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scored a goal or something but now they start to win the game a game began as i walked out it's home bling really makes you really proud hopefully my family was proud and probably the ones my family back home in norway as well sitting watching on telly. events are still unbeaten in city are but they survived quite the scale on wednesday the italian league is playing matches over the festive period for the second year running of the league leaders were feeling to join the about matters of the fifty six minutes they found themselves two one down and after a mentor they paid more than one hundred million dollars for cristiana rinaldo before the season started and he was the men who scored twelve minutes to go to ensure a draw. a hat trick from scots and clear helped celtic stay top in the scottish premiership the glasgow team beat aberdeen formal three celtic are aiming for one eighth straight league title three points clear of city rivals rangers who drew one one with hibernian. dale steyn has become south africa's highest wicket taker in test match cricket on the first day of the first test

so incidents like this one are verytr bling. frances, phillip. it hopefully they'll have some developments there that. sarah, thank you. >>> the remains of president george h.w. bush are back home in houston this morning lying in repose at his long-time church, st. martinur episcopal. rs lining up to pay their respects throughout the night. funeral service is scheduled there later thimorning. and from there his casket will board a special f locomotiv a funeral procession to the george bush presidential library and museum where hwill be buried. this morning's service will be the second for president bush after theom and circumstance of a state funeral at the washington national cathedral. it was attended by nearly 3,000 family members,ds and dignitaries. nbc's peter alexander has fulle coverage of emotional farewell. >> reporter: marking the end of an era. george h.w. bush remembered as the nation's last great soldier statesman, who put service before self. the late president's hearse passing his former home on pennsylvania avenue. ♪ his arrival a

scored a goal or something but now they start to win the game a game began or as i walked out it's home bling really makes you really proud hopefully my family was proud and probably the ones my family back home in norway as well sitting watching on telly. events are still unbeaten in city are but they survived quite the scale on wednesday the italian league is playing matches over the festive period for the second year running of the league leaders were feeling to jolly about matters after fifty six minutes they found themselves two one down and turned mansour they paid more than one hundred million dollars for cristiana rinaldo before the season started and he was the men who scored twelve minutes to go to ensure a draw. i had trick from scots and clear helped celtic stay top in the scottish premiership the glasgow team beat aberdeen four with three celtic are aiming for one eighth straight league title three points clear of city rivals rangers who drew one one with hibernian. dale steyn has become south africa's highest wicket taker in test match cricket on the first day of the first test

and there's the bling right there.en police recovered the ring the next day, the couple was nowhere to be found, so they turned to twitter. the armchair detectives were able to track down the couple and police returned the ring. >> man, i'm scared about my air pods when i walk over those things, much less my ring? >> and your phone, too. >> this guy. >> right there. >> everybody so lucky to get those back. >>> a couple football teams are looking for rings of their own come february. to pittsburgh, where ben roethlisberger and the steelers dominated the visiting chargers to start the game. they took a commanding 23-7 lead into halftime. and shame on you if you thought it was over, because in the fourth, l.a.'s desmond king turns everything around with a 73-yard punt return for a touchdown. the steelers would then lose their running back james conner to a leg injury and needed a touchdown late. big ben comes through, ties the game. it would come down to a field goal for the chargers and they won it. 33-30. >>> to the mot

troops with the remaining fighting forces in syria come bling to replace them in most high level toughest immigration led by foreign minister. has talked with the russian foreign and defense minister as they discuss the situation in syria as u.s. forces flip it the withdrawal. of the students and an understanding was great stone how military representatives of russia and turkey will continue to coordinate the steps on the ground under new conditions with a view of finally rooting out terrorists threats in syria. we discussed the latest developments in syria with regards to u.s. decision to withdraw from the country we exchanged views on how we can coordinate our efforts from now on we stressed our resolve to fight against terrorist organizations we have a common will to clear all terror organizations from syrian lands to also result in respect serious to the total integrity something diplomats say might spell a for government forces in the tissue held areas of the east. with the syrian opposition groups and with the un back political process in topples bashar al assad is now trying to sha

there were one or two places that had something is a bling and income tax, but not on great britain. smuggling was endemic. it was particular severe in the case of two. t is easy to smuggle. the problem it away at the margins of the east india company to the extent that they were compelled to go to the british government and ask for tax relief. given that the british government was determined to retain the east india company's assets, they gave them the tax breaks. they were set to expire in the summer of 1772. the same time, the east india company brought back the largest cargoes of tea they never brought back. he were bringing back something 00 tons per year. there was also a banking crisis in london. the most severe crisis since the south sea bubble. put all of these things together, and the east india company was heading for the rocks. it used to finance itself on an overdraft. they would use it to pay for the tea they are imported before they sold it on to the consumer. the bank of england was very concerned. they looked very much as like the east india company might become inso

troops with the remaining fighting forces in syria come bling to replace them in moscow on high level turkish deliberation led by foreign minister children children's health talks with the russian foreign and defense minister as they discuss the situation in syria as u.s. forces flip it to withdrawal. of us incentives an understanding was reached on how military representatives of russia and turkey will continue to coordinate the states on the ground under new conditions with a view of finally rooting out terrorists threats in syria. we discussed the latest developments in syria with regards to the u.s. decision to withdraw from the country we exchanged views. and how we can coordinate our efforts from now on we stressed our resolve to fight against terrorist organizations we have a common will to clear all terror organizations from syrian lands. to also result to respect serious to the total integrity something the same. government forces in areas of the east. with the city and. with the u.n. back political process. is now trying to shape is what i asked the un is already looking to

. >> i'll bet he gavhe bling back to his daughter. >> she gave it back to me and thnow they're i car.d they say that wegman's is coming? >> not soon enough. >> it is right by our station. wee all waiting for that to come in here. >> count yourself lucky. a really nice night. it is on the cold side for sure. take a look at all the lights. the carousel is running.om they have new rides this year. we're at the bottom of the hill. the temres have been on theold side. not as cold as last night. we were already in the lowo mid 20s. so not nearly as cold but still on the cold side, too. there it is.o lights. one of the coolest things. ve500,000 lights here year and they expect about 250,000 people over the 37 day they have it opened up just before december. llnow it goeshe way through the first of the year.ou only ae days that they are not open. yes,ha you d to pay for the rides as you would normally pay. you can see me now. and i'm going t walk out so w can get back in there. take a >> that's what i'm talking about. you've seen me do it for a year, it was around this time last year that we

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. >>> a warning before you break out the bling for your holiday baking. put out new guidance if you are planning to use glitter for your treats. they say to tell if glitter saidible and not for crafts, look for a list of ingredients. it will include things like sugar and corn starch. the label must also say edible, non-toxic and for decorative purposes only does not mean it is okay to eat. >>> hundreds of generous bay area residents gave a small token of their appreciation to brighten the holidays of military families. "abc 7 news" was in redwood city where hundreds of toys were donated to the nfl alumni association's annual toy drive. the items will be distributed next week to deserving military families who may not have a loved one around to help make their holidays extra special. >> at the marine corps memorial in san francisco, and we ran into some of the gold star families who told us this is a tough thing. you know, they have a hard time putting christmas together with their loved one gone or injured or deployed. >> isaacson says the tough part now

as many people were starting their day, the ground in anchorage started result bling. >> we do have aake that was felt early this morning at around 8:30 this morning. >> reporter: when it was over, people flooded the media with pictures of damage. >> you see the ground is cracked, windows are shattered out, and we peeked inside. it looks like part of the ceiling came down too. >> reporter: a local tv station captured the moment the quake hit at a courthouse. people dove under their desks. aftershocks were of concern. >> people should expect to feel aftershocks most of today and for potentially a longer time. >> reporter: there was a tsunami warning for the alaska coast later canceled as the threats subsided. mr. trump tweeted. he tweeted, to the great people of alaska, you have been hit by a big one. your government will spare no expense. >> this is a significant earthquake obviously. >> they average about 30 a year. the largest ever recorded in u.s. history happened in lak back in 1964 east of anchorage and was a magnitude 9.2 earthquake. one of alaska's most famous residents not spa

. >> that means no one is blinging. is this a staring contest i guess between the democrats and the president right now? who is going to blink? what is going to happen next? do we know? >> reporter: well, that itself question now, this is a complete and utter mess. not only do lawmakers go home without opening the government. they went home with a plan when they get back on thursday. so right now everything is up in the air. if we break it down, we know that mitch mcconnell took to the senate floor today. he basically said, this isn't about republicans. we're out of it. this is about democrats and the president so if we look at that, the democrats and the president, the mind set is that the vice president is here meeting with chuck schumer moments ago, a quick meeting. i want to read you a meeting. the vice president came in and made an offer. unfortunately, we're still very far apart so that does not sound like two people, who groups who will make a deal any time soon. but in addition to that, this meeting came after c

from the early '90s till the apprentice, he was skrom bling for deals in which he could get cash up front. that's what led to his biggest problems. he never managed anything inside of size other han his casino company which he drove into the ground. one of the big myths of him coming into washington was this was a businessman with an exemplary track record behind him of accomplishments and managerial prowess none of which was true and which is now becoming evident. i think it's expressing itself right now in his ability to get a chief of staff. you have one of the most prestigious jobs in washington and no one apparently wants it because they're worried they're going to end up being donald trump's puming bag. at the end of the day, the term trump adviser is a contradiction of words. >> eugene, take us back to the big picture. we've got a country to run, luckily not you and i but people with more important iltss. >> could be down to us soon. >> maybe. i should keep my options open. >> trump's world is going to change but there is the necessary governing that has to happen. what if russia m

sally nugent if you —— bling. serious bleeding. sally nugent if you -- bling. 2—1. there were also wins for brighton and west ham who beat crystal palace and cardiff respectively. tonight, manchester united welcome arsenal to old trafford. united are 19 points off leaders manchester city and jose mourinho has had a go at tv pundits who have suggested that he‘s lost the dressing room. you have to do analyse a player by how is he performing, yes or no. you shouldn‘t go in that direction because you are calling the players dishonest. 0k, guys, thank you. you call the players dishonourable. goes and celebrates — i am scoring my own goal because i do not like the manager. i do not believe in that. more philosophy for you. football philosophy. next to some potentially positive news for newcastle united fans. the former chelsea and manchester united director peter kenyon is heading a consortium that‘s in talks to buy the club. we know that owner mike ashley is ready and willing to sell. we don‘t know if a firm bid has been put in yet but we‘ll keep an eye on that one.

." >> reporter: rothestein's bragadoccio success and conspicuous bling had already caught the eye offt. lauderdale sun sentinel" reporter mike mayo. >> i was asking, "how is your firm making all this money?" he said, "well, we've come up with a formula where we -- we're not going to trial. we're settling cases before trial." >> reporter: the cases were age and sex discrimination lawsuits. rothstein figured out a way to file the cases without the firm paying to do it. instead, he found investors willing to fund the lawsuits. they were promised a fantastic return for their investments, once the cases were settled. attorney sam rabin represented a banker who did business with scott. >> the investor would give the $5 million to rothstein. he in turn would tell the investor, "i'm gonna give you $6 million in six months." >> reporter: but behind the scenes there were big problems as debra learned about a week before melissa was murdered. >> he told me he was in trouble. he had gotten in over his head with some not-so-nice people. and he said, "if i don't get this taken care of, these peopl

by the sail token republicans will have to bling at some point. the president look like he is folding to nancy pelosi or does nancy pelosi look like she is folding to president trump? that is why some people think it might be better for republicans to deal now. but there is nobody in washington right now. i mean at all. i mean the capitol was abandoned. i walked over to the bureau a few minutes ago and i did not see a single lawmaker there. this will last well into january. remember the last big government shut down we had? it lasted about 2 1/2 weeks. we're a long way from that. once members of congress get in their offices and phones start to ring, email starts to roll in, that is when people say okay, this is real. let's see if we can put out the fires. susan: are there any back channel talks going on? >> there has been a little bit of chatter, and this is mostly coming from the senate side, there might be an effort down the road, okay, what can we deal on? is there something on immigration? is there something on daca? maybe give the president

they are dang bling out what's called a 5k11 letter which is basically a cooperation letter. they come back repeatedly and say you don't have that letter. so what they're doing is essentially turning this into a canned hunt. they're going to hit him with a sentence. the only way he's out of that cage is if he tells them what they want to hear. that is concerning to me h here is a guy who is obviously cooperating fully, they say he's credible. so what else did they want him to say? >> laura: it david, i have to get on this. this is why people, sorry, really dislike certain prosecutor's. he has given information. he's been interviewed seven times, by special counsel i think at least. and you hear what he said there? they're trying to get him to say what they want him to say. paul manafort has been sitting in solitary confinement. the most hardened criminals in the united states are not in solitary condition final want. he's only out two hours a day because he hasn't given them what they want him to say about trump t i find this to be appalling, everyone watching the show should

into disarray and sent the pound chom bling threesome a admitted she stood no chance of winning the vote on tuesday and said she would go back to brussels to seek reassurances it's not clear what will happen now possible options include britain crashing out of the e.u. with no deal a last minute renegotiation of the reasons me. deal or another referendum on e.u. membership while lawrence lee is live for us outside the houses of parliament while all of those options let's go for the one that's likely to happen soon is that i guess that is the reason they go into brussels presumably trying to negotiate some kind of concession even though we know that the e.u. negotiators made it very very clear when this deal was said a few weeks ago that this is it this is as good as it gets so why is she going there. well because she hasn't got anything all she can do with the time being i mean i suppose she could resign but she she isn't resigning for the time being and she tried to explain in parliament again this afternoon that you know they had some m.p.'s had to compromise and it is it is the only d

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breaking royal ptocolike holding hands with harry on offial duty, criticid o social media for krad bling. >> i would appreciate anything she could do. i would think s would want to resolve the family problems. all families, royal or rotherwise. orter: the palace not commenting. >> there has been a sense from the kensington palace side that the more he gives interviews, the morehe'll double down and not want to see him because she sees it as a betray a. >> reporte christmas approaches questions over whether meghan's mom will visit for the holidays. all hoping for a happy new year with the birth of a royal baby and maybe a first trip to the u.s. f meghan's new royal family. >> i don't know how her dad thinks appearing on television will help them heal those wounds. i have never been pregnant, but i think i know, right? >> you think she is handling it well? >> yes, that's a lot to handle, her first pregnancy. >> look behind the criticism. what's at the root oft? i think there is son snobbery. it's always tough to join the royal family. i think prejudice. i think, frankly, she is d ng pretty

. >> look at the bling. >> cecilia. >> i think you need him. >> i know. >> mwah. >> i'm going to kiss. he could be your superman. ginger, will you bring out clark? this gorgeous, 11-year-young chihuahua mix. who promises to eat any unwanted fruitcake your guests may bring. he is ready to cozy up for a night in, decked out in this hot chocolate sweater. >> check out the ears too. he is so ready. >> he's so scared. >> hi, clark kent. we love you. >> don't worry. >> all of these dogs are available from our dear friends at the north shore animal league america. check them out. all right. can't wait to see maury's photo shoot. he loved the camera. he's doing that -- yes, he's smizing. tyra would be so proud. paula, come out with morey. he is an 8-year-old shepherd mix. "santa claus to coming to town" we're -- wearing an incredible snowflake sweater. blues and silver details. high-five. mwah. we want to see this duo, jingle and bells. photo shoot. i mean, jingle might have to come home with lara. they are the cutest. jingle is a 2-year-old terrier mix and bells is a 7-month-old pit mix. [ a

you see a little bling on the side. the temperatures in the 30s and 40s this morning.ut we could be in truckee where it is 10 degrees. >> brrr. this is a look over san francisco. it is a calmer start to the day. and with the calm, clear conditions in the overnight hours, we know what happens. the temperatures really begin to cool. it is a freezing started in many spots this morning. take a look at that clear sky outside our door. the wind are still north, northeast in some areas. hayward reporting a northeast breeze. and san jose stay is calm but it is coming in from the south. take a look how much colder we are. without the wind, it probably does not feel as blustery this morning. 13 in napa and 7 in hayward and down by 7 in san carlos. we're 36 degrees in livermore and concord. and to the east bay we go, we're freezing. in the city of san francisco, 46 along the peninsula. and 36 in redwood city. afternoon highs, mid- to tupper 50s around the region under mostly clear skies. 58 in hayward. to the north bay, 58 in napa and south bay, 59 in san jose. only subtle change

>> yeah, look, we're going to show an image of a jeweler that made this bling for elon musk.on instagram. $37,000. both of us appreciate what you've tone for american es and the world. >> and the stock market -- charles: looking pretty good. by the way, jeweler, what's up, baby? [laughter] hook me up. thanks a lot, appreciate it. [laughter] >>> still ahead, traveling for the holidays, what you can expect as you hit the roads and the skies for christmas next hour on "mornings with maria." mug. ♪ the hard work you put into lowering your very high triglycerides with diet and exercise deserves the hard work that went into the science behind vascepa. prescription vascepa. vascepa, along with diet and exercise, has proven results in multiple clinical trials. vascepa looks different because it is different. over a decade of extensive research and development achieved proven results. that's the prescription power of vascepa. vascepa is not right for everyone. do not take vascepa if you are allergic to icosapent ethyl or any inactive ingredient in vascepa. tell your doctor if you are

probably one of the few people that's willing to play a long game as opposed to all these little blings pulling out. you saw it right here. he doesn't want to put these people in harm's way unnecessarily. in his opinion, he has disseminated isis and time to pass the baton on to people in the region to secure the rest of the. brian: [inaudible] >> we can't be everything to everybody, brian. i think the president recognizes that and, you know, you are spending a trillion dollars of debt. and i'm with the president on this. i'm with rand paul and the president on this. people are upset with me because it's outside of the neocon and outside of the traditional republican stuff but i have been to these places. i have been to afghanistan. i have been to iraq. i'm not saying we have to have a complete withdrawal but i totally understand where the president is coming from. i wrote a piece in the atlantic council on friday as to why adventurism in this whole neocon strategy has been not that successful. griff: what the media is really focusing on is the president is not listening to the military

niel the ace kids bill is modeled after the work bling done at st. joe's. and other children's hospitals all across the country. the families shared with us how difficult it is to get quality health care. it's often times so fragmented and uncoordinated they have to go from one office to another, maybe the specialist is in another state. that's why we put together the ace kids act to help coordinate care in a single setting to help give these kids a better quality of life. and the ace kids act will do just that. the bill provides an incentive to states to establish health homes to better coordinate care for kids with medical complexities. it also directs h.h.s. to provide fideance to states on best practices relating to providing care across state lines. as so many of these families no all too well, coordinating care across state lines can be burdensome so that's the aim of the ace kids act to lift that burden. in addition to congressman joe barton who has worked diligently for so many years to get this over the finish line, i want to thank all of the famil

if he sticks his position for 5 billion -- for a five blinged dollar wall, he get get no wall and he will -- a $5 billion wall, he will get no wall and he will get a shut down. we want border security. we offered him border security. americansnow that -- know that the wall not paid for by mexico anymore is not the way to border security. we offered the president two ways to avoid a shut down. first, past the six other appropriations bills that have been agreed to by democrats and republicans and do a one-year extension of the homeland security bill by what is called a cr. it funded the same way it funded it last year. or, do a one year cr for all seven remaining appropriations bills. both of those ways. president. two ways each of which would get a majority of votes of the house and avoid a shut down. we hope he will take it because a shut down hertz too many innocent people -- a shut down hurts too many innocent people. this temperature interim -- this temper tantrum that he seems to --ow will not get him it is hard to believe that he would want that. presidentnately, the -- that we