European politicians where brussels is also coming up the syrian delegate at the u. N. Climate conference indicates that his country will sign up to the Paris Climate Accord that would leave the u. S. As the only u. N. Member not supporting it looks for what the potential fallout could be. Also present trump calls for worldwide action in response to north Koreas Nuclear ambitions but does visitors sell to create also strikes a new tone urging the world nation to come to the negotiating table. Plus saudi arabia accuses iran of an act of direct military aggression crown prince mahmoud heir to the world claims iran supplied rebels in yemen with a missile that was fired towards riyadhs main airport over the weekend well get an expert view of the power play between the. To regional rifles and russias military picks chooses to celebrate a role towards you in battle but not the communist revolution in one hundred years ago today our correspondent in moscow tells us why the kremlin once take c
Claimed dozens of lives across Central Europe and the balkans. Ivan miskovic has told bbc news that many have refused shelters, fearing deportations. 15,000 people are living in tents as far south as greece, including the islands of lesbos and samos. Aid agencies warn they are at risk of freezing to death. Its in the balkans, though, where the situation is far more urgent. Well have that interview with a serbian official in a moment, but first, heres simon jones. The cold snap is tightening its grip. Claiming more than 65 lives across europe. Causing traffic chaos, power cuts and travel delays. This is sarajevo. The balkans have been particularly hard hit. Temperatures have been as low as 15 for several days. There is major concern about the plight of refugees, particularly in serbia. Some are being sheltered in reception centres. But 1,200 are living in a Derelict Warehouse in belgrade, according to the unhcr. Its very cold, and we are just making fire. But still we can keep warm ours
Britain two men in the fourth round of a grand slam for the First Time Since 2002. Good morning. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Hes just hours away from becoming the most powerful person in the world. Donald trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States at five oclock this afternoon uk time, signalling possibly the most radical change in the Us Government in modern times. Last night in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial the Billionaire Businessman told the crowd that he will unify the country and give a voice to people who have been forgotten. Our washington Correspondent Laura Bicker has more. Marching band plays. This is A Musical Warm Up Act for one of the greatest political shows on earth. And centre stage for this welcome concert is its star. This is a first look at Donald Trumps inauguration crowds, his chance to address those who put him in office. The polls started going up, up, up, but they didnt want to give us credit, because they forgot about a lot of us.
Gunshots. Oh, my god, theyre all shooting back and forth. Patron Joshua Mcgill described what he saw and heard. It was like boom, boom, boom. Were people screaming . People laying on the ground, taking cover. Jumping the fence. I think the pension actually broke with people pushing on it to get out. There was just too many shots, bang, bang, bang, thats when you know chaos, it was just turmoil. Patrons trapped inside began calling 911. Four us still hiding, lights are off in club. Cops are here, but havent got us yet. Thank you, i jumped out. Theres people still hiding inside the closet, that the shooters dont know theyre in there. The Club Managers managed to post this notice on their facebook page, everyone get out of pulse and keep running. If only they could. My son was in the nightclub what his boyfriend and other friends and i know that his boyfriend has been shot multiple times and is in the emergency room. Reporter the gunman armed with his rifle and a hand gun, was relentless.
Of. May have been working as a security guard. One question obviously will be where did he get the weapons, and were told that that process of tracing the weapons hasnt started yet. I think that thats understandable given that they had a very horrific scene inside that nightclub to clear first. Once they have done their initial forensic look inside, then they will get the weapons out of there, turn them over presumably to the local authorities who will then enlist the help of the bureau o alcohol, tobacco and firearms who is the federal agency that will trace the weapons and see where they were purchased. We dont know anything in omar mir mateens past that would have disqualified him from purchasing them legally and both could have been legally purchased. Thats one question and the bigger question is why . Whats the motive . Thats the open question. There are early indications that mateen had connections with people involved in radical islam. Whether he was directed by that or whether