zillow. >>> there was more violence in northern ireland today. outbreak of street fighting to hit belfast in several months. >> the battle has been transformed. instead of acting as referee between warring communities, the army is now fighting britain's first urban guerilla war. the enemy is the outlawed irish republican army. >> the provisional i.r.a., the i.r.a. of the 1970s, used violence that many of us would consider to be terroristic. and they used that violence to put pressure on the british and bring about an independent southern country free from british rule. >> this was a sunday the people of northern island will not forget. it all started when catholics organized a demonstration to protest the continued internment of suspected terrorists. the demonstration, as all demonstrations, was banned by the government. >> it was intended to be a protest which was not about using violence, but when some of the marchers stopped and threw stones at the soldier, it led to a dramatic and awful overreaction. >> at least 13 people, civilians, were kil

by carbon dating a fragment of the true cross given to the king of ireland by the pope.. >> the true cross is the most important relic. so to have it tested in this way which could reveal that the story that's potentially true is fascinating. >> this is the first time we've actually, to our knowledge, directly dated a piece of the true cross. >> radiocarbon is a complex method involving a series of stages. the first of which is to preclean and pretreat the sample to remove any contaminating carbon that could thwart the result. in the final stage of the process is the accelerator which enables us to measure individual particles of the carbon. the more radiocarbon there is, the more recent the sample. and the less radiocarbon, the older it is. we can date anything from the present day back to about 50,000 years ago. >> in less than 20 minutes, they may solve an enigma that dates back 2,000 years. >> this should just about be finished now. let's just have a look and see what we can see. >> could the waterford cross be part of the cross helena is said to have discovered? >>

steves: the dramatic rock of cashel is one of ireland's most evocative sites.his was the seat of ancient irish kings for seven centuries. st. patrick baptized king aengus here in about 450 a.d. in around 1100, an irish king gave cashel to the church, and it grew to become the ecclesiastical capital of all ireland. 800 years ago, this monastic community was just a chapel and a round tower standing high on this bluff. it looked out then, as it does today, over the plain of tipperary, called the golden vale because its rich soil makes it ireland's best farmland. on this historic rock, you stroll among these ruins in the footsteps of st. patrick, and wandering through my favorite celtic cross graveyard, i feel the soul of ireland. >>> hello there, welcome to "newsline." it's december 31, new year's eve in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi counting down to 2016 with the top stories this hour. ten member countries launched an economic community on thursday which promotes trade liberalization. they signed a declaration in malaysia last month to establish it. a government

steves: the dramatic rock of cashel is one of ireland's most evocative sites.his was the seat of ancient irish kings for seven centuries. st. patrick baptized king aengus here in about 450 a.d. in around 1100, an irish king gave cashel to the church, and it grew to become the ecclesiastical capital of all ireland. 800 years ago, this monastic community was just a chapel and a round tower standing high on this bluff. it looked out then, as it does today, over the plain of tipperary, called the golden vale because its rich soil makes it ireland's best farmland. on this historic rock, you stroll among these ruins in the footsteps of st. patrick, and wandering through my favorite celtic cross graveyard, i feel the soul of ireland. ♪ dr. lekutat: hello, and welcome to "in good shape." great to have you with us. did you hear the recent report about the little girl who was diagnosed with type two diabetes? it is a condition that usually only affect the grown-ups, but the girl was three years old. it is pretty alarming. it is clear that it is happening from an early ag

steves: the dramatic rock of cashel is one of ireland's most evocative sites. this was the seat of ancient irish kings for seven centuries. st. patrick baptized king aengus here in about 450 a.d. in around 1100, an irish king gave cashel to the church, and it grew to become the ecclesiastical capital of all ireland. 800 years ago, this monastic community was just a chapel and a round tower standing high on this bluff. it looked out then, as it does today, over the plain of tipperary, called the golden vale because its rich soil makes it ireland's best farmland. on this historic rock, you stroll among these ruins in the footsteps of st. patrick, and wandering through my favorite celtic cross graveyard, i feel the soul of ireland. >> a strong signal is due to be sent from paris not only about fighting terrorism, but also about tackling another worldwide threat -- global warming. starting next monday, the international community gathers in the french capital to negotiate a climate treaty in which all countries not just industrialized ones commit to curbing greenho

amy: you were the president of ireland.we saw the big family photo, the first two days of this cop were you had more than 100 world leaders, about 130 world leader standing together, the largest gathering of world leaders in the history of the world. there were not many women. can you talk about why that matters? >> it matters hugely that we have more women in leadership roles -- and leadership happens at all levels, but it is good that you have top leaders because they influence the policy of their country and they influence priorities. they decide what will be as a priority of the country. there are women and supportive men who are been working for years in the climate context to try to ensure human rights and gender equality are fully recognized because they are important to good climate policy. amy: what does gender equality have to do with climate change? >> huge impacts. if you underline for livelihoods, who will pick up the pieces? who will put food on the table? those who are trying to adapt and be resilient, the va

. >> kathy ireland reveals elizabeth taylo heroic secret. >> it was illegal but she was saving lives. >> and the making of a big bang love scene. >> bang into thetheory. >> now this is entertainment tonight. >> courty cox was engage ford a year and a half but now it like it's over. we have details behind the reported breakup on the way. >>meanwhile, could engagement be on the way for gwen and blake? she dropped the l word o cameras. so you know we will to show >> oh, yeah. we talked to blake moments before gwen poured her heart out on "the voice" stage last night. >> i'm thankful for gwen for tons of reasons. makes us all look a whole lot better on that show. wait until you see i saw w she is wearing for this performance tonight. it's going to be stunning. >> yep, blake called it. gwen looked beautiful in a greece tool counselgown. a source close to voice" taping says that her performance was pretaped and she sang the breakup song twice. her new man blake shelton stayed focused on her the whole time and even sang along. >> when it was over, blake beamed and the singer received a stand

now, the storm is battling ireland, scotland, and northern england.it is partly due to el niÑo and partly due to climate change. reporter: the water is inescapable, leaving some stranded in their vehicle is. it has also flooded businesses and homes, with residents at a loss about what will come next. >> i do not know what we are not anymore. reporter: the republic of ireland has seen a storms batter its coast, as seen in this footage from the southeast. nearby towns also fell victim to the floods, with residents turning their attention to the cleanup. >> you know, it is terrible to see a village like this underwater again, you know? something has to be done about it realistically. it is terrible to see these shops. >> it is horrible. >> everything in my house is gone. everything. we had about four feet. reporter: bridges built centuries ago could not withstand the latest flooding. parts of this bridge near york in northern england were swept away by the torrents. this historic city has been among the worst hit, and there looks to be more rain on the w

our experience in ireland bore all that out. as spread through dialogue and compromise when people sat down and started to realize that they had a common goal for their, the aspirations of the people they represented. it was far more to be gained by getting together than by continuing in the same cycle of violence and suspicion and mistrust. that's the theme of that song is that violence can never create a meaningful solution to anything. >> again, there's some similarities about how christianity had been abused as indeed by the crusaders. they were doing what the islamists are doing now which is a perversion of their faith. islam -- you do know, sorry. it means surrender. the idea of taking up arms is the distortion of it. that's what sunday, bloody sunday was to point out the easter in christ laying down for his brothers rather than taking lives. >> you also must have seen what the effect of various kinds of responses to terrorism were because the way the british responded to a lot of attacks often seem to play into the ira's

back in ireland i'd been part of the reserve defense forces. so to get us through the desert, i made a makeshift compass. i knew it was going to be some way important, but i didn't understand at the time how important that compass was going to be. as we were driving north, our only concern was that military would stop us and if they did, what would be the outcome. but we were getting more and more hopeful, this was starting to look easy. and then we hit our first problem. >> in the distance we could see this much larger checkpoint. all the soldiers had their kalashnikovs on their shoulder. there were officers present. and it was our first moment of concern. >> we pulled up and the senior officer started asking us questions in basic english as to where we were going. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> i don't understand. >> where you go? >> we're going to hatra. >> he started barking and shouting. all of a sudden there was a commotion around the back of the vehicle. an iraqi soldier jumped in with an ak-47. all of a sudden we were waved on thro

many who traveled from ireland and england say it was well-worth the trip. "conor mcgregor biggest out of ireland. its important for us to be here to support him you know. give him a good cheer on and see him do good." mgregor from ireland its an interesting fight but although we should root for him we rooting for aldo i just think it will be a fantastic fight." "we had to go through ticket resale in uk. had tickets fed ex from tennessee." "and triple the face value too." u-f-c 194 was the most attended event in u-f-c history... ...with an announced attendance of 16,516. "take 5 to care is sponsored by nv energy, southwest medical associates & vegas"." there's just one day left to donate to the 98-point-five k-l-u-c toy drive. it's a chance to give hundreds of valley kids in need -- gifts under their christmas tree. k-l-u-c's chet buchanan has been at n-v energy near sahara and jones, camping out for more than a week. so far, 28 trucks are filled. and the push for final donations is " this is a 24 town...this holiday season " again -- 28 trucks are filled. l

. >> reporter: he's the fighting spirit of ireland. >> conor mcgregor! >> reporter: 27-year-old conor mcgregor is the next star in professional mixed martial arts. the sport looking for the next big thing after ronda rousey's shocking defeat. mcgregor is looking to make history this weekend by becoming the first irish champion in the ufc. >> before me, nobody knew nothing about this sport. i'm proud to be putting my nation at the forefront of the fight game where we belong. >> reporter: the mighty irishman, reminiscent to some of the brash boxer mickey from the movie "snatch." the tattooed mcgregor commands attention with bold moves in the octagon. his cocky assuredness and his mouth. feet on the desk, not one of about it. >> reporter: drawing comparisons to a young mohammad ali. he lives big too. mega mansions, custom suits, big cars. >> my name is conor mcgregor. >> reporter: when his first job as an apprentice plumber in ireland didn't work out he turned his focus to boxing with a dream of making it big. >> my dream is to be world champion in the ufc.

apple got in trouble for europe commission where it said it's a deal with ireland represented a serieslegal tax breaks. we don't really know the details of what has happened in italy but it's probably in the same vein. the company was putting too much profit into its low tax subsidiaries off to. its irish a name on my. there was a hearing a couple of years ago where they found that that subsidiary was doing taxes know are in the world. it has taken credit for tens of billions of dollars of profit. betty: they are settling but they are admitting no wrongdoing? >> we don't really know because we are relying on italian press reports. betty: apple is supposedly one of the worst offenders? >> i do know about worst offenders but they are among the more aggressive companies around the world along with google and starbucks and amazon putting big chance profits into subsidiaries where they have little or no employees and little or no activity and getting their profits out of places like the u.s. and u.k. in japan where they are in their profits. betty: they have billions part overseas? >> tens

we spoke to two celebrity leaders in the fight against aids, kathy ireland and ricki lake who weighed in on charlie's announcement. >> my heart and our prayers go out to him, for everybody who is dealing with this. it's heartbreaking. >> i think it is incredibly brave of him. any time we can raise awareness and for him to come out as he did and, you know, the fact that he said he has been on treatment since the point of diagnosis, you know, he really very hard to transmit the disease whether you're on medication. >> they are three stars all personally touched by this disease. all doing everything they help find a cure. her mentor and business pa elizabeth taylor. >> she would go quietly with no media, with no press. she would go in to hospice and she would hug patients who had just not felt that human contact and her legacy is love and life. >> but what many don't know is underground network to get experimental hiv drugs to patients. just like the true story in "dallas buyers club". >> do you mean that he liz beth taylor set up a west coast buyer's club? >> talk about fearless in her

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they have been operating in ireland since 1980 and are expanding their, but they sort tactic which is fairly common for a global apple where like they put the manager alan so they pay on ireland's corporate tax rate which is lower than italy are some of the other european countries. cory: and they got caught. mark: they got caught decades ago. this is an issue that been under pressure for not just in italy but england and many other countries. it has finally come to a head where they have made a settlement at least within italy. so they were just trying to reduce their taxes, but you could argue they also have a role in helping to structure tax code in a certain way. >> these are companies whose job it is to make money and profits. every opportunity you get to structure something to your advantage, you're going to do it. this is 300 $50 million which maybe a lot for italy's economy. but for apple it is really not a significant use of capital at this time. also they may end up getting their money back from ireland if italy is claiming these are -- cory: it might not be $350 million aft

and ireland and france are going further. neave barker reports from london. >> as more and more countries crackdown on smoking, many of these iconic logos will vanish from the shelves. australia led the way three years ago with stark warnings and brand names written in standardized lettering. the government said that the moves cut rates by 16%. and 65% of each cigarette packet will be covered in warnings, leaving much less room for logos. >> there is good evidence that health warnings do work in terms of deterring young people from taking up smoking and helping adult smokers to quit. but picture warnings are much more powerful. >> but the u.k. ireland and france are going beyond the directive. something that tobacco giants are ready to fight. >> all ready to go to the high courts of london, and verdicts are expected in january. they appeal to the justice in luxembourg claiming that it the change of the packaging violates freedom of expression. >> loyal groups say that the changes will have little effect. >> as far as i'm conc

ireland tomorrow is expecting wind gusts of over 100 miles per hour. that is just how powerful that system is. they are getting drenched with rain. here we just a few clouds. look at that cloud cover are a few sprinkles by chicago. it is not even in the form of snow. we could use some rain. if you' re keeping track, so far for the month we are running inch. drive side. -- the dry side. we' ve had some gorgeous sunshine and some mild temperatures. sets now and december 11 is only at 4:11. these are the earliest the once we hit december 12, it goes to 4:12. by down -- by groundhog day we are back up to 5:00. week and things start to improve sunset. here is what the temperatures 50' s today. the month is running way above average. look at the dew point at 33. degrees, you get frost. and that is what is going to happen later. your car is going to have thick frost tomorrow morning. miles an hour. will be frosty. 26-36 degrees. then tomorrow -- more sunshine. mild conditions. we may see a few clouds in the morning, south of the pike at those will burn off qu

and our experience in ireland bore that out.o describes, through dialogue, through compromise, when people actually start down and started to realize that they had a common -- common goal for their -- the aspirations of the people they remitted. there was far more to be gained by getting together than by continuing in the same cycle of violence and suspicious and mistrust. so that is is theme of that song is that violence can never create a meaningful solution to anything. >> again, there are similarities here about how christianity and being abused as, indeed, it had by the crusaders. if you think about it a thousand years ago, they were doing what these islamists are doing now, which is a perversion of their faith. islam -- sorry -- it means surrender, not attack. and beautiful thoughts venner to god. idea of taking up arms for god is the distortion of it. and that's what "sunday, bloody sunday" was doing, was po oiintt the cross and easter and christ laying down his life for his brothers rather than taking lives. >> you also

jump into ireland. visit ireland.com to find out more.ferent parts of the coun >>> starbucks crunched the numbers to figure out which holiday drinks are the favorites in different parts of the country. here in california, the ice drinks are popular like an iced peppermint mocha. in the midwest they are warming up with a caramel brulee latte and in the northeast the flat white is a favorite. >>> seedless grapes are a healthy to go snack but it is important to store them right so they last. here's fresh grocer tony tantillo with tips. >> reporter: well, well, today's tip of the day is going to be from chile we are getting some beautiful green seedless grapes. they look great. in about two or three more weeks they are going to get a little more amber color maybe a little longer which means they will be sweeter but right now they are not that bad but selection and storage is very important on anything out of chile, it's not going to taste good if you don't store them right or select them right or anyplace. when you buy them, nice color all th

ireland has one of the lowest level of corporation tax in the e.u. according to an u.s.nat report apple used such arrangement toss avoid paying $9 billion in u.s. taxes in just one year. tim cook rejects any notion that his company is acting illegally and says it pays every tax dollar owed. >>> so could this have an impact on apple's brand? joining us live from new york to discuss this dean critchfield. perceived tax dodging is an issue right now. does this deliver a blow to apple's brand to not have declared all of their earnings? >> it's huma--it's a huge deal and it does effect apple's glossy brand. it's not just a consumer brand, it's a trade brand, community brand, employ brand and environment and society brand. apple enjoys humongous power as a brand. but that includes responsibilities, that means paying fair taxes in the countries you do business in. >> in terms of the affect on apple, you say this is a company made up of many different parts. it's not just a consumer brand. it's about investment, employeers and community. do you see the reaction the company might

jump into ireland.isit ireland.com to find out more. >>> this is sports desk brought to you by xfinity. x 1 from exfxfinity will changee way you experience tv. >> john clark. owner jeffry lurie says he fired chip kelly without giving him the option of staying without the control over player personnel. chip was gone, no matter what. it didn't work out. birds jumping back on the practice field. interim coach pat shurmur leading the team. yes, the music was still blaring today. jeffry lurie said he just did not like the direction that the team was going in. but when he was asked what he's looking for in a new coach he may have shown what he was not getting from chip kelly. >> looking for somebody who interacts very well and communicates clearly with everybody he works with and comes in touch with. understands the passion of our fans and what it's like to coach the philadelphia eagles. open your thoort play heart to everyone you want to achieve peak performance. >> reporter: lane johnson, first draft pick o

u grew up in ireland. at what age did you realize you were good at fighting? >> at what age -- i'm irish, we're all good at fighting. [ laughter ] [ [ cheers a applause ] >> we're all good. i don't know, i was always -- society tells you, growing up, you should fantasize about kicking a ball. it didn't really interest me. i tried to maybe pretend that i but real, kicking a ball straight into a net is pretty cool but what happens if someone ns inbehind me and hit me in the mouth? it ain't so cool. that was in my head as aoung kid. jimmy: you were a paranoid young man. >> i was aware. i had a self-defense mind. i was aware. where i come from, where i grew up, you had to be aware, defend yourself. that's how i got into it. >> jimmy: were your parents supportive of you becoming a professional fighter? >> you know, irish mothers will support you no matter what you do. my father always jokes that i could be doing anything and my mother would still be my biggest fan. >> jimmy: not your father though? >> my father was unaware of what the game was, what the sport was.

next guest came from ireland his feet and a dream. on saturday, december 12th he faces jose aldo with the featherweight title on the line. "ufc 194" is live from las vegas on pay per view. please welcome "the notorious" conor mcgregor. [ cheers and applause ] >> let me see you hands before i let you touch my belt. okay. >> jimmy: are you worried i have gravy on my hands? >> i don't know if you wash your hands. >> i'm very clean. that's some belt. this belt, when you win a belt like this, do you get to keep it forever or is it something that changes hands like the stanley cup? >> i was discussing this only today. i believe every time you defend it they give you a fresh one. so the original one you win you get to go home, put it inyour office, wherever you have it. i believe. i hope. >> jimmy: yeah. >> i will leave it at home so i do get a fresh one. >> jimmy: right, don't give it, i think that is what happens. >> jimmy: tell the guy, if he wants it, he has to come take it from you. >> exactly. >> jimmy: is it a fun job that you have? i

so they'll catch up with ireland.his is a two-prong attack with tax authorities getting tougher. >> are they making it up as they go long? the do you think we don't have a system in place that is considered to be fair by ordinary people, considered a fairway to tax these corporations? >> yes, there is a part of that strategy to go up-to-date. hopefully they'll start to see that happening. >> thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> to the ukraine now where there is a slice of generosity from army veteran. veterano pizza is own bid two soldiers who fought in the region. now they're giving free pizza to injured or active service men. their aim is to help service men to merge back into civilian life. >> many people like the cafe very much. we have many visitors. i thought we were going to shut down as we were so tired. we slept here for two weeks and cooked pizzas for hospitals, railway stations and the restaurant. >> in this hour, after a big win against leicester, liverpool looked to make it back-to-back wins against

morgan who is deaf is from ireland and lost her cochlear implant last year on a plane dr. holt found it after the pilot alerted passengers that it was missing. turns out dr. holt is a researcher at children's hospital which is where morgan was treated. today she had a special message for the medical team. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas. ho-ho-ho. >> ho-ho-ho. ed: isn't that the sweetest message? morgan and her family will spend the holidays with her family before they head home to ireland. heather:that's great and so is this. saving ronnie. a man had a life-threatening tumor who is now heading home for christmas. reporter: ronnie nelson's tumor was so big that he was dizzy as it compressed his airway. eating was a struggle too. socially the 21-year-old was struggling at home in haiti where he lives with his brothers. >> there used to be shame because people used to make fun. reporter: doctors in haiti tried to remove the benign tumor a decade ago, but it grew back. >> it tripled the size of his jaw. reporter: doctors agreed to bring ronnie to boston and donate surg

[male announcer] in ireland, we live in what we like to call the now. it's a wonderful place where the conversation flows. in the now, the sun always shines, even when it's raining. you might even meet friendly locals with long shaggy hair. and find yourself lost in music in the middle of the day. ♪ jump into the now. jump into ireland. visit ireland.com to find out more. >>> good morning. we have kind of a messy morning commute. for most of the area, it's rain well up into new england it's snow. but for parts of the poconos, cold enough to support a wintry mix. carbon and monroe counties, the pink shaded area, that's either sleet or freezing rain. a combination of both possibly with a little snow mixed in. what we're seeing is a wintry mix. temperatures below freezing across 476 and the major interstates. in the poconos, we don't have great driving conditions this morning. be careful. near 78 and upper berks county near greenwich, we're seeing possibly spotty areas of maybe sleet. for the rest of the lehigh valley, we mostly have rain around. closer to

do we have a willing contributor from northern ireland? is there anybody from northern ireland who wishes to speak echo yes, the young men nearest me. >> i believe in this motion i live in the ecclesiastical capital of ireland, and yet, we are the only city in the u.k. without a train station. why is this? politicians aren't bothered. our politics isn't represented in westminster. young people simply can't afford it. this motion should be supported to make sure everyone is successful in education no matter where you are from. thank you very much indeed. before i call the next speaker, i want to acknowledge the presence in the chamber of the attorney general. last time i looked, he was a rugby from kenilworth south. he is the attorney general, and he sidled up to me and said, i'm about to go, and he said to me, they are very good, aren't they? jeremy, thank you for giving us your moral support and for being present today. ok, do we have a speaker from scotland? does anybody from scotland wish to speak in this debate? >> you'll have to forgi

strategically, it's a couple of weeks in ireland, we'll bring the cameras and you formulate a but hhonestly, i would -- it's maybe a little bit of blind faith, you just kind of do it and it's going to take the time it takes. sometimes i think you get lucky in some ways and sometimes the soundd doesn't come through and you have -- i think if you really sat down and thought about it too hard and accounted for your hours and stuff like that, you might not be inclined to do it. i think these films are a labor of love. >> ron: i was going to say, you don't -- i assume you make some money on them. >> seth: yeah, sure. >> ron: hopefully a lot, but the fact is, it is a passion. >> seth: exactly. >> ron: it comes from within and you see things differently than people, you see things in composition that other people don't see. >> seth: exactly and that comes from, really, hours. it's just -- it just takes so much time and energy and phone calls and favors and you just can't -- you just get into it and it sort of becomes almost zen. you're doing it and you can't really worry too much about the end rre