then to the case of brandon bernard black man scheduled to , a be executed thursday, on international human rights day. kid when thisg crime happened. knowsy who knows brandon he would never have consented to killing people as what happened. amy: brandon bernard is one of five people scheduled to be executed by the federal government in the final weeks of the trump administration. these are the first executions during a president's lame-duck period, federal executions, in over 130 years. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman. the u.s. recorded over 2500 deaths and over 215,000 confirmed covid-19 cases yesterday alone. as the average number daily cases has sailed past 200,000, health experts say the first signs of spikes related to thanksgiving travel are starting to emerge. cases have risen over the last week in 38 states and the district of columbia. on tuesday, president-elect joe biden officially introduced his coronavirus response team and outlined his goals for tackling the pandemic when he takes office.

brandon bernard's case had attracted the support of elaborate is like kim kardashian west.rm activist had called on her followers to tweet donald trump to save mr benign. and tomorrow, another federal execution is scheduled at the same penitentiary in indiana. these executions come just weeks before joe indiana. these executions come just weeks beforejoe biden ta kes just weeks beforejoe biden takes office and he has said that he will seek to enter the death penalty. the incumbent death penalty. the incumbent death penalty. the incumbent death penalty would usually defer to his successor and let the president—elect set the course. a donald trump's attorney general says he is just following the law. he says he owes it to the victims and theirfamilies to he owes it to the victims and their families to carry forward their families to carry forward the sentence. lebo diseko, bbc news, washington. let's get some of the day's other news. israel and morocco have agreed to establish diplomatic relations. the israeli prime minister, benjamin neta nyahu, described the deal as extraor

brandon bernard's case attracted the support of celebrities like kym kardashian west.vist had called at her followers to tweet donald trump to save brandon bernard. tomorrow another federal execution is scheduled at the same penitentiary in indiana. these executions come just weeks before joe executions come just weeks beforejoe biden executions come just weeks before joe biden takes executions come just weeks beforejoe biden takes office, and he has said he will seek to end the death penalty. the incumbent president would usually defer to his successor and let the president—elect the course, but donald trump's attorney general says he is just following the law. he says he owes it to the victims and theirfamilies to he owes it to the victims and their families to carry forward this sentence. let's get some of the day's other news the hong kong businessman jimmy lai has been charged under the territory's controversial national security law — on suspicion of having conspired with foreign forces to endanger national security. the media billionaire is the most high—profile

. >> reporter: anthony, good morning. 40-year-old brandon bernard set to die by lethal injection in ahe federal prison in terre haute. he was convicted in deaths of two youth ministers in 2000. he is pleading to be taken off death row. you might expect that. you don't expect one of the prosecutors that helped put him on death row, five jurors that voted for death now say don't give it to him. gary mcclung is one of the jurors that voted for death for brand on bernard in 2000. it is hard. he felt even then that death was too harsh. >> reporter: why didn't you vote against the death penalty then? >> i just always struggled i guess, especially at that time in my life, standing on my convictions and i regret that now. the death penalty is far too harsh for his level of involvement in this crime. >> reporter: kim kardashian west agrees. the reality tv star has successfully lobbied president trump in the past on criminal justice reform issues. she tweeted while brandon did participate in this crime, his role was minor compared to that of other teens involved, two of whom are home from priso

bernard's defense arguing for life in prison including kim kardashian west. but thursday the supreme court denied his last-minute appeal. kardashian responded on twitter writing, i'm so messed up right now. they killed brandon. he was such a reformed person. so hopeful and positive until the end. before his death bernard directed his final words to his victims' family telling them, i'm sorry. he made a similar apology in 2016. >> i have tried to be a better person since that day. i can't imagine how they feel about losing their family, and i wish that we could all go back and change it, and i'm sorry for all of the pain that i caused. >> reporter: in response to the execution, the bagley family said, the lives of family and friends were shattered, and we all have grieved for 21 years waiting for justice to finally be served. it's rare for federal executions to happen during a presidential transition period. this is the first one since the late 1800s, and four more are planned before president-elect joe biden is inaugurated. biden vows to end federal executions. kenneth, mona. >> andrea, thank you. >>> a horrifying crash near las vegas has left five bike riders dead and four seriously injured. the group was

brandon bernard's the practice after a 17 year hiatus. d's case has attracted the support of celebrities like kim kardashian west. the reality star and prison reform activist has called on her followers to treat donald trump to save mr bernard. tomorrow another federal execution is scheduled at the same penitentiary in indiana. these executions come just weeks before joe biden takes office. and he has said that he will seek to and the death penalty. the incumbent president would usually defer to his successor and that the president—elect set the course but donald trumpby the attorney general says he is just following the law. he said he owes it to be victims and theirfamilies to he said he owes it to be victims and their families to carry forward the sentence. we're joined now by former federal prosecutor mariam krinski — she is now the executive director of fair and just prosecution. thank you forjoining us. why is the trump administration made federal executions a parity? they are really just following the law as the attorney general cla

this is ao—year—old brandon bernard, who was executed.ebrities saying this death does not need to take place, yet it has done, and a lot of questions over the time of this, the fa ct questions over the time of this, the fact the united states is in a transition period in terms of its administration, a lot of concern, even thejurors turning administration, a lot of concern, even the jurors turning against this. yeah, brandon bernard was a teenager when he was convicted of murder back in 1999 and he was executed today. it is very interesting timing for president trump because, as you say, it is very unusual for executions to be carried out during this presidential transition period, if you like, and particular because there are formal plans —— four more plan. if president trump has those carried out, he will have conducted the most executions under his residency than any president in over a century, which is very interesting, potentially very concerning and also, when you think that you have gotjoe biden coming in, who takes a very differen

the convicted killer brandon bernard has been executed in spite of a last minute appeal to the us supreme court. he becomes the ninth federal inmate to have been put to death sincejuly — and the first during a presidential transition, in more than a century. us president—electjoe biden and his vice president—elect kamala harris have been chosen as time magazine's 2020 person of the year. the pair were chosen ahead of the other finalists — frontline healthcare workers, anthony fauci, the racial justice movement — and president donald trump who biden defeated in november's election. now on bbc news — hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. this year's nobel peace prize has been awarded to the un agency dedicated to feeding the hungry and fending off mass starvation — the world food programme. this week, the award will be handed to my guest today, executive director of the wfp, david beasley, in recognition of the agency's worldwide effort to overcome the challenges of conflict and covid—19. 2020 has been a terrible year for those experiencing extreme hunger. is there a real dange

death row inmate brandon bernard has been executed it was the 1st federal execution during the presidential transition in 100 interest and 30 years and the nights since president trump restarted federal executions after a 17 year pause his administration plans to rush through another 4 for the his term ends next month's. european union leaders have reached a hard fought deal to make dramatic cuts to the e.u.'s greenhouse gas emissions after all night talks the member states agreed to reduce emissions by 55 percent by the end of the decade as head of the e.u. presidency german chancellor angela merkel wellcome the deal saying it had been worth staying up all night to clear a new target range to reach net 0 emissions by 2050 e.u. council president sean shelves says it will make europe the leader in the fight against climate. let's listen in towards the german chancellor had to say about the agreement there green do you justice i encounter green deal is a core project of ours we don't just want to impose a plan we want one that will take us into the future and that's something the commission w

to see our coverage of brandon bernard's case and trump's lame duck executions, you can visit -- the first times in 130 years, you can visit our website democracynow.org. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman. morocco and israel have agreed to establish diplomatic relations as part of a u.s.-brokered deal. morocco becomes the fourth arab nation to establish ties with rael since august. as part of the deal, the unid states agreed to become the first country in the world to recognize morocco's sovereignty over occupied western sahara -- what many consider to be africa's last colony. it is due to open a consulate in the occupied city of dakhla, where there are few if any u.s. citizens. morocco has occupied much of the resource-rich territory since 1975 in defiance of the united nations and the international community. thounds of sahrawis have been tortured, imprisoned, killed, and disappeared while resisting the moroccan occupation. following morocco's invasion in 1975, about half of the sahrawi population f

take brandon bernard. i got involved with this case. times now, i've been able to be on conference calls with him and with his lawyers, trying to save his life. he described -- this would be like three fridays ago. he has grown up. -- he has grown up on death row in terre haute. he has expressed remorse. can't even imagine, he is just a young kid when this crime happened of these people being killed. he did play some part in it, but anybody who knows brandon knows he would never have consented to killing people as what happened. at his trial, supposedly an expert on future dangerousness, which has widely been debunked as totally unpredictable. the jury was told he was a leader of a gang. he wasn't a leader, he was a low guy on the totem pole. they have an image of him as this mastermind, this leader who gave all the direction to these people being killed. let's get back to three or four fridays ago. a regular day in his life. along with everyone at the prison. amy: 30 seconds left. sister helen: guards come to his door, they don't say a

a series of federal executions in his last weeks and power last minute pleas for clemency for brandon bernard were ignored for more executions are planned before joe biden who opposes capital punishment is sworn in as president. argentina is poised to become only the 3rd country in south america to legalize abortion as politicians prepared to decide on a bill before congress pro and anti abortion campaign this have held rallies and when a side is where the legislation is being debated ahead of a vote in the lower house. a prominent hong kong pro-democracy activist and media tycoon jimmy lawyer has been charged under a controversial security law that's according to local media is accused of colluding with foreign forces and dangerous national security law is already in jail after being denied bail on a separate charge. doctors in india are going on strike off to traditional medicine practitioners were granted permission to perform surgeries they say they are withdrawing non-essential and non covert related services and protest last month the government allowed to doctors to be trained to perfo

toluse, there was a federal execution of a 40-year-old man named brandon bernard who was involved withurder several years ago. the details of this case perhaps not as unusual this morning as the fact that it was an execution during a lame duck presidency, which we have never seen before, and the fact there have been nine federal executions now since july after a period of, what, 17 years in which there wasn't a single federal execution and we know that the president intends to allow for more federal executions in the next three weeks. what's going on here? why the rush to have the federal government do something in some cases it's never done before and at a rate it certainly never has before? >> this is exactly what president trump and attorney general bill barr want to do in these final weeks. this is the legacy that they want to have in their final weeks in office. there is no one really clamoring for this when it comes to sort of bipartisan, you know, support for this kind of approach. as we mentioned, we had gone 17 years without a federal execution, we have not had federal -- in b

. ♪ laura:n the united states, brandon bernard is due to become the next person to be executeder by theernment. there were only three federal executions between 1988 and june 2020. his legal team hasiled an ncy stay of execution wi the supreme court. the bbc has more. >> for the last 20 years, on wednesday, his lawyers were unsuccessful in last ditch appeal to stop his execution. tonight, he -- he could become the first of five prisoners to be execuesd during the ential transition. >> if i would be able to go back in te, i would definitely change a whole bunch of different scenars. >> if i'll go ahead, donald trump will have overseen the deaths of 13 federal inmates when he leaves office at the end of january. more than any century -- more than anyce president in ury. executions were rare. just three had taken place since then and none since 2003. in july, the trump administration resumed the practice after a 17 year hiatus. brandon's case has attracted the support of celebrities like kim kardashian west. the reality star and prison reform activist has called on her followers to tweet d

and the mental cruelty like brandon bernard was killed thursday night. i got close to the case.s visiting and close to him and with his team. he was supposedly killed at 6:00. he's getting ready to die. i'm talking with one of his lawyers with texts, and 6:00 came and went. [ inaudible ] that's torture too. >> i couldn't agree more, sister prejean. one last thing i want to show. these are the other executions that are expected by the time president-elect joe biden gets inaugurated. we have on january 12th, lisa montgomery. january 14th, cory johnson. january 15th, dustin higgs. the unusual cruelty that the trump administration is trying to do in killing individuals that have been on death row is not only extreme, but it also demonstrates that his cruelty has no bounds. sister helen prejean, thank you for joining us tuesday. >> thank you. great to be with you. >>> the challenge of shipping vaccines to hospitals across the country is enormous. but perhaps more important is the effort of local health leaders to persuade vulnerable communities the vaccine is safe. that's next. befor

administration this year used his last words to apologize to the families of his victims. 40-year-old brandon bernard was an accomplice in the texas murders of two youth ministers. he was 18 at the time. his codefendant who actually carried out the actual killings was executed in september. four more federal inmates, three men and a woman are set to die before inauguration day. starting tomorrow. >>> an effort to recall governor gavin newsom hit a major milestone tonight. the campaign collected the 800,000 signatures it needs to cross the state's 10% threshold. that means that county registrar's offices are required to begin hand verifying those petitions. 1.5million verified signatures are required to trigger a special recall election. >>> new at 11:00, who would you choose for person of the year? time magazine made its pick and this year, it's actually two people. president elect joe biden and vice president elect, kamala harris, they beat out other contenders like president trump and dr. anthony fauci. harris, a bay area native, will become the first woman and first black and south asian person to

for the last 20 years brandon bernard has sat on death row, convicted in being an accomplice in the murders of tom and stacy bagli. he was 18 when prosecutors say he set the current fire with the bodies and the trumpet evidence shows he was not involved in planning the murders. kim kardashian west acknowledges a terrible crime was committed but today she tweeted "i'm heartbroken about this execution and i'm calling on donald trump to grant brandon a commutation and allow him to live his sentence out in prison." >>> here, another thrilling day for a handful of surfers, many out again chasing the big waves at mavericks. we did see some huge swells again. the high surf advisory just expired a few hours ago. paul heggen is with us to tell us about more changes coming to the weather. >> some changes for the better because we have an actual chance of rain in the forecast. the clouds out there this evening, they are just passing high clouds, and they are way up in the atmosphere. the next storm system does have a better chance of sending ring to the bay area. first, take a look outside, looking go

. >>> brandon bernard who was 18 years old when he was arrested as an accomplice in 1999 was killed byethal injection the victims, two married ministers were kidnapped and shot in the head before their car was set on fire. in the hours leading up to the execution, reality star and activist kim kardashian worked to commute his sentence but a federal judge denied the request to halt the execution. he addressed the family of the victims saying, quote, i'm sorry. that's the only words i can say how i feel now and felt that day. the family thanked attorney general barr and trump for helping to bring them closure. the mother said i can very much forgive him. >>> president-elect joe biden is putting the finishing touches on his team he's set to announce more choices on his cabinet this afternoon. nbc's tracie potts joins us with the latest mr. biden has tapped more obama administration officials, right? >> right, michelle a lot are coming from the obama administration like susan rice, former u.n. ambassador and security adviser now tapped as the head of the domestic policy council. so she'll

supreme court denied a stay of execution for brandon bernard.tion is expected to proceed any time now. he was scheduled to be executed more than two hours ago, at the 11th hour his defense team and, just as advocates were hoping for a reprieve from the supreme court, or president trump. right now, the 40-year-old inmate is reportedly at an indiana facility where the execution chamber is located. or not was 18 years old when he was convicted of robbing and abducting to youth ministers in texas in 1999. and accomplish up both victims of the head, while they were locked in the trunk of their car. bernard then set the vehicle on fire. >>> the annual gun buyback program is happening this weekend. the city will purchase the gun from anyone, no questions asked. members of george floyd's family joined maryland and paid for the announcement, to talk about how important it is to get those weapons off the street. >> i see a lot of my friends come you know, asked about them, they say oh, so-and-so passed away. it wasn't some disease. covid's not take them.

. >>> death row inmate brandon bernard was executed after the supreme court denied last minute appeals. he was pronounced dead shortly before 9:30 last night. bernard told the family of the victims that he was sorry before receiving a lethal injection. he was one of five gang members convicted in the killing of stacie and todd bagley in 1999. the gunman was executed in september while the other co-defendants were given lesser sentences. bernard's case drew the attention of celebrities including kim kardashian west who lobbied president trump to commute his sentence. advocates urged bernard was only a teenager at the time of the crime. >>> to washington now, where president trump overnight unleashed a barrage of tweets backing his baseless claims of voter fraud. the move comes as four battleground states urged the supreme court to reject a texas lawsuit aimed at overturning joe biden's victory. weijia jiang reports from the white house. >> reporter: president trump did not comment on the record number of dead from the coronavirus. instead, he focused on voter fraud and what he called a

activist kim kardashian is calling on president trump to commute the execution of a 40-year-old brandon bernardd for today bernard was 18 years old when he was arrested as an accomplice in the 1999 kidnapping and murder of two youth ministers in texas. >>> facebook under fire. the social media giant is being sued by federal regulators and also 48 state attorneys general who accuse the rival of wiping out rivals one suit is asking that they be forced to sell off apps like instagram and whatsapp >> reporter: they're accused of -- >> they've used their dominance and power to crush out small arrivals and snuff out competition all at the expense of everyday users. >> reporter: lawsuits announced say the company used its vast resources to buy potential competitors like instagram and whatsapp. >> facebook used vast amounts of money to acquire smaller rivals and potential rivals before they could threattown company's dominance. >> the suits also mention the company suffocated other arrivals. >> you so broke the law. you identified a kuhn tender and aggressively moved to make sure they weren't a threat

the execution came a day after 40-year-old brandon bernard was executed for his part ia double murder. country music legend charley pride died today. pride was honored with the country music association's willie nelson lifetime achievement award just last month. >> ♪an kiss al good mornin...' ♪ >> sreenivasan: born in miss tissippi in 193 son of sharecroppers, pride bought his first guitar as a teenager with money he earned picking cotton he first hit the charts in 1966 and went on to become country music's first black superstar. in a press release, pride's publicist said the singer exed in dallas,, today due to complications from covid-19. charley pri was 86 years old. >> sreenivas: for the latest n the covid vaccine approval and more national and international news, visit www.pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: on tuesday, dr. anthony fauci, the nation's lead infectious disease expert, encouraged black americans to have confidence in the covid-19 vaccines. it was an acknowledgement that many african americans are wary of taking these newly-developed vaccines. but, as they begin to rol

the trump administration has allowed the execution of death row inmate brandon bernard it was the 1st federal execution during a presidential transition in 130 years and the 9th since president trump restarted federal executions after a 17 year hiatus his administration plans to rush through another 4 before his term ends next month. european union leaders have reached a hard fought deal to make dramatic cuts to the block's greenhouse gas emissions after all night talks the member states agreed to reduce emissions by 55 percent by the end of the decade as head of the e.u. presidency german chancellor angela merkel welcomed the deal saying it had been worth staying up all night to clinch it the new target aims to reach net 0 emissions by 2015 you counsel president shouted michelle says that will make europe the leader in the fight against climate change and let's listen in to what chancellor merkel had to say about the agreement. the green do you in cali green deal is a core project of ours we don't just want to impose a plan we want one that will take us into the future and that's som

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the trump administration has allowed the execution of death row inmate to brandon bernard it was the 1st federal execution during a presidential transition in 130 years and the 9th since president trump restarted federal executions after a 17 year hiatus his administration plans to rush through another 4 before his term ends next month. now european union leader. as have reached a hard fought deal to make dramatic cuts to the block's greenhouse gas emissions after all night talks the member states agreed to reduce emissions by 55 percent by the end of the decade you counsel president sean michel tweeted that it would make europe the leader in the fight against climate change now the new target aims to put the e.u. on track to reach net 0 emissions by 2050 and sets expectations high for a u.n. climate meeting this weekend. let's bring in our brussels bureau chief alexander phenomenon with more on this story hi alexander what more can you tell us about this agreement. this agreement reached at this morning it's very significant because it will make it possible for the european union to

brandon bernard is due to become the ninth person to be executed by the us federal government in the comparison, there were only three federal executions between 1988 and june 2020. mr bernard's legal team has filed a emergency stay of execution with the supreme court. leboo diseko reports from washington. for the last 20 years, brendan benard has been on death row. on wednesday, his lawyers were u nsuccessful on wednesday, his lawyers were unsuccessful in a last ditch appeal to stop as execution. it means tonight, he could become the first of five gnederal prisoners to be executed during the presidential transition.“ they would be able to go back in time, i would definitely, a whole bunch of different scenarios. donald trump would have overseen the deaths of 13 federal inmates when he leaves office, more than any president in overa office, more than any president in over a century. the federal death penalty was reinstated in 1998 but executions were rare, just three have taken place since then and none since 2003. but injuly, since then and none since 2003. but in july, the since th

brandon bernard is 40 years old. he's been in prison since taking part in the 1999 murder of two youth ministers in texas. bernard's case has stirred debate over punishing young offenders because he was 18 at the time. kim kardashian west is now calling on president trump to commute bernard's sentence and she points out the prosecutor and five jurors in the case support clemency. >>> democrats in spokane, washington, say an alleged bombing attempt at their office was a politically motivated attack. a man entered the local democrat's office claiming he had a bomb. they say he held a hostage before being arrested. no explosives were found. >>> fire crews are at the scene of a house that exploded into a fireball in upstate new york. the explosion leveled the home and flames spread to other two properties there in the town of gates near rochester, and witnesses say the blast sounded like a sonic boom. no one was injured. no word yet on the cause. >>> time now for a look at your thursday weather. the radar shows the storm

death row inmate brandon bernard has been executed it was the 1st federal execution during a presidential transition in 130 years and the 9th since president donald trump restarted federal executions after a 17 year pause while his administration plans to rush through another 4 before his term ends next month. a police officer in albania fatally shot a man on shoes day for violating a coronavirus curfew he has been now arrested and is in custody the shooting of the 25 year old man has triggered violent protests in the capital tehran out and led to the resignation of the interior minister. the vatican has officially inaugurated its christmas tree on st peter's square the 30 meter tall spruce tree that snaily 100 feet is now scintillating with tens of thousands of lights the annual tree lighting ceremony signals the beginning of christmas. festivities. argentina's lower house of congress has passed a bill to legalize abortion thousands of pro and anti abortion activists rallied to through the night and went to cyprus as lawmakers debated the legislation if the bill clears the senate it woul

out a series of federal executions in its last weeks and pa last minute pleas for clemency for brandon bernard were ignored it's the 9th execution of the year for more planned before joe biden who opposes capital punishment is sworn in. lebanon's caretaker prime minister 7 has been charged with negligence of the beirut porter explosion more than $200.00 people were killed in the august disaster with thousands injured and many more left homeless. there is poised to become only the 3rd country in south america to legalize abortion as politicians prepare to decide on a bill before congress pro and anti abortion campaign this have held rallies where decided where the legislation is being debated ahead of a vote in the lower house. scientists have reported a record draw for global carbon dioxide emissions this year figures from the global carbon project showed emissions down 7 percent as a result of coronavirus lockdowns that forced many people to stay at home but the headlines news continues on al-jazeera right after the stream. we know what's happening in our region we know how to get the plate t

brandon bernard has been on death row since 2000. four more death row inmates are said to be executed before the inauguration of joe biden. >>> congress has signed over a case that seeks to overturn joe biden's election for president. they asked the united states supreme court to block four states from certifying the election results. lawsuits filed by the trump campaign and allies repeatedly failed. the claim is that pennsylvania, georgia and others failed. >> we asked for them to pick their electors as was commonly done by the legislatures. >> more than 20 other attorneys general from states, including california filed a briefed to urging the court to reject the case which they called frivolous and bogus. >>> bay area music legend sugar pie desanto receive an award today from the hully organization. >> i want to thank you my supporters that support me for more than 65 years. >> she is still going strong. tonight she was honored for her decades long music career. sugar pie desanto has writtennen more than 100 songs. the nonprofit or

in the past hour, convicted killer brandon bernard has become the ninth person to be executed by thee months. the ao—year—old is the youngest person to be executed by the federal government in nearly 70 years. his execution is the first of five scheduled before the end of donald trump's presidency, breaking with an 130—year—old precedent of pausing executions during a presidential transition. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: could it be the beginning of end for the movies? disney becomes the latest major studio to divert its focus from cinema to streaming. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil, and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of

todd: during the presidential transition period, brandon bernard killed by lethal injection at an indianerson convicted of kidnapping and killing a couple from iowa. four more executions before the inauguration. 130 years execution. carley: a new alliance on capitol hill, josh holly teaming up with bernie sanders for a second round of stimulus checks. they introduced a bill, $1,200 for adults and $500 for children. they move through the senate, neither including stimulus checks, they will attempt to force a vote today or early next week. those two on the same side. todd: a peace deal between israel and morocco in time for the first day of hanukkah. a muslim nation in the last four months. morocco sovereignty over the western sahara. carley: the first night of hanukkah marked by the menorah lighting in the white house. new york city mayor bill diblasio lighting the world's largest menorah in new york and houston. a massive menorah parade taking place to honor first responders. the time is 11 minutes after the hour. the media changing their tune after downplaying the hunter biden story. >>

in america, a convicted murderer, brandon bernard, has been executed — the ninth person to be put toercy. four more executions are planned before the end of mr trump's presidency. it will mean he'll have overseen the highest number of executions of any us president in more than a century. the boxer anthonyjoshua has squared up against kubrat pulev at the weigh—in for the pair's world heavyweight title fight tomorrow night. around a thousand fans will watch his clash with the bulgarian at wembley arena. from there our sports correspondent natalie pirks reports. as his opponent gestured behind him, anthonyjoshua adopted his game face. he's waited 371 days for this. ring rustiness can't come into play. it's going to show who was disciplined through lockdown. that's what saturday night will show, who worked on their craft during lockdown, who's improved. even though they haven't been competing, they've still been able to train and hone new skills. it's joshua dancing, dancing! those skills were on display in the saudi arabian desert last december, when he avenged the first defeat of his

uttering his final words last night toward relatives of the victims he played a role in killing, brandon bernardaid, i'm sorry. becoming the ninth federal death row inmate to be executed this year. bernard was 18 when he and four other teenagers abducted youth ministers todd and stacey baddeley. a fellow gang member shot them in the head. they lit the car on fire with both still inside. in 2000, a jury sentenced bernard to death. the shooter and bernard's co-defendant christopher vialva was executed in september. >> mr. bernard said, you know, i try every day to make up a little bit. i know it will never make up for what i did, but i'm trying to add some good to the world. >> reporter: bernard's lawyer telling cbs news last week he was a reformed man. he also says there were mitigating circumstances and that bernard was neither the shooter nor the ringleader of the attack. but experts were split on whether stasie bagley was killed from the gunshot or if she died from smoke inhalation. five jurors and a prosecutor on bernard's case pled for mercy before his death. our david begnaud spoke with one

brandon bernard's case attracted the support of celebrities like kym kardashian west.ral execution is scheduled at the same penitentiary in indiana. these executions come just weeks beforejoe biden takes office, and he has said that he will seek to end the death penalty. the incumbent president would usually defer to his successor and let the president—elect set the course, but donald trump's attorney general says he is just following the law. he says he owes it to the victims and their families to carry forward this sentence. travellers returning to the uk from spain's canary islands from saturday morning must self—isolate for two weeks after the government removed the area from the safe travel corridor list. it's another blow to holiday firms after a year of difficulties. our correspondent ben thompson has been to london's stansted airport. it is pretty grey here this morning so people might have been thinking to go somewhere for a bit of winter sun, it is hugely popular at this time of yearand sun, it is hugely popular at this time of year and it was one of the few

the trumpet ministration has allowed the execution of death row inmate brandon bernard it was the 1st federal execution during a presidential transition and 130 years and the 9th since president trump restarted federal executions after a 17 year hiatus his administration plans to run a rush through another 4 before his term ends next month. which time magazine has named us president elect joe biden and vice president elect harris person of the year for 2020 they were picked ahead of health care workers battling the cobra 1000 pandemic the racial justice movement and president trump since 1027 time has been honoring the personal people who are most impacted the news during the calendar year. she was living the dream of many a young woman a high profile job as a t.v. anchor she knew it was a dangerous choice her own mother an outspoken advocate for women's rights in afghanistan had been gunned down 5 years before but. braved the threats and went to work and on thursday she too was shot dead in jalalabad but those who took her life could not a race the admiration of a nation. oh laura wh

then there have been nine executions, including last night's controversial lethal injection of brandon bernardwas actually 18 years old when he committed the crime that led to his death. brooke, critics have called out the doj for the volume. five more are scheduled between now and january 20th, including another one scheduled for tonight. that in and of itself, it bucks traditi tradition, sin the past 100 years there have not been any federal executions in this time period. notably, brooke, the supreme court has not scoped tepped in p any of this. we'll see a flurry of challenges i'm sure tonight, in what has been a flurry of executions. >> you talk about lethal injections, isn't there discussion of returning to more archaic methods? >> fire squad, it's a part of the rule that the justice department is trying to get implemented to broad are not out the possible methods for federal executions. this is mainly so it reduces the opportunity for inmates to sue to stop the executions. that could be allowing fire squads in certain states. it's a method that's still allowed in a few states. with this

the trumpet ministration has allowed the execution of death row inmate brandon bernard it was the 1st federal execution during a presidential transition in 130 years and the 9th since president trump restarted federal executions after a 17 year hiatus his administration plans to rush through another 4 before his term ends next month. cuba has announced a long awaited monetary reform due to take effect on january 1st the country will eliminate its dual currency system in a bid to attract foreign investment that will likely spark inflation but the government has promised significant wage increases to cushion the impact. in germany the latest coronavirus numbers show a dramatic spike in new cases of the past day the country has had a new high of nearly 30000 cases and 598 people have died the highest daily total yet weeks of partial lockdown haven't slowed the spread of infection anough much tougher restrictions seem almost inevitable now with political momentum building for a harder lock down over the holidays. with only 2 weeks to go until christmas the looming question across germany

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protests, because the nation has been moving away from executing youth offenders. 40-year-old brandon bernard was executed by lethal injection at a federal prison in indiana. 11th hour attempts for court intervention including those from criminal justice advocates and celebrities like kim kardashian west were unsuccessful bernard was 18 when he took part in a 1999 double murder in texas. he and four other teenagers kidnapped, robbed, and murders todd and stacy bagley on their way for a sunday church service in killeen, texas. the case drew national attention in recent weeks and sparked a debate about executing offenders who were young when they committed their crimes bernard was the youngest offender based on his age at the time of the crime to be put to death by the federal government in nearly seven decades. his last words sought forgiveness. he said i'm sorry. i wish i could take it all back, but i can't. that's the only word i can say that completely capture how i feel now and how i felt that day. members of the victim's family said they accepted that apology. >> the apology and the remor

lives like brandon bernard, who was executed tonight. casey goodson, who of course was shot three times in the back in ohio. so we can't be so callous or lacking in empathy when we talk about defund the police. the reason the slogan was so astonishing, so jarring, is because there are mothers of and the family members of victims who are saying we're trying to get your attention. and perhaps, joe biden would have been better served if the meeting wasn't just restricted to traditional civil rights orgs and they actually included some of the people who have been on the front lines of this work, rashad robinson. i'm not saying that the traditional, civil rights orgs are not involved. but i think, also, having a newer generation in the meeting could, also, help. >> i want to, mitch, move on, and i want to talk about joe biden. and what -- what joe biden said about executive orders. listen to this. >> there is a constitution. it's our only hope. our only hope and the way to deal with it is, where i have executive authority, i will use it to un

brandon bernard's apology and the reaction overnight. >>> danger in the water. the growing alarm in the pacific after a string of shark attacks, one turning deadly. now a 20-year-old surfer lucky to escape speaking out from his hospital bed. ♪ >>> and the streaming wars blasting off to a galaxy far, far away, disney announcing a blockbuster lineup. the huge return of "star wars" legends, lando and darth vader. >>> good morning, america. we hope you're doing well on this friday morning. we are starting the day with encouraging news. we now know that the fda's advisory panel has officially recommended the vaccine, the pfizer vaccine, for emergency use so we're on the verge of getting that vaccine. all that's left is for the fda commissioner to make the final decision. >> we have been waiting so long for this and the decision could come any moment. there's a live look there at the pfizer facility in kalamazoo, michigan. the vaccine there right now. once the fda officially grants emergency use authorization, a massive operation will begin in 24 to 48 hours, nearly 3

. -- choctaw native american post of the latest to be put to death was brandon bernard, a 40-year-oldck man killed on international human rights day, december 10, even after five of the nine surviving jurors changed their minds and said that brandon should not be executed. the federal government's only death chamber at the u.s. been attention in terre haute indiana is only equipped to killed by lethal injection. in order to expedite this killing spree, the trump administration quietly issued a rule change authorizing federal executions to take place as well by firing squad, poison gas, or electrocution. it was going to be starting on christmas eve but they pushed it to december 28. can you talk about, well, this killing spree? world isst of the moving in the direction of recognizing the death penalty is a violation of basic human rights. there is been a moratorium on the federal executions for a very long time. as they are going out the door, the trump administration is seeking to do as much damage as it can on all fronts. but in no area is more cruel and unusual than with respect to

gears to something getting a lot of attention this morning, something that happened overnight, brandon bernardrnight despite the advocates trying to step in. bernard was 18 years old when he took part in a double murder in texas back in 1999. and at age 40, he was the youngest person, based on his age at the time that happened to be put to death by the federal government. the state is creating some case about whether the death penalty is enough for someone who is barely a legal adult at the time. i want to bring in pete williams. there are other federal executions, four of them, i believe, left in the president's lame duck term here. and experts say it is unusual the way that the trump administration is moving ahead with these executions. can you talk about the significance of bernard's case and put this into perspective for us? >> one thing that is unusual is the trump administration resumed federal executions which had been stopped in a debate about whether the death penalty was fair, it was racially prejudice, the questions about lethal injection. in his case, he's 40 now, but he was 18 whe