but francois gaba rt believes president has praised him.lves even further. richard galpin, bbc news. quite the feat. congrats to him. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. still to come: bitcoin is in the spotlight again, as bitcoin futures trading is set to begin on the world's biggest exchange. what does this mean for the cryptocurrency? we will be back with the headlines next. see you soon. it was a weekend of two halves. saturday's sunshine replaced a sunday's lowlands drizzle. this is a picture from one of the weather watchers. monday will be a bright start to the week ahead, looking mainly dry, rather cloudy, turning more miles towards the west. dense fog patches to watch out for, especially during tuesday. monday is dominated by a ridge of high pressure keeping things generally dry and settled. a chilly start to the day with frost around and the odd mist and fog patch to contend with first thing. monday morning, eight o'clock, heading to work in school, temperatures around 4— five degrees in wales. the south—west of england,

francois hollande france has : already taken some initiative.s to previously invite all of the stakeholders around the table for discussion to create solutions. discussion could also be between israeli and palestinian counterparts. trump has already taken some decisions. one of those decisions is to stop the colonization. that is good but it is also up to israel to solve that problem. reporter: global politics is about relationships. mr. trump may not be offered a state visit to the united kingdom. do you think france and other european nations should be as friendly to mr. trump? hollande: the united states has always been a friend and i lie to france -- to been a friend and ally france. the u.s. is our partner in nato, and our relations will continue with the united states. however, this will not keep us from expressing how we feel toward his actions, especially when he takes unilateral decisions without consulting anyone. especially what we feel toward his nuclear agreement with iran, climate change, his exit from unesco. we need to encourage

francois hollande was speaking out the topic of brexit. he says the u.k. expect to keep the same trade deal. i spoke to him at the arab strategy forum in dubai. i have said that the united kingdom would have to pay and the deal that has been found, what referred to as phase one, did indeed lead to a general contribution by the british. anwere able to find agreement on the question of european citizens. the second phase will do with the place of the united kingdom within the internal market or outside the internal market if a trade agreement is made. europe's attitude is one of respect but there are also certain demands. protect aw have to europe of 27. brexit is irreversible. aiming to punish the british but clarify future relations. with france, i was always determined to keep a special relationship with the u.k. especially on defense. this will be up cap. said we hopemm fox for a virtually identical call -- identical trade agreement. is this realistic? a trade agreement is always possible but it needs to be clear that it can't happen at any cost. discuss

that is how former french president francois lalonde this week -- francois hollande this week describeddent trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the israeli capital. he spoke to one of our reporters at the arab strategy forum here in dubai. >> the decision has been brutal and harmful, brutal because it was unilateral. president trump has taken this thesion without consulting u.s. congress or even the palestinians. it is harmful because it will not lead to any negotiations. so what? this leaves europe in front of one decision in order to start making some solutions. host: what should that initiative be? should it be discussion around the world? >> france has already taken some initiative. the initiative was to previously invite all of the stakeholders around the table for discussion to create solutions. discussion could also be between israeli and palestinian counterparts. trump has already taken some decisions. one of those is to stop israel colonization. that is good but it is also up to israel to solve that problem. reporter: global politics is about relationships. mr. trump may

we watched the video with georgetown law school professor aderson francois.we were a bit surprised." francois says the us district court in washington that peterson is nominated to is one of the most important and complex in the country. aderson francois, georgetown law school: "i think its inexplicable that you would nominate someone from that position who doesnt seem prepared for the job." drew petrimoulx, reporting: "this isnt the first time that the president's judicial nominees have been called into question." earlier this week, senator chuck grassley -- the republican chair of the judiciary committee said two other nominees would not be confirmed over concerns about their qualifications. francois says there's concern in the legal community that a pattern is developing. aderson francois, georgetown law school: extraordinarily powerful position where you have power over somebody's life, property and freedom." still, president trump set a record this year for appointments to the federal touts that as one of the biggest accomplishments of his first year in

french sailor francois gabart smashes the world record.iza fromer studios in singapore and london, and this is bbc world news. —— live from. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 7.30am in myanmar — where the country's leaders could face charges of genocide over the persecution of the rohingya ethnic group. that's the warning from un's high commissionerfor human rights. it's estimated that more than 650,000 rohingya muslims have fled myanmar to neighbouring bangladesh since august, when attacks on police posts prompted a military crackdown. 0ur south asia correspondent justin rowlatt reports. this boy is 11 years old. he draws pictures of the horrors he has witnessed. translation: older women were stamped on, and then the military grabbed them by the hair and slaughtered them. because i saw that, i am drawing this. he is one of 650,000 rohingya refugees who fled myanmar after a military assault that began in late august. "they are coming to kill us," says the man, "they are coming to kill us." the widespread

francois gabart‘s achievement is a moment of great personal pride.e broken soon as the design of yachts evolves even further. tonight the bbc‘s sports personality of the year will be announced in liverpool. 12 are on the short list, with the public choosing the winner. our sports correspondentjoe wilson is in liverpool for us tonight. it is not a tree, goodison, or anfield, it is the echo arena tonight. immerse yourself in the voices and memories. 2017 has seen media coverage of a expanding diversity of sport. this evening we will be guided through achievements from grassroots to the top. there are 11,000 seats, but voters at home will decide. at least andy murray had a less successful year, so someone else can have a chance to win. the nominees offer something for everyone. speed skater, runner, cyclist, f1 champion, heavyweight boxer, football goal—scorer, paris sprinter, wimbledon semifinalist, superbike, and tae kwon do fighter. there will be special memory of bradley lowery, his parents will collect the ward. his six years filled with devotion t

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republic the african nation has been in the midst of turmoil since twenty thirteen when president francois boise's a question was overthrown by mostly muslim so lekker rebels according to unicef children have been killed raped abducted and recruited by armed groups in a recent increase in violence in ca our. danniella do is you know steps chief of communications for central african republic she spoke to us earlier from dakar in senegal and explained the magnitude of this problem says i would say in the everyday lives of children in the central african republic of many children. eventually you know that the situation in the central african republic has been there's there's been a really bad increase in violence in the past six months it's actually we now have one in two children in the country with considering running remark and probably one in four or five now is illiterate displaced internally. or directly outside of the country so we usually say this international public is one of the worst countries and that is. now to some of the other stories making news around the world more than one

sailboat in some of the world's most dangerous seas for seven weeks that's exactly what french sailor francois gaba says he has behind him off to setting a new world record for second navigating the world so no but sailing officials would recognise not just yet and here's why. out on the open seas alone for forty two days the achievement would be enough for most people but says he is certain navigated the globe in that time if confirmed the french minister smashed the previous world record set just last year by six days praise even came from up high. on behalf of my crew in the french navy i welcome you on your approach to france. a flotilla of boats greeted him on his arrival back in britain in along with thousands of well wishers. gathered put on a show for the crowds and made sure he enjoyed the moment. good weather you need luck with the weather i had that i had good fortune. this feat is so staggering that sailing officials will now check his boats g.p.s. data to make sure that the world record is genuine. well next up and it's a blunder with highlights and knowledge of a much day sevente

they said it was impossible but french sailor francois has shown the world it can be done he has set a spectacular new record for a nonstop solo sail around the globe his arrival back in britain he was met by many well wishes now it took about forty two days to complete the trip not king more than six days get that and ten hours off the previous time saving officials can only come from the record after reviewing the boat's black box and g.p.s. data. this is news live from berlin we'll be back at the top of the hour with more thank you for watching. live to serve. the lord we were there for you lol.

. >> they have lost trust in the school's owner francois who has a go fund me page for his lost investment due to a fire and flood. >> people are putting money in saying sorry for your loss. it's b.s. and two weeks before christmas. >> they worry about the dedicated staff. >> carlos the dishwasher has been there 15 years. he was crying the day after. i don't know where to go. >> they have no health insurance and they haven't been paid. >> for 41 years the school graduated some of the top chef. silverman and carla hall. and accepting the new students for 2018. thaw lished about it through a leak. >> a leak. they were trying to place us. >> they promised that the chief financial officer would explain but no one called back. or anxioused the door when we knock -- answered the door when we knocked. kimberly suiters, abc7 news. bill: good evening. we will switch gears to talk about what is going on tonight. there are a lot of folks out there. how is everyone doing? this is hard to see. we talk about the numbers. looking out here at the live camera, national harbor. the temperatures are in the 4

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finally, french sailor francois gabart has smashed the record for sailing around the world alone, circumnavigatingthat's more than six days faster than the last record, set by fellow frenchman thomas coville last year. the organisers, tracking hisjourney by satellite, tweeted that 3a—year—old gabart had reached the finish line near 0uessant island off france's western coast on his trimaran, called "macif". maybe he was sailing home that fast to be home in time for christmas. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. more now on the train which has derailed from a bridge onto a busy road in the us state of washington. earlier, ed troyer from the local sheriff's department says there have been multiple fatalities. at 7.a0 this morning, the train derailed. multiple agencies are responding. when we got to the scene, it was obvious that there were some fatalities and a lot of injuries. some people were able to get off the train. multiple cars and trucks were struck and went down onto the road. the people who were in the vehicles, even when you see all the pictures, it is pretty

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allison: francois hollande, you might remember him. he was france's president this time last year. he went on a popular radio show last night, a rare treat. public.ot been very they say he torpedoed france's far left leader, saying he can hardly be counted as opposition. hollande went pretty easy on new president emmanuel macron. he said he is doing well so far, although hollande did credit himself. he said he left the country in pretty good shape. he says he is working on a book to offer his ideas on how to get the socialist party back into shape. molly: also in the headlines, vladimir putin. papers reacting to his annual speech. allison: perhaps the most exciting moment was when he was questioned by one of his rivals a the upcoming election, journalist and socialite who asked a question about putin's main opposition, who has been barred for -- from the campaign. russia says he cannot participate in the election. putin sidestepped the question and did not mention the balmy by name. you can see what british paper "the times" thanks in this cartoon behind me. we can see clinton maki

jean—francois boittin, is a former french diplomat and an expert in international diplomacy and policyf world opinion. it looks like if you put america first, you have to put the un down the waste basket sadly. what will come out of these talks? it is very important for the international community outside of the us to send a strong message that the un had set the rules about jerusalem, about the 2—state solution. and it's a very important message for europeans, paris and london, to send that message to the capitals in arab countries. it's absolutely necessary. i think useful at this point it's useful to remember the prescedent of the iraq war and the famous colin powell motto, if you break it, you own it. well, the us broke iraq and essentially europe suffered from the consequences. let's put the us to the side at one moment because president abbas says the us no longer has a political role in the middle east. is there now a chance for countries like france to step in? president macron has said he's very keen to be involved in diplomatic resolutions and to become a diplomatic player. c

. >> reporter: the 72-year-old owner francois told me tonight he's very sad and deeply and takes fullponsibility. he taught would be professional chefs in gaithersburg, a year long program, and it can cost up to $30,000. they also have a location where anyone can take cooking classes in bethesda. on friday he told staff in gaithersburg they're shutting down. employees were compacting a two week paid -- expecting a two week paid holiday. instead they got their last paycheck and that's it. bethesda will close the end of the month. he said the schools became a financial problem unless people signed up. you might wonder why is this a big deal? without this school right here we may not have the restaurant scene we have today. on one hand, we've heard directly from some of you who have gift certificates that can't be used and online students saying they are out thousands. they say the voicemail is full. they haven't heard from anyone and it could have been handled better, but on the other hand the owner says everyone will get their money back, but he didn't say how or when. someone set up a

thank you very much, jean—francois boittin, a former french diplomat.ti and the broken bridge is all too true. her chinese parents went into hiding to defy the country's one—child policy and give birth to her — their second child. but, they were forced to abandon her and she was eventually adopted by a us couple. kati's parents left a note with their baby urging the adoptive parents to meet them at hung—jo's broken bridge. and kati's father returned there every year hoping for news. what happened next is revealed in a bbc news documentary — here's jane 0'brien. a meeting at the broken bridge, a fitting place to reunite a broken family torn apart by china's 0ne—child policy. the rendezvous was planned by kati's birth parents, who are forced to abandon theirjust after she was born. i don't get super emotional and those type of situations, but my birth mother, i think she was sad in a lot of ways. she held me for about half an hour. a day later, kati visits her parents at home and they chat for the first time with her adoptive family in the us. thank you v

french sailor francois gabart has smashed the record for the fastest solo nonstop circumnavigation of days and 16 hours, beating the previous record by more than six days. his arrival back in the french harbour of brest was welcomed by a flotilla of small boats. president macron tweeted his congratulations for what he described as an exceptional achievement. gabart‘s new generation 30 metre maxi trimaran was helped by favourable weather, especially crossing the pacific ocean when he reached speeds of up to a0 knots, that's 65 kilometres per hour. translation: it was really strange. it was really dark. they're why was in the middle of all these fishermen. i had to go past a fisherman. i said, fishermen. i had to go past a fisherman. isaid, can fishermen. i had to go past a fisherman. i said, can i fishermen. i had to go past a fisherman. isaid, can i pass fishermen. i had to go past a fisherman. i said, can i pass on the right? go on then, he said. there i was, alone. it was a weird. and the tradition is really weird too, being in front of you all, that's weird too. the bbc‘s sports pe

forces and airstrikes in gaza while demonstrations take place across the world against president francois. in custody in kiev after escaping from ukrainian security services we ask what's next for the former georgian president mikheil saakashvili. this is a clear example of collusion with a foreign power and new questions about donald trump's presidential campaigns relationship with foreign powers not russia this time but israel. israeli forces have killed at least four palestinians in shootings and airstrikes in gaza as the fallout continues from the u.s. president's recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital more than seven hundred others were injured in demonstrations across the occupied territories at an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council there was strong condemnation of the president's move even from some of washington's closest allies mike hanna has more. an animated discussion between the u.s. ambassador and the palestinian representative just one of the urgent conversations taking place around the room even before the session began the packed chamber testament to the

mark: francois hollande is the latest -- latest to weigh in on -- decision to make decision jerusalem of israel. he spoke in dubai. been brutalion has and harmful. it was unilateral. making this decision without consulting the u.s. congress, without consulting the palestinians. it will not lead to any negotiations. also commented on brexit saying it is unrealistic for the u.k. to expect to keep this same deal as other countries in the single market. thinks the says he resolution of differences between the house and senate tax bills could come today. ping-pongmakers have offers back-and-forth with the house and are making progress. the house ways and means chairman overseeing the house-senate conference committee says the panel could have a written agreement by friday. house and senate republicans have been working all week on a topromise tax overhaul bill send to president trump as early as next week. donald trump, jr. will return to capitol hill to talk to the senate intelligence committee as part of its probe into russian interference in the 2016 election. that meeting will come a w

. >> translator: i would like to pay tribute to francois, she was a great observer of hunl behaviors and with very pree situation and great strength, she highlights what in our society had developed into, with explanations, cultural explanations, social rites, the ine equality between genders and she highlighted the fact that it was something cultural, something that was developed and justified using physical explanations, logic to legitize the men over women, and when it's developed, we have to deconstruct all this. but it's been constructed for centuries. it will take time. we need to be humble. we need to go humble to deconstruct. that is the task we now have to under take. the men who rape, who are violent, should often choose to do so in places where women should feel secure, in the home, in their workplaces, in public spaces, where they think -- in the public transport for example we have to focus on these areas. these sanctiuaries are the area where predators with show authority of their rank. and simply their physical strength. and this situation of domination leads to a rite

out of his kitchens came such figures as alain chapel, michel guerard, francois bise, roger verge, georgesl: this was all the gang of the nouvelle cuisine up there. in the '60s in new york and paul and michel guerard. >> anthony: every great chef i've ever met has nightmares of they're still a young man, they're back in a kitchen, and a chef is yelling at them. who of his masters? >> paul: la mere brazier. >> daniel: la mere brazier. the woman. >> anthony: really? la mere brazier. in the year 1946, at the ripe old age of 20, monsieur paul worked as apprentice for brazier. >> daniel: she was such a screamer, they say, you will fall on your ass she was screaming so hard. [ paul speaking french ] >> daniel: she was the first up in the morning. [ paul speaking french ] >> daniel: and the last one to go to bed. she would go to the market with three cook in the back of the truck, and she will put the case of green beans or something, and the cook will be sitting down making the beans not to waste time for the rest of the mise en place. >> anthony: truly a terrifying figure. truffle soup elysee.

former french president francois hollande says he's is a possibility for britain to strike a trade deal, but speaking exclusively to manus cranny, he cautioned that there are certain red lines. eresident hollande: a trad agreement is always possible, but it needs to be clear that it can't happen at any cost. there have been discussions held over the last year. they have continued and there are certain points for europe that remain resolute, for example agriculture and what one would call cultural exception. i think donald trump's position on trade agreements is not encouraging going into discussions with europe. reporter: the u.s. secretary of state has reiterated that america is prepared to negotiate with north korea without preconditions, but speaking at the atlantic council, rex tillerson said the trump administration would want to quiet theories. >> we are ready to talk anytime north korea would like to talk. and we are ready to have the first meeting without preconditions. and let's -- we can talk about the weather, if you want. we can talk about whether we will have a square table

his music, charlemagne helped inspire a generation of haitians to rebel against longtime dictator francois duvalier. he was often called the haitian bob marley. he briefly served as mayor of port au prince in the 1990's. >> ♪ is haiti's beloved folk singer emmanuel "manno" charlemont who died at the age of 69. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. nermeen: and i'm nermeen shaikh. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the countrand around the world. republicans encumbers it ever reached a deal on final tax legislation that would cut taxes for wealthy americans and lower the tax rate for corporations. the move clears the way for final vote next week. in the tax plan agreed on by the house and the senate, the corporate tax rate would be reduced to 21% from the current 35%. middle and low-income families would receive smaller, temporary, tax cuts. president trump touted the bill at the white house on wednesday. pres. trump: tax cuts will break down and they will break it down fast. all forms o

i talked to francois hollande and he said his biggest concern is war. war north korea.here in the world. , thebiggest concerned basement of the dollar? is that a fair reflection of you? and perhaps a worry about a black swan in terms of equities? without works you as you look at 2018? black swan of asset market falls worries me. another black swan, not all blacks on, a white swan a grace want of a dollar devaluation strategy also worries me. of third thing is some sort growth pullback more generally. we are living in a world where everyone and their dog knows the script. they know what u.s. tax policy is. they know it's not a free handout. they know the european mantra policy -- monetary policy also has a lot of long-term negatives. in that environment, corporations continue to struggle to adjustable -- justified long-term investment. is likely to be some sort of disappointment there. have time to't discuss productivity but will make a go at a few of the subjects. that's brendan brown. he stays with us. ceo of thethe world's biggest beauty products company tells bloombe

the thirty four year old françois gabble was a man on a mission on november fourth the frenchman sitssail as he aimed to navigate around the world faster than anyone had done before. the target was to beat the forty nine days and three hours record set by his fellow countryman thomas scoville last year he had to be back by december twenty third. gather wood zip around the world in his high tech thirty meter sailboat a maxi tri mare and one of the most technically advanced yachts around from the starting point between west on france and called will england he would sail around ends arctica and back along the way encountering rough seas and strong winds but he managed to find time along the journey to share updates on his twitter account and on sunday december seventeenth victoriously crossed the virtual finish line between northwest france and southwest england. and of course he tweeted about a two. hour becomes the fourth world record holder for sailing around the globe solo to the source of that if i was lucky i was. accessible maybe if i hadn't left on november for if i had left thr

french sailor has smashed the world record for the fastest so with fellow navigation of the globe francoisgar bar is crossed a virtual finish line early on sunday between northwest france and southwest england is a mammoth journey lasted forty two days sixteen hours forty minutes and thirty five facon it beat the previous record set by compassionate thomas last year by six days in ten hours it's the fourth time since two thousand and four the world record has been battered. questioner an elderly that is side where our trade to their third club world cup title will be brazilian side gremio on saturday and albert abbey becoming the first team to retain the title and its rails fifth trophy at twenty seventeen peter stella reports. real madrid were looking for a food feat for club world cup title in four years gremio of brazil were hoping to become the first south american team to win this competition since two thousand and twelve the first half was a close affair although railhead more than sixty percent of the position they could not converted into golds as the south american champions held

speaking exclusively to bloomberg, former president francois hollande said the u.k.expect to keep the same trade deal as other countries in the single market. eresident hollande: a trad agreement is always possible, but it needs to be clear that cannot happen at any cost. there have been discussions held over the last few years and there are points that are extreme the resolute, for example, agriculture and the cultural exception. these are very important issues. i think donald trump's position on relationships is not very encouraging. guy: michael metcalfe is with us. my colleague wrote this morning that there is a possibility that brexit want happen. let's not talk about that, but let's talk about the middle distribution of outcomes right nwo. -- right now. is the distribution now a quite soft brexit and do you think that's priced? michael: i don't think there's any doubt in that. arguably, it moved that wway after the u.k. election. it --ms of what's priced, probably the best way to think about it for me is to look at st erling, and think that we know sterling is

the chief concern of the gym president during his two day visit to the country german president francois just on my at the official opening of the new got me in german migration center in aqua four years people have been leaving the west african country looking for a better lives elsewhere now young people will be able to inform themselves in the new center about their chances in europe and the risks of making the journey there it will also offer support to those returning home. it's no secret among those with political responsibility here that the families who send their mostly young family members on this dangerous journey that they're also sending them into the hands of criminal organizations. most people here know that but it doesn't stop them from choosing this path. to go. to. john meyer is referring to people like las bon he returned from libya two weeks ago a local organization invited him to tell other young canadians about his experiences on the way to europe he says he was often abused while he was in libya. despite their seniors once again considering leaving guyana he says t

. >>> "the times of london" reports french sailor francois gabart sailed around the world.e previous record. he said he barely slept since setting say on november 4th. >>> "the new york times" reports one of the world's most expensive homes is just another bauble for the saudi prince. they followed the paper trail between the purchase in 2015 of the chateau in france. it led to prince mohamed bin salm salman. he bought a yacht and most recently paid $450 million for a leonardo da vinci pangt. he's been leading an anti-corruption crackdown on the elite. >> there goes the neighborhood. he's going to drive up all the prices. >> nice that you can get a yacht for $500 million and a yacht -- >> with a little money left over. >> apparently a house that you can control everything from your iphone. >> for that price, i would hope so. >>> silicon valley saw new changes on social media. this morning we're high lighting some of the biggest stories and new developments we covered in 2017 as we take a look back at a year in tech. ♪ apple's new flagship iphone is the most expensive they h