james short with two late tries. beating connacht. and wing rory 0'laughlin scored twice as leinster moved into second place with a 22—7 victory over ulster. there were wins, too, for glasgow and edinburgh. i found the dow finished an injury plagued 2016 on a high, beating david gough and in straight sets to win the world tennis champion chipped in abu dhabi. —— david coffin. he will now head to lisbon ahead of the australian open. sir andy murray came third. more the —— more sport on the bbc website. the london ambulance service says technical problems in the early hours of this morning meant staff in the control room were forced to log emergency calls by hand, delaying response times and treatment. the computer difficulties on what is usually the busiest night of the year began at half past midnight and lasted until 5.15am. with me is our correspondent jon ironmonger. do we know what happened? the computer system went down at 12:30am and stayed down until 5:15am. so control room staff had to log emergency calls man

james short with two late tries. that took them up to third in the table.top of the pro 12, after beating connacht. and wing rory 0'laughlin scored twice as leinster moved into second place with a 22—7 victory over ulster. there were wins, too, for glasgow and edinburgh. i found the dow finished an injury plagued 2016 on a high, beating rafa nadal be david goffin and in straight sets to win the world tennis championship in abu dhabi. the third time he has won the trophy. he will head to the brisbane international ahead of the australian open. andy murray came third. 70,000 people watched the big bash match between the renegade stars and the melbourne stars. kevin pietersen playing. the stars were set 134 to win. it was a bizarre final over as three batsmen run out as the stars fell short. that is all the sport. the london ambulance service says technical problems in the early hours of this morning meant staff in the control room were forced to log emergency calls by hand, delaying response times and treatment. the computer difficulties on what is usually th

james short two late tries.—— connacht. there were wins for glasgow and edinburgh. manu tuilagi has been included in the training squad for england next week. he has only appeared once sincejune 201a after struggling with injury. eddie jones names his six nations squad on the 20th. andy murray has won his first match since being knighted, he beat milos raonic in straight sets. he is preparing for the first grand slam of the year, how does it feel to be called sir? it is so strange, obviously, big honour, great recognition for my results over the last few years. it was a very nice way to finish 2016 or start 2017. i am more than happyjust being known as andy, that is fine by me. rafael finished on a high, beating david coffin in straight sets. that is all the sport for now. some breaking news out of turkey. a further political response to that awful attack on the nightclub this morning. the president of turkey, barack president erdogan, has said that they are working to destroy our nations morale and targeting ci

james short got two late tries. sir andy murray has won his first match since being knighted.ilos raonic in straight sets to claim third place at the world tennis championship in abu dhabi, with rafa nadal later beating david goffin in the final. murray is preparing for the first grand slam of the year, the australian open. how does it feel to be called sir andy? it sounds strange, obviously. it is a brake —— great honour and recognition for my results over the last few years. it is a very nice way to finished 16, or starched 17, but i am more than happy to be known as a. “— but i am more than happy to be known as a. —— finish 2016, or start 2017. andy murray, very understated as usual. it is tough for him to hold on to the top spot. he beat david gough and in previous meetings, but he got the better of him a few days ago in abu dhabi. —— goffin. with the australian open around the corner that's been the big challenge for him. he has reached the final but never gotten over the line. maybe being world number one and having to 2016 he has had has given him the confidence this ye

>>james: the short answer is yes we will see an end to the rain but it will not happen until this eveningrting to see some rain right at ocean beach in this like to begin to start impacted the golden gate bridge and the next 15 minutes. >>james: it looks like it is less the recall measure in out toward santa rosa that is the latest as the water comes on of if you're heading to the sierra keep in mind have a winter storm warning they have extended that time to confront new snow 4 to 8 in. with a thud of more gusty when so few have to drive up there today just know it would take to a little bit longer. >>robin w: some flooding and mudslides close as we will get to that we will start off with the good news here is the ride across the san mateo bridge a very wet and slippery watchers speed as you go across 92 in the east bay north can instill closed and a croquet and also because of a mudslide. >>darya: take a look of the exception to castro ranch road fell into the creek a pipe another roadway allowed to flow. >>mark: they speculated yesterday the u.s. intelligence agencies with details abou

there are also injury doubts over george cruise, james haskel, captain dylan hartley as well will be shorthere in central london at an awards dinner. eddie jones and his coaches will be here in the next half—hour, but plenty forjones to ponder. he does have the strength and depth to cope, but he has watched a number of his first choice players succumb to injury. elsewhere, chris, incredible that we're still talking about the george north head injury controversy. world rugby have now criticised northampton for allowing him to play on after an injury in a club match — what have they had to say? world rug by world rugby felt they had to assert their authority over this issue. speaking to executives at world by speaking to executives at world rugby as i have in the last 20 minutes, they are keen to point out the severity of concussion and the importance it has in the modern game and how everyone needs to handle it as well as they can. they have reiterated that northampton were wrong to let george north back on the field. they said the process was not adhered to and they called it a failing, bu

. >> james, hate to cut you short. breaking news on fox news channel.he military is giving the president a joint farewell from one of the military bases. which one is it? joint base meyer. the president receiving a farewell from the military. let's listen in. >> i know that our troops and their families are grateful for the compassion that you and stephanie have shown them over the years. so to you and your family, on behalf of us, thank you for your outstanding service. [applause] general dumper, we relied on you as commandant of the marine in afghanistan and our nation's highest ranking military officer. i thank you and general silva and the entire joint chiefs for the unvarnished military advice you provided for me, for your dedication, your professionalism and integrity. because of you, because of this team, our armed forced are more integrated and better prepared across all domains. a truly joint force. which is why as a white sox fan i can overlook that you loved the red sox. moreover, on a personal note, outside of your professional qualities, yo

james j st. t -- st. strang. the storying of a remarkable man who in short trade to form a the agocracy on an island in lake michigan called beaver eye helped in the 19th century, and -- well, things didn't go so well for him it but it's a fascinating story about a colorful man who tried to do this amazing thing. >> host: how did you discover this story? >> guest: well, growing up in michigan, i learn a about but michigan history. when i was a kid i was envious of other start states. thought everything else that was interesting happened. nothing happened in michigan, was something i was concerned about. no battles in michigan no forts to to speak of. ats'man i learn of this story people and not quite sure where, but if you make an effort to study michigan history, read up on it and the explorers who came here, the original people who lived here, the thing that did happen, you eventually stomach stumble been this footnote in michigan. >> host: what was heelings rip show we tech brigham young. >> guest: he was a mormon, born in upstate new york, around the erie came time. agree up an athiest, he a thing change hi mind

at least at the moment, into the court of the northern ireland secretary james brokenshire and this is what he had to say a shorto say a short time ago. i am now obliged, under relevant legislation, to propose a date for the next northern ireland assembly election. in forming a view on a potential polling day i have consulted the chief electoral officer for northern ireland on operational matters, and been informed by my ongoing dialogue with northern ireland's political leaders. in the light of this, i propose that a draft order in council be brought forward shortly, to set an election date of thursday the 2nd of march, and to dissolve the assembly from the 26th of january, and to dissolve the assembly from the 26th ofjanuary, meaning that its last sitting day would be the 25th. no one should underestimate the challenge faced to the political institutions here in northern ireland and what is at stake. while it is inevitable that debate during an election period will be intense, i would strongly encourage the political parties to conduct this election with a view to the future of northern ireland, and re—establi

the warriors back on the court last night and were a little short-handed taking on the miami heat.[t >>james to fill in the warrior is one final score was 795 and that will be making another push to move the silver and black to law's vagueness he was first drafted back to 1991 and after bouncing along he moved to the front office. welcome back to the kron four morning news. here's a live look at our kron 4 tracker. we are continuing to watch the storm around the bay area this morning. ' >>anny h: and and now definitely want to leave extra time because we are dealing with a modest rise on a road closures we are tracking some light rain is really scattered in nature of future past shows us what to expect for the next few hours of around 7:00 we will see some scatered rain will start to clear out we will see the sun shine and finally get a chance to dry out all over the next few days. >>anny h: much-needed break from the storm. >>robin w: let's check in on the bridge to track the drive times into san francisco 80 was so far so good another trouble spot if you leave now will be a quick nine minu

. >> we will leave this recorded hearing for a short time to take you live to the pentagon and a swearing-in ceremony for james matus. >> good afternoon. you may be seated. >> mr. president chairman dunford, members of the joint chiefs of staff, leadership of the department of defense, men and women of our armed forces. the sting was guess. thank you for being here today for the ceremonial swearing-in of general james mattis as the 26 secretary of defense of the united states of america. it is a high honor for me to be with you today. we look around this room, we stand in a place of honor, the hall of heroes, names of 3498 american patriots are inscribed on these walls. each of them performed personal act of valor above and beyond the call of duty and received the medal of honor as a consequence. it is humbling for us to be among their names. and to be with all of you. the secretary matus, he is soon to mark his 50th anniversary in the service of this country. during more than four decades in uniform, he commanded marines at all levels from an infantry rifle put two and two another force. he led an infantry ba

james brokenshire speaking in the house of commons a short time ago.ur. but first, the headlines on bbc news. jeremy corbyn says he wants a cap on the maximum people can earn. 15—year—old girl has been arrested and questioned in connection with the death of a seven—year—old in york. police are called in to cumberland infirmary after a number of bags of saline appear to have been tampered with. in the business news... supermarket chain morrisons has reported a 2.9% rise in sales over the christmas period — its best performance for seven years. the retailer said fresh food, alcoholic drinks, and its nutmeg clothing range had all performed well. sticking with shopping — a splurge on gifts in the week leading up to christmas day boosted sales in december, despite a weaker performance from online retailers. december sales surpassed black friday in november. last year, the average uk household saw a slight rise in their disposable income, or spending power. retired households saw the fastest rise compared with the previous year largely because of more income

after this short break, we'll speak to james root partner at bain & company. with the xfinity tv app, anything with a screen is a tv. stream 130 live channels, plus 40,000 on demand tv shows and movies, all on the go. you can even download from your x1 dvr and watch it offline. only xfinity gives you more to stream to any screen. download the xfinity tv app today. >>> before the break we were talking about argentina and the outlook for emerging markets under donald trump's term. what about turkey? the turkish lira plunged 3.5% against the dollar in one single day earlier this month. it was the biggest drop since the country's failed coup last july. the lira lost 20% against the greenback since november. hadley caught up with the turkish prime minister and asked him whether the country is facing a currency crisis. chb chb >> the lira has been under pressure, largely because of traumatic experiences in the past year and terror attacks in turkey and also structural deficit. it's quite likely this is not going to last for longer. simply because policy response is

reporter: tomorrow is the ceremonial swearing in of his defense secretary, james mattis, but before that he will meet for a shortime with the joint chiefs of staff. he will not be given two options for the fight against isis. the new plan is several weeks away. but the expectation is that president trump will give some guidance as to what he expects from the chiefs, david. >> that are ma, thauls great to have you. we have one more note. president trump coming to the defense of president obama tonight after chelsea manning called mr. obama a weak leader. even after he reduced her sentence of giving thousands of military documents to wikileaks. in a tweet, caulk him, quote, an ungrateful traitor. >>> next tonight, criminal charges against a mother and her two teenage daughters have been dropped after the video from the bodycam has surfaced. that mother called for the police, but the officer challenged her and moved in to detain her. tonight, abc's phillip mena with the new video. >> what's going on here? >> reporter: when jacqueline craig called the ft. worth police to report her neighbor choked her 8-year-old son

short. i apologize. jared bernstein, james, some tape out of the white house.o straight to that tape right now. >> we're going to have a great eight years together. again, the inauguration was such a success and such a safety success. and we want to thank you all, because it was really a very, very special experience. and, general, congratulations. i happened to see you and your very beautiful wife. just sworn in by the vice president. it will be a great thing that happens along our borders. campaigned very much on security and border safety. and general kelly is going to -- again, i want to thank you. i wanted to come down personally. there's the man. come on. what a job. from day one, i have felt safe. thank you. >> thank you, sir. it was a great weekend. >> so, let's -- oh, and there is james. he has become more famous than me. director comey. let's take some pictures and say hello to each other, okay? where is a good spot? right here? >> we're just getting that tape in from the white house. what i was showing you there is a meeting with law enforcement offi

on thursday, director of national intelligence james clapper, who is among top officials briefing mr. trump, stopped shortf saying the hacks had an impact on the election's outcome. >> certainly the intelligence community can't gauge the impact it had on choices the electorate made. there's no way for us to gauge that. >> reporter: in a statement, mr. trump was adamant. "there was absolutely no effect on the outcome of the election, including the fact that there was no tampering whatsoever with voting machines." the briefing came as mr. trump for weeks has cast doubt on the intelligence community. >> they have no idea if it's russia, or china or somebody. it could be somebody sitting in a bed someplace. >> reporter: before the meeting, which lasted nearly two hours, he told the "new york times" he selieved the intense focus on n e russian cyber-attacks was a ntlitical witch-hunt by his opponents to undermine his presidency. "they got beaten very badly in the election," mr. trump told the "times." thhey are very embarrassed about it." vice president-elect mike pence was also in the meeting. >> we're going

in short, i believe james mattis is an exceptional public servant worthy of exceptional consideration. we are fortunate to have two of the foremost scholars of consideration both who have a record of distinguished government service. i'm eager to hear their views on this important subject. i'd like to add it was the ra ranking member senator reid's request and legitimate concern about this issue we are having this hearing and i want to thank the ranking member for making sure this hearing is held. >> thank you for holding this hearing because you indicated so well how critical this issue is to the country. also let me welcome our distinguished witnesses, dr. cohen and dr. hicks. thank you very much for your scholarship and service to the nation. civilian control of the military is enshrined in our constitution and dates back to george washington to the revolutionary war. for almost 230 years this has distinguished our nation from many other countries around the world and helped insure our democracy remains in the hands of the people. when the department of defense was created by the n

we're going to make a short process >> he's going to address the joint sessions of congress. he asked fbi director james comey to remain in his position, he agreed. nikki haley is ambassador to the united nations. confirmation hearings earlier in the day, democratic senators battled with health and human services tom price. their concerned over his professional to shift made a payments from the federal government to the state level. the nominee to head the office of management and budget was on capitol along with linda mcman the co founder of w w e. >>> president trump is coming to philadelphia on thursday. barricades have been put up outside the low's hotel in center city. speaking at a republican retreat at the hotel which begins tomorrow. there will also be road closures for the president's visit. 13th street from chester to market will be closed starting thursday morning. along with market street from 11 to this juniper and 12th from chester to arch's. the road closures are expected to last most of the day on thursday. >>> some parents with children had in philadelphia public schools are concerned a

we're going to make a short process >> he's going to address the joint sessions of congress. he asked fbi director james comey to remain in his position, he agreed. nikki haley is ambassador to the united nations. confirmation hearings earlier in the day, democratic senators battled with health and human services tom price. their concerned over his professional to shift made a payments from the federal government to the state level. the nominee to head the office of management and budget was on capitol along with linda mcman the co founder of w w e. >>> president trump is coming to philadelphia on thursday. barricades have been put up outside the low's hotel in center city. speaking at a republican retreat at the hotel which begins tomorrow. there will also be road closures for the president's visit. 13th street from chester to market will be closed starting thursday morning. along with market street from 11 to this juniper and 12th from chester to arch's. the road closures are expected to last most of the day on thursday. >>> some parents with children had in philadelphia public schools are concerned a

short, i would appreciate it. the director of national intelligence james clapper confirming cnn's reporting. >> it underscores the point. we need an independent commission to investigate. these are incredibly serious charges here. there is a lot of different evidence swirling around and we need to really go through this. the role that the russians played in this election is unprecedented and the possibility they intervened with donald trump's knowledge on his behalf is a huge issue. if this were the other way around, republicans would be at the front of the line saying we need an independent investigation. >> andy dean? >> imagine if hillary clinton won if we had the "access hollywood" producer who is helped release the tape. this is liberal hypocrisy. russia didn't influence any americans and to say they did is insulting to the american voter especially in the midwest because they were voting for jobs and not because vladimir putin was voting a certain way. >> voting for donald trump and russians influencing the election, what does it have going do with the other. if they voted for him and believed in him, that'

, members of cogs on both sides of the aisle, and so many serving in oregon for severe in short, i believe james mattis is an exceptional public servant worthy of exceptional consideration. the committee is fortunate to have with us two of the foremost scholars and civil-military relations. both of whom had a record of distinguished government service. i'm eager to hear their views on this important subject and i would like to add, was the ranking member, senator reed, request a legitimate concern about this issue that we are having this hearing. and i want to thank my friend, the ranking member, for making sure that this hearing is held. senator reed. >> thank you verthank you very much, mr. chairman, for holding history because i do think as you've indicated so well how critical this issue is to the country. also let me welcome our distinguished witnesses, dr. eliot cohen and dr. kathleen hicks. thank you very much for your scholarship and your service to the nation. this dates back to joan george washington revolutionary war for almost 230 years this principle has distinguished our nation for

james cook, bbc news. katty: for more on the attack and the investigation underway, i spoke a short time ago with an fbi agent. what do you you make of this when you hear the initial reports? >> i think what we have here is another attack on a soft target, similar to what we saw in belgium and what we have seen the last 20 or 30 years of attacks at airports. right now it is chaotic, and people are sending out tweets and getting on facebook and that creates a lot of confusion. the investigators i know, with him in custody, one of the only positive things that came out of this, we'll get to the bottom of who this individual is pretty quickly. katty: why was he able to have a gun at an airport? aren't airports meant to be secure facilities in the united states? >> that is correct, but the first reports, as you just said, were totally unconfirmed that he got off the plane. had it in his checked baggage. if that is the case, the way the situation is, you can check your baggage with an unloaded weapon. if, again, that is not the case -- we don't know yet, but just the fact that anybody could walk in off the street

>> i love james corden, been on the show, he is amazing and awesome. so the shortcash cab. >> stephen: i love cash cab. right. >> stephen: you just pick people up and they have to sing? >> it's a game show in a car. these are not professional singers so there is a lot of ear pain going on. >> stephen: you're the driver? yes, i'm driving the car, hosting the show, and i'm getting stuff in my ear, i'm drunk, all kind of stuff. >> stephen: have you had any accidents? >> well, i missed a few turns. there's a lead and follow van, and sometimes i'll get all into it with the contestants and we have a good time and i missed a few turns, but no accidents. >> stephen: you haven't hit anybody? >> no. >> stephen: what do you make them do for the cash? >> there are several -- i mean, a lot of different games, but, like, one would be, for example, you start singing with marshmallows in your mouth and your partner has to guess the song and every song they get right, more money and more marshmallows. >> stephen: that's a choking hazard. >> yes. >> stephen: and it's dangerous. has

we're short on time today. dr. james mitchell.hank you for your time this morning. >> shannon: president trump is set to leave the white house shortly hitting the road for his first major trip since taking office. his first official flight on air force one as the president. keep it here and we'll take you there live. id every day. and we came up with a plan to help reduce my risk of progression, including preservision areds 2. my doctor said preservision areds 2 has the exact nutrient formula the national eye institute recommends to help reduce the risk of progression of moderate to advanced amd after 15 years of clinical studies. preservision areds 2. because my eyes are everything. >> shannon: president trump expected to leave the white house this hour heading out of d.c. for the first time since taking office. marine one waiting on the south lawn as it does for a quick flight to joint base andrews where president trump will board air force one for the very first time. it is a new ride. he has had a good ride up to this point. t

a short while ago, armed services chair senator john mccain asked chief james clapper if he stood by the previous assessment that senior russian officials were behind the hacking. >> based on the scope and sensitivity of these efforts not only that only russia's seniormost officials could have authorized in these activities, general klapper, clapper, is that something you stand behind? >> actually we stand more resolutely on the strength of that statement and we made on the seventh of october. >> harris: chief intel correspondent joins us now live from capitol hill, good to see you, catherine. >> thank you, harris. witnesses testified this morning that the u.s. intelligence community is more confident today than it was back in october that the interference was directed by senior russian authorities. and they also testified that it was part of a multi-faceted campaign that included the theft of emails, as well as disinformation and the use of state news. they also emphasized that they never found any evidence that any of the vote tallies were changed, but other issues were harder to m

james's own manumission occurred at a time when the window freedom was open for a very short time. whicher that the 1622 law dictated that the status of the mother is also the status of the child was still on the books. if any children that james and sylvia had while sylvia was a slave, according to the law, were also enslaved. the laws governing free blacks were stricken invasive. as early as 1792, all free blacks were required to register with local officials and were required to pay $.25 every year for a certificate of registration, which had to be carried on their person at all times. in 1806, the laws were even more severe. the virginia legislature did not seek to allow private manumission a required that every enslaved african american 1806om on or after may 1, to leave the state within one year of manumission, under pain of being re-enslaved. further, free blacks were heavily taxed and those who cannot pay their taxes ran the risk of being enslaved and could even be re-enslaved if their former owner cannot pay their debts. these are the constraints in which nearly emancipated

james clapper said today that russia quote undoubtedly interfered in the election and stopped short of calling it an act of war. this comes as its office prepares its report on the hacking of the dnc and that has been delivered to barack obama and president-elect donald trump will get his briefing tomorrow in new york city. today there was questions about whether or not it will include information about russian president vladimir putin's potential role in the attacks. >> do you think in the report next weeks that you all will ascribe a motivation to putin for the election attempt? >> yes, we will ascribe a motivation, i would rather not preemthe report. >> which again will be made public next week. and an issue of the embrace of wikileaks julian assange. donald trump tweeted that the media lies i am a big fan of tell jen. all of this as the hearings go down on capitol hill today. >> a lot to digest and a lot to come on that. >>> four people are now facing charges for a disturbing hate crime in chicago and we want to warn you the imaged you are about to see are difficult to watch. the f

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. >>> this is breaking news just a short time ago, president obama commuted all the remaining prison sentence of chelsea manning. >>> also breaking james cartwright convicted for making false statement during a probe of leaks. >>> attorney for chelsea and works for aciu, chase, do you know where the president has done this? >> thanks for having me. we are just overwhelmed and relieved. it's clear that president obama recognized if if he did not now chelsea live's was in jeopardy and she 37 years also she has acknowledged that her actions did not necessarily result in harm but she apologized for them and she has suffered in a number of ways and president obama acted on the side of justice here. >> did you get a written order -- manning live was in jeopardy. you and i know you can do administrationive segregation there's a ways to protect people in protective custody. or is it because the president thought this was a too severe sentence. any express reason by the white house why this was done? >> we have not received any expressed reason by the white house. but i will say administrative is not way to prevent someone from harming themselv

san francisco politics professor james taylor said that image of the first black family in the white house will endure. he said some blacks felt that the president fell short and in the end all that hope he brought to the nation's highest office could not repair the nation's race relations. >> i think obama represented a great deal of symbolic importance for african americans. i don't think there is a specific policy, outcome that african americans can point to. >> reporter: congresswoman lee said the flair ups around deadly police shootings and the shooting in charleston forced the president to address those issues and his lead to some danes. >> we see now at the end of his tenure as president he has confronted criminal justice reform. >> reporter: the president's repeated calls for compromise at times left both sides discontent. conservatives called his executive orders unamongstal. blasting him on immigration while his administration's high number of deportations disappointed liberals. republicans also criticized him for not rejecting refugees and called his strategy in handling the president of syria and the russian intervention a failure in foreign po

but james clapper didn't say whether russia's actions were aimed at helping donald trump win. he also stopped short of calling the alleged interference an act of war. >>> two weeks now from takie office donald trump took a deposition today. it stems from a lawsuit after a chef backed out of an opening. it was described as routine. >>> preparations for this month's inauguration are coming together. congress unveiled the tickets for the ceremony. next week the tickets will be released to members of congress. there are nearly 250,000 color coded tickets in all. they contain multiple security features. each member of congress will distribute their tickets to their constituents on the 20th. >>> take a live look at broad street in center city, philadelphia. snow will arrive across the region in a matter of hours. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is tracking the system and what you can expect in your neighborhood, that's next. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet t

short time later. >>> pennsylvania attorney general is looking for tips on a disturbing child preld -- predator ring. a man has been charged with repeatedly sexually abusing a boy. jeffrey harvey and jamesker was charged with abusing a child. they would hold parties in which the men would dress up in animal costumes. >> we believe there are other victims and other information out there, we would like to hear from you. >> funk you know anything about this or you're aware of any child that's been hurt call the attorney general tip line. >>> this week president donald trump is expected to announce his pick for the supreme court. that major announcement could happen as early as today. the general thought it will happen around thursday. on the short list federal court appeals judge neil prior and thomas hardimen, this is to fill the seat of kellie -- antonin scalia, who passed away last february. >>> a parrot is back home safe after the pet escaped from its delaware home. we'll tell you how the owner managed to get i am back down to the ground. >> this delaware parrot named freddie mercury is no longer under pressure. he escaped his home more than a week ago but they couldn't get their hands

james clapper didn't say whether russia's actions were aimed at helping dr helping donald trump win. he stopped short of calling it an act of war. >>> the camden county prosecutor's office is investigating the death of an 8-year-old girl on new year's eve. investigators say sarah rider died in her home. our sources confirm she's the daughter of a stratford police officer. the camden county prosecutor's office will say no charges have been filed. nbc 10 has obtained a 911 call the girl's brother made after finding her unresponsivunrespon >> how old is your niece? >> my baby sister, eight years old. >> she's eight. listen to me. listen to my question. she's unconscious? >> i don't know exactly. my mom just went upstairs and found her and she told me to call 911. >> investigators haven't said how the 8-year-old died or if there was anything suspicious. >>> the archdiocese official accused of covering up pedophile priests will be back in a philadelphia courtroom next week. this is new video. he sat before a judge while defense attorneys and prosecutors argued whether his case should be dismissed. an appe

which is to say there is not one, clear cut argument, but james comey is not my favorite person at this moment. paul: not small questions to short period of time. very quickly on health care -- the u.s. is a huge outlier on health care across nationally. an outlier in not only providing less coverage but basically spending twice as much for the health care we consume as any other country does. i think the cross national evidence is very clear that the reason for that is because other countries have used government to create count veiling power that can negotiate prices effectively with health care producers. medicare is the most effective remaining aspect of the american health care system that does that. so the idea that individual consumers or individual insurance companies are going to be able to provide that kind of counterveiling power, i just think there is no evidence for that. so, you know, i think the cross national evidence is just very, very clear on that. again, it's not that americans consume more health care than other countries do. it's that we pay twice as much for the services that are provided. so why did trump

police say that james odom walked into food express on saturday morning purchased food then left thaye smotorelyo returned a shortee, held a knife to her side and told hern he was going to killing her.ingr that victim said odom was was about to stab her when that atht customer enter the the store tor run away.awy. odd dom was later arrested atesa his home charged with attempted murder attempteder atd kidnapping and assault.t. he's due in a rockvilleville courtroom for a bond reviewoom hearing laterfo today. t >>> the driver of a car that car was involved in a deadly in loudoun county has beendoun u charged with reckless drivingklg now. the sheriff's office says more charges are possible pending apa toxicology test. now, this happened early early yesterday morning in arcola ar when investigators sayrs sa 25-year-old david brown off ashburn ran through a red a light when a deputy tried to stop him. he continued driving at nearly n 100 miles an hour before he slammed his car into a treer int and the car caught fire.t f the deputy managed to savee brown but his two passengers pas died in that burning car. >>> montgom

. >>> this is breaking news just a short time ago, president obama commuted all the remaining prison sentence of chelsea manning. >>> also breaking james convicted for making false statement during a probe of leaks. >>> attorney for chelsea and works for aciu, chase, do you know where the president has done this? >> thanks for having me. we are ju

short sleeve shirts on. so far it appears to be people are loving this first snowfall of the year. on a beautiful snowy night in downtown downingtown we met james and his grandson on their way to picking up dinner. did you think you'd get know? >> no, but i'm glad it's here. >> reporter: the first snowfall didn't keep people off the road. it's been a dry winter so far. >> it's been a long time. >> reporter: before the storm moved in, we saw this plower pre-treating a shopping lot, one of the busier areas in town, he says business has been snow this year and last. we looked back last winter and found our first significant snowfall wasn't until january 12. he hopes this is the start of a profitable season. >> last year we had that one big storm and a couple, you know, rinky dink oneones. >> reporter: the snow started falling moments after he drove away. in the same parking lot, taylor christie just finished grocery shopping and was heading home with his daughter. did you know it was going to snow today? >> no, not until about 4:00 p.m. >> have you changed your shopping list at all or anything. >> no. i don't go too crazy. we have a lot of food at

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writingina tweet "james clapper called me yesterday to denounce the false and fictitious report that was illegally circulated. made up, phony facts. too bad!" a shortago, the leader of the intelligence committee was pressed about his view on these allegations. >> we will continue to look at leaks because we have a massive amount of them over the last three weeks. that is an acceptable that it was classified in a sensitive document. spoon the last few minutes, outgoing vice president joe biden has told nbc he and mr. obama were briefed on this dossier in the same vein, unverified, unsubstantiated, but certainly out there. >> jenna: thank you. >> you are welcome. >> since you are attacking us, can you give us a question? mr. president-elect, president-elect, since you are attacking our news organization, can you give us a chance? you are attacking our news organization, can you give us a chance to ask a question, sir? sir, mr. president-elect, can you state categorically, can you give us a question -- >> don't be rude. don't be rude. not to you. i'm not going to give you a question. you are fake news. go ahead. >> greg: pretty dramatic exchange durin