iam i am spartacus! and — the hollywood actor, star of dozens of historical epics — kirk douglas — has died at the age of 103. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's eight am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington where president trump has been acquitted by the senate on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of congress. he's the third us president ever to be impeached by the house, and go on to face and survive a senate trial. only one republican senator — mitt romney — broke with his party, and voted to impeach the president. there's already been reaction from the white house, which has described mr trump's acquittal ‘full vindication and exoneration‘. the bbc‘s north america editor jon sopel begins our coverage. senators, how say you? is the respondent, donald john trump, guilty or not guilty? a process that started last september came to an end today with senators voting one by one on the two articles of impeachment. mr alexander, not guilty. miss baldwin? guilty. miss baldwin, guilty. and then the verdict. it is therefore ordered and adjudged that the said donald john trump be and he is hereby acquitted of the charges in said articles. but the wall of republican unity was broken by mitt romney. the former presidential candidate with a bombshell speech, said he would vote to convict the president of abuse of office. the grave question the constitution tasked senators to answer is whether the president committed an act so extreme and egregious that it rises to the level of a high crime and misdemeanour. yes, he did. with the impeachment process now behind him, donald trump is seeing his approval ratings inching up. the republican party is standing right behind him and the democrats have had a shocking few days, after the shambles of the iowa caucus. it's all turning out to be a very good week for donald trump. cheering and applause. and last night he delivered a highly partisan state of the union address that could have been for a republican rally. but the shadow of impeachment couldn't be missed, as donald trump pointedly snubbed the democratic speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, who'd led moves to impeach the president. her outstretched arm ignored. and the speaker's disdain was etched on herface, as the president made his remarks. and then, in an extraordinary act of defiance, or petulance — opinion is divided — nancy pelosi ripped up her copy of his speech. in his speech, the president focused on the strength of the economy, something he hoped would be his trump card in this election year. jobs are booming, incomes are soaring, poverty is plummeting, crime is falling, confidence is surging, and our country is thriving and highly respected again. cheering and applause. but to look at the faces of those listening — loving from one side, loathing from the other. a microcosm of america, a foretaste of how bitterly contested this election will be. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. chris buckler is in washington for us. you have been monitoring this for us and no surprises, really with a senate split down party lines apart from one vote. the result of this was never in doubt. donald trump was always going to be acquitted of these charges in this trial and now he can put it behind him. not just that he can also use it. if you look at the white house today, as far as they are concerned, he is not only vindicated but exonerated and he will use that into the next election, calling it a witch hunt stop the point you made is an important one. yes, there was a senator who voted not with their party but other than that this was split along party lines and gives you a sense that the divisions in american politics has become deeper and deeper during this presidency andi deeper during this presidency and i think that will be very obvious as the election comes closer. and the white house coming out fighting. the white house press seemed scathing about mitt romney. and president trump scathing as well. he has taken to his favourite way of communication, gone to twitter and posted a video of mitt romney which is a damning video of him. nothing short of an attack on one of his republican senators. that will not come as a surprise and indeed the president's son donald trump jr has indeed the president's son donald trumer has also said that as rosie is concerned he should be expelled from the party. and the other thing that trump senior has posted is a picture of a mockup of a time magazine cover that shows mr trump going on to win notjust the 2020 election but going on to win elections for decades and centuries to come. let's be clear. he can only serve two terms as president of the united states but he is clear that he believes this victory has helped him in the battle for the second term. that mockup of time magazine says trump for ever. the trump administration they're feeling confident after donald trump being acquitted. the us political drama wasn't confined to washington. within the past hour we've had more results from that democratic caucus in iowa, which was plagued by computing errors. with 85% of the results recorded so far, pete buttigieg has maintained his lead over nearest rival, bernie sanders. elizabeth warren comes in third, with former vice president running a surprising fourth place. rico, we are still avaiting the full results! the chinese authorities are warning that they face a severe shortage of beds and equipment to treat the growing number of people with coronavirus as it spreads rapidly across the country and abroad. more than 560 people have now died and tens of thousands of others have been infected and tens of millions more are now under some sort of travel restriction — with many being told not to leave their homes. john sudworth reports from beijing. wuhan is a city at war, with an invisible enemy. and they're trying everything they can to defeat it. state media is now full of images of an heroic struggle — the brand—new hospitals held up as proof it's one they're winning. but xiao huang is not so sure. it took him days to find his grandad a bed in this hospital corridor. shortly after this video was taken, he was dead. he fears his grandmother, who also has the virus, is dying too. "if they'd been admitted earlier, of course, things would have been better", he tells me. wuhan is overwhelmed by illness, with hundreds more cases than available beds, and these patients hooked up to makeshift drips. one woman, who doesn't want to be identified, tells me that her uncle's death won't even be counted in the official statistics. "there are so many cases like his", she says. this is the death certificate. he never made it to hospital. all of this might have been prevented. in mid—january, knowing the virus was already spreading fast, the authorities allowed this massive community banquet to go ahead, putting the economy and political stability ahead of public health. with the epidemic raging, travel records show five million people were able to leave wuhan before the city was finally locked down. with infections now taking hold across china, other cities have begun imposing restrictions. in nanyang, hangzhou, wenzhou, harbin only one person per household is allowed out to buy food once every two days. the increasing disruption is why some countries, including the uk, are advising people to leave. others are getting out anyway. yeah, quite a bit disappointed but i think it's ok because they're trying to keep us safe. the cost of all this is immeasurable. this was the middle of beijing in what should be the middle of a working week. the ruling communist party knows that as well as economic, there are political risks in all of this. that deep public anger that officials didn't do enough to tell people what they knew soon enough, which is why we've seen the highly unusual step of the ruling politburo admitting this week that mistakes were made. the big question now, of course — can they fix this? with the propaganda in overdrive, the remotest corners are getting the public health message, but china faces a long journey yet. also making news today, more than 30 people have died in two avalanches in eastern turkey. many of those killed were rescue workers who were sent to find people missing, after the first avalanche on tuesday. it's feared dozens more remain trapped, as hundreds of rescuers try to reach them. the un security council is to hold an emergency session on syria on thursday as president assad's troops continue a major offensive in the province of idlib. eight major aid agencies have called for an immediate ceasefire in idlib, which in the past two months has seen pro—government forces bombard towns and villages still held by jihadist and rebel fighters. angry villagers in southern nepal have refused to give additional land for the government's plan to expand the lumbini temple complex, known as the birthplace of buddha. residents told a visiting minister that they didn't get enough compensation when they handed over land for the first phase a0 years ago. this is an image of finland's government which has announced plans to give all parents the same parental leave. the move is being billed as a radical change to improve gender equality. and it's hoped that by better enabling men to share childcare duties it could also redress factors that damage women'sjob prospects. in turkey, one person has died, after a passenger plane skidded off the runway at one of istanbul's airports, breaking into three pieces. the plane belonged to the turkish low—cost airline pegasus and had 177 people on board. rich preston reports. the landing that ended in tragedy. this is the moment a pegasus airlines boeing 737 arriving at speed and wet weather lost skidded and overran the runway at the istanbul airport. seen from the roadside, the impact of the crash visibly split the fuselage of the plane into several sections. translation: u nfortu nately several sections. translation: unfortunately the plane could not hold onto the runway due to poor weather conditions and skidded for around 50—60 metres. it fell from 30—a0 metres. it fell from 30—a0 metres high. on board were 183 passengers and crew who had flown in from the western province of the country. for rescue teams, the scale of the task before them becomes apparent from the ground. there will now be an investigation into what happened although there have been fatalities, many will highlight this could have been much, much worse. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: a song and a smile that could change the world. we report on the efforts to ensure the children of islamic state fighters don't grow up to be like their parents. also on the programme, he was spartacus — and many other heroes. the hollywood icon kirk douglas has died, at the age of 103. this is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. the ban on the african national congress is lifted immediately, and the anc leader, nelson mandela, is to be set free unconditionally. ..four, three, two, one... a countdown to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. and apart from its power, its this recycling of the rocket, slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it a piece of cake. thousands of people have given the yachtswoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record for sailing solo around the world non—stop. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: the senate has voted to acquit donald trump on all charges of impeachment. he says it's a victory for america. in china, the number of new coronavirus cases has seen its biggest single—day increase — more than 560 people have now died from the disease. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. coverage of the spread of the coronavirus continues in the japan times. it's running a front—page story on how at least 10 people on a cruise ship have tested positive for the new virus. we are getting reports ten more cases onboard have been confirmed. but it's not all bad news as the straits times of singapore reports one of thailand's first cases of the virus recovers. she is 73 years old, and is pictured giving a thumbs up after being in treatment for nine days. and finally, the gulf news is carrying a story lauding the strength of asian economies in the face of the coronavirus. those are the papers. now, kasia, what stories are sparking discussions online? rico, it's one of those scenarios you see in films. a doctor flying on holiday has been describing how she helped a woman to give birth to a boy in mid—air. alena fedchenko responded to an urgent crew announcment on a flight from doha to bangkok and helped a woman who was already in labour to give birth. there was champagne and applause as the pilot announced the good news. good news indeed. if you were watching on tuesday — we brought you a special bbc report on is supporters and their children detained indefinitely in syria. today, we look at what happens, when families are allowed home. in indonesia, some have returned but with catastrophic consequences. our correspondent, quentin sommerville, and cameraman darren conway have followed the route of one couple. the armies of the caliphate left much behind in syria. detention camps, full of their wives, their children, entire families. dozens of countries are now asking the same question, can they welcome back orphans and daughters and mothers who belonged to the enemy of the world? from the camps and prisons of syria, we traced the journey of one family who answered the islamic state group's: family who answered the islamic state groups: all the way through turkey and asia. the group tightened its grip on two indonesian followers. husband—and—wife couple here kid four months after they failed to get back to syria. they didn't stop these two fanatics, they failed to achieve martyrdom in syria, so instead they would try closer to home. while other countries dither, here in indonesia, they are already running a d radicalisation programme. tiny minds were a big part of the islamic state's plans. but theirs was a childhood without song, without playtime. here at the rehabilitation centre, the children ofjihad is are given love and attention. and are allowed to have fun. they are learning to be kids again. some of the children here have just returned from turkey. their radicalised parents are being treated here, but we weren't allowed to meet them. a counsellor at the camp met the couple. did you realise how dangerous they were? translation: i was surprised to learn of the terrible thing they did. because when they left here they were nice, cooperative. they were better than the rest and a year after they left the centre, we visited them and they were still good. i didn't expect that they would go back to this path. can you guarantee that given there are hundreds of indonesians, trapped in syria, who support ias, that if they come back they won't be a danger, they won't commit more atrocities or act of —— support is? know, we cannot guarantee. we went to uncover more of the story. so here and surrey is a former extremist who knew the couple and met them at the rehabilitation centre. he is against bringing more indonesian is supporters home. translation: i disagree with bringing them back because it will create problems. they are not trustworthy people. in many cases, former terrorist get involved again with groups, even after they have been rehabilitated. the wild and uncovered jungles in the southern philippines were where they headed next. here they would become martyrs and mass murderers. hundreds of asian fighters across two oceans joined the islamic state group in the middle east. the worry now is since the caliphate is lying in berrien, that that flow is reversed —— lying in ruin. look at the territory here, miles upon miles of open sea, hundreds of islands, difficult soup attack, and it's easy to move among them, easy to move among countries. the hollywood actor, kirk douglas has died. he was 103. famous for roles in spartacus, paths of glory and many other historical epics, he was the last of a generation of screen idols. lizo mzimba looks back on his life and career. for the first time in my life, people cheering for me! he made his name as a 1—stop boxer, champion earned him the first of the oscar nominations was the ppd ruthless, selfish, fiercely driven upstart, a bit like kirk douglas himself. —— 1—stop boxer. the ruthlessness and drive of his childhood, he was born the son of illiterate russian immigrants and brought up russian immigrants and brought up in extreme poverty. he enjoys playing villains more than heroes like the journal is that a than heroes like the journal is thata mining than heroes like the journal is that a mining disaster who wouldn't let anything get in the way of a good story. sir, would you like me to suggest what you can do without promotion? critics applauded his roles in paths of glory and lust for life, in which she played vincent van gogh. his lust for power earned him many enemies, he hurried and fired at whim and defied the anti—communist witch—hunt in hollywood, crediting a blacklisted writer for spartacus. i am spartacus! spartacus. i am spartacus! spartacus defied the roman emperor, much like how kirk douglas defied hollywood. emperor, much like how kirk douglas defied hollywoodlj didn't douglas defied hollywood.” didn't want to become a tycoon. i wanted a chance to do movies i wanted a chance to do movies i wanted to do. i wanted to do spartacus, paths of glory, even though they were successful, it wasn't easy to get the financing for them. what is he calling you about? he became a father—son duo. kirk douglas had great affection from his own father but never received it. in the end he became the founder of a hollywood dynasty and one of hollywood's greatest stars. remembering kirk douglas who has died at the age of 103. rico, i mentioned the cruise ship injapan in quarantine. we can bring you live images now. this is the diamond princess, there were reports there were ten people onboard testing positive for the coronavirus, that number has now gone up to 20. and in fact, it's not the only cruise ship, there is one in hong kong being quarantined as officials there are checking for the virus. so, that is the livestock there. —— live shot. you have been watching newsday. i'm kasia madera in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. coming up in business news — we'll be looking at the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on global growth forecast. we look forward to seeing you again, we will have the next edition later. good evening. fog could cause one or two problems tomorrow morning but essentially things are calm at the moment. however, are calm at the moment. after friday things are however, after friday things are set to change quite dramatically. for the time being, though, high pressure is firmly in charge, that is giving us largely dry tonight. around this area of high pressure we're putting a lot of cloud into northern ireland, western and northern parts of scotland, that cloud perhaps thick enough to squeeze out the odd spot of drizzle. sunny across england and, some clear spells allowing you to get a little bit chilly, nothing unusualfor little bit chilly, nothing unusual for this little bit chilly, nothing unusualfor this time little bit chilly, nothing unusual for this time of year, just a typical cold winter's note. but frost was a man potentially some fog patches across the midlands, wales, the south of england, some of that fog could be quite dense and slow to clear. to the day tomorrow we are looking at some sunny breaks, a fair amount of cloud around generally for northern ireland and western scotland. temperatures typically between 7— nine, it may be a little bit lower than that if you are stuck with fog for any length of time. friday is expected to bring stronger winds, which means not as much fog in the morning are not as much blood throughout the day, so we should see some sunny spells. —— not as much fog the rout the day. as we go through friday night we're going to push that man is the woods across many parts of the uk, behind a window of dry weather. not a bad looking start to the weekend but then a more meaningful band of rain and with it, for the latter part of saturday, a of gales. that is initially in northern and western parts of the uk. and thatis western parts of the uk. and that is not the end of it. the weather for the second half of the weekend is currently in development across the south of the usa, an area of rain and snow expected to be pick up by an incredibly powerful jet stream. now, the jet an incredibly powerful jet stream. now, thejet stream winds in the atmosphere are expected to blow it 270 mph for a time. that essentially superchargers the atmosphere, brings unsettled weather our way, but it really deepens this area of low pressure, this is a deep looking logo which has been named by the met office. details may change, but wherever you are across the uk there is the risk of damaging winds. i'm kasia madera with bbc world news. our top story. the us senate has voted to acquit donald trump of both charges for which he was impeached. votes were cast along party lines, with the exception of one republican senator. the president said it was a victory for america, and tweeted this mock up of a time magazine cover. chinese authorities are reporting the biggest single—day increase in the number of new coronavirus cases. it total, nearly 25,000 people have been infected so far. there have been 560 deaths, the vast majority in china. and some newsjust in, the hollywood icon, kirk douglas has died. star of spartacus, and many other hollywood epics, he earned several oscar nominations in the 1950s for both his acting and producing. his son, the actor michael douglas, described him as a movie legend and a great humanitarian.