and also deborah's -- deborah spahr with "the quest for perfectio ." joining us from thomasville, georgia. >> this is one of the most entertaining programs i have seen on cspan. i cannot decide which comment i like the most. i want to say that, obviously anytime one group takes more power, another group loses power. the power comes from somewhere. with the idea that power with the people -- i can tell you that a 55-year-old white man like me has lost power from 1965. and that is fine. i have more obstacles and i have to deal with that. any time you have government involved and you say, he should not have that many obstacles and we have to take care of some of those obstacles, consequences happen. in the 70s -- that is when title ix was put into place i assume. the idea was, we need to have females to participate just like counterparts. back then, in 1970, college sports was not a nine million dollars business. now that money generated by minority black athletes generating that money. that money is being taken from them and given to the universities and

[applause] president trump: hi, deborah.ident trump: through peer-to-peer networking, coaching and support, deborah and her team have helped more than 650 former offenders start new lives as law-abiding members of society. it's an incredible story. i've read the story, i've seen it, many of you have seen it. thank you, deborah, for giving these americans a true second chance. and in some cases, a third chance at a good life. thank you, deborah very much. thank you. [applause] president trump: the amazing results of project safe neighborhoods prove just how critical it is to foster cooperation with law enforcement at every single level of government. nowhere is this cooperation more important than when it comes to enforcing our nation's immigration laws. been reading a lot about immigration, haven't you, folks? but we're getting it. we're really getting it. we are strong on the border. we could use a little help, but we are strong on the border. a lot of brave people working with us on the border. every day, i.c.e. officers a

human nature to resist change how fast are things changing and how well are we coping let's ask dr deborah johnson olson professor emeritus of applied ethics at the university of virginia she has also taught at rensselaer polytechnic and georgia institute of technology she published one of the first textbooks on computer ethics back in one nine hundred eighty five and she has published on a whole range of topics related the ethical social and policy implications of technology especially information technology deborah welcome. thank you i'm glad to be here we mentioned the autonomous robo car which is forecast to cost four and a half million jobs does that number ring true to you and is change as seismic likely to ripple through many or most job descriptions. well i would tell those taxi drivers not to worry too much. it's hard to say how seismic would be it'll be depending on the time frame but i don't think we're anywhere near to having them take over from cars and driver cars and trucks. there's so many challenges that have to be in that both technological and social. i just don't see it

thank you, deborah very much. thank you.ause] president trump: the amazing results of project safe neighborhoods prove how critical it is to foster cooperation with law enforcement at every single level of government. nowhere is this cooperation more toortant than when it comes enforcing our nation's immigration laws. we have been reading a lot about immigration, haven't you, folks? but we are getting it. we are really getting it. we are strong on the border. they could use a little help, but we are strong on the border. a lot of great people working with us on the border. day, i.c.e. officers are working with local partners to get some of the world's most violent criminals off our streets. and we get them out of our country. since i took office, i.c.e. agents have arrested over 235,000 aliens with criminal records. think of that, 235,000. and you have a lot on the democrat side who are saying, we don't want to respect i.c.e., we went to get rid of i.c.e. we are not getting rid of i.c.e.. they're going to be with us. they ar

. >> i am pleased to introduce deborah blum to politics and prose. deborah blum is the director of the knight science journalism program at mit and books include monkey wars come the poisoners handbook, ghost hunters, love at goon park and sex on

deborah: particularly in china-u.s.. nejra: yes.i think if we go through the luxury goods companies, they are very well spread. even the u.s. companies. think about michael kors, 64% of sales in america. there will be movement, there will be change. the numbers for chinese travelers in the u.s. in q3 is down 20%. but overall, they are well held. we have a lot of luxury goods brands out of france and italy. the swiss, free trade situation, so not really touched, so for us we are still very bullish. nejra: ok. what about any day? any -- m&a? any details in conversations being held? deborah: there are stocks out there that are vulnerable, that have underperformed, and anything with the market cap of maybe $2 billion to $3 billion is fair trade, so to speak, in potentially being looked at. but if we look overall at the luxury goods market, where we stand, we have about 8% net debt balancey, so very blank sheets in what they could acquire. you go back to a week ago and look at what lvmh did with belmont. there's a lot out there that will

lela, and of and course my bride deborah.e y some roses. >> bacon! bacon! i would have gotten myself, but i don't have thumbs! at's fantastic! >> a couple more friends wanted to show some support, and they sent some special messages for you. >> so, al, i thought 25 years of doing the oprah g show wd with that. i am thinking that's a milestone record. then hear about you 40 years. 4-0. you win. you got it. congratulations. you win. hi, this is tina fey. i want to say congratulations, al roker, on your 40th nbc anniversary. you make loren michaels look like a plpart-time ee. >> 40 years with nbc. congratulations, al. happy anniversary. >> mr. roker,, s happy 40th anniversary. we are all so very proud of you. we all love you so, so very much and we need you every morni. so don't g anywhere. here's to another 40 years. here's what's happening in your ne of the woods! have a great day, man. i hope you have an awesome time celebrating this moment. and hi, everybody! hi "today" show family! >> yo al, congratulations, man. 40 years?

layer.we welcome deborah deborah served under the bush 43 administration. welcome back., watching number of major foreign-policy events that he presided over in four short years is quite remarkable. >> it is amazing. .avid: let's talk about china you heard reference of tiananmen square. give us a sense of how george herbert walker bush set the course for relations with china. >> president bush had a long experience with china, having envoy,here as special and had quite a tough perspective on china, but probably one is -- probably one of the most knowledgeable people. hims fortunate to work with as we were rebuilding our relationship, and he could be very tough with them, but he understood how to get things done and where the balance was. david: how did he set up the world so we can have better relations? what is left of that legacy? to what extent are rebuilding on a foundation he helped construct? he did a tremendous amount of things and a lot of it was not recognized. segment,ard in the talking about rebuilding the relationship after tiananmen, and after bill clinton w

here's another look at her story from abc's deborah roberts. ♪ free free tyra >> reporter: this is aent tyra patterson has dreamed of. finally embracing these teens who she says helped save her life and campaign for her freedom. >> hi. >> reporter: tyra wasn't much older than them when she was imprisoneded for murder. even though she didn't pull the trigger, didn't even have a gun. her confession coerced, she says, raising questions about the issue of mass incarceration. leading to a campaign to set her free, celebrities even joining the cause. >> i am tyra patterson. >> reporter: then a stunning turn. the victim's sister coming to tyra's defense. >> do you think tyra patterson is in any way responsible for your sister's death? >> no, i don't. not one bit. >> reporter: for tyra the nightmare began 23 years ago when she and her friend becky are hanging out smoking pot in 19-year-old tyra's apartment in dayton, ohio. they head out to look for a set of missing car keys and meet up with a few acquaintances and wind up in an alleyway. sitting in a car, 18-year-old holly lay, 15-year-old s

and also deborah will be signing books in the lobby outside once her talk is finished. let me introduce you to deborah baker,. >> she is the author of making a farm and in extreme miswhich was a finalist for the pulitzer prize for biography. she's also the author of the convert which was a finalist for the national book award. her pulitzer prize and national book award finalist, the last enlightenment: love, war and the end of empire, uncovers the -- the book takes readers on a journey through the indian subcontinent at the closing of the british empire seemingly covering disparate topics, baker covers them all with sharp descriptions of ther the area and a clear -- of the terrain. please, help me welcome derek rah baker -- deborah baker. [applause] >> thank you, ken. thank you all for being here. it's nice and cozy. so i'm going to give a talk, and i'm going to have, luckily, some pictures. and there's a brief, little film clip in the middle of recently discovered footage from 1937. so a writer between projects faces a question, what story do i need to tell next? this

. >> i am pleased to introduce deborah blum to politics and prose. deborah blum is the director of the knight science journalism program at mit and books include monkey wars come the poisoners handbook, ghost hunters, love at goon park and sex on the brain. in the poison squad she tells the story of doctor harvey washington wiley. a chemistry professor from purdue university and his investigation into food and drink fraud. in the late 1800s, products such as milk, meat and canned meat, and canned and canned vegetables, not meat. were preserved -- who knows! [laughter] with chemicals known to be toxic and often using formulas such as embalming fluid and other products. yeah. the chief chemist of the united states department of agriculture, doctor wiley and his human test subjects known as, the poison squad, investigated these harmful products and began campaigning for food safety and consumer protection. a spoiler alert, culminated the passage of the 19 six pure food and drug act. the author of grunt, the curious science of humans that were raised deb

it's called leave no trace, and it's directed by deborah granwick, who made winters bone.stated as it is overwhelming. dad! dad. on the documentary front, i was overwhelmed by they shall not grow old, in which peterjackson used cutting edge technology to breathe new life into 100—year—old footage from world war i. it's a powerful and humanist work, bringing us closer to those who fought in the great war in this, the armistice centenary year. looking forward to 2019, january kicks off with the uk release of the favourite, the oscar—tipped latest from yorgos lanthimos, which has already picked up a bunch of golden globe nominations, including best actress for olivia colman and supporting actress nods for emma and rachel weisz. i'll leave you with a spoonful of something from a movie currently playing in uk cinemas, mary poppins returns. have a practically perfect christmas and a very happy new year. where did you get that kite? i found it in the park. she kept it from blowing away. mary poppins! close your mouth, please, michael, we are still not a codfish. jane baggs, still

deborah i think the bluish glow is very beautiful aesthetically it has something very gentle about it may give it i like it a lot there are lots of stars it blue is just my favorite color it's moss comes on to something different. so i wouldn't do this at home but here it doesn't look bad at all it's like those. i like the classical look should be abolished the blue lights are beautiful they give everything a very special atmosphere alongside the white lies to always see on the houses. the christmas market is an indispensable part of today's pottstown and its blue lights combine the modern and the traditional. and finally something for all you do it yourself is out there and if you're in need of some exclusive or wrapping paper for all the christmas presents that you've bought then our resident d.i.y. expert hunch then has the perfect solution. the. high action gives are just as much a part of christmas as beyond a man's on the tree and beautiful gives shipping nicely wrapped. it even if you know a few folding techniques. all you need is wrapping paper and various colors. some written

why is the glass ceiling still intact and how is it costing companies and productivity let's ask deborah vague and senior vice president of public policy and research for the american association of university women welcome back thank you so much it's a pleasure to be here again hey old habits die hard how much of this skewed hiring and promotion mindset is just generational well unfortunately as you well know did current statistics so current decisions about hiring and paying and promoting women show that discrimination continues to this day i think we can say safely that the types of the. scriven ation that we see. there it's a bit more subtle than it used to be that while there might be completely overt barriers to women or workers of color entering the workforce or getting paid properly or getting promotions now we see more subtle things at play so there may be generational changes but the problems continue well it sure dollars and sense numbers are a workplace that is less diverse than its products customers is leaving money on the table example the home improvement to destry where

more from deborah aitken and bloomberg intelligence.rancine: the biggest rally since 2009, the bulls come roaring back. the nikkei bounces back from bear territory. oil initially rises before moving lower. russia's oil minister says the market will be more stable in the first half of 2019. keeping the momentum, copper rebounds on trade optimism is bloomberg learns the u.s. delegation heads to beijing in january. good morning, everyone. good afternoon if you are watching from asia. welcome to "bloomberg

when patrick kay called us, his wife deborah had recently died. she had hoped to go on one last whale-watching trip in monterey bay, so she bought tickets on groupon. sadly, she passed away before they could go. patrick called us, because he couldn't open deborah's groupon account. right away, groupon found deborah's account and sent patrick a $75 refund check. patrick was grateful for the help. his story points out how important it is to have a digital will these days. what's a digital will? well, it designates someone to take care of shutting down your online and financial accounts after you die. that includes banking, e-mail, online shopping, as well as passwords to your phone and computer. keep a list of your user information and passwords in a safe, secure place and make sure your designee knows where to find it. if you have a consumer problem, call 888-996-tips or online at nbcbayarea.com/responds. >> thanks, chris. >>> all right. so we've been talking about this weather today. enjoy the dry weather, because the rain is coming back. >> it la

the world's poorest countries into what's now the second largest economy in the world let's talk to deborah now who's the executive director at the asian trade center she's joining us live from singapore thanks very much for joining us deborah . so forty years ago these measures were taken these reforms were introduced and they have been truly transformative haven't they in terms of the way the chinese economy has developed in that time they have been i mean if you look at the number of people who've been lifted out of poverty if you will almost any metric you can imagine the number of people out of poverty kilometers of high speed rail the number of people who have been moved into urban settings the calorie intake per person the number of years of schooling i mean any almost any measure that you can think of are has been transformed in china in the forty years since opening up and what did you make therefore of president she's address on this particular occasion when china is locked into what seems to be a pretty damaging trade dispute with the united states. well i think that there. is th

deborah: absolutely. half-year 2018 on the latest numbers.look at also what is going on with lpmh. the acquisition of belmont. the cipriani hotel, the copacabana hotel. lots of names where we have $2 billion or less market cap. some of those could be taken. i think it will be very active on the m&a front. top salesround 3.8%, growth of 8%, 11% eps growth. francine: patrick, do you like anything in the luxury space? patrick: it is something we sold out about a year ago, something we sold out of year ago too early. it is something we are starting to look at again right now and i suppose the swing in your opinion is that the high net worths, china and the emerging markets, buying, or is it more domestic? deborah: i think for 2019, at least the first half, if things stay as they are with usf in china trade situation, it will very much be the u.s. consumer and the chinese consumer when they are traveling. they will make up well over 50% or 60% of purchases through 2019. francine: how much of the luxury spending is done when traveling? deborah: if

deborah i think the bluish glow is very beautiful aesthetically it has something very gentle about it may give it i like it a lot there are lots of stars it blue is just my favorite color it's most guns on the something different so holes were i wouldn't do this at home but here it doesn't look bad at all because like those. i like the classical look. the blue lights are beautiful they give everything a very special atmosphere alongside the white lies you always see on the houses and . the christmas market is an indispensable part of today's pottstown and its blue lights combine the modern and the traditional. next up an artist who uses darkness as his canvas and light as his brush who tommo from finland tricks of your with his creations which are actually photographs with longer exposures and a moving source of light such as a flashlight as backgrounds include snow covered forests or abandoned houses we visited him in his studio in helsinki. one hondo who time all plays with light the results are magically glowing flowers of the night blinking lamps turn into radiant creatures from a

once of deborah sachs zorg is death became public some of the residents of his hometown of kasserine took to the streets blocking roads and throwing stones police then used tear gas to disperse them was ordered he had spent years trying to find work in custody in on monday he posted messages online describing his desperation and calling for open opposition to the government. a cold to all the unemployed people in kasserine we would revolt and anyone who would like to join in support welcome to join. will demonstrate on my own and i will set myself on fire because. he did and did exactly that a spokesperson from the tunisian interior ministry said several people were injured and arrested as a result of the demonstrations tunisia's journalist union is considering holding a general strike citing the state of the country eight years ago a tunisian street vendor set himself on fire in protest over poverty that death sparked what became known as the arab spring with demonstrations that then spread across the arab world was also one of the first cities where people took part in those protes

deborah, what do you think? >> i said, keep it classy. >> this is really sweet.know it was 40 years. i had no idea i was with an older guy. >> another 40 years, i'll be announcing my own smucker's jar. >>> coming up this half hour, natalie is going to sit down with the stars of "flip or flop," for their first interview together, since their divorce. >>> ahead, we found household gadgets that will take stress out of the holidays, like the hangover helper. >>> and recipes that are perfect as giving as gift. >>> first, al roker, will you give us a check of the weather? >> absolutely. let's see what we've devogot fo your weekend. >> this "sunday night football" weather is brought to you by verizon, the plan you need on the network you deserve. >> all righty. let's see what we have for your weekend. we're going to get to "sunday night football" in a moment. your outlook. soaking rains in the ohio river valley in the mid-atlantic and northeast. we're looking at a return to warmth for the plains. but cooler and clear out to the north. and sunday, sunday, a wintry mix in

opposition accusing lack of maintenance on the tracks where the government insists that it was due to deborah the left on the track opposition are claiming that there is a problem of maintenance of the trains the government has been gauged in a massive expansion of trade including these high speed trains and this is the second fatal crash in two thousand and four involving a new high speed train over forty people were killed in one of turkey's worst train crashes so indeed there will be growing focus all the safety of tokyo trains as in many of our train accident it is expected though possibly will be a bail of secrecy imposed by the court which is customary now in major acts of a. jury in jones bringing us up to date there thank you very much now some other stories making news around the world police in france have issued this wanted poster of cat suspected of carrying out tuesday's shooting at a strong christmas market in which two people were killed meanwhile investigators in germany are following reports that chicago received a telephone call from germany shortly before the attack. a fire

to maintain the awareness of a disease that continues to ravage countries like south africa for me deborah al-jazeera cape town. this is al jazeera and these are the top stories former u.s. president george herbert walker bush has died aged ninety four he passed away shortly after ten pm friday local time about eight months after the death of his wife barbara bush the nation's forty first president served from one thousand nine hundred nine to nine hundred ninety three and eight years later watched his son george w. become the forty third president the elder bush saw his popularity swell with the united states success in the gulf war in one thousand nine hundred one i need to watch it evaporate in a brief but deep recession the republican was defeated in his bid for a second term by democrat bill clinton bush had also been a wild war two hero and cia director. in other news the world's economic powers are in argentina for the g. twenty summit which is meant to focus on trade and climate change the u.s. mexico and canada have signed a new trade deal as president on trans and china's leaders

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deborah viejo is in santa rosa. dog's medical issues are a big worry. >> reporter: she is supposed to be on medication for liver problems. her picture is on a lot of flyers. her owners are especially alarmed as the weather has turned cold and wet. they fear whoever snatched her may have dumped her. >> here is her bed. >> reporter: an empty bed and empty home without lucy. she was grabbed from her front yard. >> right about here he reaches down for her. >> reporter: angela stevenson put lucy out last wednesday night about 8:00 and left the front door ajar for her to come in. after a few minutes, she hadn't. >> i called her. there was nothing. >> reporter: shouting no longer downtown santa rosa street when a neighbors security camera revealed a man who passed and then returned. >> he actually opens the gate, takes a couple steps back. she doesn't come out. >> reporter: he uses a flashlight to get lucy's attention. >> she wants to play, so she goes and runs down the yard. >> reporter: and he leans over the fence for he

but please join me in welcoming president of the kennedy center deborah rutter. thank you. [ applause ] >> good evening and welcome. when stewart called me to share the fact that the summit was going to take place and to invite us to participate, i was overjoyed. because so many people don't even know and understand that we are the living memorial to john f. kennedy. my guess is in this room you all know that. but we love being involved in experiences like this and this summit. that said, i know many you came from farther than virginia or maryland or down the street. and the saying is you only have one chance to make a first impression. and i just really want to say this is a hot place to spend time. we've been working on the chiller all day and i'm really, really sorry. but when faced with the option of either moving it or cancelling it or, we decided that we would all be here and experience it together. and last night it was warmer, right? so thank you, thank you so much for being here and thank you to the white house historical society for all their work durin

to maintain the awareness of a disease that continues to ravage countries like south africa for me deborah al jazeera cape town. defending champions cameroon have been stripped of the hurston rights for next year's africa cup of nations after a meeting of the continent's football confederation and ghana problems included construction delays and violence in regions where venues were planned a new bidding process has been opened with morocco seen as favorite stuff host next summer astronomy and. this is al jazeera and these are the top stories former u.s. president george herbert walker bush has died aged ninety four he passed away eight months after the death of his wife barbara bush the nation's forty first president served from one thousand nine hundred ninety one thousand nine hundred ninety three and eight years later watched his son george w. become the forty third president bill schneider is a political scientist based in washington d.c. he says george bush sr leaves behind a mixed legacy for the u.s. and the wild. george h.w. bush was the longest one of the last presidents i think ob

there is a woman named deborah who has a very wonderful website about these water issues one is called stop the crime .net. but more importantly go to jott truth .net in reality we've gotten so far away from god and his laws you have a right to make up your own laws which put a yoke around people's neck and people are getting tired of it. and that's why you have these riots going on in france. >> now calling from the democratic line. >>caller: good morning. i grew up in the sixties and seventies i remember the cuyahoga river was burning i remember the cancers that are caused by people drinking water that had chemicals in it i think we are going backwards. and we need help the statement that elections have consequences and it's pretty serious i think. >> certainly the burning of the cuyahoga river that was a major impetus between the clean water act then they had to override it to get that through. >> i think the epa administrator for the signing ceremony earlier this week at the epa here is what he had to say when present trump took office started undue on regulatory burdens that was s

>> ladies and gentlemen please welcome fred ryan, chairman white house association historical and deborah rutter , president of the john f. kennedy center for performing arts. [ applause ]. good evening everyone on behalf of the white house historical association is my pleasure to welcome you to the celebration of the 2018 site. the kennedy center is the perfect venue for this, it's so fitting because it itself is a presidential site, which is dedicated as a living memorial to john f. kennedy. and to ensure the up and take nature of this historical gathering, the kennedy center has brought us back to the 1800s in terms of the temperature in washington dc. [ laughter ] we want to thank you for that. [ laughter ] [ applause ] also, we have been given authority from no higher source than the chairman of the board of the jonathan kennedy center, david rubenstein for gentlemen and ladies who would like to remove their jackets and be more comfortable. so please feel free to do so. this year's presidential site summit is the largest gathering ever of presidential site representatives. these hist

and again, that was deborah roberts reporting for abc news.r what to say and even wrote a hospice book to frame her final words. she prayed for her final thoughts to release her mom and herself in the final moments. >> you have enhanced live video features, more customization and personalized push alerts to get more of what you want delivered to your phone. that's going to do it for this edition of abc 7 news at 4:00. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> recording for at least five hours. >> five hours? >> five hours. >> that's a lot of time for one man to spy on people in north bay hotel rooms. what police confiscated and how they say they have never seen a case quite like this. >> police dogs called out, traffic snarled, and people leaving with robes obtheir backs. the latest on the threat here and across the country. >> so what caused those steel beams to crack in the salesforce transit center? we're a little closer tonight to an answer. >>> plus -- >> exit the freeway. do not stop here. exit the freeway. >> no one wants to hear that. the crac

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of course he felt unhappy but the way he treated deborah who later became his wife because he had kind a painting or when he went to london and she ended up making a very bad marriage to catch epic enough to be a bigamist at that took off probably to the west indies. a member of these things. what i don't see an franklin is what you might call puritan guild. i don't think the puritans had much to do with franklin. >> you can be jewish. >> indeed. universal economics. i also suspect, there is some evidence, there were quite a lot of things which he did. >> but what does it tell us about franklin that he lists them and he's concerned about them? he writes them down. >> i think this leads onto something which is a a really important thing of the book which has been with his success and failure. we think of franklin as being a great success. here was a man who made an enormous success and sciences, world-famous writer, politician. he was born in 1706. he died 1790, so he was 84, 30 years older than the average life expectancy at the time. a big success. what is the thanks i point out he al

deborah?n stocks have fallen after jerome powell signals he saw little threat to the economy from the recent turmoil of financial markets. after raising u.s. interest rates for a fourth time in 2018, powell signposted caution about the path and destination of any further hikes. expect to ratew increases next year, down from the three projected in september. alan greenspan says the economic outlook is being affected by the current state of u.s. politics. >> i'm very much concerned about the political system. i was in u.s. government for almost 20 years. i've never seen anything remotely close to what we are observing today. hasink the economic outlook been significantly affected by politics. debra: in an exclusive interview, the ceo of bank of america weight in on the fed's decision. get think it's right to them out of the qe thing. rate structure is a thing they can deal with. i don't think it's that big of an impact. when they stepped up the last purchases, the 10-year was over three. now it'

deborah i think the bluish glow is very beautiful aesthetically it has something very gentle about it may give it i like it a lot there are lots of stars it blue is just my favorite color is moss comes on the something different. so i wouldn't do this at home but here it doesn't look bad at all it's like those. i like the classical look. the blue lights are beautiful they give everything a very special atmosphere alongside the white lies you always see on the houses and . the christmas market is an indispensable part of today's pottstown and its blue lights combined the modern and the traditional. next up an artist who uses darkness as his canvas and light as his brush how who who tommo from finland tricks of you or with his creations which are actually photographs with longer exposures and a moving source of light such as a flashlight as backgrounds include snow covered forests or abandoned houses we visited him in his studio in helsinki. when hano who plays with light the results are magically glowing flowers of the night blinking lamps turn into radiant creatures from another world

longer after the deborah from this anomaly has been cleared away the fears of people living here will linger many of the people who used to live down here at sea level are now in temporary accommodation on higher ground whether they'll return here depends in pots on whether they'll be able to confidently predict what that sea will do next. and your district in tunisia a u.s. delegation is heading to turkey later this week for talks on washington surprised this isn't a poll troops out of syria u.s. forces have been backing the kurdish y p g in their battle against eisel turkey's president says he'll not give up the fights sunni or their thought up voting. rules why are we in syria to restore freedom to our arab brothers kurds and turks not just her eradicate the terrorist organizations and to leave syria arabs in the grip of eisel we will not leave the arabs of syria under the injustice of the units of protection of the kurdish people and the p.k. k. and we will not leave our arab brothers at the mercy of these terrorist organizations. well the exit of the u.s. is raising concern about

deborah reports the shortage is so severe and somewhat were even able -- and -- that some lots were even able to open at all. >> reporter: the owner says here and at most lots if it is a tall tree you want, don't wait. >> basically from 6 to 10 feet is the shortage. >> reporter: during the recession a decade ago, pacific northwest growers cut back and now there are fewer trees. a few blocks away, a lot around for 30 years is out of business this year. >> he did not get trees and could not open. he came by to say hi to us and he couldn't get trees. >> reporter: trees in the five foot range are most plentiful. shoppers can see a difference. >> the trees aren't as big. you can tell we are going through drought. they are not as full. >> reporter: tree prices are up . wholesale cost jumping 30% over two years. some of that past the customers also shaving profits thinner. >> we have a couple more hundred trees to put up and then we will be out. >> reporter: trees are in high demand overseas shipped in cold storage to asia. and some big growers are switching to other crops. >> hazelnut we hear

miti river today for live deborah and pollutants was once crystal clear. in the river used to be very different if we flicked a few coins and we could see them clearly. until our livelihood depends on this we make our money by selling fish from the river so the pollution is a real problem. for generation. kohli and his family members of the coli ethnic group have lived and worked on the banks of the esther e. where the meaty river flows into the arabian sea in mumbai. but since the early eighty's the river has taken a turn for the worse. from the. people throw all kinds of things into the meaty river household appliances even biomedical wastes like used syringes and. they don't understand that we depend on this river for everything. i hope people stop doing that. and that's what i think about plastic bags and i know so much other garbage that we can't even row our boats through it at times. our path is blocked by large chunks of garbage floating around. the eighteen kilometer long river is the dividing line between the city of mumbai and its suburbs. seven

abc's deborah roberts is here with that and, deborah, i got to say, watching my mom, it is very true.ll it on the mountain that there seems to be a gender divide at work during the holidays and women are often left holding the bag. ♪ >> i've always loved christmas but as a mom it's a lot of work. >> sweetie, we don't drink the tree water. >> reporter: 'tis the season to be jolly but not so much for some moms. >> you are a mom. moms don't end joy. they give joy. >> reporter: a recent study shows one in three americans say they suffer from festive burnout during the holidays. this dallas mom of two saying she's feeling the pressure big time. >> i take on 98% and i think my husband takes on about 2%. >> her to-do list seemingly never ending. >> i have to wrap presents, plan our meal for christmas, buy all the food for christmas. >> reporter: gemma hartley, author of "fed up," says it's not unusual. >> they were so worried about making them magic for everyone else that they really started to hate the holidays. >> reporter: what about dads? >> for men to learn the skills takes time. it tak