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the same mind-set, and it s highly disturbing you still have people in america who want to take on democracy and destroy it. and this afternoon capitol police arrested a man for a weapons violation saying that he brought a long knife to the rally. let s go to nbc s elson barber joining us from there. i know the crowds are much smaller, but for the most part with they remained peaceful? yeah, i mean by and large they have. as you mentioned there was that one individual who according to capitol police was arrested. he is facing a weapons charge. they say he had a knife. we saw just a little while ago someone appear to be detained or at least surrounded and then escorted out of the area by capitol police in full riot gear. they sort of circled around this individual and backed out with them taking it behind the police barricade line. that was one of a couple of incidents we saw today. apart from that, though, thick things really did seem by and large peaceful. this was ....
germany, angela merkel prepares to step down. we have a special report on how she has influenced gender equality. and tributes are paid to sir clive sinclair, the home computing pioneer who s died at the age of 81. hello, and welcome. the uk government is expected to announce changes today to the rules for international travel. among them could be a simpler traffic light system for green, amber and red list countries and fewer tests. our transport correspondent caroline davis reports. sunshine, but no one sunbathing. 80% of the guests at this hotel in turkey would have been british in a normal year. turkey went on the red list in may, meaning anybody travelling from there to the uk has to quarantine in a hotel. since then it has been a difficult summer, but they are holding out hope it can change. we have just about survived but it has been very, very challenging. at the moment we are very, very quiet. so to get the british market for a sort of go ahead at this stage, i ....
to prove they ve been vaccinated or had a covid negative test or face suspension without pay or even a fine. a police watchdog for england and wales, says preventing violence against women should be as much of a priority as counter terrorism. and coming up, we ve spoken to the winner of the ocean photographer of the year award you can hear that interview later this hour. hello and welcome to bbc news. our top story changes to international travel are expected to be announced by the uk government later, for travellers arriving in england. there s been speculation that the traffic light system which places countries on red, amber and green lists will be simplified, with the amber list removed entirely. these countries would be moved to either the red list or the green list. ministers are also said to be considering scrapping pcr tests for double jabbed people arriving in the uk rules that currently apply to people returning from green list countries. there are also ....
about the potential of violence not just on the day of this rally but the day before, which is tomorrow. these warning based on threats on social media. there s reportedly no indication of a specific or credible plot associated with the event and the department of homeland security said it expects far fewer participants than during the january 6th rally. however, the new information obtained warns about the potential for so-called lone wolves maybe to attempt something. today fencing went up to protect the capitol. the pentagon says capitol police have requested assistance from the d.c. national guard. the individuals organizing this rally are supporters of the former president, some are propagators of his lies of voter fraud. the former president is pushing this notion that those involved in the capitol riot are being persecuted. he writes, quote, our hearts and minds are with the people being persecuted so unfairly relating to the january 6th protest concerning the ri ....
being persecuted. he writes, quote, our hearts and minds are with the people being persecuted so unfairly related to the january 6th protest concerning the rigged presi presidential election. by the way, that protest he is talking about is not why people are being prosecuted. they are being prosecuted for breaking the law, taking part in an attack on the capitol. an attack in which more than 100 law enforcement officers were injured. officer brian sicknick died the day after being attacked during the riot. four officers died by suicide in the aftermath. one capitol police officer said he and fellow officers were punched, kicked, shoved, sprayed with chemical irritants and even blinded with eye-damaging lasers. for the record, currently, 608 defendants have been charged. 78, already, have pleaded guilty. six defendants have been sentenced. three of them to prison. so let s start with the congressional correspondent ryan nobles at the site of that fencing near the capitol ....