colin: no. people ask me this all the time.ually starts out with, what year did you graduate from west point? well, i did not go to west point. i could not have aspired to go to west point. well, did you go to the citadel, or did you go to texas a&m or virginia military institute? i said, no, they would not let black guys in then. it was beyond any possible level of aspiration or expectation, but it happened. why did it happen? because i got a quality public school education that i did not know was of that high-quality at that time. elementary school, junior high school, high school, and then ccny let me in with my modest average. then it was rotc at ccny that really made the difference. david: you were a geology major. did you think you are going into the geology world? >> no, i was the geology major because i busted out of civil engineering. ok? now you know. [laughter] colin: that didn't need to come up, david. thank you very much. david: so when microsoft is moving forward, you decide to take the company public in 1986, and

tonight -- michael che and colin jost, musician and producer jack antonoff music from ashley mcbryde, featuring the 8g band with brann dailor. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, setheyers. >> seth: good evening, everyone. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] fantastic! in that case, let's get to the news. the government re-opened last night after a three-day shutdown. and they immediately realized they'd left mitch mcconnell there. [ light laughter ] on his final morning in the middle east today, vice president pence visited the western wall in jerusalem and placed a small white note of prayer in its cracks, right next to trumps. [ light laughter ] according to "the new york times," attorney general jeff sessions was questioned by special counsel robert mueller's office last week for several hours. but despite mueller's tenacity, sessions said he would not disclose the location of me pot of gold. [ light laughter ] following reports that president trump carried on an affair with a porn star shortly after the birth

. >>> colin kaepernick is close to the finish line of his $1 million pledge to charity. our reporter tells us that latest gift is going to a the area nonprofit and he dealt with his money with help from the warriors biggest are. --á.>> reporter: colin kaepernick is in the final stretch of his million-dollar pledge with organizations that work with the communities. golden state warriors stephan curry gent -- then match colin kaepernick's donation. >> i think it is important for colin kaepernick to put his money where his mouth is.>> reporter: the man who founded united players 23 years ago is grateful for and curry's gift. >> it will actually go to help out others who are coming on for prison for reentry. it will give them the opportunity to navigate and get involved more with society.>> reporter: that means helping ex- cons find housing and careers. david monroe was released from san quentin prison 14 months ago. >> in 1997 i was incarcerated for second-degree murder. and after 19 years behind bars, he now has a job with united players. >> reporter: he gives talks to stu

colin kaepernick kneeling beside martin luther king jr. on the cover of the new yorker.s does is push a false narrative. >> a new training tool aimed at surviving school shootings. and the simulations is the best way to react in an active shooter situation. teachers, first responders and the shooter. and real-life situation. and fact checks content. some say almost exclusively targets conservative sites. when searching for media outlet, google gives users details including topics written, as well as the section titled reviewed claims. as you search the new york times instead of seeing a review claim, you see the reward section. outraged just days before martin luther king jr. day as the new yorker releases a magazine cover showing civil rights activist kneeling next to colin kaepernick. just days ago donald trump signed the martin luther king jr. national historic act creating georgia's first national historic park. here to react, radio show host kathy barnett. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. heather: what do you think? >> that image looks like sati

. >> number seven is an athlete, colin kaepernick. >> we must confront oppression as a doctor would a disease. you identify it. you call it out. you treat it. and you defeat it. >> he is famous in his own right because the story of colin kaepernick became intertwined with the story of donald trump. colin kaepernick and what he has stood for or more appropriately knelt for has attracted the attention and criticism of donald trump. colin kaepernick from your san francisco 49ers took them to the super bowl, has not worked in the nfl for some time but is now synonymous with taking a knee. >> and i think bringing it back to kaepernick is the right way to put this on the list. because there were a lot of players who -- by the time donald trump was attacking the nfl week after week after week, colin kaepernick wasn't playing for the nfl anymore. >> he had started something that the president saw as an opportunity for twisting the knife in some of our sort of cultural boo boos. one of those is around the issue they were trying to raise awareness for. that was criminal justice reform, social i

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colin kaepernick from your san francisco 49ers took them to the super bowl. not worked in the nfl for some time but is now synonymous with taking a knee. >> and i think bringing it back to kaepernick is the right way to put this on the list. because there were a lot of players who -- by the time donald trump was attacking the nfl week after week after week, colin kaepernick wasn't playing for the 49ers anymore. >> wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners when somebody disrespects our flag to say, get that son of a [ bleep ] off the field right now. he's fired. he's fired! >> he had started something that the president saw as an opportunity for twisting the knife in some of our sort of cultural boo-boos. one of those ouchies is around the issue they were trying to raise awareness for. that was criminal justice reform, social injustice. what kaepernick was doing was -- almost epitomized peaceful protests and the right to do so. >> the message is that we have a lot of issues in this country that we need to deal with. we have a lot of people that are oppr

colin kaepernick donated $1 million to charity.ame on the list, jj watt who played for the houston texans, he not only raised $37 million for hurricane harvey disaster relief but also volunteered. ronald reagan's former press secretary leading the charge toward the late actor and honorary oscar. mark weinberg telling martha maccallum reagan was hurt about never being credited with that achievement. >> he said to me once that he would think doing what i have done and accomplished what i accomplished, the motion picture business would commemorate or honor it in some way, but i guess their political agenda has taken over good manners. imagine if obama or bill clinton had come from that business i have a feeling the academy would recognize them. >> there is an online petition to get the academy to give him the award. the time is 6 minutes until the top of the hour. we all know someone like this. >> good for you. >> i started smoking. >> i love you too. heather: how dependent we are on our devices even at the dinner table. ♪ what you go

gautam ghambir, glenn maxwell and colin munro. famous names from the cricketing world were keen to congratulate him, including the former australia skipper michael clarke, who says the little champion will do his country proud. former indian batsman aakash chopra believes he could be one of the stories of this year's tournament too. all this, and lamichhane is only 17! you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, that is your monday sport briefing. now, it's a longstanding cause of holiday angst — the inability to grab a sunbed near the pool without a daily dash to put down a towel. now, one of europe's leading package holiday companies is offering what it hopes is the perfect solution at a cost, as russell trott explains. it is every holidaymaker‘s dream

that he would be down with, you know, the take the knee movement and colin kaepernick, and really trying to work with both the nfl as well as the players to create a beloved community, where we can respect individuals, and having individuals recognize that it's not about patriotism and it's not about dissing the national anthem and signs and symbols that are endearing to our democracy for some, but he also would want america to look at some of the challenges that kaepernick and others are bringing to the forefront. rosemary: i'd be remiss if we didn't bring up politics in this discussion of race relations in america. where are we? and is it moving in a good direction? can we move in a good direction? kevin: i would say we're not moving forward, we're moving backwards. we need to look at the legacy of dr. king. that i have a dream speech was a speech that is going to last forever because it was a unity cry saying, "let's bring america together." rosemary: there certainly to that speech is obviously an inspirational, hopeful, moving forward tone, so here we are in 2018. how do we move forw

taking a knee between colin kaepernick and michael bennett.he artist behind that cover and he's with us now. so your illustration i understand, mark, thank you for being here, is called "in creative battle." what do you hope to take away from this? >> i guess it will continue the dialogue about dr. king's legacy and the steps that colin kaepernick and nfl players are taking to try to address the fact that equality is still not within reach yet. >> you know, mark, i was having a conversation with some friends a couple days ago about -- one is a teacher. they have an icon pack for the school. you get the easter bunny. you get santa claus, and you get martin luther king. you get, you know, a shamrock and we have created in some way the idea that dr. king was just like santa claus, just like the easter bunny and, in fact, he was a fighter. so you are used to the word battle intentionalized? >> yeah. and, you know, martin luther king is a real person as opposed to the other people you just mentioned. >> well, you said i think in the interview that

colin kaepernick. porters of >>> and the game last night, the drive, bell goes down. he left the game with la sprained ankle. he'll have an mri today. hang in there jordan. >>> klay thompson had a great night, he had 67 three points and steph curry had 30 points. >> and he's a fan tonight. the long time phenomenal referee, he steps in the screen, but they're having fun now. there's another 3. >> you see steph curry at the bottom giving a high five. i know that was good. >>> and there's a show do i know with the rockets saturday night and the lakers hold the record with 16 straight road wins. they did that in the 1971, 1972. >> i love them. they're so cool. >> i know. they make it look easy. >>> the sales force tower is open now, and we'll show you why it's one of the most coveted office spaces. >>> there's growing frustration for parents here and this is over many school campuses that they say are in disrepair. why parents are calling for the school district and to cut ties with the controversial contr

] >> jimmy: they love colin jost. >> they love colin jost.ike the white dude. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. [ light laughter ] you just had a break. did you go on vacation or anything? >> i just did a show in atlanta for the national championship. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: literally one person was just clapping. [ light laughter ] >> you're not getting a ride home. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: how was that? >> it was gre -- it was bad. it was bad. >> jimmy: what do you mean? >> well, i performed for the football teams. and there's a lot of restrictions. you can't talk about race. you can't talk -- you can't curse. you can't talk about politics. you can't -- it felt like the lyrics to "imagine." it was like, "imagine no religion." [ laughter ] and so i had to do jokes about nothing. [ light laughter ] and i did. >> jimmy: and it did not go well? >> not good at all. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: really? >> yeah. i was a little insulting, maybe. yeah, whatever. >> jimmy: what'd you end up doing? >> i don't know. you know, i -- [ laughter ] they're college kids, s

the president deciding that because of the offense he's taken at colin kaepernick, saying on twitter and elsewhere, i think that the nfl owners should fire players who take a knee, and who dishonor our flag, and i think that this person should be fired. in the same way that a couple weeks ago, we had an espn on-air personality who made comments that were disparaging of the president, in response to comments that he made disparaging of her race, she believed. the press secretary for the white house, sarah huckabee sanders, came out and said, we believe that espn should fire this person. is there a conflict, you're a small government conservative. do you want the president and the white house dictating to private businesses who they can employ? - of course not. - the first amendment gives you the right to be wrong or to be a jackass, doesn't it. - of course it does. i will just say i'm not a big fan of jemele hill, not because of what she said about the president in her view being a white supremacist, but simply that her hour is down 20% in the ratings. that's i think the bigger proble

colin, i want to start with you. some of your top picks for 2018, some familiar names. amazon, facebook why? why those? is it some play on advertising and just the massive power that google and facebook have there is there something else about their heft, their size, their momentum >> well, really it is a combination of factors that keeps us bullish on these large cap internet companies first off, there's such a rapid pace of innovation in technology that's benefiting disproportionately these platform leaders things like artificial intelligence, augmented reality, personal assistance. in addition to that, the core secular growth trends in e-commerce, in online media, and online advertising are clearly benefiting the same companies, as well. so when we look at the spectrum of potential alternatives to these large cap internet companies, we still come away more bullish as we look in the year ahead >> steve, for somebody who's investing in young companies, are these big guys sucking up all the oxygen in the room, or is there opportunity for smaller companies to get bought

. >>> also, a message for what colin kaepernick is saying about this rapper and what they're doing to help the community. >>> an alleged sheriff takes the stand and alleged bribes involving the mayor on trial. >>> all new at 5:00, a sitting sheriff handing out bribes for a mayor on trial, all while in office he said he gave money for contracts. >> reporter: a sheriff said he spent big money trying to get the attention of allentown's mayor and saw nothing wrong with giving him contributions as well as taking him to an eagles playoff game. back in 2013, he was not the montgomery county sheriff, a lawyer, partner in a jenkintown law firm. he told the jury, he was one of two people that controlled that firm's political action committee, a firm they used to donate to political campaigns. he told the jury the found was used for quote business development and personal reasons. he was he and a business partner who sought to get the attention of the mayor off allentown. in an effort to obtain a valuable city contract for tax collections, he said he and a partner hired lobbyists to arrange the

but colin kaepernick is one of five nominees for the byron white community mvp award. cap is giving $1 million for groups working in oppressed communities. he's eligible for the award because he remains in the players union. >>> that move that catapulted colin kaepernick into an activist role is the center of a super bowl ad program that focuses on this, players not standing for the national anthem. the american veterans association is behind the sead. you see it seize please stand with pictures of american servicemen saluting the american flag. >>> now to the 2018 oscar nominations. you saw them live here on abc7 mornings, including the nominees for best picture. >> call me by your name. >> darkest hour. >> dun kirk. >> lady bird. >> phantom these. >> the shape. and the three billboards outside evan, missouri. >> shape of water leads nominations this year with 13 nods, we have a list of all the nominees on our website. >> now that we know the nominees, we'll know the winners sunday march 4, you can watch the oscars only on abc7. jimmy kimmel is going to repeat host. >

a little bit of history — new zealand's colin munro scores 104 to become the first batsman to make threeenturies in t20 internationals as the black caps beat the west indies. i will have the build—up to the fifth test in sydney. can england finally get an ashes win? we start at the emirates — where arsenal host chelsea. a win for the champions would see them go back to 2nd in the table. they face a side though who've won 13 of their last 15 league games at home. before we go to our football correspondentjohn murray who's in north london for the game let's hearfrom both managers — first arsenal's arsene wenger who says these games are always attritional. we have played many times chelsea. it was always a tight result, apart from at home last year, when i think we beat them 3—0. after that, we played them many times and it was always a big battle. chelsea comes back as well in good form, you know? they have been consistent recently. it is a big challenge for us. my expectation of the players is that we stay here, and try to continue to work. also because, i repeat, our squad is not big. fo

colin resch joins us next. the giants ) new all-star 3rd the giants ) new all-star 3rd baseman -- has arrived for duty. evan longoria was formally introduced today after last month )s trade w/ the tampa ray. he grew up in soiuthern california -- so -- he )s back n his home state. longoria isn; )t the only new face.. earlier this week, the giants traded for former m-v-p andrew mccutchen. and take a look at this: it was meant to be. that )s longoria in a giants uniform when he was a little leaguer. thanks to "make-a-wish" and "the sharks foundation" -- a very deserving young man )s dream is coming true. he )ll face-off against the penguins tomorrow night. and then accompany the sharks to anaheim for sunday )s game. his dream come true -- began today. here )s nbc bay area )s colin resch. thanks for watching nbc bay area news at six. area news at six. we )ll see you back here tonight at 11. happening now -- >> announcer: now on "extra" -- kim and kanye's baby -- chicago. >> a beautiful name, cannia. >> the story be

. >> colin kaepernick kneeling. >> get this son of a bitch off the field. >> but then i thought maybe it would be about this. >> very disturbing photo shoot. >> but then this happened. but then i thought wait a secretary it should about be this. >> we will open up the libel laws so when they. >> you are all talking about the same thing, free speech. the first amendment. but there's one thing america's startup dads didn't think of, what if speaking your truth meant saying stuff like this. >> go back to africa. >> or this. >> go to. >> so what is up, america. do you really love free speech or do you not? but should you? >> is this thing on? now usually we think of people on the right as the ones wanting to curtail our freedom of expression. players have the right for free speech off the field. >> frankly disgusting the way the press is able to write whatever they want to write. >> check your blood pressure because are you salty, bro. but with actual nazis marching in the streets like it is berlin, back in-- many are like hold my-- but which i mean [bleep] free speech. i don't like what

up next, colin rad shows us the changes coming up for the oakland a's. there is one change. baseball f >>> after all of that talk of cold weather, i want to say baseball fans rejoy -- rejoice. >> and today the players had a chance to chat with the medium. and colin rush was there. >> at jesus christ london square, the a's paying homage to the past in the new offices. the kelly green alternate jerseys will be worn every friday home game throughout the season. here at a's media day it began with a fashion show. matt chapman embracing the runway. >> it feels as good as it looks. >> breathable. >> it is great. it is everything you want in a jersey. it is stretchy and comfortable. the green pops. the yellow -- i love it personally. >> marcus and matt were thinking how long will this take and matt was probably thinking, it is another career path for me. >> you look like you've done that runway thing before, am i right or wrong? >> it seems like any time there is something like that, i get thrown out into the fire. >> and why is that? >> i don't know. maybe i bring it upon myself.

colin resch explains next. unlike olympics past...team usa hockey... will not feature any current n- >>> okay. we have a slight change. unlike olympic past team usa hockey won't feature current nhl players. >> that means a big opportunity for lesser known athletes. nbc bay area colin resch explains. >> reporter: it was april 3rd of last year when the nhl announced it would not be participating in the 2018 pyeongchang olympics. the following day at the shark's practice facility, olympic alums joe pavelski and mark edward voiced diz please. >> they deserve to go. >> it's nice to have the best on best. but i'm sure who ever goes it's going to be just as exciting. you know it is the olympics and such a huge stage. but as players and the experiences we've had, it's disappointing not to have that opportunity. >> reporter: but the opportunity had to go somewhere. . enter john mccarthy, the san jose bare cued acaptain spent nine years in the shark organization was informed new year's day he will be heading to south korea as a member of team usa. >> to be hones

.>>> still to come colin kaepernick did not take the field this season.plan to donate $1 million to righteous causes. he got an assist from a couple warriors.>>> your weekend forecast. ca sorry. i can't make it. it's just my eczema again, but it's fine. yeah, it's fine. you ok? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw something the other day. eczema exposed. your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. maybe you should ask your doctor? go to eczemaexposed.com to learn more. >>> colin kaepernick close to the finish line of his one million-dollar pledge to charity. latest gift going to a nonprofit in the bay area. he doubled the murdered -- he double the money. with help from the warriors biggest star.>> $10,000 to the organization my brother stefan curries charles.>> reporter: san francisco quarterback -- colin kaepernick. golden state warriors steph curry match his donation to make it $20,000 donation. >>> it is important what he is doing. putting his money

. >>> still to come here, colin kaepernick didn't play football this year but he still has fans heren the bay area. in a moment, how the former quarterback got an assist from two warriors players for the final donation from his million-dollar pledge. >> we are tracking that weekend forecast. part of the weekend dry part of the weekend wet. we'll see you back here with specific. -- we'll see you back here with specifics. sorry. i can't make it. it's just my eczema again, but it's fine. yeah, it's fine. you ok? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw something the other day. eczema exposed. your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. maybe you should ask your doctor? go to eczemaexposed.com to learn more. >>> colin kaepernick has entered the last leg of his donation. he donated $10,000 to the san jose advocacy group silicon valley debug. >> kevin durant matched that donation and ktvu's tara moriarty tells us that today, kaepernick got another donation match from another player on the wa

and now one person who has a say tells our colin resch why he didn't vote for the giants legend, nextbarry bonds... yesterday, the giants legend...once again came up short.. in the votes for the >>> another year gone by for barry bonds. yesterday the giants legend came up short in votes for the hall of fame. >> but as the years go by, more and more voters seem ready to forgive. here's nbc bay area's colin resch. >> reporter: in august of last year, after 33 years on the job, mark purdee wrote his final sports column. in it he mentioned this cove. he's the one who named it. he'll always be known for that and perhaps the fact that he's one of three local writers who continues to leave barry bonds off his hall of fame ballot. >> i think what people should understand, because you're not voting for them, that doesn't mean you're voting against them. this is a ten-year ballot window. i want to have the most information possible about somebody before i vote on them. we don't know enough about that whole era, in my mind. were 90% of people using steroids? were 10%? >> reporter: the percentage

colin kaepernick is making good on his million- dollar- pledge...with extra support from a couple of warriors stars... (steve) speaking of the warriors... a 14th straight road win is marred by an injury to one of most promising young players... gary has the details... and all the sports... coming up next at 8. the night before their wedding... a couple opens up the programs they ordered... only to find a shocking delivery instead. new at 8. a gay couple is suing vistaprint after they received something they didn't order.(pam) the couple says, they got 'hateful' satan pamphlets.... instead of their wedding programs. reporter jon delano has the story. shortly before stephen heasley, of butler county, married andrew borg, of australia, on a family farm in cowansville last september, they sent this copy of a wedding program to vistaprint for 100 copies for their wedding.sotmichael willemin/couple's attorney: "they spent a significant amount of time creating and designing a customized wedding program that had a lot of very special meaning to them." vista

colin. colin kaepernick. here is a guy, he is now an american hero, sticking up for civil rights, police reform, the first amendment. he's a legend, but he lost his job. if you were his sports agent, jay-z is a sports agent for colin kaepernick, before this happened, he said i want to do this, would you have said do it, don't do it? council the brother. >> 100% do it. look how many people play football. they are not him. would you rather be playing football getting your head dinged in or an iconic figure for the rest of your life? a job, i think people, again, we confuse the idea of having a job with fulfilling your purpose. >> turning to church. >> everybody is like, hmm. >> somebody else we both care about is mill. he's a part of the rock nation family, a terrible judge sent him back to prison for two or three years for a minor probation violation. that would have been a time a lot of business people cut ties. rather than cutting ties, you doubled down, tripled down. why are you taking a strong stand for hi

colin resch joins us next. hockey )s mecca... mo >>> okay. this defame still in progress.he sharks on the road in hockey's mecca. that would be month reel. the first period joe thornton with the rebound and goal. watch it carefully not the beard but the play. puck deflects off his body before he sneaks it in right behind the goal tender. right now the sharks lead 4-1 in the third period. tao bad they're not in the playoffs. five straight wins to close out the regular season. >> and expectations are now sky high for next season. but first things first. is there a new contract for jimmy g. colin resch has answers from levi stadium. >> reporter: john lynch took to the podium with head coach kyle shanahan, flashed a wrie smile said democrat what you expect from a gm who finished with 5 straight wins. >> happy new year. >> six wins in the last seven games, the 0-9 start to the season now a zart memory. >> i got a great deal of pride with the way we finished. >> we wish we would have won more games we definitely hoped for that process. i'm proud how it finished like john said an

>> long before donald trump ever moved into the white house, colin kaepernick had america talking with even though kaepernick has not played a down of football in 2017, donald trump has done his best to keep this story alive. here's number five on our count down. trump tackles the nfl. >>> tonight i'm taking a knee for america. [ cheers and applause ] >> but not just one knee, i'm taking both knees. >> several members of the nfl, the nba and other celebrities and entertainers are uniting around a statement that has been a source of controversy for more than a year now. taking a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality. last night it was stevie wonder, and at this moment in london the baltimore ravens are facing off against the jacksonville jaguars. after several players joined the protests that colin kaepernick started last year and took a knee, all of this was sparked by comments from donald trump made on friday night. >> wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners when somebody disrespects our flag to say, get that son of a bitch off the field right now, out.

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colin paterson, bbc news, swindon. that's it from us.d night. welcome to bbc london news with me, victoria hollins. a headteacher has backed down from a ban on hijabs in her east london primary school. st stephen's in upton park recently introduced restrictions on girls wearing the headscarf. the school said the move was to help muslim children integrate it's a0 celsius and wet outside playing tennis. one game at the start of the fourth set lasted 20 minutes. just one game. under the most extreme pressure in the most extreme conditions, he peaked. nothing much between the players in world rankings or court will stop from this moment he took the fourth set 6—0. both men stretched the armed previous limits. who wilts, ? who wins? edmonds is the kind of guy who lets his tennis do the talking. it's a professional sport. it's not meant to bet. it is meant to hurt. if people do start to become ill it might be a concern but i am just concerned with getting through. he is through. edmonds's endurance impressed many. andy murray described it as t

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i first met sean at colin's funeral.gesture. i wrote a letter and thanked him for his kindness, and five weeks later i had a letter from him asking if i would like to go down to london to the club and have an afternoon tea, and of course i was delighted. now sean and marjorie e—mail every day and meet every few months for what marjorie jokingly calls a hot date. am i allowed a bit more? you won't slap me? that's because you haven't had any lunch. no, i haven't. but i had one of your cakes. they were lovely. the royal air forces association says this sense of connection is an invaluable benefit of its befriending service. we think there are about 170,000 just within the raf family that are experiencing loneliness and isolation. this is about empowering people to remain part of the community and empowering both the beneficiary and the befriender to stay connected within the raf family. today, there's another guest at the table — bertie the bear. marjorie‘s bear is embarking on an adventure around the world to raise awarene

colin resch bruises her next. 2012 olympic team in london.n individual na >>> well she knows the olympics. she was an tlern on the 2012 olympic team in london. >> and she won an individual ncaa championship in 2015 on the vault but as colin resch shows. stanford's elizabeth prize, what she did earlier this week was arguably her greatest feat yet. >> the lone senior on the gymnastic's team at stanford is a fan of firsts. >> right now i'm ranked first in the flags era nation in floor, uneven bars and all around. >> all of the firsts a by-product of elizabeth price's performances in the team's first meet of the season on monday night. her total of 39.675 tops in the country her score on the uneven bars, a big reason why. >> you finally get that time that's my gosh i did a perfect routine. it felt perfect. and the judges thought it was perfect. and that's a huge accomplishment and amz amazing feeling to say i did a perfect bar routine. >> it was absolutely perfect. >> first year head coach, like price one of the most decorated gymnasts in school

colin, you've done this many times. what‘s the day like?nd we carry on to 2pm. and it is a fantastic way to start the new year. i‘m going to have a chat with the conductor, justin. good morning, justin. tell me about your band. we are from southern california. have you been to britain or europe before? no. what do you think of london? it is great coming to london and seeing it. it is different. london? it is great coming to london and seeing it. it is differentm will be quite a day today. are you looking forward to it? oh yes, for sure. happy new year. thank you. quite a scene here and we are celebrating, not just quite a scene here and we are celebrating, notjust with marching bands, and cheerleaders, but all sorts of funny animals who seem to be here. so, happy new yearfrom him and it‘s happy new yearfrom me! hgppy and it‘s happy new yearfrom me! happy new year. graham, thank you very much indeed. pass on our thanks to your guests including the gorilla! they have been up bright and early since before 6am. the celebrations get under way in

colin paterson, bbc news, swindon.ions, they will find out next week. what's more on our website. if you want to get in touch with us here at bbc world news, you can do so on social media. i'm @bbckasiamadera on twitter. now the weather, with chris fawkes. hello there. yesterday, in scotland, again we had some problems with snow, seems like this fairly commonplace. but in the highlands of scotland, just short of 47 metres of snow lying on the ground. now, the weather this weekend dominated by two areas of low pressure. 0ne here coming in today and another one near the coast of canada will be bringing a spell of heavy rain, hill snow, and eventually a change, the weather. this is how we start off the weekend, though. a band of rain working in the southern and western areas. cold air to the north—east, a risk of ice, and further snow showers affecting scotland. now the main uncertainty is how far north this pulse of sedation gets. it looks likely to move right across ireland, we could see four centimetres of snow for som

colin campbell, bbc news.er this programme. the new world darts champion rob cross says there will never be another player like phil taylor. cross beat the 16—time winner 7—2 in last night's final — which was taylor's last professional match. rob cross turned professional only a year ago, and took home the world championship trophy in his debut appearance at the event. our sports correspondent natalie pirks reports. how well has your new year gun? for rob cross, it is fair to say 2018 has already proved life—changing. last night he beat the greatest darts player of all time to be crowned world champion and become £400,000 richer as well, and all of it is barely sinking in. it feels very surreal, it is like i need to pinch myself or something, because i could not have written it any better, really. it is like a fairy tale. you might not associate the game of darts with fairy tales and yet rob cross was an unknown electricity until the start of 2017. last year his winnings included £7 picked up in a pub tourname

. >>> tonight, steph curry, colin kaepernick are teaming up for a good cause. it's all part of kaepernick s >>> tonight, colin capper peck and steph -- kaepernick and steph curry are teaming up together. he is asking fellow supporters to pick a charity to donate to. steph curry chose united playas. kaepernick announced he would match curry's $10,000 donation with another $10,000. it all came as a complete surprise to the non-profit. >> when i picked it up, i thought he was playing. and so i was like yeah, whatever, no, he wants to donate to your organization. i said yeah right. i said steph curry. i knew he was double lying. i hung up. >> and then kaepernick made the announcement. half of the donations will help adults who have just gotten out of prison. the other half will find summer youth programs for up to 150 students. >> i would have done a double take too. >> yes. [ laughter ] it's a prank call. >> that is a great cause. >>> hey, i want to send you, you you out there. with some big shots. did you miss a's and giants pitchers & catchers report for spring

laughter colin paterson, bbc news, swindon.ll in her stride. we have had more snow showers today. this is the view in glasgow after just half an hour of heavy snow. we have a lot of lying snow around at the moment and its continuing to cause some disruption. the met office have issued a member whether one today for the heavy snow and ice, particularly affecting the south west of scotland but we have also some heavy snow in the north—west of england. the snow showers across western scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, will continue but they will ease away overnight so eventually the skies become clear and rain works in from the south—western night. as it bops the colder air wiggo season snow over the hills of wales, perhaps the chilterns, and the cotswolds too. further north there will be ice and it will be a problem through saturday morning. on saturday morning, imogen improved a across scotland, northern england and northern ireland with a return to sunshine and the snow showers easing away eventually. further south

colin robertson agreed. peter stewart, it wasn't the gap in tel aviv that was the issue at their level. —— baz. there were more people leaving their jobs at westminster this week as theresa may made some changes to her ministerial team. on tuesday the deputy political editor of the bbc john pienaar had a glimpse of the new cabinet. allowed through the door at number ten today for a quick peek at new look cabinet. nobody move, almost nobody moved yesterday because theresa may couldn't make them. where is she? there she is, them. where is she? there she is, the whole secretary was in the way and wouldn't budge, just like yesterday. but everything went entirely to plan with the reshuffle but did bbc news are fairly portray it as but did bbc news are fairly portray itasa but did bbc news are fairly portray it as a shambles when it wasn't? roger morton thought so, writing: it is no secret that the nhs is under pressure at the moment but just how bad are things in our hospitals? it can help to get some statistics.

colin texted me in the middle of the night.ething with you doing oprah. are you down for it?" and i was like, "yeah!" you know, i want to do it. i was scared that i wasn't going to get her voice right. i really wanted to do her justice, 'cause she is the bomb. >> seth: yeah. you don't want to do a half-ass oprah. >> right, right, right. right, right. >> seth: did it feel -- like, did you actually feel empowered being oprah? >> dude, i -- while they were doing my makeup and putting everything on, i just had her picture in front of me and i just stared at her. [ laughter ] i just stared at her. and you just get that oprah feeling. like you know she has this -- she has this chin, smile, fulfilling -- [ laughter ] >> seth: oh, yeah. yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> hello! >> seth: so now, you probably had feelings beforehand, but now you actually have a personal investment -- >> yes. >> seth: in oprah running for president. >> she has to run, because i'll get an emmy if she runs. [ cheers and applause ] because i will play her to d

michelle gross e mailed: colin robertson agreed: but for peter stuart, it wasn‘t the gap in salariesamazing high salaries to people the british public have no particular attachment to or afghanistan for which is —— affection for, which is key to their market value, be they male or female? more people leaving at westminster this week as theresa may made changes to her ministerial team. on tuesday the bbc‘s deputy political editor had a glimpse of the new cabinet. allowed through the door at number ten today, for a quick peak at the new—look cabinet. nobody move, almost nobody moved yesterday because theresa may couldn‘t make them. where is she? there she is, jeremy hunt the health secretary was in the way and wouldn‘t budge, just like yesterday. it appears not everything went entirely to plan with the reshuffle. did bbc news unfairly portray it as a shambles when it was nothing a kind: it's it‘s no secret that the nhs is under pressure at the moment. butjust how bad are things in our hospitals? well, it can help to get some statistics, for instance on waiting times, but only if those