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south carolina continue to recovery from rains wind and cataclysmic flooding. ian slammed into south carolina just shy of category 5. the current death toll of at least 45 people likely to come in the days as search and rescue cruise go through blocked floodwaters, as of this morning, 1.3 million homes and businesses still in the dark. according to the latest estimate ian may have caused as much as $47 billion in insured losses which could make it the most expensive storm in the state history. the figure comes from core logic, that's a research firm that estimates losses from natural...

in the senate, house republicans are now raising the stakes. >> we're going to have a plan to secure america's border. >> house republicans are rolling out their solution to the border crisis. republicans have a plan for a new direction. >> today g.o.p. conference members got a private, first-hand look at the plan inside minority leader kevin mccarthy's commitment to america agenda. a legislative road map similar to former speaker newt gingrich's 1994 contract with america. on the border, the g.o.p. plans to end catch and release. reinstate the remain in mexico policy. and finish the...

the bbc chairman's appointment. at an emotional meeting in new zealand, jacinda ardern hands over the leadership of her party — and country — to chris hipkins. the uk business secretary urges energy suppliers to stop moving vulnerable customers onto more expensive prepayment metres. millions around the world gather to celebrate the lunar new year. in china the tradition of giving remains strong. you're watching bbc news. now its time for global questions. welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from sri lanka's capital, colombo. i'm on one of the city's beautiful wate...

freedom of speech. that's the most basic of all of the freedoms. that's why it's enshrined in the first amendment to the bill of rights. it's central not only to freedom but to humanity. we can speak. that's our power. in the beginning was the word declares john in the opening of the fourth gospel. the word is the most important thing we have. take away our ability to choose our own words and we are no longer human. we are subject and chattel. authoritiarians understand this. they mate freedom of speech. they would let you have a machine gone before they allow you to say what you wan...

environmental challenges. and for copp 27 agreement, help developing nations be enough to avert climate catastrophe. that is global questions sri lanka, surviving climate change. as it marks 75 years of independence from britain. i have a panel from here and sri lanka were going to be answering questions from my audience here. i've got a panel from here in sri lanka who are going to be asking questions from my audience here. let me tell you who's in the hot seat for this edition of global questions. ruwan wijewardene is deputy leader of the united national party, and is the president...