19/01/2017 BBC News at Ten

Tonight at Ten - on the eve of his inauguration,

Donald Trump promises immediate action to start fulfilling

He flew into the nation's capital less than 24 hours before

being sworn in as 45th President of the United States.

One of his first official duties - to remember America's fallen,

as his deputy promised early action on promises made.

We've focused at the President-elect's direction

on a day one, a day 100, and a day 200 action plan,

for keeping our word to the American people and putting

the President-elect's promises into practice.

We'll be looking ahead to tomorrow's events in Washington DC,

and we'll be asking some Trump voters for their expectations

At the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Theresa May tells

business leaders that Britain wants to forge a new role

From IRA commander to key figure in Northern Ireland's government -

Martin McGuinness retires from front line politics.

Dozens are missing, feared dead, after an avalanche engulfed a hotel

And a French win in record time in the Vendee Globe Race -

one of the world's toughest sporting challenges.

And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News: Another series defeat

for England's cricketers in India, as they lose by 15 runs

Donald Trump is in Washington DC tonight, on the eve

of his inauguration as 45th President of the United States.

The ceremony, on Capitol Hill, is expected to draw hundreds

of thousands of spectators to the nation's capital, as Mr Trump

takes the oath of office, before taking up residence

His vice-president, Mike Pence, said today that the transition team

had been working flat out to ensure they'd be ready to implement

Our North America editor Jon Sopel is in Washington tonight.

Thank you, and Washington this evening is a city in a city

undergoing profound change. Tonight, the Obama is well spent their last

night in the White House and just across the street from here it's

Blair House, the government guest house, where the Trumps will be

staying and midday tomorrow, it's all change.

No longer a plane with Trump emblazoned on the side.

President-elect arrived in Washington aboard a US military jet,

and this is the brand he'll now be promoting, defending and the United

States of America. And though not yet Commander-in-Chief, it was the

first opportunity to practice his salute, as the base commander

greeted him and the future First Lady. Across the city the future

vibes president was thanking the current administration for their

help in the transition and reflecting on the magnitude of

what's about to unfold. A momentous day before a historic day and I'm

pleased to have a chance to report to the American people and all of

you the progress that we have made at the President-elect's direction.

Washington is a city in transition. It's out with the old and in with

the new were the Obama is' possessions are loaded up and taken

away. Michelle Obama tweeting one last photo from the balcony of her

home these past eight years. And a video, one last walk through the

house with their dogs. The new tenants pick up the keys tomorrow.

Today, they were being sated at a lunch at where else, the Trump

International hotel. With Republican congressional leaders. I want to

thank everybody, you have given such great support in this room. But

amidst the gladhanding that is part and parcel of any inauguration,

there's solemnity to. The nation's future leaders going to Arlington

Cemetery and the tomb of the unknown soldier to pay their respects to

those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

Hundreds of thousands are converging on Washington for the inauguration.

Tonight, eight make America greater gain concert at one of the nation's

most famous monuments, the Lincoln Memorial. Anticipation and

expectation are high. Since the day he came down the escalator in Trump

Tower, I was on board. I got to sing the national anthem for Mr Trump

five different times at his rallies, so I received an invitation in the

mail. He has the chance to be the next Ronald Reagan. But not everyone

coming to Washington is here to Lord Donald Trump. There will be

protesters as well. The inauguration marks the peaceful transfer of power

but it doesn't signify a unified nation. We'll be talking to John in

a short while again. In his inaugural address tomorrow,

Donald Trump is expected to set out his personal vision

for America's future in line with his familiar campaign pledge

to "make America great again". It was a pledge which made

a significant impact in what's called the rust belt -

those states in the old Our North America correspondent

Nick Bryant considers the view from Pennsylvania,

on what voters are now expecting. It's the places of American

decline that make sense of Donald Trump's rise,

and it wasn't just working class rage that helped him reach

the White House, but despondency. We can be just as competitive

as other countries... Rick Rowlands supported him

precisely because he was a billionaire businessman,

and he's been impressed with how the President-elect has fought

during the transition to keep car We were a manufacturing

powerhouse at one point. When you say we're going to make

America great, well, maybe that means we're

going to restore that sense of optimism in people, that, yes,

tomorrow will be better than today. Well, it remains to be seen,

but at least he's talking about it. The neat take on Donald Trump

is that critics took him literally but not seriously,

and supporters took him They didn't necessarily

believe everything he said, but he was talking and listening

to them. Which is why in working-class

communities expectations are so high that he will create manufacturing

jobs and reverse industrial decline. Just flip it on and plant's

up and running again. Ron Baraff looks after this derelict

old steel plant and jokes about the magic switch that

President Trump will flick They're thinking with their

hearts, not their heads. It will lead to a lot

of disappointment and people being discontent, because it can't

happen the way they As much as we would love it,

industry just isn't what it was. And look what's happening just up

the road in Pittsburgh. Uber is testing out

its driverless cars. And research labs are developing

robots and drones that will deliver So the irony is during this

political season that although Trump has made the claim that it's foreign

trade and outsourcing which is killing jobs, really,

by a factor of four to one, In this age of disruptive

technology, Donald Trump was In these rust belt communities,

he'll find it hard to reverse it. As President Trump prepares to take

office, there'll be an even sharper focus on his relationship

with Russia and with The outgoing president,

Barack Obama, has underlined that having a constructive relationship

with Russia is in the interests Our Moscow correspondent

Steve Rosenberg considers the view from Russia,

on the Trump-Putin relationship. If Donald Trump redecorates

the White House, here's something Artist Nikas Safronov says America's

new leader reminds him of Napoleon and a pirate,

and although Nikas did have all bases covered, he says he always

believed it was Trump who'd create a fresh canvas for

US-Russian relations. "The American people made

the right choice," he says. But did Moscow do

more than just hope? This month, a US intelligence report

claimed the Kremlin tried to influence the election for Trump

through cyber attacks, Internet The report highlights the role

of RT, calling the channel the Kremlin's principal

international propaganda outlet. How awful it is to see that

such a huge and powerful country relies on such bad,

bad, sloppy and just Is RT putting out

Kremlin propaganda? It's the same as what they say about

the BBC and CNN here in Russia. There are separate allegations -

that the Kremlin has been cultivating Donald Trump

for at least five years, and that Moscow has

managed to compromise him. These claims are unsubstantiated,

but potentially explosive. Fake news, say his supporters,

and Moscow says the same. But the fact that some people

are even suggesting that Russia influenced an American election,

that means that Russia will loom And from the Kremlin today,

this call for cooperation. We desperately need a good

relationship with Washington, And what will be the approach

by President Trump, Meanwhile, outside Moscow,

at a restaurant called The Trump, they're celebrating the inauguration

with a new creation - Like the man himself,

it's larger-than-life, and for some, It's a symbol of the high hopes -

the very high hopes - Russia has for Trump,

and its appetite for Our North America editor

Jon Sopel is in Washington. In that first address to America and

the world after the ceremony tomorrow, what kind of tone do you

think Mr Trump will strike? I don't think it's going to be a long list

of detailed policies. I don't think we're going to hear about building a

war with Mexico and repealing Obamacare and rewriting trade deals.

Instead, we are being told it's going to be more philosophical,

sincere, personal, about what it is to be an American, the duty of being

a citizen, what government can do for the people. So I think Donald

Trump will be trying to paint with a very broad brush, but also very

conscious alike he said when he got elected, that he was here to unify

the American people, because what we are also going to see over this

weekend the inauguration and not just the parties and the balls, but

also the protests as well. Because many, many Americans are still not

reconciled to the idea of a Trump presidency. Let's talk about

expectations as we look ahead to the next four years. The report there

from Pennsylvania, lots of people with very, very high expectations of

this presidency. What is your sense of that and the risks involved there

for Mr Trump? Talking to the people who are converging on Washington

today to support Donald Trump, they genuinely do believe he's going to

make America greater gain. Just like eight years ago, when Barack Obama

had that word hope around his neck, well, Donald Trump has got make

America greater gain. He's going to have to deliver on jobs, on trade

deals, and I think we are going to see him wanting to act very quickly

on all of those things. But with some of the jobs, they haven't just

gone to cheap labour from Mexico or the Philippines. They've gone to

non-passport carrying robots. That's an issue. But he can set up an

infrastructure bill, which could funnel billions of dollars into the

US economy, desperately needed, and that will create jobs. So I think he

will turn the taps on on spending, so he can deliver on that promise to

create those jobs. We'll talk again tomorrow, but thanks very much, Jon

Sopel at the White House. The Prime Minister says she's held

positive discussions with leading banks after a number of them warned

they might relocate jobs Theresa May was speaking

at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, where she also told

business leaders that global companies needed to change

to regain public trust, as our economics editor

Kamal Ahmed reports. Wrapped up warmly, whisked

from private meetings with bankers to private meetings

with billionaire It's frankly hard to come to Davos

and not look like a member But although the Prime Minister

was here to insist that Britain was open for business,

she was also here with a warning. Talk of greater globalisation can

make people fearful. For many, it means their jobs being

outsourced, and wages undercut. It means having to sit back

as they watch their communities And in their minds, it means

watching as those who prosper seem Theresa May came to the World

Economic Forum in Davos not so much Yes, she backs globalisation,

she backs free trade, she backs But she had another message for this

rather privileged audience - do more to make globalisation

work for everyone. And if you don't, she will be quite

willing to intervene to ensure It was sunny here today, yes -

but the Prime Minister's visit to Davos was overshadowed,

as a number of international banks, including Goldman Sachs and JP

Morgan, said they were reducing investment or planning to cut jobs

as Britain planned for Brexit. But many reflect that

the City is a big place, For Barclays, London

is still the leader. I think the UK will continue to be

the financial lungs for Europe. We may have to move

certain activities. We may have to change the legal

structure that we use But I think it's going

to be at the margin, I caught up with the

Prime Minister later. What have the banks

said to you about why I've had a very good,

positive discussion with banks about the benefits of the City

of London, about what it is that has brought them to the City of London,

and how we can continue to build And there are huge benefits

for investment in the UK. We have a fundamentally

very strong economy. We have a service sector

that is very important to us, I believe that truly global Britain

can bring jobs and prosperity to the UK across-the-board,

including in financial services. It is time, she says,

to look at the wider horizon. But will the world's business

leaders enjoy the view? This man employs over 112,000 people

from India to Britain. Frankly, the UK will have to spend

a lot more time explaining what their positions in this

global world means. The reality is, it is no longer

a block of nations that Theresa May has admitted the journey

ahead will be uncertain, but she claims a bright future,

and says free-trade deals are being But, just as with the EU,

discussions are just that - the hard negotiations

are yet to come. Martin McGuinness, the former IRA

commander who became a pivotal figure in the political

establishment in Northern Ireland, is to retire

from front line politics. He said he would not

be capable of fighting the forthcoming election campaign

because of serious health problems. Mr McGuinness's political opponents

have paid tribute today, to his commitment to providing

stable government for Northern Ireland even

when it meant sharing power Our chief correspondent

Gavin Hewitt has the story. Martin McGuinness is one of the most

controversial leaders A central figure in both Northern

Ireland's pain and its peace. Now he is standing

down due to illness. I will have to be very

honest with myself. The question I ask myself

is, are you capable? Are you physically

capable of fighting this election with the intensity

that elections need to be fought? And the honest answer is that I am

not physically capable. His background lay

in the civil rights riots in Londonderry,

but Martin McGuinness By the age of 21 he was second

in command of the IRA in Derry, Can you say whether the bombing

is likely to stop in the near future Well, we will always take

on the considerations and the feelings of the people of

Derry. These feelings will be passed

onto our HQ in Dublin, you know? He served two prison

sentences in the He was also convicted

of IRA membership. He denied that he

was the IRA chief of staff but said he regarded

it as a condiment. staff but said he regarded

it as a compliment. We don't believe that winning

elections and winning any amount of votes will bring

freedom in Ireland. At the end of the day it will be

the cutting edge of the IRA Today he was asked

whether he had any regrets Well, I think people have

to consider the circumstances that existed in this city when I did

join the IRA. We had a city where people

were being murdered by the RUC, where they were being murdered

wholesale, as it were, on bloody Sunday by the Parachute Regiment,

and the fact that many young people like myself, supported by many

thousands of people in the city, I'm not saying they were the majority,

decided to fight back. But he was one of the IRA

leaders who recognised that continued violence would not

bring further political gains. It laid the foundation

for peace talks. Sinn Fein nominated him as its chief

negotiator, leading to the Good Friday Agreement and

eventually power-sharing. Bitter foes sat alongside each

other in a new assembly. I've been over 25 years working

on building the peace. I believe that you know the names

of the killers of my father. And I want you to

tell me who they are. But the man who had fought

the British state eventually won There you go.

Are you well. Thank you very much.

I'm still alive. Martin McGuinness's departure

from politics comes at a sensitive It's power-sharing

assembly has collapsed and Brexit poses difficult

questions about the future Many people struggle to forgive

a leader so steeped in the violence of the past but he earned

grudging respect for his The gunman who turned politician had

the authority to make compromises. Joining me from Belfast

is our Northern lreland political Let's talk about Mr McGuinness's

legacy, how do you see it? Relatives of IRA victims may say good riddance

to Martin McGuinness because as Gavin made clear he was an IRA

leader at the time the organisation carried out attack after attack and

even stooping to tactics like sending hostages to their sudden

deaths in car bombs detonated before they could get out of them. At the

same time he was a key influence in removing the IRA from war to peace

and it was the fact people knew he had been there at the sharp end I

gave him the authority to convince other Irish republicans to come with

him and to denounce those who still clung to the gun as traitors to the

Ireland of Ireland. The next generation that comes will not have

the same authority. They won't have the international recognition of

Martin McGuinness. They face challenges struggling with the

collapse of the power-sharing executive in Northern Ireland. But

hopefully they will not face the same kind of conflict of which

Martin McGuinness was both part of the problem and part of the

solution. Mark Davenport, thank you for your thoughts on the Martin

McGuinness decision today. The political crisis

in Gambia has intensified, with troops from neighbouring

Senegal entering the country in support

of its newly-elected president. Adama Barrow has been unable to take

office because the country's longstanding leader,

Yahya Jammeh, is refusing to step The Foreign Office is

advising against all Six Britons have been killed

in a minibus crash in Saudi Arabia. The group had been

on a pilgrimage to Mecca. The victims included four members

of one family - including a baby. Dozens of people are feared dead

after an avalanche destroyed a hotel At least three people

are known to have died. Rescue teams are searching for up

to 35 people still trapped. The avalanche happened yesterday,

after a series of powerful earthquakes struck the area

of Abruzzo, around Our correspondent James

Reynolds sent this report. At night the quickest

way through the wall These rescuers are among the most

experienced in Europe. Step-by-step they shovelled their

way up towards the Rigopiano Hotel. They went further in and came

to where the avalanche hit. A six-foot-high wall

of snow and rock Several miles away a father

waited for news of his Straight after yesterday's

earthquakes they text each other. "Calm?"

"That's hard," she replied. "I think that the worst has already

happened," he reassured her. His daughter and many other

people may be trapped These pictures filmed after daybreak

show the Rigopiano hotel swept away Do you think it's possible

to find more people alive? For sure, yes.

For sure, yes. In the past we've found

people after three days, or something like this,

and especially in this case there could be some

room under the snow. Tonight conditions

here have improved. We haven't felt any

more earthquakes or tremors, and rescue workers will

want the snow to hold off to allow Italy's Prime Minister has

said that the entire James Reynolds, BBC

News, Penne, central Italy. The latest crime figures for England

and Wales reveal there were more than five million offences of fraud

and computer crime in It's the first time figures

for those crimes have been included, and it's seen the total number

of offences jump People are now twice as likely to be

a victim of credit card or online fraud as they are a victim

of vehicle theft. Surrey County Council, which is run

by a Conservative administration, is to hold a referendum

on whether to increase council tax by 15% to sustain

its social care service. The council says there's a "huge

gap" in its budget and blames cuts imposed by Conservative

ministers at Westminster. The area includes the constituencies

of Chancellor Philip Hammond and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt,

as our deputy political editor You don't get a choice about getting

old, but how to pay the huge bills Councils pay most and one's had

enough of government cuts, Surrey's asking council

taxpayers yes or no I think it's important that

politicians stand up and tell the truth and be honest

with the residents, and tell them It's not easy finding people

here who are keen to pay what will be nearly ?200 a year

more on an average home, though no Hi there.

Good afternoon. So I believe, I heard it

on the One O'Clock News today. How about some more of that money

for council for social care? Certainly not.

That's totally obscene. There's lots of money in Surrey

but that doesn't mean that, you know, we're going to accept

a 15% rate increase. I can't afford to pay

because my pension is frozen. More council tax to

pay for social care. Do you fancy that?

Yes or no? I think we live in a

very affluent area, I think we can all afford it and there

are lots of people around who need The sign of a civilised

society is one that looks after and cares for its older

people responsibly. And I think it's a problem

that's going to escalate It's not going to go away

and we have to address it. The Labour leader also agrees

all taxpayers should bear the rising It's not right that we should

thrust the social care crisis on local authorities,

all of whom have different levels of and the central government should

face up to its responsibility. Local voters have been

asked to vote on a council tax rise just once

in England in the last five years. The local MPs here include

the Health Secretary and the this local referendum very, very

carefully. If Surrey votes no to this council

tax rise it could mean But it could also force

ministers to confront a tough and perhaps unpopular set of

decisions on the future funding of social care that many say government

after government have avoided for John Pienaar, BBC News,

Esher, in Surrey. One of the world's toughest

sporting challenges, the Vendee Globe round-the-world

yacht race, has yet again This time it's Armel Le Cleac'h,

who crossed the finishing line off the west coast of France in a record

time of 74 days. The Welsh sailor Alex Thomson,

who recovered from a poor start, Our sports correspondent

Natalie Pirks reports After ten unpredictable

weeks in the world's most dangerous seas,

a Frenchman celebrating victory What wasn't was the Hampshire

yachtsmen who gave him For three months Alex

Thomson has battled everything the ocean's

thrown at him, eaten only freeze dried noodles,

and survived on as little At stake was his lifelong obsession

of becoming the first Briton to win Dame Ellen MacArthur also

came second in 2001. When you've been at sea

for that long and you know you're not going to win

the race, and you're absolutely exhausted I think

that's pretty brutal. So hopefully he'll have a smile

at the finish line but it will Thomson set off from here,

Les Sables-d'Olonne, on 6th November heading out of this case

down to the equator He headed around Antarctica, under

the Cape of Good Hope, and passed round Australasia, crossed

the South Pacific where he passed Point Nemo, the furthest place

from civilisation on Earth before heading

round Cape Horn, back up the Atlantic and negotiating

the equator once more. When he arrives back

here at Les Sables early tomorrow morning he'll have notched up

somewhere between 25,000 For Alex there have

been good moments. It's a good day in

the Southern Ocean and And moments over Christmas

where his family worried he was # Jingle bells, Alex sails,

Round the world he goes # His wife is simply

desperate to get him home. Yeah, I have spoken

to him, I have been in contact but actually seeing him

is just totally different. Just two weeks into the race his

boat got badly damaged, which Despite this, though,

Thomson still caught up to within 34 miles

of the winner, and also smashed the world

record for the greatest distance But what is perhaps better

than a world record His team have promised

to have on hand a hot Newsnight is about to begin on BBC

Two. Here is MLE. Tonight we're live in Washington on

the eve of a seminal moment for America. There is a nervous

excitement in this city, the streets are starting to fill up, but are

they Trump supporters who have travelled across the land, or Trump

protesters marching against this inexorable chapter of history? Join

me now on BBC Two. That's Newsnight with Emily in

Washington.