:00:09. > :00:13.In London, the politicians debate whether Donald Trump
:00:14. > :00:18.really is deserving of a state visit to the UK.
:00:19. > :00:19.In Washington, it is President's Day,
:00:20. > :00:27.since Donald Trump moved into the White House.
:00:28. > :00:29.Nearly two million people signed a petition
:00:30. > :00:31.opposing Donald Trump's state visit to Britain.
:00:32. > :00:32.Tonight there are nationwide protests,
:00:33. > :00:38.this is the scene outside the Houses of Parliament.
:00:39. > :00:42.The US Vice-President seeks to reassure Europe,
:00:43. > :00:45.but for Nato members who are lagging behind on their spending
:00:46. > :00:54.- these are my words, not his - get one.
:00:55. > :00:56.Hundreds of people have been arrested
:00:57. > :00:58.in immigration raids across the US in recent days.
:00:59. > :00:59.We speak to migrants preparing to deal
:01:00. > :01:11.Last night in Sweden, Twitter has fun at Donald Trump's
:01:12. > :01:25.expense, but what was the President referring to?
:01:26. > :01:28.I'm Christian Fraser in London, Jon Sopel is in Washington.
:01:29. > :01:31.a majority of British people are in favour
:01:32. > :01:34.of Donald Trump coming to the UK on a state visit.
:01:35. > :01:39.But there's a sizeable number of people who stand opposed.
:01:40. > :01:41.Almost two million people signed a petition
:01:42. > :01:44.calling for the invitation to be withdrawn.
:01:45. > :01:46.That petition - in line with the law -
:01:47. > :01:51.currently under way in Westminster Hall.
:01:52. > :01:59.We are in a position unlike any faced by any previous parliament,
:02:00. > :02:01.where we have a person of a unique personality
:02:02. > :02:10.in attempting to give him the best accolade we can offer anyone,
:02:11. > :02:12.only been offered twice before, of a state visit.
:02:13. > :02:15.This would be terribly wrong, because it would appear
:02:16. > :02:19.that the British Parliament, the British nation,
:02:20. > :02:26.the British sovereign is approving of the acts of Donald J Trump.
:02:27. > :02:28.Outside that debate - in Westminster,
:02:29. > :02:31.in Parliament Square, there's a demonstration under way tonight.
:02:32. > :02:33.Let's get more now from our correspondent Nick Beake,
:02:34. > :02:44.The Prime Minister has made it very clear the visit is going to go
:02:45. > :02:48.ahead, so the invitation stands. I suppose the point to make to the
:02:49. > :02:52.international audience is that this demonstration will not make much
:02:53. > :02:56.difference. Yeah, absolutely, good evening from Parliament Square, a
:02:57. > :03:01.place for protest of the people for years and years. You have the
:03:02. > :03:05.statues of various Prime Ministers looking down on this scene unfolding
:03:06. > :03:13.tonight, probably 2000 people here complaining about the prospect of a
:03:14. > :03:19.visit, a state visit from Donald Trump. There is a statue of Abraham
:03:20. > :03:22.Lincoln, immortalised here, the 16th American president, but the current
:03:23. > :03:26.American president is why people like here tonight. They are unhappy
:03:27. > :03:30.with the way he has treated migrants in his country. We heard from some
:03:31. > :03:33.of the politicians in Parliament today, there was some balance there,
:03:34. > :03:39.people talking about the benefits of President Trump being able to enjoy
:03:40. > :03:44.a state visit, others vehemently against it. If you listen to the
:03:45. > :03:47.singing tonight, if you look at the placards and hear the voices of
:03:48. > :03:52.people here, they are unanimous, they do not want President Trump to
:03:53. > :03:55.be coming here later in the year. Some people, interestingly, are
:03:56. > :04:00.equating his stance in the last few weeks with that of Brexit, bringing
:04:01. > :04:03.the two things together, talking about a sense of intolerance that
:04:04. > :04:09.has emerged from Brexit, and also they seem the presidency as being
:04:10. > :04:11.one characterised by intolerance. We expect more speeches and more
:04:12. > :04:16.singing for the next few hours or so. I should say, there have been
:04:17. > :04:19.other protests in London and other British towns and cities since it
:04:20. > :04:24.was announced that there will be a state visit, but to return to your
:04:25. > :04:28.first point, Christian, it seems that there is little the people here
:04:29. > :04:34.can do to stop President Trump enjoying a state visit in London
:04:35. > :04:39.later in the year. OK, Nick, for the moment, thank you very much.
:04:40. > :04:42.Today, Mike Pence was in Brussels to meet EU leaders
:04:43. > :04:48.and also the Nato Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg.
:04:49. > :04:53.Today Mike Pence was in Brussels to meet EU leaders.
:04:54. > :04:56.The President of the United States and the American people
:04:57. > :05:03.and to do more in our common defence.
:05:04. > :05:08.And the President expects real progress by the end of 2017.
:05:09. > :05:14.said here in Belgium just a few short days ago,
:05:15. > :05:17.if you're a nation who meets the 2% target, we need your help,
:05:18. > :05:19.encouraging other nations to do likewise.
:05:20. > :05:26.as he said, our alliance needs you to accelerate.
:05:27. > :05:38.- these are my words, not his - get one.
:05:39. > :05:41.Vice president Mike Pence speaking in Brussels today.
:05:42. > :05:42.Let's bring in the Republican strategist
:05:43. > :05:53.Thank you so much for giving us your time, starting with those
:05:54. > :05:58.demonstrations, I wonder what they were make of it in the White House,
:05:59. > :06:03.that people are protesting about the democratically elected US president?
:06:04. > :06:08.I don't think they'll make much of it, they are used to it, frankly!
:06:09. > :06:13.There have been many protests since the President's election, since his
:06:14. > :06:27.inauguration, but they haven't slowed him down. He made certain
:06:28. > :06:30.promises, among them to work with other country to spread the cost
:06:31. > :06:36.around more, and his mind has not changed. In terms of a state visit
:06:37. > :06:42.to the UK, he wants to work with the UK and trade issues, and on limiting
:06:43. > :06:45.the effects of Islamic terror, and a number of other issues, of course,
:06:46. > :06:49.there is far more that unites our countries than divides them. I am
:06:50. > :06:55.sure he will take these protests in his stride and just, you know, full
:06:56. > :06:59.speed ahead, as he has been. And you said about the pledges he made
:07:00. > :07:04.during the election - he made it clear he wanted Nato countries to be
:07:05. > :07:09.spending more on their own defence, 2% of GDP, smart move to centre the
:07:10. > :07:20.vice president over to meet EU leaders, Giamatti is, Defence
:07:21. > :07:28.Secretary is well? Absolutely. -- GM -- Jim Mattis. A very smart move at
:07:29. > :07:33.a time when some world leaders may be an easy because he is such an
:07:34. > :07:37.unconventional politician, sending leaders from the administration over
:07:38. > :07:42.to reaffirm the relationships and to outline the goals going forward is
:07:43. > :07:47.absolutely a good way to manage expectations. Brian, we should mark
:07:48. > :07:52.the day, one month since Donald Trump walked into the White House. I
:07:53. > :07:56.was looking back to see what President Obama had achieved by this
:07:57. > :08:00.point, he and signed into law a stimulus package, expanded health
:08:01. > :08:05.care for children, and they bill on equal pay for women. Donald Trump
:08:06. > :08:12.has signed 23 executive orders, but it doesn't feel as if an awful lot
:08:13. > :08:17.is happening. Well, that is odd, because it has been a fire hose at
:08:18. > :08:22.the White House, just generating news and information and plans. He
:08:23. > :08:25.has rolled back a number of regulations related to the coal
:08:26. > :08:32.industry, he has rolled out a new Supreme Court justice nominee, he
:08:33. > :08:36.has instituted a number of policies aimed at, of course, bedding
:08:37. > :08:42.refugees and other programmes. These working with Congress now, a new
:08:43. > :08:46.health care programme. And of course getting his cabinet through. It has
:08:47. > :08:50.been a very busy month, I don't think there has been a shortage of
:08:51. > :08:55.news. In tens of legislation, Congress has rolled out a 200 day
:08:56. > :08:59.plan, whereas normally it might be a 100 day plan, but that indicates
:09:00. > :09:02.there is a lot of legislation coming through the pipeline that will be
:09:03. > :09:04.moving probably later this year. Date with us.
:09:05. > :09:05.While we are discussing strategy, Jon,
:09:06. > :09:08.we should talk about his attitude to the press.
:09:09. > :09:10.The media is the enemy of the American people
:09:11. > :09:14.You were on the receiving end of it on Thursday.
:09:15. > :09:17.Let's just remind ourselves of how that went.
:09:18. > :09:23.Here is another beauty. It's a good line.
:09:24. > :09:28.Yeah, sure. Mr President...
:09:29. > :09:33.On the travel ban... We could banter back and forth.
:09:34. > :09:35.On the travel ban, would you accept that
:09:36. > :09:39.that was a good example of the smooth running of government?
:09:40. > :09:42.Yeah, I do, let me tell you... Were there any mistakes in that?
:09:43. > :09:45.Wait! Wait! I know who you are, just wait.
:09:46. > :09:56.We had a very smooth roll-out of the travel ban.
:09:57. > :10:04.I love that! I know who you are! What you make of the strategy, Jon?
:10:05. > :10:08.I think that if you look down the ages, every president has tried to
:10:09. > :10:11.communicate directly with the electorate without the mediation of
:10:12. > :10:17.newspaper journalists or people like us. You go back to the Second World
:10:18. > :10:21.War, it was Roosevelt with his fireside chats. Today, Donald Trump
:10:22. > :10:25.as 25 million followers on Twitter, he wants to go to rallies where he
:10:26. > :10:29.can address the crowds, like we saw over the weekend. I think that part
:10:30. > :10:32.of the strategy absolutely makes sense. The other thing about Donald
:10:33. > :10:40.Trump is your loves to have an enemy. When he was running for the
:10:41. > :10:48.Republican nomination, it was lying Ted, low-energy Jeb, then Krug and
:10:49. > :10:52.Hillary. He needs an enemy now, and he's determined to make the enemy
:10:53. > :10:57.us, and we must resist the temptation to fall into the trap of
:10:58. > :11:01.thinking we are the opposition. But there are people on both sides of
:11:02. > :11:08.the house, John McCain was saying this weekend, if you want a free
:11:09. > :11:14.democracy, you need an adversarial press, and people on both sides are
:11:15. > :11:17.concerned about the tone. Yeah, and there are people who would want him
:11:18. > :11:21.to dial it back. The idea of saying that journalists are the enemy of
:11:22. > :11:26.the people, I think that went too far for some people, but broadly
:11:27. > :11:29.speaking, I think a lot of trump supporters believe that we are the
:11:30. > :11:33.bad guys in all of this, that Donald Trump is the purveyor of truth, and
:11:34. > :11:38.sometimes it will be our job to say, do you know what, what he said is
:11:39. > :11:39.not as truthful as first appears. But it will be contentious, I think
:11:40. > :11:41.it is there to say. The Russian ambassador
:11:42. > :11:43.to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, has died suddenly
:11:44. > :11:45.while at work in New York. The veteran diplomat had been
:11:46. > :11:48.ambassador to the UN since 2006. President Putin is said to be
:11:49. > :11:50.deeply upset by his death. The Russian leader said he valued
:11:51. > :11:53.Mr Churkin's professionalism The cause of death wasn't
:11:54. > :11:58.immediately known. He was one day short
:11:59. > :12:04.of his 65th birthday. US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis
:12:05. > :12:06.arrived in Baghdad this morning on an unannounced visit
:12:07. > :12:09.to assess the war effort. US-backed Iraqi forces
:12:10. > :12:10.have launched a new push from their remaining stronghold
:12:11. > :12:16.in the city of Mosul. the US military is not in Iraq
:12:17. > :12:23."to seize anybody's oil", distancing himself from previous
:12:24. > :12:30.remarks by President Trump. Russia's decision over the weekend
:12:31. > :12:35.to recognise passports issued by separatist authorities in eastern
:12:36. > :12:37.Ukraine has been denounced today They say the action is not in line
:12:38. > :12:47.with the Minsk peace accord. But President Putin's
:12:48. > :12:49.spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said it was a humanitarian move
:12:50. > :12:51.to help struggling residents in the rebel regions,
:12:52. > :12:53.who have faced a transport blockade imposed by Ukrainian nationalist
:12:54. > :13:04.volunteer battalions. The North Korean ambassador to
:13:05. > :13:09.Malaysia has denounced the country's investigation into the death of Kim
:13:10. > :13:14.Jong-nam as politically motivated and has called for a joint probe.
:13:15. > :13:19.Malaysia responded with a statement saying the Commons were culled from
:13:20. > :13:23.delusions, lies and half-truths. -- the comments. Earlier Malaysia said
:13:24. > :13:24.it was recalling its ambassador to Pyongyang amid increasing tension
:13:25. > :13:26.between the two nations. Here in the UK, the Upper
:13:27. > :13:30.House of Parliament, the House of Lords,
:13:31. > :13:32.is debating the legislation that will give the Government
:13:33. > :13:34.a green light to begin The Government does not have
:13:35. > :13:39.a majority in the upper chamber, and there are many peers who oppose
:13:40. > :13:47.Britain's withdrawal. to speak over the two days
:13:48. > :13:51.of debate. So this Bill is the legal means
:13:52. > :13:55.by which to give the Prime Minister power to commence withdrawal
:13:56. > :13:59.negotiations and nothing more. My Lords, this Bill is not
:14:00. > :14:04.the place to try and shake the terms of our exit,
:14:05. > :14:08.restrict the Government's hand before it enters
:14:09. > :14:12.into complex negotiations, This Bill is the beginning
:14:13. > :14:18.of a process and a discussion we will be having in this House
:14:19. > :14:20.and the other place "Brexit means Brexit" was perhaps
:14:21. > :14:25.the most unwise of statements It just served to
:14:26. > :14:34.highlight that void. But, my Lords, until the two years
:14:35. > :14:37.of negotiation have ended, and until the pompously
:14:38. > :14:40.and hopelessly inaccurately named Great Repeal Bill and consequently
:14:41. > :14:44.gestation has been completed, none of us know what
:14:45. > :14:51.Brexit will look like. And that has created
:14:52. > :14:56.and fuelled uncertainty for business, for science
:14:57. > :14:59.and for environmentalists. And worryingly for both EU citizens
:15:00. > :15:01.living and working in the UK and UK citizens living and working
:15:02. > :15:13.in other EU countries. We got used to Theresa May Saint
:15:14. > :15:16.Brexit means Brexit, we just heard that clip from Baroness Smith in the
:15:17. > :15:25.House of Lords, code of lords, could the Lords make it that Brexit does
:15:26. > :15:30.not mean Brexit? They will not stop it, and I don't think they want to
:15:31. > :15:33.stop it, so I think you'll some early contradictory things
:15:34. > :15:37.happening. There will be vigorous opposition from the piers, because
:15:38. > :15:42.they Amour Propre European. Many of them are longer in years, and of
:15:43. > :15:47.course their philosophy is based in Europe. -- they are more
:15:48. > :15:52.pro-European. I think you will see amendments put forward, and the
:15:53. > :15:55.Government may suffer some defeats because they have no majority in the
:15:56. > :16:01.House of Lords. The Prime Minister was sitting on the sidelines, daring
:16:02. > :16:06.them to put amendments forward. But it would be in Congress for a house
:16:07. > :16:10.which is not selected to stop the will of the people, to get in a way
:16:11. > :16:16.of a democratic decision? You might see a bit of ping-pong as the Bill
:16:17. > :16:19.goes backwards and forwards, but the Prime Minister will comfortably meet
:16:20. > :16:24.that deadline by the end of March to serve Article 50, the formal process
:16:25. > :16:26.to exit the European Union. So a bit of a delay, but nothing much more
:16:27. > :16:29.than that. There have been a series
:16:30. > :16:31.of immigration raids in cities across the US in recent weeks,
:16:32. > :16:34.as President Trump makes good on his election promise to increase
:16:35. > :16:36.the deportation of illegal migrants. Whether the number of raids
:16:37. > :16:39.is actually higher than under the previous administration isn't
:16:40. > :16:41.yet clear, but there is concern in many immigrant communities
:16:42. > :16:43.about how they should respond as Rajini Vaidyanathan
:16:44. > :16:49.found out in Maryland. President Trump's crackdown
:16:50. > :16:52.on illegal immigration has seen hundreds arrested
:16:53. > :16:55.in raids in recent weeks. The government says
:16:56. > :16:57.they're only targeting people but some of those detained don't
:16:58. > :17:04.even have criminal records. There are fears the net
:17:05. > :17:08.is being cast much wider. Oscar is handing out leaflets
:17:09. > :17:12.to educate people on what to do if an immigration officer
:17:13. > :17:18.knocks on the door. Many residents here are
:17:19. > :17:21.undocumented immigrants, and after recent raids
:17:22. > :17:27.in the area, they are on edge. I'm scared, because I've got
:17:28. > :17:30.family here, I've got my son, I've got my brothers,
:17:31. > :17:34.and I've got my wife. We came here to live more better
:17:35. > :17:40.and eat food on the table. President Trump's pledge
:17:41. > :17:45.to increase deportations because they think that it might be
:17:46. > :17:57.the immigration department. This mother of four,
:17:58. > :17:59.who didn't want to be identified, When someone knocks on the door,
:18:00. > :18:13.I ask you it is first, and if I recognise the person's
:18:14. > :18:16.voice, then I open the door. One of my friends' husbands
:18:17. > :18:18.was arrested by immigration. and they surrounded
:18:19. > :18:24.them and arrested them. Nationwide, there have been protests
:18:25. > :18:27.against President Trump's deportation policies,
:18:28. > :18:32.but many argue that they're not that different
:18:33. > :18:35.from those his predecessor. President Obama was nicknamed
:18:36. > :18:37.the deporter-in-chief for the high that his administration
:18:38. > :18:45.removed from the US. The President of
:18:46. > :18:46.the United States... President Trump stressed the need
:18:47. > :18:51.to deport serious criminals. I said it, day one,
:18:52. > :18:55.they are going out, But for the most part,
:18:56. > :19:03.get them the hell out of here, bring them back
:19:04. > :19:08.to where they came from. But recently leaked memos suggest
:19:09. > :19:10.his team are considering wider policies which could affect greater
:19:11. > :19:12.numbers of undocumented immigrants. Many support tougher
:19:13. > :19:15.deportation policies. Most people come in here wanting
:19:16. > :19:18.to have a better lifestyle, or better standard of living,
:19:19. > :19:21.but the fact is there are others who come with them who mean us harm
:19:22. > :19:27.or just are bad people. And the only way to stop those
:19:28. > :19:32.is to stop everyone. undocumented immigrants
:19:33. > :19:35.already in the US, the impact of President Trump's
:19:36. > :19:39.policies on their future is unclear. For some, that uncertainty
:19:40. > :19:43.is creating anxiety. Rajini Vaidyanathan,
:19:44. > :19:55.BBC News, Maryland. President Trump caused some
:19:56. > :19:57.confusion at his Florida rally on Saturday when out of the blue
:19:58. > :19:59.he said, "Look what happened
:20:00. > :20:03.last night in Sweden." Well, yesterday he qualified
:20:04. > :20:04.the comments, he was referring he said to a story
:20:05. > :20:08.that was broadcast on Fox News about immigrants in Sweden
:20:09. > :20:12.on Friday night. And he's been tweeting
:20:13. > :20:16.about it again today. "Give the public a break,
:20:17. > :20:19.the fake news media is trying to say that large-scale
:20:20. > :20:21.immigration in Sweden is working out just beautifully.
:20:22. > :20:26.NOT!" But he hasn't been
:20:27. > :20:27.the only one His comments sparked a huge
:20:28. > :20:32.social-media reaction, many using the hashtag
:20:33. > :20:36.#lastnightinsweden. MUSIC: "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
:20:37. > :20:57.(A Man After Midnight)" by ABBA # And I'm watching the late show
:20:58. > :21:03.in my flat all alone # How I hate to spend
:21:04. > :21:07.the evening on my own # Blowing outside the window
:21:08. > :21:13.as I look around the room # And it makes me so
:21:14. > :21:17.depressed to see the gloom # Gimme, gimme, gimme
:21:18. > :21:33.a man after midnight # Won't somebody help me
:21:34. > :21:42.chase the shadows away... # Rather tragically, I will be humming
:21:43. > :21:47.that for the rest of the day! Let's bring in Brian Morgenstern
:21:48. > :21:59.again, a Republican strategist. Thank you for listening to ABBA with
:22:00. > :22:05.us! Was that effective trolling of Donald Trump, or are we missing the
:22:06. > :22:09.point of what he is saying? Well, the trolling of the president can be
:22:10. > :22:15.hilarious, I think there is a issue here, and it is that Sweden has, in
:22:16. > :22:18.fact, based on a report this week, has had problems assimilating
:22:19. > :22:21.refugees, and it has resulted in Sanogo zones where police have
:22:22. > :22:25.trouble, and there have been attacks by refugees, as well as attacks upon
:22:26. > :22:30.refugees. There have been some crimes committed, and so there are
:22:31. > :22:34.problems there, and that was the main issue. He was imprecise with
:22:35. > :22:40.his words, which has blown up into the story. But the voters, the
:22:41. > :22:43.electorate, see something much more important there and sees the
:22:44. > :22:48.president being attacked in this way, rather than having the issue
:22:49. > :22:53.elevated. You say imprecise with his words - his fiercest critics would
:22:54. > :22:57.say he has a casual association with the truth, and they would point to
:22:58. > :23:01.the comment about electoral college votes on Thursday and this. How can
:23:02. > :23:06.they trust their president if he doesn't get his facts right? Well,
:23:07. > :23:14.look, it is always better to be clear, to be prepared, and having to
:23:15. > :23:19.clean things up afterwards has been an unfortunate by-product of his
:23:20. > :23:24.style, but the way he is so off-the-cuff, the way he is genuine,
:23:25. > :23:27.just tells everybody exactly what he thinks, that is one of the very
:23:28. > :23:32.appealing qualities that got him elected in the first place. And so
:23:33. > :23:35.taking the good with the bad, understanding that there is always
:23:36. > :23:40.going to be a little bit of clean up work to make things as accurate as
:23:41. > :23:47.possible after he makes comments and brings an issue to the fore. Brian
:23:48. > :23:51.Morgenstern, thank you for staying with us through the programme, thank
:23:52. > :23:56.you for your insights on all of that and putting up with ABBA too! We owe
:23:57. > :24:03.you a huge thank you. When we look at what is unfolding over the Sweden
:24:04. > :24:07.thing, he is very effective at communicating and starting a debate
:24:08. > :24:10.and getting people talking, and that is kind of... Everybody feels they
:24:11. > :24:15.are participating in this debate with the new president. In fairness,
:24:16. > :24:19.you does touch on something that has affected a lot of people in Europe,
:24:20. > :24:23.and that is the sort of an buzz of refugees and migrants coming to
:24:24. > :24:28.European countries, and he is certainly right that Sweden were
:24:29. > :24:31.greatly concerned in recent months, so much so that they said they
:24:32. > :24:37.needed a break from the refugees coming. They have taken 200,000 in
:24:38. > :24:41.the last two years, and for a population of 10 million that is
:24:42. > :24:46.quite a lot. In terms of the problems, well, officially, the
:24:47. > :24:50.crime rate has gone down since 2005. But they have had a disproportionate
:24:51. > :24:55.number of people who have gone to Syria, 300, which is up there with
:24:56. > :24:58.Belgium and Denmark, who we know had a particular problem. And I suppose
:24:59. > :25:03.the people who are really thrilled about all of this our Twitter. You
:25:04. > :25:06.know, you kind of want to see on your Twitter feed what is being
:25:07. > :25:10.said, and you want to see the reaction. It is like you are part of
:25:11. > :25:16.this gigantic conversation that is going on between the president and
:25:17. > :25:21.people around the world. Millions of people participating in all of this
:25:22. > :25:26.discussion, quite extraordinary. And not just the people, the politicians
:25:27. > :25:28.are picking it up, alternative facts and fake news, he has got the
:25:29. > :25:30.catchphrase is going, people are picking up on it.
:25:31. > :25:32.You're watching 100 Days from BBC News.
:25:33. > :25:35.Still to come for viewers on the BBC News Channel
:25:36. > :25:38.and BBC World News, Iran's message to President Trump,
:25:39. > :25:40.the Foreign Minister defends a deal his country
:25:41. > :25:44.made with the Obama administration, and it comes with a warning.
:25:45. > :25:46.And how is the science world responding
:25:47. > :25:52.Are academics out of touch with America's heartland?
:25:53. > :26:11.That's still to come on 100 Days from BBC News.
:26:12. > :26:17.No doubt a fair few spring bulbs burst into life this afternoon, what
:26:18. > :26:22.an afternoon for some, temperatures close to what they should be in May,
:26:23. > :26:29.rather than the middle part of their brewery. 18 Celsius around London,
:26:30. > :26:37.64 Fahrenheit. -- the middle part of February. Notice those same places
:26:38. > :26:42.by the time we get to Friday, colder air is on its way back. Not too much
:26:43. > :26:46.tonight, a chill across northern areas, but the breeze will keep
:26:47. > :26:52.temperatures up for many. Patchy rain and drizzle, heavy at times
:26:53. > :26:57.across Wales, the Midlands, but Bridges will hold up throughout, not
:26:58. > :27:04.dropping much below eight or nine Celsius. -- temperatures. There will
:27:05. > :27:09.be showers in the north-west Highlands and Islands, mostly dry,
:27:10. > :27:14.right in the far north-west of England. Across the Midlands, Wales,
:27:15. > :27:20.southern England, a damp start, outbreaks of rain and drizzle
:27:21. > :27:24.throughout, misty across Wales and south-west England, rain turning
:27:25. > :27:26.heavier in the West. A bright start in Northern Ireland, turning wet
:27:27. > :27:34.across western parts of Scotland. The best of the brighter breaks in
:27:35. > :27:38.the east, the northern half of the UK finishes with wet and windy
:27:39. > :27:41.weather to get you home and take you into the evening. Take a look at the
:27:42. > :27:47.charge through Tuesday night and into Wednesday, deep area of low
:27:48. > :27:51.pressure passing to the north of the country, strengthening winds UK
:27:52. > :27:56.wide. The strongest winds will be in the north of Scotland, 70 mph gusts
:27:57. > :28:00.are possible. Some wintry showers. Further south, cloud and outbreaks
:28:01. > :28:04.of rain across England and Wales, confined to southernmost counties.
:28:05. > :28:07.By this stage already, temperatures back to where they should be for
:28:08. > :28:11.this time of year, eight or 9 degrees for the vast majority. Then
:28:12. > :28:16.one to watch later on, Wednesday into Thursday, stormy area of low
:28:17. > :28:20.pressure pushing eastwards across the UK, the strongest winds on the
:28:21. > :28:25.southern flank. On the northern edge, some sleet and snow, an
:28:26. > :28:26.indication of getting rid of the mild air, introducing cold polar air
:28:27. > :30:10.to end the week. Bye for now. British politicians debate
:30:11. > :30:17.whether Donald Trump really is deserving of a state visit
:30:18. > :30:20.to the UK as protests take Coming up: Students and lecturers
:30:21. > :30:26.at America's top science university vow to fight what they say
:30:27. > :30:29.is Donald Trump's threats Relations between the US and Iran
:30:30. > :30:43.have never been good. But they are an awful lot cooler
:30:44. > :30:50.under this administration. The US President has made it pretty
:30:51. > :30:54.clear what he think of the nuclear deal signed by his predecessor
:30:55. > :30:56.Barack Obama - Well in an interview with the BBC,
:30:57. > :31:15.the Iranian Foreign Minister has hit back, telling the United States
:31:16. > :31:17.to stop threatening his country. Javad Zarif was talking
:31:18. > :31:19.to our Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet
:31:20. > :31:28.who is back here in The Americans have but Iran on
:31:29. > :31:32.notice, they are threatening new sanctions so how is the Foreign
:31:33. > :31:36.Minister feeling about it? As you know, it is a volatile region and
:31:37. > :31:43.when there is such an escalating war of words, the concern always is is
:31:44. > :31:49.it going to result in some kind of confrontation in the region there.
:31:50. > :31:54.The vessels grow through the waters, there's a lot of aircraft over
:31:55. > :31:58.Syria, forces on the ground, could this possibly result in a military
:31:59. > :32:02.confrontation and indeed this year began with two think tank in
:32:03. > :32:11.Washington saying there could possibly. Of late they are playing
:32:12. > :32:17.this down, but when I spoke to Zarif, I asked if he was concerned.
:32:18. > :32:23.I hope prudence will prevail because Iran is not an easy target. We are
:32:24. > :32:27.not going to provoke anybody, we are not going to instigate any
:32:28. > :32:33.hostility. We have never started the hostility and we are not planning
:32:34. > :32:39.it, but we will defend ourselves. I do not believe people looking at our
:32:40. > :32:50.history, at our capabilities, will ever make the decision to engage in
:32:51. > :32:54.that misadventure. The Americans would say, when he says we are not
:32:55. > :32:59.going to broker anyone, what about the proxies destabilising Syria,
:33:00. > :33:03.what about their influence in Yemen, they are causing havoc all over the
:33:04. > :33:06.Middle East and Saudi Arabia are pretty angry about it. Why for
:33:07. > :33:12.instance with a fire a ballistic missile within the first few days of
:33:13. > :33:17.the Trump Administration? You wonder whether it was a provocative gesture
:33:18. > :33:20.and it is said it was carried out a gesture by the revolutionary guard
:33:21. > :33:28.which is as much against the moderate side of the Iranian regime
:33:29. > :33:33.that job -- Javad Zarif represent. Your point on proxies is
:33:34. > :33:37.interesting. What the Saudis and Americans see as rogue state,
:33:38. > :33:43.meddling, moving in with their militias in Iraq and Syria and
:33:44. > :33:47.Lebanon, meddling, stoking up discontent with Shia communities in
:33:48. > :33:52.Bahrain, the Iranians see as governments inviting them in. The
:33:53. > :33:57.Iraqis say we have been invited, why are you saying this is somehow
:33:58. > :34:00.illegal. Similarly with the missile test there is a UN resolution say
:34:01. > :34:07.you cannot carry out tests of missiles capable of carrying out
:34:08. > :34:11.nuclear warheads. Javad Zarif says they were conventional warheads so
:34:12. > :34:16.they have every right to carry out a missile test, he said it is nobody
:34:17. > :34:23.else's business. It is very good to talk to you.
:34:24. > :34:27.There is a huge difference in the tone between Barack Obama and Donald
:34:28. > :34:31.Trump but what about substance? Although there's been a lot of
:34:32. > :34:39.bluster, there hasn't been anything Donald Trump has done to undercut
:34:40. > :34:44.the nuclear deal? It's quite extraordinary because you will
:34:45. > :34:52.remember he called it the dumbest deal ever but people are not talking
:34:53. > :34:56.about that deal now. It is laminated, the Europeans and
:34:57. > :35:00.Russians wanted to stay and frankly Iranian intelligence want it to stay
:35:01. > :35:08.because if it goes, what will be left in its place? It would open up
:35:09. > :35:13.a Pandora's box so let that be left to the side but they want to focus
:35:14. > :35:17.on Iran's behaviour in the region. There was a UN Security Council
:35:18. > :35:21.resolution and secretary Kerry had to defend it time and time again
:35:22. > :35:25.which only dealt with nuclear issues but still, by neglect and
:35:26. > :35:32.undermining the deal, the deal in effect could be destroyed simply by
:35:33. > :35:33.it not working. I asked Javad Zarif whether he felt the deal was in
:35:34. > :35:57.jeopardy. The nuclear agreeement
:35:58. > :35:58.is a reasonable agreement. It's not everything they wanted nor
:35:59. > :36:02.was it everything we wanted but it's a reasonable middle ground
:36:03. > :36:04.and I believe if the previous administration had other options
:36:05. > :36:06.they would have exercised it. So not as if we're moving
:36:07. > :36:08.from friendly relations US policy towards Iran has never
:36:09. > :36:12.been friendly for the last 38 years it's always been hostile
:36:13. > :36:15.and our people have shown that hostility doesn't receive a positive
:36:16. > :36:17.response from the Iranians. As the Foreign Minister of Iran
:36:18. > :36:20.though you must be a worried man, given the war of words
:36:21. > :36:34.you hear around you. No, I'm not as the Foreign Minister
:36:35. > :36:37.of Iran and as an Iranian we've heard so much of it but we rely
:36:38. > :36:41.on our people and those people make us proud because they have stood
:36:42. > :36:52.bravely against any threat. Before we came back on air, we were
:36:53. > :36:57.talking about a line-up on Sunday morning that took some organising.
:36:58. > :37:06.Yes, all the main players in the Middle East were represented on the
:37:07. > :37:10.last day of the Munich Security form, the foreign ministers who
:37:11. > :37:13.could start making progress on difficult issues except they
:37:14. > :37:18.wouldn't agree to appear with each other so they each appeared
:37:19. > :37:27.separately. There had to be a pause in between each of them so there was
:37:28. > :37:32.no awkward moments where they bumped into each other on stage. It shows
:37:33. > :37:42.how far diplomacy has to go to reduce these tensions. The tensions
:37:43. > :37:50.are not going to go away. Lyse Doucet Nobel Peace Prize winner at
:37:51. > :37:58.some future date! Just on the news we have today of the Russian
:37:59. > :38:01.ambassador the on leader announced, he was a significant figure on the
:38:02. > :38:06.world stage and it seemed quite respected by his counterparts who he
:38:07. > :38:10.worked with in the United Nations. That is a big loss for Russia and
:38:11. > :38:14.possibly the international community as a whole. Yes, it was interesting
:38:15. > :38:17.to see the British ambassador to the United Nations, you have to be
:38:18. > :38:25.honest they screamed behind the scenes against Russia, they briefed
:38:26. > :38:29.against each other -- they schemed. It seemed there was no love lost,
:38:30. > :38:34.but at this moment he played great tribute to a diplomat of great
:38:35. > :38:38.character and great skill, and he was. I often sat down with him and
:38:39. > :38:43.wanted to know what he thought about Russia's role in the region because
:38:44. > :38:46.you cannot understand what is happening in Syria, she will
:38:47. > :38:52.understand Russia and he had a very sharp analysis as well as a really
:38:53. > :38:56.colourful turn of phrase, a wicked sense of humour, and it was those
:38:57. > :38:59.turns of phrase is that he often described the mayhem in the Security
:39:00. > :39:04.Council that were memorable but he knew Russia's interests and
:39:05. > :39:09.represented them well. I think the world has also lost a very strong
:39:10. > :39:14.diplomat, friend or foe, he knew his diplomacy and he did it well. Lyse
:39:15. > :39:17.Doucet, great to talk to you. Scientists are not the type
:39:18. > :39:21.to let their emotions get the better of them but it's
:39:22. > :39:24.fair to say that when it come to President Trump a lot
:39:25. > :39:27.of them are pretty worked up. In fact, those who belong
:39:28. > :39:29.to the world's largest scientific group have thrown their weight
:39:30. > :39:31.behind a planned protest by researchers in Washington,
:39:32. > :39:33.against the new The President's supporters say
:39:34. > :39:45.the academics are out of touch with America's heartlands
:39:46. > :39:46.and the voters. Our science correspondent
:39:47. > :39:59.Pallab Ghosh reports from Boston. On their backs, the university in
:40:00. > :40:05.the shape of a clenched fist, on their wrist the symbol of
:40:06. > :40:10.resistance. Science has taken a political beating, it has been drawn
:40:11. > :40:15.into a realm where we have to stand up for the necessity of science in
:40:16. > :40:17.informing public policy, contributing to advancements in
:40:18. > :40:21.technology and health and potentially averting the global
:40:22. > :40:28.crisis we have seen in environmental and climate change. We are going to
:40:29. > :40:33.cancel the Paris climate agreement. MIT is one of the leading science
:40:34. > :40:36.universities in the world. Feelings among the staff and students are
:40:37. > :40:41.running high, they are worried about what the Trump presidency might mean
:40:42. > :40:44.for science and concerned about a White House they feel has little
:40:45. > :40:51.regard for evidence when it comes to policy making. More than 600 MIT
:40:52. > :40:57.professors signed an open letter opposing Donald Trump's presidency
:40:58. > :41:01.just before he took office. Nancy helped organise the petition. The
:41:02. > :41:06.President-elect has appointed individuals to positions of power
:41:07. > :41:10.who have endorsed racism, misogyny and religious bigotry. Science is
:41:11. > :41:14.not a special interest, it is not optional, it is a foundational
:41:15. > :41:21.ingredient in how we as a society analyse, understand and solve the
:41:22. > :41:24.most difficult challenges we face. We are paying billions and billions
:41:25. > :41:31.and billions of dollars, we are going to fix our own environment.
:41:32. > :41:34.This professor is a brain researcher and she is angered by the
:41:35. > :41:41.president's statement that climate change is a hoax, and the setting up
:41:42. > :41:48.of a commission to investigate whether vaccines cause autism. This
:41:49. > :41:53.is the most frightening and serious threat we have faced in my lifetime.
:41:54. > :41:56.The political tactic of denying scientific fact is a huge threat to
:41:57. > :42:06.the health of our people and to our planet. And stop all payments of the
:42:07. > :42:10.United States tax dollars to UN global warming programmes. President
:42:11. > :42:15.Trump's supporters say the academics are an out of touch elite. The
:42:16. > :42:20.people in the heartland of America who make stuff, dig up stuff and
:42:21. > :42:26.grow its tough for a living elected Donald J Trump as president. The
:42:27. > :42:32.people living in New York City and working in the university towns
:42:33. > :42:37.across America, they did not vote for him. They lost the election and
:42:38. > :42:43.will have to get used to it. There is no sign of that happening though,
:42:44. > :42:45.as scientists all across the country are planning a march on Washington
:42:46. > :42:49.in April. From Jon
:42:50. > :42:55.Sopel in Washington, and me Christian Fraser
:42:56. > :43:00.in London - goodbye.