decision to increase defense spending every year, will deliver bigger, stronger defense said that the united kingdom can continue to play leading role in global defense and security. the united states remains our closest strategic partner and wrubel worked together to large global stability, to get to our shared interest, and to deliver prosperity for our people. major defense projects such as f-35 demonstrate our long-term commitment to the u.k.-u.s. defense relationship. this enhances that with new priorities. not least the doubling of our drone fleet. secretaryeed with carter today that we will strengthen the way our bilateral relationship is governed and nowct it on equipment we want to take a more structured, program-based approach so that our governments and defense industries can deliver these capabilities against some cannding timelines and build on our existing strong industrial collaboration. the strength and the depth of our political resolve are deeply outlined national security and defense strategies and the extraordinary courage and skill of our armed forces add up to a relationship un

for us to hold and we have a chance to it today but, we must not contract out the security of the united kingdom to our allies. it is a national embarrassment. that we are asking our allies to do what we believe is necessary to tackle a fundamental threat to the security of the united kingdom and this house of com n commons should not stand for it and finally, on that, when we do not act, it makes it much more difficult for us diplomatically to persuade other countries to continue their air strikes. from the coalition attacks daish is of great significance. we have a chance to reverse that if we take a solid position today. mr. speaker, this motion and the action it proposes will not in itself defeat, but it will help and alongside the vienna process, it may help bring peace in the long-term to the syrian people, but without the defeat, there will be no peace. we have not chose p this conflict, but we cannot ignore it. to do nothing is a policy position which will have its own consequences. if we do act, it doesn't mean we will not see a terrorist atrocity in this country, but p if with we do no

home.ke yourselves at parliamentary colleagues here are present, but more importantly, members of the united kingdomth parliament, welcome to the chamber of the house of commons. debatealking both to the leads, and to a number of the magna carta speakers less than an hour ago, and i ask them which of them have been present here last year. a small smattering have been, about a third, i would guess. the great majority had not participated last year. perhaps i can ask, hands up, which of you were here last year? a very small proportion. probably not even 1/8, i would guess. the vast majority of you are new, and you could not be more welcome. this is the seventh meeting of the u.k. youth parliament in the house of commons chamber. we began what is now a very established and revered , and i hope 2009 that this will continue year after year after year, decade after decade after decade. the issues to be debated today were made by the make your michael ballack -- mark ballot. last year almost doubled from the previous year. the british youth council reports this year the number has 968,091d again, with youn

. >>> european intelligence suggests the united kingdom could be isis' next target after paris and that planning an attack. they suggest british isis fighters have been instructed to attack and that several senior isis figures involved in the paris plot are also involved in a uk plot. >>> german lawmakers set to vote to ramp up the country's military operations against isis in syria. a measure that's considered very likely to pass. the german constitution bars most combat operations on foreign soil so air strike s themselves are out but the country can expand its military support role. one possibility is deploying high reconnaissance jets to help other countries pinpoint. >>> an historic move, defense secretary ash carter is opening all jobs in combat units to women. no exceptions. prior to his order, some 10% of military positions were still closed to women. the services must have plans in place by april 1. >>> the senate pass eed legislation to repeal provisions of obama care. it would also strip federal finisheding fr i funding for plannedparent. the white house says if the plan reac

. >>> european intelligence smgs t suggests the united kingdom could be the next target after paris.tish isis fighters have been instructed by senior isis operators to attack. fred pleitgen live in london with more. certainly a frightening suspect and something uk authorities must be looking deeply into. >> they certainly are and they are taking this very seriously. it was interesting because one of the things the british prime minister david cameron said yesterday is he said that since november, so around the time of the paris attacks, there have been no less than seven foiled terror plots here in the united kingdom. some of the fears and concerns about possible new attacks are compounded by the fact that britain's parliament has also taken a decision as we know for britain to participate in air strikes in syria and, of course, those air strikes already started shortly after that debate took place. it's unclear how imminent this new threat is, but you said it. it seems as though a senior isis operatives in iraq or syria in isis territory in the so-called caliphate have instructed br

i do want to see the british museum complete all of the partnerships, not just across united kingdom but also internationally and she would have seen that in the autumn state the british museum got a settlement for which they were rightly very pleased. [shouting] >> according to uk donated a generous of 229% of fair share of aid and support to syrian refugees. the highest of g8. does the prime minister agree that it's critical that other countries step up to the plait as the uk has more than done and -- [shouting] >> first of all, can i say how much i agree with my honorable friend. we are going to hold this conference in february bringing the world together to make sure there's more funding in future and that's going to be vital. in terms of number of refugees, i made a promise that we would resettle a thousand by christmas and confirm today that we met our commitment, charter flights that arrived yesterday mean that over a thousand have been settled and another charter flight is coming today. the government has provided funding so all the refugees get housing, healthcare, education

decision to increase defense spending every year, will deliver bigger, stronger defense said that the united kingdom can continue to play leading role in global defense and security. the united states remains our closest strategic partner and wrubel worked together to large global stability, to get to our shared interest, and to deliver prosperity for our people. major defense projects such as f-35 demonstrate our long-term commitment to the u.k.-u.s. defense relationship. this enhances that with new priorities. not least the doubling of our drone fleet. secretaryeed with carter today that we will strengthen the way our bilateral relationship is governed and nowct it on equipment we want to take a more structured, program-based approach so that our governments and defense industries can deliver these capabilities against some cannding timelines and build on our existing strong industrial collaboration. the strength and the depth of our political resolve are deeply outlined national security and defense strategies and the extraordinary courage and skill of our armed forces add up to a relationship un

here's the united kingdom. that's over 4,000 kilometers of that large expansive ocean picking up that moisture and it's being deposit north dakota the form of heavy rainfall. just a constant barrage of torrential rainfall for london and into the glasgow region. more specifically northern england. this will occur more frequently if we don't reduce global greenhouse gases. when bee start to see a warming in the climate system, the ability to hold more moisture and the rivers that impact western europe and into the western u.s. will become more frequent for instance. look at the radar across this area. lighting up like a christmas tree with heavy rainfall. you can see over the past few hours, things have started to die down. only a few showers from ireland into scotland. this is not before we saw impressive rainfall totals in excess of 200 millimeters leading to the localized flooding. on top of that, the extremely strong winds and we're just hearing about the fatality because someone was blown into the path of a b

carter has asked other countries, including the united kingdom, what more they can contribute to the campaign as we move to this new focus on the infrastructure that supports isil-daesh. to hiswill be responding letter in due course. so far as russia's involvement said from the beginning, if russia wants to help in syria, where it has influence, it ought to stop propping up the regime, help us bring this civil war to an end, bombing the opposition groups that have been opposed to and start to play a more constructive role in the process moreving syria to a pluralist future. give us more detail about the british air strikes in syria so far? going to see a ramping up of the intensity in the coming weeks? libya question, secretary carter, do you think thata realistic prospect ultimately the isis leadership might fall back to libya? me start with the first, and then hand it over to secretary carter on libya. concerned,trikes are we have doubled our strike force moving aircraft there immediately after the vote last wednesday. flew extra aircraft in on thursday. those aircraft were in acti

-- what kind of effect with this have on the united kingdom? is difficult to tell how this would inhibit investment. companies are more reluctant to prepare for the future when it looks unstable and scary. this may be an issue for the united kingdom. on the other hand, it may be that the government ends the contractionary policies, i.e. takes consolidation, and fiscal expansion. it would be good, in my view, and late coming. -- late-coming. it would be positive for the u.k. economy. having said that, i must say, as a londoner, londoners have always been a target for 1860's whenince the they first started dropping alms bombs. , ande 1930's, the ira 980's.h the 1970's-1 joe: you mentioned the fiscal picture and george osborne said that he wants a balanced budget by the end of the conservative term. is that feasible before this? does the expansion of military spending we are like me to see below any possibility of that out of the water? ann: it is a very rigid target and it is probably ascertainable. u-turns.ve to do more just this last week, he ha

the united states or other anti-terrorism measures put in in other countries? gauri: the full package of laws that are already in place in france look like the u.s. and the united kingdom. i am talking about everything, areurveillance measures already very extreme in france. some of the measures around states of emergency, the number of house reads that we are seeing -- number of house reads we are seeing -- we are seeing some interesting examples in other countries but not in france. there was an 18-year-old man who his house was broken into very aggressively by the police. he was handcuffed together with his handicapped daughter and no charges were made. have impacts, and the overall situation is looking a lot like the united states and the united kingdom. genie: some people might argue that you do need to comb through a bit largely in order to get two people who might be preparing some sort of terrorist attack. where is the happy medium between security and protecting civil liberties? gauri: here is the thing. your rights have to be respected for good reason. it is not just about a vague notion of our freedoms, it is about making sure that you do not destroy somethi

therefore, a decline that we have seen not only in france, but also in the united kingdom and germany. it is starting to be arrested, both in terms of the core budget and extraordinary measures in spending that are a direct reaction to what is occurring on the streets in the cities. analysis, areur you looking at what the governments are spending money on as well, or just the overall figures. looks at every facet of spending, from the top level to what countries are spending among various defense budgets. right down to significant programs. we find there is a real uptick in european states, not only on of theonal procurement air force, army, and maybe, but also on the low level homeland security systems that are intended to make police and palace very -- police and able totary forces counteract these acts on the streets. stephen: how does the united states compared to somewhere like china? paul: that is a key relationship. at the start of the decade, the united states outspend china by six or seven to one. by the end of the decade, we see that the united states will have jumped to aro

incredibly dangerous conditions occurred across the united kingdom. unfortunately, another rainmaker is moving over the area, providing more wet weather as we go into tuesday and more potent low pressure systems moving into this area on wednesday. so flooding is going to be a continued risk. >>> now, calmer weather is affecting across central portions of europe but fight chilly across the eastern areas. moscow minus 4 degrees, that could go down significantly as we go into tuesday. finally over asia, calm weather across many parts of the continent. it's fight heavy across the northwestern flank of japan from hokkai hokkaido. this is your forecast into the new year. tokyo will see fight high temperatures on december 31st as well as january 1st. enjoy the nice weather. here's the extended forecast. >>> monkeys at a zoo in central japan are warming themselves by a bonfire. the gathering may be natural for humans but unusual for animals. zoo keepers at the japan monkey center in inuyama light a fire for the monkees around this time every year. more than 15

now, i mentioned that frontal system that will be moving through the united kingdom and move pg towardhe scandinavian peninsula. some areas may be dealing with close to a lot of rainfall to go through wednesday. we're talking about a short period of time. by the time we go into wednesday there will be a short period of time where we may be seeing heavy rainfall. single digit highs for the eastern side of europe, looking at wet weather into moscow. sunny skies with a few clouds, paris with a high of 13 and also into london as well. as we look at the forecast for north america, high pressure really the big story here for the eastern side of the united states and also into canada. a few showers impacting possibly the carolinas into some of the ohio river valley areas. we do have a stationary front that has brought a lot of rainfall into miami. we're looking at the possibility of seeing even more heavier rainfall. in fact, the wettest day on record when it comes to the area in miami took place at the end of last week. so, yes, looking at that very closely. the pacific northwest, wet weathe

it brought a lot of the moisture to the united kingdom and the united states.obally, even as far north as the north pole. >> you just have to wonder what lies ahead in 2016 weather wise. allison, many thanks to you. appreciate it. >>> the chicago police department is getting an overhaul in the wake of several deadly and controversial shootings. the latest was over the weekend. police killed a teenager and his 55-year-old neighbor after being called to the young man's home. the interim police commissioner says the department will emphasize deescalation de techniques and more officers will have tasers. the city's mayor says this is a big step forward. >> there's a difference between whether someone can use a gun and when they should use a gun. and we as a city must train for that difference. we'll improve communications between officers and individuals to make the encounters less confrontational and more conversational. and we'll double the number of tasers to 1400 while also providing officers the training to use them properly. ultimately, what we are doing is i

this is made for us by a vendor in the united kingdom. it's interesting because it kind of copies what buttons looks like in the 18th century. a form of buttons in the 18th century. which would have been cast and crimped over a bone core like this. there would be -- this would have been bone. this is a polymer. there would have been a drill hole placed in there and then the shank would have been created by cat gut. so it's a really beautiful reproduction. and they're outrageously expensive so therefore very precious. so thesebuttons they're perfect for the 18th century. these were manufactured for us by a company in colorado. but they're dead on perfect for buttons that we matched up to a garment that we recreated, that's currently in the -- a pair of trousers that are in the metropolitan museum of art. then for embroidered buttons, you know, embroidered waistcoats this is all done by machine. then they would be covered so this -- this would be the result. they'd go over a wooden chloroform. all soft materials are in this room. and it's --

given that the united kingdom is now conducting airstrikes over syria and iraq, why is our country still not at the highest level of threat? >> well, first of all, let me joan my honorable friend in praising those who work round the clock to keep us safe in our country and are doing such vital work. as he will note, the threat level is set in this country, not by politicians, but by the joint terrorism attachment center, jtac. they currently set it at severe, which is the second highest level. soy can confirm what i said to the house on the 26th of november, the u.k. is already in the top tier of countries that daesh is targeting. that was confirmed. the threat level is severe, which means that a terrorist attack is highly likely. that's been the case since august. the highest level is critical, which means that you believe an attack is imminent, but were we were to go to that level, it would be for jtac to decide. >> i'm proud to represent a constituency that boasts seven synagogues, four mosquing, over 35 churches and two temples. however, donald trump reiterated that one of these comm

place by april first.carter will airstikes against the islamic state have been launched by the united kingdom. kingdom.its parliament approved the offensive yesterday.the british defense ministry says its jets began bombing oil facilities in syria just hours after that vote.there's still no word the succesesof those strikes. cbs 2 news wants to know if you think the united states government can keep you safe from acts of terrorism?we've posted a poll to our twitter page - cbs 2 iowa that you can answer right now. the secret service is an "agency in crisis" according to a new congressional report. report.the assessment cites a series ofofecurity pses and high-profile embarrassments. that includes multiple security breaches involving president obama and the white house.the report also says the secret service needs more fundndg, a larger staff and a narrower mission. changes could be coming to "no child left behind." behind."lawmakers in washington have voted to make major changes. changes.the house voted to control over education. while lawmakers did decide to keep annual testing in place, they

jet.this comes afte earlier reports from the united kingdom and russia that evidence had been found that a bomb caused the crash.isis claimed responsibility -- and released a picture of the bomb they say took the jet down. 224-people died in the crash backckn october 3131.egypt's civil aviation ministry is still investigating. an update from the mass shooting investigation in san bernardino, california, california,an underwater search at a lake near the shooting is over, and thth f-b-i says nothing related to the shooting was found. investigators said the two killers tried to cover their tracks by destroying emails, cellphones and other items at their house.dirs started searching in the lake thursday afafr they received a tip that the two shooters may have been in the area on the day of the attack that killed 14 people. while sunday marked one month since the deadly paris attacks that killed 130 people, today mass shooting in newtown, connecticut. connecticut.twenty children and six adults were killed when 20-year-old adam lanza opened fire at sandy hook elementary school.today will be t

the citizen in the united kingdom. would say this at a time that people question whether we can defeat these terrorists, we are defeating them and we are making the process. in the last year the coalition against us has liberated over 40 percent of the territory under their control in iraq. we're stemming the control to the ranks. we're exploiting in the financial network, and we're successfully targeting the oil supply. as the british prime minister said here in september, we're leading the efforts to tackle the propaganda so that fewer people have the message of hate. now we know that those that seem to commit acts of terror had will not stop. when our values and freedom are threatened and efforts are made to under mine the international peace and the security that this counsel protects, we must all unite to condemn them and prevent fur prevent further tragedy. since they announced back in 1999 the threat for terrorism has evolved. we face a new type of threat and that in the territory that they control and the forei

"boxing day" is a holiday traditionally celebrated the day following christmas in the united kingdom and other former british colonies. what is the origin of the term "boxing day?" (a) the day that various servants and trades people expected to receive a box of ney or a gift as a thank you for good service throughout the year (b) the day christmas decor and gifts are "boxed up" and put away for the season (c) the day everyone throws their empty gift boxes out the window onto the street and passing children centuries-old traditional day of the year for boxing matches and those of you at home can also play. just go to our facebook page and give us your answers. ben and sarah? thanks, kaitlyn. a northwestern iowa producer is unique farm and shows us how he's going from agriculture... to aquaculture. << van zanten opens his shrimp shop mondays and fridays from 5 to 7 in the evening. you can find out more on his facebook page where he posts updates and shrimp recipes. his shrimp are grown with no chemicals, additives or hormones. instead he recreates a natural occuring process that happens

schwieger and u-20 all over the place, but the main, main place, the main places: the archives of the united kingdom national archives of the united kingdom in kew in london, wonderful place, one of my favorite places in the world. but also significant bits and pieces at the- at the churchill college and the churchill archives at the- at cambridge. but really the primary trove was the archives of the united kingdom, and there- you know, one of the things that i came across that- that actually is new to my book, i came across a collection, large collection of british naval intelligence reports, which were compilations and narratives based on interrogations of captured submariners, captured german submarine crews, in which they- the british naval intelligence analysts and whoever was doing the questioning, asked them about their patrols, about how the submarines worked, what the tactics were, but also asked them about what other commanders were like, what other crews were like. and this was fascinating to me because it showed that there was no one "type" of german submarine commander. they covered thi

. >> since our society as the united kingdom rests on our alliances, and our greatest alliances are with united states and france, it would be extraordinary. we would need a very compelling reason, if our security is indivisible from theirs, not to act in this crisis. >> if you launch war, you launch unpredictability. the best way of deciding today is, on the balance of probability, this is the best opportunity we will have. there are no certainties. >> the criteria have been met. but while they are necessary, they are not, by themselves, sufficient in action of this kind, where we can end up doing the right thing in such a wrong way it becomes the wrong thing. >> what good does bombing do? it makes other people feel good, but it invites retaliation. keith: the debate on taking military action in syria in both houses of parliament. allegra stratton is with me in the studio. 10 hours of debate in parliament -- the commons and a parallel debate in the parliament. at the end of the day, they were talking about extending air flights by the r.a.f. from iraq into syria. why did it turn out to

parallels are drawn with the united kingdom and australia, where after mass shooting events the broughtgislation and the numbers dropped dramatically. but it would be wrong to dismiss how closely americans feel to the second amendment and how closely they feel to their guns. there are obviously ordinary people that feel attached to the weapons, the second amendment, and the safety and security that that brings them. >> thanks, alan. plenty more still to come on the news hour. the syrian refugee in jordan who could be among the first to be resettled in this canada. >>> plus, wounded in the war against isil, survivors in iraq find crucial follow-up health care is lacking. >>> and in the sports news with suna, we'll find out if the spurs can maintain their perfect record at home. ♪ >> this is one of the most important sites in the century. >> this linked the mafia and the church. >> why do you think you didn't get the medal of honor? >> i can't allow you not to go into that because that is your job. >> we gonna bring this city back one note at a time. >> proudest moment in my life. >>> wel

george osborne, cancer of the exchequer of the united kingdom. >> thank you very much. ey begin as others have done by congratulating you, jack, for suggesting this meeting where the finance ministers of the sturdy council came together for the first time in history of the united nations. and let me congratulate the secretary-general and head of the financial action task force for the leadership to vigilance on this issue. and let me start by offering my condolences and the condolences of the british people, those who lost their lives in paris as a result of those dreadful attacks. but also of course those who lost their lives in ankara, in beirut, in california come and, indeed, the russian holidaymakers traveling home who lost their lives. of course, these acts of violence were designed to intimidate and divide us, but they failed. i think it's very striking, if you look at this table, this security council room, this is often what the divisions of the world have been made evident. yet today the unity of the world is on display. i'm far from divide us, actually the ter

part of the challenge they delivered a compelling performance and raised the united kingdom party to the disaster in the middle east. it's right that we should be mindful of history but we shouldn't be hamstrung by it. >> since the national security and the safety of the constituents there will be differences of view between any party in this house. so in good faith and conscience members will reach different conclusions. anybody that approaches today without the gravest doubt of anxiety has been paying attention. this is a debate of contradiction. entering the resolution in the threat they describe to international peace and security that the proposal before us is only through a relatively minor extension of action we are already undertaking. it is precisely because their headquarters are in syria. we are being asked to make a further effort to contain from extending the mayhem and bloodshed of the companies even more widely across the middle east. serious questions are being raised and i respect of those that raise them. and about the aftermath of the rebuilding. some say simply inn

the united kingdom is trying hard to disguise their massive muslim problem. y is wise to what is happening. very sad. be honest. there's a politician trying to stop trump from coming to the uk has 500,000 signatures. that's more than enough to send it to the house of commons for debate. meanti meantime, hillary clinton says trump has gone too far. secondary clinton appeared on nbc's late night with seth myers on thursday, and she told myers the joke is over. >> i have to say, seth, i no longer think he's funny. >> yes. i will say that he started -- [ applause ] >> i think for week, you know, you and everybody else were just bringing folks to hysterical laughter and all of that. but now he has gagner over the line. and what he's saying now is not only shameful and wrong, it's dangerous. >> on a lighter note here, first lady michelle obama dropped some rhymes at the white house to encourage teenagers who pursue a college education. all part of an initiative launched a few months ago. take a listen. >> flotus on track. ♪ ♪ south side chicago we all know we had to

here's the deal, in the united states, the national association of state fire marshals, and in the united kingdom, their version have issued warnings that some of these hover boards, especially the less expensive ones, the cheaper the cheaper ones can have faulty plugs that can overheat, cause it to explode and catch fire. there's a story out of louisiana it cop fire and burn down the house. they lost everything they own. in the united kingdom they took 15000 of them and found that 88% of the plugs were faulty. the fire marshals are saying make has that you l symbol in other words, don't go cheap, you might regret it. >> ben: can that you l thing be? in one of these manufacturers just slap it on their and even though it hasn't been tested by underwriters laboratory? spee2 i would suspect that ul laboratories would find out about england to them in court. i went to the fire marshal webpage, the the advisory they issued on fridays not there. several news articles are quoting the board of directors, guy named burning, he is saying this is really serious issue. these incidences of them catching fire

there was a petition to ban trump from entering the united kingdom. that petition now has 500,000 signatures which may force the u.k. parliament to have to discuss and debate it. there is a global reaction to this. although we are not hearing country from country to country, not hearing this on an official basis. a lot of countries look at trump and say he is a presidential candidate. they do not like the sentiment. he does not officially represent the united states. >> it is interesting, sara. donald trump and his daughter, who is a very high level executive in his organization have been traveling the world to expand the trump brand. the gold standard brand of hotels and condos and golf courses around the world. had been making in-roads in the middle east. you have to wonder what this means for all of the efforts the company has made over the past few years, sara. >> reporter: it's absolutely true. a huge dubai retailer said they are going to suspend the sale of trump brand products. that was a huge in-road. there is also trump towers here in istanbul

achieved and secured by this plan, me and my honorable friends will be second-class citizens of the united kingdom of great britain. that is quite unacceptable. this andis watching the mood is darkening. if this is an exercise in saving the union, you could not have contrived -- ofit was actually the people the senior government. ande have a legitimate view we remain second-class citizens. parliament.ity accept thatgot to we are second-class citizens. >> at this point in time, all of us are equal. i can vote on exactly everything that the leader of the house did in this chamber. if this vote goes through, i will be denied the opportunity to vote on behalf of the people who elected me on matters which may affect them. years.and has waited 18 a settlement was forced upon us all -- against our will. can my right honorable friend think of any good reason that an english mp could vote against these very moderate proposals? >> these relatively modest proposals do something very powerful, which is allow us to say to our constituents, and i say this represented an english constituency, that, in the usure,

this is a 7,000 kilometer stretch of moisture stretching out from the caribbean towards the united kingdomestern side of it, it is raining into southern areas of the united states. in miami in particular, there's a frontal boundary that's been stuck in place. rainfall totals staggering over this region. so it shows you the connection of weather from one part of the world to another part of the world. but in miami in particular, 8 inches, almost 9 inches kamg came down. in the month of december, they've picked up over one foot of rainfall in the first several days of the month. >> pedram, thanks very much. >> thank you. >>> and the show goes on for you, too. nearly a month after the terror attacks in paris. >> sunday night, the concert was played almost two weeks after the deadly bombings in the capital. >> they also paid tribute to the victims who died. lead singer bono and guitarist "the edge" talked to cnn. >> we think of music as the sound of freedom. we think rock and roll has a role to play. i think it's not just symbolic, we're starting the process of resistance, as it were, and defi

if you look at that, in the united kingdom, the u.s., brazil, returns on investment and education forividuals is greater now than at any other time in human history. francine: one of the biggest shakeups in the entertainment world. "the financial times" and "the economist," two that pearson sold. after the break we talk acquisitions, strategy, and leadership. john: if we can find acquisitions that create value to shareholders and long-term sustainable opportunities as well, we will take them. francine: more from john fallon when we return. ♪ ♪ francine: welcome back to leaders with lacqua. publishing group pearson will gain a billion pounds from the sale of the "ft" and "the economist." but what will it do with the money? john: if we can find acquisitions that create value to shareholders and sustainable opportunities as well, we will take them. but we don't need to hurry or rush, and we will do that in the context of returning capital to shareholders. francine: do you worry about currency movements? john: we judge things at constant exchange rates. we are a u.k. listed company. clear

hold and we have a chance to correct it today but we must not contract out the security of the united kingdom to our allies. it is a national embarassment that we are asking, asking our allies to do what we believe is necessary to tackling fundamental threats to the security of the united kingdom and this house of commons should not stand for it. finally, mr. speaker, on that, when we do not act it makes it much more difficult for diplomatically for us to persuade other countries to the airstrikes and peeling off of u.a.e., and saudi from the coalition attacking daesh is of great significance. we have a chance to revert that if we take a solid position today. mr. speaker, this vote on the action proposes will not in itself defeat daesh but it will help. alongside the vienna process it may help bring peace long term to the syrian people. without the defeat of daesh there will be no peace. we have not chosen this conflict but we can not ignore it. to do nothing is policy position which will have its own consequences. if we do act it doesn't mean we will not see a terrorist atrocity in this coun

think when we did our budget analyst report in february of this year, we looked at 33 cities in the united kingdom including london, where there is a 20-year study that really validates a number of points in the slides. but did you look at cities outside of u.s.? >> as part of this work, we did not look at any outside of u.s.. the reason for that, there were so many good examples in the united states that we choose locations and jurisdictions that we thought were a bit more comparable to san francisco and for those reasons we just stuck to the united states. >> besides the 20-year data in london, what studis were done in the u.s. and i know ms. breen showed us challenges for us in february when we did this similar analysis before i think it was before our neighborhood safety committee. i'm wondering what studies we

the opening of your book, "commanding heights," with labor union leaders in the united kingdom, it reallyng, with that coal mine closing. is the united kingdom onto a modern service sector economy, or is all of that legacy still there? daniel: i think that coal mining and the traditional manufacturing in general have continued to be a problem for the u.k. but as you said, that is a very significant thing because how many years ago was it, tom, that the coal miners launched this massive protest and strikes to try to bring down margaret thatcher as prime minister? at that time, the u.k. really this switcht became to gas to really phaseout coal. of course it is now really tied up with climate change policies and just the sheer economics of coal production in the u.k. but you are right -- 19th century history was written on the back of coal, and britain was the dominant coal country, and really that is what fueled the industrial revolution. moment. an epochal guy: in the postindustrial world for the u.k., does brittany to be a member of the eurozone? britain need to be a member of the eurozon

took off shortly after the vote and ash carter released statement a short time ago, applauding the united kingdom. >>> here's meteorologist bill karins.. >> in south florida, we're going to watch heavy down pours possible for the next three days s s. miami, your entire winter you normally get six inches of rain and the red is three inches of rain, possibly four inches north of miami. . so, maybe two months worth of rain. and one little piece energy producininsnow on i i 80 across northern portions of new england snow is possible. and so, your forecast for today, now storm in the pacific northwest, we're getting mild in the middle of the country. from oklahomaa city to shaug ochicago and minneapolis. and this afternoon should be very nice from d.c. to new york to atlanta. now a closer look at the day ahead. so, you see some of it rain and snow early in places like new england and skranten. giting finally a little bit more like typical december weather with temperatures in the 50s. so, much q qeter forecast, travel should be a little easier for the airport. >> we like quiet. >>> coming up, heated l

attached he created a mythology so 2001lling that in the census the fourth largest religion in the united kingdom jedi. think of how many children have been raised by george lucas. how many young people searching for their place in the universe can thought if that kid save the galaxy, then maybe i can be something special to. how many engineers got their start arguing about structural flaws in the death star. how many bookish teenagers have taken solace in the fact that the most charismatic guy on the planet is an archaeologist named indiana jones. they might even make a brand-new star wars movies and and is not getting a lot of promotion. nearly 40 years after the first one, we are still obsessed with george's vision of the galaxy be raising ourll children on those stories for a long time to come [applause] oazawa,rino, seiji i ,arole king, george lucas sisley tyson. the pleasure all the insight and understanding that they have brought to us over the years. .e want to thank them we are proud to celebrate them as our kennedy center honorees. [applause] [applause] [applause] ♪ ♪ [applause]

intelligence obtained by european security agencies that isis, isis in syria and iraq is aiming to hit the united kingdomintelligence suggesting that british isis operatives in syria and iraq have been tasked to return to the u.k. to launch an attack against the united kingdom and these concerns have been compounded by the vote yet in the british house of commons authorizing british air strikes for the first time against isis in syria. they are treating this very, very seriously, indeed. not clear how imminent this threat is, but it comes after the fact that in mid november a british isis fighter ian davis was arrested in turkey and the turks and cnn confirmed the turks believe he was on the way back to europe with attack plans from the isis leadership in syria and iraq. incidentally, davis being an associate of jihadi john. real concern about the threat to the united kingdom, more than 700 british extremists have traveled to syria and iraq. about half that number believed to have come back. so of concern in europe particularly in the u.k. now that we saw in paris, an attack like that could play out agai

in 1949, north atlantic treaty was signed by norway, luxembourg, france, italy, portugal, the united kingdomiceland, canada come and the united states. this union of 12 nations became known as the north atlantic treaty organization, or nato. they were sworn to stand together against aggression. an attack against one would be an attack against all. and all movie treaty was carefully designed to keep within the letter and spirit of the united nations charter, soviet russia claimed it was an attempt at world domination. they themselves, frustrated in europe, turned to the far east, to korea. the united nations sent an army to korea, under a single command, to hold the aggressors at a. it was almost too late. the lesson for europe was clear. in december, 1950, the north atlantic council decided to give to a single commander sufficient authority to organize, quit and train an integrated nato force for the defense of europe. the task before him was unprecedented. but each of the nato countries would see to the support of its own national forces, the supreme commander would be responsible for the c

the united kingdom joined the fight against isis. they launched their first air strikes on isis oil fields in syria. >>> russia enounced they are beefing up their presence in syria. they will build a second air force base there. they see the move they intend to step up air strikes. >>> today marks day 500 that washington post journalist has been detained in iran. the united states, other governments and businesses say to keep him in mind. he has been sentenced to prison on charges that includes espionage. >>> let's go to the president right now for the tree lighting. >> thank you for that introduction. for your extraordinary service as one of our park rangers and for all of your and your great grandmothers contributions to this country. please give betty a great round of applause. i want tips from betty on how i could look that good at 94. i also want to thank betty's boss and for everybody from the national parks service and the national park foundation for everything that they do to protect and care for america's great outdoors and

the united kingdom and france come in close behind. christmas is traditionally the biggest eating day of the year in the united states -- taking second to thanksgiving. if you ate walnuts today -- you may have eaten fewer calories than you thought... a new study, done by the u-s department of agriculture, finds nearly 20 percent fewer calories than what is listed on food labels. the new calorie counting technique accounts for how your body digests the nuts. so a one ounce serving would actually contain 146 calories instead of 185. coming up -- storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel will have your city... we'll be right back. --------- --------- a look at the best of the best in the top 12 sporting moments in iowa this year. that's coming up tonight at six. storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel has a final look at your forecast. here's the storm track 7 day forecast. after tomorrow's wintry mix and rain we are dry on sunday, then we are tracking the potential winter storm on monday with sleet and snow as it looks right now. still

host: the end of an era in the united kingdom. the countries lasted deep coal mine closed today. the county of yorkshire employed 450 miners who worked below the ground. reporter: these men are working 800 meters underground in britain's last deep coal mine. and 450 jobs will be lost. the national union of mine workers has accused the government of letting down the industry by importing coal and switching to new energy. going to turn our backs on a profitable mine and an industry where we could still be extracting. we are just going to close it down. reporter: the u.k. has announced --will close down cold tired coal-fired power stations over the next decade. here in yorkshire, it's not just the miners who are let down. low coal shops say they will also be affected. -- local shops say they will also be affected. >> it's difficult to say. the vast underground tunnels will now go on mind. drove the industrial revolution, but now there is little light left at the end of the tunnel. host: the film which began its international rollout on wednesday and has been smashing box office reco

he created a mythology so census theand a 2001 fourth largest religion in the united kingdom was jediaughter] president obama: think about how many children have been raised in part by george lucas. they give out how many thought that if a kid from the moisture farm can go from bull's-eye rats in his t-16 to saving the galaxy, maybe i can be something special, too. how many arguments were about the structural flaws in the death star. how many philosophers argued if shot first? how many bookish teenagers took anace in the fact that indiana jones.s they might make a brand-new star wars movie soon. it is low key and not getting a lot of promotion. it is remarkable that nearly 40 years after the first star destroyer crawled across the screen, we are assessed with george's vision of a galaxy far, far away. we will be raising children on his stories for a long time. [applause] rita morena, sicily tyson, carole king, they were each board was something special to offer their country and the world. they enriched our lives with their live's work. the understanding they have brought to us over t