david rhodes, bbc news, north yorkshire. this is the briefing from bbc news.ened fire near a christmas market in the french city of strasbourg. at least three people are reported dead — and several injured. the gunman is known to the authorities, who've begun a terror investigation. officials say he'd been previously identified as a national security risk. britain's prime minister has visited european leaders — in a bid to rescue her brexit deal. but at home — a leadership challenge is looking increasingly likely. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the telegraph which shows a soldier guarding the streets of strasbourg after a suspected terrorist went on the run last night after killing three people and injuring 12 in the eastern french city. the guardian focuses on embattled uk prime minister theresa may, whose grip on power appears to be slipping as speculation grows she could face a vote of no confidence from tory mps. the business times carries a warning from the international mone

david rhodes has more. erin is one of over a million people already on universal credit.will by her son a present. everyone says your priority is to feed your son. but he is going to think he has been naughty if sa nta is going to think he has been naughty if santa doesn't bring him any presence on sunday morning. she says she has been anguish because of universal credit. when i have paid my bills and rent i have £26 in my weight is left. i use food banks a lot. ellyse is got some warmth and electric and things. since 2016 the government has been rolling out universal credit to various parts of the country. from today the rollout is complete. anyone making a new claim for one of the six benefits will automatically go on to universal credit. the idea is to simplify the system, combining six different benefits into one monthly means different benefits into one monthly m ea ns tested different benefits into one monthly means tested payment. charity say universal credit has pushed people into debt and poverty. in the last six months we have seen a 30% rise in the number of pe

david rhodes has more. erin is one of over a million people already on universal credit.r son a christmas present. everyone keeps saying, your priority is to feed your son, but then you've got to think he's going to think he's been naughty if santa doesn't bring him any presents on christmas morning. erin says delays in her universal credit payments have left her at times penniless. when i've paid my bills and my rent, i've got £26 of my wages left. so i use food banks a lot, and then obviously if i've got no gas or electric i've had to sleep at other people's houses. since 2016, the government has been rolling out universal credit to different parts of the country. from today, that roll—out is complete. anyone making a new claim for one of these six benefits will automatically go onto universal credit. the idea is to simplify the system, combining six different benefits into one monthly mea ns—tested payment. halifax was one of the first places in the uk to go onto universal credit. those that work in this food bank say the old benefits system needed reforming. they are

joining me now cnn global affairs analyst david rhode, executive editor of the new yorker website.ard from matthew, details are sketchy. we don't have a lot of information. but how concerning is this to you, of this american detained in russia? >> the initial speculation is that this could be retaliation for the recent conviction of maria butina, russian national who infiltrated the nra and other groups this arrest could be a bargaining chip that this american has been arrested could maybe in the future be trade for butina. it's also a warning sign. journali journalists in moscow are saying that this could be a message that putin is sending president trump for the new year, that russia will be confrontational if needed. >> let's talk about that big picture here. what does this mean about u.s./russia relations moving forward? >> it's a clear sign that putin will continue to be aggressive. it's a sense that, you know, if you looked at this proposed withdrawal of american troops from syria, something that putin has praised and has called for for years, that withdrawal is not being rew

bring in our cnn global affairs analyst and a senior fell on the council of foreign relations and david rhode, executive editor for the "new yorker" website. max, first, the death tails of the cia's assessment are out in the public, will that put any additional pressure on the white house? >> well, of course. i mean, the truth has come out, and it's pretty obvious that the crown prince mohammed bin salman was responsible for the murder and dismemberment of jamal khashoggi. you just saw that lame spin from secretary pompeo where he was financing around that fact. i saw the same thing this woke yenld in l.a. wherep j-- this w and repeated the fact that there's no smoking gun. but the crown prince's fingerprints are all over this and the fact that the administration continues to deny that is basically a deception of the public and the u.s. looks very weak. it looks like we're subservient to the saudis and afraid to stand up them. >> just how significant are these whatsapp messages that khashoggi exchanged? could they explain why khashoggi was killed, max? >> the fact that he was formenting disse

david rhodes, bbc news, north yorkshire.indeer in the arctic has more than halved over the last 20 years, because of climate change. also known as caribou, their population has dropped from almost 5 million to around 2.1 million. the change is said to be largely due to the organism they feed on being swamped by taller plants as they take hold in the warmer climate. now, if you are a lifelong eastenders fan, we have some important news for you, because the sun is reporting that two of the soap opera's classic characters are making a comeback. lofty the barman and mary the punk are reportedly set to return to albert square after 30 years. they will be involved in a storyline with another walford original, dr harold legg. i explained to the team i have a special buzzer, and don't play it until i get the buzz out. do you remember them? i remember lofty. tom watt and linda davidson were part of the bbc soap's original line—up when it launched in 1985. tom, who played lofty, left the show to become a social worker, but returned to

we have david cicilliny from rhode island joining us from capitol hill.ou for being with us. in these tweets rn stweets, the is claiming cohen saying he, the lawyer, should have acted legally and president trump relied on the advice of his counsel, that the liability is on michael cohen. does the president have a point? >> no, the president doesn't have a point. cohen acknowledged he was directed to commit these felonies by the president of the direction. this is the president of the united states directing another individual to commit two felonies. if the claim was i didn't know it was against the law, why did you concoct the scheme to height the payments to make up a fake reason and create fake accounts? this supports mr. cohen's claim that the president directed him to do this for reason. to prevent him from this coming out in the final weeks of the campaign. it's now confirmed from "national enquirer" that they were aware that the purpose was to prevent the stories from am coming out and languaging mr. trump's candidacy. he accepted his responsibility

emily: congressman david cicilline: of rhode island, thank you so much for stopping by.oming up, google's plans to get back into china. pichai revealed that 100 employees were working on the effort, code-named dragonfly. that is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: google's plans or lack thereof to get back into china dominated sundar pichai's testimony. he said repeatedly the company has no plans to go back to china for now, but would not rule it out. he would not comment on whether the company has had conversations with chinese officials on the plan. will it or won't it? we have david kirkpatrick in new york and mark bergen who covers alphabet. mark, isn't it our understanding this and are by try -- that sundar pichai is one of the biggest advocates of this. >> yeah. it's their plan to work in india, southeast asia, and countries like china. sundar has made china a key part of the strategy. i think that's why he evaded the answer of which team is working on this. emily: you mentioned the word evaded. i want to take a listen to exactly what he listened to. take a listen to

speaking to the congressmen who will be leading that committee next year, representative david cicilline of rhodend bloomberg tech's live streaming on twitter, check us out and follow our global news network tictoc on twitter. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ there's no place like home ♪ argh! i'm trying... ♪ yippiekiyay. ♪ mom. ♪ >> our top stories this morning. stop -- stocks slump. worstrrency seeing the two-day decline in five years. they huawei ceo remains in custody as beijing and high-levelhold a call on living trade talks forward. theresa may shows that [indiscernible] after pulling her brexit bill. if airlines can it be during the glut in balance the market.

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. >> joining me nuto discuss is democratic congressman david cicilline of rhode island.house foreign affairs and judiciary committees. the cia director will be briefing this small group of senators any minute now. speaker ryan has asked that the house get a briefing as well. have you heard any rumblings about that happening? >> yes. my understanding is we will have a briefing on december 13th. it's unclear whether the cia director will be there. i hope we don't have the same problem the senate has. it's very important that we have a briefing and understand exactly what has been collected in terms of evidence and then be in a position to take additional action if necessary. >> when it comes to additional action or not, broadly speaking, for the white house, when it comes to the policy of what to do, as bob corker was talking about that with manu, what to do and how to respond and taking responsibility for the killing of jamal khashoggi, for the white house, it does seem something like an either/or proposition. either you hold saudi arabia accountable for violating human r

democratic congressman david cicilline of rhode island is joining us. a member of the judiciary and foreign affairs committees. congressman, thanks so much. what do you make of the former fbi director speaking out so forcefully against the president and in defense of the fbi and the justice department? >> well, it's not a surprise. i mean, here's a gentleman who has dedicated his life to the rule of law, director of the fbi, who takes a lot of pride in the work that the professionals at the department do. and i think, frankly, he's sick and tired of the president's efforts to undermine the rule of law, to attack the good men and women at the fbi. to call into question the motivations of those that are doing the work at the office of the special counsel. and to remind people that the president of the united states described a person who is cooperating with department of justice to get to the bottom of this as a rat. i mean, that's something you hear from a crime boss or someone running a criminal enterprise. not something you expect to hear from the pres

ben rhodes is a deputy national security advisor to president obama. and david frumm is a former speechwriter for george w. bush. annie, let me start with you just on the basics. that threat from trump today via twitter to close down the southern border, his chief of staff there, new chief of staff mick mulvaney saying, hey, this is serious. what is your sense, what is your reporting? twitter bluster or is there a potential plan that could be

. >> i'm joined now by indira, columnist with the boston globe and david ciccilini of rhode island. he sits on the house foreign affairs committee. congressman, i'll start with you. just listening to those lines there, those speeches from donald trump pressing that idea of the united states not being the policemen of the world, he says, comparing it to that "the new york times" article we're reading from where you talk about policymakers, military experts, national security experts, both parties kind of being united against this. i guess, let me ask you the question in this way. what would you say to somebody, a voter out there, an american citizen out there who maybe likes what he hears, what she hears when donald trump talks the way we just played there and says, you know what, i've been burned by the experts. i was burned by them on iraq. i was burned by them on afghanistan. our country was burned by them. maybe we're listening to them too much. >> look starks you -- look, the national security establishment always has an inclination to suggest military action. i think that's sor

congressman david cellini of rhode island, who sits on the house judiciary committee.d to see you today. i say the other side of the political aisle because they always describe you that way from others who may have been on the program. but, really, i want to lean on your expertise just in terms of what we are watching today. john and i were just talking about the drama inside the courtroom. is this what you expected? >> yeah, i disagree with john a little bit. i don't think this is anything surprising. that judges are required to conduct sentencing hearings across the country. the first thing judge sullivan did as he wanted to make sure that michael flynn knowingly and voluntarily entered the plea, that he was in fact guilty of the crime. he reaffirmed that with mr. flynn, so all these ideas about him being snookered into it or mistakenly stumbling into this crime were put to rest. he said "i knew what i did was wrong, i new line to the fbi was a crime, and i admit my guilt." the question then became, was he entitled to acceptance of responsibility points? to have his

ben rhodes is a former deputy national security adviser to president obama. and david frumm is a former speechwriter for george w. bush. annie, let me start with you just on the basics. that threat from trump today via twitter to close down the southern border, his chief of staff there, new chief of staff mick mulvaney saying, hey, this is serious. what is your sense, what is your reporting? twitter bluster or is there a potential plan that could be implemented here that would actually close that border? >> for now my reporting shows that this is the latest sign that he is just not backing down from his demands. this is just putting his foot on the pedal trying to get the democrats to agree to money to fund the wall. the latest sign that they are just in this intractable position and aren't planning to move from it. other administration officials have met with democratic leaders over the past week, last saturday, and offered -- hinted that there could be room for negotiation. this is the president saying he really doesn't mind keeping the government shut down and he's

reboot your rhode island congressman david cicilline for an exclusive interview. incoming chairman of the democratic policy and litigation committee making him a member the democratic house leadership. also the house judiciary committee. congressman, good to see you. thank you for joining us. first let talk about this wall. you heard of a pass to guess at that this is not about border security for you and your colleagues. this is about stopping the president from having a promise delivered. >> not at all. it's not about border security because democrats support border security. we appropriate in the last two years $1.6 billion for border security. democrats support that. we think it should be done in a smart way. use technology, use sensors, more personnel. use it in a way that the fact there. the opposition to this is not a campaign promise that not a good use of taxpayer money. but secure the borders in a cost effective way using the best technology. maria: why would a barrier be the wrong way? barriers work elsewhere in other countries as well. why would a barr

. >> all right, indira, congressman david seis leanie from rhode island.hank you both for being with us. >>> up next, heading over to the big board, we're going to break down the surprising extent to which our party affiliation is shaping our world view in the trump era. it was the best year, it was the worst year, depending on what party you were in. this is "hardball," where the action is. u were in. this is "hardball," where e th action is. for each job exxonmobil creates, many more are created in the community. because energy touches so many industries, it supports 10 million u.s. jobs. that i never would have imagined. ancestrydna was able to tell me where my father's family came from in columbia. it's just been a reconnection to my roots. 20 million members have connected to a deeper family story. order your kit at ancestry.com. you might or joints.hing. for your heart... but do you take something for your brain. with an ingredient originally discovered in jellyfish, prevagen has been shown in clinical trials to improve short-term memory. prevagen. h

joining me is mimi rowka, and ben rhodes, and msnbc national political reporter david ignatius, and also a kcolumnist and contributor carol lee. and so, carol lee and mimi rocah with us, and let e's talk about what we just heard from the judge from gary gromback reporting from inside of the courthouse, and the judge is recommending the sentencing of the prosecutors and why this is unusual is that under the federal guidelines of zero the six moents he would not normally get any incarceration considering the extensive cooperation, and so it sounds like judge emmitt sullivan who s is an outlier and controversial this the past may be actually recommending jail time for michael flynn. >>le we-- well, andrea, i belie that is right, but i don't want to overstate that it is an outlier, the special counsel in the sentencing memo said low end of the guideline range or no jail time. the second time after flynn had made this submission sort of trying to claim that he was duped or trapped the special counsel did not use no jail time they were stand fwig recommendation of something at the low end of t

host: david is calling from charleston, rhode island, on the republican line. caller: good morning.hat person who just called from kentucky who voted for hillary clinton could not be more right than he is right now. crew c -- -- coup. secondnot have our amendment -- it is for a to radical government. at the an absolute coup top of the administration. it is a set up and it is absolutely disgusting. every conservative republican and democrat should be able to see it. they do not like what he is doing for the people. the people want control. there is a certain group in this country that wants control and they want to keep that. -- losingiving that, that, having donald trump in control, and they are willing to do anything. we need state militias. state militias that go after this government when it is tyrannical, it is becoming tyrannical. these people at the top, mueller, rosenstein, they are all crooked. they are dirty. they are traitors. we cannot have that in this country, absolutely traders. traitors. host: james is calling from tallahassee, florida, on the independent line. caller

david cicilline, thanks for being here. want to bring in barbara boxer, former democratic senator from the state of california, and ben rhodes, former deputy national security adviser under president obama and snbt political analyst. ben, the president making his first stop ever with u.s. troops in a combat zone. he's right now in a refueling stop in germany. this coming after that remarkable letter from mattis. and the president over that holiday weekend abruptly firing the man essentially and terminating him early. what do you think the consequences of that action are? >> well, you know, i think what it's done, chris, is it's given every other country around the world complete whiplash. because what we'd had is for a period of weeks a foreign policy articulated by the national security adviser and the secretary of state about us staying in syria and staying there somewhat indefinitely and even expanding the mission to include countering iran. and then you have the president of the united states pulling the rug out from under his own policy. so if you're allies with the united states and you've been in the counterisis fight