joining us now is the bbc los angeles correspondent, peter, tell us all about what has happened.hat she is now in a los angeles hospital in a critical condition after suffering a heart attack, a cardiac arrest during her flight attack, a cardiac arrest during her flight from london to la, and this is all unfolding over the last couple of hours, the middle of the afternoon here, the flight arrived at about noon, the paramedics had been alerted, at los angeles airport, and were waiting for the flight, airport, and were waiting for the flight, she was taken away to hospital, we don't know the precise details about what had happened, a number of people on the flight have been tweeting that they were sitting close to where she was in the cabin and that she had been unresponsive, it seems, for several minutes, really that is all we know, at the moment, that she is being treated in hospital, her condition is being described in various reports is critical, and a lot of people, of course, she is carrie fisher, princess leia, became famous in the star wars movies, a lot of people hoping for

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the 60—year—old went into cardiac arrest minutes before her plane landed in los angeles. now on bbcrtsday. hello, i'm olly foster, these are our sportsday headlines this evening. there's no stopping celtic, they stay 1a points clear of rangers in the scottish premiership. saracens are still top of the rugby union premiership after they beat newcastle. but it's not a great christmas for the vunipolas. mako joins brother billy on the injury list and he could also miss the six nations. evening. the top two sides in the scottish premiership were playing this afternoon. both won so it's as you were at the top of the table for christmas. celtic beat hamilton 3—0 away. they are still unbeaten domestically and that was their 13th league win in a row. hannah lupton reports. it may be the season of goodwill, but celtic won't give anything away willingly. the champions are still unbeaten this season, and were lucky not to concede a first—half penalty. celtic battled with the wind and rain in a plastic pitch, but hamilton lost the battle with leigh griffiths, again. he has now scored against th

. >> bbc world news was presented by kcet los angeles. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> sreenivasan: good evening. i'm hari sreenivasan. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight: with less than four weeks to inauguration day, we examine donald trump's cabinet and compare his choices to previous presidential picks. also ahead, the fall of aleppo. after fleeing to safety in turkey, syrian refugees face a bleak future. >> if they want to work, they will be beggars. they will live in the street, and have no future. some lost their sons, others daughters and wives. for them there is no meaning to life. it is better to die. >> sreenivasan: plus, the reach of opioids into elementary school classrooms. a west virginia school partners with local law enforcement to find solutions. >> we assume that everything needs to be provided here. so that means, if they need clothes, we're going to give

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. >> bbc world news was presented by kcet los angeles. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the "newshour" tonight, we're on the ground in berlin where police hunt for a new suspect in the truck attack that killed 12 people. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this wednesday, the political fight intensifies over north carolina's controversial bathroom law restricting transgender people's access to bathrooms. >> woodruff: and, "the atlantic's" ta-nehisi coates talks the legacy president obama leaves behind. >> if having an african-american president was as revolutionary as we claim, it was then there'd probably be some sort of backlash. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour.

. >> bbc world news was presented by kcet los angeles. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, from trump tower to twitter, the president-elect continues to shake up tradition, by attacking boeing's plans to build a new air force one. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this wednesday, the pentagon hides a study that exposes $125 billion in wasteful spending, fearing congress would cut its defense budget. >> woodruff: plus, a passion for improvisation. two jazz greats open up to jeffrey brown about their new album and staying in the moment. >> it's an emotional, it's an intuitive process. i mean, of course it's happening in the brain, right, but if i'm thinking about responding in that way, then i'm over-thinking it, and i probably won't do it well. >> sreenivasan

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. >> bbc world news was presented by kcet los angeles. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, president-elect trump talks jobs with the nation's biggest tech leaders, as he announces his pick for secretary of energy. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this wednesday, we sit down with white separatist richard spencer to talk about how he's energized white identity politics during this election. >> woodruff: and, technology versus tradition. the battle over building an ambitious telescope on a sacred hawaiian mountain. >> there's certainly an element of native rights issues, which is far bigger than astronomy. so astronomy, i think, right now, is certainly a lightning post for these bigger issues. >> sreenivasan: all that and

. >> bbc world news was presented by kcet los angeles. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, after the attack: we report from berlin as a manhunt continues. >> sreenivasan: then, one outcome of the election: a rise of women seeking long-term contraceptive care, fearing restrictions on birth control coverage in the new political climate. >> woodruff: plus, part two of our bruce springsteen profile. the rock legend opens up about depression and the joy of performing. >> i walk on stage, i play, i perform, i create, i write. that's where sort of that peace comes over me. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour.

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. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. ♪ captioning sponsored by newshour productionsoodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, president-elect trump makes more moves to set the stage for his administration. what his controversial pick to head the e.p.a. signals for the future of the environment. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this thursday, the populists of wall street: a look at trump's economic team and the future president's promises. >> woodruff: plus, the female frontline-- the first part in our series spotlighting the first generation of women training for the toughest combat positions. >> i want to advance my career and be in a place that feels like family, you know that they have your ba

. >> bbc world news was presented by kcet los angeles. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> sreenivasan: good evening, i'm hari sreenivasan. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight... >> the two-state solution is the only way to achieve a just and lasting peace between israelis and palestinians. >> sreenivasan: secretary of state john kerry warns israeli prime minister netanyahu that his continued support of settlements in the west bank undermines peace in the region. also ahead, donald trump's promise to drain the "special interest" swamp of washington. can the president-elect succeed where previous politicians failed? plus, a banner year for television, from a story of young rappers trying to make it in atlanta to louis c.k.'s surprise web series. >> i haven't even heard of some of these shows and it's my job to watel

. >> bbc world news was presented by kcet los angeles. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc i'm judy woodruff. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, as president-elect trump expands his team with new picks, how the future commander in chief is redefining the presidential bully pulpit. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this wednesday, rescuers search under the rubble for survivors in indonsia's aceh province after a powerful earthquake kills nearly 100 people. >> woodruff: and, when religion and art collide: a new smithsonian exhibit celebrates the beauty and mastery of the qur'an. >> it really shifted my perception of what these works are, and i'm hoping that it will also shift the perception of the visitors who come to the museum

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. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, president-elect trump taps exxon mobil executive rex tillerson for secretary of state, raising concerns even among republicans about the pick's past connections to russia. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this tuesday, a nightmare continues: the syrian government's deadly takeover of the war-ravaged city of aleppo. >> woodruff: and, an artist's take on how to look at art, offering a simple way to enjoy a museum. >> it's a kind of conversation that we're having with each other, so it might sound >> sreenivasan: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour.

. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, a dangerous search for answers among the blackened ruins of a warehouse fire in oakland, california where at least 36 people died, and digging for more remains goes on. then, president-elect donald trump's team expands as dr. ben carson is tapped for secretary of housing and urban development. our politics monday team on the latest in the transition plus, questions about the trump approach to china. and, we sit down with former british prime minister tony blair, to ask why he's pushing a movement in the political center. >> it's really about linking up people who looat

. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles.ing sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, behind the hack: still more evidence that russian military intelligence was behind the email breach at the democratic national committee this year. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this thursday, the public face of the trump presidency: the r.n.c.'s sean spicer is tapped to be press secretary as the president-elect announces his communications team. >> woodruff: plus, what to expect from washington, d.c.,'s new rules for paid family leave. taking on the economic challenges of having a child. >> it's really an impossible choice that families face: do i stay here and hold my baby's hand? do i go to work and keep the roof over our heads? >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs

. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: >> send clear message to russia or others not to do this to us, we can do stuff to you. >> woodruff: president obama talks about russian hacking, the crisis in syria, and what democrats need to do differently, in his final year- end news conference. then, a global movement-- italy's fastest growing political party embraces the anti-establishment ideals becoming popular around the world. >> this is where we see a parallel with brexit and the united states. there is a sense of the dispossessed, of the disenfranchised, those who feel

. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> sreenivasan: good evening. i'm hari sreenivasan. judy woodruff is away. on tonight's pbs newshour: russian president vladimir putin will not expel american diplomats in response to sanctions imposed by the obama administration. we look at what lies ahead for u.s.-russian relations in a trump presidency. also ahead, the best of 2016 in music. a year of innovation and stunning comebacks, but also, great loss. >> one great thing about when we mourn these singers is that we also always celebrate and archive their work, and we're seeing that. >> sreenivasan: and it's friday. david brooks and david corn are here, to analyze the week's news. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour.

. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: president elect trump pushes his priorities while back on the stump, eyeing another new york investment bank executive for a key economic spot. plus, the power of lies. a look at the rise of fake stories on the internet, and their very real consequences. then: >> get back! >> aye, ma'am! >> woodruff: part two of our series, looking at the first generation of marine women who want combat jobs. will they meet the standards and pass the tests? >> it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from, how much money you've got, color of your skin, your religion; nobody cares. there's two types of people in combat: those that can, and those that you worry about. that's it. >> woodruff: and, it's fri

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. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, tragedy in berlin: at least nine people are dead and many others injured after a truck plowed into a christmas market. also ahead, escaping a nightmare: after days of delays, evacuations resume in the war ravaged syrian city of aleppo. then, protests greet electoral college voters as they gather at state houses across the country to finalize president-elect trump's win. our politics monday duo analyze the latest in the transition. plus, a rare look inside bruce springsteen's personal studio. the rock legend opens up about his creative process. >> most ars

. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: in the first of two head-turning foreign policy movies today: the u.s. abstains from a u.n. security council vote that condemns israel for its settlements, opening up a public spit between the current and future president. then: president-elect trump calls for an arms race, vowing to expand the u.s.' nuclear weapons arsenal and sending a ripple through the international community. and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. plus, service men and women from around the world celebrate the holidays with their rendition of "12 days of christmas." >> ♪ on the thir

bbc news. the star wars actress, carrie fisher, is in intensive care in hospital in los angeles after suffering from london. she fell ill minutes before the plane landed. her condition isn't clear. angus crawford reports. come on, we've got to get out of here! it's the role that made carrie fisher a star. beautiful, resourceful, tough princess leia. she played the part in the first star wars films and again in the force awakens, released last year. it is princess leia herself, carrie fisher! here she is just two weeks ago on the graham norton show, promoting her new book based on her teenage diaries. we brought all these things up, thinking maybe there will be a line that's funny. that didn't happen. we now know she boarded a plane from heathrow to los angeles yesterday. 15 minutes before landing, she was taken ill with a suspected heart attack. off—duty medical staff and cabin crew came to her help. paramedics transferred her by ambulance to the intensive care unit here. initial reports suggested she was stable, but current medical condition is unknown. how're you feeling? good! ish! the last

bbc news. the star wars actress carrie fisher has died. she became ill several days ago on a flight from london to los angeles. she was 60.ba looks back at her life. what the hell are you doing? somebody has to save our skins. clever and confident, occasionally caustic. i take orders from just one person, me. it's a wonder you're still alive. will somebody get this walking carpet out of many i way? carrie fisher's leia wasn't your typical princess waiting to be rescued. her most famous character was outspoken on screen. i should have expected to find you holding vader's leash. i recognised your foul stench when i was brought on board. carrie fisher was often equally plain speaking in real life, sharing details of her volatile relationship with her mother, screen legend debbie reynolds, and her own struggles with addiction. people used to ask me, right after i got sober initially, so are you happy now? i would say among other things, happy is one of the many things, the many emotions i'll go through in a day. you're notjust skipping around, spouting hallmark cards, but you know, yeah, i'm in a much better place. somehow yo

bbc news. the headlines: the american film star carrie fisher has died after suffering a cardiac arrest. she was 06. she died in hospital in los angeles. -- 60. the angeles. —— 60. the japanese prime minister has become the first leader of his country in more than half a century to visit pearl harbor. he joined president obama to commemorate those killed in the japanese attack on the naval base 75 years ago. 29 former police officers have gone on trial in turkey accused of aiding the failed military coup against president erdogan. thousands have been put under arrest following the coup. this is the first trial of the alleged plotters. scloo now on bbc news it's time for our world, disabled and displaced. a film about the plight of refugees who have been injured in the syrian conflict. nicky fox went tojordan earlier this year to hear their stories. it's one of greatest humanitarian disasters of our generation. a conflict that has not only torn apart families, it's torn apart an entire country. around 11 million syrians have been forced to leave their homes. many have fled to neighbouring countries to escape the ongoing violence. i am

bbc news. the headlines: the american film star carrie fisher has died after suffering a cardiac arrest. she was 06. she died in hospital in los angelese than half a century to visit pearl harbor. he joined president obama to commemorate those killed in the japanese attack on the naval base 75 years ago. 29 former police officers have gone on trial in turkey accused of aiding the failed military coup against president erdogan. thousands have been put under arrest following the coup. this is the first trial of the alleged plotters.

los angeles. she's now thought to be in a stable condition. the 60—year—old had just completed a tour to promote her new autobiography. now on bbcs, reporters. welcome to reporters. i'm phillipa thomas here at the bbc headquarters in london. in this special edition of the programme, we're looking at some of the best reports of this year from some of the best reports of this yearfrom our some of the best reports of this year from our network of correspondents from around the world. coming up: stand—off in the skies above the south china sea is. rupert wingfield—hayes flies over one of the most contested areas in the world, incurring the wrath of the chinese. our captain is saying that we're a civilian aircraft, not a military aircraft, it didn't make any difference whatsoever, theyjust repeated the threat to leave the area over and over again. tiny victims of yemen's forgotten war. we find starving children in desperate need of aid. he just had fever and diarrhoea and because there was no medicine he passed away. we've just arrived in what is called the prong zone. under fire on ukraine's frontline. tom burridge and his team meet

los angeles. she's now thought to be in a stable condition. the 60—year—old had just completed a tour to promote her new autobiography. now on bbc