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welcome to bbc news. the 45th president of the united states, donald trump, has used his first hours in office to start unpicking his predecessor s policies. he s targeted obamaca re, ordering officials to reduce the ‘economic burden‘ of the affordable healthcare plan, but hasn t said what he ll replace it with. the revamped white house website is also now highlighting mr trump s new six issue agenda. energy, foreign policy, jobs and growth, military, law enforcement and trade deals. some observers point out that it makes no mention of civil rights, healthca re or climate change. the new president s cabinet is beginning to take shape. retired generaljames mattis has been sworn in as defence secretary. and john kelly, a retired marine corps general, has also been sworn in as the head of homeland security. however mike pompeo, president trump s choice as director of the cia hasn t been sworn in yet after his confirmation was delayed by the us senate. the russian gover ....
pledge their commitment to the special relationship. i am a people person. i think you are also, theresa. i can often tell how i ll get along with somebody very early, and i believe we are going to have a fantastic relationship. after a spate of accidents, a call for lorry drivers to be banned from using satnavs designed for cars. in sport: they haven t met in a grand slam finalfor eight years, but serena williams is taking on her sister venus for the australian title and a record breaking 23rd major crown. it is now 2 2. and chris has the weather. it is not as cold as it has been over recent days, but we have got some rain to contend with today and it is stilljust about cold enough for some of that rain to fall as snow in the hills of scotland. good morning. first, our main story. the actor sirjohn hurt has died. he was 77 and had recently been ill with cancer. he starred in around 200 films including harry potter and was nominated for an oscar for his roles in the ele ....
the celebration has begun. and the uconn women making history overnight with their 100th consecutive victory. they haven t lost since 2014. now coach geno auriemma revealing his secret to success. can anyone stop the huskies? another late night and storrs, connecticut. 100 consecutive wins. can you imagine? unbelievable. great having him on the show yesterday also, geno and let s take a look at what happened after they won the game. see all that stuff that s falling from the ceiling. fake $100 bills to celebrate the 100th victory. jesse will have a lot more on that. breaking news, michael flynn forced to resign three weeks after the white house was told by the justice department that he could be vulnerable to russian blackmail for not telling the truth about his contacts with the ss abc s chief white house correspondent jon karl has all the latest and, jon, this is extraordinary. the white house was warned that the president s national security adviser could ....
bay bridge wb 80 no problems from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. sam jose acciden nb 880 at brokaw our top story this morning president donald trump delivers his mission statement to a joint session of congress and to the country. the president focused on broad themes, but also provided more details on his new agenda. karin caifa has the story from washington. the white house had said president trump would strike a more optimistic tone in his first speech before a joint session of congress - and he did. he reiterated many of the priorities he talked about during his campaign and the first few weeks of his administration - and even encouraged a little bipartisan cooperation, on the hot-button issues of health care and immigration.in one of his most important speeches to date. president donald trump laying out a sweeping agenda to a joint session of congress . president donald trump: i m here tonight to deliver a message of unity and ....
freaking bad billionaires at a snap. 20-second tech titans celebrating as their company now each worth more than $5 billion. the secretive ceo with the supermodel girlfriend, is he the new mark zuckerberg and facebook s worst nightmare. what you see you what see good morning, america. happy friday. boy, is it a happy friday for the snapchat founders. 5 billion each. this morning. i d be pretty happy. perspective that s more than moguls like richard branson and the owner of the patriots, robert kraft. 70 billion to beat bill gates just to put it in perspective. debbie downer. i would be okay waking up to $5 billion. i would be fine. there s room for growth and but the way my daughters use snapchat, i think they re going to get there. we ve got much more on that coming up. first to the firestorm over attorney general jeff sessions now recusing himself from any investigation related to the trump campaign after reports he met with the russian ambassador be ....