and christian.omantic rival-- and he needed to go, said the state. det. roberts: we know that he knew about it prior to them goin' off that day. dennis murphy: and this wasn't simply a crime of passion, the prosecution charged. it was a cold, premeditated murder. the prosecution alleged pedro started plotting his friend's murder on september 16th, 2012 four days before christian disappeared. prosecution: he's at home and he's on his computer. dennis murphy: google searches were found on pedro's laptop: questions like 'what is chloroform?' 'can rubbing alcohol knock someone out?' and, 'what kinds of murders get solved?' and here on security video is pedro at a walmart buying a sleep aid product, 55 yards of duct tape, and a hunting knife. in his hand was a shovel he'd just bought at lowe's. prosecutor: he literally bought the murder starter pack. dennis murphy: and, as the prosecution theory goes, pedro used those items to drug and strangle his friend, right inside his car. prosecutor: on 9/20 at 4:1

christian: show me that again. brian: christian: sure.nt from what we have on our pavements here. brian: it's different. not a lot of cities are using this. it is less harmful to the environment, but it works more effectively at lower temperatures, so when the temperatures get below freezing, this is that secret weapon we use. christian: what are the biggest challenges? are there parts of the state, parts of the city you cannot get to at the moment? brian: kansas city pretty much is open at this point here we have most roads open and clear. we have a few neighborhoods we have to clean out. the biggest challenges right now is we are looking at exceptionally freezing temperatures over the next week. usually after a snowstorm, you can knock down some of the snow. the general nature of cars driving on the roads as well. but when you are looking at temperatures well below freezing, it's a lot harder to get that melting. christian: how many are without power at this moment? brian: in kansas city, missouri, less than five people. we are doing gr

announcer: and now, "bbc news" christian: hello, i'm christian fraser. "the context." >> i am directed by the vote of that conference to present for election to the office of the speaker of the house of representatives for the 119th congress. the name of the honorable mike johnson. >> house democrats are united behind the most powerful legislative leader in this chamber, hakeem jeffries brooklyn. [applause] >> the honorable mike johnson of the state of louisiana having received a majority of the votes cast is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives for the 119th congress. christian: joining me tonight, abel maldonado, republican and former lieutenant governor of california, and attica green, former staffer for george w. bush and mitch mcconnell. we will talk to abel and attica shortly. big night in washington. let me bring you the latest headlines. the republican congressman like johnson has narrowly won reelection for the most powerful seat in the u.s. house of representatives. mr. johnson was donald trump for house speaker but in a tense f

announcer: and now, "bbc news" ♪ christian: hello. i'm christian with caitrÍona perry.he context" live from washington. >> there is a lot of anxious anticipation, excitement about what we're going to do. >> though he speaks of an emergency order, the numbers are the lowest in some time. >> this is quite a dramatic change and is, frankly, and abrogation of the duties of america to take refugees, as we always have. caitrÍona: caitrÍona: joining us on the panel, former republican congressman and presidential candidate joe walsh. also, washington bureau chief of "usa today," susan page. hello. welcome to our special edition of "the context" live from washington, where for this hour and every day at this time we will be focusing on president trump's second term. we are expecting this our another announcement from the president to added to the growing pile of executive orders that he has already signed this week. christian: but still reverberating around washington, the fallout from the first executive order that he signed on monday to pardon 1500 people who were prosecuted f

announcer: and now, "bbc news" ♪ christian: hello. i'm christian fraser sumi somaskanda.the context" from washington on bbc news. >> if the price came down, the russia-ukraine war would end immediately. right now the price is high enough that the war will continue. >> it was really strong message and strong signal. we needed to increase pressure on russia and force russia to negotiate. >> when an election is stolen from the american people by an illegitimate regime, drastic times call for drastic measures. sumi: joining us on the panel, former speechwriter for president obama to my right and former u.s. federal prosecutor. hello, and welcome to our special edition of "the context" live from washington. a reminder that at this hour and every day at this time, we will be focused on donald trump's second term. today the president was in a bullish mood, speaking to the world economic forum in davos, he warned against companies -- unless companies produce goods in america, they would face trillions of dollars in tariffs, with a much feared universal tariff that the president h

announcer: and now, "bbc news" christian: hello, i'm christian fraser. "the context." >> it is safe to say the palisades fire is one of the most destructive natural disasters in the history of los angeles. >> there are embers flying one and a half to two miles ahead of the fire with a 75% chance that will ignite a new fire, so they were caught in a very difficult situation. >> so many memories in here that cannot be replaced. so many things are just lost forever. i know i'm safe but -- i don't understand. christian: apocalyptic scenes in california. one of the most destructive natural disasters in the history of l.a. county with fires still burning tonight uncontained. we will hear from our reporters on the ground and we will speak to altadena resident peachy keen and among those evacuated. elon musk tells german voters to choose the hard right afd. trump's man has been interviewing the afd's co-leader who told him germany's leaders are either stupid or they hate their country. and what does 2025 have in store when it comes to artificial intelligence? ai

christian: we are in las vegas.ey are not connected and we just heard the suggestion that they are not, it is a remarkable series of coincidences and the two attacks staged on the same day. >> there really are, both on new year's day, but with people, as he heard, served in the military. in fact, the person believed to have done that here, he is in the green beret, an elite branch of the military, and the crossover at fort bragg. in afghanistan as well reportedly in the year 2009. law enforcement officials being very careful about drawing any conclusions and really treating both of these incidents as separate. christian: they didn't talk about really in that press conference, motive. >> absolutely right. we do not have a motive from law enforcement officials at this point. i think that is really something that so many have questions about. one official did say something that i found striking here in the press conference in las vegas one hour ago, and they said it is not lost on them that this incident in las vegas t

o christian: will come back.present priorities for this drug administration is getting the cabinet nominees approved. the senate committees that hold hearings today on at least stephanie's nomination to the u.n., well, she is going to be the impact to the u.n. and also for doug collins, who is nominated as veteran affairs secretary. the finance committee also has a -- approved scott benson for treasury secretary, but it is the key security positions which remain in full for moment. so the senate leader, johnson, says he is helping as well -- at some point today to confirm john ratcliffe as the cia director. no progress yet on that particularly thorny issue and the defense nominee, pete hegseth. sumi: he remains controversial. they have approved marco rubio as the new secretary of state. he took the oath of office as you can see here this morning with the vice president, jd vance. he is something of a unicorn. well liked by republicans and democrats alike. yes, that does still exist. us and cannot be said for some

there's nothing simple about christianity, but i'm just going to take historic christianity in all of its varieties, taking. identity. if lincoln, as he was by some, if he's called christ figure, right? that's taking from religion for the purposes of the state purposes of government purposes. the next election of the cause of political party. takes the of actual scripture and uses it for its purpose. we talked about this a few days ago gave you some examples. i have one with me. i was going to do this in a different place, but here's a nice i thought of this because bella and i think newhouse also and they're writing under two presidents, right? bella's writing under lyndon johnson newhouse is writing under richard nixon. and the escalation even greater escalation of the vietnam war and bella says that johnson did a good job. these are my words, but did a good job drawing on civil religion for the sake of his civil rights legislation, voting rights act and so on. and he gives examples of that and it's and this is that the section where bella says. that it almost sounds biblical or is

over $200.00 millions of christians celebrate christmas every year. and it is one of the most important holidays in christianity, as it marks the best of jesus christ full cast. the legs, the christmas celebrates is on the 25th, while for orthodox christian christmas is on the 7th of january. and the difference comes due to the difference calling to us the gregorian one. the judy and one and the full orthodox christians celebrate, according to the julian calendar. and the difference of the individual makes the team days between the 2 calendars and what's of importance to mentioned here as well, is that across not early across the rush of the soul and services a helpful also across jewish in us being and you re send them a check just as well, and also the services and the faithful return home for a festive meal. see me in the holiday is a family holiday to say one more reason to take out the bible once again to read with children. to remember that we should forgive our petty family troubles for us . that's the most important thing. you mess this holida

it is a great joy, a great christian holiday, so we live in russia. this is all main face, a deep spiritual feeling for you. we will be thinking about something luminous about our family values and traditions about goodness and light. and as i'm russian troops of course, are engaged along the front lines, some of had a chance to mock this spiritual day and make shift sanctuaries. our services and candles are held as lost lives. are a member and prayers are given to for the conflict to come to an end. meanwhile, ukraine last year practically bad, the traditional ukrainian orthodox church. that's a lot more about that show we corresponded on the story is remind customer the residential mario for here in the isn't that for people? republic are enjoying their right to religious freedom. has orthodox christians celebrate their 3rd christmas as part of russia. it's calm and peaceful now, however, that was not always the case. this christian orthodox church behind me was almost completely destroyed back in 2022. when the retreating as old battalion benefits

this is the 50th time christian has blockaded straits like this. so what's the plan to get to that question? the most important part is that we get attention to the climate crisis and precise political excellence against them. and do you think these people are getting that message? why, why, why stop traffic? what's the use of that? yes, and so most of these cars, unfortunately, so powered by a fossil fuel, so oil and gas and distilled into petrol. so we need to stop somewhere and we need to do something about the time of crisis. and so it's an obvious choice. the traffic is backed up all the way down the street going back into the city. and some of these motorists are really quite right and that christian hopes this kind of action will draw attention to the climbing process. but i wonder if he's making more enemies and friends, i think the sizes motorbike to talk to a couple of kiddos as well as a golden, or do you see a lot of growing public episodes or climate action people switching off from the device? yes it is. difficult to convey the messag

what about non-christians? does religious freedom do the founders understanding of religious freedom include non christians as well? and here i point the viewers to washington's letter to the hebrew congregation of newport, rhode island. this is august 1790. i mean, to my mind, one of the most beautiful and important letters in american and this is washington and knew what he was doing. he was writing a letter to this congress just to the --, but writing a letter. he knew that it was really to all americans, for all americans, see. and it says, look, for all those of any religion who all abide by the principles of human equality, the government by consent, we can all be fellow citizens. so america is the can be a home for the jewish people. and this is the spirit of the founding and that goes for non as well. we can agree on the principles of human on natural rights and then i said before that makes us fellow citizens and we can agree on the principles of religious freedom and. i think that's the very best of a

said that core christian just having to live and to face a certain death creates enough anxiety for a human being and that a church. in its teachings about christ should not add anxiety to a person's consciousness. it we have enough anxiety as it is the ministry of christ, the relationship between us and christ should not be built on a fear that's deliberately instilled in our hearts of god or christ. another theologian that i read every now and then, his neighbor, he says that anxiety. is a basis for all human creativity. that's a very far reaching statement. and i wonder if anybody can see what niebuhr is trying to say. that anxiety, which is a kind of a negative word, is a basis for all human creativity. you've got to have a thought about that. but i a constant searching for our selves. one aspect of anxiety is in there's an absence of sadness faction all the way. things are right. well those of us attending the lesson we got here early so there would be no disturbance at that stroke of 930 when the the limousine arrived at the front door here. and they ushered people in of the pre

it is so wonderful of the remarkable christian university. understand there are 110,000 a students enrolled and this year, 20,000 or more are graduating. 30,000 students who enrolled here in the military, and 27% of all those online are minority all students, african americans and others. are this is the only way they can get an education, i will thank liberty university the chance to all of them. among the graduates, i've noticed, the youngest one is over 16 years old and the oldest one is almost 90 years old. [applause] it is a female and she does not want to know which one she doesn't want to know her age but she is four years younger than i am. well, the students also contribute each year a most million hours of service to other people. i was somewhat surprised to be invited to deliver this speech. i want to thank the president who made it possible for me to do so. i've have been receiving a whole lot of letters from liberty university from students and faculty when i was in the white house. most of them were about giving away our panama

this is the 50th time christian has blockaded straits like this. so what's the plan to get to that question? the most important part is that we get attention to the climate crisis and precise political excellence against them. and do you think these people are getting that message? why, why, what's the traffic, what's the use of that? yes. and so most of these cars, unfortunately, so powered by a fossil fuel, so oil and gas and, and distilled into petrol. so we need to stop somewhere, and we need to do something about the time of crisis. so it's an obvious choice. the traffic is backed up all the way down the street going back into the city. and some of these motors are really quite i right. and i christian pipes, this kind of action will draw attention to the climate process. but i wonder if he's making more enemies and friends i'm thinking beyond the size of the world about also a couple of kiddos as well as the golden. or do you see a lot of growing public episodes the climate action people switching off from the device? yes, it is difficult to

he was remarkably successful in winning those souls to be christians. when we got through with our assignment in massachusetts and got ready to leave to go back home, i asked eloy crews, what is the secret to your success winning souls to christ? he was a little embarrassed by my question, but he finally said, "i tried to have two loves in my heart. one love is for god. and the other love that i have in my heart, that i tried, is for the person who happens to be in front of me at any particular time." that is a very profoundatemt and ever since that time. since leaving the white house, i've been a professor at emory university. i just finished my 36th year as a professor. i still teach sunday school in plains, georgia. planes is a town of 700 people. it has grown a lot since i was a child. we have 11 churches in town. so mary nath is a very small church. we only have about 25 regular members. when i teach the bible classes every sunday, we have several hundred visitors. last sunday we had 700 visitors, we had to turn away 200 because we cannot get them

for instance, there were slogans like we are against christians and we will kill the sheet. of the slogans were visible on the vehicles arriving from ed live while some celebrated the developments. others packed up and left the very next day. among those who fled were christians, i personally met christian priest at the syria and lebanese border. luckily he made out of sylvia. others have not been so fortunate and we're having these horror stories of the persecution of christians of she are of lights. we're hearing i'm. we've seen footage circulating on social media showing some homes atrocities being carried out against these minority communities . and against those alleged to have been very close to all parts of the assad government. what can you tell us about the fundamental problem is that over 14 years, these groups have committed heinous crimes. when they gain control over most of syria, minorities began feeling deeply anxious. whether christians, she is al white's or drew's all face threats, even the druids who often oppose decides regime we're now under a greater thr

and it was a remarkable successful then winning those souls to be christians when. we got through with our assignment in massachusetts and began to and got ready to leave to go back home. i asked like cruz, what is the secret to your success in winning soldier christ? and he was a little embarrassed by that question. but then he finally said, i tried to have two loves in my heart. one love is god and the other love have it in my heart. i try is for the person who happens to be in front of me at any particular time that's. a very profound statement and one that i remember ever since that time. since leaving the white house, i've got a professor at emory university. i just finished about 36 years as a professor, and i still teach signage here at maranatha baptist church in plains, georgia. plains is a town of 700 people, has grown a lot since i was a child. and we have 11 churches in town. so maranatha is a very small church. we have about 25 regular members, but when i teach the bible classes, every sunday, we have several pastors. last sunday had 700 visitors. we ha

ancient christianity.sage of the old and new testament is in the time of the egyptians, the babylonians, the assyrians, the greeks, and the romans. the god of the universe actually revealed himself to humanity. ancient christianity is one of dozens of free online courses offered by hillsdale college. sign up at learnfromhillsdale.org. to discover how early christians paved the way for our civilization. out of the collapse of the western half of the roman empire comes pure chaos. but out of that chaos comes faith. whether you're a person of faith, a history enthusiast, or just curious, you'll discover inspiring stories from the earliest beginnings of christianity. including why early christians faced persecution and how they spread christ's message during the fall of rome. it truly is miraculous that christianity has survived to the 21st century. at no cost to you, you'll receive a front row seat to history as it unfolds through the eyes of the earliest christians. i'm kent calvert. this is our course on an

y, or shields. christians were slightly more protected due to international attention, but she is in our whites were left defenseless. despite promises from the new government to protect minorities, these were dismissed as isolated incidents. the new government claimed they weren't responsible for individual actions. however, under a sods regime, such actions were suppressed immediately. the. so this tool, the way hearing lots of in particular in the west, in price of the new regime. the qu, administration in syria, protecting minority seems to be from what you're saying, something of a mist. honestly, western media has been working to rehabilitate the image of of mohammed al gilani since the fall of a sides regime. they portray him as a hero who over through one of the most oppressive regimes in the middle east. but al giovanni remains a criminal. this fact has been forgotten, thanks to the efforts of western media. western outlets have re branded al giovanni as someone who has changed overnight despite his affiliations with isis and you about on those right. the media has worked to

it is a great joy, a great christian holiday with we live in russia. this is all main face, a deep spiritual feeling. some of us, we will be thinking about something luminous about our family values and traditions about something good. light, good. maybe help us out here at most could just quickly at least 53 people have been killed. the getting the updated numbers now many injured us, quite cars rocked to bed. it also left us several buildings demolish, and the city of a should got say, the presenter of the $7.00 likely to to us quake is set to be about to about 75 kilometers northeast of mount everest, which is that was effect. so felty plus parts of india were talking about, cut my do polls and bank lo dash aside small just right now they've recorded 5 off the shops so far in the region warning, it could be more on the way to and home to cut to our by so assembly, we will keep you posted on that developing story, right? they're going to offer you international both on air and online for the meantime. thanks for joining us. we all banks the the febru

for classical christian schools. there's pipelines of curriculum for classical christian schools.hers colleges need to be creative. it's an entire ecosystem that will have the parallel to a progressive pipeline that controls every single aspect, to your point. [inaudible] -- united states. i don't know if you're aware but when he ran for president the first time one of the main things his campaign was to get rid of the department of education, put forward by jimmy carter. the one thing really upset with after eight years of being president he was never able to get rid of the department of education that i remember one of his great quotes is when we cease b1 nation under god we are a nation gone under. i quote that all of the time when i go up and speak to young people. other than that where can people get a list of these schools for us people who have grandkids now? my parents sent me to a military academy. last night i went to a place we called st. john's manager alcatraz. [laughing] i was taught by the sisters of mercy. [laughing] and that it he went to the j. so god was having

i'm christiane amanpour in london. donald trump isn't even back in the white house yet, and he's already causing ructions overseas, not just threatening to invade and annex allies like greenland, panama and canada, but also allowing his unelected wingman to use his powerful x platform to interfere in their democracies. elon musk, spewing a barrage of disinformation and trolling world leaders calling for germany's far right extremist afd party to save that nation. and just this week, he attacked the uk's mild mannered prime minister, keir starmer, calling for his, quote, tyrannical government to be overthrown. and he's thrown his weight behind a notorious extremist right wing agitator who's currently in prison here. what? how worried should we all be about musk's international freelancing? he's the richest man in the world. he does own one of the most powerful social media platforms, and he has the ear of the incoming president, donald j. trump as this was all landing with a giant thud, i asked tech journalist kara swis

ancient christianity.udacious message of the old and new testament is in the time of the egyptians, the babylonians, the assyrians, the greeks, and the romans. the god of the universe actually revealed himself to humanity. ancient christianity is one of dozens of free online courses offered by hillsdale college. sign up at learnfromhillsdale.org. to discover how early christians paved the way for our civilization. out of the collapse of the western half of the roman empire comes pure chaos. but out of that chaos comes faith. whether you're a person of faith, a history enthusiast, or just curious, you'll discover inspiring stories from the earliest beginnings of christianity. including why early christians faced persecution and how they spread christ's message during the fall of rome. it truly is miraculous that christianity has survived to the 21st century. at no cost to you, you'll receive a front row seat to history as it unfolds through the eyes of the earliest christians. i'm kent calvert. this is our