writes article nineteen for all on g.w. . this is. from berlin tonight michael flynn the disgraced former general who worked for the president and lied it to the f.b.i. a u.s. court has postponed sentencing for flynt but not before a judge lambasted him saying the former trump national security advisor sold out his country also coming up on international migrants day people recount of views at the hands of the libyan coast guard well libya says it's just doing its job holding

back those people trying to flee to get to europe and in sports english premier league giants eventually united fire coach who's a think football club hold the plug on the controversial manager after the worst start to the season in nearly thirty years. goff is good to have you with us tonight we know that donald trump is former national security advisor will not be going to prison today or any time soon in hind drama inside a federal courtroom in washington d.c. a judge today postponed his sentencing the disgraced former general had pleaded guilty to deceiving the f.b.i. about his contacts with russia's ambassador to the u.s. in january twenty seventeen. flynn originally said that he had not met the

ambassador when in fact he had one today judge him it's all a been said by doing so flynn quote arguably sold out his country lying to federal agents carries a five year prison sentence flynn is the highest profile culprit so far in special counsel robert mower's investigation into leaks between trump's election campaign and russia. are joining us now from washington is our correspondent swager my it's good to see you had this was supposed to be a cut and dry sentence and instead it's been postponed what changed the mood within the court room i understand there was a lot of drama. yeah indeed not just in the courtroom but even just between yesterday and today when the the buzz around town shall we say was that flynn might get zero jail time given that prosecutors are saying he had been

extremely cooperative with the mauler investigation and maybe even perhaps wanted to keep him around for more how they were recommending zero jail time people were expecting that that was going to be the case and now we see this change in the courtroom with the judge some harsh words for flynn stopping short of accusing him outright of treason but really a judge you seem not sympathetic to the cause that flynn and his lawyers are trying to put forward which is that he was contrite about his crimes he wanted to plead guilty he was trying to help do the right thing now and the judge seemed like he was just having none of it so now we've got this postponement a postponement that the judge himself offered to flynn and to his lawyers previous to simply declaring it and will have to await pins and needles until the judge decides what to do next yeah and you know we understand this agency has been postponed until march of next year does this mean that there is more that

investigators don't think you of course the special prosecutor mr mohler maybe mirror the they want to get from flip. it's entirely possible although we should note that at the beginning of the proceedings today the prosecutors came forward and said if i can just look at my notes here that flynn had given all he had to give and had provided the vast majority of his political cooperation which is political speak for we've kind of used him up now so what more there is to give kind of there's a question mark hanging over that it's possible the prosecutors were recommending zero jail time simply because they they felt good about what he had already contributed and they felt like he was a collaborator now and wanted to reward him for that effort but now we again we have the judge who did not seem super inclined to honor that request and

prosecutors who say well we don't really know what to do with him anymore because all of this reflect on the president's wrong well we definitely know the president is watching he had one of his early morning tweet storms are going so far as to wish michael flynn luck which is a big one eighty from the way he's treated other people who have come under scrutiny who have been cooperating also with moller investigation the president has actually stood by flynn for the past almost two years now since he's been under investigation unlike how he's treated some other people but all of this is coming difficult time for the president we've got a lot of political hay being made and various other stories happening and now we have one of his closest advisors during the campaign possibly facing jail time. well here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world but russia iran and turkey have said that

a new syrian constitutional committee should begin early next year kicking off a political peace process in syria russian foreign minister sergey lavrov made that announcement in a joint statement after a meeting with un special envoy stuff on demist in geneva. japan has approved a major increase in defense spending the country will get its first aircraft carriers since the second world war and it will upgrade submarines and air defenses . government says it's aiming to counter chinese moves to expand military presence in the air question president vladimir putin says that his country can easily make and deploy land based intermediate range missiles if the united states quits a key arms control agreement and u.s. accuses russia of violating the treaty and warns that it will tear it up if washer does not return to comply it's america's top public health officer has called for action to curb the use of electronic cigarettes by teenagers and adolescents

surgeon general jerome adams said that young people's use of the devices had exploded to epidemic proportions he urged adults to educate me about the dangers of the. well it is international migrants day an opportunity to recognize the contributions made by migrants to the economies of their host countries but it's also a reminder of the need to promote respect for human rights our next report looks at the plight of the thousands of migrants who are stranded in libya as they risk everything to reach europe by crossing the mediterranean. stranded and in despair hundreds of thousands and you are a green day to day existence in libya's capital tripoli clinging to hope of a new life in europe the chances are minimal the risks are enormous you've been at that i'm going to get i want to leave and go anywhere else and i'm twelve years old and i want. future to go to school and live my life there's nothing here. that i

look behind it's dangerous on the mediterranean and i but what if the choice do i have except to try and reach europe. it will be very had and i don't even have the money the month of the week the injured and the sick come to this health center run by refugee aid organizations for help up to three hundred patients a day are treated here. hyder abraham fled from sudan to tripoli hoping to carry on to europe. but in libya he experienced torture and abuse. really took a kalashnikov and hit me on the neck and on my back you know. beat my legs and finally they took a knife and cut my skin open. a doctor who's treated countless refugees who fell into the hands of the libyan coast guard he says the medical care in the reception camps is catastrophic. there are malnourished people there are wounded be able to stay to be able there are people

with chronic diseases wouldn't take their medication for a long time the libyan coast guard on the other hand considers itself on course this year crews have already returned thirteen thousand people to the mainland brought them back and then lock them up italy has lent libya seven ships provided training and tip the coast guard off to suspicious boats this year the number of refugees arriving in italy is down by eighty percent the coast guard sees that as a success we simply with them a message the message that said don't try to do it again because you will lose your money you'll lose your time and delivered we'll take you we're going to see. because back then n.g.o.s conducting rescue operations are a thorn in their side a libyan coast guard spokesman says the n.g.o.s are hindering their work and shows a video to substantiate his claim german activists from the nonprofit see watch are

seen plucking people out of the water although the coast guard was allegedly there first and wanted to help in his eyes they're sending the wrong signal yes and you know but if a thousand people make it to europe than ten thousand migrants will come to libya and if ten thousand make it then there'll be one hundred thousand new ones the numbers are going through the roof. but where should they go the hundreds of thousands of people who want to leave libya. then they beat me and i'm not the only one that's the coast guard caught us on the high seas and forced us to return. even . the libyan coast is the ugly underbelly of the european refugee crisis. an inquiry into zimbabwe's july presidential election has found the military's use of wife bullets to stop violence was disproportionate and unjustified six protesters were killed and dozens injured in unrest sparked by delays in announcing

election results emerson became the first elected head of state in zimbabwe in thirty seven years he says that he was studying the report before i've also found that opposition leaders had incited violence and opposition spokesman called that claim absurd. chose a marine go has been fired as month chester united manager after two and a half years on the job a week in defeat to bitter rivals liverpool proved to be the west role for united's board with the side to sixth in the english premier league after their worst start to the season since one thousand nine hundred ninety. the legacy of film a manchester united manager alex ferguson looms large his thirteen premier league titles have been a tough act to follow. josie marino became the latest coach to be tasked of reviving the club in two thousand and sixteen his impressive c.v. included successor paul so chelsea it's a man and by all madrid the early signs were good with the europa league title in

his first season but worries about his defensive style of play began to eat away at fans the portuguese spent nearly four hundred fifty million euros on new players such as pole but demanded even mole from the reluctant bald rumors also circled the stars including france world cup winner were unhappy with merinos methods and public criticism of his squad so sometimes what you see is not want to go so you don't think. i seen. that some more than others. you obviously know the radio leaves with a reported twenty million euro payout and united's focus which is to a new permanent coach probably for next season then a dean's a down is available after leaving rail madrid falling three champions league triumphs while top them hotspurs more rich put you tino is adept at developing

young players just like ferguson the challenge of restoring united's former glory and in thrall in their millions of fans again is huge whoever takes charge. but here's a birthday some cynics may not have expected ever do see keith richards the indestructible co-founder and guitarist of the rolling stones has turned seventy five richards has a reputation for hard living but he has said that he stopped using hard drugs forty years ago and just a few days ago he told an interviewer that he'd given up drinking. happy birthday. he's got the film of you somewhere in the store. remember. flute but that's not the polar the berlin polar bear who won the hearts around the world and sadly died suddenly at the age of four oberlin was devastated but now there's a new cub in town ready to take up the mantle get ready just one theory is the time

and seventeen year old bear with its mother tonya zoo staff and not yet determined the cubs sex and they have no intention of injuring the birthing den anytime soon smart newborn polar bears suffer high mortality rates tanya's first two cubs die soon after birth but zeus says that tonya will tania is taking excellent care of her offspring and that the cub is eating well. here's a reminder the top story that we're following for you a u.s. judge has postponed sentencing on former aide for a lying to the f.b.i. one judge told the trunks he was trump's first national security adviser and that he had arguably quote sold out his country so he was convicted as part of the special councils. in the twenty sixteen presidential election. you're watching.

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