23/02/2016 Outside Source

Welcome back to the newsroom and Outside Source, President Obama has

tried again to close one tonne oh Bay, the detention facility there,

he's called on the US Congress to back his proposals, but already

Republicans are criticising him. Even in an election year, this plan

deserves a fair trial. We should be able to have an open, good faith

dialogue about how best to ensure national security.

New statistics showing that more than one migrant and it is arriving

in Europe by boat, over 100,000 people so far in 2016. We will get

into that story in detail in a moment.

I will pay you a report about Chinese architecture, there's a

whole range of new instructions for the Chinese government on what can

and cannot be built. BBC Chinese will explain that for us.

Republican caucus in Nevada begins in a few hours' time, Donald Trump

is favourite, I will show you a report, our correspondence has

spoken to a Muslim Syrian refugee and a supporter of Donald Trump.

We will keep you up-to-date with Arsenal versus Barcelona, it isn't

going well for the gunners at the moment.

As I mentioned, shocking new statistics on the level of migration

into Europe this year. Latest figures show 100,000 migrants

and refugees arriving by sea into Europe this year, more than ten

times the figure for January and February last year. A statistic that

has widely been shed today, meaning roughly one person per minute is

arriving -- shared. Toast of the people we are talking about here

have reached Europe by landing on Greek islands, some have also

travelled to Italy. Not all, but most have come from Syria, Iraq,

Libya and further afield Afghanistan, countries which, in

different ways, are experiencing conflict.

This report from Greece, and the BBC's Danny Savage.

Crammed onto a rubber boat, singing to keep spirits up. Their first time

at sea, no wonder this child looks scared.

These Syrians paid $700 each for a place on board, cheaper than recent

times. Perhaps that is why more than 110,000 people have done this in the

last six weeks. A short while later, this boat began to sink. Luckily for

them, the Greek coastguard was there to rescue them. You are expecting to

go on a bus now? These pictures were filmed by a 46-year-old English

teacher from northern Syria, he says Russian bombing forced him out his

country. Most of our houses are destroyed, there are bombs and

rockets. Russian air forces are doing air strikes every day. He and

his children arrived at Greece 's newest migrant camp, it's only been

open day and it is already full. Over the last 24 hours, Greece has

said that they are prepared to take 20,000 more migrants, but it is

debatable as to how much say they have in the matter but they want to

move people up the migrant trail, and further north there are

problems. At the border but between Greece and

Macadamia, a backlog has happened, Afghans are being stopped.

-- Macedonia. We would be killed. Measures further up the migrant

trail to limit numbers into Austria are being blamed for this arbitrary

decision to stop Afghans. The United Nations says that it will

lead to chaos and confusion along the 1300 mile route. That is exactly

what happened today, when Afghans cut through the border fence and

stormed into Macedonia. They are determined to keep moving onwards,

undeterred by riot police and fences.

Now that spring has sprung in south-east Europe, the numbers are

unlikely to drop off. A new rush of refugees is anticipated.

Danny Savage, BBC News, Greece. There's full coverage of the migrant

crisis in Europe online through the BBC News website, you can easily

find it from the front page. As promised, let's bring you

up-to-date with Champions League action, into the knockout stages of

the competition, when you get special draws. Ensuring, Juventus

played by Munich, in London, Arsenal play Barcelona.

Listening to others in the newsroom, it's an interesting game? It really

has been interesting, Lionel Messi is the one who may well have decided

it this time, a double from the Argentine seems to have put this one

beyond Arsenal. He scored after 70 minutes, and it looks like this

might be a stalemate. It looks like the defence were on top, both of the

defences were making blocks, goalkeepers making a lot of saves.

As Arsenal pushed forward, it left space for the likes of Neymar, Messi

and Suarez to move forward. There was a foul by Flamini, meaning that

Messi could score. Luis Suarez hit the ball against the post, it could

have been three. Both goals scored by Messi, Arsenal will be

devastatingly disappointed with that result, they go to the new camp with

a shout, but it will be a tall order to get into the Champions League

quarterfinals, the first in six years -- Nou Camp. That looks to

have been the result for that one, we were probably expecting more

goals to happen interim, with that game at the Emirates, interim, we

have seen four goals there. -- in Turin. They went 2-0 up at

half-time, but the Italians did not want to say good night to this one.

A goal after 63 minutes, another one from their substitute, making it 2-2

in Turin. They will go to Munich in two weeks' time with Juventus

definitely still in the tie. Munich are in the hot seat.

Impressive coming back from that, Thank you.

Full coverage as you would expect from the BBC sport app, the analysis

of those games gets underway. Let's turn to Fifa, fresh

allegations of corruption, this is in the run-up to a vote for the new

Fifa president, a Tweet from Richard Conway, we always use him when we

covered this story, he's all over it. Damien colleague -- Damian

Collins uses Parliamentary privilege, you cannot say that

outside of Parliament without risking legal action, he alleges

that Sheikh Salman is involved in cash for votes, a scheme for

election to the Asian football Confederation in 2013. Sheikh Salman

is one of the frontrunners for Friday's election. He's not replied

specifically to these allegations but a spokesperson last week spoke

to the Times newspaper and said the claims were backed by no credible

evidence. Damian Colin Slade out claims that the football federation

requested support for projects worth millions of pounds at the Olympic

Council of Asia, it says was headed by a close associate of him.

They approached the OCA again after that election, asking when they

would receive payment for their projects, giving strong grounds to

suspect that the FF K voted for Sheikh Salman because they believed

they would receive significant financial support from OCA, brackets

including that the OCA officials appear to have met officials during

the vote 2013. This is a fresh cash for votes scandal which needs urgent

investigation. The petitioner asks the government that it would not

host tournaments should Sheikh Salman be elected as the president

of Fifa. Shake someone has not specifically responded to that.

We've just heard from Sheikh Salman with which he says he has no

knowledge of these payments. It is a long statement, we should

read it in detail before we broadcast it. Expect more details on

the next couple of hours on the BBC. Disappointing news if you are a fan

of the USC, ultimate fighting championship, Colin McGregor put the

sport up to a whole new level -- UFC. He beat his opponent in 13

seconds in December, now he is trying to become the first world

champion simultaneously but he supposed to be fighting a Brazilian

but he has a foot injury, his opponent. No word as to yet who will

compete with him. -- Conner McGregor. We will return

to US politics, it is the Republican caucus in Nevada, that begins in a

few hours' time. This gentleman here is a Syrian migrant in the US, he is

a Muslim and supports Donald Trump. Leading doctors are linking at least

40,000 deaths per year in the UK to air pollution. The report by the

Royal College of Nursing 's and paediatrics asked the government to

consider the effects on our children and the public purse. Here is Fergus

Walsh. It is children like this

two-year-old from Cardiff who are most susceptible to the hazards of

air pollution. His father was raised in the clean

air of the countryside, and he worries. I have two young children

who have been brought up in a very urban setting. It does bother me.

With the exhaust emissions, and the pollution in the air. That we are

not seeing. The report today says that air pollution affects every

stage of life, from before birth to old age. Sun damage accumulates over

damage full -- over decades. Children living in highly polluted

areas are four times more likely to have reduced lung function as

adults. In later life ebb pollution is linked to heart attacks, while

among the elderly, effects include brain decline and lung cancer -- air

pollution. We are seeing increases in asthma,

diabetes, effects on obesity, skin ageing and of the cornea and I. We

are seeing a fact even on intelligence in children born in

highly polluted areas. What are the pollution hazards in the air that we

breathe? Outside on busy streets, the main threat is from exhaust

fumes from vehicles, emitting a toxic mix of city particles and

gases. In doors, there are also risks, especially if our homes are

poorly ventilated, like carbon monoxide from faulty gas boilers and

open fires. There are pollutants in kitchen

products, air freshener 's and toiletries. Here, the evidence of

risk is less clear. The only two things we know are

harmful environmental tobacco smoke and Raison. The evidence that air

fresheners are toxic is vanishingly small. We spend more time indoors,

there are precautions to minimise air pollution like avoiding tobacco

smoke and simply opening a window can make a difference.

This is Outside Source, live on the BBC newsroom.

The lead story is President Obama has a quicker and failed a new plan

to" Tana Bay detention centre -- -- has unveiled a new plan to" Tana Bay

detention centre. We will be reporting on the cyclone

that hit Fiji on Saturday, it is feared the death toll could rise as

contact is restored with small islands in Fiji. BBC News at ten is

next, in the UK they are looking at what business leaders think about

the UK referendum on whether the UK should stay or go when it comes to

the European Union. The Nevada Republican caucus begins later this

evening, Donald Trump is the favourite and his call to

temporarily ban foreign Muslims entering the USA has been

controversial ever since he suggested it. To talk about the

policy, our correspondent went to an unlikely brunch with a Donald Trump

supporter and a Muslim refugee from Syria, also an Alabama pasta who was

trying to bridge the divide. Donald J Trump is calling for a total and

complete shutdown -- pastor. Of Muslims entering the United States.

Until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is

going on. He thinks every Muslim is in Isis. It is a big problem. Not

only is what they are saying about Muslims is wrong and shameful, it is

dangerous. Everybody needs to feel safe, at home and abroad. Any

official that is responsible for bringing people in, that they do not

know if they are radical Islamic terrorists... Will bear

responsibility for the consequences of their actions. The political

realm in which we live right now is poisoned. It is deeply toxic.

In defence of Donald Trump, his statement was not just to eliminate

all refugees, he wants to put a halt on it to figure out what is going

on. That is basically his words. I don't think he really wants to stop

people like these folks. But he wants to, for now. A temporary ban

on all Muslims, anyone who is a Muslim. That is extreme and

discriminatory. It's extreme but there are the radical Muslims who

infiltrate which could be a problem. I believe that Mr Trump is ignorant

of the facts. People who came as refugees, ask the government to

check the history of their life seven years before they did. They

know everything they did before, even us, we had to get papers. To

prove that we were refugees. Safety first. I think it is safety, and one

of the big things in the debate I struggle with is the fact that I

think the political community which many people are following say that

safety and compassion are at opposite ends of the spectrum. I

believe it is a false argument. I would tell Donald Trump one thing,

he wants to ban all Muslim people. Islam means peace, our Koran does

not have anything about killing people or killing anyone or being a

terrorist. It is a statement of your religion that they referred to as

radical Islam, Isis, I've heard that name. Taliban, I've heard all of

these names. We've been told by the news media that they are here, and

politicians and others. They are making home in the West. It does not

matter, Donald Trump does not want them to be here. The truth is, if it

is happening there, and there are these people chopping heads off over

there, that could happen here. It has to be protected before heads

start being chopped off here. Statements made on a political

framework to a large population need to be made very carefully. Because,

they are having an impact for a long time. What Donald Trump and other

politicians have said, that won't go away. Once those words are released

around the world, they have an impact on the soul of every person

who hears them. I would say the man is a full. There's always a solution

for that, I know by communicating with American people, I see what

they are feeling about me. So... There's always a solution. To be

remembered. There's always a solution. Always.

It is the Republican party's Nevada caucus beginning in the next couple

of hours, when we get a result, Donald Trump is favourite, but when

we get a result you will hear it on BBC News and on the website.

Let me tell you about an edict from the Chinese government, they want to

ban what they are calling "Bizarre architecture". It criticises

oversize, comers centric and weird building, Zenit centric meaning one

that promotes a culture are other than its own -- xenocentric.

Instead it should be... We thought that this requires more explanation

so we enlisted the help of BBC Chinese.

Over the past few decades, we've seen rapid growth in China, and

we've seen local governments and rich business people who want to

parade iconic buildings and make a mark and impress others. It seems

they went too far, and when the Chinese president came to power, you

became fed up with that. He said it was too much, China does

not need such extravagance. In Beijing, downtown Beijing, this

is the building for the Chinese national broadcaster. It is actually

designed by a Dutch firm. We can see it is a very interesting grid. It is

quite bizarre to local residents, when taxi drivers passed by, they

say that the buildings look like big pans. They ridiculed the building.

We have that, and in this city, we have this building

shaped like a Chinese coin. Being in that part of the world, Fortune is

quite important, and it is basically a trading sign. It's a very

prosperous city. This is an iconic building, it

becomes memorable. This to me is the most satisfying

aspect of what I do for a living. When people talk to me about the

character I played as if it was a three-dimensional person. The

painting is the work of one of Britain's's leading portrait

artists. He has painted this character before. You try to find

the truth of someone, and get through to who they are. Whether

they are trained to show you or not. They act in the deception business.

The better they do their job, the harder it is for me to do mine.

Rarely have the lines between reality and fantasy and contemporary

culture being so completely blurred. This whole event is utterly surreal,

here you have a genuine work of art by a real British artist, as an

actor pretending to be an American president against the backdrop of an

actual race to the White House. It had so many different plot twists

and turns, the scriptwriters could not have made it up. It is a case of

life imitating art. It is a new day in America. Season four of the

series sees Frank and Wood campaigning for re-election. I'm

Frank Underwood and I approve of this message. -- Frank Underwood. So

what does Kevin Spacey think of the real thing? We will probably figure

it out and look back on this time and go wasn't that crazy? There have

certainly been moments when the presidential campaign has felt like

an episode, but hopefully nobody will actually vote for Frank

Underwood. Jane O'Brien, BBC News.

Speaking of the real thing, we have Republicans in Nevada in the next

few hours, the Democrats of South Carolina in a few days, as efforts

to reach the White House and replace Barack Obama continue.

That's all for this edition of outside source, I will speak to you

tomorrow. Goodbye.

It's an unusual weather situation at the moment, in that we are pretty

sure we know what will happen in the next couple of days, and for the

start of next week. It is what happens in between, especially on

Friday,