Also in the programme. Coronavirus cases here in the uk put hospital staff under greater pressure than ever before but our special report also reveals how doctors are now saving an increasing number of patients. Plus how the fashion choices of the trump and Biden Administrations at their inaugurations say oh so much without uttering a word. Hello, im Laura Trevelyan in washington, James Reynolds is in london. What we inherited is so much worse than we could have imagined. So says the new white house covid 19 response coordinator. But its President Biden� s problem now, along with everything else. With wafer thin majorities in congress, mr biden used his pen to make a difference in the first 2a hours signing more than 20 executive actions, many of them reversing trump policies. The first batch covered areas like immigration and the environment. Today, mr biden put his focus squarely on tackling covid. At the white house he signed a series of executive actions that would ramp up vaccine production and distributin, and require masks on planes, trains and buses, among other things. Mr biden acknowleged that the National Death toll would likely top 500 thousand next month, but that ultimately things will get better. We didnt get into this mess overnight. And its gonna take months overnight. And its gonna take months for us to turn things around. But let months for us to turn things around. But let me months for us to turn things around. But let me be equally clear, we will et but let me be equally clear, we will get through this. We will defeat this pandemic. And to a nation waiting this pandemic. And to a nation waiting for this pandemic. And to a nation waiting for action, let me be the clearest waiting for action, let me be the clearest on waiting for action, let me be the clearest on this point, help is on the wax clearest on this point, help is on the way. Supporters of mr biden say hes telling it like it is after months of happy talk from President Trump, in which the pandemic ran rampant. Critics argue that some of his actions would have little real world impact. Either way, after after the poetry of Inauguration Day now its time for the prose of governing. Our north america editor jon sopel reports. And the first order im going to be signing here. President biden is a man and a hurry. The First Executive orders have been signed reversing many trump era policies. There will be more later on. And today the first full day in the newjob a Virtual Church service. Prayers for the mission and head, prayers for the United States. And look, everyone in the white house is wearing a mask now. Its obligatory front of a big change and deliberate. They will be a new and more vigorous approach to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Music. Last night after a day of tension and big concerns the inauguration could be disrupted celebration with the new president pulling in the mega stars in for a socially distant concert. In the last few weeks and last few years weve witnessed deep divisions and a troubling rancour in our land. But tonight we ponder the United States of america. And there was the sense of a new dawn from those beef delete not performing. And there was the sense of a new dawn from those performing. Joe biden comes to the job with a mountain of problems. And under the watchful gaze of Abraham Lincoln a man who led america through its civil war spoke of the challenges that he must now address. The question is, are we up to it, will we meet the moment like our forbearers have . I believe we must and i believe we will. To Donald Trumps fury he could never attract the big names to play four him four years ago. The new president had no such difficulties. While the biden family their feet, there was an important contribution from the three amigos. Three former president s gave going back nearly 30 years but all of them still younger than the new occupant of the white house. Well i think the fact that the three of us are standing here talking about a peaceful transition position of power speaks to the institution of our integrity of our country. And americas first woman Vice President , first vp of asian and black descent set out the dream. We shoot for the moon and then we planned ourflag on it. Lets go live now to the white house where the top infectious house doctor Anthony Felty is briefing reported here the reporters. There is good news in that but you have there is good news in that but you have to there is good news in that but you have to be there is good news in that but you have to be careful that we may not be seeing have to be careful that we may not be seeing perhaps in artefact, an artefact be seeing perhaps in artefact, an artefact of be seeing perhaps in artefact, an artefact of the slowing down following the holidays. So when we see that following the holidays. So when we see that we think its real. But one of the see that we think its real. But one of the things in an interesting and getting of the things in an interesting and getting a of the things in an interesting and getting a deja vu because i said Something Like this almost a little bit less Something Like this almost a little bit less than a year ago when we were bit less than a year ago when we were talking about the acceleration of cases were talking about the acceleration of cases in were talking about the acceleration of cases in the late winter, early spring of cases in the late winter, early spring of of cases in the late winter, early spring of 2020 when we were having New York Spring of 2020 when we were having new york city metropolitan area being new york city metropolitan area being the new york city metropolitan area being the epicentre of what was going being the epicentre of what was going on being the epicentre of what was going on. They are are always lag so please going on. They are are always lag so please be going on. They are are always lag so please be aware of that that when you have please be aware of that that when you have cases in then a couple of weeks you have cases in then a couple of weeks later you have cases in then a couple of weeks later you have it represented in hospitalisations intensive care and that in hospitalisations intensive care and that a in hospitalisations intensive care and that a couple of weeks later in death and that a couple of weeks later in death so and that a couple of weeks later in death so i and that a couple of weeks later in death. So i have almost a paradoxical curve where you see something plateauing and may be conting something plateauing and may be coming down at the same time as hospitalisations and deaths might actually hospitalisations and deaths might actually be going up. 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That mutant is in the uk which we know are in about 25 states uk which we know are in about 25 states the uk which we know are in about 25 states. The mutants that we are seeing states. The mutants that we are seeing in states. The mutants that we are seeing in africa and in brazil. First seeing in africa and in brazil. First of seeing in africa and in brazil. First of att seeing in africa and in brazil. First of all we need to understand that rna first of all we need to understand that rna viruses like coronavirus mutate that rna viruses like coronavirus mutate aii that rna viruses like coronavirus mutate all the time. Most of the mutations mutate all the time. Most of the mutations dont have any physiological relevance with regard to the physiological relevance with regard to the function of the virus itself. However. To the function of the virus itself. However, every once in a while you. Et however, every once in a while you get mutations either singly or clustered in combinations. Which you have an clustered in combinations. Which you have an impact was up so what have we learned have an impact was up so what have we learned thus far . And i want to end the we learned thus far . And i want to end the size we learned thus far . And i want to end the size thus far because we are paying end the size thus far because we are paying very end the size thus far because we are paying very very careful attention to this paying very very careful attention to this and paying very very careful attention to this and we take it very seriously. At least from the experience that our colleagues in the uk experience that our colleagues in the uk have had, the wand that is in the uk have had, the wand that is in the uk the uk have had, the wand that is in the uk appears to have a greater degree the uk appears to have a greater degree of the uk appears to have a greater degree of transmissibility. About twice degree of transmissibility. About twice as degree of transmissibility. About twice as much is what we call the wild type twice as much is what we call the wild type original virus. The one that is wild type original virus. The one that is in wild type original virus. The one that is in south africa is a bit red and iti that is in south africa is a bit red and iii get that is in south africa is a bit red and ill get to that in a 2nd. So it does and ill get to that in a 2nd. So it does look and ill get to that in a 2nd. So it does look like it increases their transmissibility. They say correctly, on a one to one basis it doesnt correctly, on a one to one basis it doesnt seem correctly, on a one to one basis it doesnt seem to make the virus more for lent doesnt seem to make the virus more for lent or doesnt seem to make the virus more for lent or have a greater chance of making for lent or have a greater chance of making you for lent or have a greater chance of making you seriously ill or killing you making you seriously ill or killing you. However, we shouldnt be load into complacency about that. Because without into complacency about that. Because without firing it that is more transmissible youre going to get more transmissible youre going to get more cases. When you get more cases youre more cases. When you get more cases youre going more cases. When you get more cases youre going to get more hospitalisations and when you get more hospitalisations and when you get more hospitalisations you ultimately are going more hospitalisations you ultimately are going to get more deaths. So even are going to get more deaths. So even the are going to get more deaths. So even the virus on a one to one basis is not even the virus on a one to one basis is not more even the virus on a one to one basis is not more serious, the phenomenon of a more is not more serious, the phenomenon of a more transmissible virus is something of a more transmissible virus is something that you take seriously. The next something that you take seriously. The next thing is, does it change enough the next thing is, does it change enough to the next thing is, does it change enough to interfere with the efficacy enough to interfere with the efficacy of a whole group of monoclonal antibodies that many of you are monoclonal antibodies that many of you are aware of . The monoclonal antibodies you are aware of . The monoclonal antibodies being used for treatment and prevention. Since monoclonal antibodies and prevention. Since monoclonal antibodies bind to a very specific part of antibodies bind to a very specific part of the antibodies bind to a very specific part of the virus, when there is a mutation part of the virus, when there is a mutation there it has much greater a chance mutation there it has much greater a chance of mutation there it has much greater a chance of obliterating the efficacy of a monoclonal antibody. We are seeing of a monoclonal antibody. We are seeing in of a monoclonal antibody. We are seeing in the much more concerning mutations seeing in the much more concerning mutations that are in south africa, and in mutations that are in south africa, and in some mutations that are in south africa, and in some respects brazil which is similar and in some respects brazil which is similar to and in some respects brazil which is similar to south africa. That is having similar to south africa. That is having an similar to south africa. That is having an effect on the monoclonal antibodies. The real question that people antibodies. The real question that people are quite clearly interested in is, people are quite clearly interested in is, what people are quite clearly interested in is, what is the impact on the vaccine . In is, what is the impact on the vaccine . � ,. , in is, what is the impact on the vaccine . �. In is, what is the impact on the vaccine . ,. , vaccine . And so far. That is doctor anthony vaccine . And so far. That is doctor Anthony Felty vaccine . And so far. That is doctor Anthony Felty they vaccine . And so far. That isi doctor Anthony Felty they are sidelined under the Trump Administration because he was regarded as the president as a deliverer of bad news. Briefing at the White House Daily briefing for that thats a new innovation under President Biden for doctor fauci saying the us is still in a serious situation. Although he said it look like cases might be plateauing he warned that there is always a lag and deaths. He also talked abate a new highly transmissible variant in the uk. Saying that it doesnt appear to be more verbal and and cause more illness and death. Of course it will lead to more infection. That was the update from doctor fauci. Infection. That was the update from doctor fauci doctor fauci. Dea vu all over aaain. Lets bring in the bbc� s Anthony Zurcher for more on the events of the past 2a hours. New president same scientist with doctors doctor fauci this role change under President Biden . I change under President Biden . I think its very clear that the Biden Administration wants to put Anthony Fauci out administration wants to put Anthony Fauci out in administration wants to put Anthony Fauci out in front on this. Obviously he is highly respected by the American Public was up there is a lot of the American Public was up there is a lot of controversy over that sidelining of him as you mentioned, during sidelining of him as you mentioned, during the sidelining of him as you mentioned, during the Trump Administration. So this is during the Trump Administration. So this is if during the Trump Administration. So this is if nothing else a good visibie. This is if nothing else a good visible, symbolic effort that things are going visible, symbolic effort that things are going to be different with the biden are going to be different with the Biden Administration for top that they are Biden Administration for top that they are going to be science and scientists they are going to be science and scientists first along with these daily scientists first along with these daily press briefings. Which were normal daily press briefings. Which were normal under previous administrations up until trump having administrations up until trump having those as well is a symbol that the having those as well is a symbol that the Biden White House is going to be more accessible, more open and deftly to be more accessible, more open and deftiy more to be more accessible, more open and deftly more aggressive in taking on the coronavirus pandemic. Anthony, there has been the coronavirus pandemic. Anthony, there has been this the coronavirus pandemic. Anthony, there has been this flurry the coronavirus pandemic. Anthony, there has been this flurry of there has been this flurry of executive orders over the past few hours. How much of the Trump Presidency has mr biden vaporised . Clearly the biden planning team, the transition clearly the biden planning team, the transition folks wanted to hit the ground transition folks wanted to hit the ground running in the first days of bidens ground running in the first days of bidens presidency. And so they picked bidens presidency. And so they picked out certain very high profile trumb picked out certain very high profile Trump Administration policies that they could do away with it rather quickly they could do away with it rather quickly. The funding for, the construction of the border wall. The ban on construction of the border wall. The ban on certain immigration from musiim ban on certain immigration from muslim countries, the enforcement of immigration laws within the interior of the immigration laws within the interior of the United States was up all of these of the United States was up all of these things, the trend seen under a ban on these things, the trend seen under a ban on soldiers in the us military. All of ban on soldiers in the us military. All of these ban on soldiers in the us military. All of these things were very high profile. All of these things were very high profile, very controversial and very easy because they were executive orders easy because they were executive orders that won president did for another orders that won president did for another president to undo. They are essentially another president to undo. They are essentially picking the high profile, low hanging fruit right now profile, low hanging fruit right now and profile, low hanging fruit right now. And the legislative lives are going now. And the legislative lives are going to now. And the legislative lives are going to have to come later. Anthony. Going to have to come later. Anthony, on the fate of the ex President Donald Trump, our colleagues at cbs news are just reporting now that republicans in the senate have a suggestion to put two democrats in the senate about how the trial should proceed. What how the trial should proceed. What is the latest . How the trial should proceed. What is the latest . The how the trial should proceed. What is the latest . The latest how the trial should proceed. What is the latest . The latest is how the trial should proceed. What is the latest . The latest is that this proposal would involve delaying the trial this proposal would involve delaying the triai in this proposal would involve delaying the trial in the senate until the beginning of february. Sojust over a week beginning of february. Sojust over a week in beginning of february. Sojust over a week in order to give time for the impeachment managers, the prosecutors essentially in the house of representatives and Donald Trumps defenders of representatives and Donald Trumps defenders to prepare their cases. I think defenders to prepare their cases. I think that defenders to prepare their cases. I think that will make joe biden and his ministration happy because that would his ministration happy because that would allow the us senate to do other would allow the us senate to do other things in the ensuing weeks such as other things in the ensuing weeks such as confirming cabinet level appointments. There has only been won confirmation so far. In the biden won confirmation so far. In the Biden Administration needs to start fitting Biden Administration needs to start fitting out Biden Administration needs to start filling out the ranks of its political appointees as quickly as bossibte political appointees as quickly as possible. That was one concern about this entire possible. That was one concern about this entire impeachment process, that it this entire impeachment process, that it would derail the early days of the that it would derail the early days of the Biden Administration. I think the trigger of the Biden Administration. I think the trigger were looking for right now is the trigger were looking for right now is when nancy pelosi takes the impeachment articles and officially detivers impeachment articles and officially delivers them to the us senate. Traditionally, that starts the trial atmost traditionally, that starts the trial almost immediately. But it sounds like almost immediately. But it sounds tike they almost immediately. But it sounds like they are in negotiations, if there like they are in negotiations, if there is like they are in negotiations, if there is some sort of delay that woutd there is some sort of delay that would bake some democrats happy, that woutd would bake some democrats happy, that would make some republicans happy that would make some republicans happy. Although i think the people that really want donald trump held accountable quickly are afraid the more accountable quickly are afraid the more you accountable quickly are afraid the more you delay it the easier it is to more you delay it the easier it is tqust more you delay it the easier it is tojust dismiss the case, move it aside tojust dismiss the case, move it aside and tojust dismiss the case, move it aside and not come up with a conviction aside and not come up with a conviction of the president. Anthony. Conviction of the president. Anthony, thank you so much for the very latest there. President biden enters office at one of the most divisive moments in American History. And if hes going to get laws passed he needs to work across the aisle with republicans, something the former senator prides himself on doing. So its no surprise that there was one word mentioned more than any other at yesterdays inauguration ceremony. To restore the soul and secure the future to restore the soul and secure the future of to restore the soul and secure the future of america requires so much more future of america requires so much more than future of america requires so much more than words. It requires the most more than words. It requires the most elusive of all things in a democracy, unity. Most elusive of all things in a democracy, unity. Unity. Unity unitin democracy, unity. Unity. Unity uniting our democracy, unity. Unity. Unity uniting our nation. Democracy, unity. Unity. Unity uniting our nation. Unity. Democracy, unity. Unity. Unity| uniting our nation. Unity. Unity histo , uniting our nation. Unity. Unity history. Faith. Uniting our nation. Unity. Unity history, faith, reason. Uniting our nation. Unity. Unity history, faith, reason. Show. Uniting our nation. Unity. Unity| history, faith, reason. Show the way. History, faith, reason. Show the way. The history, faith, reason. Show the way, the way of unity. Show the way, the way of unity. Lets speak now to two members of congress from both sides of the aisle. Carolyn bourdeaux is the newly elected democratic congresswoman for georgias 7th district and dustyjohnson, a republican represents south dakotas single district. Here he is with max, his son, at President Bidens inauguration. Both lawmakers join us now from capitol hill. You posted a wonderful picture of yourself and your son max at the inauguration yesterday. A moment of history. But now the dust has settled. Do you really think that the people of south dakota pretty republican place want you to work with the new president . Weill. Republican place want you to work with the new president . With the new president . Well, i think they with the new president . Well, i think they realise with the new president . Well, i think they realise i with the new president . Well, i think they realise i cant with the new president . Well, i think they realise i cant just. With the new president . Well, i think they realise i cantjust sitj think they realise i cantjust sit around think they realise i cantjust sit around for think they realise i cantjust sit around for two years and pout. I dont around for two years and pout. I dont tove around for two years and pout. I dont love the fact that the democrats are in charge of the house and the democrats are in charge of the house and the senate and the white house but thats and the senate and the white house but thats the political reality. And President Biden says that he wants and President Biden says that he wants unity. He said that he wants bipartisanship. And im willing to. Ive bipartisanship. And im willing to give him bipartisanship. And im willing to give him an option. I can give them an opportunity to step up and detiver an opportunity to step up and deliver on that. Some of the executive deliver on that. Some of the executive orders yesterday i think reatty executive orders yesterday i think really undercut his message. I will work really undercut his message. I will work with really undercut his message. I will work with anybody to do good. That sounds like work with anybody to do good. That sounds like a work with anybody to do good. That sounds like a very work with anybody to do good. Trust sounds like a very encouraging message. Are you optimistic, do you think some republicans like dusty it may work with you to enact the president s agenda . I may work with you to enact the president s agenda . May work with you to enact the president s agenda . I think certainly there is lots president s agenda . 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Lauras question . Yes, i would agree. When i was hunkered down in a secure agree. When i was hunkered down in a secure location one of the freshman republicans reach out to me to make sure i republicans reach out to me to make sure i was republicans reach out to me to make sure i was okay. And i told everyone and that sure i was okay. And i told everyone and that is sure i was okay. And i told everyone and that is a sure i was okay. And i told everyone and that is a sea of hope. We do need and that is a sea of hope. We do need to and that is a sea of hope. We do need to get and that is a sea of hope. We do need to get passes. We need to start focusing need to get passes. We need to start focusing on need to get passes. We need to start focusing on really whats important for the focusing on really whats important for the people of our district. I am tooking for the people of our district. I am looking forward to doing that. Well congressman looking forward to doing that. M congressman perhaps looking forward to doing that. M congressman perhaszoe biden is right and there is going to be a rare outbreak of unity on capitol hill. Listening to you too, you both sound so sensible. Thank you so much forjoining us. For those watching on bbc world news well be right back. The Prime Minister has insisted its too early to say whether the lockdown restrictions in england will be eased in the spring. Our medical editor fergus walsh said the key measure is what is happening in nhs hospitals. Either the epidemic is flat or its not fatting either the epidemic is flat or its not falling fast enough. And lockdown measures are having some effect lockdown measures are having some effect if lockdown measures are having some effect if it lockdown measures are having some effect. If it wasnt for those the epidemic effect. If it wasnt for those the epidemic would be out of control. But the epidemic would be out of control. But the problem is, this more contagious variant which is creating probtems~ contagious variant which is creating problems. We are in a very different situation problems. We are in a very different situation and in lockdown one. There is more situation and in lockdown one. There is more movement, more people going to work. Is more movement, more people going to work, theres more signs of peopte to work, theres more signs of people being active then backed the end of people being active then backed the end of march you remember. But the troubte end of march you remember. But the troubte is end of march you remember. But the trouble is and the key measure is whats trouble is and the key measure is whats happening in nhs hospitals. Weve whats happening in nhs hospitals. Weve got whats happening in nhs hospitals. Weve got nearly doubled the number of patients weve got nearly doubled the number of patients as of the peak back in aprit of patients as of the peak back in aprit and of patients as of the peak back in april. And until those numbers, untit april. And until those numbers, untit the april. And until those numbers, until the pressure on ico starts to come until the pressure on ico starts to come down until the pressure on ico starts to come down the lockdown measures are here to come down the lockdown measures are here to stay joe biden used his inaugural speech to proclaim � without unity, there is no peace. If you were to judge unity by outfits on display at the us capitol then unity is purple. Its hoinll biden arrived in washington, then Kamala Harris, michelle obama, hillary clinton, and Elizabeth Warren all wore shades of purple to the inaugural ceremony. Of course purple is the colour you get if mix democratic blue with republican red so, was the purple parade in fact a peace offering. Were joined now by the New York Times chief fashion critic and fashion director vanessa friedman. Thanks so much for being with us. What do you think the purple and all those pearls, by the way it was signifying . Signifying . Nice to talk to you. Doctorjill signifying . Nice to talk to you. Doctorjill biden signifying . Nice to talk to you. Doctorjill biden is signifying . Nice to talk to you. Doctorjill biden is coat signifying . Nice to talk to you. Doctorjill biden is coat which i signifying . Nice to talk to you. | doctorjill biden is coat which as you pointed out that she arrived in in washington was byjonathan cohen and it in washington was byjonathan cohen and it was in washington was byjonathan cohen and it was called the unity coat. And the and it was called the unity coat. And the unity dress. And i could have and the unity dress. And i could have been and the unity dress. And i could have been a reference to the theme of the have been a reference to the theme of the inauguration which was america of the inauguration which was america united. Ithink of the inauguration which was america united. I think of is titeratty america united. I think of is titeratty a america united. I think of is literally a reference to the colour that this literally a reference to the colour that this was red and blue combined. It that this was red and blue combined. It was that this was red and blue combined. It was an that this was red and blue combined. It was an absolutely conscious decision it was an absolutely conscious decision that was planned to support her husbands platform. And decision that was planned to support her husbands platform. Decision that was planned to support her husbands platform. And how about Kamala Harris . Her husbands platform. And how about Kamala Harris . Who her husbands platform. And how about Kamala Harris . Who is her husbands platform. And how about Kamala Harris . Who is absolutely Kamala Harris . Who is absolutely resplendent, wasnt she . That was an extraordinary outfit. What did you make of that and the signal of a . Because shes breaking barriers all over the place at the moment. Again, Kamala Harris over the place at the moment. Again, Kamala Harris his over the place at the moment. Again, Kamala Harris his coat over the place at the moment. Again, Kamala Harris his coat and over the place at the moment. Again, Kamala Harris his coat and dress over the place at the moment. Again, Kamala Harris his coat and dress to i Kamala Harris his coat and dress to the swearing and which were both designed the swearing and which were both designed by christopherjohn rogers with his designed by christopherjohn rogers with his eight young black designer. That was with his eight young black designer. That was a with his eight young black designer. That was a very conscious choice to support that was a very conscious choice to support a that was a very conscious choice to support a black owned business, a smatt support a black owned business, a Small Business was up if youre making Small Business was up if youre making that kind of choice youre notiust making that kind of choice youre notjust randomly making that kind of choice youre not just randomly picking making that kind of choice youre notjust randomly picking a color. Youre notjust randomly picking a color. Youre going to make a choice about the cotour youre going to make a choice about the colour too. Again, i think it was the colour too. Again, i think it was about the colour too. Again, i think it was about unity. It was also about the savages. The official colours of the savages. The official colours of the Suffrage Movement were gold white the Suffrage Movement were gold white and purple. We dont know about white and purple. We dont know about the white and purple. We dont know about the white suit because of hittary about the white suit because of Hillary Clintons candidacy in 2016. Ithink Hillary Clintons candidacy in 2016. I think this Hillary Clintons candidacy in 2016. I think this was again a direct nod to that i think this was again a direct nod to that history and to what was being to that history and to what was being achieved. She doesnt do anything being achieved. She doesnt do anything without really thinking it through anything without really thinking it throu h. Anything without really thinking it throu. H,. , , through. Vanessa, the men, they dont wear through. Vanessa, the men, they dont wear a through. Vanessa, the men, they dont wear a top through. Vanessa, the men, they dont wear a top hat through. Vanessa, the men, they dont wear a top hat and through. Vanessa, the men, they dont wear a top hat and tails dont wear a top hat and tails anymore. How did they fare yesterday . Be anymore. How did they fare yesterday . Anymore. How did they fare esterda . � ,. ,. , yesterday . Be brutal, be honest. I think the two yesterday . Be brutal, be honest. I think the two main yesterday . Be brutal, be honest. I think the two main man yesterday . Be brutal, be honest. I think the two main man joe yesterday . Be brutal, be honest. I think the two main man joe biden| yesterday . Be brutal, be honest. I. Think the two main man joe biden and think the two main manjoe biden and dou think the two main manjoe biden and doug m think the two main manjoe biden and doug m have both wore ralph lorenz. Choice doug m have both wore ralph lorenz. Choice of doug m have both wore ralph lorenz. Choice of a doug m have both wore ralph lorenz. Choice of a very american designer. As a designer who actually underwrote the restoration of the star spangled banner. You can get more star spangled banner. You can get more american than that. Ralph lorenz more american than that. Ralph lorenz. Which was deliberate signal feeting lorenz. Which was deliberate signal feeling towards the certain heritage, towards history. Then of course heritage, towards history. Then of course there was what turns out to event course there was what turns out to event the course there was what turns out to event the most viral man of the day. Sanders event the most viral man of the day. Sanders and event the most viral man of the day. Sanders and his very eye catching mitten sanders and his very eye catching mitten and sanders and his very eye catching mitten and burton over wear. Then sanders and his very eyecatching mitten and burton over wear. Then as i not to mitten and burton over wear. Then as i got to interrupt mitten and burton over wear. Then as i got to interrupt you mitten and burton over wear. Then as i got to interrupt you because mitten and burton over wear. Then as i got to interrupt you because were i i got to interrupt you because were going to have a whole segmentjust on him. Tell us if you would about ella m hoff and Natalie Biden about the Younger Generation and what they were signalling and the immense interest in what they wore. I interest in what they wore. I honestly think they were saying hey, here i honestly think they were saying hey, here i am honestly think they were saying hey, here i am. This is fun. They were very here i am. This is fun. They were very respectful but really fast choices very respectful but really fast choices. And that was absolutely appropriate for their role. It was great appropriate for their role. It was great to appropriate for their role. It was great to see them express some sort of personality. The houndstooth coat with a of personality. The houndstooth coat with a kind of personality. The houndstooth coat with a kind of handkerchief governors collar and some crystal on the shoulders. I think she was absolutely the standout fashion moment absolutely the standout fashion moment of the day. In a different way from moment of the day. In a different way from bernie. And has apparently spun a way from bernie. And has apparently spun a whole host of fans right now who are spun a whole host of fans right now who are following her. Shes a student who are following her. Shes a student at Parsons School of design. So it makes student at Parsons School of design. So it makes a certain amount of sense so it makes a certain amount of sense she so it makes a certain amount of sense she would make a good fashion choice sense she would make a good fashion choice and sense she would make a good fashion choice. And then Natalie Biden, she wore for choice. And then Natalie Biden, she wore for the evening segment a very beautifut wore for the evening segment a very beautiful sequined dress which is also beautiful sequined dress which is atso the beautiful sequined dress which is also the brand that dressed jill biden also the brand that dressed jill biden for the swearing in. I think the choice biden for the swearing in. I think the choice of that brand was really interesting. The choice of that brand was really interesting the choice of that brand was really interestint. � ,. , ~. , interesting. Briefly vanessa, milani and trump had interesting. Briefly vanessa, milani and trump had to interesting. Briefly vanessa, milani and trump had to outfits interesting. Briefly vanessa, milani and trump had to outfits for interesting. Briefly vanessa, milani and trump had to outfits for her. And trump had to outfits for her departure. What did you make of those assets . She departure. What did you make of those assets . Departure. What did you make of those assets . She had the official de arture those assets . She had the official departure outfit those assets . She had the official departure outfit which those assets . She had the official departure outfit which was those assets . She had the official departure outfit which was all departure outfit which was all btack~ departure outfit which was all black. Veryjackie kennedy ask. Again black. Veryjackie kennedy ask. Again much as her outfit for the swearing again much as her outfit for the swearing in of her own husband was. And she swearing in of her own husband was. And she had swearing in of her own husband was. And she had a chaneljacket over a dotce and she had a chaneljacket over a Dolce Gabbana dress. Very much in keeping Dolce Gabbana dress. Very much in keeping with her choices as first lady keeping with her choices as first lady she keeping with her choices as first lady. She has an affinity for european lady. She has an affinity for european luxury brands. She was never european luxury brands. She was never particular interested in ptaying never particular interested in playing by the rules of first ladies past and playing by the rules of first ladies past and wearing american designers to support past and wearing american designers to support local businesses. She reatty to support local businesses. She reatty was to support local businesses. She really was always interested in her own taste really was always interested in her own taste and her own choices. And expressing own taste and her own choices. And expressing her idea of elegance. Which expressing her idea of elegance. Which he expressing her idea of elegance. Which he absently wants. When she tanded which he absently wants. When she tanded in which he absently wants. When she landed in mira largo there she was in a landed in mira largo there she was ina kind landed in mira largo there she was ina kind of landed in mira largo there she was in a kind of floor length stand. Which in a kind of floor length stand. Which if in a kind of floor length stand. Which if you are looking for a signat which if you are looking for a signal like im onto my next life. Vanessa. Signal like im onto my next life. Vanessa, thank you so much for joining us. Good evening. The rain may mostly have eased off now, but flooding will remain a concern over the next few days, but all that water has to get through the weather systems and you can check all the flood warnings on the bbc weather website. Storm christoph bought more than a months worth of rain to some places over the last few days and you can see where it piled on relentlessly over north wales and Northern England especially, but as that rain began to clear away during today on the back edge you can see we had some snow mixing and, quite a lot of snow over but as that rain began to clear away during today on the back edge you can see we had some snow mixing and, quite a lot of snow over some parts of scotland, a beautiful scene for this weather watcher earlier on in east lothian. Still some snow to come across northern scotland particularly through tonight, and think along the coastline along the north east they will be rain falling stock prices likely to be a concern, especially across the western side of the uk, but may be further eased as well, with temperatures dropping down to around freezing or below in some spots, still a scattering of freezing showers across Western Areas at low pressure will remain to the north east of the British Isles during tomorrow. The wind is coming down from the north, quite a chilly wind direction, one that will bring some wintry showers. North scotland will see some further snow showers during the day, a mixture of rain, sleet and snow across parts of northern ireland, north east england and some wintry showers and parts of east wales and north west england as well. Further east will stay predominantly dry with some spells of sunshine, quite a windy prospect, especially across scotland and as far as the temperatures go, no great shakes, 4 8 degrees. Friday night will be very cold, lows of 7 possible in places. Could see some fog patches around on saturday morning, could be a bit of rain scraping very close to seven counties of england first thing. For the most part a mini fine day with some spells of sunshine, one or two showers, likely to be wintry, could even bring some snow to low levels, drop temperatures 2 7 degrees. We will have that cold air in place during saturday night into sunday, this frontal system pushing in from the west, uncertainty about the exact position of this, but some places, particularly down towards the south, could see some snow for a time, even to quite low levels. It will be another cold day, highs of 3 6 degrees. Youre watching bbc news with me Laura Trevelyan in washington, James Reynolds is in london. Our top stories. Demand for vaccines in the us is skyrocketing as the country grapples with a Record Number of covid 19 deaths. Predictions by q anon of a violent day of reckoning fail to materialise at yesterdays inauguration. So where do followers of the pro trump Conspiracy Theory go from here . Also in the programme. Singersong writer ant clemonsjoins us with the inside scoop on performing with Justin Timberlake at last nights celebrating america show for President Bidens inauguration. Plus, how this shot of Bernie Sanders, complete with parka and mittons at the inauguration, set the internet on fire. There is huge demand for the Covid Vaccine in the us at the moment. After a bumbling start in december distribution of the drug across the country improved. But there are simply not enough doses of the vaccine to go round everyone who needs it. In new york city alone, 23,000 inoculation appointments had to be cancelled this week becauses of shortages. Its an issue President Biden is all too aware of. Today he released a National Covid 19 strategy and signed 10 executive orders as part of the plan the first being the so called 100 days masking challenge. One of our100 one of our 100 day challenges is asking the American People to mask up asking the American People to mask up for the first hundred days, the next 99 days, the mask will become an bipartisan issue, unfortunately. A few months to wear a mask, no vaccines, the fact is the single best thing we can do it more important than the vaccines because they take time to work. Joining us now from new york is Emergency Room Physician and yahoo news medical contributor, dr dara kass. Thank you so much forjoining us. We arejust hearing the thank you so much forjoining us. We are just hearing the doctors say to the press briefing that its intentions to ramp up the vaccine production, in the meantime in new york city, what is the story at the moment with these appointments being postponed . The moment with these appointments being ostoned . Moment with these appointments being ostoned . ,. , j postponed . The thing is what theyre showin is postponed . The thing is what theyre showing is effectually postponed . The thing is what theyre showing is effectually open postponed . The thing is what theyre showing is effectually open up showing is effectually open up enough opportunity to get vaccinated and people from 65 and older and other risk groups, it is a point of interested patients, people wanting to get vaccinated in that moment with the operational execution of getting the vaccine to the people. What were going to see now is the Biden Administration invoked the executive orders and ramp up the delivery of the vaccine to the states and will see a much larger escalation of vaccines being delivered and vaccinations because we have proven that we do have all of these patients ready and willing to give back to it. In of these patients ready and willing to give back to it. To give back to it. In new york ci , i to give back to it. In new york city. I heard to give back to it. In new york city, | heard that to give back to it. In new york city, i heard that its to give back to it. In new york city, i heard that its proving l city, i heard that its proving difficult to get that second vaccination appointed. The donald trum. Vaccination appointed. The donald trump lasting vaccination appointed. The donald trump Lasting Legacy vaccination appointed. The donald trump Lasting Legacy is vaccination appointed. The donald trump Lasting Legacy is that vaccination appointed. The donald trump Lasting Legacy is that the i trump Lasting Legacy is that the transparency on the vaccine, what is coming next to the state in the cities was not was being delivered in new york city was getting less vaccines this week than he thought they were getting, which is still a woefully inadequate amount for the number of people that need to be vaccinated. A number of people have their appointments canceled today and tomorrow in the got new appointments for next week, not even for the second but a life of their first doses. So that we can then get that vaccine into the states and into the city and get those vaccinations going. Itaiiafe into the city and get those vaccinations going. We ust heard from the president vaccinations going. We just heard from the president telling vaccinations going. We just heard from the president telling them l vaccinations going. We just heard | from the president telling them to mask up and making it mandatory and federal building. Does that go far to address which youve wanted so long, and mask mandate . I can to address which youve wanted so long, and mask mandate . I can see from the bottom long, and mask mandate . I can see from the bottom of long, and mask mandate . I can see from the bottom of my long, and mask mandate . I can see from the bottom of my heart long, and mask mandate . I can see from the bottom of my heart that i from the bottom of my heart that everything he said today was what i been waiting for almost an entire year. The fact that the government is leading with intention and being on federal property within the jurisdiction that everyone should wear a mask, watching it yesterday at the inauguration ceremony and everything that happened afterwards that informs wearing a mask even though they had been hesitant in the past, its going to very long way to modeling the behavior. The behavior that we need americans to use to get the vaccine and the peoples arms with us to take down the number of viral cases we are seeing every day. One thing thatjoe biden said today was that there is still an enormous amount of cases every single day in this patient� s will not be helped by vaccine. We need to prevent those new cases and thats with a mask mandate really does help. New cases and thats with a mask mandate really does help. Thank you so much for mandate really does help. Thank you so much forjoining mandate really does help. Thank you so much forjoining us. Throughout this week, our colleague clive myrie has been speaking to those on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic here in the uk. In his final report from the Royal London Hospital clive looks at the impact covid 19 is having on patients, their families and the entire National Health service. And a warning, some viewers may find some scenes upsetting. Hello, am i speaking to shamima . My name is doctor healy, im ringing from the Royal London Hospital. Its about your husband, asif. Consultant marie healy� s words will sting. One of her Covid Patients isnt doing well in intensive care. He is quite sick, he could die from this, im sorry to have to say that. Weve only been married for two years. He is the light of your life. He is. You know, hes never been away from me, for even a day. This is shamima, who already knows loss in this pandemic. Her brother in law was buried last month, a victim of covid 19, and this week her father in law died from the virus. Now her husbands life hangs precarious. It is a feature of the second wave that whole families have been blighted. We feel so empty and for me not to have my husband by my side, life is too short and you want to spend it with your loved ones because i have to be strong for my mother, i have to be strong for my sister in law. You know, they kind of rely on me and if i break down, then, you know, i dont know whats going to happen to the family. Asif lies limp, one of close to 4000 people across the uk now breathing with the aid of a machine due to covid 19. That is more than 4000 families praying for the best, fearing the worst, lives on hold. The nhs is a family, too, and it has mourned its own. More than 200 frontline staff have died in the pandemic. And see you because they didnt want to get you tired. Senior charge nurse dom wood at the royal london feared he wouldnt make it after contracting the virus over christmas. I was doing everything i could to try and deep breath and everything that i tell everyone to do and thats quite a scary moment. Because. You see. The trouble is, in the first wave and the second wave, ive seen what can happen. Its scary. Were all scared. That the grave diggers will keep working due to covid. Were all scared, that things will get worse before they get better. Were all scared of the cruel ripples of the pandemic lockdowns, Mental Health problems, economic shock. Salvation, then, at the end of a needle. And maybe soon we will all be able to smile. Its true, the nhs is here for us from cradle to grave, part of the origin myth of post war modern britain, but coronavirus has given us a glimpse into a dark future, a time when the men and women of the service cannot help everyone as they would like. Is that the true lesson of this pandemic that to see the nhs crumble means losing a part of who we are . Breathtaking and they really give a picture, if you watch them one after another on these evenings of devastation. President bidens inauguration was a momentous day for many but for the millions who believe the far right qanon Conspiracy Theory, Donald Trumps uneventful departure from the white house has put an end to their hopes for a day of reckoning. For those of you who are unfamiliar with qanon. Its a wide ranging, completely unfounded theory that says President Trump is waging a secret war against elite satan worshipping paedophiles in government, business and the media. The conspiracy began in late 2017, when an Anonymous User put a series of posts on the message board ltchan. The user signed off as q and claimed to have a level of us security approval known as q clearance. Since then, the conspiracy has grown significantly with so many offshoots, detours and internal debates within the group that the total list of qanon claims is enormous and often contradictory. Well as the conspiracy has grown, so too has the concern that members might take more serious action than simply posting online. In 2019, the fbi warned about Conspiracy Theory driven domestic extremists and designated qanon a potential domestic extremist threat. And earlier this month, twitter suspended more than 70,000 accounts linked to the movement. In a blog post, the social media platform said that to talk more about the conspiracy and where it stands now, lets speak to shy aan sar dari zadeh from bbc monitoring. Thank you forjoining us. Why would the Biden Inauguration such a significant day for two or non supporters. Anonymous supporters. This was known as the storm anonymous supporters. This was known as the storm but anonymous supporters. This was known as the storm but theyre anonymous supporters. This was known as the storm but theyre waiting anonymous supporters. 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Some said that they were sick of it, that they had been played, that they had been lied to from this time. Some said they were so angry that they were crying, but they had invested so much of their lives into this, theyve lost family members, the relationships of been broken and nothing had happened. It was all for nothing. Some of the influences of the movement who had rank followers, so many people listen to them in the quickly stepped in to ensure to not rush tojudgment, president quickly stepped in to ensure to not rush to judgment, President Trump and the military still have a plan behind the scenes but there is a plan that will materialize late over the next four years. Plan that will materialize late over the next four years. Outside capital hill on the steps the next four years. Outside capital hill on the steps where the next four years. Outside capital hill on the steps where there the next four years. Outside capital hill on the steps where there was l hill on the steps where there was the storming of the Capital Building by dawn from supporters including plenty of people wearing qanon t shirts and members of the proud boys. Some crossover now if qanon followers feel disappointed, cut the proud potentially scoop them up . That is the main concern because before the capital rights, most of the acts of violence of each scene from qanon or individual. But i was the first time troops in groups of qanon followers did a clear act of violence in the been pushed off the major platforms and are now in minor platforms where there are plenty of extreme far right groups and the concern is that some of them who were really frustrated and angry and shocked by the events of yesterday, may be recruited by far right groups and encouraged to committing more acts of violence in the future. Thank you very much indeed for joining us there. 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It is very important what happened to british objects but cesar chavez, the latino activists causing more of a stir here. Stay with us on bbc news. The moment that spawned a million memes. Well be welcoming a very special guest to discuss how to keep warm on the coldest of Inauguration Days people have been evacuated from a large number of homes in south wales, as storm christoph brought widespread flooding across england and wales. Severe flood warnings remain in place, and further rain is expected next week. Judith mortiz reports on the pictures across england. Submerged streets and flooded fields, this was warrington today. For months, the message has been to stay at home. This morning, in this area, whether by boat or on foot, it was to get out. My living room floor literally looks like a water bed. Because the water has come straight under it, i had to turn off all the electricity and gas, everything. Though the deluge was forecast, this area it was not one of those classed as at the highest risk, meaning a threat to life. In northwich in cheshire, a retirement village was cut off and those living there were taken away to a hotel. In didsbury in south manchester, the Prime Minister watched defences being shored up this morning, but the area has not flooded as feared. Last night, residents here were told to evacuate their homes. Today they were allowed back and were pleased to be clearing away puddles of rain rather than floodwater. Its only when you get up into the air that you can see the extent of the water in manchester and cheshire. It is mostly lying on farmland, by design. As the river mersey was raging, to stop it overflowing they opened the sluice gates here and sent to the water along that drainage channel and out onto the flood plain. In north wales, there was disruption last night in wrexham, but relief that a centre producing the Covid Vaccine was spared any damage. This bridge was washed away by the force of the water. In yorkshire, river levels remain high. This is the ouse in york. The Environment Agency have said people should stay vigilant. After four years of avoiding washington the stars aligned literally last night to celebrate the inauguration ofjoe biden. Millions tuned in to celebrating america, it was broadcast on all the Major Networks in the states and featured an all starline up. Tom hanks hosted Bruce Springsteen played and katy perry sang firework as fireworks brought the event to an end. A new star ant clemons performed withJustin Timberlake their new their song better days. A little earlier we spoke to ant clemons and i asked him how it felt to have been asked to perform at such a prime time event. I feel i ifeel i im i feel i im still dreaming. Ifeel i im still dreaming. This is one of the biggest accomplishments of my life so far and honestly, im just grateful that god is love this to be in my path right now. 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The man himself has even made it to our newsroom. Senator, hello are you on mute . He cant hear you, but we can reveal, looking at the memes at spohn, notjust our newsroom, but there he is, he is in new york city, all the web, and Bernie Sanders superstar. Storm christoph is brought some parts of the uk more than a months worth of rain. There is a lot of water still to feed through the River Systems and so the risk of flooding does not remain of the next few days, but the weather itself will be drier, per quarter, we will see some spousal sunshine and also some wintry showers and across parts of scotland on thursday, there will be quite a lot of snow in the picture came from the scottish borders. This world of cloud initially sucking up some warm air from the south bringing a lot of rain, but now, storm christoph, the remnants of it sitting to the northeast of the British Isles and thatis northeast of the British Isles and that is flip the weather set up, the winds no longer coming up in the south of the southwest, the winds are coming down from the north but a cold wind direction and we are exposed to the wind now continue to see wintry showers during friday and ice to start off on some surfaces in the west and further east you are, it is looking largely drain bright with some spousal sunshine, still quite windy through the day, particularly across parts of scotland and it is going to feel pretty chilly out there as well. At temperatures between four and 8 degrees. As in with her friday night and into saturday, low pressure will start to push to the northeast of the British Isles, the remnants of storm christoph and you showers still working through and that northwesterly flow and this frontal system here will bring some rain across the channel islands, perhaps creeping into southern counties of england on saturday morning and settled itself actually a largely dried there was some fog patches, some spousal sunshine and if you showers which could bring snow even to low levels if you catch one because it is going to be called, to the 7 degrees. Through saturday night things could get a little bit interesting. This frontal system pushing in from the west could well deposit some snow. Quite low levels of parts of northern ireland, england and wales, particularly a bit of uncertainty exactly when that wintry weather will be coming to us how much snow will be seen. Well be staying in touch with the forecast elsewhere on sunday and it is another day of sunny spells and wintry showers. It will clear away is again to monday and as we see a little bump in the isobars, very transient, very brief ridge of high pressure, that means the winds will fall on monday, could be some fog patches around but there also seem some showers with most places being tried some spousal sunshine but temperatures still, if anything, on the low side. Tuesday will bring a friend east, holding onto dry weather without and out west, there will be a bit of snow, temperature showing signs towards the southwest. A sign of things to come. That will move its way eastwards and behind it, it opens the door to areas of low pressure which will be pushing in from the atlantic, bringing spells of rain and some brisk winds but generally speaking, a south westerly winds that will be pumping much milder air in our direction. Occasionally, we will see little incursions of core theyre getting into Northern Areas and over high ground here, theres the potential that we could see a little bit of snow come but generally speaking through the latter part of next week, it will be milder with some spells of wind and rain at times. That is all for me. Bye for now. Tonight at ten the Prime Minister says its too soon to say if lockdown in england can be lifted by the spring. Almost five Million People have now had their first vaccination, but borisjohnson says restrictions wont be reviewed until the priority groups have had theirjabs. I think its too early to say when well be able to lift some of the restrictions. As the uks death toll nears 100,000, a final report from the Royal London Hospital on the pandemic� s impact on the nhs. Also on the programme tonight. Storm christoph brings flooding hundreds of home in the north west of england and wales had to be evacuated last night. 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