We will look at why men who were reporting on Vice President s mike pence replaced on the front row and women were asked to stand behind the barrier. Women were asked to stand behind the barrier. Welcome to outside source. America is bringing in tariffs of up to 50 on imported washing machines and solar panels. Its part of President Trumps America First trade policy. Here he is talking about it a little while ago. So we are bringing business back to the United States for the first time in many, many years. Many, many decades, really. We are very proud of it. That is why the stock market is reacting the way it is. That is why the stock market is reacting the way it is. 1. 6 million washing machines were imported to the us in 2010. American Company Whirlpool has been lobbying for protection against cheaper imports for years. Its shares went up 2. 5 on the news and it immediately announced itd be hiring 200 more people. So whirlpool likes this much less so chinese or south korean manufacturers. This is south koreas trade minister. Our government is expressing regret for the latest us safeguard measures against our industry as they are excessive and would clearly violate the wto rules. We will actively respond to protectionist measures to protect the National Interest and resolve the industrys difficulties. Weve got the upside for the us. Yogita limaye, new york explains the downside. Whirlpool is among the companies that complained to the Us International trade commission which find in their favour. International trade commission which find in theirfavour. Today, President Trump has approved these tariffs. What is the downside . Lets look at the solar panel industry. One survey last year said that installation of solar power panels, thatis installation of solar power panels, that is one of the Fastest Growing jobs in america. There are Many Companies that do Solar Panel Installation tear. If you can no longer import the number of solar panels, and people are saying that american manufacturers will be able to meet that demand, a lot of people here could potentially lose their jobs. All of these electronic items, the end of the day it is an entire chain. There may be part in a washing machine for example or in a solar panel that are imported from the us and then manufactured, progestin career. Global trade is a chain and if you increase the price when it is coming back into america, at some level you will also harm businesses in your own country, as well. Businesses in your own country, as well. Yogita was talking there about the tax on solar panels in terms of the broad issue of tariffs. Many are also pointing out the narrower issue of the development of renewables. Former ny mayor Michael Bloomberg tweeted, taxing solar panels up to 30 will destroy us jobs, raise americans electric bills and hurt our environment. Congress should stand up for American Workers and consumers and overturn the administrations harmful decision. But this is essentially President Trump doing what he said hed do. Yogita limaye. This isnt the first thing that we have heard from him as far as traders concerned. He pulled out of the transpacific partnership. He has been talking about the negotiating the north American Free trade agreement and with canada. In mexico, there were import tariffs put on things like lumber from canada. In that sense, he seems to be picking a fight with everyone. Even today, that reaction, stronger from south korea and china because they are the ones likely to be worst affected. They had european leaders saying theyve regret this decision. The indian Prime Minister said that protectionism is raising its head and he defended globalisation. Here is a tweet from paul page from the wall streetjournal. The first volley in the trade war might have been fired over washing machines and solar panels. Heres yogita on how the chinese and South Koreans might retaliate. It would involve them seeing if they wa nt to it would involve them seeing if they want to raise tariffs on things that are imported from the us. Especially dgs trade equation with china is heavily tilted in favour of china, the trade with china is four times. In general, that is a trend that is set, other countries, india is a huge market for the us. If you have then other countries start raising ta riffs then other countries start raising tariffs on imports from the us, that will harm anyone he is making things here and wanting to sell them abroad. We can be sure that this news is being carefully noted by eve ryo ne news is being carefully noted by everyone attending the World Economic forum in davos. Its a gathering of the global elite and Donald Trumps going. The first sitting us president to do so in 20 years. And theres no shortage of people warning against protectionism. Justin trudeau for one. We are working very hard to make sure that your neighbour to the south recognises how good nafta is and how it has benefited his economy, the world economy. We are open to more trade deals involving more people as long as it is in the best benefit of all of our citizens. The us attorney general, jeff sessions, has been interviewed by the mueller investigation. Its looking into alleged collusion between the Trump Campaign and russia and this is the first member of President Trumps cabinet to be questioned. Heres Anthony Zurcher on what we can read into this development. Jeff sessions sits in an interesting position, had a crossroad of different lines of the Robert Miller investigation. He served as a Campaign Adviser to donald trump. He had meetings with russians ambassadors during the campaign that he was not forthcoming on when asked about during his confirmation as us attorney general. As us attorney general he was involved in a conversation possibly with donald trump about james comey conversation possibly with donald trump aboutjames comey who conversation possibly with donald trump about james comey who was fired, the fbi director, fired by donald trump. Another part of Robert Millers investigation is to look at any possible evidence of obstruction of justice any possible evidence of obstruction ofjustice on part of the president oi ofjustice on part of the president or his staff. Sessions may have information that could be valuable to that aspect of the investigation as well. In terms of the format, how does it work . This appears to be the same sort of setup that other members of Donald Trumps inner circle have had when they appeared before Robert Miller and his team. When they appeared before Robert Millerand his team. It when they appeared before Robert Miller and his team. It is not a subpoena, not a grand jury questioning. It is a sit down with either Robert Muller himself or a member to visiting to talk about the issues. He can take breaks. It is different to the grand jury that it looked like steve bannon was going to be subjected to, until he made his own deal with the mueller team. Theres been a series of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in the past 2a hours. Mount Kusatsu Shirane has erupted in japan. Mount mayon in the philippines began erupting a few days ago. And then there have been earthquakes off the coast of java in indonesia, and off the coast of alaska. Lets look at images from these events. I these from japan, where the eruption caused an avalanche. A soldier was killed. 14 others were injured. These are timelapse images of mount mayon in the philippines. These pictures are from indonesia. These workers and residents injakarta fleeing from high rise buildings that swayed after a 5. 3 earthquake. And this is a trafficjam in alaska after people followed Police Orders to evacuate. That earthquake measured 7. 9 and triggered a tsunami warning. That warning is no longer in place, by the way. The un office for disaster Risk Reduction sent out this tweet with details of those quakes and eruptions. But whats most interesting is it says the ring of fire is active today and included this map that shows the ring of fire you can see it includes indonesia, the philippines, japan and alaska. That obviously begs the question, what exactly is the ring of fire and does it mean these events are connected . Jonathan amos can help. The ring of fire isjust this the ring of fire is just this great region of activity that extends all the way around the pacific basin. From alaska, dined through japan, the philippines, down three new zealand. Anywhere along the line then you will get activity of some sort. It is responsible for more than half of all the volcanoes above sea level. You find them on the ring of fire. What is the cause . It is this idea of plate tectonics. We have these great slabs covering the surface of the earth and as they move and jostle bigoted geological response. Today we saw in alaska are big earthquake that was the result of the pacific late, the Pacific Ocean floor putting up against the north american plate and diving underneath the north american plate, they are colliding at about six centimetres a year. Where that happened you get earthquakes but also volcanoes because as the rock coastline, it melts and comes up as magma to islands. You see activity all around the basin. Are these events connected . All around the basin. Are these events connected . No, all around the basin. Are these events connected . No, they are not, other than that underlying driver of plate tectonics, there is no connection between a net quake in tokyo or chile or alaska or have volcanoes may be in new zealand. The only time that there is a connection is where you get events that are very close together. Today, for example, with a big earthquake in alaska you got a number of after shocks, so clearly they are related. So those events arent connected, theyjust happen a lot on the ring of fire. The bbcs Rebecca Henschke is based injakarta tremors are part of life there. The epicentre of the quake was a kilometres away from where i am in centraljakarta, but Office Building on the 15th floor of a high rise building shook for about 15 seconds and we were forced to evacuate down the stairwell. All the buildings in this area were evacuated, workers told to get out from these buildings and onto the street for their own safety. This included a number of government buildings as well as schools. There is no immediate tsunami threat and no reports of injuries. We are hearing of minor damage done to hundreds of buildings in the town closest to the epicentre, but todays events very much a reminder that we live here in the ring of fire, an area where tectonic plates often collide making earthquakes and volcanic eruptions pa rt earthquakes and volcanic eruptions part of daily life here. Inafew in a few minutes tojerusalem and bring you up to date on mike pences visit. He has been to the western wall. Female reporters invited to cover this were asked to stand behind the men who were asked to come along. Its emerged that police are investigating a new allegation of Sexual Assault made against the convicted rapistjohn worboys. Convicted in 2009, worboys is due to be released by the end of the month. We learned today that Scotland Yard have received a fresh allegation of Sexual Assault dating back to 1997, so Sexual Assault dating back to 1997, so five years earlier than was thought his offending started. That allegation was made this month. It is being taken extremely seriously i understand by detectives from scotla nd understand by detectives from Scotland Yard, but the enquiry is in its early stages and they havent as yet arrested worboys or interviewed him, but potentially this is significant because there is growing u nrest significant because there is growing unrest about his impending release. If that investigation moved swiftly and effectively, and potentially lead to a criminal charge, it is impossible to see really high worboys could then be left out. This is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. Our lead story President Trumps approved steep tariffs on washing machines and solar panels from asia. China and south korea have vowed to defend their interests. Pakistani Authorities Say they have arrested the main suspect in the rape and killing of six year old zainab ansari. The chief minister of Punjab Province accused the suspect of being a serial killer. Russias Culture Ministry has withdrawn the british and french film the death of stalin from distribution in cinemas two days before its release. A member of the ministrys Advisory Council called the film ideological warfare. Neil diamond is retiring from performing after being diagnosed with parkinsons disease. He turns 77 tomorrow and says on this website hes made the decision with great reluctance and disappointment. Us Vice President mike pence visited the western wall injerusalem today. Reporters were allowed to cover the event. But male and female journalists were kept segregated. This is a rule enforced byjewish ultra orthodox authorities at the site injerusalem. Men and women are not allowed to pray together at the wall. Its the holiest site where jews are permitted to pray. And the third holiest site in islam. To be clear, this is not new. There were complaints when women were segregated when donald trump came in may. But this time, journalists there say women were kept behind the men not at an equal distance like on previous vip visits. On twitter, washington postjenna johnson said, as Vice President pence visits the western wall, male journalists are given the front row spots. Female journalists are standing in the very back, standing on chairs to try to see over all of the guys. In fact, the hashtag pencefence quickly gained traction. Reporter Noga Tarnopolsky said male journalists were also allowed access to the Vice President in a tent. She posted this video. Here you can see life as all of the men are given access to cover the Vice President s visit directly and personally and we women are literally stuck in a pen behind them, just stuck in a pen. Here you can see our events. Here you can see our events. Tal schneider was there. She is the political and diplomatic editor for globes. While it wasnt a nice experience, we went there being invited by the American Embassy in israel to cover the Vice President s visit to the wall. Obviously they say it is a private event for him, but they wanted coverage. As you know, the area is segregated between men and women in the last ten years, but it wasnt always like that. That is a new tradition. It was a common area in the past. Today, in order to accommodate the Vice President they closed the entire place, so no people, ultra docs orthodox or rather, were not allowed in. We protested. We said it is not a regular line of business to have woman behind not been able to work, ta ke p hotos woman behind not been able to work, take photos or be equal with the photographers and reporters. That we re photographers and reporters. That were male. Are you upset that segregation happens at all at the western wall or that the americans allowed it to happen in this particular circumstance . Iam upset particular circumstance . I am upset about this segregation at all times. It shouldnt happen. There are associations in israel, religious associations that protest this every month. I am a working reporter. I am a secular person. I am not normally going to pray at the western wall, i came over to work and be professional. It is another example of something that shouldnt happen here. Israel is a western democracy. We have equal rights laws and this is unacceptable to us. Obviously i am upset that the regular scene that goes on over there, but as a working professional today the fact that i was there to see it with my eyes, i will protest against it, thats for sure. Bill cosby has returned to the stage. In a few months he has a retrial on charges of Sexual Assault. Quad the performance was a jazz club in philadelphia. This is some of it. My my wife, who loves me and does not wa nt my wife, who loves me and does not want me to walk into anything said. Why is it these people can talk . Why is it these people can talk . Cosbys trial begins in march. Its happening because last year a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict. Mr cosby is accused of drugging and molesting University Basketball coach Andrea Constand at his home in 200a. She is one of around 60 women to have accused mr cosby of being a sexual predator. You may remember this powerful front cover of the new yorker in 2015, when 35 of his accusers spoke out. Now, despite a fairly appreciative audience, he didnt have things all his own way at last nig