and on frances hall, too. would she get life in prison or a chance at freedom? animously find the fendant used the death of bill hall under the immediate influence of sudden passion. we assess her punishment for a term of two years. >> two years. the absolute minimum sentence. what is going through your mind when you hear that? because things were looking bad. >> oh, yes. i was like, thank you, jesus. i can do this. >> the criminal trial may be over. but the battle between these two women is as heated as ever. does two years fit? >> no. two years for a life you take? no. absolutely not. >> bonnie is suing frances, for bodily injury and emotional distress. frances' attorney says those allegations are without merit. >> bill's never coming back. why? because she decided to make a very irresponsible decision and cause this. >> a decision which bonnie said cut short her dream of a future with bill. do you think there was any chance that he was playing both of you? >> no. >> he wanted his cake and eat it, too? >> no. he wanted out of his marriage. >> do you regret now

and on frances hall, too. would she get life in prison or a chance at freedom? nt caused the death of bill hall under the immediate influence of sudden passion. we assess her punishment for a term of two years. >> reporter: two years. the absolute minimum sentence. what is going through your mind when you hear that? because things were looking bad. >> oh, yes. i can do this. >> reporter: the criminal trial may be over. but the battle between these two women is as heated as ever. does two years fit? >> no. two years for a life you take? absolutely not. >> reporter: bonnie is suing frances, for bodily injury and emotional distress. frances' attorney says those allegations are without merit. >> bill's never coming back. why? because she decided to make a very irresponsible decision and cause this. >> reporter: a decision which bonnie said cut short her dream of a future with bill. do you think there was any chance that he was playing both of you? >> no. >> reporter: he wanted his cake and eat it, too? >> no. he wanted out of his marriage. >> reporter: do you regret

a protester also halle's in france for micron held his speech earlier we are joined by journalist on elizabeth take in paris and watch where the reactions across france to the khan's new plan. well you know at this time i don't think we can still have actions against brawls you heard the usual suspects being on television and radio. all the left wing feminists said that this was not nearly enough it was not nearly enough money that one hundred fifteen million euros or three hundred eighty million euros was not enough they were not hear about figures and the rest of the country was away for the weekend and by and large thought this is interesting we agree with that it's i mean it was not it was not a huge thing and there were a few hundreds of people in the streets so people are still looking at this and they see a political but unity of something that most people agree what now france still has a long way to go to progenitor equality and to combat violence against women how does that mccrone propose to do that. but your first of all gender equality and hard stopping violence against

france is marking two years since the country's worst terror attack. you can see french emanuel macron. isis militants attacked outside a stadium inside restaurants and at the bataclan concert hallce's counter terrorism prosecutor says authorities are still looking for suspects involved in the attacks. >>> president trump is in the philippines today, the last leg of his tour of asia. >> so far the focus of the day has been his meeting with the controversial leader of the country rodrigo duterte. duterte is hosting the summit of world leaders the president is attending. >> you can add entertainer to his role as host of his summit after he sang a duet in honor of president trump. ♪ ♪ >> duterte joked that he sang on the orders of president trump. news 4's tracie potts has some of the highlights of the president's visit. canons holding back protesters, president trump opened an economic summit in the philippines this morning urging more balanced trade with the u.s. >> we want our partners in the region to be strong, independent and prosperous. >> he's promising more details wednesday from the white house. >> we have deficits with almost everybody. those deficits will be cut very qu

robert hall, bbc news, northern france. drama from its christmas schedules after two accusations of rape were made against an actor. ed westwick was due to star in the agatha christie drama ordeal by innocence. he's denied the allegations and says he'll work with the authorities to clear his name. a british woman detained in egypt on suspicion of drug smuggling has told the bbc she didn't know the prescription painkillers she was carrying were banned in the country, and is desperate to come home. laura plummer, from hull, is due in court on saturday morning in the red sea resort of hurghada, where she was arrested a month ago. her family told the bbc they fear for her mental and physical health. orla guerin reports. it looks like paradise. egypt's red sea coast has long been a tourist trap, but now one british visitor is trapped behind bars, accused of smuggling a heroin substitute to the resort of hurghada. 33—year—old laura plummer, a shop assistant, has been coming here for years. her family say she lives for her holiday

robert hall, bbc news, northern france.ristmas schedules after two accusations of rape were made against an actor. ed westwick was due to star in the agatha christie drama "ordeal by innocence". he's denied the allegations and says he'll work with the authorities to clear his name. marseille's former manchester united defender patrice evra has been banned from playing in european club competitions until the end ofjune. he aimed a kick at the head of a marseille supporter ahead of a game in the europa league last week. he's also been fined 10,000 euros. it's been an encouraging night for england at wembley — where they were taking on germany in a friendly. an inexperienced team against the reigning world champions. david ornstein reports. a year ago england displayed the p°ppy a year ago england displayed the poppy and were punished. the governing body fifa deeming it a political symbol. since then, the rules have been relaxed. football now free to pay its respects. decked in blue and depleted by injuries, england looked unf

robert hall, bbc news, northern france.e last three decades, has been a vocal critic of the inequalities in the fashion business. she took british vogue to task for its lack of diversity prior to the appointment of its first black editor. will gompertz has been speaking to her in new york about her views on diversity and sexual harassment in the industry, and her own sometimes controversial behaviour. i think it's a positive message to put out, an all—black cast for the pirelli calendar. doing alice in wonderland. are you feeling that there is a change? that's what i feel. interesting, isn't it? that's what i'm starting to see, which is great. but let's hope that it's not a trend, and it remains that way, and they continue to choose with a diverse mind. have you been turned down because of your colour? many times in my past. but it's not something that i let deter me and stop me. i used it to drive me. lupita nyong'o did an instagram post today, criticising a front cover where they have airbrushed out the frizziness of her

hall. how has the france and the united states changed everyday life as a result?as ushered in a new era of terror is still trying to recover. >> an optimistic performance from the band playing in the assault. >> it's resolve of the community determined not to let bad guys win. >> not to say it's worry or incident free. attacks with the truck and cars looic the one in nice, france, are nearly impossible to prevent. armed guards are visible around major attractions. we showed you in a "full measure" assignment an 8-foot wall is about to go up around the eiffel tower. >> you walk up and notice the barrier. sign of the times. >> in the united states there is a transformation of the attacks. shocking many. a man drove a truck through a crowd of bicyclists in new york. >> the barriers in practice and politics, president trump linking looming threats to the immigration but some street closures were inundated with the refugees. >> there is a concern among some. >> it could have devastating effect >> scott thuman, abc7 news. >> right now at six, women take on a robber head

robert hall, bbc news, northern france.r has criticised the football authorities for not starting comprehensive research on the dangers of heading the ball. his comments come in a bbc documentary to be screened on sunday. some former players have developed dementia, but there's been no investigation into whether there is a link between the condition and persistent heading. our health editor hugh pym reports. could regular heading lead to long—term brain damage? there's no evidence it does, but a former top player is worried and wants to know for sure. missed that one. alan shearer knows all about heading. now, for a bbc documentary, he's been tested by researchers at the university of stirling to see how heading the ball 20 times in a row might affect his brain function. it showed, as with others involved in the trial, a slight change in how the brain transmits signals. the blue line is the first time, before heading the ball. right. then you can see the red graph underneath that, after heading the ball. that period is long

robert hall, bbc news, northern france. we have rain to come this evening and overnight.perature is up. in scotland, clearer skies and wintry showers, maybe a touch of frost. more wintry showers in northern scotla nd more wintry showers in northern scotland on keane wins. this peters out a little, it might linger across southern england and south wales. that is where we will see the highest temperatures. north of that, cloudy but drier in the midlands. it is going to be quite cold up to northern ireland. sunny skies compensating for the low temperatures further north. more rain to come in the evening and overnight. this time, further south across wales and southern england. that clears away and we get proper cold airfor the that clears away and we get proper cold air for the second part of the weekend. initially, lots of showers across the west. mainly inland it will be dry, sunny and cold. this is bbc news — our latest headlines: following brexit talks in brussels, the eu's chief negotiator has given the uk only two weeks to clarify its position. david davis said the tim

. 130 people killed when terrorists attacked six different locations including a concert hall that sent -- francehat event there helped change the way they respond in a significant way. >> sandra: hard to believe it's been two years. >> bill: we remember them today. >> sandra: all right. president trump's trip to asia wrapping up. he met with philippine president rodrigo duterte. the president encouraged by their meetings particularly on trade. >> we've made big steps on trade. in addition to about $300 billion in sales to various companies, including china, that was $250 billion and going up substancely from that. we've made a lot of big progress on trade. we have deficits with almost everybody. those deficits will be cut very quickly and substantially. >> sandra: let's bring in john sununu. white house chief of staff to george w. bush. good to see you this morning. thank you for coming on to us. the president sounds like he is saying this has been a pretty successful trip touting the $300 billion you just heard him in additional sales to various companies. he is saying that there and likely com

frances rivera. this morning we lead with a story that has rocked hollywood, capitol hill and now the halls here at nbc. allegations of sexual misconduct involving powerful figures. the stunning news, our "today" show colleague matt lauer was fired over allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior made by another one of our colleagues. it was a development that left millions of morning tv viewers and certainly many in this building shocked after lauer's two decades in the "today" anchor chair. there's been no comment so far from lauer about the accusation that's go back years. >> even as "variety" reports on what it calls a pattern of sexual misconduct on lauer's part. an nbc news spokesperson now says two more accusers have come forward since news of lauer's firing broke. nbc's stephanie gosk has the latest. >> reporter: the allegation of inappropriate sexual conduct was made monday night, roughly 24 hours later matt lauer, anchor of nbc's "today" show for 20 years, was fired. in a statement, nbc news chairman andy lack shared few specifics about the accusation but wrote, "it represented after serious

hall, bbc news, on the battlefield of cambrai. it's all square in tennis‘ davis cup final between france and belgium this weekend, but if you're moreof improving your game, while burning more calories, than you would in a traditional match. mike bushell has been getting a taste of cardio tennis. i love tennis, but unless i find someone pretty much as bad as me, it can be a bit of a ball—watching experience, as you just chase thin air. hardly any rallies. so you're not getting much of a workout. but there is now a version of the sport which does give you a chance to combine both. a version which keeps you moving on the court regardless of your abilities. cardio tennis combines a trip to the gym with games designed to improve your fitness and your confidence with the racket. i think some people are scared about playing tennis, either they had a bad experience at school or they think it's not the game for them, but cardio tennis is a great way into tennis. there are balls flying around your head at all times, because it is a sport that's non—stop. it's a mental challenge keeping up with what you're meant to be doing at first. my turn

, france and germany and elsewhere, this oral tradition of helping people understand, this is literally deadly serious, it is so important to pass that on. i want to tonight pay tribute to robert hallhim, the work he does for the bbc and the way he approaches his reports is absolutely commendable because it's absolutely commendable because it's a legacy that is very important. that is it for the papers for tonight. thank you benedict and kevin. good to see you both. coming up kevin. good to see you both. coming up next it is the film review and i'll be back tomorrow. goodbye. welcome to the film review on bbc news. and taking us through this week's releases

halle, good morning to you. how is the white house describing the results of the president's trip? >> reporter: if you listen to the president, frances, in the maybe last hour, hour and a half here, it was a tremendous success, a huge success. it was an incredible trip. those were the words he used repeatedly again and again in describing to reporters what he got out of this 12 days abroad. a long trip, a marathon, frankly, the longest trip to this region in a generation for a president of the united states. and let's dive into this a little bit. because one of the comments that the president made in these sort of impromptu remarks to reporters just er incredible relationships, the incredible sort of development of these interactions that he's had with leaders in the region from japan to south korea to china to vietnam to the philippines. and i think that's significant. because when you pull back and look at the context of this trip, frances, the president built relationships with traditional allies of the united states -- japan, south korea. but he also worked on relationship building with president xi jinping of china and rodrigo d

england and france, with significant amounts of money, significant wealth in owners, who are notjust millionaires now, but billionaires. there were millionaires when they came into the game, sirjohn hally. nigel and those guys are still there, and it just creates pressure. and when the athlete in the middle is wanted by two owners, effectively, then you have tension, and rugby has always had this tension. and a big part of my role, the reason i went to the rfu, was to try and control that tension, if you like, and create a working environment. but it's very difficult, and the more money that gets involved, the bigger those tensions become. how much do the club owners care about international rugby? well, i think deep down they still do. and i think, deep down... they don't act as if they do. it's a really difficult challenge. and one of the big debates that's happening at the moment is around season structure, and length of season. and what the owners don't like, and to be honest, i didn't like very much when i was at newcastle with sirjohn hall, where your best player, we had jonny wilkinson, went missing for big parts of the season. and it's a bit like club football — man united and

this was a guinness world record attempt to play the first us hall engulfed by a team of four players from the european tall form teams from france england and south africa the previous record set by france was thirty four point eight seven seconds and the professional so their mission pretty seriously as you can see south africa and england were the front runners but in the end they could only be one record breaker. and you know what records at thirty two point seven zero. fourth. right. and that is a whisper. thanks very much to hudson seekers up next of a full half hour of news but it's a lead from me so robin on the news thanks for your time and your company. a new level of luxury has arrived. an experience that will transform the way you transform. our impeccable service remains but now comes breaking. you surely missed clues. all to prove this is the free pass to use. whether conducting business or sharing a special journey with wires bringing you the things to. the truth of it. to someone you are trying something. you'll sanctuary in the sky. reduce it to some. list of newsgroups. because only it was going places together.

hall remain in contention. she isjust contention. she is just one shot behind givens. wayne graham was the star of the match as australia thrashed france to win their second match at the rugby league world cup. in only his second appearance for his country, he ran infour appearance for his country, he ran in four tries, equalling the record for tries scored in a single match ata for tries scored in a single match at a world cup. cameron munster marked his debut with two tries before balla ntyne homes before ballantyne homes completed the round. after the success in baseball's world series, the champions the houston astros have returned to their home city. world series most valuable player george springer helped the trophy high as he walked down the steps from the plane. the team will be honoured with a parade through downtown houston today. a rally will follow on the city hall steps and schoolchildren have benefited from the astros went over the dodgers. all classes in the houston school district work cancelled for the day. that is all for now. you can find out more including reaction to the patrice evra incident last night on the bbc

hall is also contention despite a bogey on the 14th. she's just a shot behind givens. before we go, let me show you triple tour de france. no, he's not a yellow lawrence of arabia, but he could possibly have a career in martial arts movies after he stops racing bikes. this was the pre—race entertainment ahead of the saitama criterium injapan. as you can see, ninja froome is clearly not a man to be messed with after displaying his considerable throwing skills. let's head back to 0lly at hyde united. many thanks indeed. yes, we arejust over an hour away from kick off here, at hyde united in the 8th tyre up here, at hyde united in the 8th tyre up against mk dons, the gates are open, 3,000 expected. i spent a couple of hours here and i was talking to their top scorer matt beadle. he has been here less than a year, he was a top scorer last season. he has been the man they look for, for their goal, already five in the tournament so far, he is upset he is going through a goal drought. he hasn't scored in two but he will be up front against league 0ne mk dons and he took me behind the scenes and told me what this clu b the scen

of a love affair between france and america, and that if they're has to start somewhere and i think it starts here on a cold snowy december evening in 1775. this is carpenters hall in philadelphia on the second floor which is located the library company. the building was only built a couple of years at that point. the library company had just moved over there. franklin out of the library company 30 years earlier, andpae is one of the half-dozen people who is walking through the very cold, dark streets of philadelphia that snowy evening in december 1775. they are taking separate routes and the coming at staggered times because he didn't want to be discovered together because if they are that might be accused of treason. they're goingse to meet here wih two frenchmen. what is francis damon and he's a library of the library company, andd another one is a very mysterious stranger, and east 18 but he he looks 62 according to john jay was also there. all sorts of things wrong with them. but he has a very interesting message for franklin. sort of getting to know your message. the message is they come some verse five but not really supposed to come from diverse eye. the

hall for ninety people were killed seven monies were held across paris at the other sites that were targeted the only suspect to have survived. is refusing to talk to investigators. staying with france and promising increased investment in jobs and education to help the struggling housing projects but some residents say that six months into his term his policies favor the rich over the poor. reports. it was emanuel mccall's first visit as president to. one of paris's most troubled and well known suburbs and the welcome was it. was in that community leaders and local politicians unemployment is particularly high here and there are a few opportunities mike ross says he wants to revive towns like this giving tax breaks for investors and reducing cost sizes you mr president what message did you bring the need to guarantee the support the c g. i convey a very clear message of hope but not a naive one of the commitment of the whole nation. is trying to shake off its reputation in france as a no go zone twelve years ago two teenagers were killed here by electrocution while hiding in a power substation off to being chased by police an incident which sparked three weeks of violence and revea