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Makes this state so special. Flags instead of foot traffic. The National Mall looks very different for this inauguration with the flags representing an american who couldnt attend this year because of covid. Plus, the mind boggling logistics of moving day the white house staff has about 5 hours to move one family out, and another one in. That means swapping out the lights, the beds, the carpets and yes, even the bowling shoes. Well explain. Hello, im katty kay in washington, James Reynolds is in london. Trying to sum up four years of Donald Trumps presidency in one hour is perhaps overly ambitious. There was simply too much news. Covering trump sometimes felt like being in a spin dryer wed have more news in a day than wed get in a month under most president s. And in true trumpian fashion, hes Still Holding on to center stage, releasing a � farewell address� in which he claims his work is done. Well have the video shortly, but in it he says we did what we came here to do and so much more. Adding. Before he recorded that video, mr trump took fire from within his own party. Mitch mcconnell, the Top Republican in the us senate pointed the finger squarely at mr trump for � provoking the capitol hill riot. The the capitol hill riot. Mob was fed lies. They were provoked the mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people. And they tried to use fear and violence to stop it specific proceeding of the first branch of the federal government which they did not like. Mcconnell� s comments come amid a renewed focus on security in the nations capital. Twelve members of the National Guard were removed from inauguration duty because of their possible ties to extremist groups. Now, a dozen out of 25 thousand is not much. But such is the emphasis on caution in this city that any possible red flags are taken seriously. Turning to flags of a very different nature the National Mall is closed to spectators for this inauguration, so organizers have planted 200 thousand flags instead. They represent those who could not attend because of the covid pandemic. Tackling the outbreak is job number one for mr biden, after he takes the oath of office just before noon tomorrow. Embarking on a flight this afternoon from his home state of delaware to washington the president elect broke into tears. He was speaking from an air force based named after his late son himself a promising politician beau biden. Iam proud, proud, proud, proud to be a sun of delaware and i am even more proud to be standing here doing this from the major bow biden facility. Ladies and gentlemen, i only have one regret and that is that he is not here because we should be introducing him as president. Arriving at the joint air force base at andrews washington, dc. It is an unmarked plane, perhaps even a private plane, normally the president elect is collected in the plane is known as air force one. For some reason that does not happen now, but the incoming president has nominated to washington. There are a lot of breaks of traditions. Mr biden� s inauguration will end a head spinning two weeks in washington. Consider this two wednesdays ago, rioters stormed the capitol building. One wednesday ago in that same building lawmakers impeached President Trump for a second time. And tomorrow also a wednesday mr biden will take the oath of office just outside the capitol. Its a startling sequence of events, which bring to an end the most unconventional of presidencies. And as he leaves office, its worth noting how often donald trump has flouted the traditions of the office. Here are just a few. As a candidate for the presidency, donald trump refused to release his tax returns. After taking part in one president ial debate withjoe biden, trump refused to take part in the next one because it was going to be remote rather than face to face. He is not going to the incoming president s inauguration tomorrow breaking a tradition thats lasted for more than 150 years. Most significantly President Trump has refused to accept that he lost the election instead launching an assault on the american system, culminating in the storming of the capitol. Lets look back at the last four years. From this day forward, it is going to be only america first. The United States will withdraw from the iran nuclear deal. We are taking people out of the country, you wouldnt believe how bad these people are. We are going to have our borders nice and strong, were going to build a wall, built a wall, but will. We have to build a wall,. These are not people, these are animals. Rocket man is on a Suicide Mission for himself. They think its russia, i have president vladimir putin, he decided it is not russia. Wiretapping, i guess, decided it is not russia. Wiretapping, iguess, by decided it is not russia. Wiretapping, i guess, by this past administration. At least we have something in common, perhaps. Coronavirus. China virus. It comes from china. That is why. I want every american to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead, we are going to go through a very tough two weeks. We are going to continue, its going to disappear, one day, like a miracle. I hope we can do this by easter. It will the body with a tremendous, ultraviolet or just a very powerful light. It will go away, to stay calm. And supposing ill be inside the body, either through the skin or in some other way. I have amassed regular, i put a mess, and i think i need. Covid i9, covid i9, covid i9, novemberfour, covid i9, covid i9, november four, you covid i9, covid i9, novemberfour, you want to hear about it any more. After this, were going to walk down and ill be there with you, were going to walk down, were going to walk down anyone you want and i think right down right here, were going to walk down to the capital. It is hard to remember it all because theres so much that is unusual about president. Covering the white house and the Donald Trump Administration for usa today. Courtney and i are full disclosure couege courtney and i are full disclosure college before she left usa today. Good to see you. I do not know how you feel, but i do have that sense of getting to friday during the Donald Trump Administration and not being able to remember what happened because so much went on because of what happened on monday. I5 because so much went on because of what happened on monday. Because so much went on because of what happened on monday. Is quite a new stra what happened on monday. Is quite a new strap itself what happened on monday. Is quite a new strap itself and what happened on monday. 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Just seeing the president and those final rallies in those final hours and how even his mood and his tone at some of these rallies shifted was quite remarkable in looking back on how he sort of acted just before he lost the election. It how he sort of acted ust before he lost the election. Lost the election. It has been an extraordinary lost the election. It has been an extraordinary four lost the election. It has been an extraordinary four years. Lost the election. It has been an extraordinary four years. Thank| lost the election. It has been an extraordinary four years. Thank you very much forjoining us. Maybe well have a calmer four years Going Forward. Just outside of washington, dc, wherejoe biden has flown to the capital of delaware maryland and she was planning to come by train, joe biden is famous for having a young senator and died left with his two small children used to take the train back every day which is a two hour train ride it would take it to be of thejohnsons of hour train ride it would take it to be of the johnsons of the could hour train ride it would take it to be of thejohnsons of the could stay at home. He wanted to take the train, he was known as amtrakjoe, the the train line, he has flown down to Andrews Air Force base. And we are focusing on donald trump because it is the last of his presidency and it has been an extraordinary presidency one of the questions is whether or not trump ism, this exhausting form of politics and chaos that President Trump. His outgoing secretary of state put out a tweet that was full on trump. Woke multiculturalism, or the isms, there are what america is. Can you have this without donald trump . I believe that is what we are going to find out and clearly mike pompeo come the secretary of state has political ambitions and would like to run for president thinks that he can and is clearly going towards a particular lane. Not too thousand looking backwards. Anyone whos spent the last four years covering trump can attest how President Trumps time in office will be remembered is something which will be furiously debated between his opponents and supporters. Bryan lanza, a former Trump Transition Team advisorjoins us now from alexandria, virginia ill make his biggest achievement will be warp speed, setting the stage in will be warp speed, setting the star. ,. , will be warp speed, setting the star. ,. ,. , stage in the media stories of the ear stage in the media stories of the year weather stage in the media stories of the year weather was stage in the media stories of the year weather was in stage in the media stories of the year weather was in may stage in the media stories of the year weather was in may or stage in the media stories of the year weather was in may orjulyl stage in the media stories of the j year weather was in may orjuly i think it was impossible for a vaccine by the end of the year and i think we got that. Are they that is a major achievement. And the middle eastern accords, the first time we had a thing like that happen in the middle east in a generation. I think those are positive system of the most important one was criminal justice reform, certainly had an impact on a lot of families Going Forward and i think that was needed, every first that it took a republican president late on trump to get there because i dont think it wouldve happened with bush, reagan or any other typical republican. I think those are the big achievements. Thea;r republican. I think those are the big achievements. Republican. I think those are the big achievements. They said there were significant big achievements. They said there were significant achievements big achievements. They said there i were significant achievements there but as we look back a bit, our eyes open for use at operation warp speed was a success. Today we have heard 400,000 americans have died from covid i9 over the last year and by any means, by any criteria, that is not a success. Not a success. The death is a failure, but not a success. The death is a failure, but specifically not a success. The death is a failure, but specifically to. Not a success. The death is a failure, but specifically to its j failure, but specifically to its vexing to i think getting the vaccine within a year, which is what operation warp speed was behind was a tremendous success, i think taking away from that is dishonest of the viewers. Every medical profession was possible. And there is no as possible is because they marshal the resources, but their Heads Together and make sure that we can make it possible here. I think that is an achievement to take the totality of the debts, it is almost a grave sin where we are today. But i do think that operation was a tremendous achievement in the administration of the residents to be waiting another two years for another vaccine. It is interesting two years for another vaccine. It is interesting that two years for another vaccine. It is interesting that you mention middle eastis interesting that you mention middle east is what you think was a Foreign Policy achievement, what do you think of his legacy on china because as a are going to change very much underjoe biden and actually mike pompeo in a rather startling last in office, hes been busy on twitter announcing a change of policy towards china saying that the chinese are guilty of genocide and believes the treatment of the uighur muslims. Do you think that this is something that was an achievement for him . ~ ,. , something that was an achievement for him . ~ y. ,. ,. , ~ something that was an achievement for him . ~. , for him . When you look at the lea , for him . When you look at the legacy. What for him . When you look at the legacy. What he for him . When you look at the legacy, what he did for him . When you look at the legacy, what he did was for him . When you look at the i legacy, what he did was different than what bush or obama had done, he change the length on how american policymakers are china. During the Clinton Administrations, they said it will be great to do economic trade, bush was looking at the expansions and obama said you really can criticize china because they control a lot of our debt. Donald trump change the lens of how they see them. I think that is a good thing. Theyre looking suspiciously at chinese technology, which is appropriate, theyre looking at the issues that are taking place and i think those of the lenses that he brought for that probably would not of been there today had it not been for a republican president talking about china in a different way than most politicians are the lenses that he brought for that probably would not of been there today had it not been for a republican president talking about china in a different way than most politicians it done before. ,. ,. ,. , before. The reason we mention all the extra nerd before. The reason we mention all the extra nerd things before. The reason we mention all the extra nerd things have before. The reason we mention all. The extra nerd things have happened under donald trump, all of those moments that broke with tradition is because donald trump came into office and he tore up the political rule book in america and he tore up much of the rule book for our president s were expected to behave. Do you think that he has done, has he changed the american presidency in a permanent way . And the ways that outlast him as president . Listen, i think some parts of this behavior, i think that were going to snap back to normal. Youre going to snap back to normal. Youre going to see, looking at the segment before, we are exhausted. I would say my book title would be never boring. We are worn out as the republican party. We want policies, we want less of the distractions, we want less of the line, we want less of the divisiveness and i think if you get the party that moves in that direction and leadership that talks about those things, we can be the inspiration and aspirational party that weve been in the past and that is there. We have the secretary make the statements that his anti multiculturalism, it makes me think myself, who is the sun of immigrant parents in latin america, libby confused as to how he sees my place in the United States. So, youre going to have those guys that play to those dark corners of Political Parties and we have them on the left and we have them on the right, but the hope is that there is enough of those in the center that just want to move forward and take the traumatic politics and take the divisiveness. At least a short window to try to move some policies forward. We have a lot of people who are unemployed and the jobs forward. We have a lot of people who are unemployed and thejobs in forward. We have a lot of people who are unemployed and the jobs in this fighting is not helping them. Is there one thing which escaped him that she really wished hed achieved. I that she really wished hed achieved that she really wished hed achieved. , � ~. ,. , achieved. I wouldve liked to of seen more achieved. I wouldve liked to of seen more on achieved. I wouldve liked to of seen more on immigration achieved. I wouldve liked to of seen more on immigration reform. Real immigration reform, stuff that was worth through congress is done in a bipartisan way, i think that wouldve been a long Lasting Legacy that wouldve helped both Political Parties for a long time and that is why ijumped on board and i really like the way she was talking about immigration, my parents stood in line, there a lot of people that suffer from line, there a lot of people that sufferfrom illegal immigration, suffer from illegal immigration, from sufferfrom illegal immigration, from southern california, its a hard mix to set up and i think if he had said something forward on immigration reform, some type of normalization a pathway for students or people coming in and tighter security, i think that couldve taken a highly toxic issue of the table and i am disappointed that we did not get that. I table and i am disappointed that we did not get that. Did not get that. I think never borin is did not get that. I think never boring is quite did not get that. 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And just 19 hours, 40 minutes and five or ten seconds, President Trump leaves the white house. The bidens will move in about five hours after the trump family goes giving a very short window for the cleaners to get to work. As with everything in life this year covid makes the job that much more difficult. The list of tasks is immense. Workers can only start once trumps have gone. Residence staff will have to clean 132 rooms in the six floor building. That means curtains, couches, door handles, carpets. And for security reasons, only residence staffers are allowed to move items into and out of the white house. Theyve got to make sure they dont lose anything in the move particularly the bidens precious pairs of bowling shoes. Werejoined by ambassador capricia marshall, the president of Global Engagement strategies, who was the chief of protocol of the United States from 2009 to 2013. Can you forjoining the programme. I feel like im talking to my teenagers. This does not happen without some one doing it, right . And no one president leaves another one goes, but never occurred to me how much is to happen in the white house and those few short hours. In the oncoming president. Such house and those few short hours. In the oncoming president. The oncoming president. Such a leasure the oncoming president. Such a pleasure to the oncoming president. Such a pleasure to join the oncoming president. Such a pleasure to join you. The oncoming president. Such a pleasure to join you. There the oncoming president. Such a pleasure to join you. There is i the oncoming president. Such a pleasure to join you. There is a | the oncoming president. Such a i pleasure to join you. There is a lot going on and a lot going on simultaneously while we are preparing them for me to prepare for a coffee between the current president and the incoming president. There are lots of logistics and i was one of three people in the Clinton Administration who was there in the white house and the grand foyer with president clinton and mrs clinton, welcoming president elect bush and mrs bush to the white house with their coffee. While that is going on, the oval office is being taken, its being dismantled. The trooper is coming down, the surface of being moved out and that the core of the incoming president is being put in. As well, the west wing is been completely taken apart. Sometimes, officers are refitted, different purpose, doors are coming down, walls are being moved, its really kind of chaotic. This must take an army of people and the residents as well have to be cleaned and new mattresses. Absolutely. Everything changes from one president , for his family to the next and as you noted, there are people, specific people, curators and officers, the ushers office, who are designed with this specific duty and only they can touch these items that the incoming, the upcoming president s office is being moved to the loading band. And awaiting the arrival of the incoming president and that all happens at the strike of 12. One moving van goes down and another one makes his way up. Haifa another one makes his way up. How did they make another one makes his way up. How did they make sure nothing gets lost in the move it a quick one, what if joe biden plus plus favored couch cant make it up the stairs . That is a rari. I cant make it up the stairs . That is a rarity i have cant make it up the stairs . That is a rarity. I have to cant make it up the stairs . That is a rarity. I have to tell cant make it up the stairs . That is a rarity. I have to tell you. Cant make it up the stairs . That is a rarity. I have to tell you. I cant make it up the stairs . That is a rarity. I have to tell you. I will. A rarity. I have to tell you. I will tell you this. During the clinton inauguration, i was really worried that Hillary Clinton was not going to find her inaugural ball, so ive personally carried from the guest house, the blair house across the avenue where there was traffic, through the north gate and into. We are seeing joe biden and gate and into. We are seeing joe ibiden and joe gate and into. We are seeing joe biden and joe biden, gate and into. We are seeing joe biden and joe biden, we gate and into. We are seeing joe biden and joe biden, we just gate and into. We are seeing joe| biden and joe biden, we just saw them coming down the plane of the air force base and there is a family, there is a Sun Hunter Biden and his grandchildren of the biden family and their daughter ashley as well and theyre all getting into the suvs and spending the night at blair house opposite of the white house where the incoming president spends the night. Hejust house where the incoming president spends the night. He just saw house where the incoming president spends the night. He just sanoe biden said peeking out of the top. Bidens had peeking out. The fact that donald trump is not going to be there, the Coffee Morning that she mentioned between the outgoing president and the incoming president hasnt happened, the First Lady Melania Trump is not welcomejoe biden to the white house, there are trappings but doesnt matter, is it more than just a trapping that the symbolism that these things have not happened . Ida. Symbolism that these things have not ha ened . , � ,. , symbolism that these things have not hauened . , � ,. ,. , happened . No, its really important. Each moment happened . No, its really important. Each moment is happened . No, its really important. Each moment is a happened . No, its really important. Each moment is a bridge happened . No, its really important. Each moment is a bridge that each moment is a bridge that connects our country, it shows the strength of a democracy, the symbolism of each of these events is really weighty. It is a shame. It is a shame for both president biden, but also for President Trump. He is missing his moment in the annals of history. When mrs bush welcomed barbara bush, welcome to Hillary Clinton to the white house for the coffee, that in following election, it was really contention it was really contentious. She welcomed her with open arms in eight years later, she did that with laura bush. A very difficult election. These are moments in history, these are bridge building moments from one administration to the next and as you know, the blue room coffee, the welcoming to the white house from the president and the first lady to the president and the first lady to the president elect, it is really important and very strong symbolism there and it is a private moment that they share with one another and i watched president clinton bid farewell, it was an amazing moment in the transition, each has different ideas of how it should be run but they handed that mental over with complete certainty that that person is going to carry on the duties of the president. Person is going to carry on the duties of the president. Thank you so much for duties of the president. Thank you so much forjoining duties of the president. Thank you so much forjoining us duties of the president. Thank you so much forjoining us as duties of the president. Thank you so much forjoining us as we duties of the president. Thank you | so much forjoining us as we watch joe biden or here in washington for his inauguration as the 46th president of the United States. Thank you, we will have more. Hello there. Weve got storm christoph continuing to cause some problems not just into wednesday, but on into thursday as well. This area of cloud you can see here on the satellite picture has been bringing persistent rain pretty much all day across parts of england and wales, and theres more to come. By the end of thursday, were looking at some areas over the high ground and wales, the peaks and the pennines picking up over 150 mm of rain. The met office amber warning, meanwhile, is for northern, central, and Eastern England its here because, even before the rain arrived from christoph, rivers were running high. And combined with some snowmelt, thats the area thats causing most concern with flooding and may be some severe flooding. But there could be some other areas, maybe the midlands and wales, that also are affected by localized flooding. Why am i what you have done that itll be a wet night, then, with heavy rain. The rain gets heavier overnight across wales, but mild and windy. Further north, cold, frosty, and the risk of icy stretches into the scotland with showers. But it should be a bright enough start to the day here. Further southwards, that pulse of heavier rain will continue to work across wales and Northern England and each hour that passes, the risk of flooding will increase hour by hour. Itll be mild and quite windy across england and wales, temperatures quite widely around 11 12 celsius, but getting colder in scotland, where temperatures are about three celsius in aberdeen and glasgow. And then, wednesday night, that rain bumps into that cold air. We will see it turn to snow even down to low levels, we could see around 5 10 cm across eastern scotland. But worse over high ground, where we could see Something Like 20 40 cm of snow horrendous travel conditions, you just wont want to be out at all in this because, even as the snowplows clear the road, Gale Force Winds willjust blow the drifting snow back onto the roads. So we could see some vehicles getting stranded, communities getting cut off, there may well be some power cuts, as well as that transport disruption. Through thursday, we will start to see a bit of snowfall pushing into the hills of Northern England, where there could also be some local accumulations, as well. Friday, christoph is over near scandinavia. So a quieter day, cold frost and the risk of icy stretches, temperatures for many a little bit below par. Overall, a slightly quieter day. Over the next few days, then, christoph brings the risk of some flooding, particularly focused across parts of england, and blizzards are drifting heavy snow across scotland wednesday night into thursday. Youre watching bbc news with me katty kay in washington, James Reynolds is in london. Our top stories. Washington is on virtual lockdown with several members of the National Guard pulled from inauguration duty as the government screens troops for security reasons. President trumps time in the white house makes rollercoasters seem tame. N a farewell video released in the last few minutes, the president acknowledges his term in office is coming to an end administera administer a new inauguration and wish for administer a new inauguration and wish for success in a keeping america wish for success in a keeping america safe and prosperous. Also in the programme. Shes making history as the first woman of colour to take up the vice presidency. But what else do we know about Kamala Harris . Well speak to a biographer. And its the Season Finale of the 4 year long trump show. Well look back at the good, the bad, and the darnright ridiculous. Season four, they are all out on dvd. I will get you the box set. Thank you, for when i get bored. Exactly, can rewatch the four years. The inauguration of an american president is one typically marked by pomp, circumstance, and thousands of well wishers, including the outgoing president. No such luck forjoe biden, who, after waiting for decades to reach the pinacle of american politics, will have the mother of all scaled down ceremonies. Its a reflection of the covid crisis and ongoing security concerns. Although unusual, mr trump wont be the first president to be absent from his successor� s ceremony. John adams, his son John Quincy Adams and andrewjohnson also skipped the big day. And talking of unusual, the capital today resembles more of a warzone than washington as youd usually find it, as my colleague larry madowo can now tell us. Larry. I thank you are about 4 5 blocks from the bbc bureau. You are quite a ways from the white house still, and yet, the roads are blocked off where you are. It is. Like ou blocked off where you are. It is. Like you said. Blocked off where you are. It is. Like you said, it blocked off where you are. It is. Like you said, it feels blocked off where you are. It is. Like you said, it feels very blocked off where you are. It is. Like you said, it feels very much like a like you said, it feels very much like a war like you said, it feels very much like a warzone. Like you said, it feels very much like a war zone. So much to Armed Security like a war zone. So much to Armed Security all like a war zone. So much to Armed Security all around here. So we are about security all around here. So we are about four security all around here. So we are about four blocks away from the bbc. We are about four blocks away from the bbc. We are about three blocks away from the white we are about three blocks away from the white house. This is a checkpoint that has been set up by the National Guard, essentially not checking the National Guard, essentially not checking people now come about tomorrow, they will have a checkpoint here and a sign letting people checkpoint here and a sign letting people know all the things they cannot people know all the things they cannot bring in, even selfie sticks are not cannot bring in, even selfie sticks are not allowed, and this is one of two checkpoints. If you are trying to get two checkpoints. If you are trying to get into two checkpoints. If you are trying to get into black lives matter plaza on the to get into black lives matter plaza on the side of the white house, it might on the side of the white house, it might not on the side of the white house, it might not be possible because you need another checkpoint, another checkpoint about three miles from here and checkpoint about three miles from here and you need some form of accreditation, some kind of badge to et accreditation, some kind of badge to get in accreditation, some kind of badge to get in there. Sol accreditation, some kind of badge to get in there. So i have walked around get in there. So i have walked around the city today, and the wider perimeter, around the city today, and the wider perimeter, the perimeter has gotten whiter perimeter, the perimeter has gotten whiter around the capital, all the places whiter around the capital, all the places you whiter around the capital, all the places you cannot access unless youve places you cannot access unless youve got places you cannot access unless youve got some kind of security clearance youve got some kind of security clearance. And all the cars driving in here clearance. And all the cars driving in here is clearance. And all the cars driving in here is somebody in uniform, somebody in here is somebody in uniform, somebody who has security clearance, somebody somebody who has security clearance, somebody who has security clearance, somebody who is in law enforcement, secrat somebody who is in law enforcement, secret service, the National Guard, capital secret service, the National Guard, capital police, that is what washington feels like im the last full day washington feels like im the last full day of president froms presidency. | full day of president froms presidency full day of president froms residen. , presidency. I have been driving around the presidency. I have been driving around the city presidency. I have been driving around the city the presidency. I have been driving around the city the last presidency. I have been driving around the city the last few presidency. I have been driving l around the city the last few days presidency. I have been driving around the city the last few days of walking around. It is so striking and so unusual to see soldiers, people in Army Fatigues on the streets of the capital. We had a little bit of that after the attacks of 9 11. I was here that as well, but nothing like the presence we have at the moment. Larry, just describe how much militarization there is at the moment in washington. There is at the moment in washinuton. ,. , washington. That is the point that eve bod washington. That is the point that everybody i washington. That is the point that everybody i have washington. That is the point that everybody i have spoken washington. That is the point that everybody i have spoken to, washington. That is the point that i everybody i have spoken to, people who have everybody i have spoken to, people who have lived here for decades mentioned, that they cant imagine the side mentioned, that they cant imagine the side behind me armed soldiers in the side behind me armed soldiers in the middle the side behind me armed soldiers in the middle of the city. So what you see is the middle of the city. So what you see is National Guard troops around this perimeter, what is called an unscalable fence. Back there, you see a unscalable fence. Back there, you see a humvee, and thats very much in the see a humvee, and thats very much in the middle of downtown dc, not too far in the middle of downtown dc, not too far from the white house. This is what too far from the white house. This is what you too far from the white house. This is what you see around the capital of america is what you see around the capital of america. This beacon of democracy. This 25,000 or so troops in the democracy. This 25,000 or so troops in the middle democracy. This 25,000 or so troops in the middle of the city, more, as ithank in the middle of the city, more, as i thank you in the middle of the city, more, as i thank you mentioned in the programme before, those who are deployed programme before, those who are deployed enough in afghanistan and iraq deployed enough in afghanistan and iraq combined. Have deployed enough in afghanistan and iraq combined. And iraq combined. Have you had a chance to speak and iraq combined. Have you had a chance to speak to and iraq combined. Have you had a chance to speak to any and iraq combined. Have you had a chance to speak to any of and iraq combined. Have you had a chance to speak to any of the chance to speak to any of the soldiers . Chance to speak to any of the soldiers . , ,. , soldiers . So, officially, they are not allowed soldiers . So, officially, they are not allowed to soldiers . So, officially, they are not allowed to speak soldiers . So, officially, they are not allowed to speak to soldiers . So, officially, they are not allowed to speak to press, l soldiers . So, officially, they are l not allowed to speak to press, but they will not allowed to speak to press, but they will speak of record and tell you what they will speak of record and tell you what their mission here is to protect. You what their mission here is to protect. To you what their mission here is to protect, to watch out for, whats happening. Protect, to watch out for, whats happening, to keep an eye on things. So right happening, to keep an eye on things. So right now, people are not allowed to bring so right now, people are not allowed to bring in so right now, people are not allowed to bring in bikes or animals and pets to bring in bikes or animals and pets. Tomorrow, none of that will be possible pets. Tomorrow, none of that will be possible. And they are sometimes taking possible. And they are sometimes taking quick breaks and quick naps in little taking quick breaks and quick naps in little nooks and crannies of dc. They in little nooks and crannies of dc. They are in little nooks and crannies of dc. They are blocking, for instance, every they are blocking, for instance, every garage in this perimeter around every garage in this perimeter around the capitol. Its quite a massive around the capitol. Its quite a massive operation when you think about massive operation when you think about it massive operation when you think about it. And they themselves are getting about it. And they themselves are getting vetted two members of mashed National Getting vetted two members of mashed National Guard have been pulled out of National Guard have been pulled out of this National Guard have been pulled out of this operation because they were out of this operation because they were checked into by the fbi and found were checked into by the fbi and found to were checked into by the fbi and found to have links to extremist groups found to have links to extremist groups and to militias. So that is how seriously the security operation is being how seriously the security operation is being taken here. Is being taken here. Thats extra ordina. Is being taken here. Thats extra ordinary it is being taken here. Thats extra ordinary. It is, is being taken here. Thats extra ordinary. It is, and is being taken here. Thats extra ordinary. It is, and in is being taken here. Thats extra l ordinary. It is, and in washington, my goodness ordinary. It is, and in washington, my goodness humvees ordinary. It is, and in washington, | my goodness humvees amazing. Trying to keep track of all thats happened in the Trump Presidency has felt a bit like looking out the window of a train going fullspeed , impossible to focus on just one thing. This afternoon the president himself reflected on his time in office, releasing a farewell address. In it, he called america a land of hope, of light and of glory to all the world. And he praised his own administrations achievement. Historians reflecting on mr trumps time in the white house have quite the task on their hands. Insurance, we barked on a mission to make insurance, we barked on a mission to make america all great again. As i conclude make america all great again. As i conclude my term as the 45th president of United States, i stand before president of United States, i stand before you truly proud of what we achieved before you truly proud of what we achieved together. We did what we came achieved together. We did what we came here achieved together. We did what we came here to do. And so much more. This week, came here to do. And so much more. This week, we came here to do. And so much more. This week, we inaugurate a new administration and pray for its success administration and pray for its success in administration and pray for its success in keeping america safe and prosperous success in keeping america safe and prosperous. We extend our best wishes prosperous. We extend our best wishes and we also want them to have luck, wishes and we also want them to have luck. A wishes and we also want them to have luck. A very wishes and we also want them to have luck, a very important word. Luck, a very important word. Donald trump theyre luck, a very important word. Donald trump theyre sounding luck, a very important word. Donald trump theyre sounding like luck, a very important word. Donald trump theyre sounding like his trump theyre sounding like his predecessors, although, of course, the last few weeks have been anything like that. Anything but that. Historians reflecting on mr trumps time in the white house have quite the task on their hands. How many editions do they need to write, for one. To try and get a sense of how he might be remembered lets speak to the historian margaret omara, professor of history at the university of washington. Professor, i must admit, there is nothing more i love than president ial rankings. I know almost all of them by heart, i watch them move around. Where will trump fit . Oh my. You know, its still very early oh my. You know, its still very early to oh my. You know, its still very early to say oh my. You know, its still very early to say. But i think that historians early to say. But i think that historians are converging on it will be somewhere competing withjames buchanan be somewhere competing withjames buchanan and andrewjohnson down at the bottom, buchanan and andrewjohnson down at the bottom, im afraid. Buchanan and Andrew Johnson down at the bottom, im afraid. The bottom, im afraid. Really . Is bad because the bottom, im afraid. Really . Is bad because mike the bottom, im afraid. Really . Is bad because mike james the bottom, im afraid. Really . Is l bad because mike james beginning, lets member, was the president to lead to the civil war, and Andrew Jansen andrewjackson lead to the civil war, and Andrew Jansen Andrew Jackson was lead to the civil war, and Andrew Jansen andrewjackson was right afterwards. As mr trump really that bad in history when you look at them . ~. ,. Them . Well, i think that the american them . Well, i think that the american presidency them . Well, i think that the american presidency is them . Well, | think that the | american presidency is made them . Well, | think that the american presidency is made worse them . Well, i think that the american presidency is made worse by the fact american presidency is made worse by the fact that american presidency is made worse by the fact that the presidency is a much the fact that the presidency is a much more importantjob than it was in the much more importantjob than it was in the 1869 much more importantjob than it was in the 1869 when andrewjohnson left it. It in the 1869 when andrewjohnson left it it is in the 1869 when andrewjohnson left it it is of in the 1869 when andrewjohnson left it. It is of global importance. Its the most it. It is of global importance. Its the most importantjob in america, and perhaps the world. And a has an immense and perhaps the world. And a has an immense amount of power. You know, its hard immense amount of power. You know, its hard to immense amount of power. You know, its hard to pickjust one thing to pick out its hard to pickjust one thing to pick out in its hard to pickjust one thing to pick out in the trump legacy. Many things pick out in the trump legacy. Many things happen from january 2017 and so on things happen from january 2017 and so on that things happen from january 2017 and so on that would have been defining his presidency in many ways that are breaking his presidency in many ways that are breaking norms. But certainly in the last year. Breaking norms. But certainly in the last year, during the covid 19 pandemic, and then the last two months pandemic, and then the last two months of pandemic, and then the last two months of contesting the 20 20 election months of contesting the 20 20 election have been extraordinary. Professor. Election have been extraordinary. Professor, i dont know if there is such a thing as a neutral historian, but it strikes me that its going to be very hard for anyone, at least in the short term, to write the history of donald trump without revealing whether they are a die hard fan of his or a die hard critic of his, because he has been so divisive. I guess that might be part of his legacy, but do you think it will be possible for somebody to write a neutral history of donald trump . I think thats what historians will try their i think thats what historians will try their best to do. Obviously, we need try their best to do. Obviously, we need time try their best to do. Obviously, we need time for the dust to settle to really need time for the dust to settle to really have need time for the dust to settle to really have the judgment of history and look really have the judgment of history and look at it in the long term. A donald and look at it in the long term. A donald trump did not come out of nowhere donald trump did not come out of nowhere. He is the product of broader nowhere. He is the product of broader political dynamics and the democratic and republican parties. It democratic and republican parties. It was democratic and republican parties. It was a democratic and republican parties. It was a desire of many voters to ust it was a desire of many voters to just turn it was a desire of many voters to just turn over the tables, so to speak just turn over the tables, so to speak and just turn over the tables, so to speak and find a rule breaker, and he certainly speak and find a rule breaker, and he certainly broke the rules. So seeing he certainly broke the rules. So seeing that he has left his mark on the presidency and it will be interesting to see how long that shadow interesting to see how long that shadow lasts. It certainly will cast some shadow lasts. It certainly will cast some shadow. He shadow lasts. It certainly will cast some shadow. Some shadow. He was clearly an extraordinary some shadow. He was clearly an extraordinary president. Some shadow. He was clearly an extraordinary president. I some shadow. He was clearly an extraordinary president. I dontl extraordinary president. I dont know what you would point to that is the thing that is the most extraordinary about him. And i guess whether that extraordinary niss will mean that he is notjust seen as a one term president who failed to get reelected. ,. One term president who failed to get reelected. ,. , ,. , reelected. Yes, well, he does stand out in that. Reelected. Yes, well, he does stand out in that, only reelected. Yes, well, he does stand out in that, only herbert reelected. Yes, well, he does stand out in that, only Herbert Hoover reelected. Yes, well, he does stand| out in that, only Herbert Hoover was not reelected for a second term without not reelected for a second term without a not reelected for a second term without a Third Party Candidate in the mix without a Third Party Candidate in the mix siphoning away votes. I think the mix siphoning away votes. I think that the mix siphoning away votes. I think that one thing that distinguishes him from his predecessors, nearly all of them is that donald trump really governed, most that donald trump really governed, most president s, democrats and repugnance have governed with the approach repugnance have governed with the approach of bringing everyone together on a president for all americans, whether or not all nickens americans, whether or not all nickens like them or not. At least tried nickens like them or not. At least tried rhetorically and with policy to reach tried rhetorically and with policy to reach everyone, and trump was the politics to reach everyone, and trump was the politics that to reach everyone, and trump was the politics that worked from it worked into any politics that worked from it worked into any 16 politics that worked from it worked into any 16 very effectively. He really into any 16 very effectively. He really targeted one section of the country really targeted one section of the country and was a president to divided country and was a president to divided folks and divided at a moment divided folks and divided at a moment when other forces were dividing moment when other forces were dividing the american electorate already. Dividing the american electorate already, the way that we communicate, the way that we live, the different inequities that make american the different inequities that make american futures quite different depending on who you are and where you live depending on who you are and where ou live. ,. ,. ,. , very much. One thing for sure is that trumps trump sells books. They have all sold very well. I suspect that historians will look at that and think its worth writing about. I do wonder what think its worth writing about. I if wonder what the title of his memoir will be. � wonder what the title of his memoir will be. ,. � , will be. Yes, and im sure there will be. Yes, and im sure there will be. Yes, and im sure there will be one will be. Yes, and im sure there will be one after will be. Yes, and im sure there will be one after something. Will be. Yes, and im sure there l will be one after something. Lets have a quick look at other news now, because of course, there is so much covid news still going on in the world at the moment, especially in the uk, where the coronavirus is now killing a Record Number of people. More than 400,000 americans have now lost their lives to the virus. In the uk more than sixteen hundred deaths have been recorded in the last 24hours. Thats the highest figure since the pandemic hit. Nhs staff know the implications of those numbers only too well. Clive myrie has this report from the royal london hospital, with camera journalist David Mcilveen and producer sam piranty we must warn you that his report contains some distressing images. The birth of a new day brings a familiar demon. More covid infections. And more death. And its others who must stare into the abyss to spare our eyes. Like hannah, a senior mortician at the royal london hospital, part of a small team ofjust five thats handled hundreds of bodies in this pandemic. How do you ever prepare for people just dying and dying and dying . Although its ourjob and we deal with dead people every day, this level, i think, has taken its toll. Does it feel like a Conveyor Belt . It does, it does, in a way, yes. I hate to say that, because i hate to think of it like that, but yes, yes, it is, almost, yes. Thats what the pandemic� s done, i mean. Yeah. Its noones fault. No. Sorry. Ive done this for years, you know, imjust. When someone says to you, how does it make you feel, and you say how it makes you feel, yeah, this is how it makes me feel. The inner turbulence revealed. 12 out of 15 floors, more than 400 patients, and there are not enough staff. Its madness. And curiously, despite all the drugs and fancy equipment, the simple technique of periodically turning over a covid patient or proning can help force oxygen into scarred lungs. But the manpower needed is immense. Turning and turning and turning again. Day after day. And in the middle of the storm, consultant marie healy. Frightening one word that defines covids second wave for the nhs. Heartbreaking is another. As marie healy checks on a 28 year old man with no underlying conditions, but who has been on a ventilator for more than three weeks. Obviously very distressing and. This is a very serious complication at this stage. He also has other family members in Critical Care as we speak. Time to call his wife. Now, i know that he is quite sick. He could die from this from this, by the way. Im sorry to have to say that. I know, love. I know. Dont worry. We are doing everything we can for him. Very difficult because. It is very difficult because this family has been through a huge amount. And theyre actually so nice. And that makes it more difficult. The inner turbulence revealed. The rain mirrors shamimas recent tears for herfamily. She took maries call, as her husband fights for his life. His condition remains serious on life support. Clive myrie, bbc news. One family, one hospital, so much sorrow. Stay with us on bbc news. Will be right back. The governments emergency committee, cobra, met to discuss the risks of flooding in parts of Northern England today. Number ten is said to be concerned about the situation. A Major Incident has been declared in South Yorkshire as storm cristoph approaches. Danny savage reports. Northwest, east midlands, danny savage sent this report. In doncaster this afternoon, people were doing what they could to get their homes ready for flooding. Council lorries were out clearing drains and gullies just in case. In the streets close to the town centre, they dont want a repeat of this, when the nearby river don burst its banks back in 2019. In the garden, up to about to here. In the house, it was roughly a foot high. In that same street today, kev wingfield admitted he is worried. Devastating to the whole community. We dont want to go through all that again. But this time, the council are better prepared, which is a good thing. But it gets everybody worried. And everybody has now started to move things upstairs, again. The sandbags are already out in anticipation of flooding. A Major Incident has been declared in South Yorkshire. Last time, people complained about a lack of preparation. Brothers adam and john have seen it all before. In west yorkshire, anxiety is high in the Calder Valley around hebden bridge, an area damaged so many times before by flooding. It will be devastating. If it is anything like it was in february, it will be really devastating. The concerns of the local residents, especially the ones that have flooded before, is, oh, here we go again. And unfortunately, that is one of the things of living in a valley bottom. But we can try and do whatever we can to minimize the effects of flooding. Further afield, heavy rain has been causing problems in nottinghamshire, where it was a lottery whether or not you got through this road. Theres no shortage of chatter about the historic nature of this inauguration. Most of it from you and me, katty. And that certainly extends to one Kamala Harris. On wednesday she will make history as the first black and south asian woman ever to be elected Vice President of the United States. Shes also the running mate of a man who will in less than 24 hours become the oldest president in american history. So perhaps its fair game to ask what sort of leader ms harris would be should she ever become mr bidens successor. In the new biography, � kamalas way an American Life hejoins us now from sacranebti. Hejoins us now from sacromento. Thanks forjoining us. Youve looked at her life and past, was at her time and university khmer school, was it inevitable that she would one day be taking the stage in this Ground Breaking role . Day be taking the stage in this groundbreaking role . Certainly not inevitable. As groundbreaking role . Certainly not inevitable. As a groundbreaking role . Certainly not inevitable. As a journalist, groundbreaking role . Certainly not inevitable. As a journalist, ive inevitable. As a journalist, ive been inevitable. As a journalist, ive been calpurnia for 40 years, ive seen been calpurnia for 40 years, ive seen a been calpurnia for 40 years, ive seen a lot been calpurnia for 40 years, ive seen a lot of politicians come and lo. Seen a lot of politicians come and go she seen a lot of politicians come and go she is seen a lot of politicians come and go. She is really an incredible figure go. She is really an incredible figure in go. She is really an incredible figure in california history. Very charismatic, very good on the campaign charismatic, very good on the campaign trail, and really set herself campaign trail, and really set herself apart and so many ways, really herself apart and so many ways, really smart, very deliberate, strategic really smart, very deliberate, strategic a good politician. She has a very public strategic a good politician. She has a very public profile, strategic a good politician. She has a very public profile, so strategic a good politician. She has a very public profile, so a strategic a good politician. She has a very public profile, so a lot strategic a good politician. She has a very public profile, so a lot of a very public profile, so a lot of people know quite a lot about her politically and how she comes across in public. What surprised you about her as he researched her life . The thin that her as he researched her life . The thing that most surprised me was her heart. Thing that most surprised me was her heart. Her thing that most surprised me was her heart, her empathetic side. I was not aware heart, her empathetic side. I was not aware of this as a hard nosed journalist. Not aware of this as a hard nosed journalist. I not aware of this as a hard nosed journalist, i suppose, columnist, and news journalist, i suppose, columnist, and news writer, i saw her as a politician. And news writer, i saw her as a politician, as a tough person, somebody who would answer a question or not somebody who would answer a question or not answer question. She was very good or not answer question. She was very good at or not answer question. She was very good at both. But what i didnt know was when good at both. But what i didnt know was when the cameras arent on, when there was when the cameras arent on, when there arent was when the cameras arent on, when there arent reporters around, she is really there arent reporters around, she is really very human for people that she knows. Is really very human for people that she knows, and it really is quite sweet she knows, and it really is quite sweet. There was an example when she was district sweet. There was an example when she was District Attorney in san francisco, thats the chief prosecutor in the city and county in san francisco, and one of her law school. San francisco, and one of her law school. Old san francisco, and one of her law school, Old Law School friends called school, Old Law School friends called to school, Old Law School friends called to say that a woman who had been called to say that a woman who had been a called to say that a woman who had been a supporter of hers, not a big donor. Been a supporter of hers, not a big donor, nothing fancy at all, just a volunteer donor, nothing fancy at all, just a volunteer was near death, and he wondered volunteer was near death, and he wondered whether she would write a note on wondered whether she would write a note on wondered whether she would write a note on write a note to this woman note on write a note to this woman and note on write a note to this woman and District Attorney harris said no. Woman and District Attorney harris said no, lets go out to meet her, and they said no, lets go out to meet her, and they went out to the nursing home and they went out to the nursing home where she was and she help this womans home where she was and she help this womans and home where she was and she help this womans and for 20 minutes and the woman womans and for 20 minutes and the woman died womans and for 20 minutes and the woman died a few days later, how sweet woman died a few days later, how sweet was woman died a few days later, how sweet was that . She hasnt empathetic side to her that i was not aware empathetic side to her that i was not aware of. Is not aware of. Is there anything, after all your work which still puzzles you about her . ~ ,. Work which still puzzles you about her . ~ ,. , � ,. , her . Well, yes. I dont understand her . Well, yes. I dont understand her relationship her . Well, yes. I dont understand her relationship with her . Well, yes. I dont understand her relationship with her her . Well, yes. I dont understand her relationship with her father. I her . Well, yes. I dont understand| her relationship with her father. As youve her relationship with her father. As youve noted, she lives a very public youve noted, she lives a very public life youve noted, she lives a very public life. We know a lot about her politically. Public life. We know a lot about her politically, we know all her campaign contributors. We know her Supporters Campaign contributors. We know her supporters. But there are aspects of her personal life which she keeps very closed and doesnt talk about in any very closed and doesnt talk about in any kind very closed and doesnt talk about in any kind of public setting. We know in any kind of public setting. We know her in any kind of public setting. We know her father is a very accomplished economist, was a professor accomplished economist, was a professor at stanford university, no small professor at stanford university, no small feat. Professor at stanford university, no small feat, yet, she really has had little small feat, yet, she really has had little contact with him and doesnt talk about little contact with him and doesnt talk about it much. 0k. Talk about it much. 0k, dan, thank you very much forjoining us. Fascinating, clearly a woman who is very influenced, talks a lot about her mother, but its interesting to hear that that she doesnt talk about her father, she hear that that she doesnt talk about herfather, she has hear that that she doesnt talk about her father, she has this a strange relationship with him, shes open about her relationship with her husband, herstep open about her relationship with her husband, her step kids, very talks about how much of her mother was an influence on her, but dan is right, its a sort of area of her life she does not go to, at least in public. Now, today marks the Season Finale of the trump show. And its certainly had its fair share of plot twists, not to mention the constantly revolving cast of characters and confusing subplots that even those of us whose job it is to follow them can struggle to keep track of. Mr trump seems finally to have resigned himself to the fact that the show has not been renewed for a second season. If there is one thing mr trump has succeeded at in his presidency you still cant bring himself to name the star of the next season, if there is one thing mr trump has succeeded at in his presidency its keeping true to his reality tv roots and commanding the attention of even the most casual viewer. So katty for our end of season recap which are the moments that stand out for you . You know you know, i had to go back and look at you know you know, i had to go back and look at the you know you know, i had to go back and look at the tapes, you know you know, i had to go back and look at the tapes, because you know you know, i had to go back and look at the tapes, because it you know you know, i had to go back and look at the tapes, because it is l and look at the tapes, because it is easy to forget them all, but there was that moment with hurricane dorian, i dont remember if it was 2019, and this hurricane is slamming into florida, and President Trump wants to somehow make the point that its going to alabama, and so he takes a sharpie, and you can see it there on the income and just basically changes the map. And then, of course, the mcdonalds dinner in the white house. That was sort of strange. There was a visiting College Football team, and what does the president serve them in the grandeur of the white house . Burgers and frosty� s. There was the solar eclipse, that moment on the balcony when everyone has been told not to be looking directly at the eclipse, and yet in each outing and stop looking and it made the president squints. A bit like that, he likes bright lights, i guess. The trip to saudi arabia, do remember this one . This was sort of truly bizarre, when we didnt actually get the video that went from a look at p the video that went from a look at up to me was hilarious. That orb. Then im not quite sure the sun came income about a kid was mowing the lawn at the white house. President trump sort of. Yeah, and what is he saying close make clearly the kid cant hear because the lawn mower is going. And there is President Trump yelling at them. This is my very favorite. I think itjust speaks for itself. But what did it mean . ~. , but what did it mean . We never found out. That but what did it mean . We never found out that is but what did it mean . We never found out that is the but what did it mean . We never found out. That is the title but what did it mean . We never found out. That is the title of but what did it mean . We never found out. That is the title of his but what did it mean . We never found out. That is the title of his book out. That is the title of his book his memoir out. That is the title of his book his memoir we out. That is the title of his book his memoir we have out. That is the title of his book his memoir we have got out. That is the title of his book his memoir we have got it out. That is the title of his book j his memoir we have got it you out. That is the title of his book his memoir we have got it you are riuht. That his memoir we have got it you are right that says his memoir we have got it you are right. That says it his memoir we have got it you are right. That says it all. His memoir we have got it you are right. That says it all. We his memoir we have got it you are right. That says it all. We had his memoir we have got it you are right. That says it all. We had run i right. That says it all. We had run christie on that day, and he just said. What do you say . We will see you tomorrow come of course, inauguration day, i will be here most of the day and we will have coverage about. Hello there. Storm christoph continues to bring heavy falls of rain, particularly focused across the high ground. Across england than in wales, where there is the risk of seeing some flooding issues, you can see the cloud piling in on the satellite picture. And a reminder that by thursday, some of the hills in wales, the peaks and the pennines could see over 150 mm of rain. The met Office Amber Weather Warning meanwhile is across parts of northern, central and Eastern England. Its here because rivers have already been running high before the rains worked in to those catchments, and combined with snow melts, thats just the area that has the greatest risk of seeing flooding and maybe some severe flooding. And, of course, as the rain comes down heavily on wednesday and more heavily, actually, for wales and Northern England, well, hour by hour, the risk of flooding just tends to increase. Further northwards, its a cold, frosty, icy start to the day, and again, there will be some showers, wintry ones, across northern scotland. We have this big temperature contrasts across the country, but the air is getting a bit colder in scotland. Then, through wednesday evening and overnight, what happens is this area of heavier rain pushes into that cold air. Were going to see a turn to snow, even down to low levels across eastern scotland from around 5 10 cm building up, but over the high ground, much more than that. 20 40 cm. Its a time where you are just not going to want to be traveling all in these kinds of conditions, because even as the snowplows clear the snow off the roads, strong Gale Force Winds willjust blow the snow back on. So we could well see some stranded vehicles, transport disruption very likely across those high routes, and we may well see some power cuts as well. As we head through thursday, some of those snow showers will start to push and across Northern England over the hills where, again, there could be some accumulation, but generally, it will be a pretty cold day. Now, christoph, the area of low pressure is near scandinavia for friday. We have got a cold northwesterly airflow across much of the uk. A frosty start to the day with the risk of icy patches, and there will be wintry showers around, but by and large, it will be a quieter day. But there is still the risk of flooding is all that water continues to work down our river catchments. Thats something to bear in mound, even once the rain stops, there still could be furtherflooding issues. The weekend, well, i know its going to stand the cold side, a mix of sunshine and wintry showers for most of us, but there is a question mark about the weather across the south of the uk. Here is why. Pressure is higher than normal at the moment in the arctic, so we dragging cold air in from greenland, cold air in from the north of russia as well, and we have got this boundary between the mild air to the south, the cold air to the north forming. Now, when we get these temperature contrasts running straight beneath the jet stream, these contrasts can actually develop into areas of low pressure at quite short notice. Some of the models are doing this on saturday. They could threaten a spell of rain and some snow across parts of england and wales. But on the other hand, there are other models thatjust dont push those temperatures contrasts beneath the jet stream, the low pressure doesnt develop then and we are in this kind of scenario, sunshine and wintry showers. So still some uncertainty about the weekend weather forecast. Beyond that into next week generally, the weather pattern does look like it will stay the unsettled side with further spells of rain. Thats not going to help things, there could be some further flooding snow issues, and again, some snow as the rain bumps into the colder air across the north and east. Over the next few days then, heavy, persistent rain continues to threaten flooding and we are looking at blizzards with drifting snow, particularly across the high ground of scotland as we go through wednesday night and into thursday with some atrocious travel conditions. Thats your latest weather. Tonight at 10 the uk records the highest number of covid deaths in a 24 hour period, as the pressure on hospitals reaches new levels. Weve got patients on the third floor, the fourth floor. This ward goes all the way around to the other side, its 29 patients. Sixth floor, seventh floor, eighth floor. Another covid patient in here. Ninth floor. We meet more staff and patients at the royal london hospital, sharing their powerful testimony of life in the pandemic. How do you ever prepare for people just dying and dying and dying you know . Although its ourjob and we deal with dead people every day, this. This level, i think, has taken its toll. Its the second of our special reports from the royal london. Were also in washington, on the eve of the president ial inauguration. Joe biden was in tears as he left his home state,