04/01/2017 Outside Source

Hello, I'm Ros Atkins, this is Outside Source.

President Obama has been on on Capitol Hill today -

and there's one word on everyone's lips.

Donald Trump wants to ditch Barack Obama's signature signature

health care policy - and he has Congress on side.

But it's not going without a fight - we'll live in Washington.

The UK has chosen this man - Sir Tim Farrow to be its new top

The day after the current man with the job resigned.

There have been protests in Tel Aviv after an Israeli soldier

was convicted of manslaughter for killing a disarmed

We will tell you what Benjamin Netanyahu has said about that.

More videos have emerged of the shocking scenes

A number of women were sexually assaulted by groups of men.

We'll have the latest on the investigation.

And if you want to get in touch at any point

A huge political battle is playing out in Washington DC.

Here's President Obama arriving on Capitol Hill earlier.

He was there to talk to Democrats

in Congress about trying to save his Affordable Care Act,

It's a complicated law - but at its heart is a requirement

for all Americans to have health insurance - and for some to get

The Republicans have always hated the way it works -

and now that they control Congress and soon the White House.

None of this is a surprise, Donald Trump has

Obamacare has to be replaced and we will do it and we will do it very,

very quickly. It is a catastrophe. As well as Mr Obama,

Vice President Elect, Mike Pence Reuters reports he's said

the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act will evolve

in the months ahead. We have the grand battle between the

outgoing administration and the incoming one.

They have the first part of the plan, getting rid of it but the

second part is a bit more vague. It's up in the air, as Mike Pence

explained, there is a twofold process that the Republicans want to

do, they want Donald Trump to take executive actions to roll back the

health care reform. The president has a fair amount of regular to

really weigh in where the money goes and how to enforce certain mandates

within the act, but then it's going to take action by Congress in order

to fully pull it back. Without a clear plan, there is no clear plan

yet that has been explained. Paul Ryan, the House Speaker, said that

they would come up with a plan and they will not take away insurance

from people who have it. That is like jumping off a bridge and then

trying to figure out where you're going to land in midair. It's a

risky process and the Republicans are going to try and repeal it

without knowing what kind of effect it's going to have and what they

will put in its place because 20 million Americans are relying on

health care reform for their health insurance. We must have some clues,

they've been critical of Obamacare from day one, the Republicans don't

believe in netting the poorer people in society go without, they just

want to do it a different way, right? There are some different

ideas, congressmen Price came up with a fairly detailed plan which

involves doing away with the mandate that all Americans must buy

insurance and instead putting high risk individuals with pre-existing

conditions or serious conditions in high risk groups that are subsidised

by the government but that still takes money. Also the idea that

Republicans have time and time again put forward the idea of health

savings accounts, putting money away tax-free that you can use to pay for

health care expenses, the kind of way we do retirement in the states,

with the 401 K plans, so the ideas are out there but we don't know

which ones they will pick. Donald Trump has said there are some

portions of health care reform that he likes such as the pre-existing

condition coverage, allowing young people to stay on their parents'

insurance but they require certain trade-offs and that must be spelt

out in new legislation. I get why President Obama is putting in the

time now, he spent so much time getting the act through but in

reality, his visits to Capitol Hill Cavani do so much? True, he said he

regretted not being able to be there and fight alongside them because the

battle is going to be in Congress, especially the Senate, where there

are 48 Democrats, they can block a lot of these provisions, they have

the filibuster they can use to prevent any kind of Republican plan

being enacted. Obama said, don't let Republicans off the hook, they will

own it and the Democrats can back him up. Thank you for joining us.

Building up to January the 20th, when Donald Trump takes over.

Yesterday the UK's top diplomat in Brussels resigned.

All of this is happening ahead of the start of Brexit negotiations -

which we're expecting in March or April.

This is not long after the UK triggers the end of Article 50.

Sir Tim Barrow was the political director at the Foreign Office.

For his part Sir Ivan Rogers sent an email to staff

Didn't need to be a code breaker to see his targets.

Those of you in the UK know that Whitehall is the base of the UK

civil servants. The sentiment was seconded by one of the EU's main

Brexit negotiators, Guy Verhofstadt. Here's Damian Grammaticus

in Brussels on how all The criticism in the UK was that Sir

Ivan Rogers had allowed his personal feelings perhaps to get in the way.

Here that view I think is this counted. The European Commission

came out today and also said, "We regret the loss of a very

professional and knowledgeable diplomat who always loyally defended

the interests of his government." Sir Ivan Rogers was in Brussels and

spent all his time over the last couple of years negotiating for

David Cameron as British Prime Minister with the other 27

countries. What Guy Verhofstadt seems to have said is that he was a

loyal defender, not a pro-EU figure, they found him a tough person

advocating UK interests. Decoding this, they are saying that the

criticism from the UK is unfair. Explain the role that this

ambassador plays between the European Union and its powerful

figures and the UK Government. Good question and it is a very important

role because the ambassadors from the 28 countries here here, they are

cold the permanent representatives, they sit here and they do the heavy

lifting, the hard work on everything that must be agreed between the EU

countries, whether its sanctions on Russia, issues about fish quotas and

trading, whatever issues the EU is facing. They thrash it out around

the table among the 28, they get to and understanding if they can and

then the ministers and leaders arrive in town to tie up the final

details and sign off on the new agreement. They really are in the

front van der Garde -- vanguard of countries advancing their interests.

They then go back to their home countries, Sir Ivan would do this

every week, to deliver the message to London, this is the thinking,

from the other countries. Something else that was pointed out, so Ivan

Rogers had three years of experience, building up good

contacts and a good working knowledge and that has to be

replaced with a new figure, Sir Tim Barrow, one of the most senior

diplomats in the UK. We are one hour of international news from the BBC

newsroom. We've reported from Brussels and Washington, DC. Next,

Israel. A military court in Tel Aviv has

convicted this Israeli He shot dead a wounded Palestinian

man in Hebron last March. This video was crucial

to the conviction. You can see the soldier circled in

red, cocking his rifle. The man in blue was shot. He was called Abdul

Fatah al-Sharif. A few minutes earlier,

a soldier had been stabbed by Abdul Fatah Sharif

and one other man. Israeli troops had then

shot both of them - killing the other man,

and wounding Sharif. Sergeant Azaria told the court

thought there might be a suicide belt under

Abdul Fatah Sharif's jacket. Three military judges

saw it differently. In the last couple hours,

the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reacted to the verdict

on his facebook site. The Prime Minister calling for a

pardon, the judges have said that the soldier shot dead someone on the

floor who represented no immediate threat to the accused. We now have

more on this story and the reaction. The family of Abdul Fatah al-Sharif

as did Israeli human rights groups. There have been politicians talking

about this, the defence Minister had spoken before taking up his current

role, in support of Sergeant Azaria calling for public restraint, saying

that this was a difficult verdict. Does the soldier have any option to

appeal? Certainly after the sentencing which will be at a later

date, the Sergeant has the option to appeal and legal experts we've

spoken to expect him to appeal in this case. The defence argued that

the panel of three military judges, as they delivered their verdict,

overlooked some important aspects of their arguments. In this case, the

maximum penalty for manslaughter is 20 years but it has been suggested

to me that Sergeant Azaria would be sentenced to a much shorter time in

jail, perhaps five years. Now, as we're hearing, more calls from

Israeli politicians for him to pardoned.

As well as Obamacare, US intelligence officials have been

Peter Rook to Twitter earlier, -- he took to Twitter earlier, ain't... --

saying... According to an anonymous official

who spoke to a number they say the briefing

was always slated for Friday. We can't know - but either way -

this is less about one meeting, more about a tense relationship

between the incoming president and the people charged

with keeping him informed And right in the middle

of all of this is John Brennan. He's head of the Central

Intelligence Agency, the CIA, and he's given an interview to PBS

Newshour. In it he talks about those Russia

hacking allegations. There is no intelligence Kameni T

World Wide Web as -- intelligence community worldwide who has the same

ability as the US intelligence community so I'd suggest to those

individuals who haven't seen the report, not been briefed on it, that

they wait and see what it is that the intelligence community is

putting forward before they make those judgments. We expect more

details in time from the CIA. One of the key allegations is that

Russia hacked Democratic Party emails and gave them to Wikileaks

which published them, all of which was designed

to hurt Hillary Clinton. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has

spoken to Fox News and denied that He is accusing the Obama

administration of making those allegations to try to delegitimise

the Trump administration. John Brennan on Julian Assange. It isn't

a Bastian of truth and integrity and therefore I wouldn't say that it is

providing the whole truth. This report is going to include what it

is we know about what happened, what was collected, what was disclosed

with the purpose and intent... Different narratives about what is

happening and what happened in the campaign. We are also going to talk

about Rex Tillerson, the man Donald Trump would like to be his secretary

of state. Firstly, Rex Tillerson have two separate himself from his

job as the Chief Executive of Exxon Mobil. We're getting details about

how that's going to work and that will come up in a few minutes.

Four men have appeared in court charged in connection

with the deaths of two young cousins in Oldham in Greater Manchester.

Helina Kotlarova, who was 12, and 11-year-old Zaneta Krokova,

Our correspondent, Dominic Hughes, who's in Oldham, has been

Four have been charged, Gabor Hegedus, 38 from Oldham has

been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous

driving, conspiracy to convert the course of justice,

driving without a licence, failing to stop after a collision

Three other men, David Orsos, 18, Janos Kalanyos, 50

charged with conspiracy to pervert the cause of justice.

After an appearance this afternoon, all four and have been remanded

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President Obama has been at Capitol Hill attempting

The incoming Republicans in Congress and the White House say they want to

get rid of it. Stories from the BBC World Service.

BBC Turkish reports that Turkey's president has

made his first speech since the New Years Eve

Recep Tayip Erdogan said the attack as a deliberate attempt

Saying it should be pushed back against.

Almost 300 tonnes of oil has spilled into Malaysian and Singaporean

waters after a collision between two container ships.

The accident happened in the port of Pasir Gudang

Local officials say the spill is under control.

There are multiple reports in the US that the Mass murderer and cult

leader Charles Manson has been taken to hospital from the prison

Authorities have simply stated that he's alive.

Rex Tillerson, the man Donald Trump has picked

to be his Scretary of State, has started to reveal how

he will separate himself form his current role,

Sanaa Husein joins us. I guess this is going to evolve quite a lot of

money? It is, it will involve about $180 million. Rex Tillerson was up

all mandatory retirement in March but now because of this appointment

as Secretary of State, to sever his ties he's going to be selling some

600,000 shares that he owns with Exxon Mobil. He would get them as a

result of retiring. He will get them in cash from the company but it will

be put into an independent trust that will be managed by someone who

is independent. He will be able to use that when he is no longer the US

secretary of state. Interestingly, he has promised not to work in the

oil and Gas UK for the next ten years and if he violates that in

anyway, the person adjudicating Canon take the money and give it to

the charity of his choosing. -- can take the money. Have these measures

announced by Rex Tillerson and Exxon Mobile satisfied people on the

issue? There are a few issues, he is the first of the appointees to make

any announcements about severing their ties. This is not the only

appointment that Mr Trump has made that has strong business ties. It

has set quite a high bar. The question is, what are other people

going to do in terms of separating that? When it comes to Mr Tillerson

himself, with regards to business interests he has separated himself

but there are concerns about his ties to Russia in that he was

someone who went against the sanctions against Russia and has

been called a friend by the country and Vladimir Putin. When it comes to

confirmation, he's going to get a pretty rough ride from colleagues on

Capitol Hill. Interesting, thank you. I just saw on Twitter, as well

as a press conference by Donald Trump scheduled for January the 11,

so are the confirmation hearings for Rex Tillerson in a few days' time.

Next, the consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas which hasn't started in

Nevada. We're going to look at virtual reality with the help of

Chris Foxx. You normally think of headsets but here are some boots.

The latest virtual reality innovation, virtual reality issues.

By Mark King on sand, crunchy, very weird -- I'm walking. If you have

ever shared a headset and worried about hygiene, maybe these aren't

for you. Now I'm going to step in a puddle. Let's see what these are

like. Oh, that's quite convincing for a vibration. Let's take that

off. Why would somebody want virtual reality issues? To have a more

immersive experience, walking along a dangerous, narrow bridge and you

feel like it is creaking and almost broken, it gives a more ex--- a

better experience. You must already wear a headset and sometimes you

have controllers in your hands, now you want to wear shoes, is that too

much gear for a video game? We can see where a product may be used in a

specific place for some industries to get a better experience. Like an

arcade? Sure. Would somebody like to share somebody else's shoes? We are

thinking you can wear socks and you don't have to worry, won't be a big

problem. You can see what we are producing for CES on the BBC

website. Report now from Smitha Mundasad

on a campaign in the UK to make sure people have the first aid skills

to help in the aftermath Before I play it, I should

say the report contains What you see next

is a reconstruction. But security officials

say the terror threat in the UK is high and,

despite their best efforts, Many people could be

hurt in the chaos. The problem is, it may take some

time for help to arrive. Police and security forces have

to deal with terrorists first, making sure it's safe,

before paramedics can come in. And in that time,

lives could be lost. The first responders to that

incident from a police perspective will inevitably be trying to deal

with the people causing the threat. They won't have time to help people

who may have been injured. And we know that that gap is vital

for saving people's lives. So we're really, really interested

in the work of Citizen Aid. There's a gunman in the street,

three people have been shot. The experts behind Citizen Aid say

the app and pocketbook give simple, step-by-step instructions

to save others. But the public should only

attempt first aid once The app says that you need

to pack the wound. And then keep the hand

elevated above her heart. I've treated hundreds of soldiers

over the years when they've saved by simply the application

of tourniquets when they've been I think it's essential that we train

the general public now to be able That's exactly what

Citizen Aid does. It may be difficult,

but remaining calm and knowing how to help others in situations

like this could save lives. Security forces are already

preparing for these types of incidents, and now they say

members of the public Attempting first aid may

not be for everyone, but military medics say it's better

to have a plan, in case this worst-case scenario

turns into reality. I will be back in a couple of

minutes.