in the last few minutes, a court hearing in los angeles has confirmed that britney spears' conservatorshipop star's father has had legal authority over much of her life. sophie long is outside court. explain what's happening, sophie. well, it does seem it's independence day for britney spears. in the last few moments the crowd of hundreds gathered outside the courtroom in la erupted in cheers, some crying tears ofjoy. this is what the free britney movement had been campaigning for. we don't know what the details of the termination that conservatorship are yet but there are huge benefits for her and you can probably hear, this will not be the end of the story. it's very much the end of the story. it's very much the beginning of the end. britney spears' lawyer has made clear he wants a full investigation into how this situation came about and into her father, jamie spears' conduct over the last few years which has controlled her life.— controlled her life. sophie long, thank you. _ controlled her life. sophie long, thank you, outside _ controlled her life. sophie long, thank you, outside a _

court, and said it was "the best day ever". i'm joined now by the bbc�*s david willis in los angeles. ns were in quite a positive upbeat mood when they arrived in court.— positive upbeat mood when they arrived in court. absolutely. and there was _ arrived in court. absolutely. and there was absolute _ arrived in court. absolutely. and there was absolute jubilation - there was absolute jubilation outside the court and all around me, there is starting to disperse. and those tweeted just outside the courts that britney spears was free from this 13 year conservatorship thatis from this 13 year conservatorship that is governed both her personal life and your financial life, yes, reactions coming in from britney spears who tweeted a short while ago, my god, i love my fans. i'm going to cry all day long. i spoke to her lawyerjust a short while ago as well as she was leaving the court and she said i am so proud of brittany stop she deserves to be celebrating tonight. this is the start of a long saga and since they took up the role of lawyer to britney spears injune of this year, he has been do

britney spears has been handed back control of her life and career by a los angeles court. judge has agreed to terminate a guardianship order imposed 13 years ago, following concerns for her mental health. dutch police have used water cannons on protestors, after a partial lockdown was announced by the government. for at least three weeks, shops and cafes will close early and sporting fixtures will be held behind closed doors. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcaster penny smith and martin bentham, home affairs editor of the evening standard. welcome to both of you. penny, i should imagine this is an ungodly time of the day for someone who spends so much of their career getting a at silly o'clock! actually, it is a long time since i've had to get up rather early, i do a afternoon show. find i've had to get up rather early, i do a afternoon show. and martin, you do a afternoon show. and martin, you do not mind — do a afternoon show. and martin, you do not mind being _ do a afternoon show. and martin, you do n

britney spears has been handed back control of her life and career by a los angeles court.ge has agreed to terminate a guardianship order imposed thirteen years ago, in the wake of concerns for her mental health. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcaster penny smith and martin bentham, home affairs editor of the evening standard. let me bring you up—to—date of the front pages as we have them so far. the daily mail has new polling putting labour six points ahead of the conservatives. the paper says sleaze allegations are putting pressure on the prime minister. elsewhere, the guardian alleges that the villa boris johnson stayed in during a recent holiday in marbella has been linked to tax evasion — the lawyer for the company says the case was not one of tax evasion. the i has a special report on how the government expects the pandemic to end — saying the most likely scenario would see the world moving on from covid late next year. new plans to lower the threshold at which graduates start paying back their

and this is the scene at the court in los angeles where in the next hour or so the judge is to beginntling that conservatorship arrangement. pretty much everybody there is supporting her cause. even attribute abandoned the right of passage time while you're waiting for hearing. nice to see so many supporters of britney doing their bit there. stay with us on bbc news. between nine and ten o'clock this evening will cover that case. thank you for your company. i'm back with the paper review at 1030. now it's time to joint samira ahmed for newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch with me samira ahmed. after criticism why has the bbc left the diversity student stonewall? and here the focus in london at the cenotaph is “p focus in london at the cenotaph is up and showed the two minute silence on armistice day be matched by silence from the presenter during the last host that precedes a? first the last host that precedes a? first the eyes of many were in glasgow again this week is delicate of the clopp 26 climate conference continue to try and hammer out a deal. attention was particularly

before we go — these are scenes outside the court in los angeles where in soon thejudge is expected toin control of her personal life and finances — when the court in los angeles decides whether to overturn an order which originally put her father and lawyers in charge. good evening. it's been quite a breezy day out there today. outbreaks of rain for many of us, and also still mild for the time of year. but those stronger winds brought some big waves to the coast — this was aberystwyth a little bit earlier on. the winds are now tending to ease, and things look a bit quieter through the course of the weekend as low pressures clears away. still very mild for the time of year and mainly dry on both saturday and sunday, too. here's the low pressure that brought the showery rain at times today, and the breeze, as well, which is clearing off towards the east. as it does so, then higher pressure will start to build in from the west. so still a few splashes of rain overnight for eastern scotland, some central, southern and eastern parts of england, as well. but most places dry, some clearer sp

i'm joined now by the bbc�*s david willis in los angeles, outside the court.paign has become something of a national movement, herfans have been incredibly vocal and passionate over the years in their support of her. what sort of things have you seen outside the court today? have you seen outside the court toda ? ., ,., ., have you seen outside the court toda? ., ., ,. , today? -- what sort of scenes. three hours — today? -- what sort of scenes. three hours ago _ today? -- what sort of scenes. three hours ago outside - today? -- what sort of scenes. three hours ago outside this i three hours ago outside this courtroom when the decision was announced, it came out on a tweet from somebody inside the court, apparently, those fans went absolutely berserk. they were so ecstatic. there were cheers and chanting, people were dancing in the streets here because this is what they had been hoping for such a long time. but britney spears basically following this decision is free not only have control, complete control, over her own financial dealings but she is also free

the lawsuit filed in los angeles superior court names. nearly two dozen defendants associated with the film, including alec baldwin, and it claims that soviet neufeldt the bullet whizzed by and that gunpowder stuck to the side of his face. this lawsuit. is to bring awareness to a problem and to prevent it in the future. this lawsuit is to make these kinds of unsafe conditions that happened too much. on movie sets. stop now. the lawsuit also alleges the defendants failed to keep control of the firearms allowed real bullets on the set and failed to properly inspect the gun. neither baldwin nor other rust producers could be reached for comment. dozens of positive kobe cases on the uc berkeley football team at 10 30. the changes in protocol, the team says it's now making. and we've got some warm weather to talk about drawing up and warming up. the five day forecast is right around the corner. first give him back to bay area veterans after the break, the nonprofit that says that u. s withdrawal from afghanistan has its struggling to keep up wi

the los angeles court is now doing its work 24 hours a day, and i think if we can start to get goods the oil flowing, we will get some relief, but probably not for a while, could be another year even to get gas prices where we want to get them. but you are going to have to understand that we are coming through this horrific pandemic that has slowed everything down. and, that the president is looking long term. the best way to beat this oil crisis in the future is to pass the bill back better bill and start to fight climate change and reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. that is what the future is, and that is what our president is planning for. host: so much focus on the build back better act this week. we are coming up on a got -- a government funding deadline and another potential government shutdown. as senior member on the appropriations committee, where are we on a government funding bill? are we likely to go through an 11th hour exercise in whether the government will be shut down? guest: our goal is to pass the appropriations bill sometime in december. i spoke yesterday with o

los angeles. a federal appeals court saturday, dealing a blow to the white house's vaccine goals, temporarily blockingons. vaccine mandate for businesses with over 100 workers. 27 states had objected to the mandate as unconstitutional and unlawful after osha threatened have the fines and even potential prison time for businesses who did not comply. the administration plans to challenge the ruling. the new emergency temporary standard is well within osha authority under the law and consistent with osha requirements to protect workers from health and safety hazards, including infectious disease. around four million federal workers have until november 22nd to get vaccinated. some agencies and intelligence and law enforcement currently have lower rates of compliance. critics say the mandates are overreaching and could leave some departments understaffed. people shouldn't be forced to choose between keeping their job and being able to feed their family on the one hand, and on the other hand, getting a medical procedure they don't want. meanwhile international travel restrictions that had been in place for

court. there are cases in relation to the san diego and los angeles mandate. they may not fully expose the issues. the court could go either way. kristen: let's talk about the workplace. the biden administration set a january 4 vaccine mandate for companies with over 100 employees to take effect, though the court has blocked it for now. we don't know if this will prevail. is mandating vaccines in the workplace legal? prof. rice: there is a debate about that. my view, it builds on histori hi precedents of safety in the workplace. for example, sanitation regulations. on the other hand, emergency temporary standards, which has to hold a high bar of grave danger in the work place and that the mandate is necessary. if a global pandemic killing thousands in the u.s. is not a grave danger, it is hard to think of what is. there is argument that standards, emergency tempo, em standards, or legal. kristen: and you don't mandate the vaccine, say you are smaller than 100 employees, so you don't , if you have an outbreak on site, do you have to pay? prof. reiss: first of al

today a los angeles county superior court judge will address it once and for all.of her $60 million estate a role he's held since 2008. imagine you rosen guard called it a proud moment for britney. >> it is been a lot of hard work. it is been intense. i'm proud, britney is proud. >> reporter: this last year has been filled with court hearings for the battle reaching a tipping point in july when the singer publicly pleaded with the judge for her conservatorship to end. she made bombshell claims. >> she's been given lithium against her will. >> she's not allow to remove her iud even even she wants to have another charge. >> reporter: her father has denied doing any wrongdoing and he loves his daughter unwaveringly. but even if spears' request tos granted, the battle between her and her faern is far from over. the grammy award winner's attorney stating in a 110-page petition last month that he plans to depose her father over mishandling her finances and seeking discovery related to a "new york times" report that he allegedly placed recording devices it his daughter's

with the scene at the court. [ cheers ] >> reporter: tonight, cheers erupting outside this court in los angelesndred of brit any spears' most loyal fans overcome we motion after the judge ended the conservatorship. the judge saying it's no longer required as her attorney assured the court safety nets are in place financially and personally to put britney in a position to succeed and protect her $60 million fortune. >> how will britney spears' life be different when she wakes up tomorrow opposed to the last 14 years? >> she'll wake up for the first time a free woman. >> reporter: the conservatorship ending with lightning speed after britney demanded it end. moments ago, britney tweeting, good god, i love my fans so much it's crazy. i think i'm going to cry the rest of the day. best day ever. praise the lord. can i get an amen? #freedbritney. that court hearing without a ing single objection from anyone involved. britney could have a fight ahead of her. because as she said she wants to see her father in jail. >>> we turn now to the pandemic and the alarming reversing of the downward trend. covid

and this is the scene at the court in los angeles where in the next hour or so the judge is to beginorters of britney doing their bit there. stay with us on bbc news.

. ♪ hit me baby one more time ♪ >> reporter: today a los angeles county superior court judge is expectedequest to end the court ordered arrangement once and for all. the hearing comes just weeks after the singer's father, jamie spears was suspended as the conservator of her $60 million estate, a role he has held since 2008. the singer's attorney called the suspension a proud moment for britney. >> it's been a lot of hard work. it's been intense. i'm proud. britney's proud. >> reporter: this last year has been filled with court hearings, with the battle for britney's freedom reaching a tipping point in july when the singer publicly pleaded with the judge for her k conservatorship to end. she made bomb shell claims. >> she said she has been given lithium against her will. >> she said she's not allowed to remove her iud contraceptive from her own body even though she wants to have another child. >> and she said she wanted to charge her father with conservatorship abuse. her father has repeatedly denied wrong doing and a lawyer for jamie spears said in a statement he quote loves his daughter

a los angeles county superior court judge terminated her conservatorship effective immediately. lauren lyster reports from downtown la where fans cheered that decision. >> mild outside the courtroom as soon as the news came out freebritney no longer a plea now a reality effective immediately. >> the conservatorship has been terminated. has to go. the person and the u.s. state. >> cheers for the pop star's attorney after the monumental hearing a judge officially ending the conservatorship to britney spears has made clear she feels is abusive. the legal arrangement has controlled the pop star's money and much of her personal life for over 13 years. her father, jamie spears until recently having much of the control this conservatorship. was corrupted. by james p spears. britney's attorney accusing jamie spears of taking millions of dollars from his daughter but pursuing legal action. he says will be up to her. >> what britney can do. britney can go to the police. she can file a police report. you can go to the district attorney's office. she can sue that. but legal expert alison po

he was jailed for life without parole by a court in los angeles for murdering herfriend.usan berman because she was about to reveal details about his wife's death. the authorities in costa rica say they've seized a shipment of more than 2.5 tonnes of cocaine. nearly 2600 packages of the drug were found in a container in the coastal city of limon. they were all hidden inside backpacks. local officials believe the consignment was going to be sent to europe. it's thought to have travelled through colombia before reaching costa rica. the chief executive of barclays bank, jes staley, has stepped down following an investigation into his links with the convicted sex offender and billionaire financier jeffrey epstein. barclays — one of the world's biggest banks — said it had received preliminary findings, which mr staley would contest. epstein died in his jail cell in august 2019. aaron t peck, considered the father of american cognitive therapy has died at the age of 100. the latest statistics from the un and johns hopkins university show more than five million people have now l

he was jailed for life without parole by a court in los angeles for murdering herfriend. he killed susan berman because she was about to reveal details about his wife's death. the company behind facebook and instagram has removed more than 1,000 fake accounts in nicaragua which investigators say were part of a government disinformation campaign. meta said those who ran the accounts included staff at the telecomms regulator and the supreme court. president daniel 0rtega is standing for a fourth consecutive term in elections on sunday. the french president, emmanuel macron, has postponed plans to implement sanctions on the uk, in the dispute over post—brexit fishing rights. he said talks would continue tomorrow. earlier, the foreign secretary, liz truss, said the uk wouldn't "roll over", after paris had threatened to block access to its ports for british boats. 0ur political correspondent, damian grammaticas, has more. storm clouds threatening. it's all quiet for now injersey, calm in the harbour. the island remains locked in dispute with france, and fishermen here are alre

we're joined again by jessica levinson, professor at loyola law in los angeles and residents supreme courtking this down a little bit. the cases brought by texas abortion providers in the doj are not about whether or not this law is unconstitutional or constitutional, but rather about who can sue to stop it. can you explain? absolutely and i'm so glad that you started with that because i think when people think about texas's abortion law, they very naturally think is that constitutional. can we enforce this under roe versus wade and casey versus planned parenthood? but this case that the court heard today are these two cases are all about getting through this initial threshold of who can sue and be sued. and that's because texas when it passed its law. typically want to state passes a lot. the state officials enforce it, texas said private individuals will sue to enforce it. so the questions the court was tackling today are who can sue to try and stop this law? is it abortion providers against court clerks? is it the department of justice against texas. those were the cases that the court

on the court, how about a matinee in los angeles yesterday against the clippers. the warriors broke the game open in the second half. steph curry going behind the back to draymond green for the finish. a team high 33 as the warriors won, 105-90 but he didn't do it alone. >> no, he did not. >>> speaking of other people, never hesitates to run into danger on the big screen. now jeremy renner helping those on the front lines of some very real danger. how he's coming to the rescue of the lake tahoe community in the wake of devastating wildfires. >>> and jury selection is now under way in the case involving santa rosa native jussie smollett. he's been charged with felly disorderly conduct after police say he falsely reported he was the victim of a hate crime. you might remember this back in january of 2019. smollett told police he was attacked by two men. he claimed the men hurled racial and homophobic slurs at him, a makeshift noose around his neck and those claims drew national attention. however, prosecutors later charged him saying he staged that attack to further

mr bannon is expected to appear in court on monday but this could turn to a long legal battle. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles of the day's other news the supreme court in india has asked the government to come up with an emergency plan to tackle the toxic air quality in the capital delhi. the air quality index in and around the city reached up to 490 on a scale of 500. the chiefjustice said the authorities should consider a two—day lockdown to protect citizens from the rising pollution. security forces in sudan have used tear gas against protesters opposed to last month's military coup. bridges and major roads were closed ahead of the demonstrations. mass rallies were called after sudan's de facto leader, general abdel fattah al—burhan, appointed himself as head of a new ruling council. text messages from the duchess of sussex have revealed that she felt prince harry was being "betrayed" by the royal family over her strained relationship with with her father. the messages were released by the high court here in the uk as part of a long—running privacy case against the mail on sunday newspaper and show exchan

court officials are applying pressure in los angeles -- and los angeles to find carriers who are oute doing everything we can to help them move those goods across the infrastructure that's often outdated. >> people ask will christmas gives be delivered and i say call fedex. that is not what the government >> >> does. the president announced a deal with the eu and says he will scrap trump era taxes on -- tariffs on steel and aluminum an intern, they will get rid of tariffs on things like whiskey and motorcycles. kumasi: welcome to november and for many that means it's mariah carey season. ♪ media at midnight with the caption, ready? let's go. it features all i want for christmas is you and she's been posting similar videos every year after halloween to get ready for the holidays in this video quickly shows november 5 which is the date for her new release. it could be new music or a tv special. reggie: someone asked her and she said you have to come back same time tomorrow. you still be another big announcement to those pumpkins didn't have a chance. this was the first thing i so when

los angeles. thank you. priewforts are asking the u.s. supreme courtverturned bill cosby's sexual assault conviction. they say dangerous precedent could be set if press releases from treated as immunity agreements. cosby's lawyers have long argue that he had relied on a promise that he would never be charged when he gave damaging testimony in an accuser's civil suit in 2006. the admissions were later used against him in two criminal trials. the only written evidence of such promise is a 2005 press release from the then prosecutor who said did he not have enough evidence to arrest cosby. the u.s. supreme court takes up mississippi's that law bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. many experts see the case as a direct threat to the landmark 1973 roe v. wade ruling that declared a nationwide right to abortion. challenge could be made in the u.s. supreme court and affect that ruling. a federal judge is blocking president biden's administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on healthcare workers in 10 states. the judge says the centers f

court. >> reporter: tonight, cheers erupting outside this courthouse in los angeles. hundreds of britney spears' most loyal fans overcome with emotion moments after a judge ended the conservatorship that's controlled her life and finances for nearly 14 years. the judge saying it's no longer required as her attorney assured the court safety nets are in place financially and personally to put britney in a position to succeed and protect her $60 million fortune. how will britney spears' life be different when she wakes up tomorrow as opposed to the last 14 years? >> she'll wake up tomorrow for the first time in 13 years as a free woman. >> reporter: the conservatorship unraveling with lightning speed after britney demanded it end five months ago. describing it as abusive and exploitive. moments ago, britney tweeting, good god, i love my fans so much it's crazy. i think i'm going to cry the rest of the day. best day ever. praise the lord. can i get an amen? #freedbritney. david, that court hearing proceeded without a single objection from anyone involved, including britne

court as well. including scott borden who drove up overnight from los angeles. >> the story is just wild and, yes, i'ven -- i read the book and the podcast and other documentaries and have been following every day the testimony and here i am. >> so there's a lot of information to unpack from the testimony yesterday that was very emotional and today which is the cross-examination and the jury will have lots of time to process that information as with the end of today, the court does not go back into session until tuesday. in san jose, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, kris. scott budman actually in the courtroom. he's been following the case since the beginning. get the latest on the trial by following him on twitter. live updates once again from inside the courtroom. his twitter handle is, @scottbudman. >>> an east bay senior scammed out of jewelry. the sentimental connection that makes this heartbreaking. >>> after hosting one too many late-night sing-longs in their homes. they decided to open up their own piano bar. his go-to song has a connection to kelly clarkson. find out the tune his bar patrons g

on the court about a matinee in los angeles.broke the game open in the second half. going behind the back of draymond green to get the machine there. steph scored a team high 33 as the warriors won that game, 105-90. >>> the sharks, boy, they played a strong defense in chicago against the blackhawks. rimer solid in goal making 29 saves. the game close late in the third period. sharks scored an empty-netter. teemu meyer had both sharks goals. they shut out chicago, 2-0. >>> happening tonight, a prideful holiday tradition returns to san francisco. the mayor london breed among those expected to help light the beloved castro holiday tree. local lawmakers, castro merchants and the gay man's chorus will perform. >> should be a lot of fun getting into the festive spirit. all the lights going up around houses. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," the top stories that we're following for you. talk about christmas shopping. retailers are looking online now following a lackluster black friday. shoppers may be the ones who will benefit

administration standing its ground after a federal appeals court blocked that new vaccine requirement for large businesses this comes as los angelesimplemented a similar measure today. with more, here's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: tonight the white house is trying to fight off a legal challenge threatening the nation's most aggressive vaccine mandate, responding to a federal appeals panel that temporarily halted the new rule. the justice department says it will vigorously defend osha's plan to require businesses with 100 or more employees, ensure workers are vaccinated or wear a mask and face weekly testing. >> the department of labor has a responsibility to keep workers safe and the legal authority to do so. >> reporter: with enforcement set for early next year, the rule would impact roughly 1 in 4 americans. >> this is an incredible overreach by the executive branch of the government and we have never seen it is unprecedented. >> reporter: the owner of ralph's market that employs some 500 people is a plaintiff in one of the lawsuits. >> this is not a lawsuit that is anti-vaccine this is a lawsuit that is anti-mandate. >> repor

britney spears could regain control of her personal life and finances later today — when a court in los angelestates, drought and heat combined with historic bad land management have led to intense, long—lasting wildfires. our climate editor justin rowlatt has been to greenville, a town in northern california, that was completely destroyed by a blaze in september. nicole faris's home was utterly destroyed by the dixie fire. we found peace and joy every day in our heart being here and i want to come home, but i want to come home to the day before the fire. this was supposed to be nicole and her husband paul's forever home. it took all the colour out of my life. look at it, everything is just a shade of grey. years of climate—induced drought have left the vegetation tinder dry. add in a policy of suppressing small fires which allowed dead wood to build up and now fires are faster and hotter than ever before. on august 4th, nicole got a text from the sheriff saying everyone still in town was in imminent danger. my friend said, it's coming, it'sjust, it's running down the road towards you, get out

let�*s get more on the court ruling from christopher melcher, a family law expert based in los angelese, the #freebritney movement, they have been campaigning for this day for years now. just give us a bit more detail about what the ruling means in reality. i was there at the courthouse and people did go crazy after this happened. it was so long in the making. and necessary, because the conservatorship should never have been placed upon her in the first place. even if she was having mental health issues in 2008, this was not the type of conservatorship that is designed to manage that. this probate conservatorship that she was placed on other people in end of life you have dementia and even care for themselves by putting a roof over their head —— who have. the court should never have imposed this and then fritter go on so long and take away all of her rights will she clearly was able to work was an abuse of her. ,, . . , of her. such an interesting viewpoint- _ of her. such an interesting viewpoint. and _ of her. such an interesting viewpoint. and the - of her. such an interesting viewp

>> the former governor is due in court in january on a misdemeanor charge of forceable touching. >>> breaking overnight detectives in los angelesa home belonging to marilyn manson. it comes after the sheriff's department launched an investigation in february when several women accused the singer of physical and sexual abuse, allegations he's denied. according to tmz, investigators removed hard drives from the home. >>> and theranos founder elizabeth holmes returns to the witness stand after an emotional day of testimony. holmes is accused of fraud stemming from her flawed blood testing technology. she told the court that she was raped at stanford and was later abused and controlled by her former boyfriend and business partner, but she acknowledged he did not force her to make statements to investors. >>> arizona state university now confirms kyle rittenhouse is no longer a student at the school. it's unclear whether the announcement is related to a petition in which students demanded the school remove him from classes even though he was acquitted of all charges in the kenosha shootings. he was previously taking classes online.

los angeles city. firefighters union, which would have prevented the city from enforcing vaccine mandates for city workers. a judge has now scheduled a december second court date to address the issue. an attorney for the union claims if the request is not honored, the city could find it. it could find it tough to staff all of its stations once unvaccinated firefighters are placed on leave. >> los angeles mayor eric garcetti is set to return to la tomorrow after recovering from covid while in scotland, even though he is fully vaccinated. he tested positive for covid while tending the cop 26 climate summit. the mayor says his symptoms have been mild. tsa said he had no contact with the president during the trip. and as we battle coronavirus and more cold and flu cases, fewer people are now working in nursing homes. unions representing long-term care. workers say the industry has lost more than 220,000 jobs since the start of the pandemic. that's a 14% drop. the main reason is burnout. nursing homes are short-staffed and overwhelmed by pandemic cases. and that is motivated a lot of the workers there to leave their jobs. while it may be feeling more and looki

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los angeles tonight where judge has denied a request submitted by the los angeles city fire fighters union which would have prevented enforcement of the county's vaccine mandate for government employees. a superior court judge instead scheduled a hearing for december. second to address the issue. an attorney for the union argued that if the request was not honored. the city could find it difficult to staff all stations once unvaccinated firefighters are placed on leave. >> still to come tonight here on kron. 4 news at 8. we'll show you how rising inflation is impacting the happiest place on earth. the changes you'll need to know so much more you can expect to shell out the next time you head to disneyland the head coach of the uc davis baseball team has now stepped down from the job. it comes after a new report on hazing has been released. we'll break down the details of what it says. plus, a 3 year-old boy triggering an amber alert in sacramento last night. he's now been found here in the bay area. we'll show you how this all came to an end after the break. the classic hollywood story. we meet the hero, the all-new nissan frontier. hero faces seemingly impossible challenge. ♪ tension builds... ♪ the

los angeles tonight, a judge has denied a request submitted by the los angeles city's firefighters union, which would have prevented enforcement of the county's vaccine mandate for government employees say superior court judge instead scheduled a hearing for december. second to address the issue. an attorney for the union argued that if the request was not honored, the city could find it difficult to staff all the stations once unvaccinated firefighters are placed on leave. >> fewer americans are now working in nursing homes according to unions, representing long-term care workers who say that the industry has lost more than 220,000 jobs since the beginning of the pandemic that's down 14%. the big reason burnout unit. union officials say that nursing homes are short-staffed and overwhelmed by pandemic cases voting motivating many of them to leave their jobs all california adults are now eligible to receive covid-19 booster shots. yesterday. california state health leaders instructed medical clinics and pharmacies to not turn away anyone requesting the shot. the boosters, though, are available for anyone over the age of 18 and 6 months after a second pfizer or moderna shot or at least 2 months since a

los angeles. no jab, no job. now the new biden vaccine mandates, they're exploding into court fights that could end up in the supremeourt. joining us how oversight and reform ranking member, kentucky congressman james comer. author of the capitalist comeback, cke former ceo andy puzder. how can biden proceed with mandates when the fifth court put a block on it? he wants all small businesses to be hit with it too. what do you say? >> i don't think he can but obviously he will continue to press on. remember when he came out with this decision to force decisions with 100 or more employees to vaccinate employees, that is when he was getting crucified for the debacle in afghanistan. i always believe he came out with that position to defer the media attention away from afghanistan and on to his trying to save america from covid because he was getting hit every day by the liberal media but the courts have ruled, the fifth court, this is unconstitutional. it is not going to get any better. if he appeals that, as it goes up the line with new conservative judges we have in place, they're not going to allow this because it is

los angeles. always great to have you. >> good to be here. >> a big day for the supreme court as abortion providers backed by the biden administratione for arguments to their challenge to the near total ban on the procedure in texas. and now they have an ally in a right leaning gun rights group. how is this likely to play out, do you think? >> how is this likely to play out, obviously is the big question. but it's so interesting that obviously a right-wing group has now joined with basically the department of justice abortion providers and said, we need to do something here because of how texas setup its law. let's think about this for a minute. normally a state passes a law and they enforce it. so if you want to stop enforcement you or a group of people go to federal court and you say this clearly violates the constitution as texas' law does clearly violate the constitution as it's currently understood. this federal court says, okay, you're right, this state cannot implement the law and there's an injunction. this is different because in this case texas decided private individuals would actually be the ones to sue and enforce the l

o'brien as a representative from the los angeles area, home to the l.a. and long beach court process 40% of imports into the u.s., i have countless constituents whose businesses are impacted by day-to-day conditions at the port. understand shipping delays contribute about supply and demand issues. it is undeniable some of these anticompetitive and unfair practices by shipping companies. for instance, the poor of lent genderless we seen shipping containers refused to load exports from the u.s. because they make more money sending empty containers they won't be able to send a mistake collect agricultural products because they were rather immediately load the containers back on the ships. the maritime commission is responsible for protecting american exporters and importers for anticompetitive activity lack of authority to take action and that's why i cosponsored hr reform act of 2021 which will give authority to enforce logistics. so anticompetitive behavior in the shipping industry contributed to the current supply chain disruptions and discussed for the federal government can

mr bannon is expected to appear in court on monday but this could turn to a long legal battle. peter bowes, bbc news, los angelesnancial affairs of the pop star britney spears for the past 13 years has been ended by a judge in los angeles. the conservatorship allowed her father to make decisions for her, following a series of mental breakdowns. 0ur los angeles correspondent sophie long reports. this was the moment they'd been dreaming of, everything they'd been fighting for. it does not feel real. it feels like i'm kind of in an out—of—body experience but it's just so incredible that we were able to actually help make this happen. after more than 13 years, the pop star was finally granted herfreedom in a hearing that lasted just 30 minutes. so proud of britney today and for the #freebritney movement, which is going to continue. the singer was not in court but her lawyer repeated her words — "i just want my life back". thejudge gave it to her, and the man who helped her get it was cheered as he paid tribute to his client's strength and courage, and thanked herfans for their fight to free her. you guys are absolut

mr bannon is expected to appear in court on monday but this could turn to a long legal battle. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles trial of twenty people accused of involvement now underway. 130 people died in coordinated attacks on the national stadium, bars and restaurants and the bataclan concert hall on the thirteenth of november 2015. among those testifying in the trial are survivors and security forces who witnessed the violence that night. text messages from the duchess of sussex have revealed that she felt prince harry was being "berated' by the royal family over her strained relationship with with her father. the messages were released by the high court as part of a long—running privacy case against the mail on sunday, and show exchanges that the duchess had with her former communications secretary. brazilian palaeontologists are piecing together fragments of ancient bones which could shed light on a new species of dinosaur. work began injune after a fossil was found during the construction of a railway in northeastern brazil. the team found the remains of what they believe to be a group of large dinosau

. >> a court ruling ended her conservatorship which led to celebrations outside the los angeles courthouseears. she says let the celebrations begin. amen. >> reporter: you can imagine the momentous day of change for britney spears. prompting fans to ask will the pop star return to the stage. her lawyer says that is up to britney. this morning, britney spears waking up in control of her life for the first time in nearly 14 years. a moment a long time in the making. the pop star did not speak in court friday, but on instagram, called it the best day ever. fans erupting outside of the courthouse when the judge ordered an immediate end to the conservatorship of her person and estate. >> i'm at a loss for words. we have wanted this for so long. >> reporter: the 39-year-old star can move on as she pleases. >> she can make financial decisions and professional decisions and perhaps, most importantly, she can make her own personal decisions. ♪♪ >> reporter: the singer igniting a nationwide conversation around conservatorship in the united states from california to capitol hill. representative barry

britney spears could regain control of her personal life and finances later today — when a court in los angelesyou're watching bbc news. more news at the top of the hour. now it's time for a look at the weather. here is matt taylor. hello. a predominantly dry weekend awaits for most of you, but there is wet weather around. some gusty winds as well but those winds are still bringing in some relatively mild air for this stage in november, wrapped around this area of low pressure dominating the weather today, pushing east across scotland. around the centre is where we see the heaviest on the rain, across parts of scotland, there is rain at times into the afternoon, trying out into the south—west, but more downpours working in. rain at times in northern england, the west of the pennines and into wales but here things will dry up now and again. around these coasts on the north and west we could see winds gusting as high as 50 miles an hour, the winds gusting across eastern areas, after the rain this morning, match of the day will be dry but look at the temperatures, 11—15 , day will be dry but look

court — and said it was �*the best day ever.�* i'm joined now by the bbc�*s david willis in los angeles.re _ britney spears. very much so and there were _ britney spears. very much so and there were hundreds - britney spears. very much so and there were hundreds of. britney spears. very much so l and there were hundreds of her fans all around the courthouse here over the last few hours celebrating that victory for britney spears. it is been a long time coming and during which, herfather has held control over her finances and indeed, her personal life, who she meets, sees, mingles with, where she goes out to and who gets to spend that $60 million estate of hers. today, the judge her representations from her lawyer who looked at some of the comments that britney spears made an explosive telephone call that she made to the court back injune of this year when she said basically, liberty had been compromised, she said previously, i want my life back and there was very little in the way of discussion thereafter. 30 minute hearing at the end of which, the judge said that the conservatorship was

court suspended her father from acting as her conservator. now what? >> reporter: hey, kate. thanks for having me. i'm in front of the los angeleshouse where britney is expected to call in virtually, like she has in the past. today is the day. like you said, after 13 years, britney spears should at the end of this court hearing today, should no longer have a conservatorship, be which-in charge of her $60 million estate, her medical decisions, something he has pleaded about and cried about in those testimonies over the summer that she just wants her life back. kate, that could happen today. >> does this -- if that -- assume that happens today. does this mean the end of the battle between britney and her father? >> reporter: no, far from over. so, britney's new attorney filed a 110-page petition last month that cnn obtained that he wants to depose her father under oath. he believes he mishandled britney spears' finances in the last 13 years. he wants to seek discovery because there was a "new york times" report that said that jamie spears placed illegal recording devices in brittney's bedroom. you might remember that. he wants to

from the dock workers that work here at the port of long beach at the port of los angeles we had an early vaccination, full courtur mayor had a very positive impact and again diminishing the labor shortage potentially because of covid so on that we're in a very good place here at the port of long beach. >> we spoke with your counterpart from the l.a. port he's talked about in the past at least recently that he doesn't anticipate things will completely get back to normal for quite a while. he pointed to the lunar new year they will be celebrating overseas and how that could add to some additional hiccups when do you think things will get back to normal in. >> well, i think if we look to a six-month period, we'll have a sense of normalcy. other believe it may be a year given the progress both with addressing the bottlenecks and the virus, more vaccinations, i think we tend to be more optimistic suffice it to say as we move forward, one of the issues we have to acknowledge. if you is ask a major ceo of containers to the united states, every one of them would answer the question, where is the market the market's in

los angeles and long beach ports. president biden recently announcing a plan to keep those ports running 24/7. >>> elon musk spacex has won the latest court fellow billionaire jeff bezos. lou origin sued nasa because it favored the spacex landing system for america's return to the moon. a federal court affirmed that the spacex proposal has already been approved by the government accountability office. spacex was also the low bidder for the project, providing a quote of $2.9 billion, or about half the price of the blue origin quote. work on the lunar lander had been on hold pending the outcome of the lawsuit. now nasa says it will resume as soon as possible. >>> vaccine appointment are filling up fast for kids around the bay area. one of the counties is looking to take the burden off of parents, and bring shots to schools. we will take a closer from one m moment to t the ne, our kikids become e the most importanant part of f our liv. anand even thohough the yeyes papass, that n never changng. we nevever stop worryingng about thehem. that's w why it's imimportant to have e health insnsurance. with c covered calalifornia, we got a a plan we

court monday. and fans rejoicing over the news britney spears was a free woman. the los angelesg the pop star's conservatorship which controlled her life and finance over a decade appear to moving forward spears can make her own personal decisions without a cot oversight. i am marianne rafferty, now back to hannity. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> sean: now most democrats tonight are still hell-bent on the socialist bending cliff and hell-bent on dooming what they can to deceive the american people, including doubling down on the bizarre talking point that whether it is $3.5 trillion or $7.5 trillion that they spent will cost you nothing, zero! it will cost you zero! look. >> build back better is not going to cost anything. we are paying for it. >> sean: you are not paying for it. the failing biden/harris agenda despite the never ending calls to make the rich "pay their fair share" this pending bill to not raise taxes on the middle class. look at this analysis by the nonpartisan tax policy center. and remember, many democrats also want to sneak in a plan which would be a boom for high earners in blu