you have to take that research with a grain of freeman and his fen freeman and his fen freeman and his fen freeman andand think tank fundingtracker.org. this project that then freeman and his folks have put together. >> we'll head shortly to the u.s. house members are working to provide tax relief to residents of taiwan who pay u.s. taxes and increase transparency for the incomes of certain employees of the tennessee valley authority. and later this week, expect a bill to come to the floor that would deport union documented immigrants convicted of sex offices and other violent crimes. watch live coverage of the house when members return right here on c-span.

announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" s is bbc news. s mike johnson has been reelected as u.s. house speaker in the first round of voting after overcoming a republican revolt. >> the honorable mike johnson of the state of louisiana, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] anchor: donald trump will be sentenced on the 10th of january in his hush money case. president biden said he has spoken to the families of victims in new orleans and will visit the city on monday. apple agrees to pay $95 million to settle a court case alleging that some of this device were listening to people without permission. a former deputy prime minister is stepping down as -- at his role as social giant -- social media giant meta. hello and welcome. first tonight, the republican congressman mike johnson has narrowly won reelection to the most powerful seat i

(laughs) announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" ', this is the context. ', >> traveled here in his coffin today to the navy memorial up the road from here. he will be brought across the road into the capitol building. >> carter represents, for many americans, a sense of decency and respect, and integrity americans want to believe it is still possible. >> i see his warmth, his kindness, his humanity. he was also somebody who never failed to follow through on what were his most important convictions. ♪ >> a very good evening. the flag draped casket of jimmy carter, the 39th president of the united states, has arrived in washington, d.c. it is being transferred as we speak to the u.s. capitol. over the next hour, the longest lived of the u.s. presidents will be taken up the steps of the u.s. capitol to the rotunda, where he will lie in state until the funeral service on thursday at the national cathedral. the family i

(laughs) announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" 'n washington and this is bbc world news america. we are following ceremonies celebrating and honoring the late president jimmy carter, the 39th president. this is part of a six-day state funeral taking place. the former president, jimmy carter, has now arrived at the capital. you are looking at images of the rotunda. members of u.s. congress, the supreme court, other dignitaries paying respects to jimmy carter. we will be live in state at the u.s. capitol. his casket is currently being transported through the capitol. the service will be led by vice president kamala harris, john thune, and speaker of the house meister -- mike johnson. they will deliver eulogies on president carter's service to the nation and the world. the body of the 39th president arrived in d.c. earlier from georgia at joint base andrews in maryland from where he once flew as president on air forc

announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> this is bbc world news america. disaster in los angeles. four wild are burning out of control. fire fighters say they cannot be contained. at least 70,000 people have been ordered to flee their homes. more than 1000 buildings have been destroyed and authorities are warning all l.a. residents they are in danger. officials expect the fires to worsen due to ferocious wind and finishing water supplies -- and diminishing water supplies. hello and welcome to world news america. thank you for being with us. four wildfires are burning out of control in the suburbs around los angeles. these are the latest pictures from that city in california. at least two people are known to have died and dozens more injured. at least 70,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes and tens of thousands more have been told to pack up and be ready to go. the chief of the los angeles fi

announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" ♪ >> hello. you are watching "the context" on bbc news. >> there are reports there is a draft document, an agreement which has been agreed by the mediation taking place in qatar. >> we are close to a deal. it can get done this week. i am not making a promise or prediction but it is there for the taking and we are going to work to make it happen. >> we are pressing hard to close this. the deal that would free the hostages, halt the fighting, provide security to israel, and i allow us to significantly surge humanitarian assistance to the palestinians. ♪ >> israel and hamas appear to be getting closer to reaching a cease-fire deal in gaza. the palestinian official familiar with the negotiations told the bbc for the first time since 2011, the two delegations are conducting indirect talks in the same building. in washington, the u.s. national security a cautiously optimist

(laughs) announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" s america. s the fire threat level for all of los angeles county is critical as officials fear strong winds could spark new fires. joe biden says a deal to achieve a cease-fire in gaza is on the brink of coming to fruition. a look inside chinese factories fueling the success of fast fashion brand shein, where some laborers labor for 75 hours per week. welcome to world news america. the mayor of los angeles says urgent preparations are underway amid years close to hurricane force winds forecast for this week could spark new fires. 24 people are known to be killed and another 16 are missing, with the three biggest fires uncontained. the national weather service says rains are not expected to be -- winds are not expected to be intense as loss -- last weekend. fires are burning in three areas. the largest is the palisades fire, which has burned 23,000 acres. the eaton fir

and will freeman and moss, these two election workers, do you think they'll be able to collect anywhereear that kind of money? >> wolf, they knew that mr. giuliani did not have that kind of funds when they went into it. they made clear they're doing this for the right reasons. they have been injured. they are entigtsed to restitution. they want to see mr. giuliani be held accountable for the lies he told about them relating to the 2020 election. can't escape therony today as donald trump, who was also a part of that same scheme to r yea ago is headed back facingccountility, likely i losing that condo. it is a reminder that while the president- elect has skirted accountability, others are being held of accountable, including mr. giuliani. >> for mr. trump in the new york criminal case he's facing, the judge today denied the president- elect's bid to delay friday's hearing. does this mean that will take place or could trump still try to delay it even more? >> no, trump will run this question now that the judge has turned it down through courts of appeals. he will try to find some court, a

announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" annita: live from london, this is bbc news. hey tesla cyber truck explodes outside the trump hotel in las vegas. police say one person has died. 10 people are killed after a vehicle drives into a large crowd in new orleans. the suspect has been named as 42-year-old shamsud din jabbar. experts say and i.s. flag was found on the vehicle. >> we are aggressively running down every lead. annita: the fbi has confirmed that officers shot and killed the suspect. he was a u.s. military veteran. the local sugar bowl college football game has been postponed following the attack. ♪ hello. i'm annita mcveigh. we will have more from new orleans in just a moment, but first, one person has died and seven others have been injured after a tesla cybertruck exploded outside a hotel owned by donald trump. the person who died was inside the vehicle, which was outside the hotel at the entra

announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" christian: hello, i'm christian fraser. this is "the context." >> it is safe to say the palisades fire is one of the most destructive natural disasters in the history of los angeles. >> there are embers flying one and a half to two miles ahead of the fire with a 75% chance that will ignite a new fire, so they were caught in a very difficult situation. >> so many memories in here that cannot be replaced. so many things are just lost forever. i know i'm safe but -- i don't understand. christian: apocalyptic scenes in california. one of the most destructive natural disasters in the history of l.a. county with fires still burning tonight uncontained. we will hear from our reporters on the ground and we will speak to altadena resident peachy keen and among those evacuated. elon musk tells german voters to choose the hard right afd. trump's man has been interviewing the afd

(laughs) announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" ♪ >> this is bbc world news ♪ america. deadly wildfires continue to rage across los angeles. 10 people have been killed and more than 150,000 residents have been ordered to evacuate. the sheriff of l.a. county says the suburbs look like they have been hit by an atomic bomb. more than 55 square miles have burned. donald trump is sentenced without penalty in the new york hush money case but will still enter the white house as the first u.s. president to be a convicted felon. ♪ caitriona: hello and welcome to world news america. good to have you with us. firefighters are still battling to contain wildfires that have been waging -- raging across los angeles for four decades. let's have a look at the latest pictures from the city. more high winds are expected, which could stoke an already perilous situation. 10 people are known to have died and about 10,000 homes and build

(laughs) announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" c news. c a role model and my best friend, the brother of one of the victims killed in terror attack in new orleans told the bbc of his family's heartbreaking loss. >> it hurts. that was my best friend. looked at him. looked up to him for everything. he was my will model for inspiration. all i ever wanted to do was make him proud. >> the fbi says it now believes the driver behind the terror attack on bourbon street was acting alone. he posted videos online proclaiming allegiance to the islamic state group. las vegas police say there is no apparent connection linking the attack in new orleans with the explosion of a tesla cybertruck outside the trump international hotel also on new year's day. large parts of the u.k. are preparing for snow and ice as a three-day weather alert comes into force. but first, we begin with breaking news coming out of seoul in south korea. t

announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> hello. i mended a vive. you are watching "the context" on bbc news. >> there are four fires burning and zero containment so still very dangerous for los angeles. >> these fires are stretching the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limits. >> the scope and scale of the loss is just absolutely devastating. annita: tonight, fire cheese in los angeles more and there is no way they can contain the largest of the blazes in the city. emergency services are stretched to their limits. we will hear from some of those who have been evacuated. plus, european leaders react to controversial comments from president-elect donald greenland. and a new study shedding light on the potential power on a glass of milk. the chief of the los angeles fire department says emergency services are stretched to the absolute limit as they battle the four huge wildfires. kristin crowl

(laughs) announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> hello, i'm annita mcveigh. you are watching "the context" on bbc news. >> we have reached a point where the major issues that were preventing a deal from happening have been addressed and we have language pertaining to this issue between both parties. >> pressing hard to close this deal. we have instructed to free the hostages, halt the fighting, provide security to israel and allow us to significantly surge humanitarian assistance to the palestinians. >> the ball is now in hamas' court. if the deal is accepted, it is ready to be implemented. i believe we will get a cease fire. annita: it has been another day of diplomatic work on a dealer for a cease fire and the release of hostages in gaza with egypt, qatar, and the united states mediating between israel and hamas officials. it's been described as the final round of negotiations, and all signs of expressed hope t

(laughs) announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" annita: hello, i'm annita mcveigh. you are watching "the context" on bbc news. >> the president and his administration are using every tool at our disposal to help fight the fires and ensure that the community's impact able to recover. >> delhi after battled all night in the palisades fire, hurst fire, kenneth fire, and airop efforts thank goodness continue. >> we have been walking through the wreckage of pacific palisades. it's an extraordinary site. bits of it are still smoking. >> think of all the memories, hang out with friends as kids. it is absolutely devastating. i am heartbroken. ♪ annita: los angeles is called a u.s. president, as the fires still burn. at least 10 people are known to have died. a nighttime curfew has been imposed to try to prevent looting as police chief chief's of harsh penalties if the curfew is broken. around 70,000 homes and other buildin

announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" s america. s canadian prime minister justin trudeau announces plans to step down and temporarily suspends parliament until march. winter weather hits dozens of u.s. states, dumping inches of snow and causing treacherous conditions. in washington, congress certifies donald trump's victory in november's presidential election. ♪ welcome to world news america. canadian prime minister justin trudeau is resigning as leader of canada's governing liberal party, saying he will step down as prime minister once his party finds a replacement. this comes after pressure from within his own party following recent defeats of local elections and the looming threat of tariffs on canadian imports under the incoming trump administration. it will end his nine year term as one of canada's longest-serving prime ministers. p.m. trudeau: as you all know, i am a fighter. every bone in my body

announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" christian: hello, i'm christian fraser. this is "the context." >> i am directed by the vote of that conference to present for election to the office of the speaker of the house of representatives for the 119th congress. the name of the honorable mike johnson. >> house democrats are united behind the most powerful legislative leader in this chamber, hakeem jeffries brooklyn. [applause] >> the honorable mike johnson of the state of louisiana having received a majority of the votes cast is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives for the 119th congress. christian: joining me tonight, abel maldonado, republican and former lieutenant governor of california, and attica green, former staffer for george w. bush and mitch mcconnell. we will talk to abel and attica shortly. big night in washington. let me bring you the latest headlines. the republican congressman li

announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" n washington. n this is bbc world news america. neighborhoods raised the ground. widespread devastation in los angeles as wildfires keep on burning. almost 180,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes, one estimate has the damage at $50 billion. former u.s. president jimmy carter is to be laid to rest in his hometown of plains, georgia, after a state funeral earlier in washington. ♪ hello. you are very welcome to "world news america." officials in los angeles are warning the massive wildfires ravaging the city are still totally uncontained, and that people in the affected areas must be ready to leave their homes if ordered to do so. five people are confirmed to have died, in almost 180,000 have been ordered to flee their homes. two, jpmorgan chase, says the blaze is on track to cause more than $50 billion in damage which would make it twice as costly as any p

announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" n washington and this is bbc world news america. hopes rise for an israel/hamas cease-fire as u.s. secretary of state antony blinken says korean investigators are trying again to impeach president yoon suk yeol. donald trump's pickford defense secretary pete hegseth valves to restore a warrior ethos to the military but faced questions from senators over his views about women in combat. welcome to world news america. we will have the latest on the gaza cease-fire talks in a moment. first the developing story in south korea where investigators are attempting to enter the official residence of south korea's impeached president and say they will detain anyone that tries to prevent them from arresting him. we will take you to the president's home in seoul. yoon suk yeol is facing charges of insurrection and abuse of power after he impose martial law for a short period in d

announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" . i'm christian fraser, and this . is the context. p.m. photo: i intend -- trudeau: i intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister. after the party selects its next leader. >> in june when the liberals lost a very key, very strong house see that they've had for a long time, they then lost another seat in montreal, and that relay signals for most other liberals that the prime minister's time is up. >> it is not being helped justin trudeau being mocked by donald trump, america's tsitsipas states, and -- tsitsipas states, and referring to trudeau as "governor trudeau," instead of prime minister. ♪ christian: justin trudeau steps down as prime minister. the end of an era in canada. an anti-populist, a feminist. we will hear from canada's former environment minister. also on the program, sir keir starmer tells elon musk he has crossed the line. the debate which refu

freeman in grge washington hospital? maureen: he's been written about quite a bit and was also the subject of a pbs documentary. i believe it was called the lobotomist. so you can watch that and see how these lobotomies were performed. so i took from there -- there were a couple of biographies also of rosemary that came out i went to say within the past 10 years. maybe one of them was also published by little brown called "rosemary: the hidden kennedy," so all of that came from previously published stuff and stuff about dr. freeman and that documentary. peter: rosemary lived to be 86, 87 years old, correct? maureen: she did. peter: saint coletta's, wisconsin. maureen: yeah. i went to saint coletta's. i felt in a strange way when writing this book that the spirits were with me. i had so many close calls they came to the book's benefit. for example, are called -- i cold called saint coletta's and asked for the nurse who took care of rosie kennedy. "oh, i am that nurse, could you come by?" so i went. i think this >> >> -- i

announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" c news. c 10 people are killed after a vehicle drives into a large crowd in new orleans. the suspect has been named as 42-year-old shamsud din jabbar. the fbi says an i.s. flag was found in the vehicle. >> we are aggressively running down every lead. >> the fbi has confirmed that police officers shot and killed the suspect. he was a u.s. army veteran. local media reports that the sugar bowl college football game has been postponed following the attack. that has been confirmed in a news conference in the last few minutes. ♪ hello. i'm annita mcveigh. the man suspected of carrying out an attack on new year's revelers in new orleans did not carry out the attack alone, the fbi has said. a flag of the group calling itself islamic state was found in a pickup truck which the suspect drove into a crowd of people. the fbi confirmed the suspect, named as 42-year-old shamsud din

the freemans are giving $100,000 each to the los angeles fire department, the pasadena fire departmentand the salvation army for wildfire relief efforts. fellow dodger chris taylor and his wife have launched a fundraiser through their ct3 foundation, matching donations of up to $5,000 to the lafd foundation. deservedly so in that area, right? yes. that's great to see them helping out and doing more baseball news. but this time, closer to home, it's a done deal. one of the era's most dominant pitchers is now officially part of the giants rotation. what it took to get justin verlander to come to the bay most celebrated pitchers will call oracle park home this season today. the giants signe justin verlander to a one year deal worth $15 million. now in 19 seasons with detroit, houston and the new york mets, the 41 year old has 262 career wins and more than 3400 strikeouts. that's more than any active pitcher. he's a three time cy young award winner, a nine time all star and a two time world series champ, both of those coming with the houston astros. nfl playoffs former niners head coach ji

(laughs) announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. this is where the attack began. that white pick-up truck moving down the street moving towards the directions we're in before moving down towards this junction here. let me be very clear about this point. this was an act of terrorism. it was premeditated and an evil act. this is a lone actor. therefore, we are confident that we can open bourbon street and the rest of our city. new orleans pauses to remember - tonight, a minute's silence at the superdome to remember the victims of the new year's day massacre. the fbi say the driver of the truck that killed 14 people on burbon street, was 100% inspired by isis. we will bring you reaction from the city, including the eye witness account from two very lucky survivors. also tonight - the flood waters subsiding in northern england but freezing tempera

. >> a conversation now on think tank funding with ben freeman. we should probably start by explaining what the quincy institute for responsible state craft is. are you a think thank? having m. it is a think tank and nonprofit nun partisan action tank because we are not just thinking we are trying to get stuff done. our purpose is to reduce the military decision of foreign policy appear critical we try it call out special interests diving foreign policy. host: how are you funded? guest: we have a had the of small donors, big donors, foundation. we are in the funded by foreign governments off u.s. government and defense contractors. this really frees us it offer a clear unbuy why issed view of the policy. host: is this unusual? are most think tanks taking money from one of those they places? guest: absolutely. we are on unisland we are surrounded by other think tanks had do take money from foreign governments, u.s. government and defense contractors. many think tanks take a considerable amount of funding from those. host: what is the any tank fundi

earlier, i spoke to david kuo, senior center fellow at the freeman spogli institute for internationaltudies at stanford, who says the decline and polarization of political parties is having sweeping implications. >> while there's a long history here where, you know, democracy requires political parties to operate effectively, parties are really the intermediary organizations that bring citizens interests into the policy workings of government. you know, they link us and our demands into actual governance and political agendas. but for many years now, citizens don't feel as if the parties of the left or the right really represent their interests. instead, they often think that parties are only working for economic elites, for example, or for lobbyists and people who have more time and resources to try to get what they want out of government. and as a result, people feel very disconnected from their political leaders. they don't have necessarily many ways of participating actively within party organizations. >> there's more of our conversation in our full, hour long special on the trans

. >>> coming up, the historian joanne freeman who watched alongside us as the january 6th insurrection unfolded four years ago, she will join us to talk about the first election certification since that dark day. >>> plus don bacon reacts to mike johnson's narrow speaker election. also i will talk to gary peters of michigan the ranking member of the homeland security security. g member of the homeland security security with cascade platinum plus, i have upped my dish game auntie, in that dishwasher? watch me platinum plus gives you the highest standard of clean, even in your machine. clean enough for you? yeah! scrape. load. done. cascade platinum plus. (children speaking) conflict is raging across the world, and millions of children's lives are being devastated by war, hunger, disease and poverty. we urgently need your help to reach children in crisis. please call or go online to give just $10 a month. only $0.33 a day. we need 1000 new monthly donors this month to help children in crisis around the world and right here at home. you can help us provide food, essentials, and lifesaving

let me let ben freeman jump in on israel and think tanks.: aipac is certainly a word we hear all the time. it is the first things on people's heads. for us, it is a really tricky case. aipac is not actually a foreign institute. this is a domestic organization. it is funded by domestic sources . by our definition, we are looking exclusively at foreign government funding. we could say first sure money that was coming from a foreign government, aipac doesn't meet that threshold. until we hear some sort of smoking gun that aipac is getting funding from the israeli government, i am not aware of that. we will go back and update the database. we will update this database every year. some of these funding dynamics change. if we do learn that aipac is funded by the israeli government we will certainly add that. host: natalie is in texas, independent, thanks for waiting. caller: i have a question, i want to know -- are you on the air now? host: yes, you are. caller: i wanted to ask you all why are they taking money out of social security of old and di

danny freeman, cnn as the mayor said, they matter. >> their families matter. danny freeman, thank you for that reporting. much more from new orleans ahead. we're also looking ahead to the major house vote. will house speaker mike johnson be able to keep that job? he can only lose one gop vote today. he's trying to shore up roughly six. exactly what's at stake here. that's next. kobe believed in himself at the youngest possible age. >> it's one of the most remarkable stories in sports history. i don't want to be remembered as just a basketball player. >> kobe premieres january 25th on cnn. >> diarrhea can have many different causes. whichever the cause. kaopectate is your solution. it gives you fast, effective relief of upset stomach and diarrhea. and it doesn't just treat the symptoms. it gets right to the source of diarrhea. kaopectate relieves diarrhea and upset stomach fast. >> okay, noah's going to make a fire. our job is to let him do it by himself. >> what kind of wood you got there, greg, it's important to challenge young homeowners turning into their p

danny freeman, cnn. >> our thanks to cnn's danny freeman and our deepest, deepest condolences to theseamilies. may their loved ones rest in peace and may their memories be a blessing. and we'll be right back. >> kobe believed in himself at the youngest possible age. >> it's one of the most remarkable sports history. i don't want to be remembered as just a basketball player. kobe premieres january 25th on cnn. >> well, you're in the big leagues now. >> how was your vacation, sir? >> well, i needed one with your 10% loyalty program discount. >> that's $225 for the night. >> not bad. >> $155 for the night. hold up. how? >> it's easy when you know where to look. >> trivago compares hotel prices from hundreds of sites so you can save up to 40%. >> trivago is my secret tactic. >> hotel trivago. >> that's the very first thing i do in the morning with ag1. i checked one thing off that can at least help with my mental health. with my physical health. >> i get my vitamins, enzymes, probiotics in that morning shot. >> it's like a little morning date. >> diarrhea can have many different causes. wh

hampton, freeman schools. and this was to be -- this was to be pushed by evangelical chris chance, like oliver howard, the first head of the freemans bureau. farming, christianity, education with the -- for the children. that was the policy toward both the free people and the indians. the difference, of course, was that was fine with the free people. they wanted land. they had been farmers for hundreds of years. they wanted their children to go to school. they were already christians. so they said that was a great idea. the government didn't fulfill it, but in terms of their response to it, sure, that's great. what about the indians? well, you know, this economy works, we'll stick with that. we've got our own religions. and, you know, we educate our children in our own way, so no thank you. and the government said, you don't get it, this is not an offer is. this is an order. you will become farmers, you will send your kids to school. you will become christians can. that was the difference. but it's the same po

giuliani was ordered to pay ruby freeman and shay moss nearly $150 million.oining us now is cnn's katelyn polantz on this sort of ongoing fight here, ongoing fight that's heating up in court in manhattan right now. so our reporter, lauren del valle is watching the proceedings in real time. and the judge just said to giuliani, your client will testify today. >> meaning rudy giuliani will have to take the stand to try and defend himself as the court considers holding him in contempt, the type of penalties that could be fines. >> it even could be jail because he isn't turning over the things that the court says he must. >> back in october, this judge, judge lewis liman in federal court in manhattan, said he's got to give up his most valuable possessions, including a $6 million apartment in new york to ruby freeman and shaye moss, because he had defamed them. and there's a court order, a jury verdict against him of $150 million. he's got a debt to them. and the lawyers have been chasing down this this stuff, the apartment, a mercedes benz. he gave them the merced

and ruby freeman and shaye moss will continue to try to collect all those items.y will try to find the joe dimaggio jersey that giuliani says he can't find that's quite valuable that he owns. they'll still try to get access to and sell that $6. 5 million new york apartment, the mercedes- benz they want to sell off. there are questions here of whether he would face more contempt issues and even outside of this court in manhattan, he has a hearing on friday here in d.c. before a different judge, also related to ruby freeman and shaye moss who want to hold him in contempt for something different. >> do they have any chance at all to recover the judgment? >> they will collect some portion but sadly that portion will be 10% or less than the $150 million or so they're owed. first of all, there are a lot of other people who rudy giuliani owes money to. second of all, he just doesn't have enough assets. even the assets we're talking about here, the manhattan home, the florida home, if you total those up, it's about $10 million, which is less than 10% of the total amount t

so a wonderful book on this topic by joanne freeman as a historian at yale called the field of blood. and freeman went back through newspapers through contemporary legal accounts, and discovered dozens of episode of of legislative violence. member on member threats, on during the 18 late 1830s 1840s, 1850s in the run up to the civil war. and, you know, think of what's going on more broadly in american history during this period. we have struggles intra regional struggles over slavery. we have significant aspects of party realignment and realignment. the demise of the whig party and the congressman graves, his former party, its replacement initially by this nativist party called the no nothing party, and then eventually by the republican party in the late. 1850s and the the spreading of the slavery issue more broadly onto the national scale with the dred scott decision of 1857, in which the supreme court, in one of its probably three most infamous decisions, holding that under the constitution, a slaves should be considered as property and therefore didn't even have standing to to brin

. >> leah freeman is in pain after her son, 32 year old willie bernstein, a married father of two younghildren, was shot and killed outside his place of work in oakland on the morning of new year's eve. >> don't let no other mother feel like her soul is being snatched out of her body. don't let another mother feel how i'm feeling right now. >> reporter it happened as bernstein drove from his richmond home and arrived for work at otto clore, a cleaning supply company at 14th and poplar in west oakland, at about 7:00 tuesday morning. witnesses told oakland police the shooter approached him with an ar 15 type rifle and shot him dead before leaving in a car. no arrests have been made and police have not discussed a motive. >> and i'm going to say this for the person who did it, you didn't have a reason to do it. >> freeman says she doesn't know why anyone would target her son. >> why? when you got so many people out here that do wrong? why take somebody who's doing right? >> she says people were drawn to her son, who was known as mr. man. >> everyone that knew him loved him. he was a light,

it was a great game. >> sam: coach freeman standing on this field until almost 1 a.m.lara: it didn't always look like that. i think in the '70s they changed what the mascot looked like. i just want to clarify. there it is. that's how it used to look. today he is the gorgeous -- he's perfect. >> sam: little more confusing. >> lara: he's perfect. he is the most perfect mascot. i just want to say nittany isn't a type of lion. it's a place, mountain, near penn state, which is where that lion roars. also, just want to say thank you to coach franklin for taking time. right before the game to speak with us. >> sam: really nice guy. >> lara: really do appreciate that. again, congratulations to notre dame. [ laughter ] >> michael: you paid off your bet, lara. looking good. i know it hurts, but you're looking good regardless. >> lara: love you, guys. >> michael: it changed like that. it was interesting. looked a little hot, though that old one. coming up, we have the tennis champion who played through her breast cancer treatment to win a medal at the olympics. the happiest place

you didn't have a reason to do it. >> freeman says she doesn't know why anyone would target her son. >> why? when you got so many people out here that do wrong? why take somebody who's doing right? >> she says people were drawn to her son, who was known as mr. man. >> everyone that knew him loved him. he was a light, amazing light. he just was this big ball of energy. >> she says she wants justice for her son and hopes anyone with information will come forward to investigators. >> you didn't make a name, which you actually did, is made his light shine brighter. >> now oakland police are asking anyone with tips or surveillance video in this case to come forward. they say any tip, no matter how small, could lead to a big break in the case. live in oakland henry lee ktvu, fox two news. >> henry, thank you for that report. that mother's son was among several to lose their lives during a violent end to 2024, in oakland, with four homicides from new year's eve to early this morning. as ktvu is, amanda quintana explains, these incidents come just days after city leaders touted a drop in cri