now here's eve ewing on chicago public schools. >> good evening, everyone and welcome to the strand rare book room. my name is nancy bass wyden i'm the proud owner of the bookstore here in greenwich village. a a little bit of history, the strand was founded by my grandfather in 1927, and then passed on to my dad, fred, and now on to me. it was part of an area called book row that was located around the corner on fourth avenue the rent from union square to astor place and at its height it, there were 48 bookstore. >> where the sole survivor from those times. in the 91 year history of the strand and talk about important ideas, and it's program about racism is what of special relevance. folks sometimes argued that the moral blot of racism is gone but there is a discussion of the news yesterday about public hangings in mississippi, state with a tragic history of lynching. tonight we have professor yves ewing with us to discuss her brand-new book about racism and bureaucracy in education. "ghosts in the schoolyard: ract professor ewing draws on her experiences first as a student, then as a te

it is practised in parts of ghana, togo and benin, by various ethnic groups, one of which is the ewe.driving into ghana's volta region, a lush area of lakes and rivers, where trokosi is most prevalent. right now we are following richard whom i met on the first day of the journey. after our chat in the uber taxi, richard invited us into his community to speak with a group of ewe elders. to mark our arrival, they were saying prayers and pouring libation to their gods. but they believe if you offend the gods, they can bring misfortune. i would like to know if there has ever been human sacrifice. he is talking about trokosi, where you are banished from the community to pay for the crimes of your family. another elder tells me that two of her relatives were sent to the shrine. given this fear of punishment from the gods, i can understand why the trokosi practice has survived for over 300 years. but for me, life in the shrine meant no life at all. each day, i was walking at 5am, and sent to fetch water. i had to carry heavy buckets on my head. it was hard, physical work for a child. i was m

and patricia ewing, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities. the epics in excellence in journalism foundation. the corporation for public oadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank yo once again from washington, moderator robert costa. robert: good evening. the russia probe that has lon gripped the trump presidency was olted this week by michael coe went. the president's former lawyer who admitted he liedon toess about what was called the moscow project. cohen had testified that talks about buiing a trump tower in ruizia had fzled by early 2016. but in aan manhatt courtroom on thursday, cohen said the discussions about the project w actuallyt into the summer of 2016, deep into the presidential campaign. this development raises new questions. did p thesident's business pursuits with russia shape his campaign or his message. and whatt does i reveal about special council robert mueller's investigation. joining me tonight to discuss all of this are three seasoned reporters on this fast moving beat. michael sch

eve ewing who received her bachelor degree the university of chicago ph.d from harvard university. these are featness themselves. but even more impressive is that within a few short years of receiving he doctorate he has become an influential scholar, active gist and artist. recognized by the chicago review of books for having the best become of poetry in 2017. "chicago tribune" for having one of the best books of the. >> , chicago public library and far beyond chicago, los angeles review of books, "the new york times" recognized her as everything one of the best books in to 17. she received a distinguished dissertation award from the american educational research association. i first heard eve's name when she was could go a post trireading in new york city and i was blown away by the performance she gave that night. for more, her imagination put her in conversation with saul williams and tone tony morrison. but also her scholarship is extraordinary and i received my ph.d as well from the university of chicago in anthropology, and university of chicago is known as being incredibly

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. >>> former nic gre eer knicks g ewe in ewing and the hoyas o takinn liberty tong.f, mcclung, wasn't done. he's going to nail thitriple. he had 1 points in this one. georgetown only upy two at the half. in the final 20 minutes, they pull away. fellow freshman superstar james akingo. hoyas win their fourthstraight, 88-78. taking on syracuse next. also wanted to mention george mason lost to vermont today, number four virginia beat morgan state, but of stor e, the big story, colt mccoy done for the season, happened again. >> mark sanchez, third string, doug kammerer, fourth. >> yeah, i he cd. yo toss it. >> i'm just saying. i still got it. i still got it. >> we'll put in the word. alright, everyone. santa will be right back, but i just got to say, if you're going to ask him for tech this year, you got to ask for fios too. sorry, why is that? because fios is a 100% fiber-optic network. don't you guys want all of the tech on your wish list to work as awesomely as you dreamed? i'm back! and he's back. 100% fiber-optic network. 100% phenomenal. switch to fios gigabit conne

ews, williamson, bbc paris.i: a new film chronicles a 16-century power struggle between two strong femalele ers in a male-dominated some resonatesr today. "mary queen of scots" explores the relationship between queen mary of scotland and elizabeth t will gompertz wemeet the stars in london. will: saoirse ronan is mary queen of scots. margot robbie plays elizabeth, her english cousin. it is thought that the two never actually met. but they din an emotionally charged scene in the film, which they talked to me about at the national portrait gallery in london, where the two queens now hang together. how do you feel about taking on elizabeth, a role which has been maplayed s times? margot: the short answer is i am ri-- was ted but i'm glad i did it and i stayed away from watching anyone else's portrayals. to begin with i thought i am not s the right actrr this, i didn't go to university, i didn't do theater, i am not classically trained, i'm the wrong kind of actress to play a queen. she said i don't want you to play

ew revelations of the referee emerge. >>> the little girl named faith living up to her name. we tell u how this 11-year-old radio host is inspiring erica. >>> and home for the holidays. the spiritf the season is alive across the country as family members reunite just in time for christmas. ouncer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt.> od evening, i'm peter alexander in tonight for lester. another pushing day for your pocketbooknot because of all those gifts. stocks tallying their worst christmas eve ever, dropping more than 650 points, punctuating its worst week in a dedicated, and the largest december decline since the great depression. after weeks of chaos including another rounof high-profile administration departures and that partial government ishutdown, president trum again lashing out on twitter, renewing his public attacks on the federal reserve. we begin with nbc's garrett haake. >> reporter: this christmas ev the stock market delivering investors a lump of coal. the market down more than 20% from its recent highs. experts say the turmoil in washington isn't

the quinn campaign ew its shove to push krupa out of the case. >> politics ain't being back. >> reporter: veteran journalist carol marin covers politics here. >> the democratic organiza in chicago would swat a fly with a sledgehammer on any given day. that's just how i think snow getting recognized more? >> i think so. >> reporter: with the ballot hurdle cleared, krupa can convert on converting his name recognition into actual votes for the february election, furnishing and building his message. >> i wanted to make the ballot showing we n challenge the machine and make our local democracy function as it was intended to function. >> reporter: and an unlikely candidate in a very public political fight waged magainst thehine. ron mot, nbc news, chicago. >>> the mystery over the drone flights that caused the shutdown at gatwick airport in london deepened today. police released two local residents that were arrested on friday saying they are no longer suspects and authorities are investigating ada ged drone that was operating without problems today by the way. >> in florida, the historic laun

my guest tonight is a really fantastic author eve ewing. you're going to love here.he has a new book out discussing the impact of race on schools. a fascinating subject. but first, let's catch up on today's headlines. high-end fashion has always been about making a statement, and now thanks to prada, that statement can be huh-oh! >> prada is under fire after the high-end fashion house displayed and sold items that some called racially insensitive. >> prada calls them pradamalia, a "new family of mysterious creatures," but tonight there is a backlash over a monkey-like character with big red lips that some are calling racist. historic new york citi' so ho neighborhood removed the characters from the window and lowered the blinds. in a statement the company writes in part it abhooshes racist imagery, they are charms, not intended to have any reference to the real world and certainly not black fast. >> trevor: i knew the devil wears prada but i didn't know he was the head of marketing. this is how you know there are no black people working in prada. if you had just one

>> jimmy: ew, no way, no way! no way.t stop. guys, i'm going to miss my time. [ light laughter ] [ laughter and applause ] what is that? what is this? [ light laughter ] is that a branch? [ light laughter ] is that an ice pick? is that an ice sculpture? is -- [ light laughter ] i don't know what -- it's ice. >> jimmy: kind of. [ buzz [ laughter and applause ] it's a snowman. >> oh. >> jimmy: snowman. >> oh, man. >> jimmy: it's clean over here. >> no. >> jimmy: a snowman, it was close. it was good. >> i know, i was like -- wh couldn't tel it was. >> jimmy: all right, here we go. >> okay, let's go. [ audience oohs ] >> oh, my -- >> jimmy: don't do that. don't do that. oh, my gosh. seriously, i'm going to freak out. if it's moving or something, i ear i'm going to freak out. don't you dare. oh, my god. stop. aagh! i hate this game! i hate it. >> it's so -- >> jimmy: i'm going to freak out right now. don't do this to me, guys. >> it's -- >> jimmy: aagh! [ audience screams ] laughter ] >> you have to touch it. >> jimmy: whoo, w

clear his country's dynasty it's unbelievable that we hit today in twenty eighteen and we're still ewing and the politicians still haven't clearly committed themselves it's sunday in two thousand and fifty will be under water and people have died because the government isn't intervening. in fourteen german cities students gathered to strike for the climate some even risked being expelled from school. not. that. i think. like many other countries in the world sierra leone is facing the growing problem of plastic waste the capital city has no over cycling facilities to speak of and plastic often ends up in the sea as we found out when we recently went to freetown. the best way to get from freetown airport to downtown is by boat captain sagar mom sabri of c. coach express has been making the journey for fifteen years his biggest challenge navigating through all the plastic debris. is very very almost and before. very very dangerous because it is very very big going to get into it but for any it's a view can you stand what's a full five ten years and not see if it's a. plastic litter gets st

ewing, as a pop phenomenon. >> tell me, j.r., which slut are you going to stay with tonight. >> whatnce does it make? whoever it is, it's got to be more interesting than the slut i'm looking at right now. >> he was such a delicious villain. everyone was completely enamored by this character. >> at this point, so many people were watching television that you could do something so unexpected that it would become news overnight. >> who's there? [ gunshots ] >> the national obsession in 1980 around who shot j.r. it's hard to imagine how obsessed we all were with that question. but we were. >> who shot j.r. is about as ideal a cliffhanger as you possibly could get. >> who did shoot j.r.? we may never get the answer to that question. the people who produce that's program are going to keep us in suspense for as long as they possibly can. >> we shot j.r., and then we broke for the summer. then coincidentally the actors went on strike, and it delayed the resolution, and it just started to percolate through the world. >> i remember going on vacation to england that summer and that's all that p

ew lingering snow showers there in the mountains of west virginia, but not big impact at all.y weatherow all the way until after the sun goes down on thursday. ate thursday night then on into friday. rain coming our way and just like the last couple o storms, this one comes from the pacific and not from canada, so it wl be all rai with temperatures once again flirting with 60 degrees on friday >> it gets speci when it comes to the decor. >> from the pillars along the naive, the garlands along the pulpit, there are morn tha 64 different locations that wl be decorated each a little differently throughout the many chapels and passage ways of this massive gothic style structure. work is still underway in many areas a the lady in charge, director of the floweguild. >> i have been here over 53 years. >> and her guild is always busy decorating for one event or r. anot at christmas they try to do something special. a little different each >>year. ho makes the decisions of what you're going to do here? >> i do for thepaost . in terms of flowers that is. >> she says she gives each group of volun

the pope also said in multiple conflicts in africa and ewe rain and -- u crane and call called for peace in the pe peninsula. >> reporter: the older working barber in the world are making sure people feel their best. his secret to feeling young. >> reporter: in the small town in upstate new york, it's oldest resident -- its oldest resident is still at work. >> how old am i? 107. >> reporter: wow. >> is 107. . >> reporter: he's in the book of world records. what does it feel like to be the oldest barber in the world? . >> just happy i'm still a barber. >> reporter: a full-time barber putting in 40 hours a week. >> keep on going. i would be tired by now. >> reporter: what advice do you have for people to live to your age. >> don't quit working. keep busy. . >> reporter: 96 years ago, he started cutting hair at the age of 11. >> that's what i told my father, i want to out. . >> reporter: he went on to have a family of his own. he was married for 69 years. . >> i miss her. i go to the cemetery every day before i come to work. >> reporter: his son bob is 85. >> he's in better shape than i am.

we had to do a sample chapter for ew press, our publisher. and that went pretty well. and the process seemed happy. then he decided to run for the senate. we got sidetracked. and never really got really engaged until about three or four years ago, so it still took quite a while. i did 30 hours about approximately of interviews with him. in various locations, usually out at his house. on the east side of madison. but also in the car sometimes. and then of course i transcribed the tapes. i always do that myself. it's horrible. [laughter] but it's really it's a way of the material sort of gets ingrained in you a little bit. and i found when i have had transcriptions done, even by really good transcribers, they miss some things and just the material is not as ingrained in you as it is when you do it yourself. i also supplemented with interviews because it is a first-person book. it's his autobiography. but i supplemented my interviews with him with a number of interviews with friends and family and associates of his. in an effort to kind of check his version of events agai

. >> college hoops this afternoon, patrick ewing georgetown up against southern methodis blair, this is going to count for three. it countries the smu lead to 2. second half, mcclung, govan gets thefoul. the mustangs answer back. this is goodall movement here. jamal mcmurray hits a corner three. part of higame high 19 points. georgewn lose 81-73. >>> to the redskins, make that the reeling redskins. in jacksonville tomorrow they try to stop a four-game losing streak. the skins keep giving up over 400ards of offen like they did against the giants. moving forward, jay grun knows his team needs to have forward thinking. >> i think you have to learn from losses like that. and you haveo to everything you cannot to let that happen again. but you also have to forget about it as fast as you can and forward. we're in december. we're a half a game out of the ayoffs. at's t >>> tonight, the fight over health care is back on, after a federal judge declares obamacare unconstitutional. president trump claims victory. democrats promise actional l of this as the enrollment deadline is just hours away

we'll >>> you're watching ews 4 today. back.elcome about 6:25 now. construction has begun on a new community in upper northwest d.c. theenter piece of the neighborhood will be the district's very first wegman's grocery store. can't wait. >> going to be huge. literally, the stores are. news 4's mark seagraves takes us on a tour of city ridge. >> reporter: cy ridge will take the place of iefa mae. the historic building has been here since the late 1950s. it's gng to stay right where it is. the wegman's is actually going to go right eiunderneath. t new buildings will go up around the original building. when it's completed city ridge will boast 687 residential units, 162,000 square feet of office space, 153,000 square feet of retail space and more than 1300 underground parking spaces. one of the concerns neighbors have had is how will all of the de tvery trucks get wegman's? well, the developers have a plan. they're going to build an yound ground tunnel right off ofon wiscn avenue. on top of that tunnel for delivery trucks will be a sloping hill that has

i want to bring in bret ewing, chief market strategist who joins us on the line good morning you to, sir let's just talking a little bit about today. what is interesting is actually if you look at the data, everything is proceeding in line with the fed's own expectations of where growth should be. so if they don't hike today or if they sound extremely dovish, are they not sending the signal that in reality what they're concerned about is financial instability and price in stock markets? >> yes the way we look at it, really we don't feel there is any reason to hike today. i think the fed has put themselves in a box and guided the market into this hike. but when you look at the inflation numbers here in the united states, they've actually been moderating here for the last four, five months we feel that price stability should refer to more inflation than financial markets but, look, we're in a deflationary arena around the globe. and a rate hike, there is no sense to any purpose of a rate hike here except that they put themselves in a box. >> funny you say that, brett on one hand you ha

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several voters told ew about intimidation about -- at the polls. one man who wishes to remain anonymous says a voting official took his thumb and inked a ballot that had only been filled out for him. withthout his permissision. >>>> it was definitelyly a trauc experience. i get express what i i felt. i felt like i was robbed. >> an expert on politics described the effects of intimidation on a generation of young people who had never voted before. >> a young group of people, they expect they will cast their vote but they could not do that. this is not very good for democratic practices in bangladesh. >> the opposition said thousands of members had been arrested for political reasons. the opposition leader has been in jail since february. but, sheikh hasina says thahathe opposition would have done the same if they were in charge. helena: our correspondent, nimisha jaiswal is stananding by for us. have reports of irregulararities sullied her triumph? nimisha: she has come in totally confident. she has claimed a position as representative of the people

even though her husband and son are u.s.ci ew p, casongress got involved. >> as a mother, i am deedatst as a grandmother. can you imagine the child being sick and not beingbl ae vto >> reporter: barbara lee even co-authored this to secretary of state mike pompeo. and it worked. >> cried to me for happiness. t see her son for theti. it is the best outcome in her whole life. she will never forget tt day. it's amazing for sure. >> reporter: the u.s. embassyle apogol ordeal. ansar hassan, abc 7 news. >>> two dozen consumer groups are asking to investigate whether dskiei breng endangered by deceptive apps in the google play anipulativeste. rtin play store designed for kids.rehan 2 y gldwide are powered b software. a significant number being used by sd it is committed to ecotpr cngti online.he one of prohibit targeted advertising as children under 13. > sa na step closer to happening. republicans joined forces with demoo approvenicrs atthe bill revises federal sentencing laws, like reducing the three strikesenalty for drug felonies for life behind bars to 25 years.erul the federal prison syst

. >>> we know this guy, our friend patrick ewing and his georgetown team taking on southern methodistu led by as much as 13. the second half, mcclug finishes. nsstangswer back. mcmurray that's cornerthree, extends the lead to seven. georgetown loses -73. cu hosting college of charleston in richmond today. rams down two in the second half. jenkins hits the three that gives vcu the lead. that was the last one the rams would have. they couldn't slo down brantley. 26 points. vc ku falls 83-79. josh johnson is getting ready for his first sngrt at bei ready is what johnson's all about. before last week when he came nto the field in relief for sanchez, he played the madden video game. in ten years, jnnson has bee with a total ofms2 nfl tea and yet he looks forward because of his past growing up in oakland. >> everything i went through in oakland is real life. that's what all of a lot of people go through. when i had the opportunity to go out and play a game that only maybe 2,000 people get the opportunity to do,ing there ain't nothing t complain about. this is like going to disneyland every

ews are desperately searching along java's west coast. themi tsu struck without warning saturday night. >>> it's official, d.j. swearinger has a new home. heading back to play for one of his former teams, the arizona cardinals. this comesft dayer the redskins released him. swearinger first broke the news on social media. the redskins released him days after he publicly criticized the coaching staff l after thes against tennessee. >>> pope francis hopes his mess same of unity will remain. tens of thousands attended the utdoor mass yesterday in st. pete tersesquare. the pope urged all people of different faith and races to come gether. >>> today begins another holiday celebratio kwanzaa kicks off today. holiday.a pan african those who celebrate, happy kwanzaa. >>> 4:36. 'tis the season foraniving gifts returning all the ones you didn't like. what to know before you start shopng those after christmas sales as well. >>> plus, some tips for those electronic gifts the kids will be playing with today and then not playing with tomorrow. >> true.

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>> ewe just laid to rest today george h.w. bush who was ambassador to the u.n.to the u.n., gene patrick was an ambassador to the u.n. john bolton as you've said, samantha powers, susan rice and nikki haley. >> it's a pretty impressive list. >> i have nothing against heather nauert, but come on. >> i think she did a very good job at the state department, but how does that translate to getting 192 other representatives achieving a consensus? >> the answer is the president has her trust. we're seeing a merger between fox news and the white house. a merger good for the president but bad for america. >>> wisconsin governor scott walker about to sign-off on a slew of measures. and republicans aren't even hiding why they're doing it. you ok there, kurt? we're about to move. karate helps... relieve some of the house-buying... stress. at least you don't have to worry about homeowners insurance. call geico. geico... helps with... homeowners insurance? been doing it for years. i'm calling geico right now. good idea! get to know geico. and see how easy homeowners and renter

it's going to be happeninghe as ew legislative session begins. an ongoing question of where can we build? >> and what are you hearing as you talk to them. a, are there some who say it's been too much for me and my? fami and b, if they do come back, are they willing to come back to a different kind of town in terms ofdierent infrastructure, building with morees firetant materials? >> raerl >> it's a mixed bag. they're thinking about how they want to rebuild, that's for sur asure ything needs to be changed for infrastructure. the rebuilding processe could a lengthy one. >> one fare's a ceptic system. but what they told me is they want to go back and try and re-create paradise. >> and andre, as we head weekend, what is the mood like? ehis is base clically week thre dealing with ftermath of this? >> they want to stars start the procs of lookingt what remains of their property. we were given hope some parts of paradisean could reopen soon. we're expecting more rainy weather. so frustration is the main mood. >> all right. well with,yo we appreciat time

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everybody rushed to the front of the plane and the flight attendants were like please sit down and nobody ew what was going on. >> that's frightening. six people were taken to a nearby hospital. they're expected to recover. the incident remains under investigation. >>> several fire companies banded together to battle a two-alarm fire at a warehouse in upper marlboro. yesterday flames shot through the roof of the warehouse at b & kl ren on old marlboro pike. no hne wast but portions of the structure did collapse. the damage estimated to be about $1.5 million. prince george's coty fire was he helped out by counties and d.c. fire. c no word onse there. >>> new year's eve just a day away and you want to be safe out there. as we head out there, an important reminder not to drink and drive. the washington regional alcohol program in partnerllip with lyft e offering rides for those looking to get around safely. the sober ride program operates overnight from 8:00 to 4:00 in the morning until near's day. the sober ride runs until new year's day. far, over 400 sober rides have been provided this month

patrick ewing, jim boeheim. orange down two. the shooter's role. syracuse by two. hoyas respond.ovan there of his 22. georgetown back in front by one. moseleyalled for a charge.no hoyas cant extend the one-point lead with ten seconds left. syracuse ges it to battle. pulls up from just inside the arc, buries t jumper, orang a ta wynn-point lead. blair from midcourt, so close. back of the iron. orange hold on to a 72-71 victory. >>> terps and ramblers playing in royal farmersrena in baltimore. first half, terps by two. come away with a nice turnover. the baltimore kid with the finish at the rim. maryland by four at the break. second half, terps by eight. nice backdoor feed to anthony cow wan. maryland wins it, 55-41. american kids busting out all the dance moves. second half rj cole nice pass to torre for the jam. 65 oil58 team rallies. closes it to 73ho6. rerd though holds tough down the sth. coales missed a pass. that's all it was. puts ay for two of his 24.85 3 win over american. congratulations to oklahoma quarterback kyler murray winning the heisman trophy tonight. >> congratu

>> reporter: ewe lee -- julie, the national weather service is saying they could see 50-foot waves here at ocean beach. that's obviously very dangerous for anyone in the water. but the bigger concern is that when you have waves that big coming up from the ocean, they could cross this entire stretch of beach and then come all the way back here to the sea wall. that's why san francisco firefighters are saying to people stay out of the water, stay off the beach, and don't even step foot on the sand. >> reporter: for an experienced wave watcher, like beth matthews, the swales here at ocean beach aren't all that impressive. >> we lived in hawaii for ten years, saw some pretty big waves. this is pretty close to what we had. >> reporter: forecasters are predicting up to 50-foot waves along bay area beaches tomorrow night, which is why they issued a high surf warning for most of sunday and monday. >> these waves are going to be so severe that our rescue workers may not be able to enter the water to effect a rescue of you. >> reporter: the big concerns are sneaker waves and the strong currents.

kinder, gentler nation, something not at the forefront in 201 the end of an era indeed.bc jon sopel,ewsington. jane: president bush had established his political career long before he reached the white house. he was vice president for 8 years under ronald reagan, serving at the pinnacle of american politics for more than a decade. duringhat time, bob walker was a republican congressman from pennsylvania. he joined me a short time ago. so many tributes today. what is your favorite memory? >> mike cameron >> my favorite memory is of him comi to the house chamber at one point. i had done parliamentary procedures to stop democrats on the floor from interfering with negotiations he was having in europe. when he flew back from europe, he came immediately to the house floor, where the republican conference was meeting, to thank me for what i had done to ipreserve tegrity of his negotiations. and so that is a favorite. memo i also campaigned a lot with him because i was with ronald reagan in the early days, so opposing george bush's campaign in 1980.c but after theye a team, i campaigned with h

. ♪ [applause] ew>> and now, "bbc world n" jane: this is "bbc world news america."ting from washington, i'm jane o'brien. president trump is pulling u.s. troops out of syria. he says islamic state is defeated. defense chiefs and senior republicans say not so fast. >> if you are tired of fighting radical islam, i understand it. they are not tired of fighting you. jane: markets tumble after the s.s. federal reserveai interest rates in spite of white house pressure. how one republican mayor in texas ilighting up his party with renewable energy and an eye-popping christmas display. viewers on to our public television in america and around the globe. president trump says he will be pulling u.s. troops out of syria. in a tweet, he stated, "we have defeated isis in syria, my oy reason for being there during the trump presidency." but the announcement was met with widespread criticism from america's allies and many republican senators. >> the decision to withdraw an american presence from syr isa lossal, in my mind, mistake, a great error that is going to have significant r

. >>> now,l,own a leve patrick ewing and the georgetoyn has hosting appalachian state. hoyas led by their freshmanc tonight,d half, pass ahead to mack mcclung. somehow getting this to go. 14 points for hi georgetown up four. later, thou, app state leads, .icking it o to james akino, knocking it down putting the hoyas back on top. a few plays later, georgetown with one-point lead, and he takes this one all by himself. lead the hoyas with 17. points georgetown beats appalachian state, 83-73 and they are now 8-3 on the season. >>> american universy also in action tonight. they're hosting mt. st. mary's. skipping ahead, final minutes of the game. eagles down three. sayeedck nelson, q mooufl ave a finish. au within one. and under two minutes to play, looking to close this one out. off the miss, malik jefferson ints the rebound and put-back. 12 , 20 rebounds for jefferson. mt. st. mary's wins 56-55. >>> redskins off today, but a few of them have some trips to book in january. ryan kerrigan named a starter for the nfc in this year's pro bowl. he leads the team with 11 sacks, d

when we received rescue aid we already ew that it was not repaid on time, if the restructuring programas not adopted, the alternative would be bankruptcy or even liquidation. reporter: the yard still employs 4500 employees. about a quarter of them are said to be on the verge of leaving to look for new jobs abroad. christoph: a reminder of the top story we're following for you at this hour. the u.s. military has begun withdrawing from syria after president donald trump took to twitter to claim victory over so-called islamic state. the news came as u.s.-backed kurdish and arab forces battle to oust i.s. fighters from the last stronghold of syria. you're watching "dw news," coming to you live from berlin. after a short break brent will be back to take you through "the day." stick around. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] twenty yeah. two limelight. now now since from france twenty four i mind like always the has a headlines us us troops out. president trump trump class. we have we have

. >> ewe got a serial liar whope his own client and lied about it and deceived him. >> reporter: cohencted h to make illegal hush money payments to two women, but gliani argues that was personal business and not a campaign finance violation. >> it's not a crime. it's not a crime. >> reporter: after 18 months of federal investigations with trump figures in the orbit convicted, the president's credibility is eroding. according to a new nbc wall street journal poll, 62% s they do not consider the president truthful about the russia investigation, and republicans make up nearly a quarter of that group. a shift from august when 66% said they doubted his honesty. giuliani today said the president may be asked to provide me than the written answers submitted to the special counsel, but colorfully downplayed odds for an in-person interview. >>ver my dead body, but, you know, i could be dead. >> repor house intelligence chairman democrat adam schiff says he plans to widen the probe to the president's business dealings. >> the president has wanted to draw a red line, saying you can't loo at mybu

ewing annoyed they have been fined guilty george comes on to cry and whine about it here's a bit of advice george obey the law and there won't be any problems just like those who came here illegally and of not been rightly fighting to have been here illegally should also have obeyed the law the fact that david seems to ignore is a the fact that these people it has been proven since were not all. should not all of been. deported because they've been allowed to stay since and what else i think is incredibly important is that all the decent things that we have in this country did not come out of the generosity of power the reason the law has changed over and over to become a more moral and decent and democratic thing is because people have broken it in pace for principled ways in the past what i'm saying is not that these should people no one doesn't demming are going to go home they broke lower and they knew it but they should have been charged with aggravated justice which is what they did they cut through a fence that's not justice process aggravated trust us and they were prepared to face