together to the ceremony. along the crowds, some of the country s former presidents. of the country s former presidents. 0n capitol hill, the inaugural platform is almost full, but waiting for the arrival of donald trump. he will at the 35 words/ goodbye america s founding fathers, the oath of office, that will make him america s 45th president. hundreds of thousands of supporters, and protesters, too, in washington, dc for this event. dignitaries, protesters, too, in washington, dc forthis event. dignitaries, members of congress, military leaders, are already taking their seats on the platform ahead of the ceremony, and we will bring you every moment of it. in less than one hour, donald trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the united states. the property tycoon won an unexpected victory in november s election after a controversial campaign. hundreds of thousands of his supporters are here in washington, but there are protesters as well. they have come for the even
obama. and his wife, michelle obama, coming down the steps of the helicopter. issuing the umbrella thatis helicopter. issuing the umbrella that is on offer. he has told americans that he will be quiet for a moment now, he and his wife will ta ke a moment now, he and his wife will take time and sit back and not be heard from, leaving space for the new president to take over and command the international and national spotlight. they say goodbye to people who have served them for the last 80 as, many who they will know personally, the military and oui’ know personally, the military and our force personnel there. know personally, the military and ourforce personnel there. he had seen the president of from andrews air force base as he has gone on foreign trips. he has worked with these people for eight years, and now he says goodbye to them, thanks them for their services. this is a tradition of departing presidents will stop they have moments, all the white house staff will be
in office with a decisive shift in america s dealings with the rest of the world. he has pulled out of a giant free trade deal with pacific rim countries and has warned he will impose a border tax on us companies that move jobs overseas then seek to import goods. from washington, david willis reports. withdrawal of the united states from the tra ns pacific partnership. withdrawal of the united states from the trans-pacific partnership. with that and a stroke of the pen, donald trump made good on a campaign promise to pull america out of the trans pacific partnership. a symbolic gesture given that the deal negotiated by the obama administration had yet to receive congressional approval. great thing for the american worker what we just did. but it was nonetheless a reinforcement of the president s campaign trail commitment to put americanjobs first. campaign trail commitment to put american jobs first. the 12 campaign trail commitment to put americanjobs first. the 12 nation tp
information he has provided. reporter: what does that mean for democracy. if he does believe that, what does it mean for democracy? i ve answered your question. so how will the media and democrats carry on trying to challenge the new president? and a north korean diplomat who defected last year from its london embassy claims its leader kimjong un would be prepared to attack los angeles with nuclear weapons if his survival in power depended on it. kimjong un, i kim jong un, i think, kimjong un, i think, will press the button of this dangerous, you know, the weapons when he thinks that his rule and his time is threatened. that full interview before 11am. hello and welcome to the programme. we re live until 11am. as always we ll bring you the latest breaking news and developing stories throughout the programme. later we ll be covering a story which the govt has been accused ifa if a woman has a third do get in touch. use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be cha
had been a diplomat for tongan in london. he has been speaking to our sole correspondent. i m i m steve i m steve evans and this is seoul, one of the most prosperous and bustling cities in asia. it is only 100 miles from pyongyang, but in terms of atmosphere and attitude it is1 million miles away. this is now the home of thae yong ho, the north korean diplomat who defected from london. he lives here in secret, accompanied by a body guards, often in disguise. north korea called him human scum and that s because he was so human scum and that s because he was so central to north korea s diplomatic effort. i will be talking to him in a moment. he lived in london with his family and the families of two other north korean diplomats in the embassy. 0utwardly a bush while suburban house. thae yong ho escorted kim jong un‘s brother to a rock concert in the royal albert hall. outwardly a rouge was. he summed the praises of socialism. and now in south korea where i met him. he won