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britain two men in the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time since 2002. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. he s just hours away from becoming the most powerful person in the world. donald trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the united states at five o clock this afternoon uk time, signalling possibly the most radical change in the us government in modern times. last night in the shadow of the lincoln memorial the billionaire businessman told the crowd that he will unify the country and give a voice to people who have been forgotten. our washington correspondent laura bicker has more. marching band plays. this is a musical warm up act for one of the greatest political shows on earth. and centre stage for this welcome concert is its star. this is a first look at donald trump s inauguration crowds, his chance to address those who put him in office. the polls started going up, up, up, but they didn t want to give us credit, because they forgo ....
information he has provided. reporter: what does that mean for democracy. if he does believe that, what does it mean for democracy? i ve answered your question. so how will the media and democrats carry on trying to challenge the new president? and a north korean diplomat who defected last year from its london embassy claims its leader kimjong un would be prepared to attack los angeles with nuclear weapons if his survival in power depended on it. kimjong un, i kim jong un, i think, kimjong un, i think, will press the button of this dangerous, you know, the weapons when he thinks that his rule and his time is threatened. that full interview before 11am. hello and welcome to the programme. we re live until 11am. as always we ll bring you the latest breaking news and developing stories throughout the programme. later we ll be covering a story which the govt has been accused ifa if a woman has a third do get in touch. use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will ....
executive orders so far with more to come today. so how do voters who put donald trump in the white house feel about his first few days in office? we ll be speaking to one of them. and the presidential candidate who is shaking up french politics meet emmanuel macron. hello and welcome. it s a dispute with the neighbours that s spilling out of control one side wants a dividing wall, the other doesn t. one side wants the other to pay for it, and the other is point blank refusing. the result mexico s president is now cancelling a visit to washington, after an ultimatum from donald trump. the fight between the us and mexico over that wall took an extraordinary twist on twitter today. lets see what donald trump wrote. if mexico is unwilling to pay for the badly needed wall, it would be better to cancel the upcoming meeting. and then this riposte from the mexican president. this morning we informed the white house that i will not be attending the working meeting plann ....
for starting the process to leave the eu. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore/ a new chap at one of india s biggest companies as the new boss takes over, ending a bitterfeud. and may the force be with your wallet. why pa rents the force be with your wallet. why parents in asia are spending so much a birthday parties like this. it is tuesday. glad you could join us for this edition of asia business report. i m rico hizon. the new tata group chairman takes up office today, ending one of india s most public boardroom spats. a bitter feud was sparked with its predecessor, when he was fired last year. tata owns more than 100 companies and is one of the oldest businesses in the country. so what are the top issues waiting for the new boss? seeking divine help, this man is all set to lead one of india s oldest businesses, the tata group. he is the first person out of india s community to be appointed to the post. after an acrimonious stand off with ....
so what will the new boss bring? hello again. a state of famine has been declared in parts of south sudan. it s the first to be announced in any part of the world since 2011. according to the government injuba and the united nations, the famine is affecting around 100,000 people. just underfive million that s 40% of the population are in urgent need of food. south sudan is the world s newest country it gained independence from sudan six years ago, but hopes of prosperity have been shattered by three years of civil war and economic collapse. 0ur africa correspondent, alistair leithead, sent this from the capital, juba. when famine hits, the smallest suffer. there s acute malnutrition here in the children s hospital in the capital, but it s far worse upcountry, where the fighting goes on. paul is two. his distended belly and painful skin condition are obvious symptoms of hunger. malnutrition is really bad because it has increased here for some years, but this year, ....