A meeting of the Un Security Council has again highlighted sharp differences between members over recent Anti Government protests in iran. It was called by the Us Ambassador nikki haley after a week in which the Trump Administration expressed strong support for the protesters. The meeting went ahead despite objections from russia and some other Council Members. Our state Department Correspondent Barbara Plett usher reports. Nikki haley warned iran that the world was watching its response the Anti Government protests. She used the platform of the un to amplify the message of president trump, who has been tweeting support for the iranian demonstrators. The United States stands unapologetically with those in iran uranium people will determine their own destiny and let there be no doubt whatsoever the United States stands unapologetically with those in iran who seek freedom for themselves, prosperity for their families, and dignity for their nation. We will not be quiet. Noticed honest attempt to call the protesters puppets foreign powers will change that. The iranian people know the truth. And we know the truth. All chant. This unusually robust stance on human rights for the Trump Administration coincides with a policy to curb what it sees as irans malign influence in the middle east. The Iranian Ambassador called the meeting a farce, and repeated charges that the protests were directed from abroad, which ms haley denied. There is a long history of us bullying at the un, but this is a preposterous example. The purely internal affairs of a nation in this case, protests that the iranian government has addressed with the utmost respect for the rights of the protesters and with every attempt to deal with peacefully, despite violent infiltrators and direct encouragement by foreign forces, including by the president of the United States. Other Council Members urged tehran to allow free and peaceful demonstrations, but some suggested this was an internal matter, not an international threat. And the Russian Ambassador accused the us of playing politics. Translation mr president , the real reason for convening todays meeting is not an attempt to protect human rights or promote the interest of the iranian people, but rather as a veiled attempt to use the current moment to continue to undermine the joint comprehensive plan of action. Thats the agreement which restricts Irans Nuclear program, which mr trump says is deeply flawed. He has to decide next week whether to continue to waiving sanctions suspended under the deal. Barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. Our north america correspondent peter bowes has more. It is difficult to see anything of substance coming out of this meeting. It seems to have been an opportunity, certainly for many countries, to display their concern for the us attitude towards these protests on the streets of iran. There was certainly a lot of arm twisting involved by officials, us officials. Nikki haley, the ambassador, said she wanted to hold this meeting, she was successful in getting it, but certainly there wasnt universal support for it, and we heard from the Iranian Ambassador speaking in very strong terms, saying that the us had really overstepped its authority, its position as a permanent member of the security council, to get this to happen. And if anything, the us will have got the message that there isnt universal support for its attitude towards this issue. For more on the situation in iran, including more information about the fallout from the emergency Un Security Council meeting, simply head to our website bbc. Com news. You can also download the bbc news app. Two planes have collided while on the ground two planes have collided on the ground at an airport in canada. It happened at Torontos Pearson International Airport when a plane pushing back from a gate hit an arriving jet. The collision between the two aircraft from Sunwing Airlines and Westjet Airlines resulted in a fire which was soon put out. Some passengers were evacuated using the escape chutes and there are no reports of any injuries. The author of a controversial new book about Donald Trumps first year as us president says everyone he spoke to at the white house described the president as like a child, in need of instant gratification. The book, called fire and fury, has gone on sale four days early, despite the white house trying to block its publication. President trump has called it a phoney book full of lies. Our north america editor jon sopel reports. Not quite harry potter, but they were queuing to get their hands on fire and fury. And if donald trump had the powers of the young wizard, hed have made this book disappear. But he doesnt, and this damning portrait is now available for everyone to read. What im most looking forward to is seeing whats actually what we all know is going on just below the surface. Im expecting the white house to be as absolutely dysfunctional as the leaks would make it seem. I think no one really gets tired of palace intrigue. The picture it paints of life in the west wing is unsparing allegations of marital strain, of tears and tantrums, of dysfunction and improvisation. And, at the epicentre of every storm, donald j trump. I will tell you the one description that everyone gave, everyone has in common they all say he is like a child. And what they mean by that is he has a need for immediate gratification. Its all about him. And the gravest charge of all . Wolff alleges that a number of his unnamed sources told him that the president was mentally unfit to remain in office a charge that brought this response from the president s spokeswoman. Its disgraceful and laughable. If he was unfit, he probably wouldnt be sitting there and wouldnt have defeated the most qualified group of candidates that the Republican Party has ever seen. The president has been on twitter to rubbish the book, saying i authorised zero access to white house, actually turned him down many times, for author of phoney book i never spoke to him for book. Full of lies, misrepresentations, and sources that dont exist. But thats not how Michael Wolff remembers it. I absolutely spoke to the president. Whether he realised it was an interview or not, i dont know, but it certainly was not off the record. The author says he stands by every word although with anonymous sources, its hard to fact check. The most remarkable thing about this is given Michael Wolffs track record, why white house staff gave him access to the inner sanctum of the west wing for months on end as virtually a semi resident. The author was asked this morning what he had to say about the threatening legal letter the president s lawyers had sent. His reply . Where do i send the box of chocolates . Jon sopel, bbc news, washington. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news. Heavy flooding in the democratic republic of congo has killed at least 37 people. Torrential rains caused landslides and a river running through the capital kinshasa to overflow. Ten Million People live in the city where the problems have been made worse by poor drainage and unauthorised building around the waterways. Thousands of catalans have shown their support for jailed Pro Independence leaders at the traditional three kings parade. On friday, Spains Supreme Court ordered former catalonian Vice President orioljunqueras to remain in custody in prison while authorities investigate his role in the spanish regions independence movement. The oscar winning producer and director paul haggis has been accused of Sexual Misconduct by four women. A civil lawsuit filed by a publicist last month, accusing the canadian film maker of rape, has prompted three other women to come forward. Mr haggis, who directed the film crash, has denied the original allegation. His lawyer says the latest claims were also untrue. Temperatures along the east coast of america are expected to fall as low as minus a0 degrees celsius in the coming hours as a brutal cold spell continues into the weekend. At least 19 people have died since a powerful blizzard hit much of the east coast on thursday. The storm also caused floods which have now frozen in the record breaking temperatures adding to the problems. Thousands of flights have also been cancelled. From new york, Laura Trevelyan reports. The morning after the snow cyclone and this was the scene in one part of massachusetts. An all out effort is under way to clear mountains of snow, and the subzero conditions are making life very difficult. Even the sea has frozen in areas of new england. The winter hurricane conditions have brought not only heavy snowfall but flooding too. In coastal massachusetts, strong winds coincided with the high tide so that in boston, there was a three foot storm surge. The citys mayor is blaming the changing climate. We are keeping an eye on all of those different floodings. If anyone wants to question global warming, just see where the flood zones are. Those zones didnt flood 30 years ago. Not farfrom boston, in the beach town of revere, and the floodwaters which engulfed the streets have now frozen in place, trapping the cars in ice. The brutal conditions closed new yorks major airports, though they have now reopened. New yorkers are trying to take it all in their frozen stride. Im so bundled up i have so many layers i feel ok right now. As long as i go quickly to work, im ok ijust want it to be over with. Its been way too long and ijust want it to be nice and warm again. The race is on to clear away the snow in manhattan before it turns into dangerous ice. The storm brought in all this cold air from the arctic and so in its aftermath, we are due to have subzero temperatures for the next few days. It is so cold out here io celsius that already, i can hardly feel my fingers or my toes. And the freezing temperatures are prompting Many Americans to experiment. This particular trick is proving very popular in the deep freeze. Laura trevelyan, bbc news, new york. Professorjohn gyakum joins me now from montreal, canada. Hes written extensively about cyclonic weather patterns and was one of the first scientists to use the term bomb cyclone. Thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. First of all, professor, i wonder in the simple terms as possible could you explain what a bomb cyclone is . In the simplest terms, a bomb cyclone is a storm that develops at a rapid rate with a threshold value of one millibar per hour per 2a hours. It is normalised to the latitude of bergen norway so essentially 2a millibars, 2a hector paschal is, so a 24 hour period. And what that does is it gives you an indication of how quickly the winds develops along the circulation of the cyclone. And this is what we saw in north america on thursday night, going into friday . Absolutely, except it was a much more extreme example of a bomb cyclone in the sense that it was the overall deepening rate was about 3. 5 times the threshold minimum threshold for a bomb. This an extraordinary event. Despite the menacing name, these bombs cyclone is a regular and necessary parts of World Weather patterns, arent they . They absolutely are. When we were doing oui absolutely are. When we were doing our work, fred sanders and myself in 1980 when we published a paper, we found that some of the most, deepest cyclone actually get that way through the explosive deepening process 01 through the explosive deepening process or bomb genesis. It is a necessary pa rt process or bomb genesis. It is a necessary part of the general circulation of the atmosphere. Cyclones a re circulation of the atmosphere. Cyclones are equipped to transport heat to the higher latitudes and conversely, they transfer the cold air, as you pointed out earlier in your cast, to the south. And i suppose most of these are happening out in the ocean and we dont report on them until they effect age population areas . That is exactly right. The vast majority of these bombs tends to occur offshore in the north atlantic and North Pacific basin and occur during the winter time, most of them do not affect coastal communities. Professor, ill be seeing more or less of these were the bombs . That is a very good question. I think to complicate the issueis question. I think to complicate the issue is the fact there is a lot of year to year variability in the insta nces year to year variability in the instances and ferocity of these bonds. Some years, the north atla ntic bonds. Some years, the north atlantic is quite inactive and other yea rs, atlantic is quite inactive and other years, as is the case in the past few years, the Atlantic Basin has had a very persistent storm and jetstrea m had a very persistent storm and jetstream and that facilitates the development of cyclone is it is hard for me to really answer whether there is an overall trend in the insta nces there is an overall trend in the instances of these cyclones over the past 30 or a0 years. Instances of these cyclones over the past 30 or 40 years. We appreciate you trying, thank you very much, professorjohn gyakum, joining me from montreal. Now turning to another potentially catastrophic weather event. In madagascar, Tropical Cyclone ava has made landfall along the northeastern coast. It brings with it the risk of massive floods and mudslides. The storm comes less than a year after the island was slammed by storm enawo which claimed 78 lives and displaced thousands. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come its the worlds most expensive vodka. But who had the bottle to steal it from a bar in copenhagen . The japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. Thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it announced he was dead. Good grief after half a century of delighting fans around the world, Charlie Brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. The singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. They Say International artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. Teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. Three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that the oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. It didnt. The worlds tallest skyscraper opens later today. The burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. This is bbc news. The latest headlines the United States has been criticised by fellow Un Security Council members for calling an emergency meeting over protests in iran. The author of a damning book on donald trump says he stands by everything he wrote in his depiction of a chaotic white house. 13 people have been killed after a boat sank in indonesia. Its the second fatal accident in less than a week, with nine more killed on new years day. Indonesia has had several boats capsize in recent years. The latest happened on the musi river near palembang in south sumatra. Police say the captain survived but has disappeared and theyre now investigating whether the boat should have been carrying passengers. Andrew plant reports. Search teams approaching the wreckage of a boat which capsized on thursday carrying 55 people onboard. 13 are known to have died, their bodies washing along the musi river in south sumatra, but more are still missing, including the captain. Police say they are investigating whether the boat was seaworthy. Three days earlier, another boat capsized, killing nine of those onboard. That was travelling on borneo. Boat travel between the islands is essential, problems are common. Injuly last year, eight people drowned on the same route under similar circumstances. On new years day in 2016 a tourist boat caught fire carrying 250 holidaymakers celebrating the new year. 23 people died. With 17,000 islands in indonesias archipelago, people rely on boats every day but the industry has a patchy safety record. Police are now investigating the latest accident and say the captains assistant is now being questioned. Sir Ridley Scotts true life kidnap drama, all the money in the world, is destined to go down in cinema history as the film that kevin spacey was in, and then wasnt. Spacey played the rich oil tycoonjohn paul getty, but he was dropped from the film and replaced after accusations of Sexual Misconduct. Will gompertz spoke to sir ridley. Initially, it was a commercial decision which would be maybe a little hand in hand with a moral decision, but, you know, you cant take the artist and actually, whatever a person decides to do in their private life, it doesnt harm others, youve got to separate them from what they do as an artist or as a person, as a clever person. Mr getty . Your grandson he has been kidnapped ive seen the movie and it is completely seamless, but what was, of course, running through my head, is it a much different movie with plummer, not spacey . Kevin spacey did a fantastically good job. It was cool and chillier. Christopher comes with this inordinate charm, a smile and his twinkle, so when, in fact, he is doing the same words, the same text as kevin, the twinkle and smiles somehow make him that much more effective. Do you think it will we are looking at a moment in hollywood where things actually are going to change, where the sexism will subside and women will get a fair crack of the whip, or do you think it is window dressing . I think a bit of each. I think there will be an immediate change, because they should be. Its long way, way overdue. You know, ive never experienced any of those things that you described in my life and my companies frankly, i have women running my companies. Ive always been a great supporter of strong women without actually ever thinking about it which is, i think, the best way. Ive just got Great Respect for women in general. Maybe it came from my mum i had a very strong mother who brought up three pretty stalwart sons and all of us are very independent and very tough. It is something you have witnessed a lot in hollywood, that women being mistreated . Never never, never, never and if i if it came in front of me, i would immediately step on it. But not not really. I have always treated every, you know, actor or actress with the greatest respect. A new run of a 1a0 year old opera is opening this weekend in florence. Not, in itself, unusual. Whats different about this interpretation of the opera is how it ends. Those putting it on say theyre highlighting italys ongoing battle to stop violence against women. This is the final rehearsal before the curtain rises on the latest production of carmen. One of the worlds most beloved operas, it has been performed thousands of times. But there is Something Special about this run of the show a new ending. Translation carmens desire for freedom becomes self defence. This is what is going to happen. There is no premeditation. It is simply self defence. Carmen becomes the object of donjoses affection. When she falls for someone else, he becomes wild with jealousy. In the last act, carmen is stabbed to death by donjose, but not this time. The director says he was hesitant initially, but that it made sense the opera should change with the times. Translation we see carmen in the whole opera tormented by donjoses rather obsessive violence. He is not onlyjealous but also very possessive. In the final moment when she is certain she will die, she finds a way to defend herself with an extreme gesture. This time, the heroine survives. Gunshot. Able to shoot her would be killer instead of becoming his victim. It is a stand against violence and the mistreatment of women. The new version of the show has already sold out. A bottle of vodka, thought to be the most expensive in the world, has been found empty after being stolen from a bar in denmark earlier this week. Police say the bottle, worth 1. 3 Million Dollars was discarded on a construction site in copenhagen. As bottles of vodka go, this one is really rather special. Made of white and yellow gold with a diamond encrusted replica of the russian imperial eagle on its cap, its almost one ofa kind. It was on loan at this bar in copenhagen when a masked intruder made off with it in the middle of the night. But now, only a few days later, the bottle although not its contents have been recovered. Translation we got a call from a man working at a construction site saying he had found a bottle of vodka. At first i expected it was some crazy media stunt and then he sent a picture of him holding the bottle and i was thinking it was the real deal. The Russo Baltique bottle is currently being examined by police but soon may return to the shelves. And it appears this little adventure will have no major impact on the price. As bar owner Brian Ingberg says, we have the same vodka, well just fill the bottle up again. Na zdorovie tim allman, bbc news. That the way it is looking. And you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. Im duncan golestani. Stay with us. Hello there. Following what has been a pretty stormy start to 2018, the weekend holds something a little quieter for most of us, but colder, and it will feel cold as well as the wind, northeasterly wind, strengthens. And of course its getting colder, so what weve seen through the day on friday is a smattering of snow on the hills. Those weather fronts have continued southwards through the night so a further smattering of snow and clearly an ice risk across many northern areas. But even further south, as temperatures fall close to freezing as well for dawn this morning, and some showers around, that poses a risk of fog as well, some dense fog potentially, through southern areas but particularly across parts of wales, the midlands, east anglia, lincolnshire and the vale of york but not to be excluded further south either where we will keep a lot of showers through the day ahead and quite cloudy skies. As the wind starts to strengthen, it will be quite bitter. The wind is quite a feature further north, but at least with the sunshine here it will be a sparkling start of the day. It will still be cold. Wintry showers are still there across parts of north east england, in scotland, but for western scotland, northern ireland, the lions share of the sunshine through the day ahead but it does brighten and across much of northern england, north wales, perhaps the north midlands later and of course the fog will lift. The wind strengthens and so with the cloud covering the south and the showers, quite sharp at times, it will feel cold, for example if you are heading off to fleetwood against leicester in london for the fa cup third round, it is going to be quite a bracing wind, particularly by the end of play. For most of us here, 6 8 celsius, but feeling colder as the wind strengthens. The wind starts to ease in the sunshine further north but again 3 5 degrees, it is cold air. That cold air continues its progress southwards during tonight. Still, though, we have the cloud generally, showers close to the south coast, touch and go for frost but most areas will have a much colder night. 10, 12 perhaps in the glens of scotland, particularly with the snow cover, but colder further south and obviously the risk that of some slippery where we have had the showers. But it does look like a sunnier day on sunday but look at the north easterly wind. It is biting. Always the risk of a bit more cloud for the south, but lovely sunshine further north, just cold, temperatures, struggling to get above freezing in a few areas because of the high pressure, light winds in the north, the strong north easterlies in the south and these weather fronts sitting out in the atlantic which will slowly start to come in next week but another day of largely dry weather, just picking up some cloud and freezing drizzle by monday. It looks more grey by that stage. To keep up to date, there is more of course on our website. Bye bye. This is bbc news. The headlines the United States has been widely criticised by fellow Un Security Council members for calling an emergency meeting on the Anti Government protests in iran. China, russia and france have all questioned the move. Irans representative condemned what he called a preposterous example of bullying by the us. The author of a damning new book about Donald Trumps presidency says he stands by everything he wrote. Michael wolff says the president behaves like a child, who neither reads nor listens. Mr trump has dismissed the book as phony. Temperatures along the east coast of america are expected to fall as low as minus a0 degrees celsius in the coming hours, as a brutal cold spell continues into the weekend. At least 19 people have died since a powerful blizzard hit much of the east coast on thursday. In a moment on bbc news, it is newswatch. But first, its time for click
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