amy: we will speak with ava duvernay. she became the first black female director to have her film nominated for the academy award for best picture for "selma." "13th" is on the oscar shortlist for best documentary. >> is the jumping off point for conversation of -- a wide-ranging conversation that gives you a tour through the history of racism, oppression, and subjugation in this country as it relates to the criminal justice system. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president barack obama on thursday ordered the expulsion of 35 russian diplomats whom he accused them of spying. he slapped new sanctions on russian agencies he accused of meddling in november's u.s. election. he ordered the closure of two russian owned estates, one on long island, together in maryland, the white house says were used to gather intelligence. these sanctions came as the obama administration made public a 13-page document produced by the fbi and the departmen

into ava duvernay plus dr. henry documentary "13th." >> there a are exceptionons includuding criminal. quick the loophole was immediately exploited. what you got after that was a rapid transition to a mythology of blalack criminality. amy: we will speak with a ava duvernay. she becameme the first black female dirirector to h have herm nomiminated forr the acadedemy d for best p picture foror "selma" "13th" is on the oscar shortlist for best documentary. >> is the jumping off point for conversation of -- a wide-ranging conversation that gives you a tour through the history o of racism, oppression, and subjugation in this country as it relates to the criminal justice system. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president barack obama on thursday ordered the expulsion of 35 russian diplomats whom he accused them of spying. he slapped new sanctions on russian agencies he accused of meddling in november's u.s. election. he ordered

ava and erika are connected from the lower chest and the upper abdomen down. the girls have separate hearts, hearts, lungs, and stomachs, but they only have three legs. and the digestive track is intertwined and shared. this summer, summer, the lead surgeon put in tissue expanders to stretch their skin and in short each of them has enough skin to cover wounds after surgery. a team of 50 people works on 3- d models like these of ava and erika, to come up with a plan. ava, erika, and their mom live in palo alto to be closer to the doctors before the surgery. when the girls become separate, they will go through hours of reconstructive surgery and for the first time will have different operating rooms. >>> a bay area store cheated customers out of millions. tonight we take you inside a life of luxury built on friday. >>> propane - - profane posters popped up in bar areas this weekend, where did they come from? to tonight, how the cops tracked down a thief using costumes. >>> and a bay area politician who was able to win a vote by just one vote. more on that coming

>> ava. >> ava. why is she your best friend. >> i like her. >> because you like her. >> yes. >> yay. >> ah. [ applause ] >> memories because they're not like that anymore in you know who is here, ava and alexis just happen to be here. [ applause ] hey. alexis, mom, ami and dad justin. can you give me tips on how to interview the girls. >> repeat yourself over and over. >> over and over. >> do you have fun? do you like doing the videos. >> yes. >> what's your favorite part about doing it? these videos that everybody gets to see? what do you like most about it? >> once about -- >> can you translate. >> what do you like pose about sitting down and talking on the video? >> i like -- >> is it talking to momma or being with your sister? >> being with my sister. >> ah. i see what you do there. leading question. i got that. >> i'm hoping she'd say momma. idea? >> it was more because at home they run around frantic. they always have funny things to say and i'm like do we think they are funny or are they funny

ava and temple, i hear you have some things you want for christmas. what was on your list. >> a barbie doll. >> and temple? >> a piano. >> a piano good do you play music. >> yeah. >> all right. we have a barbie doll and piano, i like those choices, receipt i good. in the meantime i want to take new to this truck real fast. can i step up here. look at all of these toys that all a of you our wonderful viewers have stopped by and donated and businesses across our area have all come together to make sure that families like these get a wonderful christmas and celebrate all together around some fun gifts and toys for children. now here's the thing, we're still here this will 8:00 p.m. if you are at home and maybe can't decide you still got time. we will be here this will eight. you can text the word joy to 41444, that is a ten-dollar donation and you don't to have leave your couch. we are looking at for you both ways but we sure would love to see new person. so come and say hello. in the meantime let's hear a little bit from the band, you guys, ukee, things

. >> she said hi ava. i said my name isn't ava and she proceeded to give me the set minute. >> not motrin but a dose of ritalin used to treat i mean, a lot worse could have happened so i feel like people should be aware of it. >> reporter: in a statement the superintendent told fox25 i met with all parties today to discuss our protocols and procedures and reviewed them so this mistake never happens again. the health and safety of every student is what we must guarantee to the very best of our ability each and over day. but russell says she never met with the superintendent and wants to know why the nurse didn't verify her daughter's identity medication. >> this is what i want happen. to make sure it money in the happen to another child. that is my biggest concern. >> reporter: the nurse did admit her mistake and apologized to her and she doesn't want the nurse to face any kind of discipline but she wants all parents to be aware. we reached out to the department of public health and they tell us the school

sandoval cried tears of joy as she described seeing her daughters erika and ava in separate hospitaleds for the first time in their young lives after tuesday's marathon surgery. >> it's been a long journey to get here. really been a dream come true.crying >> reporter: conjoined twins erika and ava made that emotional journey linked together two girls sharing one body joint from the chest down. >> we knew that it was going to be a difficult, um, separation. >> reporter: but a necessary one because doctors feared the girls' unique anatomy may have eventually threatened both their lives. >> we know if one twin gets critically ill or dies, the other will die within a few hours. >> reporter: but this 17-hour surgery posed its own risks, as well. doctors gave the girls a 70% chance of surviving. the girls have separate hearts, lungs and stomach. but they shared a liver, bladder two kidneys and three legs. and a team of surgeons were painstakingly hour after hour working to separate them. more than nine hours after they began doctors made the final cut severing the last remaining physical c

. >> yeah, i have a -- >> jimmy: ava? >> yeah, ava's 17. >> jimmy: have i known you for 17 years?y: a baby. >> you got her -- yeah, yeah. and she's, like, super into music, and she's -- >> jimmy: she's -- really? she a musician? >> yeah. >> jimmy: that's very -- this is very odd. [ light laughter ] >> why? >> jimmy: i got her -- i got her a drum. >> you mean when she was born? >> jimmy: you remember this? >> you got her, like, a really loud, loud toy. >> jimmy: yeah, exactly, yeah. [ laughter ] because i wanted to get her into music. >> yeah, yeah, and you didn't have any kids at the time. so you didn't know that you're not supposed to buy a new mom -- >> jimmy: no, no, i thought it would be funny -- >> like, a super loud -- >> jimmy: i thought it would be funny to get it real loud. >> it was really -- it was really funny. >> jimmy: wait a second. i thought it was very funny. [ laughter ] because, yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: questlove has his own drumset, and we haven't opened the box yet. >> okay. [ laughter ] when you have your next baby, i'm going to buy you, like, a a gong

. >> she said hi, ava. i said my name isn't ava and still proceeded to give me the medicine. >> sara: the medicine, not motrin, but instead a dose of ritalin, stimulant used to treat attention-deficit disorder intended for another female student. russell says the nurse called her in a panic. >> pretty couldn't get there fast enough. >> sara: tell the nurse to call poison control and thankfully madison was okay. >> this is serious. i think people should be aware of it. >> sara: met with all parties today to discuss protocols and procedures and reviewed them so the mistake never happens again. the health and safety of every student what we must guarantee to the very best of our ability never met with the superintendent and why didn't identify the identity before dispensing the medication. >> which is what i want to happen. i want to make sure this doesn't happen to another child. it is my biggest concern here. >> sara: kelly russell doesn't want the nurse to face any discipline. she just wants parents to be a

. >> yes, lot of them were campy things but her sister ava was in green acres, for year. >> ily ava was prettiest of the three. but they were all pretty. the shore down to earth of them. >> so maybe my theory is shot. >> well, yeah, people give mark anthony enough time he could be married another four times, mariah carry, there is a ton of people. >> that is ative rent category >> they have been married three times, give them time, they will be up there at seven , eight, elizabeth territory category. >> enough time to find true love. >> find it again and again. >> other and over. >> kim kardashian is only in her 30's. by the time she hits 90 she could have five or six more. >> easy. >> a friend of mine has been engaged in her early 40's has been engaged six times. >> really. >> has she married or still engaged. >> she's engaged again, been married, i have been to three of her weddings. >> is that julia. >> sorry. >> it might be. >> there are just six days left until christmas if you are behind on your shopping you are not alone. we found a survey, nearly one-third of us, have not have h

. >> early on, we did a room search, actually found a picture of ava brawn in his belongings that he had posted like a centerfold. like, he thought ava brawn was a supermodel or centerfold he would look up to because of the ties with adolf hitler. >> in a highly risky move, staff decided to place jones in pendleton's grow unit. a unit where rival gang members have to live side by side. >> the white supremacists are a small minority here. when he was in general population, he and one of the fellow guys he clicked up with were the targets of many, you know, violent acts. he was placed in segregation for his own protection for a little while. the violence got so bad for him. he admits how ignorant he was back then. he sees that he -- his way of thinking was incorrect. >> it was kind of crazy. i mean, seen a lot of stuff. i've been to rallies. i mean, all that stuff. i've seen 40-foot crosses burn and stuff like that. that's what we live by, that's just how we was. i didn't know anything different from it. just how stuff was. >> despite his past affiliation with the aryan nation, inside

including 17-year-old ava and hee sons, deacon and tennessee. plays a pig who has 25 piglets but still dreams of being a singer. >> you have some big shoes in this film. you've got fireworks, shake it off. i'm like, oh, my gosh, i have so much appreciation for how hard that is to sing. she said, yeah, i make it look easy. it's really hard. ♪ >> fireworks as well. what did she say? >> fireworks is a hard song to sing. i just said, you know, i'm supposed to be a mom singing the song. so they don't have anything to worry about. i'm not cutting an all bum anytime soon. >> is there anything you did that they think is really cool? >> i know how to work snapchat. i think most moms don't. they're like, do you even know what snap chalt is? maybe that's kind of a cool thing. >> who knows snapchat well? justin bieber. he just announced he's embarking on his first stadium tour this summer. i'm sure the paparazzi will be in tow, as they always are. the paps were all over the biebs this weekend and things got a little intense. the biebs hit up a boxing gym in

ava, the charity that runs it, has seen women in their 60s, 70s and even 80s come here for help.tion of beatings over the years. this woman, who we're calling sarah, was abused by her husband for almost 20 years. i'm now 63. how old is he? he's 65, coming up, i think. he'sjust got older and nastier. when you were younger, did you feel as though if you'd reported what was happening, that the police would have taken you seriously? no. but now, it's a different world now. they do take it seriously. and that is a significant change. police are now investigating domestic violence and historic sex abuse cases much more assiduously, and that is one reason for the rise in today's figures. whether it's growing anger and resentment or thatjustice is finally catching up with offenders, more and more older people are ending up on the wrong side of the law. graham satchell, bbc news, bournemouth. it is 6:45pm. top stories. fingerprints of the tunisian national annis amri have been found on the door of the lorry used in monday's christmas market attack in berlin. two men have been found guilty

. >> in 1995, she lost her sister ava the star of the sitcom "green acres." what we will remember most is zsa zsa adored the spotlight, good, or bad. >> you don't have to look old. and we don't have to look -- don't think about that. why should we. >> we have more on zsa zsa and her bond with the prince, from their 1986 wedding to some of the tumultuous moments in their relationship. >>> a memorial for alan thicke was held yesterday. his grieving son robin was front and center. we were told he was incredible instrumental in planning this event, even arranging travel for many of the guests. a source inside tells "e.t." the entire cast of growing pains including leonardo dicapoke about how much alan meant to them. alan died last week of a heart attack. he was 69. >>> now let's head to new york city where our jennifer has news on mariah carey. >> mimi threw some shade last night, and her latest target? young hollywood. >> she kind of shaded you on social media. mariah's a legend and she's so talented, but she disses people. it's nasty the way she treats jennifer

tait wasser/ united airlines pilot:"these is and our call sign today is santa1" ava lee/passenger:"it's really exciting and really cool." organizers say the children get to leave with presents, but what's going to last are the memories they build as a family. on t-v" products on amazon.. you may not be getting the real deal. the makers of the snuggie are now suing amazon for letting so many counterfeit things be sold on the site. several "as seen on t-v" companies say they're losing money. amazon isn't commenting while the lawsuit is ongoing. up next on livet daybreak on today's tmj4...an anniversary worth remembering. the events in place to to remember those showtime. when the much anticipated musical before we head to break.this ex season, you can give the gift of a fresh holiday meal - enjoyed right at home. today's tmj4 is proud to partner with the hunger task force and raymond james on "home 4 the holidays." it's a virtual food drive to provide our neighbors in need with one or all of the ingredients for a nice holiday meal. just go to tmj4 dot com (einstein) hey! what's going on h

. >> she said hi, ava. i said my name is not ava and she proceeded to give me the medicine. >> this is serious. a lot worse could have happened and people need to be aware of it. >> reporter: kelly russell said the nurse called her in a panic to apologize but she never received a call from the superintendent. the school released a statement saying it is reviewing all protocol to make hour it doesn't happen again. lawmakers will use the state's emergency fund to set up a regulatory board that will create off of the rules and regulations before pot shops can sell marijuana in 2018. the state did the same thing to pay for casino regulations when casino gam i think mr. was legalized. >>> we track traffic and weather every ten minutes. right now because of a vehicle on the tracks, the needham line may be experiencing some delays. this is on the commuter rail. i will have another update in just a few minutes. >> for breakfast rain and fog, by lunchtime, dry again. wind coping for the second half of the day. we wi

. >> she said hi ava i said my name isn't ava still proceeded to give me the medicine. >> reporter: the medicine not motrin but instead a dose of ritalin, a stimulant used to treat attention deficit disorder intended for another female student. russell says the nurse called her in a spanic. >> this is serious. i -- in a panic. >> this is serious. >> reporter: in a statement the superintendent told fox 25 i met with all parties today to discuss our protocols and procedures and reviewed them so that this mistake never happens again. must guarantee to the very best of our ability each and every day. russell says she never met with the superintendent and wants to know why the nurse didn't verify her daughter's identity before dispensing medication. >> which is what i want to happen. i want to make sure this doesn't happen to another child. it's my biggest concern here. >> reporter: russell says the nurse did admit her mistake and apologized to her she doesn't want the nurse to face any sort of discipline. she simply wants all parents to be department of public health they tell us the school

in it, she mentions their little girl ava. it read, come get ava. i cannot face everyone with this.please raise them to remember me as their loving mommy. how concerned were you when chris told you about this e-mail that his wife had sent, that heather had sent? >> i was concerned. it did not sound good to me. >> kent thought the e-mail was open to all kinds of interpretations. all bad, it seemed. >> it basically sounded like i'm throwing in the towel. >> reporter: throwing in the towel? detective kemp asked chris if heather might be suicidal. >> has she ever talked about wanting to harm herself or anybody else that you -- since you've known her? >> not that i recall. >> reporter: friends and family police spoke were to adamant that heather would not take her own life. not after striving so hard to transform it for the better. but there was another possible explanation for what might have happened to this woman who had built such a promising future. police were about to uncover a secret she'd kept hidden from almost everyone. >> i didn't even know his name. >> reporter: just as heat

. >> she said, ava, i said my name, isn't ava. she proceeded to give me the nurse called her in a panic. >> this is serious. i mean, a lot worse could've happened. so i feel like people should be aware of it. >> reporter: in a statement, the superintendent told fox 25, i met with all parties today to discuss our protocols and procedures and reviewed them so that this mistake never happens again. the health and safety of every student is what we must guarantee to the best of our ability each and every day. but russell says she never met with the superintendent and wants to know why the nurse identity before dispensing medication. >> which is what i want to make happen. i want to make sure this doesn't happen to another child. that's my biggest concern here. >> that was kathryn burcham reporting. kelly russell says she doesn't want the nurse to face any discipline. she just wants parents to be aware of the problem. >> new at 4:00, a woman from the laconia charged in alleged for fire plot. early staying at a homeless shelter at the t

emma, olivia, ava and mia. jackson came in first for the 4th strayed year. that followed by aidan, lucas, and gray. three names on the rise, hillary, ivanka and milan iia. fresh not frozenment the quarter pounder may be made fresh when you order it. >> a priest tried to save a young girl from a demon, we'll have more on the new film incarnate this weekend. we're back right after this. >> a pleasant good morning to you, 6:00 a.m., saturday, december 3. here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." >>> new from the overnight, two families are homeless after a fire in a west philadelphia row home. >>> police in montgomery county are looking for the driver who hit and killed a senior citizens and kept going. >>> you'll have to reach for the coat once again, it is a blustery start to the weekend. let's get you to meteorologist chris sowers, chris, welcome back, by the way. you sound better. >> reporter: i feel a little

she and her sauer ava were famous, living lives in the public eye. >> zsa zsa gabor was known more for her larger than life personality than for her big screen performances. a former miss hungary, she began appearing in films in the 1950s. the. >> i want to be what i want to be. >> she developed something of a cult following as the star of the campy space movie, queen of outer space. >> i came here to tell you that your lives are in great danger. >> but it was as a professional celebrity that she shined. perfectly qualify companied. drip wig diamonds diamonds and d everyone darling. >> to understand a man takes a lifetime of study. >> and study she did. she was married nine times. i've never hated a man enough to give his diamonds back, in 1990 she slanted a police officer after being -- slapped a police officer after being pulled over. >> if i go to jail, at least have some peace and write my book. >> she as sentenced to serve 72 hours in jail. >> thank you, darling. i. >> she later spoofed the cop slapping incident on screen. in her later year she is suffered a series of health probl

. >> she said hi, ava. i said my name is not ava and she proceeded to give me the medicine. >> people should be aware of it. >> gene: kelly russell said the nurse called her in a panic to apologize but never received a call from the superintendent. the school said it is reviewing all protocols to make sure this does not happen again. >>> state lawmakers are industry. lawmakers will use the state's emergency fund to set up a regulatory board which will create all of the rules and regulation before pot shops can begin selling marijuana in 2018. the state did the same thing to pay for casino regulations when casino gambling was legalized. >>> we track traffic and weather together every ten minutes. good morning, right now on 93 southbound, an easy 20-minute ride, but leave early if you can because the roads shiri. >> shiri: a mild day because high temperatures close to 60 degrees. early rains and then turning partly cloudy and breezy. i will time out the winds and what time we dry out when i am back in just a

she and her sauer ava were famous, living lives in the public eye. >> zsa zsa gabor was known more for her larger than life personality than for her big screen performances. a former miss hungary, she began appearing in films in the 1950s. the. >> i want to be what i want to be. >> she developed something of a cult following as the star of the campy space movie, queen of outer space. >> i came here to tell you that your lives are in great danger. >> but it was as a professional celebrity that she shined. perfectly qualify companied. drip wig diamonds diamonds and d everyone darling. >> to understand a man takes a lifetime of study. >> and study she did. she was married nine times. i've never hated a man enough to give his diamonds back, in 1990 she slanted a police officer after being -- slapped a police officer after being pulled over. >> if i go to jail, at least have some peace and write my book. >> she as sentenced to serve 72 hours in jail. >> thank you, darling. i. >> she later spoofed the cop slapping incident on screen. in her later year she is suffered a series of health probl

her family and 135-mile an hour tornado flew her house 250 feet into the hour. 4 hours later, little ava was delivered. >> 20 life >> dozens hurt. >>> to tennessee and deadly wild fires -- mother nature lends a hand in the fire fight bringing much needed rain, but cruise says the threat sn't over yet. 11 people in all have been killed in this wild fire. rescuers still searchinn for dolly pardon promising aid. $1,000 a month to each family affected. >>> those in tennessee have been working long hours. the johnson city professional firefighters association posted this on facebook. there's five firefighters sleep ongoing the siiewalk. they're so exhausted. they had been fiihting fires for 30 straight hours. they needed a little rest. >> those poor guys. they work so hard when those fires are moving through. just - >> well deserved. >>> we are dealing with kind of the opposste. we're getting cold weather and a little snow. >> exactly. >> it's december, feeling like winter. we have snowwwe saw in the foothills overnight and in the mountains. we're dry this morning. a chance for snow this afte

a back up to 34 on young lady, ava declean, 5, adorable, 33 degrees and she'll have to see a little fog around at 7:00 o'clock in the morning. >> highs are getting lower. >> way lower yes. >> next in sports, shows us how the bucks take it to one of the careerian is is the eastern conference of the week. he needs to back it up for the always consistent spurs and the great getting freaky tobt. gentleman misses and look out below. ian is also says get that shout out of my end of the floor. if you give him room he's starting to hit pullup 3's now scary. yannis called for the bucket toe let owevich, bucks falls 97-96 with a perfect 0 on the road. julius peppers with his back on the deck as he breaks a tie for the fifth all times in sacks with michael strahan, will he soon in be the hall of fame. >> not yet. not yet. that's somewhat out of my control. i don't really put a lot of focus or emphasis on it. but, you know, i know it's out see when the time comes for that in 10 years or so. >> i think he'll get there. >>> imagine flying out of town nearly every weekend to fuel your racing dreams. i

ava jones finance expert and money therapist. thank you for being with us. what's a money therapist? and do most of us need one? >> i feel most of us need one and maybe a therapist in general. i came up with that term after realizing their money issues weren't just i spend too much or i can't budget, it was deeper rooted issues from child hood and experiences as children with their money. and a lot of our sessions ended it's removing the money mind blocks or situations you've witnessed as a child and finally reach your financeal goals. >> ours is a world hooked on consumerism. why can't we buy enough and get enough stuff? >> there's always a want and need for more. and the point during the holiday season is to show and demonstrate to your children and helping others. so when you shift the focus from what can i get and what's the best deal and what's on sale to focusing on what you already have, you can move away from that. >> during the holidays, there's either a rush at the mall or a rush online. and i get that everybody wants to get the latest gadget. what