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lee sun—kyun was a man at the top of his game.won the oscar for best picture in 2019. even before that, he was a household name in south korea, playing the leading man in well—loved romcoms and dramas. but his life was turned upside down two months ago when reports emerged that he'd been visiting an escort karaoke bar. i'm sorry for the concern i caused. he was accused of taking marijuana and ketamine with one of the women. mr lee strenuously denied the drug use and said he was being blackmailed. south korea has strict laws on drugs. this weekend, he was questioned by police overnight. this weekend, he was questioned by police overnigh for 19 hours. celebrities are held to a high standard in south korea. using drugs, visiting escort bars — those kinds of things can ruin the career of a public figure. but there's also been sympathy for a man who, in a western country, at least, might not have found himself in this situation. this is where lee sun—kyun was found alone in his car in one of seoul's main parks. police had received a re

and actor lee sun—kyun — star of the oscar winning film parasite — is found dead in central seoul., i'm lucy hockings. the israeli military is expanding its offensive in gaza, with troops pushing into the centre of the territory. and the palestinian health ministry says six people were killed in what it said was an israeli drone strike on a refugee camp in the occupied west bank. israel has not commented on the claim. in his first interview since the war began, the palestinian authority president, mahmoud abbas, who is based in the west bank, described the conflict as a "grave crime" against his people. graham satchell reports. night after night, for weeks now, the families of those taken hostage take to the streets of tel aviv. they're putting pressure on the israeli government to bring the hostages back alive and stop the fighting. they need to look at other options. they're putting pressure on the israeli government the military pressure will continue. but we see they don't have any results. the head of the israeli army, herzi halevi, said the war could take many more months. "t

lee sun—kyun was a man at the top of his game.ire parasite, which won the oscar for best picture in 2019. even before that, he was a household name in south korea, playing the leading man in well—loved romcoms and dramas. but his life was turned upside down two months ago when reports emerged that he'd been visiting an escort karaoke bar. translation: i'm sorry| for the concern i caused. he was accused of taking marijuana and ketamine with one of the women. mr lee strenuously denied the drug use and said he was being blackmailed. south korea has strict laws on drugs. this weekend, he was questioned by police overnight for 19 hours. celebrities are held to a high standard in south korea. using drugs, visiting escort bars — those kinds of things can ruin the career of a public figure. but there's also been sympathy for a man who, in a western country, at least, might not have found himself in this situation. this is where lee sun—kyun was found — alone in his car in one of seoul's main parks. police had received a report that he'd l

lee sun—kyun was a man at the top of his game.ture in 2019. even before that, he was a household name in south korea, playing the leading man in well—loved romcoms and dramas. but his life was turned upside down two months ago when reports emerged that he'd been visiting an escort karaoke bar. i'm sorry for the concern i caused. he was accused of taking marijuana and ketamine with one of the women. mr lee strenuously denied the drug use and said he was being blackmailed. south korea has strict laws on drugs. this weekend, he was questioned by police overnight. the 19 hours celebrities are held to a high standard in south korea. using drugs, visiting escort bars — those kinds of things can ruin the career of a public figure. but there's also been sympathy for a man who, in a western country, at least, might not have found himself in this situation. this is where lee sun—kyun was found alone in his car in one of seoul's main parks. police had received the report that he'd left his home and written what appears to be a suicide note.

lee sun—kyun was a man at the top of his game.atire parasite, which won the oscar for best picture in 2019. even before that, he was a household name in south korea, playing the leading man in well—loved romcoms and dramas. but his life was turned upside down two months ago, when reports emerged that he'd been visiting an escort karaoke bar. translation: i'm sorry| for the concern i caused. he was accused of taking marijuana and ketamine with one of the women. mr lee strenuously denied the drug use and said he was being blackmailed. south korea has strict laws on drugs. this weekend, he was questioned by police overnight for 19 hours. celebrities are held to a high standard in south korea. using drugs, visiting escort bars — those kinds of things can ruin the career of a public figure. but there's also been sympathy for a man who, in a western country, at least, might not have found himself in this situation. this is where lee sun—kyun was found — alone in his car in one of seoul's main parks. police had received a report that he'

lee sun—kyun was a man at the top of his game.te, which won the oscar for best picture in 2019. even before that, he was a household name in south korea, playing the leading man in well—loved romcoms and dramas. but his life was turned upside down two months ago when reports emerged that he'd been visiting an escort karaoke bar. i'm sorry for the concern i caused. he was accused of taking marijuana and ketamine with one of the women. mr lee strenuously denied the drug use and said he was being blackmailed. south korea has strict laws on drugs. this weekend, he was questioned by police overnight. it lasted 19 hours. celebrities are held to a high standard in south korea. using drugs, visiting escort bars — those kinds of things can ruin the career of a public figure. but there's also been sympathy for a man who, in a western country, at least, might not have found himself in this situation. this is where lee sun—kyun was found alone in his car in one of seoul's main parks. police had received a report that he'd left his home and wr

the actor lee sun—kyun, from the oscar—winning film parasite, is found dead in a car in central seoullice say they received a report of a note left at his home. now on bbc news, talking movies: martin scorsese special. # si e fatto tardi anche stasera # in pist�*ormai nessuno balla...# hello from new york, and welcome to our talking movies martin scorsese special. i'm here in lower manhattan, in the neighbourhood of little italy. in the 19505 and �*60s, it was home to martin scorsese, who is, without any doubt, one of america's most celebrated film—makers. my name's tom... a0 years or so ago, prior to my move to live in new york, i was already a big scorsese fan. the director had made his mark with his defining films of the 19705 like mean streets... i'm gonna pay him next week. i'm gonna pay... ..taxi driver... you talking to me? ..and the soon—to—be released raging bull... there's no—one else around wants to fight me. they're all afraid. ..all three starring robert de niro. the collaboration with de niro persists to the present day, but he's also worked closely with leonardo dicapri

and fresh details about the death of lee sun—kyun, and we speak to the 18—year—old prodigy who couldive from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. hi there, thank you for being with us. we start with the latest on the israel—gaza war. the israeli war cabinet minister, benny gantz, has said time is running out for a diplomatic solution to prevent attacks on israel's northern border. he warned that if the lebanese government does not do more to stop hezbollah, his military would take matters into their own hands. it comes as israel continues to expand its ground offensive in gaza, with the hamas—run health ministry there saying almost 200 palestinians have been killed in the past two

and actor lee sun—kyun, star of the oscar—winning film parasite — is found dead in central seoul.aeli military is expanding its offensive in gaza, with troops pushing into the centre of the territory. the hamas—run health ministry says more than 21,000 people have now been killed in gaza since the war began. while in the occupied west bank, the health ministry there says six people were killed in what it said was an israeli strike on a refugee camp. reports indicate the victims were killed by a drone strike on noor ashams camp, east of the city of tulkarm. israeli forces and settlers are said to have killed more than 300 palestinians in the west bank since the 7th of october. israel has not commented on the drone strike claim. in his first interview since the war began, the palestinian authority president, mahmoud abbas, who is based in the west bank, described the conflict as a "grave crime" against his people. translation: what is happening in the palestinian _ translation: what is happening in the palestinian territories _ translation: what is happening in the palestinian terri

police had been investigating lee sun-kyun since october 4 drug use. he was tricked into taking drugs than blackmailed. the ledger blackmail her. according to south korean police. he was filed three times over a legend drug use. 19 hours. he was released on christmas eve, these drug tests repeatedly came back negative. on social media, fans have been paying tribute to the star whose career spans two decades. in the united states, news of this death was a top trending topic on the social media platform acts formally known as twitter. since 2019, the father of the wealthy family and parasite. the film went down in hollywood history becoming the first non- english language film to take home an oscar for best picture. it also won three other categories. a funeral for lee will be held quietly according to local media with bereaved family members and colleagues in attendance. hannah montgomery, cnn hong kong. >> thank you so much for that, if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health issues, please call or text the suicide

. >>> new details are emerging about the shocking death of south korean actor lee sun kuhn known for his role in parasite. he was reported missing from his manager and later found in his car. police say the cause of death is presumed to be suicide. he claimed that he was tricked into using drugs and blackmailed. hannah montgomery is covering this live from hong kong. this is obviously tragic. he was a hugely successful south korean actor but he was stressed because he had been under police investigation in on alleged drug use. >> reporter: yeah, as you mentioned, the death of sun-kyun was sudden and tragic for many of his fans. police say it is presumed to be a suicide and we know his family has not requested an autopsy. as you mentioned at the top there, he was currently being investigated for alleged illegal drug use. since october of this year. he has been brought into police questioning three times, most recently on december 23 when he was questioned for 19 hours. he was released on christmas eve. now, extremely significant to note that throughout the investigation, lee's drug te

a developing mystery is emerging around the sudden death of south korean actor lee sun-kyun.known for his role in "parasite." police say lee was reported missing by his manager and later found in his car presumed to be suicide. let's go live to hong kong. and there are other unusual circumstances surrounding his death. what can you tell us? >> reporter: yeah, good morning. so the sudden death of lee sun-kyun, a beloved actor domestically and also internationally was very tragic to all of his fans. what south korea police have confirmed to cnn, they presume it to be a suicide. and we also know that at the same time lee was being investigated by the police for alleged illegal drug use since october of this year. we know that he was brought into questioning three times most recently on december 23 when he was requested for 19 hours. he was released on christmas eve. now, it is important to know that throughout the investigation lee's multiple drug tests came back negative. we also know that lee has said that he denies ever taking the drugs knowingly. he said that instead he was

and the acclaimed south korean actor lee sun-kyun has died at the age of 48.tarred in the film "parasite," which in 2020 became the first foreign language film to win best picture at the oscars. police found lee sun-kyun unconscious in a car in seoul shortly after his wife had reported that he had left behind what appeared to be a suicide note. he had been under investigation for violating south korea's strict drug laws. he was recently questioned by police for 19 hours. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman in new york, joined by democracy now!'s juan gonzÁlez in chicago. hi, juan. juan: hi, amy. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. and make a we had hoped we would begin today's show and gaza where the health ministry says at least 241 palestinians have -- 21,000, including over 8000 children. communications and gaza are down and neither we nor our colleagues with the associated press can reach our guests in rafah, in souther

. >>> new overnight south korean actor from the oscar-winning film "parasite" lee sun-kyun was found dead in his car in seoul. police say the cause of death is presumed to be a suicide. >> he was questioned last week about a drug investigation he told police he was being blackmailed. cnn live again in hong kong this morning. very sad news, obviously. a big star. what else do we know? >> yeah, poppy, good morning. of course, this news about lee sun-kyun's death is very tragic for his fans within south korea and, of course, globally. what south korean police have told cnn is that they presume his death is a suicide. we also know that around the time of his death lee was being questioned over alleged illegal drug use. this is since october of this year. now, most recently, he was brought in to question by the police on december 23. he was held 19 hours and released on christmas eve. now, it's important to note that throughout this investigation lee's drug tests have all come back negative and he has denied ever noaa knowingly taking drugs. he says instead he was tricked and blackmailed

interests >>> now to breaking news from south korea this morning police say actor lee sun kyun has died in an apparent suicide. authorities say lee, who had been under investigation for alleged drug use was found in a car in seoul on wednesday. his family reports that he had left home after writing what seemed like a suicide note lee, along with his fell low parasite cast members was awarded outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture at the 2019 s.a.g. awards he was just 48 years old >>> a tragic update to a missing persons case in san antonio. police now believe they have found the body of 18-year-old savannah soto. pregnant teen was last seen friday that was the day she was supposed to be induced two bodies were found in a car that belonged to soto's boyfriend. so investigators believe it is soto and her partner, but they still need to be identified by a medical examiner the bodies were likely there for several days the crime scene was called perplexing and detectives are looking at this as a possible murder >>> secretary of state antony blinken is headed to mexico today to

actor lee sun kyun has died in an apparent suicide. authorities say lee, who had been under investigation for alleged drug use, was found dead in a car in seoul on wednesday his family says that he had left home after writing an apparent suicide note lee, along with his fellow parasite cast members was awarded outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture at the 2019 s.a.g. awards, lee was 48 years old >>> in indiana, a driver was rescued just in the nick of time two fishermen spotted a truck that had veered off a highway and crashed under a bridge the driver was penned inside a truck and couldn't reach his phone. police say he was stuck there for six days before anyone found him. >> he said to me that he'd been there for a long time, that he had almost lost all hope he was a young guy, you know and it looked like he was really fighting to be there, to stay around he didn't want to go >> that driver was airlifted to a nearby hospital with injuries that police say are still life-threatening >>> winter weather is still wreaking h

lee sun-kyun was 48 years old. still to come on the newshour, the u.s.oy for hostage affairs discusses efforts to free americans detained abroad. thousands of congregations leave the united methodist church amid disagreements over theology. interest in immersive exhibitions skyrockets as the way people consume art evolves. plus much more. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: while the united states was able to negotiate the release of detained americans in venezuela, tre are at least four americans in russia, and approximately seven held in gaza by hamas and potentially other militant groups. the u.s. government's point person working to get them all home is roger carstens, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs. welcome back. i want to begin in gaza and what i know is a multi agency effort to bring home those americans held in gaza. i understand qatar was instrumental in previous successful efforts to release many of the

lee sun-kyun was 48 years old. still to come on the newshour, the u.s.oy for hostage affairs discusses efforts to free americans detained abroad. thousands of congregations leave the united methodist church amid disagreements over theology. interest in immersive exhibitions skyrockets as the way people consume art evolves. plus much more. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: while the united states was able to negotiate the release of detained americans in venezuela, there are at least four americans in russia, and approximately seven held in gaza by hamas and potentially other militant groups. the u.s. government's point person working to get them all home is roger carstens, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs. welcome back. i want to begin in gaza and what i know is a multi agency effort to bring home those americans held in gaza. i understand qatar was instrumental in previous successful efforts to release many of th

south korea's emergency office says the 0scar—winning actor, lee sun—kyun, has died.site. south korean media reports lee had recently been questioned by police for drug use.lee's family reported him missing on wednesday. he was found dead in a park in central seoul. the united states encountered more than 240,000 migrants at its southern border last month. the most ever in the month of november. that comes as secretary of state antony blinken prepares to travel to mexico wednesday to meet president andres manuel lopez 0brador. they will discuss the surge in migration. mostly from central and south america. argentina's new president, javier milei, signed a decree cancelling the contracts of seven thousand public sector workers. milei has also indicated that 45,000 other government workers on long—term contracts may be dismissed. the measures are part of milei's efforts to bring down rampant inflation in argentina. his agenda is centred on cutting government spending, pegging the local currency to the us dollar and deregulating the economy. sweden is one step closer to

. ♪ [ speaking in global language ] >>> south korean film star lee sun-kyun of the oscar winning movierasite" was found dead in a car in seoul in what officials are calling an apparent suicide. it comes amid a police investigation into his alleged drug use. >>> hugh jackman almost got a pair of handcuffs for christmas. the star posted a video to instagram showing him in new york's rockefeller center. he wrote, quote, i highly recommend getting up really early christmas morning and taking a walk to see the rockefeller christmas tree. i did get in trouble for going beyond the barrbarrier, but the security officer was nice and let me go with a warning. >>> "the color purple" outshines box office predictions and apple's watch. stepping up its fight to keep selling the popular watch. here's a look at today's cbs "money watch". u.s. stocks started on a positive note. dow up 159, nasdaq 81 and s&p 500 gained 20 points nearing an all-time high. >>> it's a race against time for apple to see if it can sell the latest smartwatches in the u.s. apple filed an emergency appeal to the international t

the actor lee sun—kyun from the oscar—winning film parasite is found dead in central seoul.he israeli military has continued its bombing of the gaza strip overnight, while heavy combat continues on the ground. gaza's hamas—run health ministry says at least 241 people have been killed in the past 2a hours. in his first interview since the war began, the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, described the conflict as a "grave crime" against his people. all this comes shortly after the head of the israeli army warned that dismantling hamas could take many more months. graham satchell reports. night after night, for weeks now, the families of those taken hostage take to the streets of tel aviv.

and fresh details about the death of lee sun—kyun, star of the 0scar—winning film parasite, whose body, this is bbc news. it's newsday. we start with the latest on the israel—gaza war. the israeli war cabinet minister, benny gantz, has said time is running out for a diplomatic solution to prevent attacks on israel's northern border. he warned that if the lebanese government does not do more to stop hezbollah, his military would take matters into their own hands. it comes as israel continues to expand its ground offensive

parasite star lee sun-kyun was found dead in a park in seoul. the actor’s home. recently, the forty-eight-year-old artist was experiencing a collapse. detective, watch with us , that’s all we have, tatyana petrova was with you, the duty department will lead to the channels and an honest soon meeting on the russia 24 tv channel . this is a big information evening, we continue to introduce you to today’s agenda. the armed forces of ukraine are going to poison our fighters with poisonous vodka, and are also preparing provocations with chemical weapons, apparently, everything is very bad at the front if kiev makes a statement. after a naked party , sobering sets in. ivleeva seriously apologizes, large companies break contracts with her, yes, the tax office came to check whether she would have to auction off the necklace for 23 million. i have never been so close to failure, after new metro stations the old ones began to sag, what does the collapse of subway tunnels look like, why did everything suddenly begin to fall apart in ukraine? russian fencer

and actor lee sun—kyun — star of the oscar winning film parasite — is found dead in central seoul.expanding its offensive in gaza, with troops pushing into the centre of the territory. and the palestinian health ministry says six people were killed in what it said was an israeli drone strike on a refugee camp in the occupied west bank. israel has not commented on the claim. in his first interview since the war began, the palestinian authority president, mahmoud abbas, who is based in the west bank, described the conflict as a "grave crime" against his people. graham satchell reports. night after night, for weeks now, the families of those taken hostage take to the streets of tel aviv. they're putting pressure on the israeli government to bring the hostages back alive and stop the fighting.

south korean police have confirmed that the star of the oscar—winning film �*parasite', actor lee sun—kyun to establish whether the star had taken his own life. lee had been questioned recently by police about alleged illicit drug use. here in the uk, people will soon be able to buy pint—sized bottles of still and sparkling wine — including champagne — from supermarkets, pubs, and restaurants. the new 568ml size will sit alongside those already available, as part of a government drive to allow more choice for consumers. it will not apply to wine sold by the glass in pubs and restaurants. i say if you do metric, we all do metric! stay with us here on bbc news. hello there, compared to the fine, settled weather a boxing day today is looking pretty wild, all thanks to storm gerrit, which is bringing gales and heavy rain and significant hill snow across scotland, are likely to cause disruption for the rest of the day even as we head into tonight as well. here it is, dominating the weather seen across the uk. active weatherfronts, heavy rain and bringing in frequent and heavy showers as we head

lee sun-kyun was just 48. >> and we're learning that lee was questioned as recently as last week about a drug probe he says that he was being blackmailed. let's go live to hong kong for more. very sad developments obviously. do we have anymore details? >> yeah,. the sudden death is shocking to many of his fans across the world. as you mentioned, he was very well-known within the united states and globally for his film in "parasite." but what south korean police have confirmed, they presume his death to be a suicide. but what we also know he was currently being investigated by the authorities for alleged illegal drug use. and this investigation has been ongoing since october of this year. and he was questioned by the police three times. most recently december 23 when he was requested for 19 hours. he was released on christmas eve. now, it is important to note that throughout this investigation, lee's drug tests have all come back negative and he has denied ever knowingly taking any drugs. and he said that instead he was tricked and then subsequently blackmailed. he has filed a lawsuit a

. >>> tonight, an investigation is underway for an acclaimed south korean actor lee sun-kyun was founded lee was just 48 years old. he catapulted to global fan for his role in the 2020 oscar winning film, parasite. police say lee let's talk and a car on wednesday morning and his cause of death as presumed to be suicide. this comes amid an ongoing investigation into the address alleged drug use. officials say lee has been questioned by police as recently as december 23rd. he was held for nine hours before being released the following day. joining me to discuss this is cnn international correspondent marc stewart and entertainment correspondent elizabeth but master. mark, i want to start with you. what more are we learning at the stage about the status of the investigation? >> abby, it's already thursday here in asia. just before 1:00 and south korea. and i think it is safe to say there is hope, and the hours ahead, we'll get some answers to many lingering questions in this very upsetting and unusual case. police have called this a direct investigation. but lee says he was tripped into usi

staying in south korea, and police have confirmed that the actor lee sun—kyun has been found dead inf the oscar—winning film parasite had taken his own life. lee was questioned recently by police about alleged illicit drug use and had been under investigation. an urgent overhaul of britain's railfares system is required after analysis revealed "absurd inconsistencies". that's according to the campaign for better transport group, which has found that savings from travelling at off—peak instead of peak times range from 0% to up to 57%. jonathan josephs has more. many rail passengers are used to waiting for trains to arrive but is a simpler and better fair system that campaigners say is well overdue. from season tickets to advance bears, plexi tickets and contactless, the range of options to get from letter a to b can be bill weld during. a study of 16 different routes found that on some routes season tickets save money for frequent travellers on other routes they work out more expensive. they want the government to end that sort of confusion. what we would like to see is a transport bi

details about the death of south korean actor lee sun-kyun. actor was known for the academy award-winning film "parasite." police say he was found dead in his car and we also learned he was being investigated for alleged illegal drug use and the cause of death right now is presumed to be suicide. cnn's hanna ko montgomery is joining us from hong kong and joining us with developments. what more are you learning from police? >> good morning, kate. about this, it's an extremely tragic and very sad case in south korea and beyond given his international fame. so what south korean police have confirmed to cnn is that his death is a presumed suicide. we also know that around the time of his death he was being investigated for alleged illegal drug use. this investigation started in october of this year, and he's been called into police questioning three times most recently on december 23rd. just four days before he was found dead in his car. during this most recent questioning he was held for 19 hours and was released on christmas eve. now it's import

authorities say lee sun kun found in a damar seoul.ting the 48-year-old's alleged drug use for weeks. parts of southern ukraine are without power tonight amid near freezing temperatures after russian drones struck the region's power grid. artillery attacks also struck the kerr sown train station as more than 100 civilians waited there to travel to kyiv. japan, one of the big stories there tonight, tokyo helps the u.s. with a defense upgrade. u.s. ambassador to japan rahm emanuel praised the alliance and noted a series of steps japan has taken in recent days to bolster its military power. he also announced japanese made patriot guided missiles will be shipped to the u.s. too make up for the u.s. decreasing inventory. just some of the other stories beyond our borders tonight. we'll be right back. ♪ makes every day... a "let's dig in" day... mm. ...a "chow down" day... a "take a big bite" day... a "perfectly delicious" day... - mm. [ chuckles ] - ...a "love my new teeth" day. because your clearchoice day is the day everything is back on t

elizabeth, american fans know lee sun-kyun for his work in parasite, an excellent movie that got so much buzz when it was out. but in south korea he is a household name. can you just give us a sense, who was he in the prime of his career right now? and can you put this into perspective for americans watching? >> absolutely. he really was at the prime of his career. this is an actor who really stepped into his career in the late 90s, and has been working consistently, and got his start in television, moved over into film. as you said, of course, most international audiences know him because of his work in power site. and the importance of that film cannot be overstated. when parasite won the oscar, let alone winning, it was the first south korean film to even be recognized by the oscars in its entire history. so, he along with the cast and director, can really be credited with bringing korean cinema to the forefront of international audiences. he also had a tv series that was on apple. that was a global series. it's very rare for an artist who is not an american hollywood artist to be at

. >> south korean actor lee sun kyung has died and he was on "parasite" and was an actor in korea for investigation into alleged drug use and he had denied all charges and the cause of death had not yet been determined. >> comedy fans are remembering an icon, tom smothers. one-half of the smothers brothers died tuesday. tom and his brother dick hosted the comedy hour in the '60s other and iteration of the show in the '80s. they took stances on both civil rights and the vietnam war. tom smothers was 86 years old. >> as 2023 comes to a close you may be starting to think about new goals especially when it comes to finances. according to a recent survey by fidelity two-thirds are considering a financial resolution and why wait until the ball drops when you can make it right now. joining us is nbc correspondent brian chung. december is a big spending month and i looked at my credit card and it looks a little faded. how can you dig out of that? >> i think i said yikes when i saw mine, too. some tips as we head into the new year. first of all, make a list of all of the debt that you have and

. >>> we're learning today actor lee sun kyun has died. he was best known for his oscar winning role in "parasite." he was found unconscious in seoul. police began searching for lee earlier in the day after his family reported he left home leaving behind what appeared to be a suicide note. he was 48 years old. >>> well, good morning to those of you waking up in the community of los altos. so many of you saw this. it was a christmas day fire caused a roof to collapse of that building and in fact the building's total loss this morning. o many of you had memories tied to the place and our lezla gooden spoke to a dancer remembering how a dance studio in the building set the stage for her future. what a sad morning. >> reporter: yeah, reed, the dance studio is called bay area dance studio and they offered everything from tap, lyrical, jazz and ballet and thousands of students have trained here and i was able to speak with one alum who says that this place taught her more than just dance but life lessons. katie is currently a junior at stanford.

. >>> we're learning today actor lee sun kyun has died. he was best known for "parasite." police say he was found unconscious in a car in south korea's capital seoul. police began searching for lee earlier in the day after his family reported he left home leaving behind what appeared to be a suicide note. he was 48 years old. >>> well, good morning to those of you waking up in the community of los altos. so many of you saw the case miss day fire that caused this. a roof to collapse on a major building and in fact this building you see here rubble and a total loss. we know so-ow had memories tied to the gathering place and in fact our lezla gooden spoke to a dancer who remembers how a dance studio in the building set the stage for her future. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, reed a very sad day. the dance studio called bay area dance school and they offer tap, jazz, ballet, lyrical, and they trained thousands of dancers here. and as able to speak to one alum who says that this place taught her more than just dance, but also life lessons. katie is currently a junior

this morning, many are remembering the legacy of lee sun-kyun, best known for his role in parasite. he went on to win a screen actors award for that role in 2021. the actor was found unresponsive earlier this morning in a car parked at a central seoul park in south korea. police began to look for him when his family reported he left home after leaving a message that resembled a suicide note. officials later confirmed he died. lee was 48 years old. if you or someone you know is in a crisis, there's a toll free hotline for help in english and spanish. the easiest number to remember the 988. >>> a quarter until 7:00 right now. to a live look in gaza, where the israeli military is expanding operations. it is moving its ground offensive into refugee camps and asking people living in these large urban camps to move elsewhere. this comes a day after the israeli military chief says the war will last for many months. he says there's no magic solution to taking down hamas. attacks on gaza intensified around christmas day, with over 100 palestinians killed. since the war began, over 21,000 peo

this morning, many are remembering the legacy of lee sun-kyun. lee was best known for his role in "parasite," where he played the head of a very wealthy family. he won a screen actors guild award in 2021. the actor was found unresponsive earlier this morning in a car parked at a central seoul park in south korea. police began to look for him when his family reported he left home after leaving a message that resembled a suicide note. officials later confirmed he had died and was found with a charcoal brick in the passenger seat. lee was 48 years old. if you or someone you know is in crisis, there's a toll free hotline for help in english and spanish. the easiest number to remember is 988. >>> the golden gate bridge, the massive nautical looking chains are being removed and replaced. crews began pulling them out last week and started replacing them with rust-resistant silver rails. the big rusting chains are getting loaded into giant bins to be hauled away and recycled. replacing the chains is getting mixed reactions from park visitors. >> it looks

south korean authorities have confirmed to the bbc that the actor lee sun—kyun from the oscar winning

actor lee sun kyun was found unconscious inside a car at a park and sold this morning. police say his wife reported what appeared to be a suicide note after lee left home. lee was under investigation over illegal drug use allegations. the actor had been popular in south korea for years. he was 48 years old. a community in the san joaquin valley is honoring a police corporal killed in the line of duty. hundreds of people gathered last night at a vigil for ronil singh. he was shot and killed after pulling over a suspected drunk driver five years ago. friends and family say police corporal singh exemplified the american dream. he immigrated to the u.s. from fiji, became a distinguished member of the newman police department in 2011, and was a loving husband and father. every body still remembers him. >> he, as he loved newman and newman, loves him. he was fun. >> he was energetic. um he always had a smile on his face, always happy. he truly came to america to become a police officer, and he fulfilled his dream. and unfortunately, that was taken from him and his family. >>

actor lee sun kyun was found unconscious inside of a car at a park in seoul this morning. police say his wife reported what appeared to be a suicide note after lee left his home. lee was under investigation over illegal drug use allegations. the actor had been popular in south korea for years. he was just 48 years old. a judge ruling in favor of the city of santa clara. in a lawsuit filed by a cohort of voters over two upcoming ballot measures they call misleading the approved measures asked voters whether the city should change its police chief and city clerk positions to appointed ones. the lawsuit argues the measure is misleading because it does not specify the police chief is currently elected by voters in santa clara. the measures will remain on the march 2024 ballot. santa clara is the last city in the state to elect its police chief. remote work is emptying more office spaces in silicon valley and all that vacant space is beginning to take a toll on the commercial real estate market. now, a december report from joint venture silicon valley and jll silicon valley sho

south korean actor lee sun keon has died. best known for his role in "pair site." are known or confirmed at this time, but police had been searching for the troubled actor. he was just 48 years old. and apple has appealed a ruling that banned imports of the latest apple watches over a patent rights dispute with a medical monitoring company. the ruling by federal regulators took effect yesterday. at issue is a blood oxygen sensing company by a company which also accused apple of hiring away its workers. another ruling is due in january. >>> we have more ahead including the way to handle holiday returns without leaving your home. that is coming up. >> important information. we do move to that abc news exclusive. new twist in the case of alex murdaugh the disgraced south carolina lawyer who killed his wife and son. the outspoken court clerk now under fire after writing a book about the trial and the murdaugh family. trevor ault has details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. so this county clerk in alex murdaugh's murder trial has already been in the spotl

and actor lee sun—kyun, star of the oscar—winning film parasite — is found dead in central seoul.li military is expanding its offensive in gaza, with troops pushing into the centre of the territory. the hamas—run health ministry says more than 21,000 people have now been killed in gaza since the war began. while in the occupied west bank, the health ministry there says six people were killed in what it said was an israeli strike on a refugee camp. reports indicate the victims were killed by a drone strike on noor ashams camp, east of the city of tulkarm. israeli forces and settlers are said to have killed more than 300 palestinians in the west bank since the 7th of october. israel has not commented on the drone strike claim.

south korean actor lee sun—kyun has been found dead. may recognise him for his role in the oscar winning film parasite. officials say the 48—year—old was discovered unconscious in a car on wednesday. he'd been questioned recently by police about alleged illicit drug use. this year, we've seen lots of gender based tiktok trends, including girl math, roman empire and girl dinner. i spoke to olivia maher. she's the creator of girl day there to find out why its related to gender. if anything, it's a celebration of who you are and how you like to live and exist, whatever that looks like. the term just happened to be girl dinner because that's how i eat. and people especially, i think women grabbed on to it because it was them saying like, it's ok to enjoy something and tojust be a girl right now. i don't need to be a functioning member of society. i'm just going to be me. and that's a girl. some other stories now. there's been warnings of high winds and heavy rain as storm gerrit hits parts of the uk. travellers are being told to expect dela