president by force if required. a deal has been struck, but the details of his departure and where he will go now have not been revealed. let's find out what the weather is up let's find out what the weather is up to. it has been very chilly. it has been, but there is plenty of sunshine to compensate. however, the iz fog across the midlands and it could spread into the north east of england. sky is clouding up for northern ireland during the afternoon, but for scotland, widespread sunshine. the sunshi

we don't need dictatorship anymore. >> tens of thousands of gandhian's -- gambians are thought to have swore -- fled the country, but thanks to the peaceful handover of power, many are already returning home. host: you are watching "dw news ." still to come, gina miller has been bombarded with racist and sexist abuse since mounting a legal challenge to the u.k. government's brexit strategy. "dw news" spoke to her about her experiences and asked her what motivated her to take on the government. that is coming up. plus, we are here with business in one minute. host: welcome back. you are with "dw news." u.s. president donald trump has ordered the u.s. to withdraw from the transpacific partnership trade deal. he says it is part of his strategy to protect american jobs. critics say it is an isolationist move that will damage the u.s. economy. let's continue with donald trump 's first decision day. the economic scope of that. guest: the tpp agreement had not yet been ratified, but approval was deemed unlikely anyway, given anxiety about the potential for job loss. signing the order, trump c

what are the gambian staff at the hotel complex where you are saying about the situation? do they sound worried? we are actually staying with friends, so all the hotels in the local area are shot or chatting and all the staff have been either sacked or laid off —— shot for shouting. —— shutti or shutting. -- shutti or shutting. he had been trying to speak to the staff at the airport, is that anything else you can do to try to guarantee that they can do to try to guarantee that they can get from where you are staying to the airport tomorrow? the only other option is the taxi drivers are charging tripled the normal rate to try to get tourists back to the airport. that is the only option. you going to take that the?” personally don't want to travel to the airport, but if our insurance is going to be and validated when thomas cook don't —— we don't leave when they tell us. is it because it will be quick word you want to stay on holiday and you want to stay where you are? i think we will be left at the airports to be honest. we feel really safe where we are out of

longtime gambian leader yahya jammeh is still refusing to step down. reports say that the senegalese army has now entered the gambia to force yahya jammeh from power. three bodies have beenecovered after an avalanche buried a hotel in central italy. many are missing, feared dead. the disaster comes after the region was shaken by a series of earthquakes on wednesday. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] brent: you can always get dw news on the go, just download our app. that will give your access to the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for breaking news. you can use the dw app to send us photos and videos when you see this happening. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day . we will have an in-depth look at the five hours -- final hours before donald trump's inauguration. the only thing that is certain is uncertainty. we will explore that on the day. ♪ ♪ >>> this week on "wealthtrack," global

while the situation is tense as senegalese troops are on the gambian border, they are ready to intervene. i spoke with our international affairs editor earlier for more on the situation. reporter: senegal does not want to intervene alone because of the complex colonial past and a difficult relationship with gambia. e go watch is the regional body, and it is seeking authorization for the un security council military intervention. -watch is eco concerned, president yahya jammeh is already illegitimate. as far as they concerned, he is no longer president and can be ousted, but they need this cover from the un security council. so i gather there is going to be a meeting in new york on this later on this thursday. so this is all putting the pressure up on jammeh. he has got nigeria, the military watch isse, and eco- contributing most of the trips to this regional effort, as i understand. senegal has a particular interest, actually, and getting because theh, relations between the two countries during his many years n pretty tenseee for many reasons, a rebellion in southern senegal which is all

our correspondent reports from the gambian capital. >> is not good news. we are evacuating everyone back home. reporter: leading intro's, not as they anticipated, thousands of european tourists are being flown back home on special flights. some have been here for only a couple of days, which explains their reaction. moment it is the unnecessary, but i understand. >> to me it is stupid. this will be over in 24 to 48 hours. reporter: they're not the only ones leaving. thousands of gambians are streaming out. likeyear it looks intervention is imminent. troops are massing on the border , a nigerian air force is on the worship isnigerian on the way, the air force is on standby. ahead of anticipated military action at the inauguration of adama barrow, president yahya jammeh declared it an emergency. behind me is the planned venue for the inauguration on thursday of adama barrow as the next president. he has said he will be here tomorrow for his inauguration. withdrew in 2013. he has ruled this country for 22 years and has won 4 elections. it took seven political

a deadline has passed for the gambian president to step down. west african forces are gathering on the border, poised to move in and enforce a transfer of power to the winner of last month's elections. president jammeh, who's been in powerfor two decades is refusing to leave office. britain's foreign secretary, borisjohnson has been criticised after apparently comparing the french government to nazi prison guards in its attitude towards the uk leaving the european union. two investment banks have said they'll relocate some staff from london to the mainland as a result of brexit. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk.

the gambian president has declared a state of emergency a day before his official mandate ends. yahya jammeh has refused to accept defeat to adama barrow in last month's election. as greg dawson reports, some holiday companies have begun flying tourists home from the west african country. the buses are crammed, and so are the suitcases. these people are among the thousands abandoning their homes in the gambia's capital, banjul, fearing for their safety. as they count the passengers, staff are struggling with demand. translation: we've been overwhelmed. we have 25 minibuses leaving every day. that's not including the number of big buses leaving. and, despite that, there are still passengers waiting for a seat. while many choose to flee, this man insists he is going nowhere. just days before he was supposed to leave office, president yahya jammeh declared a 90—day state of emergency, and warned against any threats to public order. if it is allowed to continue, it may lead to a state public emergency. last month, the gambian president conceded defeat in his country's elections, a

these people are among the thousands abandoning their homes in the gambian capital fearing for their safety. as they count the passengers staff struggle with the man. translation: we have been overwhelmed. we have 25 minibuses leaving everyday, not including the number of big buses leaving. and despite that there are still passengers waiting for a seat. while many choose to flee, this man insist he is going nowhere, just days before he was supposed to leave office, president yahya jammeh declared a 90 day state of emergency and warned against threats to public order. if it is allowed to continue, they may lead a state public emergency. last month the gambian president conceded defeat in his country's collections and agreed to stand down after 22 years in power. the man who beat him, adama barrow, was supposed to be sworn in on thursday. the result prompted celebrations on the country's streets, but within days president jammeh and by—election, citing flaws with the vote. despite international pressure he is refusing to step aside and the stand—off has now prompted travel companie

refused to accept defeat in december‘s elections and it was only after west african leaders came to the gambian capital for 11th—hour talks that he finally bowed to mounting pressure. news of the agreement was celebrated in neighbouring senegal, where his successor adama barrow sought to reassure the gambian people. to all of you who were forced by political circumstances to flee our country, you now have the liberty to return home. more than 40,000 people fled the gambia in fear of violence. troops from senegal and nigeria had been stationed on the border ready to remove mrjammeh by force if required. a deal has now been struck, but the details of his departure and where he will go now have not been revealed. let's go back to the protests being held right across the world, including in washington and london. after president trump's inauguration. in vienna, bethany bell spoke to some of those who have come out in support of the women's march. in vienna, the marchers are out as well, as they have been across europe. i am here with catherine, an american who has been in vienna for 17 years. why

and gambians described his departure as a victory for their country. rescue teams in italy have been continuing their search for survivors, three days after an avalanche buried a hotel in central italy. james reynolds reports. for a third day in the mountains, rescuers pick through the remains of the rigopiano hotel. they have to move carefully for fear of collapsing rubble onto anyone still trapped below. around 30 people had been waiting in the lobby when the avalanche hit. hotel worker fabio salzetta escaped the snowfall by hiding in a boiler room. translation: i don't think anyone expected an avalanche. there was lots of snow beforehand. we risked getting cut—off. i kept trying to call to get us evacuated, but no—one answered. late at night, rescuers made it to four survivors, two men and two women. none were seriously injured. earlier, relief workers pulled six—year—old ludovica pa rete to safety. she was the final member of herfamily to be rescued. workers then carried away a boy who had been with her. concrete walls had protected them fr

a deadline has passed for the gambian president to step down. west african forces are gathering on the border, poised to move in and enforce a transfer of power to the winner of last month's elections. president jammeh, who's been in powerfor two decades is refusing to leave office. britain's foreign secretary, borisjohnson has been criticised after apparently comparing the french government to nazi prison guards in its attitude towards the uk leaving the european union. two investment banks have said they'll relocate some staff from london to the mainland as a result of brexit. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to a special edition of hardtalk from moscow, i'm stephen sackur. for 17 years, one man has dominated the politics of the russian capital, vladimir putin. externally, he's projected russian power from ukraine to syria and internally, opposition has been repressed, intimidated and silenced. but not altogether. my guest today is the most prominent leader of russia's anti—putin opposition, alexey navalny. now he has committ

the gambian president initially conceded defeat in the election last month after 22 yea rs in the election last month after 22 years in power during which he faced claims of torturing and murdering opponents. he quickly changed his mind, claiming the vote was fraudulent. the man who defeated him, adama barrow fled to senegal but remains confident he will be sworn in on thursday. president—elect, he has power. he has said he was right to be elected and assume office will not be taken away by any force on this earth. more than 16,000 have now crossed the border into senegal and they are not the only ones who have left. planes have been flown in to pick up tourists, most of them from the uk and the netherlands. it is unnecessary, i think, at the moment but i understand we need to do it. it was very scary. the local people we re it was very scary. the local people were crying and are worried about their children. my fourth daughter was crying. senegal, nigeria and ghana are among the countries who had ordered yahya jammeh to step down as president. they have asked for the un's allowa nce to

and gambians described his departure as a victory for their country. at least 23 people have been killed and many others injured brazilian security forces are hoping to end a week—long prison riot — by using shipping containers to separate rival gangs. at least 26 people have died in the clashes in the northeastern city of natal. andy beatt reports. a new weapon in the battle for control of the prison. building a wall of shipping containers in a bid to divide warring gangs. a week of bloodshed has claimed dozens of lives here in natal, part of a spate of violence in jails across brazil. over 120 have died and many have been injured since the beginning of the year. translation: my husband is no longer here. he was a victim of the rebellion. one of the first to be killed in this massacre. unfortunately i buried him without his head. behind the killing spree, prisoners armed with clubs and knives. riot police have held back for fear some may have firearms. as gang members were moved to other prisons, violence spilt onto the streets. at the heart of th

refused to accept defeat in december‘s elections and it was only after west african leaders came to the gambian capital for 11th hour talks that he finally bowed to mounting pressure. news of the agreement was celebrated in neighbouring senegal, where his successor adama barrow sought to reassure the gambian people. to all of you who were forced by political circumstances to flee our country, you now have the liberty to return home. more than 40,000 people fled the gambia in fear of violence. troops from senegal and nigeria had been stationed on the border ready to remove mrjammeh by force if required. a deal has now been struck, but the details of his departure and where he will go now have not been revealed. sarah corker, bbc news. this is the scene live in washington, dc. hundreds of people gathering, protesting against president trump‘s presidency. the dc rally alone is expected to attract at least a quarter of a million people. marches are planned around the world and it is reckoned that 2 million people will protest. various celebrities are taking part. bianca jagger, charlotte church a

refused to accept defeat in december‘s elections and it was only after west african leaders came to the gambian capital for iith—hour talks that he finally bowed to mounting pressure. news of the agreement was celebrated in neighbouring senegal, where his successor adama barrow sought to reassure the gambian people. to all of you who were forced by political circumstances to flee our country, you now have the liberty to return home. more than 40,000 people fled the gambia in fear of violence. troops from senegal and nigeria had been stationed on the border ready to remove mrjammeh by force if required. a deal has now been struck, but the details of his departure and where he will go now have not been revealed. we will pause and see what the weather's doing out there. it's been lovely where you've had the sunshine, despite the cold, it's been lovely and crisp and bright. other areas have seen some cloud around

his inauguration did spark scenes of celebration in the gambian capital. the un security council has unanimously backed the west african regional group which had threatened military intervention to force mr. jammeh out. a lot of confusion in the gambia. u.s. defense secretary ashton carter says that air strikes against islamic state fighters in libya have killed more than 80 jihadists. the raids on wednesday by long-range american bombers targeted 2 i.s. camps in a desert area. mr. carter said that some of those who died were believed to be actively plotting attacks in europe. the mayor of tehran has said that more than 20 iranian firefighters are now known to have been killed when a high-rise building collapsed on them as they were fighting a big fire. the collapse of the 17-story building was broadcast live on television. some firefighters will pulled alive and at the taken to -- and have now been taken to hospital for treatment. dozens of people are forget after an avalanche destroyed a hotel used by skiers in italy. at least three people are known to h

the inauguration, a decisive moment for gambians, the >> woodruff: the u.n. security >> drew: disaster struck in the capital of iran this morning, when a 17-story building caught fire and collapsed. officials said at least 30 casualty figures fluctuated as rescuers searched the wreckage for survivors and bodies. state tv showed the moment the historic building in tehran crumbled, with firefighters still inside. one official said the fire was caused by an electrical short- circuit. in central italy, rescuers spent the day desperately digging into a luxury mountain hotel that was shattered by an avalanche. they found two survivors and two bodies, but up to 30 people could have been inside. aerial views showed the four- story hotel buried up the roof, and its sides smashed in. crew used heavy vehicles to clear paths through snow as deep as 16 feet. >> ( translated ): i want to say that we are all holding our breath for what has happened last night with the avalanche. we saw the videos of rescuers reaching the hotel. these videos bear testimony to the sense of du

his inauguration sparked scenes of celebration in the gambian capital, banjul. more than 20 firefighters are thought to have been killed in the iranian capital tehran, when the city's oldest high—rise building collapsed on them. the blaze and the fall of the seventeen—storey plasco building was broadcast live on television. some firefighters were pulled out alive and have been taken to hospital for treatment. cramped garment workshops occupied the upper levels and it is unclear how many people were inside. the mexican drug lord, joaquin guzman, known as — el chapo — has been extradited to the united states. mr guzman, who has escaped from two mexican high security jails in the past, was facing two extradition requests one from california and another from texas — where he could face the death penalty. it's not clear yet where he's going. manchester united made more money than any football club in the world last season, according to deloite, that's around $630 million. they knock real madrid off the top spot of high earners — the spanish club had been

many gambians fear possible violence, as the president tries to cling to power, defying his election defeat last month. president yahya jammeh at first conceded that he lost, 22 years after seizing power, and facing mounting accusations of torturing and murdering opponents. but then he changed his mind, and refused to step down. the man who won, adama barrow, fled to neighbouring senegal. he insists he will be sworn in as president tomorrow, and other west african states, including nigeria, are preparing their forces to intervene on his behalf. the foreign office stresses that one of its first duties is the protection of britons overseas. so ministers felt they had no choice but to urge those in the gambia to leave. the americans took a similar decision, more than a week ago. ministers feel caution has to be the watchword. we have been putting a contingency plan together, should the advice from the foreign and commonwealth office change. and of course, that happened last night. and the advice, to stop all but essential travel, effectively translates into, you shouldn't go unless you

of the gambians who fled the country during the crisis, they are now slowly returning home. the delegation of west african leaders negotiated the exit plan. the details, however, will not be made public. translation: thank god up to now it has been a clean operation that allows us to restore hope, democracy and shows that nobody has the right to oppose an election result. as yahya jammeh disappeared into the darkness, human rights activists demanded that he be held accountable for alleged abuses including torturing opponents. and gambians described his departure as a victory for their country. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: brazilian football club chapecoense plays again — the first match since last year's deadly plane crash. for all of you who have done amazing, remarkable work, i can't wait to see what you do next, and i promise you i'll be right there with you. god bless you. this is bbc news. i'm gavin grey. the latest headlines: president trump praises the intelligence community — denying a feud with them — and accusing the media of making it up. more th

thousands of gambians and foreign tourists flee the country due to political unrest after the president refused to stand down. also this hour, record breaking temperatures for the third year in a row. scientists say it's due to climate change — and we're to blame. good evening and welcome to bbc news. it's just two days until donald trump becomes the 45th president of the united states. in the next few minutes, the current occupant of the white house, barack obama, will be holding his final news conference while in office. we will be bringing you that live. president obama is expected to use the news conference to defend his decision yesterday to shorten the sentence of chelsea manning, the former us soldier convicted of revealing military secrets to wikileaks. our state department correspondent barbara plett—usher is in washington. the front part of the conference is likely to be dominated by the commutation of that sentence for chelsea manning. i think so, there have been questions about that and critics in the republican party have said it was the wrong decision and it was the la

and the thousands of gambians who fled during the crisis will now slowly return home. it was a delegation of west african leaders who negotiated the excerpt plan of ya hya leaders who negotiated the excerpt plan of yahya jammeh. the details have not been made public. translation: up until now it has beena translation: up until now it has been a clean operation that helps us to restore hope and democracy, and ensure that nobody has the right to oppose an election result. as yahya jammeh disappeared into the darkness, human rights activists demanded he became the' be held accountable for human rights abuses, including the detention and torture of opponents. and the gambians who voted for change described his departure as a victory for his country. we can go live to our correspondent in the capital, banjul. i take it there is some relief there that the former president has now gone? i'm very i'm very sorry, i'll have to ask you to repeat the question because the line is breaking up. i take it people are relieved that the ex—president has now left. people are relieved th

thousands of gambians are also streaming out. many to neighbouring senegal. they fear a west african military intervention is imminent. troops are said to be massing on the border. a nigerian warship is on its way. and its airforce is on stand—by. the african union says, effective tomorrow, it will not recognise jammeh as this country's leader. ahead of the anticipated military action and the planned inauguration of adama barrow, president yahya jammeh declared a state of public emergency. behind me here is the national stadium of the gambia, the planned venue for the inauguration on thursday of adama barrow as the country's next president. he has tweeted defiantly from neighbouring senegal, where he is expected to come from, that he will be here tomorrow for his inauguration. jammeh withdrew from the british commonwealth in 2013 amid frosty relations. he has now ruled this country for 22 years, controversially winning four elections. it took a coalition of seven political parties led by adama barrow to defeat him in december, but he insists those elections

since the state of emergency was announced on tuesday, gambians are fleeing anywhere they can. crowding onto boats and roads to neighbouring countries and rural areas. the national assembly announced it will allow the president to stay in office three more months. foreign tourists some advice to leave immediately with extra flights coming into the capital to take them home. things have moved quickly since the announcement and the atmosphere in the gambia is uncertain. tourists are leaving, not as they came, not as they had anticipated. in the hotel everything was ok, yes. but now when we go from the hotel, to the airport, we see all the people leaving. all the buses, they take all... even the people in gambia they are very, very scared. it's for our family that we go home. behind me is the national stadium of the gambia, the planned venue for the inauguration on thursday of adama barrow as the country's next president. president jammeh has declared a state of emergency, some of the measures include the banning of large gatherings of such proportions. it remains to be seen what

and gambians described his departure as a victory for their country. the brazilian football club chapecoense have played their first match since all but three of their senior players were killed in a plane crash last november. in an emotional return home, the side met the current brazilian champions for a friendly match. most of their players have been loaned by other brazilian clubs, as julia carniero reports. it is kick—off time for the new chapecoense. the fans have crowded the conda arena to watch their comeback. with fresh new signings, the team is taking a big step back into the game. the flight carrying the chapecoense squad crashed in the mountains, close to the city of medellin, in november. investigators in colombia found it had run out of fuel. defender neto was the last person to be pulled from the wreckage. last week, he managed to walk again. translation: they told me the truth three days before i came back to chapeco. it was the saddest day of my life. i asked about my team—mates, and the doctors said they weren't here anymore. ijust

barrow had been inaugurated on thursday in the gambian embassy in neighboring senegal as jammeh clung to power. the pentagon says a u.s. airstrike and u.s. drone strikes in idlib, syria, killed more than 100 people friday. u.s. officials say the victims of airstrike were al qaeda fighters. but the syrian opposition group jabhat fateh al-sham says the airstrike hit its camp and that the victims were not al qaeda fighters. jabhat fateh al-sham is the new name for the group al-nusra, which says they broke from al qaeda in 2016. the airstrike was one of the final military acts of obama's presidency. and in seattle, an activist is in the hospital recovering after being critically shot during a protest against a speech by white nationalist breitbart news editor milo yiannopoulos, hosted at the university of washington. the 32-year-old activist, who has not been named, is an anti-racist organizer and a member of the industrial workers of the world. milo has faced protests and multiple university speeches in recent months. the shooter was released by police on saturday after he claimed the sh

in africa, the gambian president adama barrow arrived back in gambia on thursday following the depaparture of longtimime leader yahya jammeh, who had initially refused to step down. barrow's supporters lined the streets to celebrate his return from senegal, where he'd fled and held his inauguration last week in the gambian embassy in senegal's capital. this is one of barrow's supporteters. today,re very happy adama ng the president barrow. today is the happiest day. we are here to enjoy. him andreparing for welcoming him. amy: hundreds of people on hawaii s say they will protest against facebook ceo mark zuckerberg this weekend over his filing of lawsuits to force hundreds of residents including , native families, off their land in order to make his hawaiian beachfront property as private as possible. native hawaiian professor kapua sproat of the university of hawaii said -- "this is the face of neocolonialism." zuckerberg now says he's reconsidering the lawsuits. vice president mike pence will speak today on an antiabortion rally on the national mall called the march for life. it will mar

the difficulty with some flight only customers are some are gambian nationals, others are there to stay for extended periods over the winter and it is more difficult to make contact with those customers. we rely on them to make contact with us and we put a lot of information on our web—site to make sure that they contact us so we can appropriately make the airline seat booking for them and the reservation for them so we can get them all back as quickly as we can. on the line isjim coyle, who is from glasgow but is currently on holiday in the gambia. jim, it is good to talk to you. just describe the situation on the ground as far as you know it in relation to any unrest or activity there. the unrest... it's... any unrest or activity there. the unrest... it's. .. you any unrest or activity there. the unrest... it's... you know what it's like, the president won relinquish power. he is due to leave tonight. if he doesn't leave, there may be military intervention from senegal. but the british people here are taking it in their stride. the locals also have taken their family to senegal, bec

in international news, longtime gambian leader yahya jamammeh agreed to step down n friday, averting a political crisis in the african nation. west african troops and tanks had entered gamb in the e event jammeh continued to refuse to relinquish power. he'd been the leader of gambia for 22 years. on friday, the incoming elected president adama barrow said -- "the rule of fear has been vanished from the gambia for good." barrow had been inaugurated on thursday in the gambian embassy in neighboring senegal as jammeh clung to power. the pentagon says a u.s. airstrike and u.s. drone strikes in idlib, syria, killed more than 100 people friday. u.s. officials say the victims of airstrike were al qaeda fighters. but the syrian opposition group jabhat fateh al-sham says the airstrike hit its camp and that the victims were not al qaeda fighters. jabhat fateh al-sham is the new naname for the group al-nunusra, which says they brbroke from al qaeda in 2016. the airstrtrike wawas one of the final military acts of obama'ss presidencycy. and in seattle, an activist is in the hospital recovering af

they have not given up hope of finding survivors. 0usted gambian leader yahya jammeh has been given one last chance to step down from office peacefully before west african troops move in. at least 20 firefighters are thought to have died after a high—rise caught fire and then collapsed in iran's capital. the cause of the fire is not yet known. the soon—to—be 45th president of the united states leads many papers and news websites. the washington post has been covering donald trump's movements on the eve of his inauguration — which happens later today. he made a statement at the lincoln memorial where talked of people wanting "real change". at another event he praised his team, saying "we have by far the highest iq of any cabinet ever assembled." one of those cabinet picks — treasury secretary nominee steven mnuchin — seems to be at odds with mr trump though, over economic policy.

mr barrow has been sworn in at the gambian embassy in senegal. in his inaugural speech, president barrow urged gambian soldiers to remain in their barracks, saying those who did not would be considered rebels. the un security council has unanimously backed the west african regional group, ecowas, which has threatened military intervention to ensure that the new president takes power from yahya jammeh who is refusing to stand down. we're less than 24 hours away from the inauguration of us president—elect donald trump. last year's elections had been dominated by the allegations that russia ran a hacking campaign to influence the results. stephen sackurfrom bbc‘s hardtalk has just completed an interview with the kremlin spokesperson dmitry peskov who works closely with vladimir putin. it's good to see you. was he defensive as far as the ledger that actions of russia, as far as those actions of russia, as far as those actions are concerned, but america clearly believes influenced the us election. i wouldn't say he was defensive so much as combati

under a state of emergency, gambians are fleeing their capital. and amongst all this are thousands of british tourists, who have been told to get out. thomas cook has a team heading to the country to help. four extra flights are expected to leave today. the tension has built because this man has refused to leave office. president yahya jammeh went on television to warn about foreign interference in this country. this may lead to a state of public emergency. he had conceded last month's election after ruling for more than 20 years. the opposition leader was due to take power tomorrow, at the president challenged the result and has resisted pressure from neighbouring countries to stand down. now the threat of violence is growing. that is why the foreign office updated its travel advice last night, warning against all but essential travel, saying the potentialfor military intervention and civil disturbance is high, and could result in international airport being closed at short notice. this is why tourists come. it calls itself the smiling coast of a

he was sworn in at the gambian ended -- embassy in senegal amid fears for his safety. when he was elected, donald trump from to work against washington's elitist business interests. is he going to succeed? >> we do not know for now but what is definitely true is that donald trump and his speech -- in his speech said washington got rich and the people did not. that is not entirely true when you consider his cabinet. he has made a cabinet with people just like him, millionaires. it is the wealthiest cabinet in american history. together, they have a net worth of more than $4 billion and if you consider that, it is the highest amount of millionaires ever seen in a u.s. cabinet. let's make a comparison and take a look at george w. bush's first cabinet. the amount was far less. the net worth was despite the fact that he was criticized for having multimillionaires was nothing compared to trumps. wishes team was only worth $250 million. the big contrast is a coincidence. donald trump appointed leaders who made fortunes. the earned billions in the financial sector as well as t

. >> hundreds of gambians returned to the country sunday. over 45,000 fled since the september violence as a crisis over their former leader reached a head. but now the dictator of 22 years has gone with -- a special jammeh claims that yahya ships vehicles by carlito plane -- by cargo plane. that is a lot of -- evening.ut sunday he was set to go to equatorial guinea, where the president has been in power since 1979. genie: sports news -- the africa cup of nation host had been eliminated after coming to a draw with cameron. this is the first time since 1994 that an organizing country has been eliminated in the group stage. rebecca roseman told us more. ofecca: they have the fervor 40,000 fans, but it was not enough for them to qualify for the quarterfinals. they were eliminated by cameron was still in the group stage. a first for a host country in more than 20 years. the right opportunity, but you have days like this where it does not work out. in any case, i am proud of all the players, as everyone, because everyone has given their best selv

laura: tens of thousands of gambians have welcomed home the new president aleppo. -- president adama barrow. he was inaugurated last week in senegal while regional leaders work persuading his predecessor to go into exile. detainedes in austria 11 men and three women expected -- suspected to belong to islamic state. the suspects include three austrians described as having a migrant background. the french presidential election. fillon handed evidence to prosecutors. documents prove that penalty -- penelope fillon carried out real work while employed as her husband's parliamentary systems. socialiststhe ruling will choose their candidate to run in place of the unpopular president hollande. the former prime minister will fight it out against the candidate from the left wing. but the man rising fastest in the polls is a centrist. emmanuel macron. lucy williamson has more. reporter: for some he's there's emmanuel, the new political -- he's their immanuel, the new political messiah. for others, he is a glossy young banker with ambitions the size of france. >> viva france! reporter: he is ge