welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. people in the american state of wisconsin have held a vigil for the five people killed after a man drove his vehicle into a christmas parade in the city of waukesha. police say they've charged a suspect with intentional homicide but don't believe it was terrorism related. our correspondent barbara plett—usher reports. this little girl narrowly escaped with her life. she had no idea what was hurtling towards her. and here, the moment when the joy and festivity of the christmas parade turned to horror and tragedy. a vehicle travelling at full speed struck members of a marching band. the driver continued forward, hitting and running over others in his path. these young dancers perfectly in step one moment, the next, brutally disrupted. people, families and children ran for their lives. chelsea! others tried to save those crumpled on the pavement. it wasjust carnage, likening it to a war zone. there were adults, children that were injured. some of our first responders were there with their families. they left their families to treat people, helped with incident command, helped transport. the suspect is a local man, darrell brooks, an aspiring rapper. he posted this video on his youtube channel, including what looks like the red vehicle used in the hit—and—run. court documents show he has a lengthy criminal record. police said he had fled a domestic disturbance and that he had acted alone. but the result was devastating. this was the president's message to a community in mourning. last night, the people of waukesha were gathered to celebrate the start of a season of hope and togetherness, and thanksgiving. this morning, jill and i and the entire biden family, and i'm sure all of us, pray that that same spirit�*s going to embrace and lift up all the victims of this tragedy. this afternoon, the police cordon came down and the road reopened. but nothing feels back to normal. in the coming days, there will be opportunities to grieve and remember the victims together. but right now, the town is onlyjust beginning to absorb the shock and loss. barbara plett—usher, bbc news, waukesha, wisconsin. i'm joined now by pastor david simmons who was at the parade and one of the organisers of the vigil. thank you so much forjoining us. a desperately difficult time for the entire community but i notice individual, you did say you also founded a very inspiring moment. perhaps you could expand on that? i could expand on that? i certainly think it is a moment i don't think any of us would want to do, to be there but certainly, the tone of the crowd there, parks and recreation said there was between 7000 and 10,000 people. that is a huge turnout for this interfaith vigil. american politics is a very divided time. but this was a time we were all able to be together and all united around beginning the healing process. that cominu the healing process. that coming together - the healing process. that coming together clearly l the healing process. that| coming together clearly is going to mean a lot for the community. i imagine you had parishioners, you say you were at the parade but you probably have parishioners who have been directly affected?— directly affected? everybody that i know, _ directly affected? everybody that i know, waukesha - directly affected? everybody that i know, waukesha is . directly affected? everybody that i know, waukesha is a i that i know, waukesha is a small enough city that everyone is within two degrees of someone who has been affected. what is it going to be like for you perhaps in particular, in terms of dealing with the days ahead? because the truth is, with awful stories like this, a lot of us move on and focus on other things. this is going to affect the lives of many of your close friends in the community forever? it your close friends in the community forever? it will take a very long _ community forever? it will take a very long time _ community forever? it will take a very long time for _ community forever? it will take a very long time for us - community forever? it will take a very long time for us to - community forever? it will take a very long time for us to get . a very long time for us to get through the stages of grieving, i think. through the stages of grieving, ithink. ithink through the stages of grieving, i think. i think we are still largely in a state of shock. the fact that we now have more facts about what actually happened and the fact that in some ways the vigil was not the intention to bring anything to a close, in some ways it was the very beginning of the grieving and healing process. 1 grieving and healing process. i mean, as we have said already, you were at the parade. what was your experience? what did you see and hear? a£111" was your experience? what did you see and hear?— was your experience? what did you see and hear? our church is near the beginning _ you see and hear? our church is near the beginning of _ you see and hear? our church is near the beginning of the - near the beginning of the parade route. it is right near where everybody cues up in order to get ready to get on the parade route and so, you know, the first thing we really saw was that red suv coming from the far right down main street. apparently, you know, we found out later he had broken through a police barricade a couple of blocks down and when it was in front of the church, the driver had actually moved all the way over to the far right side of the road and was honking his horn really incessantly, it seemed very clear that he was not wanting to hit people. and so i think most of us at that time assumed this was either a local resident who had some work to go and was really upset that the parade was going on or that it was somebody who just accidentally had come into the parade route. and it appears that second option is what actually did happen. it was just under different circumstances, one would normally assume. it circumstances, one would normally assume.- circumstances, one would normally assume. it is an awful lot for the _ normally assume. it is an awful lot for the residents _ normally assume. it is an awful lot for the residents to - lot for the residents to digest, i guess, and i suspect an awful lot of burden on your shoulders as well, actually, over the days and weeks ahead. but thank you so much for giving us a bit of your time. you are welcome. thank you very much. european ministers will meet later in brussels to discuss a coordinated response to the latest covid crisis. the continent has seen the number of cases spiral in recent weeks prompting governments to reintroduce some restrictions and urge more people to get vaccinated. germany's health minister went so far as to declare that by the end of winter, most germans will be as he put it, vaccinated, recovered or dead. and austria is the first eu country to re—introduce a nationwide lockdown. 0ur europe editor katya adler has the latest. chanting: freiheit! covid concerns are spreading across europe. spiralling case numbers are spooking some. others, like this massive crowd in vienna, object to covid restrictions being reintroduced. i'm a free austrian who wants to be free and live free in this country. liberte! today, austria became the first eu country to reimpose a full — if brief — lockdown. vaccinations will be compulsory here from february. in berlin, germany's health minister said his country faced a national emergency. his choice of words caused some controversy. translation: probably | by the end of this winter, as it's sometimes cynically said, pretty much everyone in germany will be vaccinated, cured or dead. that's how it is. so what's gone wrong? the eu's huge headache at the beginning of the year was securing enough vaccines. now it worries too few people have used them. what we're seeing now, i think, is mostly driven by a lot of contacts between people coinciding with colder weather, a lot of indoor activities. the uk is following a different course. in the uk, you see that the numbers have been high for several months now, but they seem to be relatively stable, whereas in many other countries in western europe and northern europe we've seen a steep increase in cases since october, which doesn't seem to happen in the uk. an average of 60% of europe is now fully vaccinated, but each country is different. the rate in eastern europe, for example, is far lower. the eu is now considering vaccinations for children over the age of five. it approved jabs for the over—12s in may. the economic effects of covid, those rising gas prices, people here in europe say they're in need of some seasonal cheer, so no government wants to be seen to be cancelling christmas — and that, they say, is why they're taking these covid measures now. but what measures? well, that varies from country to country and region to region. bavaria has cancelled its christmas market. brussels is giving it a good go. the european commission has nothing to say here because, when it comes to health, each eu member state decides for themselves. this weekend there were protests, some violent, against new covid restrictions in austria, italy, the netherlands, croatia and belgium. pressure is mounting in europe on the health services as well as the streets. the world health organization warns there could be half a million more deaths here by springtime unless effective action is taken. katya adler, bbc news, brussels. let s get some of the day s other news. it's nearly 100 days since the taliban took control of kabul. the rapid advance followed a decision by presidentjoe biden to withdrawal us troops from the country. the taliban has already moved to restrict media freedom and the education rights of girls. thousands of people, including female judges, have fled the country and are now living abroad. meanwhile, the international committee of the red cross has warned of severe malnutrition in afghanistan this winter. a lot of development aid has been frozen since the taliban takeover in august. the red cross is currently supporting 18 afghan hospitals. the mayor of the biggest city in the french overseas territory of guadaloupe has said france must restore order on the caribbean archipelago after days of violent protests over coronavirus restrictions. there are fears that organised criminal groups are taking advantage of the unrest. france has sent special forces to beef up security. a private investigator has been describing the lengths he says he went to around 15 years ago to get information about prince harry and his then girlfriend chelsy davy. gavin burrows has told the bbc that he targeted her voicemails for a newspaper. prince harry is part of a group involved in ongoing legal action against the news of the world and the sun that could culminate in a trial. the private investigator is a witness in the legal case. his claims have yet to be heard in court and are strongly disputed by the publisher of both papers. news group newspapers has though previously accepted that some unlawful activity did occur at the news of the world but denies wrongdoing at the sun. here's our media editor amol rajan and a warning his report contains some flashing images. what is referred to as the invisible contract behind closed doors. between the institution and the tabloids. the duke of sussex regularly speaks out about what he sees as the ills of modern media. his difficult relationship with the press goes back to his youth in the culture of tabloids in the mid 2000s when subjects of interest to them included his then girlfriend chelsy davy. harry had basically become the new diana. this private investigator is a witness in legal cases against the news of the world and the sun brought by prince harry and others which claim how harry became a victim of media intrusion from his teens. the duke is also taking legal action against mirror group newspapers. gavin burrows says he targeted davy for the news of the world. there was a lot of voice mail hacking going on l and surveillance going on on chelsy davy, - on her phones, chelsy. would brag to her friends when she was going to see him. and so her life became an object of obsession for you guys as well? yeah, medical records, i had she had an abortion, sexual diseases, ex—boyfriends, vet 'em, check 'em, _ i basically was part of a group of people that robbed him i of his normal teenage years. good to meet you. how are you? the lawyer representing the group of litigants which includes prince harry says that while most victims of hacking have settled, some have not. certain claiments want to have their day in court and want to see there be a trial so that newspapers are held to account for what they did. meghan markle's privacy case against the mail on sunday has generated plenty of headlines but her husband's ongoing legal battle could be an even bigger moment. how big a moment in british public life do you think it could be if prince harry gets his day in court? as he seems to want? i think it would be massive because it's very striking that he keeps going and all the other people up until now have settled a financial settlement with no admission of guilt on any side. over a thousand people have settled? people have settled and there are a few that have not and prince harry is one of those. he does not want to be 1001. prince harry says he wants reform of the media. this ongoing case which could culminate in a trial shows he intends to use the law as one tool to achieve his ends. amol rajan, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: venezuela's election leads to a strong showing for president maduro's ruling party and renewed worries over democracy in south america. president kennedy was shot down and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world — the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number ten to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it's a funny old world." angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed. attempts to fly a hot air - balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed i to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air- we need, it's hard cash." cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 1960s — it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... a vigil has taken place in wisconsin for the five people killed when a car drove into a holiday parade in waukesha. austria introduces a full national lockdown as european ministers prepare to meet to discuss a response to rising covid—19 infections. in venezuela, nicolas maduro's ruling socialist party has won a sweeping victory in regional elections. it won 20 state governorships, against three for the opposition. it's the first vote in four years which the main opposition parties actually took part. we can now speak to phil gunson, who's andes project senior analyst at the international crisis group. thank you forjoining us. i wonder what you make of this. it clearly is a sweeping victory if you look at it in the hard numbers? is that how you perceive it? it the hard numbers? is that how you perceive it?— you perceive it? it is a sweeping _ you perceive it? it is a sweeping victory, - you perceive it? it is a - sweeping victory, certainly at state level although if you go down to the municipal level because these were state and municipal elections, the picture looks rather better for the opposition. in fact they multiply by several times the number of mayors offices that they hold. and i think the most important thing actually would be beyond the numbers themselves, is the fact this election marks as you were saying in your introduction, the first time in several years the first time in several years the opposition has actually returned to the electoral route. of course, underthe administration of donald trump, from 2019 onwards, they were very much into external pressure, recognition of the so—called interim government and so on. but it seems like that having failed, they are now returning to a more moderate and pragmatic route that may take longer but perhaps has a better chance of success. ., ., ., , success. you lead me to my next auestion success. you lead me to my next question which _ success. you lead me to my next question which is _ success. you lead me to my next question which is do _ success. you lead me to my next question which is do you - success. you lead me to my next question which is do you think. question which is do you think the opposition party, as disparate as they may be, are looking at the situation now and thinking, yes, we are glad we took part in these elections or frankly, we took part in these elections orfrankly, you know, no, because we are not really getting anywhere!- because we are not really getting anywhere! they arrived ve late getting anywhere! they arrived very late and — getting anywhere! they arrived very late and in _ getting anywhere! they arrived very late and in some - getting anywhere! they arrived very late and in some disarray| very late and in some disarray and very divided, of course, to these elections. it was controversial, the whole decision to take part, even though they had been preparing for months it was obvious they were going to take part, the declaration came at the very last minute, the candidacies, united candidacies were crucial in the states, they lost many states because more than one opposition candidate was standing. so i think, you know, it has not been resolved yet, those who believe it is a bad idea to participate in elections under the nicolas maduro government in conditions which although they have improved are still very bad. they say we told you so it was not going to get anywhere and the others are saying, actually, we have made some progress. this is the way to go. i think what needs to happen now is the opposition needs to have a serious rethink about its leadership, structure, how to determine the strategy going forward.- strategy going forward. thank ou for strategy going forward. thank you foryour— strategy going forward. thank you for your analysis. - 70 years ago denmark conducted a 'social experiment�* on children from greenland — taking them away from their parents so they could become 'more danish�*. twenty two inuit children were taken to live in denmark fora year in1951. only six of them are still alive and they're now seeking $38,000 each in compesation. the lawyer representing the group says their childhoods were ruined, and they lost theirfamilies, language and culture. with me is our news reporter courtney bembridge. what was the purpose of this failed experiment? at the time, greenland was a danish— at the time, greenland was a danish colony and as you said, this was— danish colony and as you said, this was aimed at trying to create _ this was aimed at trying to create this new danish elite in greenland. 22 children, their famiiies— greenland. 22 children, their families were convinced they could — families were convinced they could give their children a better_ could give their children a better life if they send them on a — better life if they send them on a ship _ better life if they send them on a ship to denmark for a year and they— on a ship to denmark for a year and they would return to greenland re—educated and with greater— greenland re—educated and with greater language skills. this was — greater language skills. this was 22 — greater language skills. this was 22 children, 1951, it was such— was 22 children, 1951, it was such a — was 22 children, 1951, it was such a prestigious project at the time _ such a prestigious project at the time that the queen of denmark actually visited, there was a _ denmark actually visited, there was a double page spread in a magazine _ was a double page spread in a magazine touting its success but in — magazine touting its success but in reality, this was very different _ but in reality, this was very different. a lot of these children had difficult times with— children had difficult times with foster families in denmark and when — with foster families in denmark and when they return to greenland a year later, they were — greenland a year later, they were placed in orphanages even though— were placed in orphanages even though many of them had families so they may have come from _ families so they may have come from a _ families so they may have come from a single—parent household and they— from a single—parent household and they were not able to go back— and they were not able to go back to — and they were not able to go back to their families, they were — back to their families, they were taken to these orphanages, many— were taken to these orphanages, many of— were taken to these orphanages, many of them lost touch entirely— many of them lost touch entirely with their families. i want — entirely with their families. i want to— entirely with their families. i want to talk about a specific case, — want to talk about a specific case, a _ want to talk about a specific case, a lady called helen who has spoken to the bbc previously about her experience and we — previously about her experience and we have some photographs we can show— and we have some photographs we can show off her childhood. she was taken — can show off her childhood. she was taken at the time, her father— was taken at the time, her father had died from tuberculosis and she was taken from _ tuberculosis and she was taken from her— tuberculosis and she was taken from her mother. her mother had three _ from her mother. her mother had three young children at the time — three young children at the time and was pressured into sending _ time and was pressured into sending her daughter away. you see her— sending her daughter away. you see her with her family. sending her daughter away. you see herwith herfamily. she actually— see herwith herfamily. she actually spoke to the bbc five years — actually spoke to the bbc five years ago about her experience and i_ years ago about her experience and i think we can have a listen _ and i think we can have a listen to— and i think we can have a listen to that. translation: from the boat i looked at my mum and i - couldn't wave at her, i was too upset, ijust kept my arms down. why are you letting me leave? in denmark i was put with two different foster families. the first one was with a doctor outside copenhagen. i didn't feel welcome in that family. i just felt like a stranger. the following year in 1952, 16 of us were sent to greenland. when the ship docked, i grabbed my little suitcase and rushed down the bridge into the arms of my mum, and i talked and talked about all that i had seen but she did not answer. i looked up at her in confusion. after a while, she said something but i could not understand what she was saying, not a word. and i thought, this is awful. i cannot speak with my mother any more, we speak two different languages. imean, i mean, that is heartbreaking stuff. i suppose there must be some question about if the families were persuaded to let their children go then who's fault is it but they are, finally, seeking compensation. there are only six surviving of those — there are only six surviving of those children and they are seeking _ those children and they are seeking 38,000 us dollars each. their_ seeking 38,000 us dollars each. their lawyer, as you said earlier, _ their lawyer, as you said earlier, said they lost their families, _ earlier, said they lost their families, language, culture and sense— families, language, culture and sense of— families, language, culture and sense of belonging and for that they need to be constant and said — they need to be constant and said it — they need to be constant and said it so _ they need to be constant and said it so he sent a letter to the — said it so he sent a letter to the danish prime minister demanding this compensation and says if— demanding this compensation and says if he — demanding this compensation and says if he has not heard back from — says if he has not heard back from her_ says if he has not heard back from her office and two weeks he will — from her office and two weeks he will launch legal proceedings in behalf of the remaining survivors. stop the danish— remaining survivors. stop the danish prime minister did apologise formally last year and we _ apologise formally last year and we can bring that up what she said _ and we can bring that up what she said. she said we cannot change — she said. she said we cannot change what happened but we can assume _ change what happened but we can assume responsibilities and apologise to those we should have — apologise to those we should have taken care but failed. it's clearly not about the money, is it? but perhaps some restitution. thank you. the brit awards — the uk's answer to the grammy�*s — will scrap gendered categories for the first time at next year's ceremony. the male and female awards for best artists will be combined into a single prize from 2022. artists like sam smith and will young had previously called for the change, saying the current system excludes non—binary artists. gennaro castaldo is spokesperson for the brit awards and told the bbc why the organisation has decided to make the change. i mean, the brits awards continue to try to evolve and remain relevant. we have been aware of that debate, we want to stay in touch with what is happening in the industry and society as a whole, and as markjust said there, this is of course about promoting inclusivity, removing any barriers so that anybody can put their music forward however they identify but ultimately, it is about seeing the artist exactly as that, and sort of defining them, judging them by their work rather than by how they identify, and i think that's a more sensible and contemporary way of doing it. if you were starting the brit awards from scratch today or any other awards, you would probably think about it in those terms so i think, first and foremost, that is the key reason. but obviously, if it helps to remove barriers so it makes it movable and accessible to all, i think that has to be a very positive thing as well. and before we go, we have glad tidings from a zoo in germany, which is welcoming polar bear twins! here you can see their proud mother, known as sizzel, taking care of her new babies. german media say she's doing a greatjob — plenty of snuggle time for the cubs. now, it will take the twins up to two months before they can stand — but in the meantime, they're able to have plenty of fun. that is bbc news stop just to say, do not forget the website for all of our stories. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ bbcdavideades. hello. after all of monday's sunshine, tuesday will be a cloudier day with the best of any sunny spells across southernmost parts of the uk. despite all the cloud, there'll be a lot of dry weather around, though you may encounter a little light rain or drizzle. it is high pressure, which is why it is mainly dry — it is bringing in the cloudier, moist weather from the atlantic with some air which is a little less chilly than it's been — but i'm not sure we'll notice much difference between monday and tuesday because we're exchanging sunshine for so much more cloud — cloud will have prevented much in the way of frost into scotland and northern ireland overnight. it's england and wales that'll start with the lower temperatures and the greater chance for a frost, but also some early sunny spells. a rather cloudy day, though, in scotland and northern ireland, some patchy rain and drizzle north and west scotland, into northern ireland. and northwest england and north wales could see some of that, as well — and see the cloud just increasing further through wales and england. just east anglia across southern england, to parts of south wales having some sunny spells on through the afternoon with temperatures which are close to average for the time of year. the odd shower near the north sea coast and the far southeast of england into the channel islands, a few of those could continue into tuesday night. with a lot of cloud around, so bear the only frost, and a band of rain working into scotland and northern ireland as we start off on wednesday morning. now, some fog patches for tuesday morning, as there could be for wednesday morning, as well — and particularly through parts of wales and england, they mayjust end with a grey and rather misty, murky day, an already cold—feeling day. ahead of this weather front, which takes rain towards northwest england and wales, and out of scotland and northern ireland with sunshine following, but blustery showers, wintry on hills. it is a colder—feeling day for wednesday. and then, for thursday, the colder air has come back — but it's a brighter day again with sunny spells, though cloud steadily increasing in scotland and northern ireland. wintry showers in northern scotland, a few coastal showers elsewhere in both the east and west of the uk, but most dry with some sunshine. and then, this at the end of the week that will take us into the weekend, as well, an area of low pressure moves across us — so wet weather pressing south, heavy showers following on behind, and stronger winds with gales in places, as well. and it will feel much colder with a significant wind chill around. and some of these showers may be wintry not necessarilyjust on hills. this is bbc news, the headlines: a vigil has been held in waukesha in wisconsin for those killed and injured when a car ploughed into people in a holiday parade. police are to charge a suspect with five counts of intentional homicide. they don't believe the incident was related to terrorism. as austria reintroduces a nationwide lockdown, european ministers prepare to meet in brussels to discuss a co—ordinated response to the latest covid crisis. the continent has seen the number of cases spiral in recent weeks, and have introduced more restrictions, sparking protests in several countries. britain's version of the grammy awards — the brits — will scrap the categories of best male and best female for next year's ceremony. the male and female awards for best artists will be combined into a single prize. artists had previously called for the change. hundreds of people have turned out to pay tribute