ben novack jr.as a successful entrepreneur and the s wealthy n of a famous miami businessman, then he was found bound and bludgeoned to death in a new york hotel room. who wanted ben novack dead? in this case there was no shortage of suspects or possible motives, but a mysterious letter would lead detectives in a direction no one expected. here is dennis murphy with "family affair." ♪ >> if ever there was a little girl lost, it was maya bod. >> from when i was little, i was always in the way. >> she survived a mother/daughter relationship quite unlike any you've ever heard. >> my mother is like trying to hug a cactus. you will eventually get hurt. >> and if the intersection of blood and money intrigues you, pull up a chair and stay awhile because there's plenty of both just ahead in this story. >> it's really an amazing, unusual, frightening story. >> what ended so badly in a darkened hotel room with the en curtains drawn, has its beginnings really in the warm sands of south florida. not the south b

did you kill ben?d not. >> and sure enough when they tested craig for gunshot residue or blood castoff he was clean. could not have fired that gun. and so back to melissa. >> it's the worst thing knowing that you're getting blamed for your husband's death. >> melissa, understand that i'm not blaming you. i'm asking you to help me solve the problem. and the questions i have. okay? >> reporter: because there was blood on melissa. and gunshot residue. >> i don't know what to tell you. >> just the truth is all i'm hoping to get. >> reporter: melissa's friend jamie was there when she came out of the interrogation room. >> i mean melissa just dropped to the floor when she saw me. and she had a little bit of blood on her. she just said i didn't do this. and i know you didn't do it. >> reporter: but jamie knew there were others and not just the police who were very suspicious of melissa. >> she's the kind of suspect, she's the wife. she was laying in bed with him. it doesn't make sense that she wasn't shot. >>

>> hello. >> hello, you must be ben. >> i'm ben. >> i'm doc. wow. how you doing?> this is eerie. >> you bet it's eerie. come on in, son. come on in. welcome. welcome. >> and i was just overwhelmed. i didn't even know what to say. >> did you feel a connection? >> yeah, right away. right away. >> come on in here. this is the room i love the most. >> reporter: his biological dad richard or doc blanchfield recipient of the purple heart, shares keepsakes from a rich life lived. >> see the pictures on the wall? >> mm-hmm. >> vietnam vet, 82nd airborne. >> reporter: the two, startled by the similarities in their lives. >> you went in the army, you were 18? >> i was 18 years old. >> so same as i did. i went to the marine corps at 18. >> reporter: what if anything does he remember about ben's birth mom? doc recalls a night 32 years ago in anchorage, alaska. as a single dad he had a chance encounter at a bar called the cabin tavern. >> and there was a young lady sitting at the bar. i just went up and sat down. didn't say anything. i had my beer. we started a conversation. s

repairs that have left big ben itself largely silent. here it is, big ben.years. feels a bit odd? it does feel very odd. it's been way too quiet for my liking. this is, what, the biggest refurbishment project that's ever taken place since it was first built. so, the clock mechanics are taking apart every single small piece and then putting it all back together, which hasn't been done before. so, a massive challenge for them. it's that clock mechanism which, for more than 150 years, activated the hammer that strikes big ben. so, for special occasions during the repairs, such as remembrance sunday and new year's eve, a new device has been needed. what we've got here is a tolling — automatic electric tolling motor, which obviously wouldn't have been available when this was first built. this produces the power needed to then lift the big ben hammer, which is, as i say, very heavy, 300, 400 kilograms, and strike it 12 times. last new year's eve, all went to plan. big ben bongs. are you nervous in the run—up to midnight? i think there's always got to be a bit of n

big ben bongs.really, really big moment. the new speaker of the house of commons, lindsay hooyle, has said he won't stand in the way if mps vote for big ben to also be struck on january the 31st, the day the uk's set to leave the eu. during a tumultuous time in british politics, hidden from view, this four—year refurbishment has continued. all of the stone that we put onto the tower is hard—carved, which is a phenomenal thing to see, brilliant, and it may take them between three and four weeks to produce a carving such as this crown that you can see along here. so, a real labour of love. so, this is the eastern clock face, high up the elizabeth tower, and the most striking thing is the colours. it's not the black paint we're familiar with, but gold and blue. so, we found that as we scratched back through the layers, we were scratching, basically going back through time, and found that this was the colour that it was originally. so, it's really exciting to find that blue colour as we went back throug

here it is, big ben! big ben indeed, all 13 tons of it. liking. this is the biggest refurbishment project that has ever taken place since it was first built. so the clock mechanics have taken apart every single small piece and put it back together, which has not been done before. it is that clock mechanism which, for more than 150 yea rs, mechanism which, for more than 150 years, activated the hammer that strikes big ben. so for special occasions during the repairs, such as remembrance sunday and new year's eve, a new device has been needed. what we have here is an automatic electric tolling maker, which obviously would not have been available when this was first built. this produces the power needed to lift the big ben hammer, which is very happy, 300 400 kilograms, and struck it 12 times. last new year's eve, all went to plan. are you nervous in the to midnight?” eve, all went to plan. are you nervous in the to midnight? i think they have always have to be nervous, because it shows that you care, and it is also obviously a really big mom

repairs that have left big ben itself largely silent. here it is, big ben. all 13 tons of it. it's been quiet largely for the last few years. feels a bit odd? it does feel very odd. it's been way too quiet for my liking. this is, what, the biggest refurbishment project that's ever taken place since it was first built. so, the clock mechanics are taking apart every single small piece and then putting it all back together, which hasn't been done before. so, a massive challenge for them. it's that clock mechanism which, for more than 150 years, activated the hammer that strikes big ben. so, for special occasions during the repairs, such as remembrance sunday and new year's eve, a new device has been needed. what we've got here is a tolling — automatic electric tolling motor, which obviously wouldn't have been available when this was first built. this produces the power needed to then lift the big ben hammer, which is, as i say, very heavy, 300, 400 kilograms, and strike it 12 times. last new year's eve, all went to plan. big ben bongs. are you nervous in the ru

ben ritchie is with us.atient with an interesting news flow over the last hour. on trade, clearly important. i saw great charts from bloomberg opinion on the decline in world trade. ,hat does that do to investment not financial investment, but the corporate spirit? it has to bring it to a screeching halt. is that what you see? ben: that is exactly what we are seeing. it has postponed corporate investment and is devastating for corporate confidence. within the european sphere companies are looking at their global supply chain and the willingness to invest in support. it has not been there. the concern is not that the deal itself will manifest, but that going forward there will still be the ongoing -- if we do invest, are the rules going to change. that should be difficult to put back in a box. the megaphone behind us is .ur executive editor jonathan: let's talk about this news conference in beijing. i do not want to prejudge a particular news conference. i want to explore with you different outcomes that coul

then there is ben stokes, very much at there is ben stokes, very much at the centre of that ashes victoryis evening, otherwise look out for. you have about 20 minutes to find your seat. enjoy your evening up there in aberdeen. and if you can tear yourself off bbc news this evening, the top two in scotland have put more distance between themselves and everyone else, as celtic and rangers both won on sunday. celtic stay top after a 2—0 win at home to hibs, whilst rangers beat fourth—placed motherwell by the same scoreline. nick parrott watched this one. steven gerrard spoke of building something special at rangers after extending his contract this week. he is yet to lead to a trophy but results in europe at the scottish premiership are improving to stop they had to come behind to beat motherwell at home a few weeks ago, but were determined to avoid a defeat. rangers should have had more before half—time, but alfredo morrell boss was left frustrated on several occasions. he was denied a penalty, and are given a rough time all over the pitch. eventually, penalty, and are given a rough time al

ben: yes. francine: is 2020 going to be the same? ben: in a lot of ways.hen you say it wasn't difficult to make money, if you just bought tech equities you would make money, if you bought gold you would make money. if you are a currency trader this year, it was difficult to make money. some of those macro funds have struggled, because you have had these low levels of volatility. for me, because investors are still cautious and able to take a big that's, they wouldn't -- big bets, they wouldn't have the cash high levels of volatility will struggle, certainly the early part of 2020 anyway. if you are long equities, tech equities, i think that asset will be relatively easy to make absolute returns, whether it will be easy to outperform the benchmark is a slightly separate question. i'm less convinced on that. scarlet: you mentioned early 2020. over the last few years, there has been a pattern set where the u.s. economy tends to underperform or be seasonally weak in the first quarter, and even the start of the second quarter. the u.s. economy is the strongest

the england all—rounder ben stokes is a doubt for the first test against south africa. is 64, was taken ill yesterday and is in a critical condition in a johannesburg hospital. the four test series starts on boxing day. i just want to throw all our support behind him and his family and just stress the importance of respecting their privacy at this time. but it is really sad news. we are all there for him. you have no idea if he is going to be able to play on boxing day? no, and it would be wrong to go into that now. it is important that he is there for his family, that comes first. and we will have to wait and see, but most importantly we are all there for ben and the rest of his family. it isa it is a terrible situation for ben stokes and his family to find themselves in. he has been unable to practice here today. he stayed at his bedside to wait for an improvement in his condition but at the moment it remains serious and the england team have their fingers crossed and offering their support. but clearly if he is not able to play on boxing day that has serious ramifica

ben is going to have the support for us ben is going to have the support for us shortly.spite on christmas day thanks to cooler temperatures. but that may be short—lived as it's forecast to be more than a0 degrees celsius by the weekend. one of the worst affected areas is new south wales — i'm joined now by ben shepherd from the state's rural fire service. then, good to talk to you. it is such a contrast to the weather we are having over here. tell me how your teams have been coping and communities have been coping during this period you have been battling these fires. as you mentioned, we we re these fires. as you mentioned, we were fortu nate these fires. as you mentioned, we were fortunate enough to get a little reprieve in the weather for christmas day and again today. we are seeing some cooler temperatures and light winds. that is giving us a chance to get some containment on these fires. but we are gearing up for what will be a difficult weekend and difficult start to the new week. we are expecting temperatures to remain at about a0 degrees. at this stage it does no

ben hopes to round off a stunning final year in london.s hellen rollanson award which recognises outstanding achievement in sport in the face of adversity. the scottish rugby legend was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2016. he set up the ‘my name's doddie' foundation, which has raised more than four million pounds for research into the disease. weir was also awarded an obe this year. from day one that you get diagnosed, you get told there is your care nurse, she will help you, there is nothing else we can do. i don't agree with that at all. everyone with motor neuron disease have basically has to self cure. i don't have a medical background so i don't know what i'm doing, whether or not it helps, pretty much every patient with mnd is going to go home and self cure which i don't think it is agreeable. that has been my frustration for the last three years 01’ frustration for the last three years orso, frustration for the last three years or so, there is nothing there to help the patient. around about this time tomorrow that famous tu

vote for ben stokes. make sure you vote for raheem sterling.n. you can't vote until tomorrow but you can watch it all on bbc one you can watch it all on bbc one from 7 o'clock tomorrow evening with build up and buzz from the red carpet online and on the red button from 5. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. this is the wintry scene in east wales in the last half hour, just one of some of the hazards to content with through the evening, as we go through the night, health snow will be a feature, particularly to, northern england, southern scotland wales and northern ireland, ice will also come into the mix. some gusty winds to our company. particularly is pushing eastwards, the odd rumble of thunder, they will continue to work towards the south—east, most of the rain and hail but we will start to see the showers turn windy as temperatures drop, across parts of north wells into northern england and scotland and northern ireland, centimetres of snow possible. a few of you will wake up to a covering of white, mainly on

here it is, big ben, yes, indeed, all 13 tons of it. it's been quiet largely for the last few years. feels a bit odd? it does feel very odd. it's been way too quiet for my liking. this is, what, the biggest refurbishment project that's ever ta ken place since it was first built. so, the clock mechanics are taking apart every single small piece and then putting it all back together, which hasn't been done before. so, a massive challenge for them. it's that clock mechanism which, for more than 150 years, activated the hammer that strikes big ben. so, for special occasions during the repairs, such as remembrance sunday and new year's eve, a new device has been needed. what we've got here is a tolling — automatic electric tolling motor, which obviously wouldn't have been available when this was first built. this produces the power needed to then lift the big ben hammer, which is, as i say, very heavy, 300, 400 kilograms, and strike it 12 times. last new year's eve, all went to plan. big ben bongs. are you nervous in the run—up to midnight?

—— big ben. different time. can big men bomb for breakfast? -- big ben.aid, if they want and ee, speaker said, if they want and agree, if they want big ben to bond for breakfast, and many people might think it is a bit but on the other day and it is an extraordinary important day. the stash for brexit. at the very same time, who knows. the 50 p piece will finally come into fruition after a million of them had to be melted down after they got the wrong date, so the new one is being mentored with peace, prosperity and friendship with all nation. joy to the world, a perfect christmas message. you have segway beautifully. we three future kings with the queen mixing a christmas pudding in very smart clothing. with the queen mixing a christmas pudding in very smart clothinglj was pudding in very smart clothing.” was always told you had to do these things months and months in advance. and no mass. also you need to putting those silver things so that you can break your truth or swallow occasionally. they do look full of ivy. occasionally. they do look full of joy

ben: that is a fair point.ould have said that with public market demand, and if you look at success, there was a point in time when 50% of the ipo's in tech were over 50%. if you look at all of the companies this year, they shared two things. margin very high and growth very high. today you have to add a third, path to profitability. if you have high-growth, high-margin businesses, it is relatively hard not to have a structure where you can take profitability. it is one thing to lose money in the service of making a great deal of money later. it is another thing to lose money forever. when you've got a low margin business and that is never going to change, that is tough. vonnie: the question on softbank , how has it changed the mathematics? you can't go up against softbank unless you are a massive vc fund. ben: we are fortunate to be a large vc fund. having said that come up we don't really go up against softbank. they are not currently in a proactive investing stance, as far as i can tell. there are some reall

big ben bongs this is bbc news.rs in new south wales will be offered compensation for loss of earnings. they've played a key role in tackling severe bushfires in recent months. at least 76 people are reported to have been killed by a car bomb during morning rush hour in somalia's capital. the president has blamed al—shabaab militants for the attack. more now on that story. colin clarke, senior research fellow at the soufan center, explained how al—shabaab was able to carry out such an attack. this is a group that clearly maintains a pretty extensive reach throughout somalia, even though at the current times, most of its controlled territories in the lower — in the southern part of the country, about 20% of the country, and it has got about 5,000—10,000 fighters, under arms, as we have seen in years past, the group retains the capability to conduct spectacular attacks, which often result in very high casualty counts in urban areas, including the capital, mogadishu. colin, for those who do not follow somalia every day

i'm ben brown. the headlines at ten... jeremy corbyn apologises for his part in labour's performance at the general election — the party's worst defeat since the 1930s. as boris johnson prepares for thurday‘s queen speech, the government is to enshrine in law, a commitment to raise spending on the nhs in england. a british man has been killed and his son wounded, after being shot during a suspected robbery, outside a five—star hotel in buenos aires. the death toll from new zealand's white island volcano eruption rises to 18, after an australian dies in hospital — 20 survivors remain in critical condition. negotiators work through the night at un climate talks in madrid in a bid to salvage efforts on tackling global warming. former emmerdale actor, kelvin fletcher, drafted in as a last—minute replacement, wins this year's striclty. and coming up at 10.30 — 22 years on, a british driver is trying to break his own world land speed record — in bloodhound: chasing the land speed record. jeremy corbyn has apologised for his part

officers recorded this dog known as ben franklin evading officers while holding a stolen baby doll.icers pursued him and found evidence of past crimes. ( robin ) ben didnt deny the crime - in fact he seems quite proud of it - but its unlikely he will face charges. he is a therapy dog for a local police department. ( robin ) coming up in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news... it is one of the busiest travel days of the holiday season. we are live at s-f-o with a look at what you can expect as you head out of town. ( robin ) plus a child dies after an incident on a playground at a bay area school. ( robin ) and... a store clerk peppersprayed during a robbery and the attack was all caught on camera. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom.. ( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...

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ben stokes.he tongue from gary lineker had suggested he was the winner before voting even opened. in his speech, ben stokes referenced what he called a tough time in his life two years ago, from the court case to this, he was trying to keep it in context. my wife, claire, you are a rock. you always have been. you deserve this moment as much as i do. he finished ahead of lewis hamilton, and third was dina asher—smith. standing ona and third was dina asher—smith. standing on a red carpet signifies success and glamour, but they're all sorts of reasons why sport demand attention. doddie weir strode forwards. the crowd rising with him, to receive the helen rollason award. he is living with motor neurone disease, trying to find a cure by raising money. his muscles are no longer strong enough to hold the prius, so princess and held it for him. he has never lost his sense of humour. it was ironic being a scottish rugby player in the 90s, this was the closest i ever got to a trophy, so it's very nice. app

big ben bongs. are you nervous in the run—up to midnight?hink there's always got to be a bit of nerves because it shows, one, that you care, and also, that it's obviously a really, really big moment. cheering. the new speaker of the house of commons, lindsay hooyle, has said he won't stand in the way if mps vote for big ben to also be struck on january the 31st, the day the uk's set to leave the eu. during a tumultuous time in british politics, hidden from view, this 4—year refurbishment has continued. all of the stone that we put onto the tower is hard—carved, which is a phenomenal thing to see, brilliant, and it may take them between three and four weeks to produce a carving such as this crown that you can see along here. so, a real labour of love. so, this is the eastern clock face, high up the elizabeth tower, and the most striking thing is the colours. it's not the black paint we're familiar with, but gold and blue. so, we found that as we scratched back through the layers, we were scratching, basically going back through time, and foun

he mentioned how successful a year it has been for ben sparks and he also won bbc sports personalityar. but how big is he in india? huge, cricket in india is like a religion, it is incredible. during the tournament just walking to the airport with these guys they are bombarded for photographs and they are very generous to take these. the scenes in the stadium are and so ben stokes has transformed as a personality out here, he isjust huge as is smith and now jofra here, he isjust huge as is smith and nowjofra archer is becoming the same. the amount of indian cricket fa ns to same. the amount of indian cricket fans to watch the ashes is huge and it is covered out here on so many channels. so they are big personalities and the crowd absolutely personalities and the crowd a bsolutely love personalities and the crowd absolutely love to watch them play. you're obviously very committed to the rajasthan royals but i do not think that we realised quite how committed you are. when we did some research and knew we a video, just talk us through that or explain yourself! i thought i might regret

trish: maybe that would have made ben sympathetic. right? were talking about cnn host chris cuomo how he he act to a heckler which i thought was inappropriate. i'm not going to give the heckler a pass. i don't think you should chase around tv hosts. cuomo should have walked away. we hear the left say when they go low, we go high. chris went very low by dropping f bombs and threatening to throw the guy down the stairs. he likened fredo to the n word which is offensive to people in this country. i find it appalling cnn defended cuomo and the mainstream media backs him up on this. trish: they are on a very short leash. if you are on the left and work for msnbc or cnn, you can do whatever the heck you want. >> it's just an anti-trump host. if he wasn't anti-trump enough, it would have been an issue. it's very hypocritical because cuomo likes to present himself as a moral compass for this country. but he doesn't want to apologize for his inappropriate action. shapiro hasn't gotten a lot of credit for how he handled this scuffle. not a lot of peop

ben maher wa nts to that he is capable of. victories in london. —— one final victorious leap in london. and finally, doddie weir has won this year's hellen rollanson award which recognises outstanding achievement in sport in the face of adversity. the scottish rugby legend was diagnosed with motor neuron disease in 2016. he set up the my name's doddie foundation, which has raised more than £4 million for research into the disease. he'll be presented with the award at tomorrow night's sports personality of the year award in aberdeen. and that'll be on bbc one tomorrow starting at 7pm. for now, though, that's all your sport — bye from me. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5:10pm. bye for now. you're watching bbc news live from westminster with me, geeta guru—murthy. the prime minister is visiting the north—east of england, where a surge of conservative support in traditional labour heartlands helped him storm to victory in the general election. borisjohnson has pro

available at... >> ben, it's great to see you.ght here. >> that's our free speech warrior, everybody. >> that's well-known political commentator, ben shapiro being a harassed with his children and pregnant wife, just trying to cross the street. shapiro deserves credit the way he responded, just walk away. if only a prominent cnn personality mad reacted the same way. chris cuomo * issued a pass for that outburst. maybe no. i'm not sure people would give any kind of pass for anybody if they were conservative and acting like that. joining me right now daily caller's stephanie hail. you have ben out with his family, komo sai kokomo * say cs out with his family. maybe he gets a pass. but in general, there is a difference between the way x see some conservatives reacting to this harassment and the way we see members of the left reacting to harassment. your thoughts? >> we have seen this happen over and over again. a lot of republicans seem to handle the hecklers really well. i think ben shapiro is a class act. the best thing antioxidant

ben's continuing to work on himself and in movies.here's buddy matt damon paying him a couple visits with scripts just over a month after ben's relapse. >> we've been working together on this screen play and he's just doing great. >>> justin hartley breaks her sief lens. michelle hartley took to instagram ten days after the "this is us" star announced their divorce. friends are speculating this was an impulse on justin's side. >>> now to someone who is doing better in the love department. britney spears. today is her 38th birthday. joey, you did a disney channel special with her back in the day, right? >> yes. it was very sweet. she was talking about cookie dough ice cream and i was talking about xanax. >> well, britney's been surrounded by a lot of family drama recently, but we're happy to report her life is looking up. ♪ stronger than yesterday >> britney's in a very stable place at the moment. that's what a source tells us adding that her family is very proud of the steps the pop star's taken to get where she is today, which includ

cricketer, and sir eltonjohn getting ben stokes, the cricketer, and sir elton john getting awards, beno release the addresses of almost all of the people, not quite all because there are a couple of people whose addresses were said to be redacted did, but almost all of the people who got awards. and that includes people in the police services, you know, for whom it may be very dangerous there addresses being in the world for them —— their addresses. and obviously politicians, although clearly most people may know where they live. and celebrities who have received abuse, very nasty abuse online. it made me feel deeply uncomfortable about their address being feel deeply uncomfortable about theiraddress being in feel deeply uncomfortable about their address being in the public domain stop by the information commissioner is going to take quite an interest in this. information commissioner has two hit them with a very heavy fine. this is basically a spreadsheet that was put out online. there are over 1000 people on the honours list and many, many, many of them have their home addresses out

hello, this is bbc news with me, ben brown. the headlines... labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has apologised to supporters, for his party's heavy defeat in the general election. as boris johnson prepares for thurday‘s queen speech, the government is to enshrine in law, a commitment to raise spending on the nhs in england. nicola sturgeon has renewed her call for a second referendum on scottish independence, saying the people of scotland mustn't be kept in the union — against their will. a british man has been killed and his son wounded after being shot during a suspected robbery outside a five—star hotel in buenos aires. the longest united nations climate talks on record have finally ended in madrid, with a compromise deal, on the key question of increasing the global response to curbing carbon. now on bbc news... the travel show goes behind the scenes of the renovation work at the houses of parliament... this week on the travel show: i'm in the uk to see up close how one of the nation's most iconic landmarks is getting a much—needed face—lift. 0h

ben stokes. cheering. ben stokes had been a strong bookies' favourite.he called a tough time in his life two years ago. from the court case to this, stokes was trying to keep it in context. my wife, claire, you're a rock. you always have been. you always will be. i wish you could come up here with me, because you deserve this moment as much as i do. stokes finished ahead of lewis hamilton, and third was dina asher—smith. standing on a red carpet signifies success and glamour, but there are all sorts of reasons why sport should demand attention. applause. doddie weir strode forwards, the crowd rising with him, to receive the helen rollason award. a towering forward of scottish rugby, he's living with motor neurone disease, raising millions trying to find a cure. muscles no longer strong enough to hold the prize, so princess anne held it for him. doddie weir has never lost his sense of humour. it was quite ironic — being a scottish rugby player in the '905, this was the closest i ever got to a trophy, so it's very nice. applause. and here, a true game chan

ben franklin is first in everything else. when we think about what makes ben franklin great, what comes to mind? diplomat. scientist. inventor. politician. i mean, all kinds of things he was really great at. the first thing he was, though, was a journalist. he was a printer, making money printing newspapers and periodicals. this was his business. he was an amusing writer. he published one of the great periodicals in our american history, poor richard's almanac. and these things made him wealthy, then enabled him to go on and do the other things for which we remember him. ben franklin started as a great journalist, someone who was a model -- has anybody read -- have you signed up for the steve hayes, "the dispatch" they're calling it? they got the name from the writings of ben franklin. he's the inspiration for their new media enterprise. another great journalist from that era is thomas payne. who wrote common sense. the document that, more than any other, convinced of the colonists to declare independence against the throne i

ben stokes. ben stokes had been a strong bookies' favourite.his life two years ago. from the court case to this, stokes was trying to keep it in context. my wife, claire, you're a rock. you always have been. you always will be. i wish you could come up here with me, because you deserve this moment as much as i do. he finished ahead of lewis hamilton, and third was dina asher—smith. standing on a red carpet signifies success and glamour, but there are all sorts of reasons why sport demand attention. doddie weir strode forwards, the crowd rising with him, to receive the helen rollason award. a towering force in scottish rugby, he is living with motor neurone disease, trying to find a cure by raising money. muscles no longer strong enough to hold the prize, so princess anne held it for him. doddy weir has never lost his sense of humour. it was ironic — being a scottish rugby player in the ‘90s, this was the closest i ever got to a trophy, so it's very nice. applause. and here, a true game changer for british sport. tanni grey—thompson's countless

i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: police in india detain thousands of demonstrators as anger grows over a controversial new citizenship law. and, it's one of the most successful stage shows of all time — but reviews for the movie version of cats are, well. . . not so great. good morning. it's 8:00am in singapore, midnight in london and 11:00am in new south wales in australia where a state of emergency has been declared. on wednesday, for the second day in a row, australia set a new record for its hottest ever day. and bushfires are continuing to cause havoc. two volunteer firefighters have been killed in a road crash near sydney. the australian prime minister, scott morrison has been criticised for being on holidays as the crisis unfolds. a short time ago, he released a statement saying, "i express my sincere condolences and sympathies to the families of the firefighters who have so tragically been killed these most recent events, i will be returning to sydney from leave as soon as can be arrang

australia in recent weeks ben good to see you ben you've been brisbane now.

also in the programme — ben stokes, hero of the cricket world cup, is among those named in the new year'sours list, published tonight. police in india deny using excessive force, as protests continue over a controversial law on citizenship. and despite another great performance, fallon sherrock is out of the world darts championships, in the third round. good evening. dozens of passengers have survived a plane crash in kazakhstan, in which at least 12 people lost their lives. the cause of the crash, which took place in heavy fog, is still unclear. the plane, operated by the kazakh company bek air, was flying from almaty, kazakhstan‘s largest city, to the capital nur—sultan, with 100 passengers and crew on board, when it crashed shortly after take—off. at least 60 people are being treated in hospital, as our correspondent sarah rainsford reports. rescued from the wreckage, a baby boy is rushed to safety. he was discovered in the arms of his injured mother after their flight crash landed. moments after take—off, the plane had rammed into a building. it broke into pieces on impact. but there

time for a look at the weather with ben rich.are that it should brighten up at least a little bit particularly by sunday. going to be a mild weekend but there will be some rain at times the northwest, certainly some rain across parts of northern ireland was collided with her ankle to take us through tonight. to the south of that a lot of cloud it will be quite misty and murky but drizzly in places as well. very mild night to come frost free to just about everywhere, west and we re to just about everywhere, west and were the parts of the uk starting saturday morning. around ten or 11 degrees. through the day it's good to be mild, quite cloudy across the whales but largely try to come and england could see a bit of brightness to a bit of brightness, rented times of northern ireland and particularly west of scotland such as that of southwest breezing here will see such an at temperatures up to 13 or 1a degrees. more widely, ten or 11 or 12 degrees. study another large day and a better chance of seeing such feeling very mild. this is

ands ben stokes picks up the bbc sports personality of the year award at a glittering ceremony in aberdeen. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the footballing news that kevin de bruyne‘s master show helped premier league champions manchester city to a 3—0 victory over arsenal who now find themselves just seven points from the relegation zone. the belgium international de bruyne was at the heart of everything good that pep guardiola's side produced scoring two and setting up the other one as third placed city remain 1a points behind runaway leaders liverpool. uc passes and action that i'm normally convinced cannot see it so having a special vision like this and today, i'm telling you if you have this or more goals, you score more goals and we were speaking about that and today scoring to incredible roles and making an assistant referee. we need energy, we can't stand still and playful all especially against man city so that's what we believed in and we played against west ham for example, played extremely well, 4-1, for example, played extremely well, 4—1, 4— five and we

so ben franklin started out as a great journalist. an exemplary journalist, someone who was a model before. have you signed up for the new jonah goldberg, steve hayes, the dispatch, they are calling it? they got the name from the writings of ben franklin. he's the inspiration for their new media enterprise. another great journalist from thomas paine, who wrote "common sense." the document that, more than any other, convinced the colonists to declare independence against the throne in england. sense" as ammon pamphlet, basically as an essay published on its own. the pamphlet was a great form of journalism back then. we have lost it now. we don't really have pamphlets. in that era, they were publishing ideas in pamphlets. it was a fantastic medium for debating ideas. thomas paine was a great practitioner of it and wrote the most influential one in american history that spurred us on to the fourth of july. a third great journalist from that era is alexander hamilton, founder of the "new york post," the best newspaper in new york. right?