the journey takes years to the california desert to palm springs at the time the home of green cross be being crossed. by then being crosby was already the most successful singer of his day he live just outside palm springs in the small away series of rancho mirage. his company's offices however were located on hollywood sunset boulevard the building stone exists today. i grew up it was a big progress on. and we knew it in english from being crosby and we knew it in spanish because those were the 2 languages that were the most famous i would say in america but every schoolchild around the world will sing the song in their language and that's that's how you know the song is just completely transcendent popular culture into into world history. like being crosby came to sing silent night by chance one sunday late in the autumn of 1934 he and his brother larry would busy preparing for an annual christmas radio special when a missionary they knew came calling. please accept my apology larry this morning for this intrusion i have a proposal for mr crosby is he at homes mourning. her father

flags that were chanting slogans such as down with america and no 2 america ok well let's cross to michele greene who is in washington d.c. for some of the reaction from the u.s. michele what have we been hearing there well for one thing we have u.s. president donald trump insisting that iran is orchestrating this attack on the on the embassy in baghdad we also have senator marco rubio who doubted the theory that the u.s. in any way brought this attack on the embassy upon themselves take a listen room killed an american contractor. we strongly responded in ways we'll know iran is orchestrating an attack on the u.s. embassy in iraq they will be held fully responsible in addition we expect iraq to use its forces to see. iran is directly responsible for orchestrating the storming of the u.s. embassy in iraq and must be held accountable for it and the safety of every american serving there now we also have the state department special representative for iran brian hook emphasizing that sunday's air strike was just a defensive action take a listen one of the things that we want to emphasize is that th

it's just one else's now from someone who knows me on more very well let's cross over to new york were journalist david greene about a study by dave you've spent a lot of time as a reporter in myanmar help us understand why uncle sochi a nobel peace prize winner who spent years under house arrest is defending this regime what's your motivation. yes said there's a lot of speculation about this and we should keep in mind that you know she keeps a very close confidant of people that she really trust and no one really knows everything that's going on in her mind but if you look at how she's defended things in the past i mean she's basically in the past said that the west and the people on the whole just don't understand what's really happening she's blame this you know there before this the crackdown happened to me in our military that led to so many refugees flooding into bangladesh in these accusations of thousands and thousands killed there was an attack by a a group of raw hinge insurgents and she would blame them on what she calls quote unquote muslim terrorists and then she also blames a huge iceberg of mis

she was in a marked crosswalk but police say she wasn't able to fully cross before the light turned green and ended up getting hit. in this case, the driver stayed on scene and is cooperating with the investigation. we spoke to this man, chairman of the san jose bicycle and pedestrian safety advisory committee. >> there affects everybody. we're all a pedestrian at some point. we get in a car. we're not safe from this problem. >> reporter: the city has narrowed some streets to help reduce speed. installed bike lanes. upgraded select crosswalks as part of its vision zero safety initiative. the tragedy now marks the 59th traffic-related fatality of the year, just one short of the all-time high recorded in 2015. the incident comes just days after a devastating collision nearby. monday morning, a city counsel candidate struck and killed a 66-year-old man. she serves as president and co-founder of women's march bay area released a statement saying in part, my heart goes out to the man's family and loved ones as they are suffering this tragic loss. words cannot adequately express my sorrow and i

i don't think the cross case should be read as a green light that monuments such as that 40 foot tall latin cross can be established by governments in the country. i also think that the context in which these religious symbols are used is extremely important. for example, i would take exception with kelly saying that we need to protect against the threat of someone going into arlington national cemetery and pulling up the crosses on the graves of people honored in that cemetery. in that context, those religious symbols, crosses and stars of david, are associated with the individual honored in that particular grave. that is quite different than having a religious symbol of one faith unilaterally stand as a memorial to all war dead or to represent an entire population. pres. shackelford: i was not talking about the markers on the graves in arlington. in arlington, there is a 24 foot tall cross, the cross of sacrifice. there is a 10 foot tall cross not associated with one individual. the tomb of the unknown soldier says known but to god. peace piece cross -- cross came down because it is

she was in a marked cross walk, but police say she wasn't able to fully cross before the light turned green and ended up getting hit. in this case, the driver stayed on scene and is cooperating with the investigation. we spoke to the chairman of the bicycle safety advisory committee. >> this affects everybody. we all get in a car at some point. we're not safe from this problem. >> in recent years the city narrowed some streets to reducee speeds. however the tragedy now marks the 59th traffic-related fatality of the year, just one short of the all-time high recorded in 2015. the incident comes just days after a devastating collision in nearby los gatos. late monday morning, san jose city council candidate jenny higgins struck and killed 66-year-old star ki. higgins who serves as president and cofounder of women's march bay area released a statement saying in part, my heart goes out to the man's family and loved one as they are suffering this tragic loss. words cannot adequately express my sorrow, and i ask for your support in accepteding your thoughts and condolences to the devastated family

sausalito crossing over the bridge, some green on the screen.e have antioch, brentwood and pittsburg , maybe some light showers falling. there is the sierra. snow levels above 6000 feet right now. you say donner summit there and areas over blue canyon as well. as we get into your weekend this advisory will last all the way until early sunday so, again, expect treacherous conditions. fog and rain today with snow levels around 6500 feet at times. could see 5-10 inches down to 6500 feet in the snow levels will drop late saturday night. some of those higher peaks by the end of the week and could get one-2 feet. for us, the only advisory in place today is a high surf advisory that goes over night for sneaker waves, rip currents on the west and northwest facing beaches. there is the future cast model as we get into the afternoon. mostly cloudy skies and scattered showers. tomorrow morning a mix of sun and clouds but we do have the possibility for scattered showers into saturday night. saturday will be dry to start and then it turns rady into the eveni

protesters were trying to get past barricades to keep them from crossing a bridge that leads to the heavily fortified green zone. the outbreak of violence coming after iraq's prime minister said he was resigning. >>> celebrations erupting in baghdad as the announcement was made in the last couple of months, hundreds of protesters have been killed, they have been in the square for nearly two months calling for change. >>> a free-agent nfl wide receiver is recovering tonight after being stabbed overnight and an apartment complex in pittsburgh pennsylvania. espn reporting that prior was stabbed in the shoulder and chest, he was initially listed in critical condition but he is expected to survive after surgery this morning. police have placed him under arrest. an unidentified woman has also been arrested and is being charged with attempted homicide and aggravated assault. pryor has played for five teams in the seven-year nfl career and clean the raiders, seahawks and chiefs.>>> the family of travon martin were guests at a warriors game against the miami heat last night in miami. the worriers head coach making

signaling to motorists when lights are green or the green wave concept will be replaced by a system providing information on traffic lights including a cross roads so that approaching cars don't have to stop and start on farms for. the most dependable way to avoid traffic jams is by rail. those who don't have a station on their doorstep can travel to and from one with 4 wheels. hamburg's overhead rail system is also linked up to car sharing schemes. is a good moment and i have an app for hamburg that shows what public transport options are available where the nearest car sharing station is the nearest underground station overground station and the distances between them. have been and outsourcing ensue comforters we want to create a platform where the entire process is seen to from leasing on to registering and paying just. complex big and kind. the inhabitants of big cities need to be able to move about efficiently and also get along together. at the hamburg hafen city university researchers have developed digital models to analyze behavior patterns such as where people tend to congregate . new hope 1st of all we research how public squar

paris story interests you would think this one coming out soon will cross the channel in the u.k. that also look at the go green police in britain have spent over a 1000000 pounds of electric cars but critics say the read over it said they're not fit for purpose will tell you what the problem is and moving shortly. but not before we've done this must be the top of the democrats christmas wish list to see donald trump kicked out of the white house probably but the president nonetheless seems to be spending the holiday full of good cheer saying he's in a very good position to have a senate trial so with that in mind as it is the season to be jolly still just about taylor involved should know for a cheeky seasonale impeachment drinking game. disclaimer if you're not 18 change channels and those 18 plus is out drink responsibly 3 months ago 3 long months ago the impeachment inquiry against donald trump was announced and now the house of representatives a say in my go for a double whammy and impeach trump for a 2nd time if more evidence comes to light so since we're kitty in it for a while yet and it's christmas off

. >> a lot of times you can just be crossing the intersection right here. when the light turns green, and it says walk, then a lot of the cars still keep turning. >> residents who live around here tell me they have been worried about this intersection for a while, that they've had their own close calls. and just this september, a pedestrian was hit by a police car and taken to the hospital in serious condition at this very same cross street, james avenue and el camino real. in that september incident, the pedestrian was hit by a police unit responding to an armed home invasion about 4:00 a.m. this resident witnessed another close call, also at this intersection. >> i heard it. i was on the bus. i just got off the bus, i heard it, and i came it and helped her out of the car. it's ridiculous. >> police blocked the intersection all morning. the bus was traveling its regular route from daly city bart to palo alto transit center. no word on the condition of the bus driver or if any charges are pending. >> i would say to the district, samtrans, to maybe find a different way to merge into t

cross the afternoon. the bulk down in the pennants what. just a light green and get heavier, let me track this for you. you see the heavier showers, it's overnight when the push goes through. as we get into tomorrow, this is christmas day things will get better. in the evening we'll get clearing and set up for a nice run, thursday, friday, saturday where we have dry weather and sunshine, this is the total were looking at. they tend to get more green. overnight warmer. upper 30s for new the north bay, 45 for san francisco. flue in san jose. as we look at the christmas day, it will start off soggy. lingering showers with us. clouds to clearing. highs tomorrow similar to today. a degree or two cooler. the rain keeps a lid on the temperatures. we have a beach hazard statement from the national weather service. the beaches looking out for rip currents, be careful if you're heading out there. look at the extended forecast. christmas will be soggy and cloudy which is not the best forecast, thursday, friday, saturday, sunshine, pumping up a couple degrees for thursda

really raining here and certainly 6 there is a cross section of opinions on iraq but this particular crowd here that had marched on the green zone didn't manage to reach the gates of the u.s. embassy. composed of tiananmen mantras have a particularly strong stance against u.s. presence there. and the moon and just give us a sense of if it's an indication with this protest continuing in a protest which is in a rather falsified part of the iraqi capital says suggest any kind of change in direction change in policy from the current iraq leadership and the rocky leadership most. arounds are considerable pressure right now from the general population does this protest signify in some way that they're moving cool so to either the uranian zor against the the americans should we read into this. well i think that the months of anti-government protests have shown a every year and older 6 government here is perhaps much stronger than many people would have thought and a actually a very fact popular forces that are responsible for a lot of the violence against the demonstrators and of course also the reaction that has come out of the g

green grass trying to grow. see, gesturing with the long he feels like it. see his legs crossedankle a long legged man knotted up. i could see him there now in my minds eye silence and hoping a beer, babysitting ruins. but that is not his language or sentiment. he would never betray the yellow house like that. carl often finds company on wilson avenue where he keeps watch, friends will arise and pop their trunks revealing coolers containing spirits on ice. help yourself baby, they will say. if someone has to pee they do what used to be our den or the bright blue porta potty sitting in the back of the yard where the shed once was. now this plastic vertical bathroom is the only structure on the lot. written on its front in white block letters on black backgrounds city of new orleans. i was stacked 12 or 13 history telling books about new orleans, beautiful crescent new orleans yesterday and today, new orleans as it was, new orleans the place and the people fabulous new orleans. new orleans a guide to america's most interesting city so on and so forth, i have thumbed through each o

green. german dax up over a percent ftse 100 up over a quarter a percent. reports crossing that u.s.nd china are moving closer on the agreement to the amount of tariffs. that news is spending markets higher china is firing back over the house discussion to pass a bill in support of china's uighur muslim minority. saying the bill will affect china/u.s. cooperation adding that china may take necessary counter measures to defend its rights back in the uk, leaders are gathering for the traditional family photo live on sight for us hadley, we'll start with you first. how are the dynamics playing out with leaders is donald trump a key issue? is. >> no doubt. 29 member states represented here just an hour outside of london president trump arriving moments ago. no words yet from the president. over the last 48 hours, his comments on china, france and turkey not just moving markets but frankly moving a lot of opinions within these european countries as to what actually is on the agenda for the president essentially what we had seen he was hitting back at emmanuel macron because of the fact th

if you look here, that's where the cross and mangled sign is, a green lawn now littered with debris. this. this tornado that started in southwest louisiana and moves to the northeast was 63 miles on the ground. unheard of. 63 miles, that one tornado, on the ground moving the whole time. this is what people saw across louisiana and mississippi monday afternoon. there were at least 27 tornados in all. it was a rare outbreak in december that ripped apart homes and businesses across the south. from above, you can see widespread damage. for many homes, nothing was left standing but the studs. in alexandria, louisiana, piles of sheet metal and wood. teachers led 18 students inside the school to the church next door after they received the alert about the tornado. the students took shelter under the pews. afterward fire rescue crews wrapped the students in towels and blankets and walked them away from the wreckage. >> you could see it coming and it was shaking the house. >> reporter: about 130 miles northeast of here, another twister battered the small town of edwards, mississippi. in verno

we do have some green arrows on the board. nasdaq crossing that 9,000 mark.ke it will continue. nasdaq up 36 points. s&p 500 up 10 points and the dow jones will open up 100 points. >>> 2019 turned out to be a very volatile year for social media companies. the industry has been getting a lot more attention from lawmakers on capitol hill. julia boorstin has the social playbook for 2020. >> reporter: in 2020 social media giants will navigate regulatory scrutiny. social platforms will limit ad targeting to comply with laws and to get ahead of more regulations. with california's new privacy law and concerns about foreign interference ahead of the election, they will take dramatic steps to show regulators they're pro ticketing consumers and that will affect facebook's bottom line second, facebook will look to grow its position in e. commerce, gaming and other positions. facebook will be blocked from using $52 billion in cash for major acquisitions but it will do smaller aqua hire looking to diversify away from ads in the news feed third, tiktok and snap will contin

on gods green earth why they shouldn't be called in testify unless they are afraid of what they may say. >> if you can't reach an agreement with mcconnell on witnesses [inaudible] >> we will cross that -- i am hopeful leader mcconnell has finally said he wants to sit down and talk. i am very eager and willing to do that, as i said, we want to come up with a fair trial where the facts come out and without the literary actions and without making this into a circus of unrelated conspiracy theories of either the right or the left. last question. back there with the beard. >> senator, on atlas point there are republicans who have ideas for witnesses they might want to call. are you willing, if senator mcconnell were to say we'll do some of your witnesses but you have to do some of our ours are you -- >> again, i think the crowd should be focused on the facts that the house presented, not on conspiracy theories that some establish a liar put forward and then someone says appear if it is correct which has no relevance to the facts here but we ought to stick to the facts and if there are other witnesses who might have witnessed what happened or might have very strong evidence on the fa

green. monday. not looking too bad. even in the direction. you do see some lights. not too bad crossing that span. in the bay bridge toll plaza, meeting lights, they been off all morning long. this is the holiday lights. and those people coming from the east bay into san francisco looking pretty good as you watch that toll plaza. across the span. that's a look at your traffic. >>> all right. i love those travel times. with the holiday light. here's a look at that salesforce tower camera looking here north. the showers that we had overnight. you can see the temps coming on the middle forgeries. and upper 40s for san francisco and san jose. and upper 30s. definitely a cold start. as we start off our day. you can see quieter conditions this morning. as the showers are winding down. we have that overnight with the weather system pushing through. high pressure builds in for us. we see plenty of sunshine. but the upper 50s and lower 60s and rinse with that son. for 1 pm tomorrow until 9 pm wednesday. for those sneaker ways. they had the breakers up to 25. and, be aware that you can definitely use extra

else the facts there is no reason on god's green earth why they shouldn't be called and testify unless you're afraid of what they might say that you. were will cross that i am hopeful. leader mcconnell has finally said that he wants to sit down and talk and i am i am very eager and willing to do that as i said we want to come up with a fair trial where the facts come out without dilatory actions and without making this into a circus of unrelated conspiracy theories of either the right or the left last question back there with the beard. or. the. years that they might are you willing if they're going to go to work harder to come forward if they sure will some of your witnesses be you some of are you willing to kill again you know i think you should be focused on the fact that the house presented not on conspiracy theories that some establish lawyer puts forward and then someone says let's hear if that conspiracy theory is correct which has no relevance to the facts here so we ought to stick to the facts and if there are other witnesses who might have witnessed what happened who might have very strong evidence on the facts that the house presented i

>> two things have been brought to my attention, the cross-over on the bridge has been operating with a flashing red light instead of green, which is a passenger comfort issue and that ten-mile per hour speed limit signs have been added to the bus deck which is designed for buses operating at 20 miles per hour and that will be a limiting factor and also could be causing the bus fountains to behave anemically. after six months of operation, look into that. we want to make sure we don't do temporary safety ideas that just get solidified and end up inhibiting our future capacity. >> ok, we'll follow up on that. >> call your next item, item 5, the exclusive director's report. >> good morning, directors. i'm pleased to provide you this morning with an update on ongoing operations at the transit center and our work to move forward. it's been a busy month of transit operations, events and activities, as well as efforts to onboard new tenants and retail spaces. first off, staff plan and responded to potential impact from the soma wildfires and outages from pg & e. we have redundant systems in place for power outages and while we

. >> president trump clearly gave a green light to this intervention, and maybe he didn't fully understand what this meant, who would be crossing the border, who are these people? maybe he didn't ask his experts. it's clear to me he wasn't prepared for that phone call. it demonstrate no knowledge of the commander in chief from the oval office level of the situation on the ground. >> reporter: but erdogan knew the situation on the ground, and he didn't waste any time. the day after the call, turkey deployed troops and armor to its southern border. and on president trump's orders, u.s. troops pulled back. >> i believe nafls the only thing that was preventing them from coming across the border. >> reporter: general joseph votel led u.s. central command, responsible for all american military operations in the middle east. >> the departure of u.s. troops from along the border certainly made the turkish incursion inevitable. when they departed, then the turks acted as we would have expected they would. >> reporter: president trump seemed to think he had it all under control. he tweeted that turkey wouldn't go too far, that he'd keep

there is no reason on god's green earth why they shouldn't be called and testify unless you're afraid of what they might say. >> did democrats -- >> we'll cross that, i hope -- leader mcconnell has finally said that he wants to sit down and talk. and i am very eager and willing to do that. as i said, we want to come up with a fair trial where the facts come out, without dilatory actions. last question. >> senator, on that last point -- are you willing if senator mcconnell were to say, sure, we'll do some of your witnesses. be willing to -- >> i think the trial should be focused on the fact that the house presented. not on conspiracy theories that some established liar puts forward, then someone says let's here the conspiracy theories are correct. you want to stick to the facts. if there are other witnesses who might have witnessed what happened, who might have very strong evidence on the facts that the house presented. i'd certainly want to hear who they are. thank you, everybody. >> so here's the deal, you've been listening to chuck schumer, let me play this out for everyone. on the house side, we know the democrats are the majority, the pre

let's cross over to australia and speak to abc correspondent, antonette collins, who is at the oaks, a town on sydney's south western outskirts where the green with the fire? it has been a hive of activity with trucks and water bombers flowing past and in and out all morning and overnight, as crews try to take advantage of better conditions overnight and this morning, so they are really focusing on the spec burning efforts, it is not about extinguishing the fire if you like, it is about managing the fire and controlling it so it turns in on itself or to establish blacked out areas so it doesn't encroach on homes as we progress into the afternoon and into this evening. conditions here are going to reach around 34 degrees today, later this afternoon, and those winds are expected to pick up. this is one of the two major fires currently burning out of control around sydney, the other, as you mentioned, is to sydney's north—west three major fires have effectively combined into a mega fire. the threat there is the impact, if the winds come through, project that fire into the east where there are a significant amount of properties so crews this mor

being transported there often in those dreaded green buses that so many syrians know about and it's very difficult and then see where now because crossing over into turkey is not going to be an option for them they may have to go into one of the areas that is now controlled by either turkey directly or turkish backed forces in northern syria but this will be a very very tough for them they may not be welcomed in those areas and indeed there won't be any of the resources that they will need in them as well so one really has to think what are what is the international doing community doing about this because we're watching on our screens we're seeing the images of a tucked in a deliberate targeting a civilian infrastructure and. camps of displaced people and very little has been said or done a very little is being done in security council to try to stop this largely because of course it's divided and even turkey has said very little and indeed it would appear that they are telling some of their syrian groups that back them to to back off in any criticism because they're pretty much party to what's going on yeah pretty dire situation for c

taylor: jeff green beginning to answer what is going to be a long discussion. thank you for joining us. 40,000 pounds of butter delivered crosstrucks. we will learn how that happened. that's next. this is bloomberg. ♪ holidaycoast-to-coast freight line with 40,000 pounds of butter. that is what ai did with this autonomous truck. the provider of self-driving truck technology plus ai completed the first commercial cross-country haul in three days. here to ask wayne how it happened, cofounder and chief operating officer sean kerrigan. thank you for joining us. just three days, how much of that trip truly was a thomas driving? sean: the vast majority was autonomous. we drove from california to pennsylvania. aroundre federal rules brakes in terms of cruise ships. all of the trucks are staffed with safety drivers as well as an operations specialist. we had to follow all the federal rules for that. aside from things like crew changes and so on or certain segments like road construction at the pennsylvania dot that asked us to drive through and manual. aside from that, it was a thomas. taylor: what are companies telling you about the

crossed it will be all of it. but it's a very anxious moment when we run that test at 10pm in the evening with two hours to go, praying that we have green situation now. 0n the tubes there's are minor delays on the bakerloo line and the picadilly line is closed between uxbridge and rayners lane. great western railway is running a reduced service today because of major engineering works. now the weather with gill brown. the final day 2019 is here and it's off to a very misty, murky start. the fog is around this morning, so please do take care, it is also going to be a cloudy end to the year. we will be hanging onto the cloud, plenty of cloud around, a very grey and overcast day on the whole. it's a little cooler than yesterday, we're still hanging onto double figures — just. top temperatures at 10 degrees. the good news is if you have plans to either new year's eve it should be dry. there is a of cloud, but i think nothing if few a fireworks can't brighten things up a little bit later on. 0vernight, i think we will see those temperatures fall away to around three celsius. so, it's a grey end to 2019, a bit of a great start to 2020 as wel

crossed it will be all of it. but it's a very anxious moment when we run that test at 10pm in the evening with two hours to go, just praying that — green have a ticket, you will be turned away. don't worry, you can always watch the coverage right here on bbc one. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there are minor delays on the bakerloo line and the piccadilly line is closed between spreads and renders lane. great western railway is running a reduced service today because of major engineering works. well, because a preparation for tonight's event, westminster bridge will be closed from 2pm and waterloo, lambeth and blackfriars bridges will also close earlier this evening. so, will the weather hold out until the new year? hello there! well, the final day 2019 is here and it's a very misty and murky start. there's a lot of low cloud and fog around this morning, so do take care, it's also going to be a cloudy end to the year. we are hanging on to that cloud, this is the scene this morning. plenty of cloud around, a very grey and overcast day on the whole. it's a little cooler than yesterday, we're still hanging onto double figu

crossed it will be all of it. but it's a very anxious moment when we run that test at ten o'clock in the evening with two hours to go, just praying that — greenbut it's sold out, so anyone without one will be turned away. don't worry though, you can always watch the coverage at home, right here on bbc one. let's take a look at the travel situation now. on the tube the piccadilly line is closed between uxbridge and brainerd lane. and great western railway is running a reduced service today because of major engineering works. because of preparations for the night's event, westminster bridge will be closed from 2pm. waterloo, lambeth and blackfriars bridges will also be closed earlier this evening. will the weather hold out until the new year? he is your round to dallas. —— here isjill brown to tell us. hello there! well, the final day 2019 is here and it's a very misty and murky start. there's a lot of low cloud and fog around this morning, so do take care, it's also going to be a cloudy end to the year. we are hanging on to that cloud, this is the scene this morning. plenty of cloud around, a very grey and overcast day on the whole. it's a lit

green raw deal that will cost trillions and higher taxes for everybody. the master criminals that will make you unsafe and government run health care that is free for anyone who crosses the border illegally. this week, president trump may find after everything i've told you tonight, after everything he seen since he took the oath of office, he may just find working with mccrone and merkel is easier than working with his fellow americans across the aisle. how about that. and that is "the angle." joining me now ken starr former independent counsel and fox news contributor and babar, impeachment manager and former federal prosecutor and georgia congressman, ken starr lets go to youth you say it is wise for the white house to refuse the house judiciary committee. why do you think that all day long under the resistance media a sign of weakness and administration doesn't have a case to make. >> well, that is the potential downside politically, but in my view, and you laid these out and in pelosi's letter, the impeachment query -- inquiry got off on the wrong track. when nancy pelosi come i believe and i'm usually more careful with my words, abused her power. by unilaterall

green -- an initial trade deal. despite recent harsh coming up next, another raid. retail sales numbers next. this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: getting breaking news crossing bloomberg on the state of the australian economy. the balance coming in at 4.5 billion aussie dollars. that's lower than the 6.5 billion expected. retail sales unchanged month on month. looking at a gain of 3/10 of 1%. that is coming in unchanged. number,e balance breaking them down. seeing october experts falling 5% from a month earlier. imports were little changed from a month earlier. certainly a little bit of a damper given the trade had been a rare bright spot amid mixed signals on the australian economy and disappointing numbers we had yesterday. let's get immediate reaction with our bloomberg economist. great to have you. a little bit disappointing. >> that's right. the first rate is a disappointing one. looking at the trade data, it is not unsurprising that the trade balance would be declining. ofis just not the right type decline. it is not the decline we will want. it is coming from the export channel. it would be good to see the trade figures showing imports. that is one of

green, fox news. >> while in arizona border town there is ending its state of emergency on the response of this surge of migrants were crossingorder. the mayor yuma arizona credited the trump administration for making policy changes that stem the flow of migrant families coming into our country. the number of migrants apprehended the border topped 144,000, that last may, but because of the administration's efforts, it is now dropped to about 42000 last month. lower-cost front. >> well two months ago she was skyrocketing in the polls, now elizabeth moran is making a desperate plea to supporters who just five weeks until the iowa caucuses. we're all part of the chevy family. and as we kick off the new year, we'd like you to be a part of ours. because our chevy employee discount is still available to everyone. the chevy price you pay is what we pay. not a cent more. so happy new year, and welcome to the family. the chevy family! the chevy employee discount for everyone ends soon. will hoops we have another update on that plane crash that happened earlier say louisiana. the 12 television news sports journalism among the five who

interesting story is coming from the sdlp, with two mps, back to those green benches in the house of commons, and the alliance party, the cross bar one, so really a move towards the centre. let's chew over all of this now with brian rowan, chairman, and somebody else. good to have you both here. brian, first of all, the dup's influence in westminster diminished, gone, some would say, because of boris johnson's majority, but they would beg to differ. what is your assessment of how they are doing here? i think their influence has gone and borisjohnson has a significant majority. the results for the dup here reflect a friday the 13th election nightmare. i think it's the price they are playing in their involvement in the brexit project in this place of remain, for what people consider their part in the brexit mess. i think interesting their focus in the election before their focus in the election before the election campaign was very much focused on stormont and trying to restore that. they were wanting to talk about everything else bar brexit. that day of reckoning, that influence gone, and new negotiations due to begin here on