howard johnson reports from the philippines capital, manila.and heavy rain have been battering mindinao as the tropical storm makes its way across the country. local reports say a farming village on the north of the island has been entirely buried by a mudslide. flood waters also hit the war—torn city still recovering after five months of fighting between the islamic state inspired group and forces. officials say evacuees have been moved to covered sports centres. the philippine national disaster council had worked pre—emptively to move residents in landslide and flood—prone areas to shelter. the priority is to try to rescue people and take care of the evacuation. we have provided water and hot food and we will be distributing non—food items like blankets and hygiene kits for those who are in centres, to alleviate the suffering of many of the folks there. the philippines is hit by around 20 typhoons every year, bringing death and destruction to some of the poorest communities in the country. tropical storm vinta is now headed towards the popula

howard johnson, bbc news, manila in the philippines. andrew morris, the head of unicef‘s mindanao field office. he explained what is happening on the ground. typhoon vinta reached the east coast of mindanao and gust of wind is more than 100 miles an hour, flash floods and landslides, and. bobby population in the east of mindanao seem to have been a bit better prepared, some moving into the evacuation centres, the province is north mindanao, and areas particularly affected. yesterday winds of 70—80 mph and a province is the poorest in the philippines. in the poorest in the philippines. in the past seven months there have been around 350,000 people displaced because of conflict, and 20,000 of those living in tents for the last seven months. the priority yesterday and this morning has been to check their situation and thankfully less than 100 people had to move from their tents to alternative accommodation. there has been interruption of electricity supplies, waterfor interruption of electricity supplies, water for those displaced families

howard johnson, bbc news, manila in the philippines.s who is the head of unicef‘s mindanao field office. he explained more about what is happening on the ground. the typhoon vinta reached the east coast of mindanao and in the last days traversed to the west. gusts of winds more than 100 miles an hour, flash floods and landslides, and while the population in the east of mindanao seems to have been a bit better prepared, some moving into evacuation centres, the provinces north of mindanao have been particularly affected. yesterday, winds of 70—80 miles an hour and lanao del sur is the poorest in the philippines. and then the past seven months thousands of people have been displaced in that province because of conflict and some 20,000 of them have been living in tents for the past seven months. so the priority yesterday and this morning has been to check their situation and thankfully less than 100 people have had to move from their tents towards accommodation. there has been interruption of electricity supplies, water for those displaced

howard johnson, bbc news, manila, in the philippines. after a crash on the mao involving a number of vehicles. four people were injured, one seriously. police and paramedics were called to the scene on the northbound stretch of the motorway in 0xfordshire just before midnight. officers from thames valley police are calling for witnesses. london zoo has reopened today after a fire on saturday killed several animals, and some staff had to be treated for smoke inhalation. in a statement london zoo said: britain's political leaders have used their annual christmas messages to pay tribute to those who help others. they also urge people to support those in need over the festive season. 0ur political correspondent, eleanor garnier, has more. wishing everyone a happy christmas, the prime minister thanked those who help others during the festive period. like volunteers at faith projects and international aid workers. theresa may highlighted the courage and dedication of the emergency services who went to the grenfell tower tragedy and terrorist a

howard johnson joins us live from manila. because the roads are blocked. yeah, that is the case. we earlier heard from a spokesperson for unicef in a city in the north of the silent, mindanao, on the south of the philippines —— the north of this island. roads are blocked, he said, water supply has been affected, the water table has risen up because of the storm waters. we have seen 60,000 people moved into sheltered areas, for the night, and lots of people are coming forward offering support in the communities, as is always the way in the philippines. tell us a little bit about mindanao, who lives there, what are the conditions like normally? this is a very populated ireland in the south of the philippines —— a very populated island. it has had a tempestuous relationship with manila, it feels like it does not get as much support from the north as it would like as far as infrastructure and the rights of the people here, in the last year, we have seen an of the people here, in the last year, we have seen an islamic inspired ins

howard johnson in the philippines. the m40 in 0xfordshire has reopened.t before midnight last night which shut the motorway in both directions for about three hours. six people were injured and an investigation is under way. new guidance on how local authorities combat anti—social behaviour has been issued by the government, following concerns that some councils are misusing the measures. critics say so—called public spaces protection 0rders have been used inapproriately to target groups such as rough sleepers and dog—owners. andy moore reports. some charities working with the homeless say the new powers can be used indiscriminately against rough sleepers. others say so—called public spaces protection 0rders, which can cover large areas, are being used to target groups like buskers or dog walkers. but councils argue they are working with their communities to crack down on serious problems. the manifesto group campaigns against what they call the over—regulation of ordinary life. it says hundreds of these orders have been issued, making a wide range of act

howard johnson, bbc news, manila, in the philippines.o ditch the army's slogan "be the best" have been halted by the new defence secretary, gavin williamson. £500,000 has been spend on a rebranding exercise that would have got rid of the slogan because it was deemed elitist. the ministry of defence said the british army is the best of the best and that the proposals were now on hold. london zoo has reopened today after a fire on saturday killed several animals and some staff had to be treated for smoke inhalation. the zoo confirmed an aardvark died and four meerkats, who remain unaccounted for, are also presumed to have died. the cause of the blaze, which broke out in the animal adventure section and spread to a shop, remains unclear. 0pponents opponents of president putin have held a series of rallies across russia. 0ne told supporters he would stand against putin. however, it is not yet certain if officials will let him run. pilgrims have been arriving in bethlehem ahead of a midnight mass this evening. but this year's celebrations tak

sarah corker, bbc news. 0ur correspondent, howard johnson, is in manila. him about the difficulties of getting help through to those affected by the storm. that is the case. earlier on today we heard from the unicef spokesperson in the north of mindanao, an island in the south of the philippines, and he said roads we re the philippines, and he said roads were blocked, electricity is down, water supplies have been affected, the water table has risen because of the water table has risen because of the storm waters. we have seen 60,000 people moved into sheltered areas, sheltered homes, for the night. lots of people are coming forward offering support in the community, as is always the way in the philippines. tell us a little bit about mindanao, who lives there, what other conditions like normally. this is a very populated island in the south of the philippines. it is historically, it has had the tempestuous relationship with manila, being in the south, it feels like it does not get as much support from the north as it would like as far as infrastructure and

howard johnson, bbc news, manila, in the philippines.ened today after a fire on saturday killed several animals, and some staff had to be treated for smoke inhalation. the zoo confirmed an aardvark died, and four meerkats are presumed to have been killed. the cause of the blaze, which broke out in the animal adventure section that spread to a shop, remains unclear. new guidance on how local authorities combat anti—social behaviour has been issued by the government, following concerns that some councils are misusing the measures. critics say so—called public spaces protection 0rders have been used inapproriately to target groups such as rough sleepers and dog—owners. andy moore reports. some charities working with the homeless say the new powers can be used indiscriminately against rough sleepers. others say so—called public spaces protection 0rders, which can cover large areas, are being used to target groups like buskers or dog walkers. but councils argue they are working with their communities to crack down on serious problems. the man

just take a look at this report from our correspondent in manila, howard johnson, who went to see somethings house in cainta, on the philippines capital, manila. it takes about an hour to get here from the capital and this year is the biggest yet. around 1 million lightbulbs lighting up around 1 million lightbulbs lighting up this place. it has been going on 14 up this place. it has been going on 1a years and we cant get so busy that around 100,000 people come to sea. putting it together takes about x months, normally starting around august, the whole family get involved and behind it is this family. his father started this project. how did it come about? became from humble beginnings. we are giving back to the community and the people. it isjust are giving back to the community and the people. it is just sharing the spirit of christmas. it must be a huge electricity bill? my father used to work in the biggest electric company in the philippines. kidding aside, this is him give them back the scholarship that he got from the electric company. it gets pretty busy on weekends. some neighbours

joining me from manila is the bbc‘s howard johnson.rgents ended in october —— for marawi. he only wa nted october —— for marawi. he only wanted martial law until the end of the year so why is congress giving him until the end of next year? the defence secretary was their on behalf of the president to put forward the case for the government and he said he wanted an extension of martial law because the rebellion on minder now for these terrorist groups hasn't been fully contained, that's what he said. he said there is concern the mall take group all members of abu sayyaf might pop up in another town or city in minder now and cause trouble there. also there's the spectre of the npa, the new people's army, the communist armed group. back in november peace talks fell through with president duterte and he declared they are a terrorist group, so there's fierce there might be trouble from the npa so the government wants martial law for another year to contain these issues. this martial law extension got a lot of support in congress, but it was

just take a look at this report from our correspondent in manila, howard johnson, who went to see somethingse in cainta, on the outskirts of the philippine capital, manila. it takes about an hour to get here from the capital. and i'm told that this year is the biggest yet. it's got around i million lightbulbs lighting up this place. it's been going on 10 years and at weekends, this place can get so busy that around 1,000 people turn up to see it. now, the process for planning and constructing and putting it all together takes around six months, normally starting around august, the whole family get involved, and behind it is the cruz family. now, here is xavier cruz, his father was the guy who started this project. now, tell us, how did it come about? um, maybe actually because our family also came from humble beginnings before, so we are giving back to the community and to the people. this is just our simple way of sharing what the spirit of christmas is. now, around a million lightbulbs. it must be a huge electricity bill? yeah, actually, just to share with you, my father used to work also

our manila reporter howard johnson explained why. to put forward the case for the government. and he said they wanted an extension of martial law, because the rebellion, as he called it, on mindanao for these terrorist groups hasn't been fully contained. that's what he said. he said there is concern the group or members of abu sayyaf might pop up in another town or city in mindanao, and cause trouble there. also there's the spectre of the npa, the new people's army, the communist armed group. back in november, peace talks fell through with president duterte, and he declared they are a terrorist group. so there are fears there might be trouble from the npa, so the government wants martial law for another year, to contain these issues. this martial law extension got a lot of support in congress, but it wasn't unanimous. what were some of the concerns of the opposition regarding extending it until the end of 2018? yeah, the vote was 240 in favour, 27 against. the opposition senators and congressmen, their issues really were that this co

here's more from howard johnson in manila.loped off the coast of the philippines and is expected to make landfall tonight or tomorrow. that turbulent weather has hampered the rescue effort, the coast guard and the army sent helicopters and boats to the scene of the accident but found it difficult when i got there. the philippines has a bad track record of maritime safety —— when they got there. there have been many maritime accidents every year, and initially it was said the ferry was overloaded but according to the initial reports coming out, the ferry was carrying around 250 people and it has the capacity to carry 280. now to a north korean soldier who has defected to south korea. he used the cover of heavy fog to make his escape — but when his absence was noticed, north korean guards came searching — and south korean soldiers fired warning shots. the soldier crossed here at the demilitarized zone. this is the fourth north korean soldier to defect this year. you may remember this last month — when a soldier drove a jeep righ

man named howard johnson bought this car in 1945.put it in his garage, he locked the garage, there was an earthquake, the garage shifted so he couldn't get the door open, and the car stayed in there until 2005 when i pulled it out. in fact, his daughter, who grew up in the house, had never even seen the car 'cause she'd never been in the garage. he was a pretty secretive guy. a lot of us old car guys are pretty strange. [dramatic music] ♪ we redid the engine, obviously, and we did the brakes for safety, but everything else is exactly as it was in 1927. maybe you're wondering why i didn't fix all the dings, dents, and scratches on this incredibly rare vehicle. well, up to fairly recently, old unrestored cars... >> i got it for free. it was abandoned in palm desert for six years. >> didn't have as much value as perfectly restored cars. they never looked that good in 1962. >> no, they did not. >> no. yeah, this is perfect. >> but these days, many cars are looked upon as antiques. >> this morning, i was just putting a cloth over it, and

i went by a howard johnson today. you know what the flavor of the month is?hat is it about the television coverage of you that has so aroused your anger? >> one can only be angry with those he respects. >> he obviously was having some kind of mental breakdown. it became clear there was something very wrong with nixon. >> people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. well, i'm not a crook. >> a lot of people want the president to resign. they really don't want to put the country through an impeachment drama, so they want to create an atmosphere that essentially forces his hand. >> the watergate committee named a new special prosecutor. >> whatever i conceive to be necessary in order to perform my function properly i'm going to ask for. and if it don't receive it, i'm going to proceed to undertake to get it. >> jaworski comes to washington, is presented with all the evidence. a couple days later, he goes to the white house and says, i think the president has to get a criminal lawyer. >> i think it's not excessive to say we've been put throu

howard sitting in his gray lexus. and in the foreground of the picture billie johnson's sitting on his motorcycle. >> reporter: he may texans, but in truth he was both. his full name was john franklin howard. >> john franklin howard. >> reporter: aka frank? >> frank. >> frank, yeah. >> reporter: three names for a man who'd evidently been living three lives. one with his wife in carrollton, one with his miss stress in california and third one with the east texas crowd. >> it was a surprise just based on being the beaver cleaver family, being involved with the church. it was unusual. >> reporter: so eight days after nancy was shot, the detectives returned to the scene of the crime. this time they had a warrant. >> and i'm sitting there watching tv and working. and the police show up at the door to arrest me. and that was very -- i've never experienced -- you know, i have no clue what's going on and what's happening. >> reporter: they just put you in the car and took you to the station? >> yeah. yeah. >> reporter: the charge -- solicitation for murder. frank's children were in shock. their father may have had an affair,

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stark contrasts said essentially a lot of goodwill to was johnson sirleaf as there is towards george way and perhaps not so much to was chill howard tayla so how do you see this very interesting partnership between where and working out. well i think that you know that taylor faction is grassroots support and also you know mrs the current president mrs johnson said live stay twelve years she has made so many gas company for for liberia even after the war money given to bring stability get democratic elections held and hand over i am reminded that when when winston churchill won their british i mean the second world war for britain she was quickly voted out so often the voters decide we want to try something else no matter how good a leader has been we want to go to the other side and see so what i'm saying is yes the chance there are connections made the international community an easy but my read is that there are a lot of liberians who want to try that because this see him sort of us a man of the people and connected to the grassroots. is great as always to get your thoughts on this thank you very much for you tommy acquainted j

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you come in, you're johnson, but you still have the man standing over you howard is still there.o you navigate that >> it's a tough one, as howard schultz has had fitful exits before, like michael dell, who came back in, and we're lucky to he did, did a great job coming back in, or ralph lauren, who left and not two years later, he came back in and howard himself, 17 years ago, stepped out and then what happened howard then pulled the rug out from somebody, came back in, and then five years later he did the same thing now he seems ready he realizes that with the jim donald succession before --? now he seems ready what does that mean? >> he's interested in the roasteries and other projects and he is serious, you remember at andrew ross sorkin's "new york times" event, his interview there seemed genuinely interested in running for office especially since he's not running against bob iger right now. so what you look at with the exception of ford, all these guys, i realize i'm talking to a group of distinguished gen xers and i'm representing the tail end of the baby boom, this is a t

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