recording of a 2011 phone call between julia songe and clinton state department attorney general cliff johnson highlights claims made by wiki leaks for years that a rogue a former 'd employee was responsible for leaking classified state department cables without the necessary redactions or other precautions wiki leaks normally employees . my friends this is julian assange jasc in the state department to help him mitigate the risks of releasing classified information without redaction this is julian assange is telling the state department to warn anyone who could be hurt from this action this is julian assange. being a good journalist the good journalist he always claimed he was and my friends finally this is the u.s. state department under hillary clinton apparently. doing nothing. let all that sink in for a 2nd as we start watching the hawks. if you want to go on a cd string you want to supply letters so you like c c that rises you always just stay on c.e.o. role sliced mass graves sink displays systemic deception is to late show what should be so called job as. a welder on the watching the d

back in 2011 on the recording a song allegedly speaks to cliff johnson an attorney at the u.s. state department the wiki leaks founder warns johnson that an archive of 250000 department cables containing classified information had been stolen and was being spread around the internet. who would be releasing the. wiki leaks. this is. going to speak. to the material that wiki leaks. putting. out here. that's crazy. wiki leaks has long been accused of carelessness in the way it handled the leaked documents as it was claimed that they could endanger u.s. officials however the recording of a songe speaking to the state department seems to demonstrate the opposite on it and also suggested the u.s. government covertly remove the files from the internment internet and offered to help track them down but the unredacted information was published not long after a year later and took refuge in the ecuadorian embassy in london fearing extradition to the u.s. he was under active investigation by washington at the time for his role in publishing documents on possible u.s. war crimes in iraq an

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cierra johnson is outside the cliff house. what's happening there today? >> reporter: good morning, chris. this is just one of the businesses that, unfortunately, did not survive that pandemic. we have been out here a couple of hours and we've seen a crowd gathering, classic cars sitting in front of the iconic restaurant to say good-bye. a good number of folks that came out to take their last selfies. folks are sharing their memory, bringing their kids and grandkids to this restaurant. really just to say their last good-bye to a restaurant that so many people have really grown to love. this restaurant has welcomed guests for over 150 years. the couple park service over combined with dining restrictions to cliff house takeout only. that was causing the business to cause too much money and the business closed down completely in mid-july. this icon is not alone and struggling to stay afloat in the midst of this pandemic. many folks we spoke with say the restaurant was really just an experience. it was not just the food and service. it was that iconic view and

. >> desperate to avoid a cliff edge, most opposition lawmakers got behind boris johnson's deal. >> a thin deal is better than no deal, and not implementing this deal would mean immediate tariffs and quotas with the eu which would push up prices and drive businesses to the wall. >> weighing in at over 1200 pages, the hard one accord covers over 700 billion euros worth of trade between the u.k. and eu and ensures a zero-tariff exchange of goods. as it clears parliamentary hurdles at breakneck speed, it is on schedule to come into force before 11:00 p.m. gmt on new year's eve. that's when the u.k. leaves the eu single market, fundamentally changing how the neighbors live, work, and trade for years to come. >> the impact on universities, higher education is significant. we speak with the director of universities u.k. international. good evening to you. how would this affect britain's universities? >> maintaining cooperation and research has been maintained through this deal. we have the horizons europe program, and that is essential in our view. but we did not get what we hoped for. it i

cliff edge that will come on december 31. alix: what about financial services? boris johnson is that we did not achieve all we wanted.re is that conversation and how does that evolve? maria: the prime minister said we are not where we want to be. if you look at the details of the deal, it is clear why. there is no long-term plan which means you could do the same type of business as you are doing right now and he has knowledged that -- acknowledged that. it is interesting that the u.k. government kept the door open to say we can always improve it. from the european side, it is what it is. it does not give you a lot of detail, a lot of clarity if you are a company or financial institution and that is the sector that is going to change. to rotateand banks into intercontinental europe. we have not seen that. the exit did not prompt the exodus but the resolution could do that. alix: thanks a lot. appreciate that reporting theory let's get some more insight. ,oining us is jill rutter senior research fellow at u.k. if theing to understand deal is a real deal. it seems like there are so many questions in terms of approval fo

we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> that's hard to see the cliff house close. such a classic there. thanks, cierra. >>> underground parties in southern california, l.a. county sheriff office says this past month they arrested more than 200 people for being at parties that were violating covid-19 health orders. this is now prompting a new warning for eric garcetti about new year's eve gatherings. law enforcement is expected around parts of the state. >>> cities around the world is coming up with socially distancing solutions to try to ring in the new year. a short time ago, new zealand celebrated the beginning of 2021 without in-person viewers. and on the other side of the earth we take you to this spectacular drone light show in the united kingdom. isn't that amazing? people are being encouraged to watch the drone display online. something different. but yet beautiful. >>> well, probably like the rest of you, we're ready to leave 2020 behind and looking forward to 2021. and maybe sharing some of our own wishes. >> i'm actually looking forward to leaving

cliff right now. heartburn reagan in brussels thanks very much for the update and concern about the new strain has led british prime minister bars johnson to reverse plans to ease coronavirus restrictions over christmas has imposed an effective lockdown on london and south east england the move has made the capital usually bustling with shoppers at this time of year almost unrecognizable millions of people have been forced to cancel their christmas plans under the new restrictions the prime minister is facing widespread criticism for the decision. however britain's health secretary says the government had to take quick action this virus the new strain was out of control we've got to get it under control and the way that we can do that the only way you can do that is by restricting social call let's get more now from hamad minea he's ever ologist from the lancaster university in the u.k. mr renia thanks for joining us what more can you tell us about this new strain of the coronavirus. well this new strain of corn about as was 1st identified can treat back in september and that it was reported to the government in early october and since

johnson and e.u. commission president or zawahiri line failed to reach an agreement a plan aims to prevent a cliff and scenario if negotiators cannot find consensus by the end of the breaks a transition period disagreements over fishing rights business competition rules and policing have been keeping the parties from reaching a deal. all right and joining me now is start again this rather in brussels and joining us as well as big and london with the perspective from the u.k. want to start with gay ark what did the use contingency plan say georg. well the heart of these contingency plans plans leyla is the idea that smooth air and dry road and rail travel continues to be guaranteed for the next 6 months you have to understand if the air if the u.k. were to drop out with no deal at all that would also apply to the mutual recognition for instance of safety protocols of licenses of pilots for instance so any british pilot flying the airplane could no longer do that and that would mean that with no contingency plans in place basically airplanes would remain grounded trains couldn't run from the continent t

cliff right now. part of that reagan in brussels thanks very much for the update. concern about the new strain has led british prime minister barak johnson to reverse plans to ease coronavirus restrictions over the christmas period he's imposed an effective lockdown on london and southeast england. less than 5 days until christmas london is unrecognizable the normally heaving oxford street is almost deserted millions of people have been forced to cancel their christmas plans under the new restrictions after the discovery of a new corona virus strain virus the new strain was out of control we've got to get it under control and the way that we can do that the only way you can do that is by restricting social contact it's an abrupt u. turn by prime minister bars johnson that's been widely criticized. we don't want to as i say to burn christmas too to cancel it and i think that would be frankly inhuman biddies with a very heavy heart i must tell you we cannot continue with christmas as planned i raised this with the promise to stay and he dismissed that or went on to tell people top up married little christmas only 3 days later to rip up the

cliff edge. what they have is a vast free trade deal. no tariffs, no quotas, free access to each other's market, even though britain is outside of the single eu market and customs division. boris johnsonpaperwork at the borders will be worth it. the uk can strike deals around the world. it is no longer beholden to eu courts and no longer subject to immigration. there is complicated arbitration process now in place to insure both sides, the eu and the u.k. adhere to a level playing field on rules and regulation so the uk doesn't undercut the eu in the future. the deal is also angered british fisherman that the uk government promised. they will up a quarter of first quarter but the british fishermen demanded 80%. it is considered a formality will ratify the deal. all that remains after january the 31st, december 31st, is for the uk to move ahead of outside of the eu. jackie? jackie: benjamin thank you so much for that. there are still concerns there may be disruptions and some businesses will need more time to be able to absorb all of these new rules. we'll be watching very closely in 2021. happy new year to you. >> and to you. jackie: the oil industry of course is written down about $1