Kasia hello, im kasia madera with bbc world news. Our top stories president obama orders tough measures against russia after accusing it of interfering with u. S. Elections. The ceasefire agreed by the Syrian Government and rebel factions is due to take effect across the country now. Reporter the documents have been signed between the Syrian Government and the armed opposition in syria. There is a document on measures controlling areas covered by the ceasefire and an agreement on the start of peace talks. Kasia several of the main rebel factions have backed the deal, but some jihadist groups are excluded. We will bring you the latest. And chinas latest dizzying feat of engineering. We take a closer look at the worlds new highest bridge. Kasia hello, and welcome. President obama has ordered a series of retaliatory measures against russia over its attempt to influence the 2016 election by hacking the Democratic National committee. The american president said the activities could only have been directed by the highest levels of the russian government. Mr. Obama called the tough measures an appropriate response , but moscow denies the allegations, saying the sanctions are unlawful and will harm the restoration of ties between the u. S. And russia. 35 Russian Diplomats will be expelled, all suspected of being intelligence operatives. With their families, they will have 72 hours to leave america. 2 russian compounds with the white house which the white house believes were used for intelligence gathering in maryland and new york will be closed. Sanctions are also being levied against russias 2 leading intelligence services. 4 top russian officers will be targeted for allegedly ordering the attacks. Mr. Obama also announced that the u. S. Will produce evidence linking the cyberattacks to Computer Systems used by russian intelligence. And he warned that more unspecified actions will follow. Our correspondent in washington, laura bicker, gave me the reaction to these sanctions. Laura this is the strongest action yet by america against a cyber attack on american soil. President obama says he will release the report by the fbi and the department of homeland security, which will show the evidence which he has that this was russia behind this hacking into the Democratic Party emails. All who were following the u. S. President ial election will remember that the hacks revealed embarrassing details by Hillary Clintons closest aides written to and from various senior Democratic Party officials, and they were released on wikileaks. Now, it has been the view of the cia that russia was behind us hacking, the cyberattack, and that it was orchestrated by the highest levels of russian government. President obama back in october warned Vladimir Putin that there would be repercussions if he was seen to interfere with u. S. Democracy. Today president obama has come good on that promise. He has decided to act. He says the actions were not just for the cyber hacking but also in retaliation for what he describes as harassment against american diplomats in moscow. Now, the action he is taking is expelling 35 russian officials from washington and san francisco. They are described as persona non grata. We are trying to figure out whether these are actually diplomats or whether they are intelligence officials. But the state Department Says they were seen acting in a manner which did not it was not consistent with their diplomatic or consular status. So they have and will be expelled. Also, they are closing 2 russian compounds, one in new york, the other in maryland. These are strong actions by president obama, and the senior republican, House Speaker paul ryan, has said that it is about time that these actions were taken. So with just 23 days to go before president obama leaves office, he is showing russia certainly that he will not take this cyber activity lightly. Kasia our correspondent in washington, laura bicker. Democratic senator Amy Klobuchar is with republican senators john mccain and Lindsey Graham on a threeday tour of the baltics, georgia and ukraine, talking about cyber crimes. They said it was time for moscow to understand that enough is enough. Before heading off to kiev, senator klobuchar gave her reaction from lithuania about the sanctions the United States is imposing. Sen. Klobuchar well, i think this is a strong initial start. I think moore will happen. We will have hearings in congress. We finally have a public report that declassified some of the information. I am in lithuania right now with senators john mccain and Lindsey Graham and we are here to stand up for our allies in Eastern Europe and nato and to make the point that this isnt about one political party. I am a democrat, they are both republicans, one of them was the republican candidate for president. We see this not about one candidate or party but as an assault on democracy. This is something that was not just about american democracy, it is about all democracies. There is Upcoming Elections in germany and france. And for the u. S. Just to roll over and let this happen with no response would have been a huge mistake. Kasia but, senator klobuchar, you have a president elect who soon to be inaugurated, who wants to work closer with president putin. Donald trump could potentially reverse this. Sen. Klobuchar he could, but first of all, what president obama did was amend the 2015 order to make it easier for any president to go after any foreign entity that tries to influence american elections. That is an important tool to have in the toolbox. Secondly, if he were to reverse these actual sanctions, he would be going in the face of 17 u. S. Intelligence agencies who are united in their findings that russia tried to influence the american election. And also against the u. S. Congress, where you have strong bipartisan support for going after russian aggression. If he is going to side with Vladimir Putin vs. The entire Intelligence Community in america and congress, i dont think he is going to do that. Kasia the russians have described this as the death throes of political corpses, the Outgoing Obama Administration lashing out. Is that something you agree with . Sen. Klobuchar not at all. First of all, president obama has alltime popularity right now. Secondly, you have the fact that john mccain and Lindsey Graham are here with me because they believe this isnt about one political party. As marco rubio, who ran for president , republican, said, next time it could be a republican. It is about something bigger than a single election. This is about american democracy, and are a number of republicans who will support these sanctions and even want to do more. Kasia but if donald trump, as he is saying, wants to work closer with president putin he has spoken of his admiration for president putin if he reverses this, what happens . Sen. Klobuchar i think congress will act. We will start with hearings, and senator mccain chairs the Armed Services committee and he wants to have hearings in january and we would like to see them in the judiciary committee, where i serve. There will be hearings in the intelligence committee. I think there will be bipartisan support for moving forward with these sanctions. Of course, that is not necessary with the sanctions president obama outlined today. Only if somehow the president elect reversed them. But i wouldnt be surprised to see congress go even further. Kasia that was senator Amy Klobuchar, actually talking about cyber crime with the republican senators john mccain and Lindsey Graham. We have much more decals on this story, developing story, on the bbc website. You can find uptotheminute information on the russian and u. S. Reaction coming in so far. That is all at bbc. Com news. In other news, a ceasefire agreed by the Syrian Government and rebel factions is coming into effect right now. The deal was brokered by russia and turkey with the backing of other countries including iran. But the United States was not involved. The warring parties have indicated their willingness to start peace. But president putin has described the agreement as fragile. This is what we do know about the deal. The ceasefire comes into effect midnight local time, has been agreed by 13 opposition factions. There will be a halt to airstrikes and showing. Ing. Helle the truce excludes the Islamic State group and the kurdishled militia that turkey considers a terrorist organization. It is unclear if it includes the former al qaeda syria branch, the nusra front. It includes an area near damascus which had been a Sticking Point in negotiations. Turkey and russia, which have backed opposing sides, are to act as guarantors. The ceasefire announcement was made in moscow, from where our correspondent Steve Rosenberg reports. Steve for nearly six years, syria has been torn apart by civil war, a country reduced to ruins, a conflict that has left more than 400,000 people dead. There have been peace initiatives before, which brought no peace. But today russia announced a breakthrough. In the kremlin, russias defense minister handed Vladimir Putin a list of Syrian Opposition groups which have signed up to a ceasefire with president assad. 60,000 rebels, he said, would stop fighting. This is how president putin summarized the deal. 3 documentsnputin have been signed. The first document, between the Syrian Government and armed opposition, is about a ceasefire on the syrian arabic republic. The second document sets out the measures for monitoring the ceasefire. And the third is on peace talks ending the conflict. Steve the Syrian Government was persuaded by russia to sign todays agreement. It is with an assortment of seven syrian rebel groups. Turkeys role was crucial in convincing them. Not part of the deal, a socalled Islamic State, or the main kurdish rebel Group Fighting them, the ypg. And there is confusion over whether the agreement covers a key rebel group widely seen as linked to al qaeda. Sidelined is washington. With john kerrys diplomacy, the u. S. Had been cosponsor with russia of previous peace efforts for syria. But today the kremlin has snubbed the obama administration. Moscow said it hoped america would join a new round of peace talks when donald trump takes over. Now it is russia and turkey in the driving seat. Early this month they brokered a deal to evacuate rebelheld neighborhoods in aleppo. Once that was complete, the search for a nationwide ceasefire began. Today turkeys president praised his countrys role. turkey hasdogan been given every possible support in the face of the humanitarian situation in order to end the clashes since early december. We have invested a lot of our time in this. Thanks to our governments diplomatic efforts, the syrians civilians in east aleppo have been evacuated. It is necessary for all sides to observe the ceasefire. Steve but will the ceasefire hold . Today the Free Syrian Army was cautious. During the talks, the russian government guaranteed to us that they will keep Syrian Regime forces and their allies under control. During these talks, we have not met anyone from the Syrian Regime. Steve meanwhile, the violence in syria continues. This amateur video purports to show the aftermath of an airstrike today in the suburbs of damascus. Schoolchildren running, screaming, through the smoke and the chaos. When it begins, can the ceasefire end this war . You can understand why many syrians have low expectations. Steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. Kasia Andrew Tabler is a senior fellow at the Washington Institute, where he focuses on syria. He explains the confusion around who is and is not included in the agreement. Andrew at the moment, the seven groups announced by moscow one of them, one of the largest formations in turkey there is a disagreement on whether it is included in this or not. They said they have not signed it. This is fairly normal in the syrian negotiation process, as different parties pressure groups on the ground and the government to get to the table. They want to wait to see who will show up. Kasia what happens with president assad . How is he going to be involved in these negotiations . Can he be . Andrew i think his government is certainly going to be. This agreement is something process theo the west has been sponsoring but something closer to the iranian fourpoint plan, starting with the ceasefire, talk peace talks to get to a National Unity government going. That means president assad stays, at least for now. We have a different process than the transition once envisioned a few years ago. Kasia we see that the ypg group is not involved in the agreement. What does this mean for the kurds . Andrew well, a couple of things. A large swath of syrian territory is outside the process. This agreement is only going to deal with western syria anyway. The other issue is the kurds are backed by the United States, which is away from the table. The u. S. Is twice removed and wants to see if donald trump will get the United States back into this process or stand back and watch it happen. Kasia are you surprised this is a turkishrussianled instigation rather than coming from washington and russia . Andrew no, washington retreated from a position in syria some time ago, and was unable to accomplish the results it sought earlier this year concerning aleppo and targeting terrorists. And so here we are. Kasia here we are indeed. What kind of impact do you think this will have, if any, for that matter . Andrew it potentially could bring important players to the table, but they have to agree on something. Perhaps they will agree. Neither one can take the whole syrian territory and it could calm things down for the moment. That could be good news for syrians on the ground who have been suffering. Kasia Andrew Tabler from the Washington Institute speaking to me earlier. Do stay with us on bbc world news. More to come, including tributes to hollywood actress and singer Debbie Reynolds, who died one day after her daughter, carrie fisher. Tomorrow in holland we will use money we picked up in belgium. George harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in his home. A 33yearold man is being interviewed in the verbal on suspicion in liverpool on suspicion of attempted murder. I think it was good. Just good . No, fantastic. Thats better. Kasia you are watching bbc world news. I am kasia madera. Our main headlines for you washington is expelling 35 Russian Diplomats amid accusations they tried to subvert the american election. Russia says the Syrian Government and opposition fighters have agreed to a ceasefire that starts midnight local time. Tributes continue to pour in for the hollywood actress Debbie Reynolds, who died one day after the death of her daughter, carrie fisher. Lets take a look at these images from los angeles, where people have been paying their respects and leaving flowers at her star on the hollywood walk of fame. Debbie reynolds, who was 84, shot to fame in the 1950s after starring in the musical singi in the rain. The actress had been rushed to hospital with stroke. A look back at her life. Singing in the rain just singing in the rain reporter Debbie Reynolds was just 19. She had not really danced before this, but this performance made her a star. It was supposed to be an innocent, virginal little girl, and certainly i was that, and it was tough for poor gene to be stuck with me. It wouldve been far better for him to have a great answe dance. But i worked so hard that in the end, when i look at the performance of that little girl, i think i did a good job. All i do is dream of you the whole night through reporter 64 years later, her death comes just a day after losing her daughter, carrie fisher. She had been planning her funeral when she was taken ill. Her son todd said the stress was simply too much. Among the tickets, bette midler, who said it was hard to comprehend. Dame joan collins said she was truly heartbroken. You could make an album, i could produce it. Reporter the motherdaughter relationship, meryl streep and maclaine gave a taste of the ups and downs in postcards from the edge, but it was far from the full story. Debbie reynolds wanted to play the role but was told she wasnt right for the part. You want me to do well, just not better than you. Reporter what she was right for was oldschool hollywood song and dance. The show always went on, even when she was abandoned by her husband eddie fisher for elizabeth taylor. My personal life is always sort of like, i think i can, i think i can i seem to marry very poorly, no taste in men. Luckily for me, god was good and i have wonderful children. Reporter and here she is, carrie fisher, six years old, watching her mother on stage. The photographer said she didnt move. Years later, Debbie Reynolds final words, i want to be with carrie. If you want to remember what made her special, remember her like this. Kasia the actress Debbie Reynolds, who has died at the age of 84, the day after her daughter, carrie fisher. Now, in just three weeks time, donald trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, in a ceremony on capitol hill, before moving to the white house. But in the seven weeks since his election, mr. Trump has looked opted to stay at his home, trump tower in new york, a city which voted overwhelmingly for his opponent hillary clinton. As correspondent nick bryant explains, trump tower has become a magnet for those who cannot or will not accept the trump ascendancy. Nick christmas in new york city. Hardly a season of goodwill towards all men. People coming out here on the streets to oppose this womanhating, racist, fascist regime nick carols drowned out by antitrump chants. Many new yorkers hate having donald trump in their midst. New yorkers loathe trump and always have, and that tells you a lot. This is his hometown. New yorkers hate donald trump and have for decades and we know him better than anyone in the country. It is despicable that a new yorker could be so egregiously against women, people of color, people of different religions. When he comes from the most beautiful melting pot of new york. It is a dagger in my heart, to be honest, as a new yorker. It makes me want to cry right now. Im sorry. Nick protests large and small have become almost a permanent feature of life in new york city since the election of donald trump, and feelings are particularly intense in manhattan, his home, where nine out of 10 voters supported hillary clinton. Some new yorkers have registered the disapproval by campaigning to have his name removed from their apartment buildings. And at this playground in brooklyn, when protrump graffiti appeared alongside swastikas, it was quickly transformed into a shrine of love. A rally shortly afterwards displayed the deep community unease that reports of hate and bias crimes in york has increased 115 since election day. I reject Donald Trumps vision of america. New york city is asking you to do the same. Nick the billionaires name remains emblazoned on buildings and even ice rinks. This christmas, the big apple has something of a gotham city feel, with a president elect cast by many of his fellow new yorkers as a super villain. Nick bryant, bbc news, new york. Kasia chinas latest dizzying feat of engineering is in use. It is the worlds highest bridge and open to traffic. Lets take a closer look unless, of course, you dont like heights. Kasia you will not get me crossing that. Thanks for watching. Byebye. Funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation. Newmans own foundation, giving all profits from newmans own to charity and pursuing the common good. Kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And aruba tourism authority. Bbc world news was bbc world news was presented by k ozomatli be a math detective man where did my allowance go . And solve your problems how many minutes are left in recess . To all your questions who had the biggest piece of cake . Be a math detective how much did i grow last year . 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