:00:00. > :00:07.This is BBC World News Today, with me, Philippa Thomas.
:00:08. > :00:10.Our top story: Political blood-letting in Brazil.
:00:11. > :00:16.The Senate votes to impeach the President.
:00:17. > :00:21.Dilma Rousseff vows to continue her fight,
:00:22. > :00:27.and condemns the move as a threat to democracy and the constitution.
:00:28. > :00:30.I want to clarify the facts and point out the risks
:00:31. > :00:34.of a fraudulent impeachment which would be a coup.
:00:35. > :00:42.Top US Republicans appear to make their peace with Donald Trump,
:00:43. > :00:47.From here we're going to go deeper into the policy areas to see
:00:48. > :00:51.where that common ground is and how we are operating off
:00:52. > :00:57.Also coming up: Rescuing the Libyan migrants,
:00:58. > :00:59.the charity which has saved 900 lives from Mediterranean
:01:00. > :01:06.The man who shot dead unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin was planning
:01:07. > :01:30.She says she is hurt and betrayed and, above all, she is innocent.
:01:31. > :01:35.Brazil's first female president Dilma Rousseff has been suspended,
:01:36. > :01:38.ending 13 years of leftist government,
:01:39. > :01:43.with her Vice President promising a more business-friendly Brazil.
:01:44. > :01:46.In her speech to the nation, Mrs Rousseff condemned the Senate
:01:47. > :01:49.vote to impeach her as a coup and a farce, a move which she says
:01:50. > :01:57.will condemn the country to permanent instability.
:01:58. > :02:01.My government has been undergoing sabatage
:02:02. > :02:12.from governing and trying to create a prepicious
:02:13. > :02:17.When an elected President is suspended because of an accusation
:02:18. > :02:22.of a crime I haven't committed the name we give is not
:02:23. > :02:37.there is no reason for me to be impeached.
:02:38. > :02:41.I don't have bank accounts abroad, I've never taken bribery,
:02:42. > :02:53.Well, Dilma Rousseff's replacement is Michael Temer,
:02:54. > :02:57.Within the last few hours he's signed on the dotted line,
:02:58. > :03:02.Temer shifts Brazil's government to the centre right.
:03:03. > :03:06.He's already named his Cabinet, saying his priority is to reboot
:03:07. > :03:09.the economy and end the paralysis that has gripped Congress
:03:10. > :03:19.Our correspondent Julia Carniero is in Brasilia.
:03:20. > :03:29.That was a very emotional goodbye, wasn't it?
:03:30. > :03:33.It was. President Dilma Rousseff is known to be a tough figure and a bit
:03:34. > :03:39.stubborn and not very able politically, but she did open up a
:03:40. > :03:44.lot in this goodbye that she gave in the presidential palace. She was
:03:45. > :03:47.greeted there by thousands of supporters, a few thousand
:03:48. > :03:51.supporters that were waiting outside as she was exiting after the press
:03:52. > :03:56.conference that we saw. She said it was a very sad moment for her, a
:03:57. > :04:01.very painful moment. She said painful especially because of what
:04:02. > :04:07.she said was a betrayal, referring to the vice President, her former
:04:08. > :04:14.ally now considered a foe by the president. He is taking over now as
:04:15. > :04:17.president of Brazil but he had been articulating and negotiating what
:04:18. > :04:24.his government would look like for the past weeks and perhaps months so
:04:25. > :04:30.it was already very clear that he was expecting this to happen,
:04:31. > :04:34.getting ready for this moment. And now we have seen him just announced
:04:35. > :04:39.his new cabinet and he is expected to deliver his first speech as
:04:40. > :04:43.president in a few hours. There are much expected measures of what he
:04:44. > :04:47.will do to try and Mark the shift away from President Rousseff's
:04:48. > :04:52.government and bring the economy of this country back on track.
:04:53. > :04:57.Will he have the ability to make changes? Does he have Congress
:04:58. > :05:02.behind? Yes, that will be a very big
:05:03. > :05:05.difference in comparison to President Dilma Rousseff. She, as I
:05:06. > :05:12.said, was not a very tactful political figure. He, on the
:05:13. > :05:17.opposite, has been in politics since the early 1980s and he belongs to
:05:18. > :05:22.the biggest party in Brazil, has been in that party since 1981 and it
:05:23. > :05:26.is perhaps a rare case of faithfulness to a party here in
:05:27. > :05:30.Brazil where there are so many different parties that people move
:05:31. > :05:35.around a lot, according to conveniences. Because of this he is
:05:36. > :05:40.unable politician and it will help him a lot in Congress. He has quite
:05:41. > :05:47.strong backing in Congress. People who were voting in favour of his
:05:48. > :05:51.impeachment in Senate and the lower house are certainly backing him. It
:05:52. > :05:55.will make life easier for him to implement the measures that he will
:05:56. > :06:00.try to implement for the economy and the cuts that he will perform, he is
:06:01. > :06:04.already cutting many of the ministries. Dilma Rousseff had over
:06:05. > :06:09.30 ministries and he is cutting that number back by about ten so this is
:06:10. > :06:13.his first symbolic move to try and signal that he is cutting the
:06:14. > :06:18.government Budget and that is one of the first moves of the changes he
:06:19. > :06:26.will implement in the economy, a move to show that he is starting to
:06:27. > :06:31.do his own work at home. Thank you for keeping us up to date.
:06:32. > :06:32.Julia referred there to the speech that is expected in a couple of
:06:33. > :06:33.hours. You can keep up to date by visiting
:06:34. > :06:38.our website or smartphone app. We have asked the question, what has
:06:39. > :06:46.gone so wrong for Brazil? There were warm words
:06:47. > :06:48.of encouragement but The most senior elected member
:06:49. > :06:53.of the US Republican Party, Paul Ryan, has finally met
:06:54. > :06:56.with the party's presumptive It was a start, and Mr Ryan
:06:57. > :07:01.described it as The two men issued a joint statement
:07:02. > :07:04.touting their Paul Ryan, who is speaker
:07:05. > :07:08.of the House of Representatives, has in the past expressed concern
:07:09. > :07:10.about Mr Trump's volatile style indeed about whether he's
:07:11. > :07:18.a conservative at all. But he stated the obvious
:07:19. > :07:29.as he told a news conference I was very encouraged with what I
:07:30. > :07:33.heard from Donald Trump today. I do believe that we are now planting the
:07:34. > :07:38.seeds to get ourselves unified, to bridge the gaps and differences and
:07:39. > :07:41.from here we are going to go deeper into the policy areas, to see where
:07:42. > :07:47.that common ground is and how we can make sure that we are operating off
:07:48. > :07:51.the same core principles. Yes, since our first meeting, I was very
:07:52. > :07:56.encouraged with this meeting but it is a process and it takes time, you
:07:57. > :07:58.do not put it together and 45 minutes. We have had a very good
:07:59. > :08:00.start to process and we unified. Let's speak now to our correspondent
:08:01. > :08:03.Gary O'Donoghue, who is outside the Republican National Committee
:08:04. > :08:11.building in Washington. Gary, the Republicans have money or
:08:12. > :08:15.the apparatus to raise it and Donald Trump has new voters.
:08:16. > :08:19.Who has the upper hand? It is a marriage made in heaven, money and
:08:20. > :08:22.voters. They need one another and that is the brutal truth about all
:08:23. > :08:28.of this. Donald Trump brings with him all these new people who are
:08:29. > :08:32.coming into the party, a fresh approach, and anti-politics message.
:08:33. > :08:36.The Republican party would like a slice of that. What the Republican
:08:37. > :08:41.party brings is a whole bunch of money and this organisation across
:08:42. > :08:45.the country that Donald Trump will need come the November general
:08:46. > :08:48.elections. What we are going through now is elaborate choreography where
:08:49. > :08:53.they will get nearer and nearer to one another. They are not quite
:08:54. > :08:58.hand-in-hand yet but you heard there from Paul Ryan, progress being made
:08:59. > :09:01.and warm words. Differences of course on some big issues like
:09:02. > :09:06.immigration and social security but they want to both get to that point
:09:07. > :09:10.where they can show some kind of unity, some kind of credible unity
:09:11. > :09:15.after what has been a very visceral process of the primary.
:09:16. > :09:19.If you had to describe them both to a visitor in Mars, how would you
:09:20. > :09:26.describe them as politicians? What is the big difference politically?
:09:27. > :09:32.Their style is utterly, utterly different. They are chalk and cheese
:09:33. > :09:37.in terms of style. Donald Trump is brash and loud and shoots from the
:09:38. > :09:41.hip, very primary colours, if you like. Painting primary colours. Paul
:09:42. > :09:45.Ryan is much more low-key and considered and a bit of a policy
:09:46. > :09:50.wonk and he likes to get down in the weeds of this and that policy
:09:51. > :09:54.discussion. They couldn't be more different in style but they are
:09:55. > :09:58.essentially meant to be both conservatives, meant to be both
:09:59. > :10:03.Republicans and that is what the basis of this relationship will be,
:10:04. > :10:08.going forward. They will try to come to some accommodations and you have
:10:09. > :10:12.seen in the last day or so Donald Trump trimming on some of those big
:10:13. > :10:16.issues, like immigration. He said before that all Muslims should be
:10:17. > :10:21.prevented from coming into the country but he described that as a
:10:22. > :10:25.bit of an idea, something he has floated and not necessarily a firm
:10:26. > :10:29.policy pronouncement, so you are seeing some of that trimming
:10:30. > :10:32.already, which actually is inevitable for all candidates as
:10:33. > :10:36.they get towards the general election, as they make that play for
:10:37. > :10:40.the voters in the centre, the independent voters.
:10:41. > :10:44.Has the idea of an independent candidate gone away?
:10:45. > :10:50.Well, I think there are some that would still wish for that. There is
:10:51. > :10:53.still time. We haven't got to the convention yet, but I think
:10:54. > :10:58.realistically, who could it be? There is no obvious person it can
:10:59. > :11:03.be. They would be starting, it would be a standing start for them and
:11:04. > :11:06.Donald Trump is the presumptive nominee and it would be an
:11:07. > :11:12.incredible process to see that come about. You would have to have
:11:13. > :11:16.another massive civil war inside the Republican party for that to happen
:11:17. > :11:20.and their time is beginning to run out if they want to get their acts
:11:21. > :11:25.together in time for a proper campaign in the autumn. You know, I
:11:26. > :11:28.think the odds against that are pretty big, frankly.
:11:29. > :11:30.Thank you very much. Now a look at some of
:11:31. > :11:32.the day's other news. An explosion close to a military
:11:33. > :11:35.barracks in the Turkish city of Istanbul has injured
:11:36. > :11:37.at least five people. The car bomb went off as a military
:11:38. > :11:40.vehicle drove past in the eastern district of Sancaktepe,
:11:41. > :11:44.away from the historic old town. The British Prime Minister,
:11:45. > :11:46.David Cameron, has announced the creation of a global forum
:11:47. > :11:52.to step up international efforts The announcement was made
:11:53. > :11:55.at a global anti-corruption He said the forum would bring
:11:56. > :11:59.together countries that have had assets stolen and those
:12:00. > :12:01.where assets are hidden. The Malaysian government
:12:02. > :12:02.has confirmed that washed ashore in South Africa and
:12:03. > :12:05.Mauritius, are almost certainly from the
:12:06. > :12:11.missing flight MH-370. A total of five pieces
:12:12. > :12:13.of wreckage have now been The Malaysian airliner vanished more
:12:14. > :12:17.than two years ago with more A World Anti-Doping Agency committee
:12:18. > :12:44.has unanimously recommended that Kenya be declared in breach
:12:45. > :12:46.of anti-doping rules, a move that could prevent Kenyan
:12:47. > :12:49.athletes from taking part It said Kenya's legislation
:12:50. > :12:52.was not in line with Last month, Kenya passed
:12:53. > :12:55.legislation that created a new national anti-doping agency,
:12:56. > :12:57.but it has already missed two deadlines to show
:12:58. > :13:10.that it is effectively tackling This is very serious for Ken you. It
:13:11. > :13:16.does not look good but it does not automatically trigger an Olympic
:13:17. > :13:18.ban, that will be up to the International Olympic Committee who
:13:19. > :13:22.have the power to exclude nations who fail to live up to the
:13:23. > :13:26.requirements of the anti-doping code, so they will have a look at
:13:27. > :13:30.this and my understanding is that it has never happened before and it is
:13:31. > :13:35.unlikely to happen this time, they are more concerned that Kenyan
:13:36. > :13:38.athletes being tested by Wada and they are being tested frequently to
:13:39. > :13:42.ensure that athletes who make the games are clean.
:13:43. > :13:48.Does this mean bringing in new officials and independent outsiders
:13:49. > :13:52.to test the athletes as they train? Because of the inefficiencies of the
:13:53. > :13:58.system in a Kenya most of the testing has been done by Wada and
:13:59. > :14:02.the anti-doping agency. They will be targeting Kenyan athletes before the
:14:03. > :14:06.games. They could also be banned by the IAAF, the governing body for
:14:07. > :14:11.track and field. They have already said and they already know that the
:14:12. > :14:15.Kenya had a doping problem. More than 40 athletes since 2011 have
:14:16. > :14:19.failed tests from that country. Sebastian Coates said he would be
:14:20. > :14:30.prepared to ban can you and at their meeting in March whilst Kenya work
:14:31. > :14:32.on a list and they had called for improvements he said it did not
:14:33. > :14:35.necessarily mean they would miss out on the Olympics.
:14:36. > :14:40.If they do that is a really big hole in the world athletics and running.
:14:41. > :14:44.Absolutely, Kenya is a powerhouse in athletics and they finished top of
:14:45. > :14:47.the table in Beijing and they have fantastic runners in middle distance
:14:48. > :14:52.and long distance but for Ken you not to be there and possibly for
:14:53. > :14:58.Russia not to be there, it is a big decision. -- for Kenya not to be
:14:59. > :15:01.there. It could bring into question the track and field process at the
:15:02. > :15:04.Olympics of those countries are not there.
:15:05. > :15:07.We will stay across that story, thanks a lot.
:15:08. > :15:09.The French government has survived a no-confidence vote
:15:10. > :15:13.The vote was brought by the centre-right opposition party,
:15:14. > :15:15.in response to controversial labour reforms which were pushed
:15:16. > :15:17.through by the Prime Minister earlier this week.
:15:18. > :15:19.Thousands of people marched through Paris as the vote took place,
:15:20. > :15:25.Well, our correspondent Lucy Williamson is in Paris for us
:15:26. > :15:31.with the latest update on the story.
:15:32. > :15:38.Lucy, does this mean the reforms are going to come in?
:15:39. > :15:42.Well, there are a couple of stages to go through first but it means
:15:43. > :15:47.these controversial reforms now move on to the Senate and after that they
:15:48. > :15:50.may have to come back to the lower house of parliament, but in essence
:15:51. > :15:55.what is happening here is what the government did last year, which is
:15:56. > :15:59.to force through reforms that it believes are absolutely essential to
:16:00. > :16:02.improve the French economy and not least to allow President Francois
:16:03. > :16:05.Hollande to stand again for election next year. In doing so they have had
:16:06. > :16:19.to force it through without parliamentary approval and
:16:20. > :16:21.against the opposition of many of the core groups of Socialist party
:16:22. > :16:23.supporters in France. So it really is quite a tough call and even
:16:24. > :16:26.though they won the no-confidence vote in Parliament today, there was
:16:27. > :16:28.a move yesterday by some of their own backbench MPs, Socialist
:16:29. > :16:32.backbench MPs, to bring a second vote of no-confidence against their
:16:33. > :16:35.own government. They narrowly managed, they narrowly failed to do
:16:36. > :16:39.that, but it was still pretty embarrassing. You can see that they
:16:40. > :16:44.have won but they an awful lot of opposition to contend with.
:16:45. > :16:48.If these reforms get to their stages, what difference does it make
:16:49. > :16:51.to working life in France? It could make quite a big
:16:52. > :16:56.difference. They are trying to tackle some of the really big key
:16:57. > :17:00.icons that have been very popular to the French working public. They are
:17:01. > :17:04.trying to tackle things like the 35 hour working week. It is slightly
:17:05. > :17:08.easier for companies to extend that in negotiation. They are trying to
:17:09. > :17:11.make it easier for companies to fire people on the basis that it will
:17:12. > :17:15.make them easier to hire them as well. They are changing the
:17:16. > :17:20.relationship of the unions with companies, which is again a bit of a
:17:21. > :17:23.sacred cow here in France. Their asked changes that are quite
:17:24. > :17:26.significant and have been very difficult to get through and it
:17:27. > :17:29.seems that this government is really putting everything on to this
:17:30. > :17:33.reform, to try and turn the economy around before the country goes into
:17:34. > :17:35.presidential election campaign next year.
:17:36. > :17:43.A lot at stake. Thank you. More than 2,000 migrants have been
:17:44. > :17:45.rescued off the coast of Italy This year has seen a dramatic
:17:46. > :17:49.increase in those taking the long and perilous central Mediterranean
:17:50. > :17:51.migrant route from Libya. In the first three months
:17:52. > :17:54.of the year, Italy registered that's 80% more than in
:17:55. > :17:57.the same period last year. An early-morning call
:17:58. > :18:03.on the bridge of the Aquarius. In Europe's epic migration story,
:18:04. > :18:11.part of the rescue operation has Aquarius is chartered
:18:12. > :18:20.by SOS Mediterranee, an international charity trained
:18:21. > :18:23.in dangerous marine rescue. Already this year they
:18:24. > :18:27.have saved 900 lives. The chart tells us we
:18:28. > :18:29.are almost upon them. And then we see it, in the haze,
:18:30. > :18:34.a streak of grey balanced In Libya, people-smuggling
:18:35. > :18:43.is a low-risk, high-profit business. Rubber boats from China are cheap
:18:44. > :18:49.and quickly inflated. The safety of the paying
:18:50. > :18:51.cargo is incidental. The smugglers give them a phone
:18:52. > :18:55.to call the Coast Guard, a compass and just enough fuel
:18:56. > :18:57.to leave Libyan waters. This particular boat had drifted 24
:18:58. > :19:00.miles in ten hours, a huddle of humanity at the whim of the sea
:19:01. > :19:07.and the people who save them. The first to arrive
:19:08. > :19:13.are the children. On Aquarius it is the medical
:19:14. > :19:16.charity MSF that takes charge. The migrants are exhausted,
:19:17. > :19:18.some have injuries, but there is relief they have
:19:19. > :19:21.finally escaped Libya. You know, Libya is not a
:19:22. > :19:23.free country. It is very, very crime,
:19:24. > :19:31.you know, killing, shooting. They don't want to see black,
:19:32. > :19:36.they don't want to see black at all. But would they really come if these
:19:37. > :19:41.rescue boats weren't here? The determination to relieve
:19:42. > :19:44.the danger is so huge that they are not afraid to step
:19:45. > :19:47.on the rickety boat and basically They already have 120 migrants
:19:48. > :19:55.on board the Aquarius, without picking up another 140
:19:56. > :19:57.that the Italian Navy The Italians tell us they expect
:19:58. > :20:05.a record number of people to make this journey from Libya to Europe
:20:06. > :20:07.this year, perhaps An hour after everyone was safely
:20:08. > :20:13.transferred the weather turned, a force-six squall that would surely
:20:14. > :20:17.have destroyed their boats. On the stern of the Aquarius
:20:18. > :20:20.they slept soundly, but had we arrived just in hour later
:20:21. > :20:29.they would certainly be dead. The pistol used to kill unarmed
:20:30. > :20:31.black teenager Trayvon Martin appears to have been removed
:20:32. > :20:35.from an online auction. George Zimmerman, who shot
:20:36. > :20:41.and killed the 17-year-old, had planned to auction it
:20:42. > :20:48.on the website Gun Broker. He was cleared of the death in
:20:49. > :20:52.central Florida after saying he acted in self defence.
:20:53. > :20:57.News of the auction sparked a lot of reaction on social media.
:20:58. > :21:02.The shooting in 2012 lead to mass protest across the United States.
:21:03. > :21:05.The UK Government has announced plans for a major shake up
:21:06. > :21:08.The Culture Secretary, John Whittingdale,
:21:09. > :21:10.wants to scrap the body that oversees the BBC
:21:11. > :21:12.and replace it with a board on which
:21:13. > :21:13.several members would be government appointed.
:21:14. > :21:15.That's led to concerns that the BBC's independence
:21:16. > :21:19.Our Political Editor Laura Kuennsberg reports on a proposal
:21:20. > :21:21.that could have far reaching consequences for the BBC's future
:21:22. > :21:37.The BBC has been everywhere for all of our lives
:21:38. > :21:42.Changes in how it works and you will know what the top stars get paid.
:21:43. > :21:45.This is not rocket science, if I was in charge
:21:46. > :21:50.I would definitely have a word about what we get paid!
:21:51. > :21:53.The Culture Secretary, who once said he was tempted to abolish the BBC,
:21:54. > :22:00.Mr Speaker, the BBC is and must always
:22:01. > :22:08.We want the BBC to thrive and make fantastic programmes for audiences
:22:09. > :22:10.and act as an engine for growth and creativity.
:22:11. > :22:22.The BBC Trust will be replaced with a new independent board.
:22:23. > :22:24.As many as half of the members will be
:22:25. > :22:28.There will be new rules on diversity and impartiality.
:22:29. > :22:29.And Ofcom, the broadcasting watchdog,
:22:30. > :22:32.will regulate the BBC for the first time.
:22:33. > :22:34.The government will not stick its nose into schedules
:22:35. > :22:41.and the 93-year-old licence fee survives for at least a decade.
:22:42. > :22:44.One of the big issues, the future of the licence fee and how
:22:45. > :22:46.the BBC competes with rivals, you have ducked the big questions?
:22:47. > :22:48.I think the changes we are making are substantial,
:22:49. > :22:51.they will have a significant effect.
:22:52. > :22:54.I think they will ensure the BBC excels even
:22:55. > :22:58.more on the things that the BBC does, which are prized by audiences
:22:59. > :23:04.And we put in place a completely different governance structure.
:23:05. > :23:07.It will be a stronger board, more involved in day-to-day running,
:23:08. > :23:09.why should half of them be appointed by the government?
:23:10. > :23:14.The BBC benefits from ?3.7 billion of government money and
:23:15. > :23:19.I think the government is entitled to have representation.
:23:20. > :23:23.But there is a fear of the BBC would have to doff
:23:24. > :23:26.The idea that the government of the day,
:23:27. > :23:29.whichever government it is,
:23:30. > :23:32.can put six political supporters onto the editorial board
:23:33. > :23:36.of a Public Service Broadcasting is anathema to me.
:23:37. > :23:40.But if you get your drama fix only through iPlayer,
:23:41. > :23:44.you will have to pay the licence fee.
:23:45. > :23:48.And for new services, there might be a subscription.
:23:49. > :23:53.I think the main message of the White Paper about distinctive,
:23:54. > :23:55.high-quality programming is exactly what I think the BBC is about and
:23:56. > :24:05.If you are honest with yourself, do you have even any tiny
:24:06. > :24:07.inkling that somehow the BBC got away with it?
:24:08. > :24:10.I don't think the BBC got away with it!
:24:11. > :24:19.I think if you look back at where we were one year ago,
:24:20. > :24:25.the debate and discussions which have been had
:24:26. > :24:27.involving the CMS and other parts of government,
:24:28. > :24:29.some in public and some behind closed doors,
:24:30. > :24:31.are exactly the discussions and debates you should have.
:24:32. > :24:36.But with the days of huddling around the television set
:24:37. > :24:38.disappearing fast, shouldn't the BBC change more quickly?
:24:39. > :24:40.There will be disappointment in the commercial
:24:41. > :24:43.sector that the BBC has not been reduced in scope and size.
:24:44. > :24:57.At times it seemed that the BBC could have been served an ultimatum.
:24:58. > :25:09.But these talks have come to a less dramatic end.
:25:10. > :25:18.Britain says its fighter jets have approached three Russian fighter
:25:19. > :25:23.jets approaching the United States. They intercepted the Russian
:25:24. > :25:26.aircraft that were not transmitting a Russian -- recognised
:25:27. > :25:31.identification code. There has so far been no comment from the
:25:32. > :25:37.Russians. Now an update on the meeting between Donald Trump and
:25:38. > :25:43.Republican meetings -- leaders. He said things are working out really
:25:44. > :25:47.well. As we have heard earlier, perhaps the idea of an independent
:25:48. > :25:48.Conservative candidate is fading if the party does pull behind Donald
:25:49. > :25:52.Trump. But for now from me and the rest
:25:53. > :26:00.of the team, goodbye.