gracy was 21 when she joined spac in 2017.g scam, this time involving benefit fraud. gracy lost herjob, and could no longer afford to give, she says her pastor, ebo dougan, had an idea. i told him i wasn't working, so we were talking about seed and obviously he was like to me, oh, gracie you haven't been sowing, and stuff like that. and i was like, yeah, but i haven't been working. he's like, you're not working you should get universal credit to obviously to support you and you can give seed. and i said, oh, yeah, i never really thought about that. makes sense. ebo dougan said he'd take care of the online form. all she had to do was go to the job centre and show her id. she then received instructions via whatsapp messages. someone else in the congregation has messaged me and said, oh, when you go for your universal credit appointment, send me the code. so i'm just, like, what code? and she was like, when you get there you'll know, they'll give you this code. take a picture of it and send it me. we've seen the messages and grac

hello, this is bbc news with carrie gracie.leads members of the royal family at their traditional christmas day service. the young royals prince george and princess charlotte also joined the annual christmas gathering for the first time. three members of a british family have drowned at a holiday resort on the costa del sol — spanish police are investigating. the dean of westminster abbey says britain is in need of the hope offered by the christmas story. hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. now on bbc news, tom burridge revisits of the collapse of travel revisits the collapse of travel firm thomas cook and it's far reaching effects on customers and staff. in review 2019: the thomas cook story. all chant: what do we want? answers! when do we want them? now! it is a travesty, it has devastating our lives because of thomas cook airlines uk. the captain turned around to me and said to me "it is gone". i went into the flight

this is bbc news, i'm carrie gracie. the headlines at 2: calls for a government inquiry into racism in football, after a premier league match is stopped for the first time because of allegations of abuse from the stands. the message we sent then, while hosting the london olympics was tolerance, inclusivity and respect and all those values that i think are the best of us. that was eight years ago, we're in a different political context, climate, brexit is part of that. the prince of wales visits fishlake in south yorkshire, where hundreds face chrstimas out of their homes after last month's flooding. five people are sentenced to death in saudi arabia for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. the former love island presenter caroline flack has pleaded not guilty to assaulting her boyfriend at herflat in london. i will be looking back on a year when protecting berwick scolded world leaders for inaction on climate change, and we saw the first picture of a black hole. that is the year of science. good afternoon. the p

my name is gracie. >> gracie, where you from?, i'm not asking you to judge justin because i don't like that kind of stuff. we don't know what's going on in their marriage, but too much alcohol gets you in trouble sometimes, not all the time. >> sometimes, but i think the way he's holding her hand, he knew he was -- he knew he was married. he walked in. so i don't think drinking had anything to do with that. i think it's something he wanted to do. >> oh, okay. justin, turn the tv off. thank you, thank you. oh, now you have a comment for me. okay, let me get you to stand up. what's your name? >> my view is a little bit different. i feel that the media might be making a little bit too much out of it and it causes an effect on their marriage. justin needs to be checked but checked by his wife. there should be a discussion between him and his wife. >> i love how you said the media and looked at me. i could care less about their marriage. let's be clear here. i was talking about a holiday party and people overdrinking. i mean, i think

i'm carrie gracie. the headlines at one: the queen leads members of the royal family at their traditional christmas day service. the young royals, prince george and princess charlotte, also joined the annual christmas gathering for the first time. three members of a british family have drowned at a holiday resort on the costa del sol — spanish police are investigating. the dean of westminster abbey says britain is in need of the hope offered by the christmas story. hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. in half an hour's time, we look back on the collapse of travel firm thomas cook and it's far reaching effects on customers and staff. review 2019: the thomas cook story. good afternoon. the queen will acknowledge 2019 has been a "bumpy year" in her annual christmas message this afternoon. this morning, her majesty attended church at sandringham. but the duke of edinburgh was not in attendance. he lef

carrie gracie is there for us — carrie. hello.ar me all right, there are helicopters overhead. i'm outside winfield house, the american ambassador's residence in regents park, where donald trump is staying before he joins other nato leaders for a gathering in watford to mark the 70th anniversary of the alliance. right now, he is supposed to be having a meeting with president emmanuel macron of france. that has been one of the most fractious moments this morning. we will get into nato events in a moment, it is of course the 70th anniversary of the military alliance, which it celebrates as the most enduring, resilient, adaptable military alliance in history, but which has been troubled on various fronts as we speak. a difficult moment domestically in the uk, controversial, because all of these visitors and president trump himself a drive in the midst of an election campaign, the role of the nhs, the future of the uk— us free trade agreement, delicate issues at the heart of that campaign. let's take a look at the politics of this now

and now to the weather with chris fawkes, followed by dateline london with carrie gracie. hello.hangeable weather coming up this weekend. one moment sunny, the next moment some heavy downpours coming through. but it was a reasonable start to the day. a bit of early morning sunshine spotted in northamptonshire, but some heavy showers on the way here. most of the uk will see some blustery showers working through at some point today. as the weather turns colder overnight and into sunday, we will increasingly see those showers turn to snow across the northern hills. the satellite picture shows extensive cloud towards the north and west. that is where we are going to see the most persistent of the rain, particularly across the central belt of scotland, into argyll and bute. further south, showers will continue to push across the midlands into east anglia. a few towards south—east england and, wherever you are, it's going to be a blustery day. the strongest wind gusts running through the english channel and the channel islands seeing gusts up to 50 mph or 60 mph. temperatures on the lo

>> chrishell stauswas caught by paparazzi while shopping with her pooch, gracie.t's been two weeks since her ex just hartley filed for divorce. she's moved out of her house and removed her wedding ring. >> what's the hardest thing about e whole thing? >> doing it in front of everyone. >>> and the fallout continues for prince andrew after teenager, allegations he denied. it's being reported that andrew's daughter, beatrice, has nceled her engagement party. also laying low prince harry and meghan. they haven't been spotted together in a month. the vacation says they're on holiday. >> now we move on to will smh. >> "e.t." was with b willie in new york city. >> if license place state fresh -- >>> then the big bold fashion from the "little women" premiere. >>> plus, our night with shania twain. hathaway. on gracongrats to ann she welcomed baby number two. she was with her husband carrying the new bundle of joy. no name or the gender. >> i'm really happy. no name or the gender. >> i'm really happy. th i kerrygold haa taste so rich it can take you toreland's lush, green

>> chrishell stause was caught by paparazzi while shopping with her pooch, gracie.t's been two weeks since her ex justin hartley filed for she's movedut of her house and removed her wedding ring. >> wt's the hardest thing about the wholthing? >> doing it in front of everyone. allegations he had sex with teenager, allegations he denied. andrew's daughter, beatrice, has canceled her engagement party. also layg low prince harry and meghan. they haven't been spotted togeth in a month. the vacation says they're on hoday. >>> now we move on toill smit >> "e.t." was with big willie in new york city. >> if license place state fres -- >>> thenhe big bol fashion fr the "little women" premiere >>> plus, our night with shania twain. >>> first on grcongrats to anne thaway. she welcomed baby number two. carrying the new bundle of joy. no name o the gender. >> i'm really happy. this i >>> hi. come on in. this is the drew house. >> mines away the party ♪ >>> west philalphia born and raised, on the playground is where he spent mosof his days. >> that's will sth turning the theme son

i'm carrie gracie.ustin trudeau is caught on camera appearing to mock president trump to other leaders. well, he's two face. honestly, trudeau is a nice guy. they honestly find him to be a nice guy. the factors a re find him to be a nice guy. the factors are called him out on the fa ct factors are called him out on the fact that he is not paying 2% and a guess he's not very happy with that. boris johnson insisted there was a wide measure of unity, despite the signs of discord. the new vaccine against typhoid which is being hailed as a game—changer, potentially saving thousands of lives. the impeachment inquiry into president trump moves up a gear, as the us housejudiciary committee considers the charges that

i'm carrie gracie. the headlines at noon: the queen leads members of the royal family at their traditional christmas day service. the young royals accompanied her to church, including prince george. three members of a british family have drowned at a holiday resort on the costa del sol — spanish police are investigating. the dean of westminster abbey says britain is in need of the hope offered by the christmas story. the dean of westminster abbey says britain is in need of the hope offered by the christmas story. hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. the queen and members of the royal family have been attending the annual church service in sandringham, her majesty arrived surrounded by members of her family. we now see her leaving the service which has just we now see her leaving the service which hasjust finished. there we now see her leaving the service which has just finished. there she is emerg

i'm carrie gracie.e young royals accompanied her to church, including prince george. three members of a british family have drowned at a holiday resort on the costa del sol — spanish police are investigating. the dean of westminster abbey says britain is in need of the hope offered by the christmas story. the dean of westminster abbey says britain is in need of the hope offered by the christmas story. hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years.

this is bbc news, i‘m carrie gracie.ent political context, climate, brexit is part of that. the prince of wales visits fishlake in south yorkshire, where hundreds face chrstimas out of their homes after last month‘s flooding. five people are sentenced to death in saudi arabia for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi.

hello this is bbc news with carrie gracie.o expected to carry out a mini cabinet reshuffle. new conservative mps from former labour strongholds in the north and midlands are amongst those making their way to london. the general secretary of the labour party has recommended the timetable for a leadership election should begin on the 7th of january. water firms in england will have to cut bills by an average £50 annually by 2025 under new rules from the regulator. doctors urge parents to vaccinate their children, who are super—spreaders offlu, as they warn of an increase in patients using nhs services. tamara ecclestone, the daughter of former formula 1 boss bernie ecclestone, has had a reported £50 million worth of jewellery stolen from her london home. time now for the morning briefing, where we bring you up to speed on the stories people are watching, reading and sharing. bbc sports personality of the year is top of uk google trends. the winner was revealed last night in aberdeen as england cricketer, ben stokes. the award co

i'm carrie gracie.traditional christmas speech three members of a british family have drowned at a holiday resort on the costa del sol — spanish police are investigating. in the vatican, pope francis says "god loves everyone, "even the worst of us" — thought to be a reference to abuse scandals in the catholic church. hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. and coming up in half an hour, bbc news gains exclusive access to the team trying to break the land speed record.

i'm carrie gracie. this week: protests convulse iran, but also iraq and lebanon. how does all this unrest relate and where does it leave tehran?s dream for dominance of the region? nato leaders are due to meet this week, but how confidently can they predict 70 more years of ?all for one and one for all? 7 they predict 70 more years of "all for one and one for all"? and we?re getting close to make your mind up time in the uk election. so what exactly will make up voters? minds? my guests this week: iranian journalist nazenin ansari, italian film maker annalisa piras, and michael goldfarb, american host of the frdh podcast. we are one guest down this week due to illness, so the other three will have to do more heavy lifting for me. there are conflicting accounts of how many people have died and how many have been arrested in iran in the past fortnight. what started as a wave of protest against rising petrol prices seems to have turned into a wider howl of outrage against crushing inflation and unemployment. it's the biggest show of public defiance to iran's ayatolla

i'm carrie gracie. this week... something we didn't expect — president trump defending nato against attack from a european leader. something we did expect — a teenager shaking up a global climate change conference. and something where no side dares trust its expectations — a british election. my guests this week are abdel bari atwan, an analyst on arab affairs, portuguese writer eunice goes, henry chu, international editor of variety, and marc roche of french news weekly le point. welcome to you all. now, is it too easy to knock nato? at a fractious summit to mark the alliance‘s 70th birthday, the french president stood by his assessment that it was brain dead, the american president said such comments were disrespectful, the turkish president retorted that it was the french president who was brain dead and the canadian prime minister got caught on camera gossiping about the american president, who then said the canadian was two—faced. but nato's secretary generaljens stoltenberg shrugged all this off as surface stu

i'm carrie gracie. this week: protests convulse iran, but also iraq and lebanon.inance of the region?

get on this is bbc news, i'm carrie gracie. the headlines at two: the queen leads members of the royal family at their traditional christmas day service. the young royals prince george and princess charlotte also joined the annual christmas gathering for the first time. three members of a british family have drowned at a holiday resort on the costa del sol — spanish police are investigating. in the vatican, pope francis says "god loves everyone, "even the worst of us" — thought to be a reference to abuse scandals in the catholic church. hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. and in half—an—hour i will be looking back at the best films of the year, films from around the world from spectacular blockbusters to hidden arthouse gems. that is in review 2019, the year in film, with me, mark kermode. good afternoon. the queen will acknowledge 2019 has been a "bumpy year" in her annual christmas message this afternoon. this morning

i'm carrie gracie. this week: it's almost christmas — a moment to examine religion and politics across the globe, starting with the citizenship bill that's triggering huge demonstrations in india. it's also the week donald trump became only the third american president in history to be impeached. does that energise or damage his campaign for re—election? my guests: catherine pepinster, commentator on religion and politics. french—algerian journalist nabila ramdani. stephanie baker of bloomberg news. and political writer and broadcaster, jonathan sacerdoti. welcome to you all. so, on 25th december, christians celebrate a life story that began with the birth of a baby in a stable and ended with his execution as a common criminal. the point being that god is often closer to the weak than to the mighty, and christianity, like the world's other great faiths, preaches compassion and tolerance. but for 2,000 years, politicians have often preferred to politicise religious difference. and in this respect, 2019 h

i'm carrie gracie. this week... let the healing begin — so said borisjohnson on friday, as he celebrated the scale of his emphatic electoral victory. but the other big winner was scotland's first minister, and healing is not the first thing on her mind. today, we devote the entire programme to the immediate and longer term implications of the uk's election outcome. my guests are janet daley, columnist for the sunday telegraph, political commentator steve richards, maria margaronis of us news weekly, and the nation author and veteran correspondent thomas kielinger. welcome to you all. so i said it was an emphatic outcome. janet, you start it off, what you expect to be done with it? we will get out of the eu, that's the start, which the country decided it wanted three and a half years ago, which seems an eternity ago, and the end of that paralysis will, at least for the moment, produce a kind of euphoria. it has already produced a kind of euphoria. if he is the clever politician i think he is, he will develop that. th

i'm carrie gracie. this week...of his emphatic electoral victory. but the other big winner was scotland's first minister,

i'm carrie gracie. this week...ectoral victory. but the other big winner was scotland's first minister, and healing is not the first thing on her mind.

i‘m carrie gracie. this week... where no side dares trust its expectations — a british election.

i'm carrie gracie. the headlines at three: the queen leads members of the royal family at their traditional christmas day service. she is about to adress the nation in her traditional christmas speech three members of a british family have drowned at a holiday resort on the costa del sol — spanish police are investigating. in the vatican, pope francis says "god loves everyone, "even the worst of us" — thought to be a reference to abuse scandals in the catholic church. hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. and coming up in half an hour, bbc news gains exclusive access to the team trying to break the land speed record. good afternoon. the queen is delivering her annual christmas day message, acknowledging that 2019 has been "quite bumpy". this morning, her majesty attended church at sandringham. but the duke of edinburgh was not in attendance. he left hospital yesterday in time to spend christmas at

this is bbc news — i'm carrie gracie. headlines at 11:00: a historic vote on capitol hill: congress will tonight decide on whether to impeach donald trump — a debate that deeply divides the house. ifa if a president undermining our national security is using the federal government for its own selfish personal gain is not impeachable conduct, then, madam speaker, i don't know what is. it's a shame impeachment. it's been carried out at the expense of hard—working americans who just want us hard—working americans who just want us to move forward. (00v)britain‘s dementia crisis — millions of people may be forced —— britain's dementia crisis — millions of people may be forced to become carers for loved ones unless more money is invested in the system. former prime minister tony blair launches a scathing attack on his party's performance at the election — laying the blame onjeremy corbyn. more than 15,000 nurses in northern ireland walk out in an unprecedented strike over pay and patient safety. and at 11:30, we'll be taking an

i'm carrie gracie. this week...

this is bbc news with carrie gracie.ll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment — first the headlines. nato unity unravels after canada's prime ministerjustin trudeau is caught on camera appearing to mock president trump to other leaders. boris johnson insisted there was a wide measure of unity — despite the signs of discord. the new vaccine against typhoid which is being hailed as a game—changer — potentially saving thousands of lives. the impeachment inquiry into president trump moves up a gear, as the us housejudiciary committee considers the charges that lawmakers will vote on. the former fast bowler and england captain bob willis has died at the age of 70. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are michael booker, deputy editor of the daily express, and kate proctor, political correspondent for the guardian. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the financial times reports that fund manager m&g has halted trading over fears of brexit unc

you're watching bbc news at nine with me, carrie gracie. zealand. several others are missing but police say the situation on white island is too dangerous for rescuers to land. with just three days to go until polling day, the parties make a final attempt to win over voters with their key messages. senior health officials accuse politicians of misleading voters and making election promises that are not enough to improve the nhs. shortly we'll be joining bbc radio 5 live for a special your questions answered programme with the leader of the liberal democrats. jo swinson will be taking questions from members of the public in an hour long live phone—in here on the bbc news channel,

i'm carrie gracie. this week...tory. but the other big winner was scotland's first minister, and healing is not the first thing on her mind. today, we devote the entire programme to the immediate

and i'm carrie gracie in central london with all the latest and

st, you're watching bbc news at nine with me, carrie gracie. the headlines...tion promises. many are from former labour strongholds in the north and midlands. they'll be sworn in tomorrow. the labour party's general secretary has recommended the timetable for a leadership election should begin on the 7th of january. water firms in england will have to cut average annual bills by around £50 under new rules from the regulator. doctors urge parents to vaccinate their children, who are super—spreaders offlu, as they warn of an increase in patients using nhs services.

this is bbc news with carrie gracie. a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first, the headlines: a historic vote on capitol hill: congress will tonight decide on whether to impeach donald trump, a debate that deeply divides the house. if a president undermining our national security and using the federal government for his own selfish personal gain is not impeachable conduct, then, madam speaker, i don't know what is. it's a shame impeachment. it's been carried out at the expense of hard—working americans who just want us to move forward. britain's dementia crisis — millions of people may be forced to become carers for loved ones unless more money is invested in the system. former prime minister tony blair launches a scathing attack on his party's performance at the election — laying the blame onjeremy corbyn. more than 15,000 nurses in northern ireland walk out in an unprecedented strike over pay and patient safety. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with

i'm carrie gracie. the headlines at 11:00: nato unity unravels after canada's leaderjustin trudeau is caught on camera appearing to mock president trump to other leaders. well, he's two face. honestly, trudeau is a nice guy. they honestly find him to be a nice guy. the factors a re find him to be a nice guy. the factors are called him out on the fa ct factors are called him out on the fact that he is not paying 2% and a guess he's not very happy with that. boris johnson insisted there was a wide measure of unity, despite the signs of discord. the new vaccine against typhoid which is being hailed as a game—changer, potentially saving thousands of lives. the impeachment inquiry into president trump moves up a gear, as the us housejudiciary committee considers the charges that lawmakers will vote on. the former fast bowler and england captain bob willis has died at the age of 70. and at 11:30 we:ll be taking an in—depth look at the papers. that's with our reviewers. two state with us for that. —— do stay w

and came across a woman named gracie doms in a tiny place called king, north carolina.ook at that photograph and recognized it instantly. he was the foul-mouthed customer, she said, who came into the store to complain that the pumps were locked. and what time was it? 5:30 a.m., morning of the murder. >> there was actually an altercation between the two of them. so you have a reason why she would remember him as opposed to any other customer that may have just happened into the store. >> reporter: if that attendant was right, investigators may have undercut jason's alibi. still, it wasn't enough. so they plodded ahead, painstaking work, took time. and then, years after the murder, they finally got a match for that partial footprint. >> the state bureau of investigation and the fbi were able to eventually identify that shoe as a hush puppy orbital shoe, size 12, which was the same size that he wore. >> reporter: throughout the investigation, jason steadfastly maintained his silence. and rather than face a legal battle where he'd be asked some tough questions, spivey said,

first carrie gracie has the news.ive people have died and several others are missing after a volcano erupted at a popular tourist site in new zealand. the eruption on white island, also known as whakaari, happened just after 2pm local time. police said 23 people had been rescued, but warned conditions were hampering the operation. the island is unstable, the possibilities of further eruptions, but actually the physical environment is unsafe for us to return to the island. let's talk to our reporter danny vincent who's on the south island. that's right, so earlier on today, it is around 11 o'clock in the evening and night has fallen, earlier there were reports that of course on the northern island off the coast of the northern island an volcano had erupted, it was a sudden eruption. at the time the police and the authorities feared there may have been up to 100 people on the island. that number was later revised down to around 50. now the authorities have lost contact with the people on the island and don't know how ma

this is bbc news i'm carrie gracie. the headlines at 12: calls for a government inquiry into racism in football, after a premier league match is stopped for the first time because of allegations of abuse from the stands. the message we sent by hosting the london living was tolerance, inclusivity, respect and all those values that i think are the best of us. values that i think are the best of us. eight years ago, a different political context, climate, brexit is part of that. five people are sentenced to death in saudi arabia for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. the prince of wales visits fishlake in south yorkshire, where hundreds face chrstimas out of their homes after last month's flooding. the former love island presenter caroline flack is appearing in court after being charged with assault. as australia's bushfire crisis continues — the country's prime minister defends the coal industry and defies calls for new carbon targets. we need to take action on climate change. you don't run government on sentim

santa clarita for their first day of school since that fatal shooting in mid november, 15 year old gracieer here and 14 year-old dominic blackwell were killed when a fellow student started shooting on campus before fatally shooting himself since the shooting. many saw students have spoken out calling for changes to help prevent violence on all school campuses. the student leaders who spoke today emphasized the need for all their classmates to care for each other, especially during the days ahead. i'm just grateful. >>farm to share with others the importance of mental how the awareness of caring for one, another's helen mentioned, serving one another. >>they curse are all okay. >>mental health professionals have been brought in to help along with therapy dogs. there's also a visible law enforcement presence on campus. >>now to national news as the impeachment inquiry heats up this week. president trump of the first lady will be attending a nato a vent this is video of the first couple landing in london. but even then if he was in town to the president it would not participate in the house

the original show has been nominated twice for outstanding achievement for 2010 and 2017 winning a gracie award and interactive media category. first gaining national prominence as a host on radio where she works since the inception of 2004 prior to joining she had two networks here in western massachusetts in holyoke and northampton is a special honor to welcome her back to western massachusetts. >> and that new york times best-selling moment and then before we get to that things would resonate with this community in particular. not only progressive but it's not to be forgotten and seems to devour whole libraries each day. so please join me to welcome rachel maddow. [cheers and applause] >> wow. so i do this tv show but there's only one person in the room with me but after that it's all cameras so it is unsettling. so thank you so much for being here and it's really flattering and warms my heart's there is some the people here. and then talk a little bit but this unexpected thing happened at the time the book came out. [laughter] last month and all of a sudden to have a tv show and the o