hassan is closely related to him -- in two ways. hassan: he's my cousin.is father is my father's brother. and he's also my sister's husband -- in other words, my brother-in-law. he's my older cousin, and he's also married to my sister. reporter: are there reasons why people like to marry within the family? what's the reason for doing that? why do people marry within the family? hassan: so that the family grows. we aren't 1000 people by chance. it's part of our tradition. reporter: aside from delivering mail, mohamed engages in other business activities. can i ask you something? mohamed: yeah. reporter: nice car. mohamed: thanks. reporter: how do you afford it? mohamed: it belongs to a friend. reporter: is that always the case? mohamed: yeah, that's how it is. you finance it through your connections. reporter: and that means? mohamed: that means you do business, and that's how you cover the cost of things. reporter: berlin's police department has a unit dedicated to uncovering the dubious dealings of arab clans. but their work is far from easy. dirk: these

hassan is closely related to him -- in two ways. hassan: he's my cousin.is father is my father's brother. and he's also my sister's husband -- in other words, my brother-in-law. he's my older cousin, and he's also married to my sister. reporter: are there reasons why people like to marry within the family? what's the reason for doing that? why do people marry within the family? hassan: so that the family grows. we aren't 1000 people by chance. it's part of our tradition. reporter: aside from delivering mail, mohamed engages in other business activities. can i ask you something? mohamed: yeah. reporter: nice car. mohamed: thanks. reporter: how do you afford it? mohamed: it belongs to a friend. reporter: is that always the case? mohamed: yeah, that's how it is. you finance it through your connections. reporter: and that means? mohamed: that means you do business, and that's how you cover the cost of things. reporter: berlin's police department has a unit dedicated to uncovering the dubious dealings of arab clans. but their work is far from easy. dirk: these

anser hassan is on the scene gathering information for us. as the investigation continues, all the cars, traffic on the roadway are being let out of and back on to the freeway as a big stretch is shut down. >>> 6:14 right now. if you are to base it on the number of views on our website, this next story would be far and away the most popular bay area proud story of 2017. >> something you have to see. hundreds of thousands of viewers captivated by garvin thomas' story of a 6-year-old dog whisperer. take a look. >> reporter: there is only so much life experience one can really gain by the age of 6. >> out riding bikes. >> reporter: when it's the right experience experience, as megan showed the adults in her life, including her mom, karen, it can make all the difference. >> she taught me a huge lesson that day. >> reporter: the story begins in the fields and orchards of hollister, where last winter, people began spotting a stray dog. the hollister animal lost and found was on the case. they learned the dog escaped two days after being adopted and

amy: i want to ask budour hassan , what are the plans?he announcement of three days of rage tomorrow, the day of prayer, what the plans are there? president trump talking about hiring the architects and the contractors to begin the process of building the embassy in jerusalem. what is going to happen over these next few days that you know of? in july when israel introduced metal detectors outside a mosque, people, without waiting for leaders, without waiting for anyone, neither rereligious or political leaders, it was young women and muslim, kitchen, atheist, some people who never prayed in her life before, took to the streets and camped outside the mosque. after two weeks of popular rebellion that was leaderless and was grassroots, they managed to topple the metal detectors and managed, probably f for the first time, defeat and israeli plan in jerusalem. opposed am who decision on the israeli admininistration. i believe people in palestine say, o of course, , the days o e are important and we expect that tomorrow there will be protests,

. >> that's where we find "today in the bay"'s anser hassan. have you been able to find out what is happening out there? >> reporter: good morning. no updates as this is early in the investigation. behind me, it is still a very active scene. this is south sunset avenue in east san antonio in the residential area. csi arrived a short while ago and police parameter has been expanded. we did get reports one victim may have been shot. we don't know the condition and don't know if there was a fatal shooting. we know it happened before midnight. a dozen police vehicles have been out here since then. it has been described as a rough part of town, but the rest of the neighborhood seems quiet. no information on a suspect or victims at this time. we found that san jose homicides are down. last year, 47, more than 30 this year. there's been a decrease, but we'll continue to monitor the situation and bring you the latest on air and online. anser hassan, "today in the bay." >> thank you so much for that update. >>> we have more breaking news this morning. d

anser hassan is live. any updates on the officers that were involved?r: yeah, that's right, laura. we don't know the condition of the officers, but chp confirmed two officers were involved in

reporting live in hayward, anser hassan, nbc bay area news. >> just so sad. really. >> on christmas, too. >> thank you. our coverage of the crash continues online. and our free nbc bay area app. you can get up to the minute updates and alerts on breaking news as soon as they happen. >>> well, switching gears for us right now, as millions upon millions of christmas gifts are being opened today, but are they really gifts or just another addition to those long list of stuff that you never will ask for, wanted or really need? >> a lot of people will likely throw into a drawer, to be forgiven forgotten. a story about christmas clutter from nbc reporter chris clackem. >> reporter: as joyful as opening christmas presents can be, there is also the reality some of it's going to end up like the other stuff, cluttering your already cluttered household. >> i stress out. i mean, you look around your house and you see all of this stuff and you're like, what am i going to do with it? >> i'm not handling it very well right now. i think i'm just adding to the clutter. >> repo

the iranian president hassan rouhani breaks his silence on the anti-government protests sweeping cities across the country earlier the government blocked social media sites and threatened a crackdown will take a closer look at rouhani as an initial reaction. and welcome to the program the world is ringing in the new year and australians were among the first to celebrate with the annual fireworks display in sydney harbor now as the new year sweeps across the globe were seen as celebrations in the greek capital athens. and earlier people fear. or that there would be little to celebrate as the city was jolted by an earthquake fortunately no damage was done and no one was hurt. relief and celebrations in athens this hour and meanwhile the german capital berlin people are heading to the party of the year at the brandenburg gate and our very own rebecca riggers is there you know for work purposes rebecca the crowds are expected tonight and they're expecting a massive show what can they expect. absolutely i mean it's one out of gun people that the money is really getting started down here the

the iranian president hassan rouhani makes his first comments on the anti-government protests sweeping cities across the country earlier the government. and threatened a crackdown will take a closer look at rouhani initial reaction and. in her new year's address german chancellor angela merkel tells the nation of the world will not wait for germany. in full. and welcome to the program the world is ringing in the new year as it sweeps across the globe and every big city is vying to put on the largest fireworks display australians were among the first to celebrate with the annual spectacular in sydney harbor there was a rainbow theme this year to mark the legalization of same sex marriage not to be outdone hong kong's display had shooting stars flying off the skies along more than a kilometer of waterfront of victoria harbor even north korea got in on the at. with the display in the capital pyongyang will be following the new year as across the globe here on the w.b. would. come good. about it from the government. here in the german capital berlin preparations are underway to host a mass

. >> whitaker: that's pretty strong. >> hassan: yeah.. >> whitaker: new hampshire senator maggie hassan has been critical of congress for not aggressively investigating industry's role in this epidemic. new hampshire has the second highest rate of drug overdose deaths in the country. what more is it going to take to convince congress to act? >> hassan: well, one of the things we have to do is begin to hold the pharmaceutical companies accountable for this. and fine for the mckesson company of $150 million, when they make a $100 million a week in profits, that isn't going to do it. >> whitaker: what incentive do they have to change their behavior? >> hassan: well, right now, they don't have a lot of incentives, and that's something that has to be changed. this in many ways reminds me of the situation with big tobacco-- and, you know, i think it's one of the reasons you see attorneys general around the country beginning to file lawsuits against the pharmaceutical industry-- to hold them accountable for the cost of this terrible epidemic. >

here in berlin are planning to welcome him twenty eight team also coming up the iranian president hassan rouhani makes his first comments on the government protests sweeping cities across the country earlier the government backed social media blocks of social media sites and threaten the crackdown will take a closer look at ronnie's reaction. welcome to the program the world is ringing in the new year as it sweeps across the globe every big city is to put on the biggest fireworks display australians were among the first celebrates the new year with their annual spectacular sydney harbor and a rain. over the years which marked the legalization of same sex marriage and australia but not to be outdone hong kong's display was shooting stars flying off the skyscrapers and more than a kilometer of waterfront it for tory harbor even north korea. with a display in the capitol hill and don. just fireworks this time the styles will be following the new year as it crosses the globe here on d w. yeah and here in the german capital berlin preparations are already underway they host a massive new year

anser hassan says they received reports of a victim being shot. he'll have a live report in about a half hour. >>> more breaking news, details on a horrific apartment fire in new york city where 12 people were killed. >> we are getting a better idea of who some of the victims were. sadly, three were children, ages 1, 2 and 7 years old. one of the victims was 63 years old. the fire broke out last night at 7:00 in a bronx apartment building. new york mayor, bill de blasio calls it the worst fire in a long time. >> families have been torn apart. this is the worst fire tragedy we have seen in this city in at least a quarter century. >> more than a dozen people were hurt. it had 25 units. crews are going through and looking for clues and other possible victims. the cause of that fire is unknown. >>> president donald trump does an impromptu interview with "the new york times" to make news on a number of fronts saying the russia probe needs to finish for the good of the country. >> edward lawrence joins us live with what the president said in that interv

decision mass demonstrations have been called by hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah it follows violentconfrontations in beirut on sunday between protesters and security forces near the u.s. embassy. does in new york have arrested a man with a pipe bomb strapped to him which went off in the subway near times square a man identified as twenty seven year old had all or was injured in that blast three other people suffered minor injuries a massive wildfire is threatening coastal times in california and it's showing no signs of slowing the fire has already torched nearly eight hundred buildings and ninety three thousand hectares is currently burning in ventura and sumter barbara counties about one hundred sixty kilometers northwest of l.a. . scuffles are broken out in the spanish town of laid up between the police and kept separatists protesting against the rule of native evil works of art from the region a quarter through the religious artefacts were illegally bought by catalonia in the one nine hundred eighty s. and have to be returned to neighboring arab gone. judges said the internation

the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is due to meet the iranian president, hassan rouhani, this morningit to the country. he'll continue to press for the release of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — the british—irainian aid—worker who's been held prisoner in the country since april 2016. she denies charges of trying to overthrow the iranian government. but she faces the possibility of a further court appearance today after mrjohnson appeared last month to contradict her claim she was on holiday in iran at the time of her arrest. i am sure it will make a difference. i'm sure him being there, him raising her case, him raising her case in the context of lots of other stuff, can only help improve relations. and improved relations can only lead to a better results for us. but i'm not expecting that on monday morning she comes back on the plane. following the meetings in iran is our security correspondent, frank gardner. frank, is it a positive sign that mrjohnson is meeting the president of iran? how much progress can we expect him to make today? i have just to make today? i havejust spoken to mak

recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel mass demonstrations were called by hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah and follows violent confrontations in beirut on sunday between protesters and security forces and the u.s. and the same. at the let these going to do nothing had we are all in this war we have all experienced our brothers in gaza any demonstrations no matter how big or small only give more resistance or make us feel that we are not alone the american israeli resolution which is supported by some arab countries the aim of it to clear the palestinian cause that's the dangers that the palestinian people face we should confront it the nation as a whole should confront this dangerous american project and try to impose a solution for the palestinian people. well that's. how much is this making the most also of trauma's problem in the. decision in one way or the other. ever since its inception as of late in the past few years hezbollah has lost a lot of popularity in the arab world it was once seen as a resistance movement that stood up against israel it supports the palestinian ca

fellow officers and loved ones are honoring him. >> anser hassan is live at chp in hayward. people are shocked from the law enforcement community to the family and loved ones. >> reporter: yeah, marcus, you are right. tremendous amount of outpouring for the family and the community, from the community. right now, you can see behind me, people have come to show their support, pay their respects here at chp headquarters in hayward, dropping off flowers. chp says they have received a lot of community support on social media as well. on facebook, they posted, quote, they received tremendous outpouring of support from the communities they serve. we thank each and every one of you for thoughts and prayers. officer camilleri was killed on christmas eve when their parked patrol car was hit by an alleged drunk driver speeding in hayward. the investigation shut down all southbound lanes for more than ten hours. camilleri was in the front seat and his partner was behind the wheel. he suffered only minor injuries. chp assistant chief sanchez says the driver was possibly high on drugs as

iranian president hassan rouhani has spoken for the first time since widespread protests began in the islamic republic while supporting people's general right to demonstrate he warned violence would not be tolerated as the public shouldn't quote feel concerned about their lives and security this comes as the government has temporarily blocked social media including the messaging app telegram to stop details. spread about upcoming protests for three days now there have been rallies across the country against the clerical elite who they blame for economic hardship and alleged corruption the government is warning of a crackdown if the protests continue on saturday night two people were killed in the city of the ruled out though there is confusion over who was responsible for the bets peter sharp reports. of the four days of anti-government demonstrations it's the president's first public reaction trawled carefully iranians have the right to protest but that can't lead to violence he said. it should be clear to everyone that we are people of freedom according to the constitution and citiz

anser hassan spoke with police.e was told there was an altercation overnight in a neighborhood between 680 and alum rock. the victim suffered a wound to the stomach. it's not clear if he was stabbed or shot. he later died at the hospital. this is san jose's second homicide in 26 hours. we did checking overnight. more than 30 homicides alone. we are talking to investigators right now. we are going to bring updates as soon as they come into the news room. >>> a memorial service is set for tomorrow for a hayward officer killed in the line of duty on christmas eve. a service will be held for andrew camilleri tomorrow in stockton near his hometown of tracy. they were parked along 880 in hayward when another car hit their patrol car. the 22-year-old driver is suspec suspects of driving under the influence of alcohol and marijuana. the memorial service starts at 8:30 in the morning at the christian life center in stockton. >>> investigators are trying to figure out how a human skeleton ended up in the backyard of a sacra

anser hassan is live. any updates on the officers that were involved? looks like they got rear ended pretty bad there. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, laura. we don't know the condition of the officers, but chp confirmed two officers were involved in this crash. both of them has been hospit hospitalized. 880 through hayward has been shut down. this is the patrol car involved in the crash. investigators have been out here since midnight. this is 880 southbound across from southland mall in hayward. chp says the collision happened sometime after 11:30 a.m. last night. as you mentioned, a car crashed into the back of the patrol car. the driver of the other car was transported to the hospital. again, we don't know the extent of the parties involved. if you are planning on driving through the area, know that traffic is already a mess. five lanes of southbound 880 traffic is being diverted to the single lane "a" street exit, causing huge delays. chp is operating maximum enforcement through the holidays meaning all hands on deck on bay area freeways. southbou

when we checked in with "today in the bay's" anser hassan, he showed several deputies and cruisers in the area where the crime scene tape is still up. the sheriff's department is saying this is an ongoing investigation. anser hassan is gathering more details right now, pressing for the answers whether or not there is a public safety issue. a live report on this at 6:32. >>> to washington, d.c., where senators voeted along party lines to pass a sweeping tax reform bill. >> a big win for republicans and the president. edward lawrence is live on capitol hill for what is next for the bill and whether or not it's a win for anyone who is not a republican. >> reporter: yeah, good morning kris and marcus. yeah. it should have been easier getting it through the house, actually. it went through the house, now republicans have to make a second vote on that bill because it did change a little bit in the senate. they have to have the exact same packages they passed. but, i can tell you, this tax bill already passed the senate. >> on this vote, the yes are 51, the noes 48. >>>. >> reporter: the tax

decision on jerusalem stan ministrations we're told by his philosophy to hassan nasrallah. and place in new york have arrested a man with a pipe bomb strapped to him which went off in the subway near times square now was injured in the blast three others also suffered minor injuries. a massive wildfire is threatening coastal times in california and so far it shows no signs of slowing the fires already torched nearly eight hundred buildings in one thousand speak tears is currently burning in ventura and sounds of barbara county about one hundred sixty kilometers northwest of l.a. firefighters have been hindered by the mines in this to raid was nearly five thousand eight hundred of them working to contain the blaze rob reynolds has more now from montecito in santa barbara county california. we're at a firefighter staging area outside of mont to see joe that's in santa barbara county and that you can see behind me the firefighters who have come from all over california and joining states are waiting for their orders being told where to go to fight this massive fire which is co

anser hassan, "today in the bay." >> thank you. people across the bay area are coming together to help the family of the fallen chp officer. the california association of highway patrol credit union is setting up a special fund for the officer's family. 100% of the donations go directly to the family. it should be set up by this afternoon. >>> now, to a tropical storm unleashing landslides and flash floods, killing at least 160 people and many more still missing in the philippines. this happened over the weekend. more than 97,000 people are in evacuation centers in the southern part of the country. 85,000 others are displaced. the storm, which strengthened into a typhoon before making land fall is heading toward vietnam. >>> our investigation in the east bay. a crime happened sunday morning in downtown oakland. this is around 6:00 in the morning, two blocks from the 12th street bart station. a suspect was arrested and victim taken to the hospital. oakland police did not release anymore details. >>> unions caught a whiff of a rare o

decision on jerusalem mass demonstrations were called by the hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah. israel's prime minister meanwhile to follow washington's lead and recognize jerusalem as his country's capital benjamin netanyahu met e.u. foreign ministers in brussels where he faced resistance to that suggestion and pressure to restart the peace process with the palestinians is dominant cain a wintry monday morning greeted benjamin netanyahu in brussels but the chill in the air outside was seemingly absent inside as he met frederica. her role as e.u. foreign policy chief is to seek compromise where possible but his message regarding the status of jerusalem was unambiguous i believe they're even though we don't have an agreement yet this is what will happen in the future i believe that all or most of the rupee and countries will move their embassies to jerusalem recognize jerusalem as israel's couple. but many e.u. leaders disagree criticizing president donald trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital as fanning the flames of protest for her part madine reiterated t

anser hassan is live at chp in hayward. what are you hearing this morning? >> reporter: good morning. so many people in the community feeling the impact of the death of officer camilleri, not just because an officer lost his life in the line of duty, but it happened on christmas eve. some people came by to pay their respects, some dropped off flowers. chp received a tremendous outpouring of support from the communities. we thank each and every one of you for your thoughts and prayers. officer camilleri was killed on christmas eve when their parked patrol car was hit by a speeding drunk driver on 880 in hayward. all southbound lanes were shut down more than ten hours. he was in the front and his partner velasquez was in the driver seat. the driver was probably high on drugs, as well. allison was driving by with her husband and they saw the driver hit the patrol car. they were first on scene and rushed to help. >> i kept pulling on the door. finally, it opened. i remember him saying there's a second officer. my heart sank. i lifted up the air bag and hefts the

. >> anser hassan is live at the scene with what we know so far. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. just spoke to the daughter who lived here. they were woken up to the smell of smoke and flames as she rushed to get her parents out. fire crews are on scene. the fire is completely out. the fire investigator just arrived. it's difficult to see from where we are standing, but the backside of the house is destroyed. video from a short time ago. the fire broke out after 2:00 a.m. on the backside of the house. the daughter, who didn't want to speak on camera said she doesn't know what may have caused the fire. she doesn't know where the fire started because it was too difficult to see inside. with the cold weather, a lot of people have their furnaces up. fire investigators will look at that as well. it took 17 minutes to put the fire out. as i mentioned, the cause of the fire is still under investigation, but firefighters say they are thankful this fire didn't spread, especially considering how close these homes are to one another. the daughter who

anser hassan is live at the police department with what we are learning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. san jose says this is a big burst into their investigation of carjackings and armed robberies that happened last week. the search warrant was issued at 11:30 last night. one person is in custody. let's show new video of locus street. police say they brought out their entire robbery unit and all of their detectives. this is a big operation against the crimes. the officers came out to see stolen property or weapons used in the crime. now, lieutenant joseph says this has been, quote, a dramatic rise in carjackings and robberies. one person in custody from last night. they feel like they are making progress. >> we have one person under arrest who has a warrant as an escapee from the juvenile ranch. it's unknown if he is involved, but he will be arrested on a warrant. >> reporter: they are early in their investigation, but happy with the progress. they are asking anybody with evidence to contact the police. anser hassan, "today in the bay." >>

nbc bay area's anser hassan spoke with one of them he joins with us more. anser. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. one of those is emily murphy, a professor of law at uc hasting. she says she is bringing this forward to bring attention to judge koss ski. the judge is calling is quits. in a statement i he says i can't be a effective judge and small townly fight this battle. that battle is against allegations of sexual misconduct. >> no one in the group thought they were funny. because they involved talking about my naked body in a professional context. >> emily murphy is an associate professor of law. she tells us once the judge suggested she work out naked. claiming he made the suggestion at a gather attention. >> why don't you work out naked which stunned everybody. >> the judge's career spans 32 years on the ninth circuit court of appeals. he was chief justice from 2007 to 2014. he became one of the most well-known appeal court judges in the country. but some suggest he was equally well-known for sexually explicit comments and inappropriate behavior. such

iranian president hassan rouhani sends the u.s.resident a warning. >> translator: exiting such an agreement would carry a high cost for the united states of america. >> and the highest-level north korean defector in 20 years gives us a rare glimpse into kim jong-un's regime. >> kim jong-un is determined to reach the goal of a nuclear status, as well as icbm tipped with nuclear warheads. ♪ >> "amanpour on pbs" was made possible by the generous support of rosalind p. walter. >> good evening, everyone, and welcome to the program. i'm christiane amanpour in london. 2017 started with a bang. donald trump officially took power after his shock election to president in the united states. the new u.s. leader was now the one setting american policy and the one to answer the urgent question of what to do about global nuclear threats. on north korea, president trump away the diplomatic handbook when he called kim jong-un "rocket n" and threatened pyongyang with "fire and fury." and on iran, he made good on his distaste for the nuclear deal tha

una de sus ltimas vctimas fue un ingeniero marroqu de nombre hassan... las tres chicas lo conocieron a l y a sus amigos en este bar de la calle presidente masaryk, en polanco... despus de beber un poco, ellas les propusieron seguir la fiesta en un hotel... pero el ingeniero en telecomunicaciones las invit a su lujoso departamento de lago zrich ubicado a slo unas cuadras... en el camino se detuvieron a comprar bebidas y chocolates... slo llevaron los dulces y las cervezas las pidieron despus a un supuesto chofer de uber que las entreg en el domicilio... mi amigo se qued dormido, trat de despertarlo dndole cachetadas, pero no reaccion, eso es lo ltimo que recuerdo... cuando despert hassan se dio cuenta que los haban robado... conferencia de prensa... apenas en noviembre pasado la polica descarticul una banda de tres mujeres conocidas como "las goteras vip"... ellas utilizaban un medicamento que mezclaban con las bebidas para dejar inconscientes y robar a quienes caan en sus redes... guillermo terán/subprocurador cdmx las personas que han sido víctimas refi

let's go live to anser hassan in oakland with what it means as part of the fourth day of strikes. anser. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, terry, in fact the union reps finished up a news conference. they say they don't accept the city impasse. they say they continue to negotiate which shows good faith. they are flexible on some issues such as wages. the city they say has been trying to rush it along and pressure employees. any say they will remain on strike. the union says since the city won't listen they had to take to the streets. this afternoon, hundreds of oakland city employees marched through downtown and blocked the intersection of broadway and 14th. >> the city wants to make this only about money. this is not about money. it's about community standards. >> dwight is one of the negotiators for the union. he says several big issues remain unresolved. one of those is how part time and temporary employees continue to work full-time hours but without the benefits that come with a full-time contract. >> it's about 911 dispatchers who on any given day can be tapped on the shoulde

in his first comments on the unrest, president hassan rouhani said iranians have the right to protest criticise the government, but their actions shouldn't lead to violence or damage public property. alan johnston has more. on the protests go. water cannon, deployed in the heart of tehran late on this fourth day of unrest in the streets. as they marched down one of the capital's avenues, they made their feelings known. "death to the dictator," they chanted. on saturday night, gunshots rang out in a western city. a casualty is carried away. two people died. but officials insist the police didn't open fire. they blame the deaths on provocateurs in the crowd. translation: in these clashes, traces of groups and anti—regime media and western intelligence services are visible. in these clashes, no bullets were fired by the police, military or security forces towards the people. the goal was for the protests to end peacefully. the night also brought violence to other cities. a governor's office was set ablaze. and in mashhad, the security forces watched as some of their motorbikes burned. th

senator hassan. hassan: thank you. good morning, mr. azar. congratulations on your nomination and congratulations to your family. as you know, new hampshire has been ravaged by the heroine and opioid crisis. we are in need of resources to help those on the front lines. flawed funding formula to allocate resources from the 21st century cures act, so the hardest hit states didn't get adequate resources. even though we've asked them to change the formula am a hhs has declined to do that. that theig problem is trump administration has refused to request additional funding to fight the crisis, which has prompted many to question whether the president is serious about addressing it. we need this administration to send a request to congress for additional resources to combat the opioid epidemic. yes or no, if you are confirmed, will you commit to me that you will encourage the trump administration to ask congress for at least $45 billion to fight this crisis, a number that has bipartisan support? mr. azar: thank you. i'm glad we are able to have the

borisjohnson spent nearly an hour with iran's president, hassan rouhani, that access itself seen as arelations. the foreign office says both sides spoke forthrightly about obstacles in the relationship and the need to make progress. once again, boris johnson raised the case of dual nationals in iranian prisons, including nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. we now know the foreign secretary last night met some of nazanin‘s family in tehran. in london, her husband richard is much happier today, showing me pictures of his iranian family and delighted by the fact that nazanin didn't have to face a possible court appearance today. he told me about the family meeting with borisjohnson. the foreign secretary also met with nazanin‘s father and had a long chat, 45 minutes, with him, talked about it and he said "i have raised her case with everyone i have met. this is important. i will keep worrying and battling for her. don't worry, we're caring for her and we'll do what we can". they came away pretty hopeful. so if there has been progress in these uk—iran talks, where might it have been made? the fore

hassan rouhani appears on television, to say people have the right to protest — but that his country'sblems stem from international sanctions. firefighters tackle a huge blaze at liverpool arena — the fire broke out in the multi—storey car park. divers recover the bodies of six people — four believed to be british — who died when a sightseeing plane crashed in australia. manchester city's 18 game—winning run in the premier league comes to an end. and new year's celebrations get underway around the globe, as we prepare to welcome in 2018. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at ten. as anti—government protestors in iran have gathered for fourth day of demonstrations, the country's president, hassan rouhani, has said iranians have the right to protest, but not resort to violence and vandalism. his comments are the first by a senior figure in the country since widespread protests began on thursday. today, police in tehran used water cannon against protesters and some social media was banned. kasra naji of the bbc persian service has this report. the centre of tehran during the fourth

starting out the slogans were "you can't keep increasing the prices", slogans directly targeting hassanthen they went after the ayatollah and then is it representative of the average iranian. the protest say not. that is why it is so interesting. let me point something out, if we go back to may of this year, president ratini one in a landslide re—election with 24 million votes —— president rouhani, less than three months later they are chanting "death to rouhani". people are saying you have betrayed us. i wonder what rouhani is thinking right now. it will not be a surprise if the security forces come out and they will crack down and this might just disburse the way it did in 2009. but someone like hassan rouhani who fancied himself as a supreme leader, the iranian people are speaking loudly against him saying he has failed them. what is the alternative model that these demonstrators would like to see in place of president rouhani and clerical rule and, crucially, would it do anything to improve their current living conditions? one of the things that is really clear is that your average

iran's relatively moderate president, hassan rouhani, has promised the benefits of economic growth after to limit its nuclear activities. but those promises have failed to materialise. britain will be watching developments closely. on a recent visit, the foreign secretary borisjohnson raised the detention of the british woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, held in an iranianjail for more than 600 days. it's become a serious issue between london and tehran. it's too early to say if the regime is under serious threat. these are the biggest protests in iran for almost a decade and the government will greater force if it feels it is losing control. wyre davies, bbc news. a huge fire at an office and restaurant complex in the indian city of mumbai has killed at least 14 people including young women attending a birthday party. the blaze erupted after midnight in the popular kamala mills compound, and engulfed the building injust half an hour. the new york fire department says the blaze that killed 12 people, including four children, in the bronx area of the city appears to have been caused by a ch

foreign secretary is pushing iran to free a british iranian woman boris johnson met president hassan rouhani on the second day of talks in tehran hoping to secure the release of. cliff but he's been accused of seriously harming her case by saying she was training journalists iranian leaders said that said that was proof she was a government threat. donald trump received a lukewarm welcome when he attended the opening of a civil rights museum in mississippi some black leaders boycotted the event if there were limits on the reports from jackson. they gathered to pay tribute to the long struggle for racial equality in america it was a grand opening of a new nineteen million dollars civil rights museum that traces the history of black americans who led that fight but when donald trump said he would attend some african-americans boycotted including congressman and prominent civil rights leader john lewis the national association for the advancement for colored people or and. the most storied civil rights organization in america had asked trump not to come. to allow individuals to stay thi

decision on jerusalem mass demonstrations were called by the hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah. three women accusing the u.s. president of sexual misconduct calling for a congressional inquiry into his behavior they say given the widespread investigations into the actions of other politicians it is only right that he be investigated as well in the past week two democrats and one republican have resigned over sexual misconduct allegations. let's get more on our top story the russian president's middle east push. is a fellow at the washington institute focusing on russia's policy in the middle east she says putin has put syrian leader bashar al assad in the best negotiating position since the war broke out. certainly he has accomplished much of what he wanted and that is inserting officially putting russia back in the middle east map keep in mind that he protected assad in multiple ways from the very beginning when protests broke out against assad in march two thousand and eleven so this didn't just you know sort of happened out of the blue in september two thousand fifteen but ce

iran's president hassan rouhani says that his country is ready to restore ties with saudi arabia if it stops bombing yemen and cuts ties with israel he made the comments during a speech to parliament on sunday to iran and riyadh sever diplomatic relations in january last year after a radian protesters attacked a saudi diplomatic mission demonstrators were angry over the killing of a prominent shia cleric tensions spiked again last month after the iranian backed in yemen fired a missile towards riyadh. we want two things from saudi arabia stopping their own friendship. and stopping inhuman but most of human we have no other problems. let's go to establish ties and have good relations they should be the ones who started the u.k.'s foreign minister boris johnson has left iran without clarity on the fate of a jailed british iranian aid worker johnson held talks with iran's president hassan rouhani after being accused of seriously harming the case of not only in the gallery ratcliffe by saying that she was training journalists she's been in prison for nearly two years charged with seeking t

decision on jerusalem mass protests were called by the hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah. had we're all in this war we have all experienced our brothers in gaza any demonstrations no matter how big or small only give more resistance or make us feel that we are not alone the american israeli resolution which is supported by some arab countries the aim of it to clear the palestinian cause that's the danger that the palestinian people face we should confront the nation as a whole should confront this dangerous american project and try to impose a solution for the palestinian people. the ukraine opposition politician really has been released from jail after a judge rejected prosecutor's requests to put him under house arrest the former georgian president who was detained on friday accused of conspiring to topple ukraine's leader petro poroshenko he denies the allegations. amnesty international is accusing european governments of being complicit in the abuse of thousands of refugees in their efforts to stem migration the human rights group says the e.u.'s policy of containment