police arrested freeman and thompson. >> the story that kevin freeman told police was that he and john thompson had been driving home together and the car had run out of gas. ray liuzza drove past them, parked and began to walk across the street to his apartment. at that point he said i'm going to hit that guy and pulled a gun out of his pocket. >> and then mr. freeman got cold feet, if you will and decided he didn't want any part of it. and as he was running away, freeman said he heard the shots. >> the police charged freeman and thompson with murder. the local prosecutor wanted the death penalty for thompson, but knew it would be an uphill battle because thompson had never been convicted of a violent crime. that was about to change. >> on december 28, 1984, 19-year-old jay la guard, and his sister who was 12 and his brother went to the super dome for a college basketball tournament. after the game as they were getting in the car, an african-american man jumped into the backseat, pulled out a .357 magnum and said i'm taking your car, i want all your valuables. jay deliberately caused

james freeman, we got you this time. do you have a secret bank account your wife doesn't know about? >> no secret accounts. melissa: your -- >> one of many reasons i love mrs. freeman we are very open about it when the news is very bad. melissa: do you hide $500 or more spending spruce? >> there are no secrets. melissa: care to get in on this? >> no. i love mrs. sullivan because of the same reason. i don't have a secret account. i would i know she doesn't. melissa: how do you know that? do you have a right investigator checking her out? >> no. i have enormous -- melissa: feeling in your heart the other 7.2 million people also feel in their heart that there are no secrets. >> i have worked with guys. i have worked with guys -- melissa: your drinking buddies. >> they sit around and they complain, they complain about this. melissa: they know about this bank account your wife has. >> you know i just found this $800 dress receipt and she denied that -- melissa: what is she pay in cash? how do you hide -- for the record i do n

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as doctor freeman speaks of the reunion of brothers, to listen hold a particular honor. brigadier general ulysses s. grant the third, retired steps by the effect of both world wars. remember, this is 1950. when freeman finishes speaking, a 25 year-old salesman from san francisco named robert e. lee for snps the red, white and blue britain officially opening to the public the mclean farmhouse. i find that coming together generations after the war ended here he and yet rather wonderful. in the years after the dedication of course appomattox has become a place of pilgrimage, yet in examining the civil war literature, vast as it is, recent scholarship concerning appomattox, both the historic site and events that unfolded there suggests how problematic our remembering can be. i will give you one tiny example. the man who owned the house where lee and grant met face hard times after the war. he made a pretty good living during the war speculating in sugar but he was casting about new source of income, and he settled upon publication of a surrender picture. he wrote to lee aski

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." >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation newman's own foundation, giving all profits from newman's own to charity and pursuing the common good kovler foundation, and mufg. >> it's a global truth. we can do more when we work together. at mufg, our banking relationships span cultures and support almost every industry across the globe. because success takes partnership, and only through discipline and trust can we create something greater than ourselves. mufg, we build relationships that build the world. >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> we start this hour with the crash had celebrations in shanghai, china. 40 people have been injured and 35 have been killed. large crowds had gathered near the waterside area of the city. the incident took place at 11:35 in the evening. it is not clear what caused the crowd to surge. the annual new year's eve countdown had been canceled apparently because of crowd control issues. reports said it turned down version of the event would be held instead that it would not be open to the public. reports from china sta

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. >> funding of the presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation. the newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity. kovler foundation. and, mufg. >> build a solid foundation and you can connect communities and commerce for centuries. that is the strength behind good banking relationships. we believe financial partnerships should endure the test of time. with time comes change. what matters is that you are strong enough to support it. we build relationships that build the world. >> now, bbc world news america. >> this is bbc world news reporting from washington. two were killed during an anti-terrorist operation and belgium. the suspects were about to launch large-scale attacks after returning from syria. new satellite images show the nigerian town before and after it was attacked by boko haram. the destruction is widespread. >> oscar nominations are announced. who will go home with the coveted trophies? we will break down the short list. welcome to our viewers on public television. an operation by anti-terrorist police have left two dead.

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." >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation newman's own foundation, giving all profits from newman's own to charity and pursuing the common good, kovler foundation, and mufg. >> it's a global truth. we can do more when we work together. at mufg, our banking relationships span cultures and support almost every industry across the globe. because success takes partnership, and only through discipline and trust can we create something greater than ourselves. mufg, we build relationships that build the world. >> and now "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america." a ship carrying 500 migrants is towed into port for the second time in a week. new sanctions on north korea. the first of retributions for the cyber attack on sony. and the music of afghanistan, a new generation is keeping cultural traditions alive. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. a cargo ship carrying around 500 migrants who were abandoned by their crew in the mediterranean has arrived at a port in southern italy tonight after being

. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation. the newman zone foundation, -- newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good. kovler foundation. and, mufgg. >> the oldest trees they are the sweetest fruit. we believe in nurturing banking relationships for centuries. strong financial partnerships are best cultivated for the y ears to come, giving your company stability and resources to thrive. we build relationships that build the world. >> now, bbc world news america. >> this is bbc world news america. i am katty kay. islamic state demands $200 million for the release of japanese hostages. if it does not get the cash, it says it will kill them. a presidential palace is seized by shiite rebels, who demand changes for the government. obama has a long wish list for his state of the union and congress is in republican hands. he will not get much of it. >welcome to our viewer on public television and around the globe. the japanese prime minister says the threat by islamic state militants to kill jap

." >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation newman's own foundation, giving all profits from newman's own to charity and pursuing the common good, kovler foundation, and mufg. >> they say the oldest trees bear the sweetest fruit. at mufg, we've believed in nurturing banking relationships for centuries, because strong financial partnerships are best cultivated for the years to come. giving your company the resources and stability to thrive, mufg. we build relationships that build the world. >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> reporting from washington, i am katty kay. two hostage crises in france come to a dramatic end. gunfire and explosions rang out in an industrial estate in france where two men wanted for an attack on a paris magazine had been holed up. they were brothers with links to extremist muslim groups. there are explosions at a kosher supermarket in paris after police stormed a second hostage situation. four hostages and one gunman were killed there. as the people of paris pause to remember the victims, the partner of the magazine edit

." >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation newman's own foundation, giving all profits from newman's own to charity and pursuing the common good, kovler foundation, and mufg. >> they say the oldest trees bear the sweetest fruit. at mufg, we've believed in nurturing banking relationships for centuries, because strong financial partnerships are best cultivated for the years to come, giving your company the resources and stability to thrive. mufg -- we build relationships that build the world. >> and now, "bbc world news." >> this is bbc world news america reporting from washington. continuity in the kingdom. saudi arabia's new ruler faust to uphold the policies of -- vows to uphold the policies of the late king abdullah. u.s. officials cautious about the outcome of discussions with cuba. henry the eighth's sigrid passion -- secret passion was not women but weeding. the ruler may have had a bit of a green thumb. >> welcome to our viewers in public television in america and around the globe. the new king of saudi arabia says he will continue the policies

." >> funding of this presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation. newman's own foundation giving all profit from newman's own to charity, and pursuing the common good. kohler foundation -- kovler foundation. and mufg. >> they say the oldest trees near the sweetest fruit. we believe in nurturing banking relationships for centuries with strong financial partnerships for the years to come. providing the resources and stability to thrive. we build relationships that build the world. >> and now "bbc world news america." >> reporting from washington, i and laura trevelyan. the town in nigeria attacked a boko haram militants -- we hear from those who still do not know the fate of their families. >> you do not know whether they are alive? >> i do not know. they could have died. i don't know. >> heavy fighting breaks out near the presidential palace in yemen, posing a threat to the government. and he captured a key moment in the civil rights movement. we speak to the photographer who shot this iconic picture of martin luther king jr. welcome to our viewers o

." >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation newman's own foundation, giving all profits from newman's own to charity and pursuing the common good kovler foundation, and mufg. >> it's a global truth. we can do more when we work together. at mufg, our banking relationships span cultures and support almost every industry across the globe. because success takes partnership, and only through discipline and trust can we create something greater than ourselves. mufg, we build relationships that build the world. >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> we will start with some breaking news. for the past few minutes, the italian coast guard has sent a merchant ship with 450 migrant onboard is heading for the italian coast. the coast guard said that the vessel has no crew on board. it is heading to the southeast of italy. this is the second such incident in the past week. the italian navy picked up 180,000 migrants during 2014. we will bring you more details as we get them later. egypt's highest court has ordered a retrial in the case of the three imprisoned jo

assistant editorial page editor james freeman and washington columnist kim strassel. so kim, start with you. the president's agenda sounded to me like one more appropriate to say one where nancy pelosi was speaker of the house. kind of a wish list of things what's going to give away. what's the thinking here on his part, the political calculation? >> well, if it wasn't clear already from his veto threats and his executive orders and general aggressiveness from the midterms he has no real interest in working with republicans over the next two years. >> really? it was that definitive of a declaration? >> oh, yeah. i think that's what this state of the union was declaring which is he intends to use the next two years to lay the groundwork for maybe even set the terms for a presidential run by hillary clinton or elizabeth warren and it's going to be all about the middle class and how democrats will make the argument they can make things better with government giveaways to the middle class than republicans ever can. >> well, i want to talk about the reason for that. becaus

." >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation newman's own foundation, giving all profits from newman's own to charity and pursuing the common good, kovler foundation, and mufg. >> build a solid foundation and you can connect communities and commerce for centuries. that is the strength behind good banking relationships, too. which is why, at mufg, we believe financial partnerships should endure the test of time. because with time comes change and what matters in the end is that you are strong enough to support it. mufg, we build relationships that build the world. >> and now, bbc world news america. >> this is bbc world news america reporting from washington. hackers break into the twitter and youtube accounts of the u.s. military central command. they say they are working for islamic state. france launches a major military deployment to try to stop another terrorist attack. by tuesday, 10,000 troops will guard areas at risk. survivors return to class with a mix of grief and determination. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and aroun