was the youngest of the six allen brothers, the most famous of whom was ethan allen. the statue is here because some would say that ira allen was the founder of the university of vermont and as this inscription on the statue says, some claim he was the founder of the state of vermont. i think there would be a lot of people who would contend that is not exactly true, particularly his older brother ethan might have something to say about that and people like the first governor of the independent state of vermont. allen, andthat ira about 1772, came up here to vermont from connecticut, where the allen's live, and at the time for montt was a new territory being opened up. it was a territory claimed by the governor of the province of new hampshire, this is in colonial times, and the governor of the royal province of new york. it is a contentious area. the allen brothers were very much speculators and land and they became very interested in the land up here and began to buy titles under the new hampshire brands -- under the new hampshire grants, as opposed to the new york g

ethan allen, sen. warner:, and several other leaders were declared outlaws and had warrants issued for their arrests. the reward for capturing ethan allen was 80 pounds sterling. this continued for several years until a larger conflict came in to take over. that was that great britain had 20 colonies in north america and a revolt started in 13 of them. the green mountain boys were involved in most of the actions in the northern campaign of the american revolution. one of the most well-known actions was the attack on fort ticonderoga. on may 10, 1775, the green fortain boys attacked ticonderoga and captured it without a shot being fired. part of the reason they captured it without a shot being fired, the garrison at the port had not that anived word official revolt had begun. they were not prepared or on guard for defense. also, the port was in a major state of disrepair at that time. most of the garrison were nearing the end of their careers as soldiers. they captured that port on may 10, the next day,

appearedhan allen before congress. they were officially recognized as a regiment of the continental army. as one of the first official continental regiments. ethan would not remain in command of this regiment. the green mountain boys elected their officers. there was a lot of politics being played in the early continental congress. but also within the command apparatus of the continental army. ethan lost command of the green mountain boys in favor of his cousin, seth warner. ethan did stay on as a scout when the american army invaded canada in 1775. during the invasion of canada, the green mountain boys were involved in the attacks on montreal, the attacks on quebec city, would participate in the retreat of canada in 1776. ethan allen had led and advanced party with the intent of getting the canadians to support the american cause. he intended to attack montreal. he was unsuccessful in this. in fact, the attack on montreal was a botch and ethan was taken prisoner. he would remain a prisoner of war for three years. afte

allen rolling, inside, caught, nothing there. wrisled down.if the field goal unit comes down. >> carter: the guy i'm not taking a sack. >> rick: no question. if it works it's great. if it doesn't, ball positioned in the middle of the field. came back and kicked the game winner. 42 yarder is easily good. and with five minutes to go in the fourth quarter, nothing determined yet. 445-all, missouri and arkansas. >> adam: in new york, south florida, undefeated ucf, darius ties, cuts it to six to go with the extra point to make it 1. and just got an interception. look out. >> carter: mike oresyo made big news complaining about the committee meeting, commissioner of the athletic conference, saying you aren't giving us enough credit. battle line troef trophy on the line. no flag. >> rick: hey! >> carter: talk about drew luck with 5td passes on the day. single season record. all hits. all over the top. as advertised, i dwes, call him the loch ness monster. >> rick: this root for receivers, three of their receivers in their top 10, they're long, athleti

allen a chance to come down the field.re's a chance for a fumble, and it's the hardest thing in the world for the defensive coach, you know, to let somebody in. but to me, it's the percentage. >> carter: we'll see how both teams play it. blockers handoff, witter, driven back by ramirez. to gain their own stop. you got third and goal coming. it's just ticking down, now, for missouri. >> aaron: they want a score. >> carter: they do. >> aaron: they want the game. >> carter: hands off witter, shot back, let it run down to about three seconds. goal line stand for arkansas. that may be the last thing that the razorbacks need. >> rick: interesting. >> carter: mccann on fourth and goal. missouri takes a time-out. both head coaches out of time-outs. and mccann will presumably have a chance to chip it in for the game winner. >> rick: sometimes coaches are risk-averse. if the holder drops it we will have fourth down and kick. as fourth down, you want to take it down inside of four seconds so you don't to have kick off. we've all seen

sam allen dice hoping that everton don't sink without trace. —— sam allen dice. and finally...freestyle canoe world championships in argentina this week. where great britain's canoeists have been flipping their way onto the podium. the sport is described as gymnastics in a boat with paddlers performing as many tricks, spins and somersaults as they can within their timed run and bonus points are awarded if they can get their boat out of the water and into the air. great britain have picked up three medals so far, with claire o'hara picking up her ninth freestyle world title. the event continues over the weekend. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. sam allen don't forget you can follow the world cup draw in russia on the bbc website. let's go back now to the brexit talks — and today on bbc news we're focusing on one of the major sticking points — the irish border. chris morris, from the bbc‘s reality check team, explained why the border has become an issue of such pressing concern in the brexit negotiations. the irish border is one of three issues o

farooq kathwari, ceo of ethan allen. >> always good to be here.d to see you. >>> let's get to dominic chu with the european close. >> u.s. markets are taking their cues from european forces, or maybe vice versa we're seeing a bit of a mixed fractional side of things, gains and losses on this friday across the atlantic the german dax you can see here showing some signs of life up by half a percent the laggard here, the ftse 100 down slightly. germany with uncertainty with merkel still looking to put together a coalition government. the institute rose to another record high thanks to optimism over conditions in the next six months bank shares are generally positive over reports regulators were looking at looser rules around the treatment of bad loans. as with regard to the consumer staples side of things, companies like danone and diageo up, after it was looking to cut import tariffs over the course of the next month. keep an eye on those shares, as well back to you. >>> straight ahead, apple is expecting a blockbuster holiday quarter. more than $80

benedict allen has made a career survived the wilderness. but on his latest exhibition, his family are faring the worst. he was dropped in a remote the worst. he was dropped in a re m ote pa rt the worst. he was dropped in a remote pa rt of the worst. he was dropped in a remote part of papua new guinea last month. was hoping to find a reclusive driver who first met 30 yea rs reclusive driver who first met 30 years ago. back then he was met with hostility but was eventually accepted. that was the entrance. we marched in through here into this arena... while the dangers of obvious, his friend, who made a documentary with him last year, is staying optimistic. he's going on his own, no mobile phone, he was dropped by helicopter in a depressed place where missionaries have abandoned it. he is a resourceful, tough guy who absolutely loves this kind of thing. he will be in his own paradise. until he makes content, i think a lot of people will be worried. benedict allen has missed all his schedule flights home and it is missing in of the world are f

brian allen says the mayor was simply paying off a political debt.he mayor though says allen voted for dinardo. the election is tuesday. >>> all right. happening now in just might be a bittersweet chapter in a wonderful love story and you can give that story a happening ending. here's what happened. a fox 29 viewer found a diamond wedding band on a center city street awhile back. he wants to us help get it back to the finger of its rightful owner. >> this could get a little tricky bruce gordon in studio now. this expensive piece here. >> it sure is why we'll show you the ring kind of jog some hem reece but we are deliberately with holding some information that only the rightful owner would know. >> my dog even take lots of walks, and it was like a sunny afternoon like a day like today. >> patrick gore says it was a little over year ago right around 18th pine. he saw something shiny on the sidewalk. thought it was a shard of glass. so i was going to picket up and throw it into the side of the street and it was a diamond. diamond ring. >> 18-carat whit

thank allen on the republican line. caller: hi. wanted to let the country now that the va is torturing veterans, forcing them to commit suicide. host: allen, what do you mean by that? ou say forcing them to commit suicide? veteran. am a i use v.a., their health care, -- i ouple years refused am in veteran. i pain constantly. pain ill not give me medication unless i give up my rights. host: sorry to hear that, appreciate you weighing in with opinion, actually begin tomorrow's "washington journal" talking about the overall opioid crisis, for people affected by the crisis, we'll be joined tomorrow on "washington journal" by jesse mcanic, contributor to the up is, for tomorrow,huffington post, comina wood from heritage program programs and ense the state of the u.s. military and nicole monroe, c.e.o. of the national association of free and charitiable clinics talking clinics state of free and u.s. health care, that fwining tomorrow morning at 7:00 eastern on "washington journal." we'll see you then, have a great weekend. >> professiona

we are out here on the spirit of ethan allen three. opportunity to talk about america's first great lake, what comes to historic significance. lake champlain is a 120 mile long water superhighway that cuts between the green mountains of vermont and the adirondacks of new york. the lake itself covers 490 square miles. for all of human history in the champlain valley, has served as a corridor for commerce, conflict, and today, it's really a great place for recreation. the lake is called lake champlain because a french exploiter -- exploiter -- explorer. ur, and invited on a tor upon their journey south along lake, theyle long encountered the recording. -- the iroquois. they were rivals for control of this trade lake, they encountered the route in a skirh broke out. champlain and a couple of his fellow frenchmen have firearms, and as a result, the french and their allies from the north one this skirmish. -- won this skirmish. champlain modestly named this link after himself and set off a protracted period of conflict between the british,

the ankle deepwater caused back ups on allen rock westbound all afternoon.he jaws of life had to be used to rescue one person trapped in a car after a two-vehicle accident in antioch this morning. a fire official said these accidents are common during rain storms after it is hot. >> and it is wet and the oil does come to the surface and cause for extenuating road circumstances. so we are asking that folks slow down and drive carefully. >>> one person was transported to a nearby hospital in walnut creek. and it has been quite a journey forrin head -- anyone heading to the sierra. chain requirements because of the snow. some people, including these friends driving to reno just praying it wouldn't rain and lead to snow in the mountains. >> we said it was going to rain and we're like, we hope it doesn't snow. because we don't have chains for this car so we bought chains here. and we've been stuck here forever. >> reporter: like i said, they have the one lane open after sucking the water out of the lake that formed on this on-ramp off of allen rock on to 680 sout

mary allen started volunteering at the v.a. hospital back in 1992. she first showed up at the hospital after her husband who was a navy since then ellen has given more than 20,000 hours of her time to help veterans there. april good win gill is an army vet who looks forward to seeing ms. alan whenever she comes to the hospital. >> she is so excited about serving and being a volunteer and she takes it very, very seriously. >> allen said that she started volunteering as a way to feel alive after her husband passed and now all these years she's volunteered and given so much of her time and touched so many lives. what a wonderful woman and a well deserved honor. congratulations and thank you ms. allen. >> thousands of volunteer hours. >> everyone needs to watch this story and do what she does. >>> you might want to bundle up the kids at the bus stop because most places are only in the 30s and 40s right now. >> yes, they are. we have a lot of cold air out there this morning. cover too. we're not looking at the rain. you do want the jackets. we'll show you

mary allen. at our radar right now this afternoon, storm team4 tracking some heavy rains in parts of our region. doug has the latest coming up in just about two minutes. >> a 91-year-old woman -- 91 -- has spent the past 25 years at a local veterans hospital. >> not because she or anyone she knows is sick, but because of her compassion to help others. >> since 1992, mary allen has volunteered more than 20,000 hours of her time. mark segraves introducing us to this very special woman. >> reporter: there are tens of thousands of volunteers in va hospitals across the country, but mary allen is no ordinary in this hospital. mary allen started volunteering here at the va hospital in washington, d.c., back in 1992. >> i don't everything in this hospital, you name it, i've done it. >> reporter: her husband served in the navy died. >> i just started volunteering because i didn't have nothing else to do after retiring on disability. you've got to do something to stay alive. >> reporter: today the va hospi

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paul: i am paul allen in sydney. the latest at this twoline with saudi arabia biggest companies agreeing to build a plan to process crude oil. a final value of $50 billion. they will process 400 billion barrels of oil per day. saudi arabia is moving to a more diverse economy to wean itself off oil. he raise as job much as $2 million or the initial offering of their retail unit. 64y are offering this at cents a series which would value this at eight and $10 billion. i feel activity showing signs of picking up after only two details were completed in 2015 and 2016. paul: a focus for pitching their telecom business. from thecomes australian financial review citing documents sent into private equity buyers. goldman sachs made the pitch with formal papers due next month. they want a deal before the fiscal year ends. bros. justice league held a second top spot at the box office earning more than $13 million and 13 territories. earning aation coco top spot on the thanksgiving debut. it opened last month and has been a big h

. >> farrow born in 1987 during his mother's long term relationship with woody allen.the middle of his parents's any custody battle his 7-year-old sister dylan accused allen of sexually abusing her. after two different state investigations, allen was never criminally charged. >> those are painful family experiences that i for many years tried to outrun and avoid. >> wood yy allen denied it. denied it powerfully. >> has always denied it. has gone very directly after any woman, proximate to it. huge, huge pc apparatus designed to do that. >> in 2014, farrow's sister then an adult decided to repeat her accusation against her father publicly. >> you tried to talk her out of it. >> tried to talk her out of it vigoro vigorously. saying, stay quiet. you have already lived through this trauma. why bring it up again? why hurt your career? why hurt the rest of our careers? >> why did she decide to go forward? >> the logic that she, articulated to me had a lot in common with the logic raised by women speaking out against harvey weinstein. she wanted to make sure that other women

here comes woody allen, this schlameal.s was something new in stand-up comedy. >> where do you get your humor? >> it's like a genetic mutation. i say it and it comes as a great shock to me. it's like a pleasant surprise to hear myself say it. it's like i'm not even conscious of the thing happening. >> he happened to be an incredible craftsman of jokes. when you listen to a joke of his, it's almost like a little haiku. he was conscious of the writing of the joke, and that's also inspirational. >> woody allen is about as secular a jew as they come. he never felt judaism as a religion. woody has always been much more interested in the big questions than the day-to-day. he's still asking about the nature of existence and is there a god. it's a theme he works again and again in his movies. >> mom, come out. >> of course there's a god, you idiot. you don't believe in god. >> but if there's a god, then why is there so much evil in the world? just on a simplistic level, why were there nazis? >> tell him, max. >> how the hell do i k

the area did not take off despite the attempts by ira allen to make this an important place by putting the university here, making it the shire town of chittenden county with the courts and so on. it did not take off until 1820 -- 1823. the champlain canal was finished which connected the southern and of lake champlain to the hudson river. in essence it opened up all of , those markets to the south of vermont. one historian has said that before 1823, lake champlain tipped north. after 1823, it tipped south. burlington grew tremendously in the 1820's. having said that it grew tremendously, the population in 1830, 7 years after the canal only 3000 but in 1800 it had only been about 1000. so it was about a prosperous -- it was a prosperous little place in the 1820's. i've have resize the word "little." in the 1840's, because of this connection, this one away connection to canada, and some very entrepreneurial types saw some potential for bringing canadian lumber up the river down to burlington. burlington that time was being connected to the railroad system, which was of course in its emb

the mess stretched from allen into his neighbors. she recorded this video from her deck. >> when i cam saturday. this all the so called drilling mud. this was a swimming pool. >> reporter: when this hole opened saturday it looked like this. the mud spilling out in the video. two days later the hole look ts wider and deeper. statement. a spokesman said quoose permits are from pennsylvania's depart of environmental protection. the area around the hole is safe. tj allen is unsure. >> since that happened i have nothing. >> reporter: he's concerned for his safety. the home he grew up in. and the potential danger it poses to the am track train within earshot of the backyard. >> there's a thousand of commuters that travel from there to philadelphia every guy. on high speed trains. >> am track inspected the area and said it doesn't pose a threat. >>> another woman has come forward accusing alabama senate candidate of sexual misconduct. beverly young nelson says he sexually assaulted her when she was 16. nelson says more was a regular custome

benedict allen has made a career surviving the wilderness.test exhibition, and his family are fearing the worst. he was air—dropped and took off alone in a remote part of papua new guinea last month. benedict was hoping to find a reclusive tribe he first met here 30 years ago. back then he was met with hostility but was eventually accepted. that was the entrance. we marched in through here, into this arena... while the dangers are obvious, his friend and bbc correspondent, frank gardner, who made a documentary with benedict in papua new guines last year, is staying optimistic. he's going on his own, with no mobile phone, he was dropped by helicopter in a place called bisorio, already a pretty depressed place where missionaries had abandoned it and there's a lot of malnutrion there. so he's entered quite a dangerous part of papua new guines. but he is a resourceful, tough guy who absolutely loves this kind of thing. he will be in his own little paradise doing this. so i really hope he's fine. chances are he will be, but until he makes contact,

we're the allens. we're better than that. >> as a result of her progress, the judge in her case granted her a transfer to a drug rehab program instead of prison. >> i take it you're not going to prison? >> no. no. >> william had proven responsible behind bars as well. he had a job detail and had earned recognitions. >> this is the certificate i got for a therapeutic community men's recovery and violence prevention program. >> and cory seemed to be managing his imaginary friend and sometimes instigator, jimmy, with medication. >> so here we had a story that started off with the telling of this grisly act of violence, and it turned into a story about the love and support between three siblings who grew up under really tough circumstances and were working hard to improve their lives. but later we would come to learn that maybe it just wasn't their time yet. >> before we completed our shoot in boston, things had gone wrong for all three of the allens. melissa had fled her rehab program and was back on the

i am debra allen in for bruce johnson today.k worshipers at a mosque in egypt killing at least 200 people. cbs's ben lewis has the latest from london. [ sirens ] >> reporter: outside the mosque, egypt's deadliest ever attack. worshipers were praying when militants detonated a powerful bomb. people ran as they were gunned down bay attackers in off road vehicles parked outside. gunmen also targeted ambulances

after we investigated the survey was shot down, but too late for allen.s it turns out he works in digital advertising and security is part of his job. allen is speaking out because if he fell for typo piracy, anyone can. >> as of last check, the costcoo site is redirecting to amazon. they did not respond to us when we asked if there was any connection. ultimately he was successful in challenging the charge oshis credit card but it took a long time. so to protect yourself, pause before pressing enter in the address bar, wait two seconds and proofread your addresses. also make sure you see the lock icon in your browser. the scammers do not get it. if you don't see it, you might not be where you think you are. >> that's a very good tip. i had no idea. if you have a consumer tip, give chris a call or simply visit nbcbayarea.com slash respond to make sure you spell everything correctly. >> i've seen that up there but i never knew what it meant. >> we learn something new every night. >>> jeff, rain behind us? >> just a little more, but nothing that's going to k

allen martin is here with deta heir claims. allen? >>> a dublin couple is suing after their son was flown from a water slide. >> reporter: liz, that accident was caught on camera back in may. you can see the 10-year-old boy flying off the landing area. he skids, tumbles onto the concrete. it happened just 90 minutes into the grand opening of the wave water park in dublin. now his parents' lawyer is blaming the city, which owns and operating the park, as well as the manufacturer who built the slide in a two and a half million dollar lawsuit. the boy walked away from the wild ride, but in the pictures, you see the scrapes, and the burns. his mom described the panicked moments after the accident. >> i couldn't get to him fast enough. i wanted to fly. i wanted to have an out of body experience, where i could swoop him up. but instead, i watched him tumble on the ground at a very rapid speed. it was frightening. i didn't know he was going to get up. we knew right away the park was not equipped to manage the recovery or injury of a child. >

but that caused two other cars to crash. >>> allen town man grateful to be alive. thanks to a delivery driver who found him stabbed inside his home. known in the neighborhood received a knock on the door around 8:00 this morning. he told neighbors the group of guys came in asking for cigarettes and stabbed him. a delivery man there to drop off his medication found him bleeding around 9:30. and called for help. the 68 year-old will need surgery be is expected to be okay. >>> a big change to new jersey smoking law starts tomorrow. consumers must be 21 years old to buy tobacco products and e cigarettes. health officials say young people will be less likely to start using tobacco or get addicted. >> executives testify publicly about russia's attempts to influence the 2016 election. senatoring ripped the executives for missing signs that advertisers with russian ties were exploiting their platform to sway the election. one ad falsely claimed clinton has a 69% disapproval rating among veterans. a second ad told americans they could vote for hilary by texting. thfts the f

i am paul allen in sydney. in newi am betty lou york.d oil cuts until next year. the decision was announced after talks in vienna. it signals the strength of the new alliance between the world's top producers, russia and saudi arabia. we have this report from the austrian capital. as the meetings draw to a close here in vienna, opec in position to extend the agreement with an non-opec for production cuts for 2018. you are looking at january 1 to december 30 1, 2018. they expected a nine-month extension. libya and nigeria will be asked to be part of the agreement. not with cuts or curbs, but budgets. they will not increase production beyond current levels, 2.8 million barrels per day. the group will meet over the summer to review progress and what they call, recalibrate, according to market realities. what we did not hear was any it will be wound down once they feel inventories have come back to an accessible level, which so far has been a five-year average. yousefhat is bloomberg's in austria. let's bring in our guest from jpmorgan. the

as allen walked back to his patrol car black allegedly fired at him with a rifle. he died at the scene. police say black fled but was captured near houston. allen was a 15 year veteran of the force and leaves behind a wife and three children. the texas department of public safety said we ask for your prayers for his entire family and his many friends and colleagues during the difficult days ahead. >> new developments in the russia probe led by special counsel robert mueller. lawyers for former national security advisor michael flynn have formally cut ties with president trump's personal legal team saying they can no longer discuss mueller's investigation. the news was first reported by "the new york times". the paper says this could be a sign flynn is cooperating with the special counsel. legal experts tell nbc news it is not unusual for defense teams to share common information for party is unwilling or unable to do so under the law. president trump's personal attorney refused to give specifics regarding the discussion between the two legal teams, but said the cha

i would much rather john allen's book "shattered" which is sitting on my bookshelf.hink i even purchased it. john gets a little money from that. >> it is not a binary choice. you can read both. thank you jonathan, susan and jake sherman in houston. stay with us. i'll be right back. david. what's going on? oh hey! ♪ that's it? yeah. ♪ everybody two seconds! ♪ "dear sebastian, after careful consideration of your application, it is with great pleasure that we offer our congratulations on your acceptance..." through the tuition assistance program, every day mcdonald's helps more people go to college. it's part of our commitment to being america's best first job. ♪ ♪ if you wear a denture, you not only want a clean feeling every day, you want your denture to be stain free. did you know there's a specialty cleanser that's gentle enough for everyday use and cleans better than regular toothpaste? try polident cleanser. it has a four in one cleaning system that kills ten times more odor causing bacteria than regular toothpaste, deep cleans where brushing may miss, helps remov

. >> reporter: the page asked allen to do this eight-question survey.led us after four 97 tlars and $98 charges appeared on his credit card for a cosmetic membership. he returned the cream and complained to costco in writing. >> how could you do this? how could you support this? costco wrote back and said, this wasn't us. >> reporter: we shared allen's experience with technology analyst carolina. we learned a new term, typo piracy. that's what the tech world calls the misuse of misspelled web addresses to possibly rip you off. >> these people have no limits as to how they try and get you. >> reporter: she says some sites collect a finder's fee for directing poor spellers. some masquerade as a real site and dupe you into buying something. the worst case is a typo that leads to a scam site or malware. >> you could actually end up having your identity stolen. >> reporter: she says typo piracy is too complicated to fully unravel. >> i don't know how good your investigative journalism is. i know from a consumer perspective, i'm not going to figure out, you k

a report from the arctic, daniel allen and her book, the life and times of michael a. acosta, deep in the shadows undercoverred in the ruthless world of human smuggling and ellen, life and code, a personal history of technology. on sunday, our live coverage starts at 3:00 p.m. eastern with carol anderson and her book white rage, the unspoken truth of racial divide. melissa with bloodlines, true story of a drug cartel. the fbi and battle for horse-ra. live today and sunday on c-span's 2 book tv. >> trump had enough resources at any time you could have knocked

. >> reporter: smaller leak occurred a few weeks earlier out back of tj allen's place.so courtesy of the sunoco pipeline construction. allen not got a hole in his backyard 4 feet deep, 4 feet across g i'm concerned that it's just going to keep getting bigger and bigger. i don't know what the damages are going to be. so i i don't know. i can't get answers from anyone right now. >> reporter: pipeline work in nearby ukee land township has not reached reached pat's backyard but the work is already shaking his house. listen to this recording of dishes rattling in his kitchen cupboard. when the drill is going, certainly sends vibrations through the house. >> concerned about your foundation. >> yeah. certainly. >> reporter: subcontractors hired by sunoco were on the scene in tj allen's backyard tuesday checking out that sink hole. but they had little information for the homeowner and that's the gripe pipeline critics voiced over and over situation since this work began several months ago. >> like there's no -- there's no way they can stop this thing, and they have no control i

allen, you're recognized for three minutes. mr. allen: thank you, madam chairman. i was in the construction industry for 35 years before being elected to congress. just a point of clarification if i understood you correctly on the silica rule. the -- is the rule finalized or is it still being negotiated and is it being now implemented r is it going to be different? i got people that don't know what -- i mean, they're out pricing and getting quotes and this is very expensive to deal with. and so -- where are we with this? are they to comply by this exact rule now? what happens if it changes? like i said, it's very expensive to comply with this thing. what -- where are we with this? secretary acosta: congressman, i appreciate the question. i was smiling because the rule is complicated and has multiple dates which might be the basis for some of this confusion. parts of the rule are in effect. parts do not go into effect for some amount of time. you know, the parties to the litigation, and all sides are represented in this litigation, were i'm told close to settlement.

candles and flowers fill this home in allen town. after a mother of four was shot and killed with her kids just feet away. she was shot and killed outside her home early sunday morning. police arrested and charged her boyfriend with her death. the victim 17 year-old daughter was also shot. she is recovering in the hospital. >>> new information tonight on a popular philadelphia rapper going back to jail. today a judge sentenced meek mill to two to four years in prison for violating probation. this stems from a decade old gun and drug case. robert williams failed a drug test and didn't follow the court order that restricted travel. his lawyer says he will appeal the sentence. >>> new details on the child porn scandal surrounding a local leader. after weeks of pressure, phillip are has resigned from the board of commissioners. >> tonight. more disturbing allegations have come to light. nbc10 brandon hudson is live from his neighborhood tonight. >> police say the they are increasing patrol after leaders made shocking discovery with he re

we are out here on the spirit of ethan allen. a great opportunity to talk about america's first great late when it comes to -- greak lakt . lake champlain is a water superhighway and that cuts between the green mountains of from on and the adirondacks of new york. 490 square miles and for all of human history and the champlain valley, it has served as a quarter or for commerce, conflicts and today, it's really a great place for recreation. the lake is called lake champlain because of french explorer, champlain. champlain had been invited on a tour by some of his native american allies from the lawrence river valley. upon their journey south along this 120 mile long lake, they encounter the iroquois. and the champlain's allies were rivals for control of his trade route. out. skirmish broke champlain and a couple of his fellow frenchman had firearms. and, as a result, the french and their allies from the north won this skirmish. champlain then modestly named the lake after himself. created a new region of new france in what is now

landslides building collapses we'll see is some fold in the next days and weeks right professor mark allen from the department of sciences at daryn many of us do thank you very much for that assessment. france has been paying homage to the victims of the country's first ever terrorist attacks that shook the city of paris two years ago president emanuel mccraw has held a memorial ceremonies and met with survivors and family members on nov thirteenth two thousand and fifteen islamist extremists killed one hundred and thirty people at several locations across the city france has since passed a far reaching antiterrorism no that's been criticized for being civil liberties. did have his guard matis is in paris outside the butter kill concert and in a venue where ninety people were killed he had this to say with small and simple commemorative ceremonies songs today page tributes to the one hundred thirty people who lost their lives in paris two years ago outside the particular music club ninety names of those killed two years ago were read out followed by a minute of silence but the butler clone

eastern on american history tv hear about revolutionary war hero and vermont founding father ethan allen. >> he was the first colonel commandant of the original green mountain boys. they were at one time the largest paramilitary force in north america. if not for the actions of ethan allen and the other green mountain boys, vermont may very well have looked different than it does today. >> then, a visit to the maritime museum. >> america's first great lake when it comes to historic significance. it is a 120 mile long water super highway that cuts between the green mountains of vermont and adirondack's of new york. >> watch c-span city's tour of burlington, vermont, 6:30 p.m. eastern on saturday and sunday at 2:00 p.m. americans history tv on c-span3, working with our cable affiliates as we explorer america. >> both chambers of commerce are out today and next week for the thanksgiving recess. before leaving down the house passed its tax reform plan. 227-205. $13 republicans join all democrats in voting against the bill. on the senate side the finance committee joined the finance committee

mark selby has successfully retained his international championship title after beating mark allen inion survived a late comeback from northern ireland's allen, but selby held on to win by 10 frames to 7 and take his 13th career ranking title, as well as collecting a cheque for £150,000. finally shalane flanagan became the first american woman for a0 years to win the new york marathon. flanagan was a popular winner of her first major marathon as she comfortably beat the defending champion mary keitany. geoffrey kamworor from kenya won the men's race, holding off compatriot wilson kipsang in a close finish. more than 50,000 people took part in the marathon which had heightened security following last week's terror attacks in new york. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. hello there. the second part of the weekend is drier and brighterfor many of us, bar a few showers. noticeably colder. it would be a cold bonfire event for most. overnight, the temperatures really fall away under clear skies. you can see the blue developing. by dawn

trooper damon allen. as i close today i urge all members to continue praying for our country during these difficult times, for our military men and women who protect us from external threats, and for our first responders who protect us here at home. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from illinois, ms. kelly, for five minutes. ms. kelly: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise yet again because americans are dying and this house is doing nothing. correction, we aren't doing nothing. house republicans are planning to make the situation worse. yesterday the house judiciary committee considered the so-called conceal carry reciprocity act which should be called the exporting gun violence across the state line act. in addition to threatening the safety of our communities, this bill, h.r. 38, is not only a threat to innocent citizens but a direct threat to the brave men and women who protect and serve our community. so far this year, 42 law enforcement

allen. >> there is no john allen. >> i made it up. >> you are making this stuff up. >> i made that all pol guys. >> john allen. >> please let us know, yes. >> we have a lot of people watching allentown. >> we thank you. >> drunk driver tried to swim his way to freedom while being chased by police. he didn't get very far. >> this weekend outside dallas police say guy trying to not ab rested. he speed his car. then he drove, into the lake. i know what i will do, get in the lake, get out of my car and swim away. >> this makes sense to me. >> sure. >> and then, he gets out, lets see him do that, and what would you do if you drove in the water. how easy is it to get out. >> it is not. >> roll down windows, let the car fill up and easier to open up the door. >> he gets out and came out window right there and there he is swimming but he doesn't get very far he is not a good swimmer. >> he turns around and gives up. >> speaking of dallas where that took place, nobody said dallas cowboys are smart. they were bragging. they don't know geography which is simple stuff. cowboys were quick to growth

i'm paul allen. this is bloomberg.idi: thanks so much for that. the white house expects to announce a quarter trillion dollars worth of deals in china this week as president trump attempts to level the trade playing field with his chinese hosts. joining us from the provision city in aging, time, these are big numbers they are talking about. what kind of deals are we looking at? grabbinge are headline deals we are talking about. the ones we've had so far have been focused on energy and industrial sectors, but we are expecting more to be announced in the next few hours. there will be a signing ceremony at around 11:15 local time. watch for deals around the aviation sector. deals around autos, energy, and agriculture as well. it seems like the game plan for the chinese is to be playing up ofthe image that trump has himself as being a dealmaker. they flattered him, stoked his ego and given him a private tour to the forbidden city and now they're playing up the dealmaking image. it may come down to whether he can move the d

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