francine: what are the chances of the supreme court overturning what we heard from the high court? hances are slim that the supreme court will overturn the high court ruling. francine: do we believe them when they say this is a purely legal case, not political? jo: yes, the case will be decided on the legality and the correct procedure to trigger article 50. tom: how is the prime minister going? is the honeymoon over? how is she doing going into the new year? >> in relation to brexit, i think she has a couple of concerns. until a month ago, the brexit story was entirely hers. she controlled the narrative when she said "brexit means brexit" and she has the power to trigger article 50. a month ago, that changed with the high court decision. i think it is likely to change again when the u.k. supreme court rules, so there is a counter narrative building up. we will see a different vision of how brexit can be achieved. we then have a question of where we end up. where it can't be the status quo. i also do not think the so-called "hard brexit" is possible. there has to be some shifting of

here at the high court in leeds, we have heard five test cases to start with.ill be heard. there have been three successful criminal prosecutions relating to abuse at the children's home. the former principal and the former chaplain at the home are both serving prison sentences now. but for these men here today, this is not just about compensation. for these men here today, this is notjust about compensation. for them, this is also proof, i suppose, that they have finally been relieved. many of these boys were sent there from troubled backgrounds, delinquents, petty criminals, if you like, and for that reason, they feel as though they have never been believed, and today will be for them proof that perhaps they can move forward. more reports about the potential suspect being hunted by police in germany after the christmas market attack. it has been reported in two different german publications that identity documents were found in the cab of the truck that drove through the market. according to the reports in bild and one other newspaper, the police are looking

at the high court in okinawa prefecture, the presiding judge ruled that frequent exposure to aircraft noise had caused them psychological pain, it affected their work and sleep and made it harder for children to learn at school. the judge said the residents basic rightses have violated. lawyers for the plaintiff said they were expecting to receive about $8.5 million. this would include compensation for the period since the conclusion of the lower court trial. in june of last year a lower court ordered the government to pay roughly $6.5 million to the residents. now both sides have appealed. >>> a japanese irl airline and travel agency want to send people to even farther destinations. >> it's like traveling just around the corner. >> two companies are investing into a firm that would send people to the edge of the atmosphere. the company's now working on a robotic engine. the proposed spacecraft would take off from an ordinary run way. in september, four people joined a training flight and experienced the zero gravity environment. the plane's engine was throttled back to create weightl

wants the high court decision that ministers need parliament's consent to vote article 50. brexit in andfor out of the supreme court. arguedal team successfully in front of the high court that parliament should be consulted before brexit is considered. the british government is hoping to reverse the ruling. theresa may's government said it should be able to utilize prerogative powers to trigger the brexit process without consulting parliament. they witnessed a response from the military to reiterate invoking article 50 of the lisbon treaty. it needs parliamentary approval. on wednesday in the house of commons, and he's voted in voted in support of triggering it in march. in the supreme court, scotland said it should be consulted prior to brexit on the possibility of a new scottish independence referendum from the u.k.. the turn of the welsh government to address the landmark case with a lawyer lambasting may, saying not consulting element could violate human rights. -- parliament could violate human rights. despite the blocks brexit commissioner wanting talks wrapped up. wit

the israeli high court ordered this illegal west bank outpost demolished. she spent almost 15 years here raising her children. >> there are 200 children living here. you know how devastated children are being torn from their homes having their lives destroyed. >> a few hundred people call this home raising families, working the land. the biblical book of joshua as her land deed. >> time to declare the lands belong to us. time to say enough. no jewish settlement should be evacuated. no child has to lose his life and his home and friends for nothing. for nothing. >> the government tried to remove the settlers ten years ago. the violent clashes left the nation traumatized. >> this is all that is left from that day, some twisted rebar and concrete. as for the settlers living here. they didn't have to move far, just up the hill. >> palestinian -- knows how the settlers feel. >> which part is your land? >> my land is behind tree in the -- >> he tells me his family worked this land for generations, nurturing the harvest, camping under the stars. in 199 of he says

it is the government's appeal of a high court decision last month ruling that parliament and not theme minister, not the government of the united kingdom carries the power of negotiations to invoke the famous article 50. case, it's about whether the law freely means of the government can trigger that or whether there needs to be a vote in parliament. there's a very strong feeling and parliament and indeed across the country about this. remember that the brags it vote was in june. it was a 52% vote in favor of brexit. we've been hearing the case put and now alsoment by those who want in the high court saying it should be parliament. wales has their word to say. it is all going to be very complex, but do not expect a ruling from all 11 judges on the supreme court until mid-january . a lot more details to come and certainly that momentous decision by the supreme court, whether it is the united kingdom government of theresa may going through this rocky time over her strategy of exit or whether it indeeded parliament who will be able to give the green light to the government to trigger ar

today his office praised the high court decision. e, in its swiftly decided opinion, the court stood up for common sense, and affirmed what we have been arguing from the outset. that the law absolutely prohibits insiders from advantaging their friends and relatives at the expense of the trading public. >> this decision is important, because i think it clarifies precisely what the decision to do said, what it stood for, and because it was a unanimous decision. >> reporter: not only was the decision unanimous, it was speedy. the eight justices taking just two months to decide the case. for "nightly business report," i'm hampton pearson in washington. >>> the clothing retailer francessca's raises its market for the year. the decision follows better than expected quarterly earnings and revenue. which were helped by a strong back to school shopping season and higher e-commerce sales. shares surged nearly 29% to $20.01. on the flip side, michaels slashed its earnings outlook for the year after reporting a decline in quarterly same-store sal

but gina miller had other ideas, she won a gate at the high court only parliament could start it. ment challenge that ruling at the supreme court, we have a set of files called the ca. the electronic bundle. 1697. bundle three, tab five, think that is the... thejudges will give their verdict in a few weeks. meanwhile, brexit secretary david davis had to explain he hadn't really described his counterpart in the european parliament as satan. i was being tempted by the chairman of the select committee to criticise you, so i said get it.. he was the satan. that clarifies it all. he is examining the pros and cons of brexit on 50 different sectors of the economy from cakes to cars, it is certainly doing terrible things to the english language. it leaves us towards a smart and smooth brexit as i like to call it a smexit. mark my words, we will make breakfast — brexit a success. and was there at brexit effect? zac goldsmith triggered a byelection over heathrow, the lib dems nabbed it after a pro—eu campaign. it is a good morning, the start of many more. yes, the lib dems, remember them? ju

high court upheld insider trading decision. let's start with what the court decided.ut while they asked to decide? >> the issue was whether somebody can be convicted of insider trading when the insider didn't do anything of value for it. if the insider was just getting it to a friend or relative as a gift. that was enough to support a trading conviction. the supreme court said yes it is. >> what does this mean for regulators? >> it won't revive any cases where courts have thrown out convictions such as in the newman case. it puts the law back to where a lot of people thought it was in one key aspect. >> at&t defenses companies $85 billion deal for time warner. he says it will challenge cable and hasten the development of five g networks. he testified on competition. >> for your constituents we believe the benefits are substantial. >> what power does the subcommittee have? >> they could raise concerns the regulators might get into but this is more of a show. it is a little theater. i don't think anyone believes this is going to get blocked despite what donald trump sai

high court upheld a insider trading decision.he ruling will make it easier for prosecutors to bring cases against people on wall street. let's start with what the court decided. >> the issue was whether somebody can be convicted of insider trading when the insider didn't do anything of value for it. if the insider was just getting it to a friend or relative as a gift. that was enough to support a trading conviction. the supreme court said yes it is. >> what does this mean for regulators? >> it won't revive any cases where courts have thrown out convictions such as in the newman case. it puts the law back to where a lot of people thought it was in one key aspect. revive the help crackdown. >> at&t defenses companies $85 billion deal for time warner. he says it will challenge cable and hasten the development of five g networks. he testified on competition. >> for your constituents we believe the benefits are substantial. and straightforward. >> what power does the subcommittee have? >> they could raise concerns the regulators might

some campaigners from north yorkshire have lost their landmark high court challenge against one of the in england. residents from the village near north yorkshire we re the village near north yorkshire were fighting to block a decision to allow fracking near to their homes inajoint allow fracking near to their homes in a joint application with friends of the earth they wanted the high court to rule the decision was unlawful and quash it. they have lost their challenge at the high court against that planning application which is one of the first applications to carry out fracking in england. we will keep you updated as we get more reaction to that. russia is sending a team to turkey to investigate the assassination of its ambassador there. andrei karlov was addressing a gathering in ankara, when an off—duty turkish police officer shot him several times in the back and head, shouting "don't forget aleppo" and "revenge". turkey has described it as a "vile and base crime". the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov is currently in talks with his turkish counterpart. let's cross to moscow a

. >> the high court ruled with him and declared that a moana must go. >> israel's right wing jewish partyunity setting in motion legislation to save a mona and legalize more than 50 other west bank outposts at the same time. but in the horse trading of coalition politics and in order not to undermine the high court, a mona looks set to be sacrificed for a bill. jewish home leaders say will be the first step towards annexation of the west bank. that goal given momentum by the election of donald trump. >> the combination of the changes in the united states and europe and the region provide israel with a unique opportunity to reset and rethink everything. >> palestinians in the outgoing administration in washington are deeply concerned saying even the idea of a viable palestinian state now on the point of collapse. >> there's a basic choice that has to be made by israelis. is there going to be a continued implementation of settlement policy or is there going to be separation and the creation of two states? >> in a mona, she and her community have a decision to make. as some build shelters fo

. >> there is a high stakes fight over the supreme court and whether president obama or . >>> developing, high drama in the battle over the late supreme court justice antonin scalia's seat. a lawyer from new mexico has just upped the ante asking the supreme court itself to intervene and force the u.s. senate to vote on president obama's nominee. chris cal ger reports from west coast news room. hey, trace. >> reporter: hey, shannon. he is an environmental lawyer from new mexico that believes because senate leaders are not taking action on the nomination to the supreme court it is creating a constitutional crisis. he said he doesn't have an agenda except to restore function to the government. he is not the first person to file a lawsuit compelling the senate to act, but he appears to be the most persistent. he has been denied in a u.s. district court and federal court and now has filed an emergency request with the supreme court itself, asking the high court to force republican senator chuck grassley who chairs the judiciary committee to hold a hearing and for senate majority leader mitch

trump released two lists for a total of 21 possible high court nominees which he has pledged not to deviatefor his first supreme court pick. >> only from that list i'm going to pick, only. we're not going outside that list. >> reporter: religious right voters who helped put trump over the top say they expect him to deliver on his promise to avoid a staunch conservative in the mold of scalia. >> all the evangelicals who voted him because of the issue of judges and the supreme court are going to be looking laser focus on this appointment to the supreme court. >> reporter: front-runners include federal appellate court judges thomas hardeman authored and amendment -- not violated by prison officials who strip searched all arrestees, a finding upheld by the supreme court. raymond ordered a list of tear party members who have been targeted. bill pryor who harshly criticized roe v. wade and made it to the bench after initially being filibustered by democrats. diane sykes was appointed by president george w. bush. as the politics of the next speak court pick rage on, most americans admit they have

the high court was about a certain group of individuals who are bringing a challenge. s heard about the rights of children and ex-pats in britain. scotland, wales and northern ireland. so it is completely different. francine: when we say this is not political, do we believe them? jo: absolutely. this case will be decided on the correct procedure. that is the only issue at stake. francine: let's talk what we about the markets. earlier we spoke with anne richards. meanswe know that brexit brexit. we have accepted that we may have to pay for the cape -- the cake, if we want to have it and eat it too. francine: to eat the cake? that matters less. if you look at sterling, as we go towards a hard exit, the are expecting more twists and turns to come. francine: as an investment professional, how do you deal with this? can you just be certain of one thing? that more volatility is to come? >> i think the question is whether we will be in the single market. everything else is irrelevant. that will be positive for sterling. and it would be a big political issue because we end up h

prime mister theresa may is looking to overturn last month's decision from the high court. we are starting with reaction to the no vote in italy, what have the market been doing? market reaction has not been as bad as we had expected. markets had factored that result in already. stocks initially recovered. institutions will not change and that means less surprises for investors. all the markets closed up in europe. and in milan as uncertainty continues. the dow opened at an all-time high and is on track for a record close. goldman sachs and j.p. morgan have been particularly strong over the last few weeks, following donald trump's victory in anticipation of deregulation in the financial sector. in italy, what would happen to italy's banking sector? the sector is crippled by a burden of bad debt in urgent need of recapitalization. in of the largest banks is particular trouble. a multibillion euro rescue deal is hanging by a thread. bank is ind's oldest big trouble. after a bad year where shares it needs 580%, billion euros to recapitalize. it had hoped to get that from a con

a high court had ordered the government to suspend self-defense force flights at night. but now the supreme court has thrown out that ruling. the japan maritime self-defense force and the u.s. navy share the air base. about 7,000 people who live nearby saw damages from the noise. they also asked for an end to flights at night. supreme court judges recognize the plaintiffs have suffered continual sleep disruption and mental distress. but they said that self-defense force flights serve the public and they point out that the government has tried to limit them and has paid for homes to be insulated. they also upheld a ruling that japan doesn't have the authority to suspend the japanese self-defense flights. the government says it will do what it can. >> it's obvious those who use the base should do their utmost to minimize the impact of noisz on people who live nearby. so we'll ask the u.s. to address the issue and to proceed with plans to transfer carrier based aircraft to another base. >> the plaintiffs are not happy. >> translator: this is a great shame, it shows that the

we're not just talking about the high court, we're talking about 120 open seats, federal judgeships allt donald trump is going to be able to appoint. does that worry you at all? >> no, it doesn't. president-elect trump has assured republicans and conservatives that he's going to nominate individuals that are strict interpreters of the constitution. so in that regard it doesn't bother me not one bit. if i can go back to something else that was mention add few moments ago, i do see two significant pieces of bipartisan legislation that democrats can work with president-elect on. number one, infrastructure. the president-elect has said he wants to spend about a trillion dollars on infrastructure. the last time i checked, those are true american jobs that you cannot outsource. and those are good high-paying jobs. so i see some movement on democrat on that. secondly, democrats on record -- not allf them but some of them on record saying, look, if the president-elect is going to repeal and replace obama care, the affordable health care act, let's see what he's going to come up with. there are

so until trump can fill the vacancies that exist or until he get the nom nigh on the high court, the courts could be an obstacle to trump's latest initiatives. >> stewart: jeff greenfield, thank you for the analysis. >> thank you. >> stewart: north korea is a closed society-- a dictatorship ruled since world war two by the kim family dynasty, which deprives its 25 million citizens of everything from information to adequate food. large numbers of north koreans, perhaps hundreds of thousands, have fled their homeland. in tonight's signature segment, "newshour weekend" special correspondent karla murthy reports how defectors now living in south korea are smuggling media to encourage other north koreans to escape. >> reporter: north korea has been ruled by the totalitarian regime of the kim family dynasty for the last seven decades. handing power down from grandfather, to father, and now son, kim jong-un. the kim regime has maintained its grip on north korea by imprisoning its enemies and by controlling and censoring the mass media-- newspapers, tv, radio, with only a privileged few getti

. >>> well, a high-court decision bringing michael skakel, kennedy cousin, squarely back into the spotlightnnecticut supreme court reinstating his conviction yesterday for the 1975 murder of 15-year-old martha moxley. moxley was found violently murdered after a night of partying with skakel and other teenagers. skakel serving 11 years in prison before a judge ordered a new trial three years ago in 2013. he's been out of jail now for the better part of three years, so was the high court's ruling correct? what's next for michael skakel? let's bring in doug burns, a defense attorney, former federal prosecutor. jennifer brant joins us, a defense attorney. doug, let me start with you. >> sure. >> the state supreme court said that skakel did have effective council. apparently, his new defense attorneys produced almost no evidence to the contrary. so, i mean, technically speaking, right decision to reinstate the conviction? >> look, it was close, it's 4-3, which is interesting. i've been involved in umpteen ineffective counsel claims as a prosecutor and as a defense lawyer. and the point is, it's

trump once worked at high-court escort. the future first lady didn't need to be in court for the status hearing but she went to demonstrate how seriously she takes the case. the next hearing is after the inauguration. jonathan: covering metro. scary moments for passengers on a red line train heading to shady grove this morning. the first two cars separated from the rest of the train at the twin brooks station. nobody was hurt. but metro says the safety systems stopped the cars fro the incident involved with 7000 series metro. those are the newest rail cars on the fleet. the train has been taken out of service. an investigation is now underway. doug: with temperatures in the lower 50's and the sunshine, this is the warmup day of the week. they have the evening the temperatures drop. not terribly cold. it will be 28 to 36 degrees in viewing area with mostly clear skies. heading through the day we will see increase in cloudiness and we will wake up to temperatures ranging from 28 degrees in georgetown and 33 in dale city. 33 d

is it unlikely that the supreme court, in the most high-profile supreme court case in the u.k.nst something the high court has decided? ian: it is certainly possible. it is an unprecedented case for them. more important than whether they reverse it is if they decide to up it, how they do so. if all they need is a nominal acceptance from parliament to go ahead with the invocation of article 50, that is not a big deal. it can be done quickly. you can get that trigger clause by the end of the first quarter, which is what prime minister may has been saying she wants to do from day one. it is also possible that they actually say the parameters for that have to be specifically legislated for parliament. there was a specific ruling from parliament on getting into the you after all. that could not -- that could lead to some guidance from parliament, what kind of a brexit it is going to be. it makes them an active player. that would require a lot of time for parliament to do that, and engage critically the soft o-e.u. -- thee arrow-e.u. remain cap. pro-e.u.-remain camp. you could force

. >> okinawa appealed to the supreme court after a high court ruled in september that revoking the permit was illegal. the court said the relocation plan is the only option to address a noise pollution problem. onaga has indicated he will try every possible measure to stop the relocation. >>> this year's nobel winners gathered in stockholm over the weekend to accept their prizes. among them was japanese biologist yoshinori ohsumi for the category of physiology or medicine. his acceptance speech focused less on his achievements and more on the future of science. >> reporter: at 71 years of age, yoshinori ohsumi is ready to accept the most prestigious award in his field, but the humble scientist proves that some things never change. ♪ >> reporter: the nobel prize award ceremony was arguably more intimidating than a school performance. it was held at a concert hall on the 120th anniversary of founder alfred nobel's death and was attended by the swedish royal family. ohsumi was recognized for discovering how human cells break down and recycle themselves. the process, known as autophagy, opens

. >> the supreme court upheld a high court ruling that japan does not have the authority to suspend u.smilitary flights. >>> residents of central portions of bolivia have been waiting for any signs of rain after extremely dry conditions continue to threaten their lives. our meteorologist jonathan oh has the details for there and our report. >> hopefullyly we'll see rain coming into the picture very quickly but it has been dry and caused issues into the central area of bolivia. you may notice on the satellili perspective towards the north and over to the east and south, we have theinter tropical convergence. we have a lot of air rising and the instability brings a lot of rainfall. it shifts along the equator. and that brings some rain. notice bolivia where we need that rain it's dryry and it's really causing that problem. this video tells the whole story right here. just take a lolook. not much in terms of water. it's jusust dry e everywherere e people are dealing with the worst drought in this region in 25 years. authorities have issued a national state of emergency as a prolonged droug

federal court and now has filed an emergency request with the supreme court itself, asking the high courto force republican senator chuck grassley who chairs the judiciary committee to hold a hearing and for senate majority leader mitch mcconnell to put garland's nomination to a full senate vote. before deciding the matter, the supreme court would normally ask the opposing party to respond, but in this case that would be senators grassley and mcconnell. so the path forward is a bit unclear, but michelle's request with the supreme court is a long shot at best. meantime, aides to president-elect trump say is getting closer to deciding who he would like to fill the vacancy left by antonin scalia. though the list is long, two names continue to resurface, judges diane sikes and william prior. prior was appointed to the federal appeals court by george w. bush and once called row v wade, legalized abortion, the worst abomination in history of constitutional law. diane sikes on the 7th district court of appeals. her ex-husband charlie sikes is a conservative talk radio host in milwaukee who oppos

coming up next, we'll explain when the high court could get involved and why the case isn't being handled by state lawmakers. ♪ ♪ singin' in the rain . >>> remembering debbie reynolds. in the next half hour, what her son has to say about the legendary film star's dying wish. >>> considering to get the supreme court to allow sports gambling. governor chris christie and other lawmakers is sought for legalized sports gambling for years. they say they want to help prop up the casinos and horse racing. >>> landon dowdy will change electronics gotten for christmas. in cnbc business news. >>> amazon wants to replicate the success of prime day with a one-day sale for digital devices, digital dayological run for 24 hours only starting tomorrow, 3:00 a.m. eastern. discounts 50% on apps info, games, music. hoping it encourage people who got gadgets for christmas to splurge on them right away. >>> stocks falling yesterday with the dow posting its second triple-digit loss since the election although on very light tra trading. investors will get news this morning. the dow dropping 19833. the nasdaq dow

away from westminster, the high court ruled that the government needed parliament's approval to triggerhe process of leaving the union. the investment funds manager led the claim. the government insisted it was possible for ministers. the government appealed against the ruling, taking the case to the supreme court. a verdict is expect before the end of january. back in parliament. a labour mp wondered how much the governor of the bank of england was being told about the options for the u.k. i'm trying to work out how you can do your job if you are not getting clear indication. there's a difference between having - in terms of how you do your job. a series of bilaterals as the goal order, norwegian order, to take the other industry, just say i'm having nothing to do with it. that's a big difference, you need to get some indicationful what a government is doing, so only you can do your job. who is going to give you that indication? >> this is all to pay for. negotiations have not begun. >> we are several months in. >> i understand. but we have a central forecast. and given what we know, a

supreme court sided today with samsung, in a high-profile patent fight with apple. all eight justices voted to throw out a $399 million judgment against samsung for for copying features of apple's iphone. the high court said the award was too large, and ordered a federal appeals panel to come up with a new amount. >> woodruff: wall street edged higher again today, with telecom companies leading the way. the dow jones industrial average gained 35 points to close at 19,251. the nasdaq rose 24, and the s&p 500 added seven. >> sreenivasan: still to come on the newshour: the buried pentagon report showing $125 billion in waste; a bipartisan bill that funds joe biden's cancer moonshot; liberia experiments with privatizing its education system, and much more. >> woodruff: every few years, defense department leaders conduct efficiency reviews, looking for ways to save money. two years ago, deputy defense secretary robert work commissioned a study that looked at how much the defense department spent on things like its supply chain, property management and health care, but ac

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this is the president of the family division of the high courts who is pointing to fa ct of the high the criminal courts, but in family courts where it is possible for alleged abusers to still be able to cross examine their victims. it is one that women‘s aid have been highlighting the sub the guardian have been highlighting and sirjames mundy saying that needs to change. i get a lot of people telling me how stressful courts can be and, especially for children. there is a crossover here too many children as well who find terrible trauma when they have to go to court and are cross—examined. they have to go to court and are cross-examined. being in court is a stressful situation that is led them there. secondly, domestic violence has been an issue that has been raised throughout the year. the five—day high—profile archers trial, although fiction has touched a lot of people, it has brought home the seriousness of this to people. important at the end of the year. 0urtime is up important at the end of the year. our time is up for now. you will be backin our time is up for now. you will be

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. >> reporter: trump promised to put conservatives on the high court, and he'll start with the unfilled vacancy left by the death of antonin scalia. should justice kennedy or either of the court's oldest liberals, ruth bader ginsburg or stephen breyer, retire, trump could change the court for a generation by creating a 6-3 conservative majority for the first time since the 1930s. to be sure, it's not clear sailing for trump's agenda. a dozen returning republican senators, roughly one in four, rejected or never endorsed trump's presidential bid, and they may push back on some of his nominees and proposals. still, it's a striking measure of what has changed that a republican who won the two biggest landslides in his party's history could change far to office by so narrow aedsed margin has the potential to change so much more. >> this is pbs newshour weekend, saturday. >> stewart: the 114th session of congress wrapped up early this morning with the government averting a shutdown when the senate sent a stop-gap spending bill to president obama. the bill passed after senate democrats ended t

but the investor gina miller had other ideas, she won a case at the high court that only parliament could ruling at the supreme court, big stakes constitutionally, perry mason it was not. you have a set of files called the ca. 0n the electronic bundle. 0n the electronic bundle it's 1697. bundle three, tab five, i think that is the... the judges will give their verdict in a few weeks‘ time. meanwhile, brexit secretary david davis had to explain he hadn‘t really described his counterpart in the european parliament as "satan". i was being tempted by the chairman of the select committee to criticise you, so i said "get behind me, satan." he was the satan, not you. laughter. that clarifies it all. he‘s examining the pros and cons of brexit on 50 different sectors of the economy, from cakes to cars. it‘s certainly doing terrible things to the english language. the prime minister leads us towards a smart and smooth brexit, as i like to call it, a smexit. and conference, mark my words, we will make breakfast..brexit a success. laughter. and was there at brexit effect in richmond? zac goldsmith tr

their hope is with the high court. >> getting a chance to clear your name.ow that you went to jail wrongfully. >> bruce wayne is in driving it. test is usedcohol at surprise he checkpoints across tomorrow night and a montgomery county. andcers can perform tests without leaving the streets. consumer alert and an update on the massive yahoo! data breach. that is the data breach earlier this year. a massive cyber attack. >> security questions and answers. potentially affected users and have taken steps to secure their account. it is not the only step they can take. up with some sort of secondary authentication. >> brad garrett says it makes it harder for the bad guy to get into your emailed. it is the second time this year the company has announced a significant breach. the company disclosing a separate incident involving 500 million user accounts. >> after a more recent breach, do you need to do anything in reaction to this older breach? data, they have at also says to change the password and security information on any other account. >> still ahead, separate

but today the state's high court denied that bid. getting a lot of attention tonight -- the fact that donald trump will remain executive producer of celebrity apprentice. while the show has a new host.it's still a money-maker for the donald. reporter sara sidner has more on the possible conflict of interest it could pose. former new york city mayor rudy giuliani is out of the running for secretary of state. president-elect donald trump said in a statement today that giuliani removed his name from consideration during a meeting late last month. according to the transition team. giuliani will stay on as a vice chairman. in an interview with fox news. giuliani said his desire to be on the cabinet was "great but not that great". former trump critic mitt romney is reportedly still on the short list for the secretary of state job. some other names being floated -- rex tillerson from exxon and alan mulally from ford. today president barrack obama ordered a full review into the russia's alleged hacking during the presidential campaign. befor

the other 200 or more civil cases the other 200 or more civil cases the compensation here at the high courtthem and take a test to prove they can fly them safely, under new rules proposed by the government. 59 near misses involving drones and airliners have been reported in the uk over the past 12 months. earlier this month, amazon made its first delivery by drone. just one potential use of an exciting new technology. but after a number of reports from pilots of near misses with drones, there is mounting concern about safety. if people don't use drones responsibly and follow the rules and regulations that are in place, obviously, that is a safety issue first of all, but could also affect the long—term future of drones as well. there are already plenty of regulations. for example, i cannot fly here because we are too close to buildings and people. while professional users of drones have to register with the civil aviation authority, anyone else can just buy one and start flying. the government is consulting on regulations which would mean new drones would have to be registered, users would h

and, it is unprecedented unsupportable and it is going to appeal the decisions in the soeo ul high courtindustry practices. the yuan is heading for the steepest slump in decades. bloomberg intelligence has looked at the likely impact. china's shopping habits and the prospect for overseas deals. eak yen would deftly have an impact. the chinese are more conscious about how they allocate that shopping budget. they are starting to see global retailers and brands opening shop in marketplaces such as alibaba. chinese shoppers can assess and buy these products online. we see investments in hotels specifically. that is going to continue through 2018. there are two types of key investments. one is the physical which generates that profits and a strong currency. , owning a rates flagship property. the second type of investment booking a global operator. they are capitalizing on the business have this that weathers through business cycles and that is what the chinese are looking for. bo -- thisg to hong kong is how the developers, going until next year, we may see office demand. in terms of those d

the high court isn't expected to hear the case until february or march. prosecutors accuse menendez of taking official action on behalf of a friend who gave him gifts and campaign donations. menendez and that friend have pleaded not guilty. the trial is tentatively set for next fall. >>> and a real-life griffin is on the loose in atlantic county. police released surveillance voof a man stealing christmas decorations from ronnie's garden center on new road in northfield. he took several wreathes and an outdoor fire pit. police later found the goods behind a nearby parking garage. >>> happening today on the fourth anniversary of the sandy hook massacre, a local church will honor the 26 lives lost in the school shooting. the presbyterian church of chestnut hill will hold a prayer circle at 11:00 and set up 26 t-shirts on frames as memorials. and yesterday in north jersey, a playground was dedicated to the sandy hook victims. parents of children who died at the attack were at the dedication ceremony in elizabeth. families of the victims say helping others is

but if any one of them were to leave the high court, you are talking about a different equation here.might have a majority that would uphold severely restrictive abortion cases and who knows, the supreme court could overturn roe verse wade. it is a reaction to president trump and what he said on the debate and campaign trail. >> we'll see what john kasich does from here on. john? >> president-elect trump is about to meet with victims and first responders in the ohio state university. where a somali immigrant ran his car in a crowd and stabbed people before he was shot bee a quick think thinking police officer. >> and controversy over the president-elect's peek on the environmental protection agency. others say he will be the voice of reason that the epa needs. a fair and balanced debate ahead. >> president, length trump and mike pence are holding a thank you tour. but first he will stop in ohio to the victims of the ohio. >> reporter: that attack is fresh on the minds of people here. they are recovering mentally. and here on campus that day. he was hit and at his home recovering from

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