Asking why is a president ial or successful president ial transition so important . Guest its about our safety is the ultimate answer here. When you think about it our democratic system envisions transfers of power when you have elections so you have accountable government. That means and you can ask to figure out how to take charge immediately on january 20 in an effective way. Its a big task. Think about our government come youre looking at 5 trillion and come 4 Million People come to me for those think uniform and reservists. Youve hundreds of operating units and historically president s have pointed about 4000 political appointees. Its a massive undertaking and nothing else quite like it. The transition is all about getting ready to do that successfully. The issue is really the world is such a dangerous place that theres not a lot of time on the other end posted january 20 to do your learning curve. You have to be at the top of it right away. You need your people in place, have you
Alex salmond appears in court accused of Sexual Offences while he was first minister of scotland. He denies the charges. Two metal detectorists have been found guilty of stealing and concealing a viking hoard of coins and jewellry worth millions of pounds much of which is still missing. In a moment, it will be time for sportsday. But first, a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. In beyond 100 days at 7pm, well bring you the very latest on the trump impeachment hearing in washington. After 8pm, what now for Prince Andrew . Well ask what impact the story has had on the royal family. And at 10. 1i0pm and 11. 30pm, well have a first look at tomorrow mornings front pages in the papers. Joining me tonight are our reviewers, nicola bartlett, Political Correspondent from the daily mirror, and olivia utley, deputy leader writer from the sun. Hope you can join hope you canjoin us hope you can join us for that. Thats all ahead on bbc news. Now, though, its sportsday. Hello and
I hearjerusalem bells are ringing. As for coldplay, they have a lot to work out. Their last tour used 32 trucks and there was the carbon cost of flights for over 100 crew members. But the band famous for their song yellow are serious about going green. Colin patterson, bbc news, jordan. Thats it. Newsnight is getting under way on bbc two with emma barnett. Now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. Have a very good night. Hello and welcome to sportsday im connie mclaughlin. The new tottenham manager Jose Mourinho says he wont make the same mistakes this time that he made at previous clubs. Move over, andy. Great britains other murray, jamie, helps them reach the quarter finals of the davis cup. And well also hear from Antony Joshua, whos philisophical about that shock defeat to andy ruinr, as he prepares for their huge re match. Welcome to the programme. Hes had some Interesting Press conferences in the premier league over the years there was the special one. The special one time
Very soon. Very soon. Were coming out. Were going to have 100 of the caliphate as they call it, sometimes referred to as land, taking it all back quickly. Quickly. But were going to be coming out of there real soon. Now a Senior Administration official tells cnn that some of the president s aides were surprised by those comments, saying, quote, we are still trying to figure out what he meant about syria yesterday. Cnn White House Reporter Kaitlan Collins joining us live now from west palm beach, florida. What do we know about this . Reporter well, it is essentially one big question mark and people inside the white house are still trying to figure out exactly what the president meant when during a speech on infrastructure, supposed to be on infrastructure, the president made this remark about pulling out of syria soon. And now it is not just inside the white house theyre trying to figure out what this comment meant, a defense official said they werent sure what the president meant by th
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