finally, let me say that charles moore from the daily telegraph road rupert darlow is a wonderful lucid historian of intellectual and political movements which is just a job which has been inflicted on us over the past 30 years or so in the name of saving the planet. many fine people have read this book are recommending it to all of us. we're fortunate here to have the author, and talk to us about his book, what prompted him to write it and take your questions. so welcome to the heritage foundation. [applause] thank you. i was in washington almost a year ago and it's extraordinary how much has changed since then. nor has the change been more profound or more necessary than in climate and energy policy. the united states is going to withdraw from the paris agreement. then president obama did not have the guts -- no one should underestimate the historic importance of president trumps decision. this is the third time no less the second bush which is repeated in of the protocol, the president trumps decision is the most important. it is devastating for the un climate process. the whole arch

charles moore. for the world war two it was just daniel to choose. the would you say if you chance you how do you think your patient. would seem with the concern that sympathy also ensuring the sort of but i'm also going on with the question are still at all peaceful people it's a super thin you've got to go back at them have to put in the position want to switch. has actually grown in grass from where did you do what we have i don't want to. let go of the wall for. this with all. the what interested. me most here in there did you have both styles there of the guts. and you will lead to the first ball in a peak. level walk sell you on the idea that dropping bombs brings police to the chicken hawks forcing you to fight the battles that. the new sox try to tell you but let me gossip a couple of my files. off the bad guys and tell me you are not cool enough to fight. these are the hawks that we all know that are on the block. manufacture consent to public wealth. when the ruling class is to protect themselves. the final. one percent. of the roots of. af

and finally, let me say that charles moore from the daily telegraph, wrote: rupert darwall is a wonderfully lucid historian of intellectual and political movement, which is just the job to explain what has been inflicted upon us over the past 30 years or so in the name of saving the planet. many very fine people who have read this book are recommending it to all of us. we are very fortunate here at the heritage foundation to have the author to come and talk to us a little bit about his book, what prompted him to write it, and take your questions. so, welcome to the heritage foundation, rupert darwall. [applause] >> thank you, becky, for your very kind word. i was in washington almost exactly a year ago, and it is extraordinary how much has changed since then. nowhere has the change been more profound, more consequence shall, and more necessary than in climate and energy policy. united states is going to withdraw from the paris agreement. the climate treaty in all but name that president obama didn't have the guts to send to the senate for its advice and consent. no one should underestimate

if moore lose, it's trump's fault, if moore wins it's trump's fault. charlesover the weekend you had quite a few establishment republicans saying they won't roll out the red carpet if it is moore. they will be calling for an ethics investigation. does that hurt him? >> president trump won alabama by 28 points. roy moore should be comfortably ahead. charles: does this make it harder for him to win if you have tim scott. mitch mcconnell, graham, all these guys. >> maybe senator. shelby: . steve bannon was down in alabama. the name he kept hitting on was senator mcconnell. they see these establishment republicans as being members of the swamp. if he can articulate is policies over and over again does he overcome the controversy out there? >> i think he could. the voters don't trust the media. so i think it comes down to the voters deciding for themselves looking past what the media is saying to see how it plays out. charles: should there be an ethics investigation if he does win? , even after the people of alabama have chosen him? >> yes, and that will be the big

moore? >> first of all, charles barkley, i love him as a basketball player. moore would actually want to take your interview with charles barkley and send it out to the voters of alabama. because on the issues he's talking about, those are the things roy moore wants to talk about. he doesn't want to talk about the allegations against him. he's going to win if he wins because of the things charles was talking about like the life issue. so what i look at when i see alabama is the democrat party, after losing the 2016 election said you know what, we've got to figure out a way to talk to these voters. we're not able to talk to working class voters across the country. and if they can't win in alabama when allegations have been raised against roy moore, whatever project they have to try to reach out to the voters is failing. what charles barkley said right there is not the way the democratic party starts to make inroads losing elections across the country. they're headed in the completely wrong direction. and what does it say about the democratic party? they're wron

moore? it looks like voters might decide tonight, if so mcconnell will have to be ready to answer a florida of flf questions. charles: that would open door to possible investigation to president trump if you use same parameters for roy moore, it will be interesting next 24 hours, thank you very much. >> a fox business blockbuster, lake breaking details some of most hard fought pieces of tax reform starting to come together, we think we know corporate rate, top rate and a lot more, stick with us, we'll be right back. cannot live without it. so if you can't live without it... why aren't you using this guy? it makes your wifi awesomely fast. no... still nope. now we're talking! it gets you wifi here, here, and here. it even lets you take a time out. no! no! yes! yes, indeed. amazing speed, coverage and control. all with an xfi gateway. find your awesome, and change the way you wifi. charles: late breaking major development on g.o.p. tax bill are. we are going to adam shapiro. >> here is conference committee seems to have agreed upon, they still have to vote on this. sources close to committee hill, describe, parameters

moore held a rally with steve bannon and jones with charles barkley. moore has been accused of acting inappropriately. prest urging voters to vote for moore. joe biden robo called for jones. >>> the allegations against moore are part of a national conversation happening around sexual harassment. new numbers from facebook reveal more than 30 million people have posted about the #me too since mid-october. the me too stories generated more than 100 million posts, reactions and comments. the hash tag encouraged both women and men to come forward and share their stories. >>> this evening, jewish people across the u.s. and around the world will light the first candle on the menorah for hanukkah. the 8-day festival of lights will feature special prayers and foods. it celebrates the holy temple in jerusalem. at 3:00 this afternoon, there will be a concert and ceremony to light the national menorah on the ellipse in downtown d.c. >>> one of the biggest concerts of people to the capital one arena last night. ♪ >> she performed her hit song havana. she was one of

moore. he's in florida, but not far from alabama. charlesguccifer 2.0 released those emails on december 13, and the email in question cnn wrote about was sent september 14, in the september 4. it gave the wrong impression for sure. president trump is looking to boost roy moore with this rally. it's in pensacola, florida a few miles from the alabama border. ... >> charles: president trump holding a campaign-style rally tonight in pensacola, florida where he's expected to make comments about the alabama special senate election, hillary vaughn is there for us. hillary? >> hillary: hi, charles we're expecting him to talk a lot about his make america great again agenda here, the reason why is because in alabama, 62% of voters voted for his agenda in november and so getting that through is a big deal to people here. i talked to a lot of people in line, a lot of alabama voters here to see president trump today. the reason why because the republican candidate for senate roy moore is not going to be here today but he said he wants his supporters to s

become almost like a nuisance now instead of a help in primaries with this going on. >> charles: but tammy, if moore wins, he's raised a lot more money than anyone thought he could raise. >> sure. >> charles: if moore wins that would be something of a vindication for steve bannon and others whose saying let the alabama citizens decide whose right on this. >> sure i don't think of course anybody expected it to go in this direction but i think what it's mostly a statement about and this is where washington should take this very seriously, is how americans not just the south but pretty much everywhere don't believe anything that comes out of washington, that they're sick of everything and that this is what they're stating effectively is that we don't care what you say, we don't care what your position is this is now what we're doing. i also think though that when it comes to the people voting and making their choice, i think people can make a good choice between three candidates and people are going to make their mind up and that's what the people of alabama did and they're going to do it again but whe

moore with steve bannon. jones held one with charles barkley. roy moore has been accused of acting inappropriately with teenage girls. president trump sent out robo calls urging voters to choose moore. biden sent a similar robo call on behalf of jones. >>> part of a national conversation around sexual harassment and assault, both women and men are coming forward. new numbers from facebook reveal 30 million people have posted about it since the middle of october. those me too stories have generated 100 million posts. reaction from congress. >> the jewish community across the country and around the world will place a candle on the menorah for hanukkah. the 8-day festival of begins tonight with special prayers. it celebrates the rededication of the holy temple. starting just after 3:00 this afternoon, there will be ceremonies to light the national menorah. >>> one of the biggest concerts brought people to capital one arena. ♪ i love that song. you just heard the hit song havana. she was one of the celebrities who hit the stage for the hot 99.5 ihear

people, there's a white editor of a newspaper down in franklin county mississippi who we -- on the charles mooree who says you know, why are you looking into this? that was a long time ago and we're getting along with our colored people now and all you're going to do is stir them up. and -- so you didn't ask for the benefit of what i think about that, but i'll tell you. first of all, doug jones who prosecuted the two birmingham church murderers who hadn't been prosecuted in '7, and the fourth one died who of course is now the democratic nominee for the senate against roy moore in alabama, he used to when he would talk about his prosecution of the birmingham church bomb, people would ask him. he would say wait a second, you telling me -- this is when osama bin laden was still alive, are you telling me if 40 years from now the marines find osama bin laden living in a cave and he's just bedraggled and he's a skeleton and he's struggling to get up and they've got him in chains and they're walking -- are you going to say at that point, oh, come on, poor guy. can't we just let bygones be bygones? he s

asking the state to reject moore. charles barkley with this plea. >> at some point we've got to stop looking like idiots to the nation. >> reporter: ashley denny is a suburban republican. today with her two young daughters in tow, she voted democrat. >> this is alabama in the spotlight. i think we need to make a decision that is honorable. >> reporter: other voters conflicted. >> a write in or not vote. i'm not really sure. i'm just disgusted with the whole situation. >> reporter: the polls have closed. in roy moore wins, gop senators are planning to meet tomorrow to discuss their next steps. lester. >> all right. gabe gutierrez in alabama tonight, thanks. as we've noted, a strong republican state. that means democrats have an uphill road here tonight. steve kornacki is an nbc news political correspondent. you've been looking at the results of the presidential election. what's that tell you tonight? >> democrats trying to turn a landslide loss into a win. if you're a democrat, you think the voters who might turn on moore are

moore was with steve bannon and jones was with charles barkley. roy moore has been accused of acting inappropriately and dating teenage girls. former president brac and former president joe biden reported robo calls for jones. >> this evening, jewish people around the u.s. and the world had light the first candle on the menorah. it will and fried foods. it celebrates the reked dedication of the concert. there will be a concert to light the national menorah on a list. >>> students and police officers will give santa a big hand to help out some sick kids. >> mow le green live in the community. at the fairfax county police station in an al daily. they're collecting toys for a great cause. she's gathered good friends this morning too, molette. >> oh, my goodness. this is so much fun. we're backing up. today is pack up day. packing up all of these toys, bikes and cool little gifts for children in air a i can't hospitals. this is near a 30-year tradition. santa, the elf, the reindeer. people from spring hill elementary. we're going to talk to santa's big

address these issues is to actually do something instead of just talking about it. >> charles: jenny beth of course roy moore now potentially winning in alabama. the democrats will seize upon that what are your thoughts? >> well i think there's a difference between what's going on with franken and what's going on with roy moore. the first is that roy moore denies the allegations against him and there's photographic evidence of the things that franken has done, so that's the first thing. the second thing is that the voters in alabama have this information in front of them right now and they're going to make a decision with all of the facts before them. al franken won in 2008 by 312 votes. his voters did not know all of this information when they were making their decision when they first elected him. do you think it's possible that maybe 312 people might have voted differently or even half that number? >> charles: well there's no doubt that could have possibly happened but now of course that's all history now looking ahead emily. we do know that some will say this was done in part to give the democrats the hi

jones going by alabama native charles barkley who criticized moore in an appeal to his home state. >>t some point we have to stop looking like idiots in the nation. >> moore's wife who attempted to battle back the accusations that her husband is antisemitic. >> fake gnaws would tell you we don't -- fake news would tell you we don't care for jews. i tell you because i want to set the record straight. one of our attorneys is a jew. >> that comment raising more questions about the evangelical judge. >> we have heard about the voter turnout high for the non-presidential election. but both sides are trying to increase the turnout. so until the polls close at 7:00 tonight we won't really know who is ahead. reporting from montgomery, lana zak, abc7 n stay tuned to abc7. we have a special report when the winner of this race is determined. polls close in alabama at 8:00 our time. george stephanopoulos will anchor that report on abc7 later tonight. michelle: the jewish festival of lights begins with the sun sets and steve rudin is there for the national minora lighting. happy hanukkah, steve. s

sir charles going after roy moore. >> at some point, we got stop looking like idiots to the nation.g to that base. the same people been holding us back for many, many years. >> jones telling voters to put decent and i alabama before political parties. >> we say no more to discriminating against those that are the least and fortunate among us. it's just time, folks, that we say no more. [applause] >> we are keeping a close eye on everything happening in alabama today. stay up to speed with our free abc 7 news app. incidence like the one at new york city port authority bus station has raised concerns that transit hubs across the country. now new high-tech gadgets to protect gus bust and train stations. david kerley is at union station now with more on this. >> homeland security is working on high-tech gadgets to spot terror before it happens. some may come out of the secure research lab near washington which we got exclusive access to. >> who would have thought pictures from a wi-fi? >> exactly. >> but it works. >> yes. >> the idea, that panels like this could be mounted in stations.

moore? >> listen, i've said it over and over, i cannot believe, charles, that we're in a place that someone will probably, maybe elected to be the next u.s. senator from alabama who has the beliefs he has about slavery, about racism, about women and the accusations -- i can't believe that we are actually considering this in 2017 and then his own party is backing him, which is supposed to be the party for moral values. i can't believe that we're in this position. i think that you're right about that. >> well, what makes me sad, like i say, steve bannon has been here three times. and like i say, he's a white nationalist, which is a white separatist. does not believe in race mixing. i don't understand if you're a good-hearted republican, why you think that's the right person who should be out front campaigning for roy moore. listen, this united states senator is supposed to represent everybody in alabama. black people, white people, hispanics, jewish, everybody. but if you're going to have a guy leading your campaign who you know for a fact, and it's been well proven, does not believe in race

moore to the senate. >> jones was joined by charles barkley at his final campaign rally last night. the basketball hall-of-famer said electing moore would embarrass the state. moore's final event was called a drain the swamp rally. tom llamas is in alabama. >> reporter: alabama senate candidate roy moore back on the trail. one more way he's trying to make sure those trump supporters come out and vote for him today. moore, who's accused of molesting teenage girls also popping up in a new interview. >> are you going to support president trump and help him build the wall? >> yes, and i think it can be stopped sooner than that with the military. >> reporter: moore took the last five days off from the campaign trail. >> if you can find roy moore, let me know. >> reporter: the democrat in this case, doug jones, crisscrossing the state, making sure voters don't forget the sexual misconduct allegations against moore. >> is alabama going to stand with our daughters and our granddaughters. >> reporter: moore has denied the allegations, but some like alabama's senior senator have abandoned him.

moore of sexual harassment and assault. >> is alabama going to stand with our daughters and our granddaughters that we will believe them, we will respect them. >> reporter: celebrity supporters like charlesarkley who questioned bannon's support of moore. >> only in alabama could you send a white nationalist separatist who don't believe in race mixing to come to alabama three times and he would get cheered at a roy moore rally. that's crazy. >> reporter: in this traditionally red state voter turnout is going to be crucial for both candidates. doug jones has been working to get out the vote in democratic african-american communities while roy moore has been working to get out the vote with his conservative base. montgomery, alabama, maggie rulli channel6 "action news." matt. >> thank you maggie. >>> a secret santa left a $2,000 tip at a diner in arizona. the server in scottsdale says the customer quietly enjoyed his breakfast order then added the massive tip to his $17 tab. the diner who remains anonymous had one request. he wrote on the receipt please sit with the whole staff. merry christmas. >> unbelievable. we took it to the manager and said look what we got. then we have to figure out

. >> reporter: against the backdrop of anti moore protesters his challenger brought out charles barclay. >> if somebody sent you this as a movie script you would throw it in the trash. you says there's no way possible this other dude could be leading in any polls. >> jones is trying to become the first democratic senator in two decades and insists the race goes beyond traditional red/blue lines. >> it is time that we put our indecency, our state before political party. >> moore has had a slim lead in most polls but the latest two were split. one poll has moore in the lead, the other shows jones winning. the count that matters happens tonight. the balance of the senate right now republicans have a two-sloet majority there. a lot tonight that any two senators could kill any legislation. >> thank you very much, brook. >>> the would be suicide bomber who allegedly set off a pipe bomb in the new york city subway system told investigators that he wanted to avenge u.s. aggression against the islamic state. the subway passageway reopened this morning. officials say while akayed ullah may have b

moore. >> nba star and alabama native charles barkley was in birmingham for doug jones where he also talked about judge moore. >> there's no way possible this guy should, number one, be in an election. >> i mean, that's no way. i mean, it's unbelievable that this guy is still in the race when people in your own party say they won't vote for you or support you. i am begging and urging everybody to get out, call all your friends. we got to at some point, we've got to stop looking like idiots to the nation. >> both the current president and the former president recorded robocalls for their respective candidates. the polls in the race have been volatile. a new fox news poll is generating a lot of chatter tonight because it shows doug jones leading roy moore by ten points, 50/40. other recent polls have shown a much tighter race with roy moore ahead by a few points. the prospect of moore arriving in the senate has created something of a crisis of conscience for a lot of his fellow republicans, including the current senior senator from alabama, republican richard shelby. >> there is a time we cal

moore. well, he's no charles manson either. that's not what i'm accusing him of. he calls himself awe champion of women but he does these things that says to the women that you have no ownership over your own body. that your comfort does not matter. that i can touch you and i can do whatever i want to do and it doesn't matter. and candidly, if he were a republican and he was trying to kiss boys against their will, men against their will, he would have been gone three weeks ago. >> so you think al franken didn't deserve to lose his career for this? >> it is not lose his career as much as i think the most important thing at the end of the day is he did not parade his victims in front of an ethics you committee. i think that would be very traumatic for somebody who had already gone through this. a lot of the women didn't use their names. and i understand why. but i think going through the ethics committee process for a victim is cruel. >> so he did something honorable by sparing them. >> correct. >> and your article was also about how now is the moment for democrats.

charles barkley. on the flipside, roy moore's campaign going all in.h campaigns are trying to highlight this has become less about the two candidates. more about a cultural moment in american history. >> news in alabama has rocked the political world as the state elected its first democratic senator in 25 years. >> this is a razor thin republican majority in the senate for president trump. he can only afford to lose two votes, when doug jones gets to washington, president trump can now only afford to lose one vote. that puts pressure on republicans to the tax cuts done. scarlet: the market is gearing up for the last fed rate decisions of this year. the fomc expected to raise rates when it concludes its two-day meeting today. >> you will not be surprised the benchmark goes up. there is a surprise in the fed's growth forecast. gdp next year is seen expanding at 2.5% up from a 2.1% in probably due to tax cuts. september. >> a dot plot stays about the same with a consensus of three rate moves next year and two in 2019. >> changes in tax policy will likely

meanwhile moore's democratic rival, doug jones, urged his supporters to get to the polls. >> it's just time, folks, that we say no more. >> reporter: and former nba star and alabama native charlessays moore's politics are holding the state back. >> we are not just a bunch of damn idiots. >> reporter: in a rather unusual moment at roy moore's rally last night his friend recalled a story from when they served in vietnam. he told the crowd that during their tour there they were unknowingly taken to a brothel with very young girls. he says moore immediately had them both leave. the polls here close tonight at 7:00. >> thank you. i mean, you can't make it up sometimes, the comments that were made -- >> that's an unusual story to share at this time under these circumstances. regardless of the point you're making. >> john, let me ask you because we have those two conflicting polls. what do you make of that? and there's been no early voting so today really matters. >> i think what you say about the polls is that if we had tea in one of these cups and we looked at the leaves we might get a better sense of what's happening than looking at the polls. polls in a special election are hard b

charles barkley. both took shots at roy moore in allegations of sexual misconduct against him. >> referendum not just on the issues that we got, but it's who we are. what we're going to tell our daughters and is alabama going stand with our daughters and our granddaughters that we will believe them. we will respect them no matter when they come forward. >> there's no way possible this guy -- number one, be in an election. all right. there's no way. i mean, it's unbelievable that this guy is still in the race when people in your own party say they won't vote for you or support you, i am begging and urging everything to get out, call all of your friends, we got to at some point, we got to stop looking like idiots to the nation. >> joining us now from montgomery alabama. vaughn hillyard. voting beginning in a few hours from now. you've spoken to hundreds of people during the course of your time down there. including undecided republican voters. how is this going to play out for them. what have they told you? >> reporter: good morning. two hours away now from the polls opening up here locally in alabama.

moore last week. doug jones has gotten support from former president barack obama and basketball star charles barkley rallying supporters in birmingham. today's big decision coming as roy moore's wife, kayla, catches some heat of her own for these comments. take a listen. have: fake news would also you think that my husband does not support the black community. we have many friends that are black, and we also fellowship with them in church and in our home. [cheers and applause] kayla: fake news i want to set the record straight while they are here -- one of our attorneys is a jew. [laughter] ryan: so just another twist in this campaign. state,aditionally red voter turnout is going to be crucial for both candidates. polls open at 7:00 a.m. eastern time, that is 8:00 here on the east coast. >> this morning, a death of the montgomery county teenager. >> suzanne kennedy is in bethesda with more. suzanne: we are at the swim club. this is the place where friends of navid are coming to memorialize this young man. on this table, there are candles and flowers, all of them to remember the life of the high schoo

moore of sexual harassment and assault. >> is alabama going to stand with our daughters and our granddaughters that we will believe them, we will respect themmism flanked by celebrity supporters like charleskley a nat tiff who the stage to question bannon's support of moore. >> only in alabama could you send a white nationalist separatist who don't believe in race mixing to come to alabama three times and he would get cheered at a roy moore rally. that's crazy. >> reporter: in this traditionally red state, voter turnout is going to be crucial for both candidates. doug jones has been working to get out the vote in democratic african-american communities while roy moore has been getting out the vote with his traditional conservative base. maggie rulli channel6 "action news." >> we'll see what happens. thank you maggie. >>> nick foles will make his first official statement as the new starting quarterback for the philadelphia eagles. an mri yesterday confirmed that carson wentz tour his left acl in sunday's win over the rams. wentz released a video on social media vowing to tackle his injury the same way he attacks his opponents. >> it's so humbling to know how many people are praying for me

charles: and the number one reason for me about our campaign and the issue that we ran on. but, look, there is also that segment of this population who voted against roy moorerstand that. i get that. but you know what? that's not a bad thing. charles: doug jones addressing the media following last night's special election to fill jeff sessions' old senate seat. alabama had not elected a democrat senator since 1992, and remember, donald trump won 62% of alabama's vote in 2016. what exactly does the roy moore loss mean for the republican party. where does it go from here? here to discuss is liz peek contributor for the hill. carrie sheffield, bold founder and ceo, and tammy bruce is back with us. liz, you wrote an article about this, i think republicans would be making a major mistake as they wrote this off as only having a bad candidate? >> i think it was a bad candidate, i agree there are lessons to be learned here. the article i wrote had to do with the issue of sexual misconduct and how it's politicized. i think that both parties and the country at large has to be incredibly careful about this, because i think women could really be hurt if people conflate

sir charles going after roy moore. >> at some point we got to stop looking like idiots to the nation. he's playing to that base, the same people have been holding us back for many years. >> reporter: jones telling voters to put decency and alabama before political parties. >> we say no more to discriminating against those that are the least fortunate among us. it's just time, folks, that we say no more. >> reporter: so all eyes on alabama today and tonight when polls close at 7:00 p.m. central. a democrat has not won a senate seat here in nearly 25 years. the last time, 1992. george. >> senator richard shelby. we'll bring in cecilia vega, also our senior congressional correspondent mary bruce, of course, on capitol hill. cecilia, let me start with you. they will be watching this at the white house tonight. the white house started out at arm's length from roy moore but the president went all in so he's got a lot at stake. >> reporter: we watched in realtime a real evolution here, george, you remember the president initially backed roy moore's primary opponent then when the allegations

moore of sexual harassment and assault. >> is alabama going to stand with our daughters and our granddaughters that we will believe them and respect them. >> reporter: flanked by celebrity supporters like charles barkley and alabama native who took the stage to question bannon's support of moore. >> only in alabama could you send a white nationalist separatist who don't believe in race mixing to come to alabama three times and he would get cheered as a roy moore rally. that's crazy. >> reporter: and both candidates are now getting some high-powered political help. president trump is robo calling for more while barack obama and joe biden are doing the same for jones. diane and kendis. >> some interesting messages maggie rulli in alabama for us, thank you. >>> we move on to the other big story this morning. the attempted suicide bombing here in new york city. >> overnight workers removed the plywood blocking the site of the explosion in that pedestrian tunnel beneath times square. five people suffered minor injuries when that many boer prematurely detonated a pipe bomb strapped to his body and learning new details about the suspect and his past. >> reporter: this morning authorities are learning

running mate perhaps to get the votes off a section of liberians who still goes for charles taylor he's facing joseph moore kind the current vice president the man who was on the ellen johnson sirleaf the first elected female president in africa doesn't work is currently complaining in brutal liberia and the styles himself as the candidate of transition the month most qualified to take over from president ellen johnson sirleaf however the for outgoing president also has not given how backing to have vice president instead chosen to back georgia where this elections are crucial to liberia it will be the first time in forty four years but there will be a huntsville transfer of power. by dory forty nine from monrovia in liberia time now to get a check on the other stories making headlines around the world his miami in our london new center mari. hey there farley yes we begin with the story of three palestinians being killed in renewed clashes with israeli security forces over the last two days that brings the total number of palestinians killed to fourteen since protests began over two weeks ago demonstration

moore's democratic opponent doug jones making his final pitch. he had some star support from alabama native and nba hall of famer charles barkley. barkley spoke to cnn after that rally. >> i'm looking at roy moore ads. they're the same ads that i saw 30 years ago against gay marriage, against any form of illegal immigration and talking about if you believe in god, the washington insiders don't like you. i wish sometime people would look past quote unquote the religious beliefs and try to do the right thing. >> also getting support from former president obama and joe biden. we get more from alex marquardt in alabama. >> reporter: before the final campaign rally doug jones implored his supporters to get out and vote. the reason they're so excited about this race is it is their best chance to send a democrat in a quarter century. he framed it as being on the right side of history. these a reference to this moment we are living through in our country that this is part of the me too movement. now, jones also took to task the moore supporters, including the president although not mentioned by name. would essentially said they would rat

. >> doug jones did some counter programming to answer roy moore's rally, he brought in charles barkley. >> listen, i love alabama, but at some point we have to grow out. we are not a bunch of damn idiots. they're actually thinking about voting for this guy. >> sandra: signing a bill today, clearing the way for a massive increase, let's listen. >> demonstrating our unwavering commitment to our men and women in uniform. the greatest fighting force in the history of the world, we are making it a lot better than even that. before we begin, i want to address the terrorist attack that took place yesterday in new york city, and to praise the first responders, local police, and federal law enforcement for their quick action. they did an incredible job. there has not been to terrorist attacks in new york city carried out by foreign nationals. here on green cards the first attacker came through the visa lottery, and the second through chain migration, we will end both of them. the lottery system and chain migration. we will end them. fast. congress must get involved immediately, and they are inv