staying with news from the us because presidentjoe biden and his russian counterpart b putin are due to unmute later when they hold 80 videoconference. that you will ask for themselves —— decide how long themselves —— decide how long the call will last according to the call will last according to the kremlin. joe biden says he wants a long discussion. the pair last spoke injuly and since then the topic of ukraine has intensified. russia's neighbours fear moscow is planning an invasion claiming tens of thousands of troops have gathered at the border. joe biden has said he will make any such move very difficult, warning russia of harsh economic consequences. russia interns as ukraine and the us are destabilising the situation. mr putin set to seek guarantees that nato will not allow ukraine to join the alliance. cyber attacks are another thorny issue. president biden told his russian counterpart in the summer at the us will take any necessary action to stop hack this from russia. —— hacks. they had repeatedly contacted russia about cyber attacks and insisted it was ready to

meanwhile in the last hour presidentjoe biden has said that the omicron variant has now arrived in the united states. our medical editor fergus walsh starts our coverage. what do you want for christmas? for millions it is a booster. these people in newcastle today were prepared to wait for hours for a covid vaccination bus. it was a record day for booster jabs, but also covid cases. boosters offer the best protection against omicron, but there is huge uncertainty whether they will blunt it enough to keep hospital admissions below last january's peak. even if it is milder, because it is concentrated over a short period of time, you could end up with a higher number going into hospital on a single day. that is certainly possible. the numbers of confirmed omicron patients in hospital are still low for now. it will be weeks before we have hard evidence that will show how serious the omicron wave will be. we need about 250 individuals in hospital before we can make an assessment compared to delta. — and also a vaccine effectiveness assessment. the earliest we will have reliable data is th

meanwhile in the last hour presidentjoe biden has said that the omicron variant has now arrived in the united states. our medical editor fergus walsh starts our coverage. what do you want for christmas? for millions it is a booster. these people in newcastle today were prepared to wait for hours for a covid vaccination bus. it was a record day for booster jabs, but also covid cases. boosters offer the best protection against omicron, but there is huge uncertainty whether they will blunt it enough to keep hospital admissions below last january's peak. even if it is milder, because it is concentrated over a short period of time, you could end up with a higher number going into hospital on a single day. that is certainly possible. the numbers of confirmed omicron patients in hospital are still low for now. it will be weeks before we have hard evidence that will show how serious the omicron wave will be. we need about 250 individuals in hospital before we can make an assessment compared to delta. and also a vaccine effectiveness assessment. the earliest we will have reliable data is the we

presidentjoe biden has said that the omicron variant has now arrived in the united states. scientists estimate last year's catastrophic wildfires in the world's largest tropical wetland, the pantanal in south america, killed as many as 17 million animals. they identified the species of three hundred reptiles, birds and mammal carcasses after walking more than one hundred kilometres across mapped sections of the region. let's go back to the north shropshire by—election.

meanwhile presidentjoe biden has said that the omicron variant has now arrived in the united states. our medical editor fergus walsh starts our coverage. what do you want for christmas? for millions it is a booster. these people in newcastle today were prepared to wait for hours for a covid vaccination bus. it was a record day for booster jabs, but also covid cases. boosters offer the best protection against omicron, but there is huge uncertainty whether they will blunt it enough to keep hospital admissions below last january's peak. even if it is milder, because it is concentrated over a short period of time, you could end up with a higher number going into hospital on a single day. that is certainly possible. the numbers of confirmed omicron patients in hospital are still low for now. it will be weeks before we have hard evidence that we show how serious the omicron wave will be. we need about 250 individuals in hospital before we can make an assessment compared to delta. and also a vaccine effectiveness assessment. the earliest we will have reliable data is the week between christ

the white house says presidentjoe biden is "very concerned" by the supreme court's decision to leave inplace a ban on most abortions in texas. it follows a ruling by the court on friday that abortion providers can pursue legal challenges to a controversial law that bans the procedure in the state of texas after the first six weeks of pregnancy. but the court also ruled that the legislation will remain in place for now. the law has been sharply criticised by doctors, women's rights groups and the biden administration. the president is very concerned by the supreme sourt�*s decision —— the president is very concerned by the supreme court's decision to allow sb8 to remain in effect, given the consequences that law has for women in texas and around the country and for the rule of law. i know you noted this, but i would just like to reiterate that the president is deeply committed to the constitutional right recognising roe v wade, and he has argued and advocated in the past for codifying roe through passing the women's health protection act, and the ruling this morning is a reminde

we've heard similar arguments from presidentjoe biden as he's made the case for vaccine mandates. it's not about freedom or personal choice. it's about protecting yourself and those around you. but not everyone is buying this. biden�*s push for a nationwide vaccine mandate for private business is being challenged in the courts. and republicans are among the most vocal critics. this is the governor of alabama tweeting, i'll call the biden vaccine mandate nonsense what it is. and that is an un—american, outrageous overreach, overreach of government, suppression of freedom. these are two criticisms here in the uk. health secretary sajid javid has other concerns, too. i think it's unethical. and also i think that at a practical level, having some kind of universal mandate for vaccination doesn't work. there's another issue as well that forcing people to do something may deepen their resolve not to do it. this is the academic stephen riikka. this is the academic stephen richer. for people who do have doubts, for people who are suspicious about vaccines, then introducing more dracon

presidentjoe biden has said that the omicron variant has now arrived in the united states. here in the uk, counting is under way in the north shropshire by—election — which was triggered by the resignation of the conservative mp owen paterson. he was found to have broken lobbying rules. a bad result could heap more pressure on prime minister borisjohnson. scientists estimate last year�*s catastrophic wildfires in the world�*s largest tropical wetland — the pantanal in south america — killed as many as 17 million animals. they identified the species of three hundred reptiles, birds and mammal carcasses after walking more than 100 kilometres across mapped sections of the region. london is currently being hit hardest by the wave

a caller has pranked us presidentjoe biden by dropping an anti—biden taunt into their chat during a white house christmas event. mr biden and first ladyjill biden were hosting the festive call for families when a father told the president, "let's go, brandon." apparently unaware of the gibe, mr biden said he agreed. the term, which has become a rallying cry for many conservatives, is code for a profane insult directed at mr biden. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @luxmy—g thank you for watching bbc news. hello there. i'm 0lly foster with the latest from the bbc sport centre. another boxing day game is off in the premier league. everton�*s squad is depleted because of a covid outbreak and a number of injuries. they were due to travel to burnley on sunday, but that's now been postponed. it's the third premier league fixture to go on boxing day. 20 matches across the football league are also off. the tottenham hotspur boss antonio conte says yesterday's premier league meeting with the managers and captains of all 20 clubs achieved nothing

us presidentjoe biden and first ladyjill biden said they were "heartbroken" to discover archbishop tutu had died. in a statement, they said... earlier, i spoke with former uk prime minister gordon brown, who gave me his reaction to the death of archbishop desmond tutu. he was one of the greatest people i've ever met. he and nelson mandela are the two leaders who ended apartheid. but, you know, he was a teacher, he was a moral leader, he was a campaigner. when he walked into the room he radiated joy and light, and yet he was one of the most modest and humble and unassuming people you could also meet. so he leaves behind a legacy, one of the last of the generation of people who told us that apartheid was wrong and stood up for human rights everywhere, and he never stopped doing that right throughout his life. he went into retirement in 2010 and then i know he came out of retirement to fight for human rights issues. he will never be forgotten as one of the great leaders of our time. he was hugely passionate about education as well. tell us about some of the experiences you had working with

presidentjoe biden visited the world war two memorial in washington to observe the anniversary. the attack on december 7, 1941, killed 2,390 americans. malaya, as it used to be known, guam, the philippines, wake island and midway island were also attacked and japanese forces had begun invading thailand hours earlier. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. it looks like we have probably seen the worst of storm barrow for now the worst of the winds were in the west coast of wales, 86mph. around inland areas it was typically a0 or 50mph. as well as those strong winds, we had a spell of snow, briefly, over the pennines and into the southern uplands before the snowy weather moved into the highlands and grampian region. that not moved away. all the cloud that has been swirling around the centre of the storm that's crossing northern ireland and heading towards the north of england and southern parts of scotland. it's just going to sit around during wednesday. the store and southern parts of scotland. it's just going to sit around during wednesday. the storm continuing

presidentjoe biden has said that the omicron variant has now arrived in the united states. here in the uk, counting is under way in the north shropshire by—election — which was triggered by the resignation of the conservative mp owen paterson. he was found to have broken lobbying rules. a bad result could heap more pressure on prime minister borisjohnson. scientists estimate last year's catastrophic wildfires in the world's largest tropical wetland — the pantanal in south america — killed as many as 17 million animals. they identified the species of three hundred reptiles, birds and mammal carcasses after walking more than 100 kilometres across mapped sections of the region. london is currently being hit hardest by the wave of new infections, with the highest and fastest rising cases. hospital admissions are also on rise too. with so many people becoming infected at the same time, there are concerns about staffing levels. our health editor hugh pym reports from st george's hospital in tooting. in intensive care, staff know that a covid wave is coming their way again

presidentjoe biden spoke to the leaders in germany, france, italy and the uk this week before his two—hour—long conference call with vladimir putin. the russian president insisted the thousands of troops he's stationed close to the border are no threat to anyone. the united states and its allies see things differently. a casualty could be nordstream 2, the now completed gas pipeline between germany and russia. ian, does olaf scholz have an opportunity, do you think, to reset relations with russia at this point? well, he's certainly in an interesting position. the coalition agreement that he's signed talks in stronger terms against russia. it stands up very firmly for the belarus opposition in calling for fresh elections, saying there shouldn't be russian intervention of belarus. it stands up very firmly in favour of the territorial integrity of the ukraine. so that is interesting, and the greens, as we know, take a slightly harder line than a lot of german parties or politicians on foreign affairs and things like china and russia. time will tell. merkel was really interesting in the way she rep

presidentjoe biden spoke to the leaders in germany, france, italy and the uk this week, before his two—hour long conference call with vladimir putin. the russian president insisted the thousands of troops he's stationed close to the border are "no threat". the united states and its allies see things differently. a casualty could be nordstream 2, the now completed gas pipeline between germany and russia. ian, does olaf scholz have an opportunity to reset relations with russia at this point? well, it's an interesting position. the coalition agreement that he's signed talks in stronger terms against russia. it stands up very strongly for the belarus opposition, saying there shouldn't be russian intervention of belarus. it stands up very firmly in favour of the territorial integrity of the ukraine. so, that is interesting, and the greens take a harder line than a lot of german parties or politicians on foreign affairs and things like china and russia. time will tell. merkel was really interesting in the way she reproached russia. she took overjust after the iraq debacle, when germany had sided

the white house says presidentjoe biden is "very concerned" by the supreme court's decision to leave in place a ban on most abortions in texas. it follows a ruling by the court on friday that abortion providers can pursue legal challenges to a controversial law that bans the procedure in the state of texas after the first six weeks of pregnancy. but the court also ruled that the legislation will remain in place for now. the law has been sharply criticised by doctors, women's rights groups and the biden administration. julie f kay is an attorney and author of the book controlling women. she helped litigate the first direct challenge to ireland's absolute abortion ban before the european court of human rights. she's been explaining what this supreme court ruling does. this ruling was really more procedural at this point. as we all know, by now, the law in texas has been in effect for 100 days. it has almost ground abortion to a halt in texas and the supreme court has been ok with that and it has been playing a really rough game with women's health and with access to abortion. so now it

presidentjoe biden visited the world war two memorial in washington to observe the anniversary. the attack on december 7, 1941, killed 2,390 americans. malaya, as it used to be known, guam, the philippines, wake island and midway island were also attacked and japanese forces had begun invading thailand hours earlier. that�*s all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. it will remain pretty wild and windy for some of you as we go through into tonight. some of the strongest gusts today from storm barra have been across some western coasts. these are some of the daytime gusts we have seen. 86mph into the evening at aberdaron in gwynedd. the storm itself is going to start to decay during the next 24 hours, the the but you can see what a potent feature this is. position this hook of cloud is a telltale sign of a pretty this hook of cloud is a telltale sign of a pretty deep and quite stormy low pressure system. bore the brunt across parts of southwest ireland, but it�*s going to slowly move eastwards as we go through the night and gradually start to weaken. but as we head int

presidentjoe biden spoke to the leaders in germany, france, italy and the uk this week, before his two—hour long conference call with vladimir putin. the russian president insisted the thousands of troops he's stationed close to the border are "no threat". the united states and its allies see things differently. a casualty could be nord stream 2, the now completed gas pipeline between germany and russia. ian, does 0laf scholz have an opportunity to reset relations with russia at this point? well, it's an interesting position. the coalition agreement that he's signed talks in stronger terms against russia. it stands up very strongly for the belarus opposition, saying there shouldn't be russian intervention of belarus. it stands up very firmly in favour of the territorial integrity of the ukraine. so, that is interesting, and the greens take a harder line than a lot of german parties or politicians on foreign affairs and things like china and russia. time will tell. merkel was really interesting in the way she reproached russia. she took overjust after the iraq debacle, when germany had sided

the us presidentjoe biden and the russian leader vladimir putin have spoken on the phone this evening in a bid to defuse tensions over ukraine. it's the second time this month the two leaders have spoken. the white house says the talks, which lasted 50 minutes, came at mr putin's request. western nations have expressed concern, as russia continues to build up tens of thousands of troops on the ukrainian border. letters between the prime minister, and his independent adviser on standards, lord geidt, relating to the refurbishment of boris johnson's flat in downing street, are expected to be published early next year. an initial investigation cleared the prime minister, before further messages between borisjohnson and a party donor came to light. the financial times has reported that the prime minister will again be cleared of breaking the ministerial code, and of misleading his adviser. 0ur political correspondent ione wells is here. what have we found out? this story is really all — what have we found out? this story is really all about _ what have we found out? this story is really

and some newsjust in — us presidentjoe biden has approved federal assistance for tennessee and ordered that state and local response efforts be supplemented after tornadoes struck the region on friday. the tornadoes struck through six states — kentucky bore the brunt of the storm with at least 7a dead. hello. well, tuesday is going to be generally quite cloudy, perhaps damp in a few places, nothing spectacular. it is december after all. you can see a lot of cloud on the satellite picture, but this little gap in the cloud that's over us right now has actually led to some clear spells across parts of northern england and northern ireland too, perhaps the north of wales. so, i think these are the most likely areas for fog to form early in the morning. the very far north—west of the uk, wet and windy first thing. the south of the country, really quite mild. look at these starting temperatures — 10 degrees along the channel coast. so, this is the weather map for tuesday. we have high pressure to the south, which will continue to build through the course of the week, but weather fronts

a caller has pranked us presidentjoe biden by dropping an anti—biden taunt into their chat during a white house christmas event. mr biden and first ladyjill biden were hosting the festive call for families when a father told the president: "let's go, brandon." apparently unaware of the gibe, mr biden said he agreed. among some conservative groups, the term is code for an insult directed at mr biden. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @lukwesaburak you are watching bbc news. have a lovely christmas. hello there. merry christmas to you. some of us will see some snow during this christmas period, mainly across the hills of the northern half of the uk. further south, it'll tend to be milder, so any precipitation will be rain. and we've got areas of low pressure pushing into the south west, and they're weather fronts bringing outbreaks of rain. as these weather fronts slowly push north—eastwards into that stubborn area of colder air which is sitting to the north—east of the country, then this is where we're likely to see some of that rain turn

it's not often you hear presidentjoe biden stammer, but he does. this isn't about... there's a reason why he's br...bringing up all this malarkey. he has spent his whole life mastering techniques to control his speech. but for him, it's no laughing matter. you know, think about it. stutter is the only thing people think they can laugh at. if i were standing up here talking about having a cleft palate, and how i had that operated on, or i had a withered arm... ..or i was partially paralysed... ..no—one would make fun of it at all, but think about it. stuttering is the only thing that good people think it's still 0k to laugh about. and those of you who are stutterers, remember how it feels. remember how it feels. it drags you down in that empty hole in your chest. that feeling of panic you get and then anger. for a while, there was not a realisation that he had a stutter, or a stammer, and it's only him talking about it where it's become clear. i think that he just is determined that people will see that, yes, he might have a stutter, but he is clear about what he wan

speaking to reporters in his home town of wilmington in delaware, presidentjoe biden stressed that he has warned vladimir putin of the consequences of invading ukraine. i have made it absolutely clear to president putin, and this is the last thing i will say, that if he moves on ukraine, the economic consequences for his economy will be devastating. devastating. number one. number two, we will find it a requirement that we will have to send more american and nato troops in the western flanks, all of those nato, countries who have a sacred obligation to defend them against any attack by russia. number three, the impact on all of that on russia and its attitude on the rest of the worlds view on russia would change remarkably. he would pay a terrible price. so, we will continue to provide for, we have and continue to provide for, the defence capacities for the ukrainian people. amy mackinnon is a national security and intelligence correspondent with the foreign policy magazine in washington. she was previously based in moscow. she spoke about whether sanctions will have an effect this ti

us presidentjoe biden and first ladyjill biden said they were "heartbroken" to discover archbishop tutu had died. in a statement, they said... let's speak to the reverend michael battle, director of the desmond tutu center and author of desmond tutu: a spiritual biography of south africa's confessor. he was also ordained by mr tutu. thank you forjoining us this evening. i would like first off to get your thoughts on the sad news today. get your thoughts on the sad news toda . ~ , ., ., ., today. well, you deal with death, ou think today. well, you deal with death, you think you _ today. well, you deal with death, you think you can _ today. well, you deal with death, you think you can handle - today. well, you deal with death, you think you can handle it - today. well, you deal with death, you think you can handle it until l today. well, you deal with death, | you think you can handle it until it comes. i am just also, like the clips that you put in, trying to navigate and negotiate the death of someone i consider a saint. can you tell us, someone i consider a saint. can you tell us. tak

us presidentjoe biden has again told russia's president, vladimir putin, that the us and its allies will respond decisively if russia further invades ukraine. this during the second call between the two leaders in less than a month amid concerns over russian troops massing at the ukrainian border. a kremlin spokesperson said that putin had made it clear that any new large—scale sanctions would be a "colossal mistake. " louisa pilbeam reports. it was the us president who made the telephone call to vladimir putin at the russian�*s request. a call between two of the world's most powerful mall — recommend that lasted 50 minutes. the white house released a statement followed the call. a senior white house official described the tone of the conversation is serious and substantive, but said the russian president had given no indication of what he will do regarding ukraine. they also said both leaders have expressed their support for diplomacy. this military activity is what sparked the telephone call stop russia insists around 100 thousand of its tense and troops massed on the ukraine bor

speaking to reporters in his home town of wilmington delaware, presidentjoe biden stressed that he has warned vladimir putin of the consequences of invading ukraine i made it absolutely clear to president clinton, that is the last thing i will say, that if he moves on ukraine the economic consequences for his economy and going to be devastating. devastating. number two, we will find it required that we will have to send more american and nato troops into the eastern flank, others nato countries where we have a sacred obligation to defend them against any attack by russia. and, number three, the impact of all the fat on russia and its attitude to the rest of the world, the view of russia will change markedly. you will pay a terrible price and so we are going to continue to provide for and we have provided for the ukrainian people. let's take a look at the main stories. president biden has pledged federal aid after tornadoes devastated a string of us states, flattening whole towns and killing at least 70 people: the prime minister's office has acknowledged that borisjohnson briefly took

us presidentjoe biden has told russia's president vladimir putin that the us and its allies will respond decisively, if russia further invades ukraine. the two leaders spoke on the phone for 50 minutes, amid concerns about the build up of russian troops at the ukrainian border. it was their second call in just over three weeks. a kremlin spokesperson said putin made it clear that if the west imposed large—scale sanctions, it would be a �*colossal mistake�*. the spokeperson added that it is still not yet clear what compromise between the two countries looks like. let's speak now to ivo daalder, former us ambassador to nato, who is now president of the chicago council. thank you very much for coming on the programme. my thank you very much for coming on the programme-— thank you very much for coming on | the programme._ what thank you very much for coming on - the programme._ what do the programme. my pleasure. what do ou think the programme. my pleasure. what do you think president _ the programme. my pleasure. what do you think president biden _ the programme. my pleasure. what d

the white house says presidentjoe biden is "very concerned" by the supreme court's decision to leave in place a ban on most abortions in texas. it follows a ruling by the court on friday that abortion providers can pursue legal challenges to a controversial law that bans the procedure in the state of texas after the first six weeks of pregnancy. but the court also ruled that the legislation will remain in place for now. the law has been sharply criticised by doctors, women's rights groups and the biden administration. the president is very concerned by the supreme court's decision allowing sb8 to remain in effect, given the consequences that law has for women in texas and around the country and for the rule of law. i know you noted this, but i would just like to reiterate that the president is deeply committed to the constitutional right recognising roe v wade, and he has argued and advocated in the past for codifying roe through passing the women's health protection act, and the ruling this morning is a reminder of how much these rights are at risk. julie f kay is an attorney and au

current us presidentjoe biden said he was �*heartbroken�*. our africa correspondent, andrew harding, looks back at his life. raise our hands and we say, we will be free! desmond tutu was a man of hope. a south african priest who became one of the world's great moral voices. it was during south africa's long and violent struggle against white minority rule that desmond tutu rose to prominence. a diminutive priest, defying the apartheid government, comparing them to the nazis. the system of this country, apartheid, is immoral! the system of this country is evil! while nelson mandela was imprisoned for decades, tutu became the face and voice of south africa's liberation movement. desmond tutu was somebody at the height of the anti—apartheid struggle who, when nelson mandela and his leadership comrades in the freedom struggle were locked up on robben island, roused the faithful, inspired people. tutu was fearless, condemning the brutal apartheid state, but also urging black south africans to shun violence, to remain united. in 1984 tutu was awa

in past few minutes, presidentjoe biden has tweeted. he said... i'm joined now by deputy tv editor of variety, michael schneider, in los angeles. michael, thank you forjoining us this evening. a cultural icon, president aydin has called her. —— president aydin has called her. —— president biden. the breath of her work was huge, wasn't it?- president biden. the breath of her work was huge, wasn't it? yeah, we don't nerd the _ work was huge, wasn't it? yeah, we don't nerd the -- _ work was huge, wasn't it? yeah, we don't nerd the -- use _ work was huge, wasn't it? yeah, we don't nerd the -- use the _ work was huge, wasn't it? yeah, we don't nerd the -- use the term - don't nerd the —— use the term national treasure lightly, but it definitely applies to betty white. we've never known television without her. she was there at the dawn of tv, some of our favourite shows over the years, and she was always a presence in our life, so that's what's so sad and really has a nation in mourning today. i think she had been — nation in mourning toda

us presidentjoe biden has again told russia's president, vladimir putin, that the us and its allies will "respond decisively" if russia further invades ukraine. this during the second call between the two leaders in less than a month amid concerns over russian troops massing at the ukrainian border. a kremlin spokesperson said that putin had made it clear that any new large scale sanctions would be a "colossal mistake. " louisa pilbeam reports. it was the us president who made the telephone call to vladimir putin at the russian�*s request. a call between two of the world's most powerful men that lasted 50 minutes. the white house released a statement following the call. a senior white house official described the tone of the conversation as serious and substantive, but said the russian president had given no indication of what he will do regarding ukraine. they also said both leaders have expressed their support for diplomacy. this military activity is what sparked the telephone call. russia insists around 100,000 of its tents and troops massed on the ukraine border are militarily dril

us presidentjoe biden has again told russia's president vladamir putin that the us and its allies will "respond decisively" if russia further invades ukraine. this during the second call between the two leaders in less than a month, amid concerns over russian troops massing at the ukrainian border. a kremlin spokesperson said that putin had made it clear that any new large scale sanctions would be a "colossal mista ke". louisa pilbeam reports. it was the us president who made the telephone call to vladimir putin at the russian�*s request. a call between two of the world's most powerful men that lasted 50 minutes. the white house released a statement following the call. a senior white house official described the tone of the conversation as serious and substantive, but said the russian president had given no indication of what he will do regarding ukraine. they also said both leaders have expressed their support for diplomacy. this military activity is what sparked the telephone call. russia insists around 100,000 of its tanks and troops massed on the ukraine border are militarily dri

speaking to reporters in his home town of wilmington delaware, presidentjoe biden stressed that he has warned vladimir putin of the consequences of invading ukraine. i have made it absolutely clear to president putin, this is the last thing i will say that if he moves on ukraine the economic consequences for his economy will be devastating. devastating. number one. number two, we will find it required that we will have to send more american and nato troops in the western flanks, all of those nato, countries who have a sacred obligation to defend them against any attack by russia. numberthree, the russia. number three, the impact russia. numberthree, the impact on all of that on russia and its attitude on the rest of the worlds view on russia would change remarkably. he would pay a terrible price. so, we will continue to provide for, we have and continue to provide for, the defence capacities for the ukrainian people. amy mackinnon is a national security and intelligence correspondent with the foreign policy magazine in washington. she was previously based in moscow. shejoins me now. vl

us presidentjoe biden has again told russia's president vladamir putin that the us and its allies will "respond decisively" if russia further invades ukraine. this — during the second call between the two leaders in less than a month amid concerns over russian troops massing at the ukrainian border. a kremlin spokesperson said that putin had made it clear that any new large scale sanctions — would be a "colossal mista ke". the us released this picture of president biden on the call from his home in delaware — with the white house saying he laid out two paths — one of diplomacy and one of deterrence. both sides said the call had been constructive — further talks are set for the new year. for more on this i'm joined now by our washington correspondent gary o'donoghue. i chat between these two world leaders. what do we think that president biden is keen to emphasise on this call? well, this is the _ emphasise on this call? well, this is the second _ emphasise on this call? well, this is the second call - emphasise on this call? well, this is the second call they've| this is the

speaking to reporters in his home town of wilmington delaware, presidentjoe biden stressed that he has warned vladimir putin of the consequences of invading ukraine i have made it absolutely clear to president putin and this is the last thing i will say, that, if he moves in ukraine, the economic consequences for his economy are going to be devastating. devastating. number one. numbertwo, devastating. number one. number two, we devastating. number one. numbertwo, we will find it required that we will have to send more american and nato troops into the eastern flanks and all those nato countries where we have a sacred obligation to defend them against any attack by russia. and number three, the impact of all of that on russia and its attitude to the rest of the world and the view of russia will change markedly. you'll pay a terrible price. and so, and we are going to continue to provide for and we will provide for that capacity is for the training people. provide for that capacity is for the training people. we have some updates, i am afraid, in illinois. the amazon warehouse fire. the

the white house says presidentjoe biden is "very concerned" by the supreme court's decision to leave in place a ban on most abortions in texas. it follows a ruling by the court on friday that abortion providers can pursue legal challenges to a controversial law that bans the procedure in the state of texas after the first six weeks of pregnancy. but the court also ruled that the legislation will remain in place for now. the law has been sharply criticised by doctors, women's rights groups and the biden administration. julie f kay is an attorney and author of the book controlling women. she helped litigate the first direct challenge to ireland's absolute abortion ban before the european court of human rights. she's been explaining what this supreme court ruling does. this ruling was really more procedural at this point. as we all know, by now, the law in texas has been in effect for 100 days. it has almost ground abortion entirely to a halt in texas and the supreme court has been ok with that and it has been playing a really rough game with women's health and with access to abortion.

it�*s not often you hear presidentjoe biden stammer, but he does. this isn�*t about... there�*s a reason why he�*s br...bringing up all this malarkey. he has spent his whole life mastering techniques to control his speech. but for him, it�*s no laughing matter. you know, think about it. stutter is the only thing people think they can laugh at. if i were standing up here talking about having a cleft palate, and how i had that operated on, or i had a withered arm... ..or i was partially paralysed... ..no—one would make fun of it at all, but think about it. stuttering is the only thing that good people think it�*s still ok to laugh about. and those of you who are stutterers, remember how it feels. remember how it feels. it drags you down in that empty hole in your chest. that feeling of panic you get and then anger. for a while, there was not a realisation that he had a stutter, or a stammer, and it's only him talking about it where it's become clear. i think that he just is determined that people will see that, yes, he might have a stutter, but he is clear about

the white house says presidentjoe biden is "very concerned" by the supreme court's decision to leave in place a ban on most abortions in texas. it follows a ruling by the court on friday that abortion providers can pursue legal challenges to a controversial law that bans the procedure in the state of texas after the first six weeks of pregnancy. but the court also ruled that the legislation will remain in place for now. the law has been sharply criticised by doctors, women's rights groups and the biden administration. the president is very concerned by the supreme court's decision to allow sb8 to remain in effect, given the consequences that law has for women in texas and around the country and for the rule of law. i know you noted this, but i would just like to reiterate that the president is deeply committed to the constitutional right recognising roe v wade, and he has argued and advocated in the past for codifying roe through passing the women's health protection act, and the ruling this morning is a reminder of how much these rights are at risk. julie f kay is an attorney and au

it's not often you hear presidentjoe biden stammer, but he does. this isn't about... there's a reason why he's br...bringing up all this malarkey. he has spent his whole life mastering techniques to control his speech. but for him, it's no laughing matter. you know, think about it. stutter is the only thing people think they can laugh at. if i were standing up here talking about having a cleft palate, and how i had that operated on, or i had a withered arm... ..or i was partially paralysed... ..no—one would make fun of it at all, but think about it. stuttering is the only thing that good people think it's still ok to laugh about. and those of you who are stutterers, remember how it feels. remember how it feels. it drags you down in that empty hole in your chest. that feeling of panic you get and then anger. for a while, there was not a realisation that he had a stutter, or a stammer, and it's only him talking about it where it's become clear. i think that he just is determined that people will see that, yes, he might have a stutter, but he is clear about what he wan

presidentjoe biden has called it one of the largest storms in american history, and has declared a majorfederal disaster in kentucky, the state that's been worst affected. lebo diseko has this report. picking up the pieces of their lives. homes, businesses and whole towns reduced to rubble. it's horrible, it's the definition of hell on earth. i can't... people have lost everything and it's just, it's terrible, it's horrible. this is what was left of one home. its owner says it tookjust four minutes to do this. everything stopped. i stuck my head out and looked up with my flashlight to the edge of the house and i noticed there was no wall there and that's when i told my wife, i said, i'm going to tell you right now, i'm warning you, when we go up there, i don't think the house is there, it's gone. kentucky's governor says this is the most devastating tornado event in his state's history, with no one found alive since saturday. to the people of america, there is no lens big enough to show you the extent of the damage here in graves county or in kentucky. one of the worst affected towns is mayfiel

we begin in kentucky where us presidentjoe biden has declared a major federal disaster after a swarm of tornadoes hit the state on friday, killing at least 80 people. —— killing at least 90 people. in all the tornadoes hit six states in the american mid—west, killing at least 90 people. a search for survivors continues, with emergency crews combing through a vast amount of debris. the small town of mayfield, kentucky, was the hardest hit. 0ur correspondent nomia iqbal has the latest from there. there were more than 30 tornadoes but one hurtled down a single track of more than 200 miles. it is thought to be the longest path ever taken by a tornado in us history. it flattened many homes, whilst leaving others untouched. in an instant, this small town of mayfield has been almost entirely wiped out. flattened homes are now buried in their own debris, toys and shoes are scattered amongst the twisted metal and shredded trees by a swarm of tornadoes that no—one had prepared for. deeneen is looking for her cousin who lives downtown. everybody�*s cell phone is down and so i get up e

us presidentjoe biden has again told russia's president vladimir putin that the us and its allies will respond decisively if russia further invades ukraine. this during the second call between the two leaders in less than a month, amid concerns over russian troops massing at the ukrainian border. a kremlin spokesperson said that putin had made it clear that any new large—scale sanctions would be a colossal mistake. our washington correspondent gary o'donoghue has the details. president biden and vladimir putin spoke for 50 minutes. and if you need any kind of indication of how serious the situation is, this is the second time in three weeks that had a call between one another to discuss the situation on the ground. we understand that the discussion was robust and serious, substantive according to the americans. joe biden lead—out two paths, according to his officials, one of diplomacy and discussion, where russia could de—escalate and get back to the negotiation table, but also a separate path, he said, that would be about deterrence and serious consequence. and of course america

he's expected to discuss presidentjoe biden's vision for an indo—pacific economic framework. the indonesian capital is the first stop on blinken's southeast asia tour. south east asia tour. biden's top diplomat is also expected to visit malaysia and vietnam. chinese e—commerce firm alibaba has fired a woman who accused her boss and a client of sexually assaulting her. the dismissal letter said the woman had spread falsehoods that damaged the company's reputation. she went public with her allegations in august, saying she was sexually assaulted on a business trip. her boss was then sacked, but a criminal case against him was dropped. the metaverse — it's a bit of virtual reality and a little bit of augmented reality, and it's been touted as the next big thing in tech. companies like meta, formally known as facebook, and microsoft have been investing in it. even south korea's capital seoul is looking to enter this digital universe. and as our asia business correspondent mariko 0i reports, private sectors there are already at the forefront. imagine soul in the metaverse when

us presidentjoe biden has again told russia's president vladimir putin that the us and its allies will "respond decisively" if russia further invades ukraine — this during the second call between the two leaders in less than a month amid concerns over russian troops massing at the ukrainian border. a kremlin spokesperson said that putin had made it clear that any new large—scale sanctions would be a "colossal mistake". 0ur washington correspondent gary 0'donoghue has the details. president biden and vladimir putin spoke for 50 minutes and if you need any kind of indication of how serious the situation is, this is the second time in three weeks they've had a call between one another to discuss the situation on the ground. we understand that the discussion was robust and serious — and substantive, according to the americans. joe biden laid out two paths, according to his officials — one of diplomacy and discussion, where russia could de—escalate and get back to the negotiation table, but also a separate path, he said, that would be about deterrence and serious consequence. and,

presidentjoe biden visited the world war two memorial in washington to observe the anniversary. the attack on december 7, 1941, killed 2,390 americans. malaya, guam, the philippines, wake island and midway island were also attacked and japanese forces had begun invading thailand hours earlier. that�*s all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. it will remain pretty wild and windy for some of you as we go through into tonight. some of the strongest gusts today from storm barra have been across some western coasts. these are some of the daytime gusts we have seen. 86mph into the evening at aberdaron in gwynedd. the storm itself is going to start to decay during the next 24 hours, the the but you can see what a potent feature this is. but you can see what a potent feature this is. this hook of cloud is a telltale sign of a pretty deep and quite stormy low pressure system. bore the brunt across parts of southwest ireland, but it�*s going to slowly move eastwards as we go through the night and gradually start to weaken. but as we head into the end of the day, strongest of t

presidentjoe biden will be outlining additional plans to tackle the spread of the variant later today. in some areas, including new york city, omicron is responsible for nine out of ten cases. in a moment, we'll hear from the vice president, kamala harris, who's been speaking to cbs news about the spread of the variant, but first mark lobel has this report. texas was bracing itself for an omicron storm, now it reports what's believed to be the usa's first related death. look how quickly, over the past week in the states, omicron, in purple here, has taken over the delta variant, represented in orange, in new cases. three, two, one, happy new year! so with ten days until 2022, its dominance — including 90% of new cases here in new york — will no doubt feature injoe biden's stark warning for the country's unvaccinated in an address expected later on tuesday. chanting but in boston, there's anger that only the vaccinated will soon be allowed to enter restaurants, and that compulsoryjabs for all city employees will be dished out. in washington, it's indoor mask wearing that's back on

us presidentjoe biden has signed into a law a bill that requires all companies to prove that goods imported from china's xinjiang region were not produced with forced labour. the bill, which passed congress last week, also includes sanctions against individuals alleged to be responsible. many big us companies such as coca—cola, nike and apple that will be affected have critcised the law and some face make changes to their supply chains because of it. i'm joined now by our business correspondent in new york, samira hussain. how did the law come into being? the white how did the law come into being? tue: white house how did the law come into being? tte: white house was how did the law come into being? tt2 white house was not in support initially of this new law, that was being worked out by congress, but eventually and pretty much late in the game we heard from the white house that they were in fact going to support this rule and it was something congress had put together and it was something they had pushed through and got it passed through the house and senate with only one congressional

us presidentjoe biden and the first lady said they were "heartbroken" to discover archbishop tutu had died. in a statement, they said... ndileka mandela is the first granddaughter of former south african president nelson mandela, a social activist and chair of the mandela foundation. she told me about her first memories of archbishop tutu. well, the first memory is when granddad, i saw some pictures, because he hosted granddad at his house. it wouldn't be years until i met him on another occasion, but it would be... met him on another occasion, but it would be---— met him on another occasion, but it| would be. . ._ well, would be... what was he like? well, he was a person _ would be... what was he like? well, he was a person that _ would be... what was he like? well, he was a person that was _ would be... what was he like? well, he was a person that was full - would be... what was he like? well, he was a person that was full of - he was a person that was full of jov- he was a person that was full of joy. he loves laughing.- he was a person that was full of joy. he loves laughing. no

a caller has sprung to us presidentjoe biden by dropping and anti— joe biden by dropping and anti— joe biden taunt into their chance at a us christmas event. i hope you have _ at a us christmas event. i hope you have a _ at a us christmas event. i hope you have a wonderful— at a us christmas event. i hope you have a wonderful christmas as well, and let's go, brandon. mr biden and first ladyjill biden while hosting the first of call when he said "let's go, brandon." it is code for an insult directed at mr biden. that is about it from me for now. stay tuned to bbc news. i will see you soon. hello there. merry christmas to you. some of us will see some snow during this christmas period, mainly across the hills of the northern half of the uk. further south, it'll tend to be milder, so any precipitation will be rain. and we've got areas of low pressure pushing into the south—west, and they're weather fronts bringing outbreaks of rain. as these weather fronts slowly push north—eastwards into that stubborn area of colder air which is sitting to the north—east of the country, then this

biden in the white house had assumed this evening like an agreement had been reached when the crown prosecution service said anne sacoolas would appear at westminster magistrates�* court on january 18, it was understood that would be by video link from the united states. it was welcomed by harry dunn�*s family in an emotional statement and the foreign secretary at the home office but then there was a bit of a twist in the tail when anne sacoolas�*s law firm said there was no agreement at this time. so there may still be some negotiations to come. daniel, many thanks for the _ negotiations to come. daniel, many thanks for the latest _ negotiations to come. daniel, many thanks for the latest at _ negotiations to come. daniel, many thanks for the latest at the - negotiations to come. daniel, many thanks for the latest at the foreign | thanks for the latest at the foreign office. daniel sandford. to kentucky in the united states, where tornadoes devastated regions at the weekend. the state governor has described the �*unspeakable trauma�*, suffered by people, as he confirmed t

presidentjoe biden has said that the omicron variant has now arrived in the united states. scientists estimate last year's catastrophic wildfires in the world's largest tropical wetland, the pantanal in south america, killed as many as 17 million animals. they identified the species of three hundred reptiles, birds and mammal carcasses after walking more than one hundred kilometres across mapped sections of the region. let's go back to the north shropshire by—election. we are expecting a declaration soon. let's cross live now to the political editor for the region, elizabeth glinka, who's at the north shropshire count. what is the latest? we are hoinu what is the latest? we are heping to _ what is the latest? we are hoping to have _ what is the latest? we are hoping to have that - what is the latest? we are hoping to have that official declaration in the next half—an—hour to an hour, we don't have that fully confirmed at the moment, but counting is still ongoing. but what we do know is that the liberal democrats believe they have won this seat. they are confident they