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good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. donald trump will meet with the heads of the us intelligence services later today, over claims that russia interfered in the american presidential election. the heads of the cia, fbi and national intelligence all insist the kremlin ordered a cyber attack to help mrtrump‘s campaign. but the president elect has made his doubts very public, in a series of comments on social media. last night, the outgoing vice president, joe biden, told the president elect to grow up , saying it was absolutely mindless not to have faith in intelligence agencies. daniel boettcher has the latest. us intelligence is convinced russia tried to influence the american election by hacking democratic party e mails. president elect donald trump has not only dismissed that, but set himself on a collision course with the intelligence agencies. their determination to show that they re right was made clear at a congressional committee hearing. the ....
by martin luther king whose birthday will be celebrated on monday. sarah corker reports. another day, and another row on twitter for president elect donald trump. he s caused outrage after criticising veteran civil rights campaigner john lewis, for questioning the legitimacy of his election victory. that prompted an angry response from mr trump, tweeting. this supporters have hit back. there isa this supporters have hit back. there is a question of the coromandel civility and also the recognition that a president of the united states occupies an important position, one where every word including every idle word and have international and national importance. the row comes as civil rights activists in washington kicked off a week of anti trump protests, ahead of the inauguration. we won t be trumped, we won t be trumped! demonstrators voiced anger over mr trump of my previous comments about muslims and mexicans. we come not to appeal to donald trump. because he s made ....
of the united states and yetjust days from the inauguration, the rift between the president elect and the intelligence services seems to be widening. the outgoing director of the cia has warned that mr trump doesn t fully understand russia s actions, intentions or capabilities. john brennan added the president elect should be very careful about lifting sanctions against moscow. in washington, preparations are well underway for the handover of power, as our correspondent laura bicker reports. the stage is set and rehearsals are underway for the moment when donald trump will take the oath of office. after a week of swirling controversies, this will be the day that matters but already figures have said they will not be there. that matters but already figures have said they will not be therem will be very difficult. i do see the president elect as illegitimate president. john lewis is a respected and much loved civil rights icon. his words matter but donald trump attacked h ....
it is 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 8:00pm in the united states, where donald trump has given what is, even by his standards, a quite extraordinary interview. speaking to the london times newspaper in his new york office, the president elect held forth on a range of issues sure to reverberate around the world. he called nato obsolete, though he insisted the defence organisation was still very important. and on trade, he criticised china, and said the system just wasn t working for america. here is a little of what mr trump, due to be inaugurated later this week, had to say. the problem is, the united states is a lwa ys the problem is, the united states is always taken the problem is, the united states is always ta ken advantage the problem is, the united states is always taken advantage of. yes. we have hundreds of billions of dollars of trade deficits with china. we have $805 billion in trade deficits, with the world. you almost say, who is making these ....
and london. this is bbc world news. it s newsday. good morning. it s 9:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london and 8:00pm in new york, where donald trump has given details of his foreign policy goals. speaking to the times newspaper at his office in manhattan, the president elect spoke on a range of issues sure to reverberate around the world. he called nato obsolete though he insisted the defence organisation was still very important. and on trade he criticised china and said the system just wasn t working for america. here s a little of what mr trump due to be inaugurated on friday had to say. the problem is the united states is a lwa ys the problem is the united states is always taken the problem is the united states is always ta ken advantage the problem is the united states is always taken advantage of. we have trade deficit with the world you almost say, who is making these deals when you are losing that kind of money. almost $100 billion of the trade deficit ....