a mismatch in european pedigree as leigh halfpenny returned to his home country.tute centre. scarlets proved to be the centre of excellence in the first half. at the parks with the break, scott williams with the finish. not so easy for gareth davies. an agonising drop when the host could have been out of sight. halfpenny kept his side in touch by half—time, but the fans demanded more. the wales star duly obliged. halfpenny closed the gap to one, yet the three—time european champions made three mistakes. one final chance for the welsh man to break welsh hearts, but no. saracens and sale, who are in the same pool as scarlets, got underway at 5.30. they were made to work for their 26-10 they were made to work for their 26—10 victory. there was a cagey opening to the game. they got a narrow advantage with this huge second—half kick. sale defended

leigh halfpenny missed two late penalties for the french team. jack skelton has the details.rned to his home country. his power... scarlet ‘s proved to be the centre of excellence in the first half. at the parks with the break, scott williams with the finish. not so easy for gareth davies. an agonising drop when the host could have been out of sight. halfpenny kept his side in touch by half—time, but the fans demanded more. the wales starjulio obliged. —— duly obliged. halfpenny closed the gap to one, yet the three—time european champions made three—time european champions made three mistakes. 0ne three—time european champions made three mistakes. one final chance for the welsh man to break welsh hearts, but no. saracens and sale, who are in the same pool as scarlets, got underway at 5.30. saracens lead 6—4. elsewhere, clermont auvergne beat ulster 38—19. there was one match in the european challenge cup — newcastle beat lyon 0lympique 48 points to 29. john higgins is level with marco fu in the scottish 0pen final after the first session. higgins made three centuries to go 4—

thank you, mike leigh, for coming in.rst flight recorder from the area of the black sea where one of its military planes crashed on sunday has been found. a massive search operation has been continuing overnight for the bodies of the 92 victims, eleven of which have been found. sophia tran—thomson reports. day and night, search and rescue teams have not stopped on their mission to find the russian military plane which disappeared from air traffic radars on christmas morning. planes, helicopters, submersibles, around a0 ships and more than 3000 people, including 200 divers, are involved in the search. the plane disappeared from radar two minutes after taking off from sochi‘s adler airport, on sunday. the search area is a approximately 10.5 square kilometres, just off the coast, in the black sea. several bodies have been recovered, but officials believe most are probably trapped inside the remains of the aircraft. translation: the team is currently carrying out a search using sonar that allows us to see the ocean floor as w

ktvu leigh martinez with the plans to keep the crowds safe. leigh? >> reporter: well this fire is being set up on pier 2 near the at&t park closing down at 5:00. organizers there say no one is allowed near where the fireworks are set up. they have their own security. also along the waterfront you'll see a lot of security. we have these temporary places put up and down the embarcadero. we are also seeing visible police officers out here. if you're at home and you're thinking to yourself this reminds me of super bowl 50, well you will be correct. this couple took their nightly dog walk on the embarcadero and felt deja vu to a crazy week in the city last february. >> i literally passed six police. this reminds me of the old city. >> reporter: in fact bart police say new year's eve security will be exactly like that of super bowl 50 in san francisco. with 200 officers patrolling the bart system including federal agents. >> bart police officers will be joined by deputies from local sheriff agencies. in addition to that we'll have federal law enforcement a

leigh martinez. >>> amazing artwork there. tomorrow is the 34th annual san francisco bird count. teams of birds will spend all the daylight hours looking for birds and parks along the beaches and flying above city streets. the bird count doesn't involve as many counters but it ends up reporting more birds species than the big count done in oakland before christmas. san francisco has ocean birds that are usually seen in the east bay.>>> present elect trump makes moves to dissolve his charitable foundation. experts are applauding it but big questions that still remain. >>> and weather, a cold start for monday morning with mostly clear skies. i will let you know if the cold weather sticks around and it may be wrapping up a dry weather forecast. with the $3.50 sub of the day at subway, there's never been a better time to try something deliciously different... ...because every day of the week, you can now get a featured six-inch subway sub for just $3.50. so mix up your lunchtime routine, and treat yourself to the endless flavor combinations at subway. the $3.50 sub of the day. we too

leigh martinez spent moments online listening to tributes. >> reporter: it's a unique venue. they're huge. like you said 40 different artists would all have their individual different rooms, a very fitting tribute to the lives lost. the last time caletta sue sang was for an audience of 3,000. sunday she sang for a small crowd here to listen to her personal memorial for friend cash askew. a lovely human being. very quiet. super talented. they were listening to it non- stop, crying non-stop. >> reporter: for four hours, they gave tribute to the 36 people who died in the ghost ship warehouse fire inside the chapel of the chime. we will -- we will pull this together throughout the week. >> reporter: several artists lost friends. >> it will be a few performances for the ghost ship fire. the last time we would see them would be at this event. >> reporter: while the performances are emotional, many say they are therapeutic. >> they will probably get a little more emotional, but you know yeah she will be on my mind a lot the last couple of weeks. >> it's the fashion and the fashion o

and you could see that on leigh martinez's face. she's having a rough time. >> we know friends and families of the victims and perfect strangers gathered to be together today at a vigil held at oaklands chapel of the chimes. >> ktvu's jesse gary was there and talked to some of them. what do they tell you about why they want to be there? >> the number of attendees fluctuated with people coming and going during the two hour service. i talked to david madden who conducted the ceremony. he says in times of unspeakable pain and loss, just being with other people can ease a person's suffering. >> so chaotic and we just go so fast. felt very important for us to open the space up for people to just be quiet for a few minutes. >> david madden says he didn't have a message but did talk about how the flames have also been a symbol for the agent of healing. about two hours of quiet reflection took place inside the largest sanctuary at the chapel of the chimes in oakland. although -- >> tragedy. a lot of young people. just going out to have a go

earlier, my colleaguejoanna gosling spoke to the director mike leigh, who gave liz smith her breakthroughfilm bleak moments. the actors‘ directory, spotlight, everyone has a photo in it, and they would say, who is that dotty—looking woman with a funny face and the hat? i was a bit cautious at first, but when i met her, and she had acted for a while, she was actually demonstrating toys in hamleys and raising her kids. she was charming, a duck to water and a serious trooper. she came and did this great single scene in bleak moments, and she insisted on taking her teeth out, which became the focal point of the scene, and years later i was asked to do my first film for the bbc, hard labour, and i thought if anybody has got the wisdom, this woman is so extraordinary, so unique, so unlike an actress, so special, that she should have a career, and the great thing is that she has, she did. and the fact that she had got to that age and hadn't done lots of acting enhanced the fact that she was just a very natural character. that's not really the case. she was a character actress. she never played h

being offered a theatre role by mike leighm breakthrough after being offered a theatre role by mike leigh realisation that at last i was being given a chance. it had come, it had come at last. she may have started late, but she made up may have started late, but she made upfor may have started late, but she made up for lost time with award—winning roles in tv and film, resulting in her being awarded the mbe in 2009. but it will be as nana, the queen of sheba, for which she will be most remembered. the actor liz smith, who has died at the age of 95. only about half of the families in britain own their homes, according to new analysis by the resolution foundation. although official housing figures suggest a much higher number, the think—tank believes the people living in private rented accommodation has been underestimated. andy moore reports. owning a home is something many people aspire to. official figures showed 64% of us are owner occupiers. that is down from a high of around 70% just over ten years ago. but the resolution foundation says those figures don't reflect the true picture. t

ktvu's leigh martinez in emeryville with more on was being called super saturday. >> reporter: if you weren't part of the early bird shoppers the black friday warriors, or the cyber monday online surfers, you may be part of the subset known as the last minute shoppers. >> i have four kids. and they all are in school. until the other day. so there's lots of commitments and things like that. so i don't get around to it. >> reporter: shae gilbert has plenty of company. >> i'm loading in the car. >> reporter: there are so many shoppers at the emeryville target the company hired six traffic control directors. >> this morning has been nice and easy. everybody is real friendly. it's kind of early. the people who knew they wanted to shop are coming out trying to handle their business. like mid-day around two or three is when it gets hectic. >> reporter: before noon the inside of target started reaching fever pitch. >> it's getting there right now. we got here early. now we are on our way to costco. is that a bad idea? [ laughter ] >> totally at capacity. shopping carts everywhere. it's like p

celtic battled with the wind and rain in a plastic pitch, but hamilton lost the battle with leigh griffithss now scored against them forfive games in a row. 1—0 upjust before the break, but a man down shortly after, callum mcgregor sent off for a second yellow. not troubled by the numerical disadvantage, stuart armstrong produced a christmas cracker. teams have struggled to stop celtic, yet there was nothing hamilton could do about that. mousa dembele came off the bench to score his 18th of the season, and wrap up all three points. no win in nine for the accies, but celtic are comfortable top at christmas. now they can properly enjoy that dinner. rangers beat inverness today but it needed a brad mackay own goal to do it. 1—0 at ibrox. celtic head there on new year's eve. there are eight premier league matches on boxing day. david moyes returns to manchester united, two and a half years after he was sacked. his sunderland side are currently in the relegation zone. asked about his 11 months at old trafford, he says he didn't get enough time. i was definitely unfairly treated. i think you need

in dublin leigh martinez ktvu fox news. >> the holidays are a season for sharing. up next the christmas miracle for a single mom and her two kids allowing them to create -- to trade their rv. >>> meteorologist mark tamayo is in next with the details of your bay area sports cast. we'll be right back. ♪ think of your fellow man. ♪ lend him a helping hand. ♪ put a little love in your heart. ♪ ♪ take a good look around... ♪ ...and if you're lookin' down, ♪ ♪ put a little love in your heart. ♪ ♪put a little love in your heart.♪ ♪ in your heart. (avo) the subaru share the love event is happening now and will have given ninety million dollars to help real people like these. i >>> back now low-income housing is scarce in silicon valley and the season of sharing for a mother of two found out firsthand after her apartment building was sold. homeless for nearly a year getting very resourceful until a helping hand would get her back on track. >> reporter: andre johnson admits she's a little cynical. who could blame her? with an 8-year-old daughter, the single mom was evicted a

i'd like to welcome leigh haber who's going to be our questioner. [applause] >> colson whitehead was hailed as one of america's most talented and innovative authors before the publication of "the underground railroad". his eighth book. a native new yorker, harvard graduate and professor, macarthur genius award winner , guggenheim fellow, whiting writers award winner, mister whitehead is now the recipient of the 2016 national book award for fiction. [applause] we are so fortunate to have him here. the novel was published to uniform claim, both for its devastating accounts of the terrible human cost of plagiarism and for its unique style. mister whitehead freely mixes the surreal with the real and it changes chronological order of events to create a novel of tremendous, chilling power. this detail of horror, a slave on a plantation in georgia in the 1800s, the opening sentence says it all. the first time caesar approached cora about running north he said no. i urge all of you to discover what happens when he asked sir the second time. and now it's my

ktvu's leigh martinez report snooze san jose police say 32- year-old trudy hill used her position asenglish teacher at the high school to coerce and exploit a 17-year-old male student into a sexual relationship. her arrest on thursday didn't come as a surprise to several students. >> i actually called this happening like last year. i had her as a teacher. it was like -- how touchy she was with the kid and stuff. i knew it was going to happen. >> reporter: students said they knew hill to use social media snapchat to send photos to her students. though no one recalls any inappropriate photos of the teacher. but the east union high school district says it was another student that turned hill into authorities. >> so we actually instigated an investigation with the san jose police. a tip came through to us about ten days ago. through a facebook posting. and then we immediately informed san jose police department and they began their investigation. >> reporter: the san jose police unit that investigates internet crimes against children started investigating hill for sending harmful materia

what's the play here, to say literally with 32 days left before they leigh the white house.is leaving us again. what is this all about? >> the obamas are going through what all democrats are going through right now, the 12 stages of grief or denial or whatever where they're having to realize that the obama presidency was a complete failure for democrats. this wasn't just a one-night loss. this was eight years of losses for the democratic party. the only democrat to win the election was obama himself. he was able to say i've been a succe success. my trez den has been a victory. no, it wasn't. she skrodestroyed his party in process. think they're trying to cast blame, get out of everybody blaming them. >> i think charlie is right. i believe it's five stages of grief. one of them is sadness, then there's also denial and anger. what stanl age are they in? >> i remember barack obama saying he's going to take it as a personal insult if they don't elect hillary clinton. they've been mad for a long time. but when you think about it, to say that hope is gone to the american people is

>> all right. >> leigh martinez live in oakland for us. thank you. >> yep. >> another top story.tormy weather in the baya irand l.a. area is expected to cause airport delays on this busy holiday travel day. christien kafton is live at sfo with the latest. you said that the lines are getting longer and getting shorter, getting longer. what is it like now. >> sal, we have been working the story all morning long to give you a sense of what we're dealing with. you can see the lines here to go through security at sfo, not that long right now. as we look at the big board, we see there are delays here. the f.a.a. has issued a traffic management program here at sfo which means that the average delay on arriving flights right now about two hours, 15 minutes. looking at the big board, you can see a lot of delays. a flight from san diego was supposed to land at 8:35. now will land 15 minutes from now. that gives you a sense of what people are looking at. delays on departures out of sfo as well. an estimated 2.4 million travelers are expected to fly today. we have video from lax showing the

jennifer leigh, local pigeon enthusiast. >>> this is king louis, a 23 pound lobster caught near brunswick, canada. he was taken someone's dinner plate. instead, a woman paid $10 a pound so he could be returned to the sea. be free, king louis. i don't think the really big ones are delicious anyway are they?>> they are interesting to look like -- look at that they would be hard to eat. so why not return him? >> you are a large man. maybe it wouldn't be that hard for you to eat a 23 pound lobster.>> or send me back to >> old man from the sea. that's a different story. thank you for joining us. we will be back here at 11:00. >> does this confirm they're officially a couple? now on "extra." >>> kissing, hugging, frolicking in the dancer bryan tanaka going public with rumored relationship. >>> hillary clinton's big surprise for katy perry. our new interview with katy, a day after spotte wearing a possible engagement ring from orlando bloom. >>> press-elect trump feasting >> inside jean-georges. >> the kardashians versus kanye? >> and pop star demi lovato opening up about battle with bipolar dis

only when she was nearly 50 that she got her breakthrough after being offered a theatre role by mike leighealisation that at last i was being given a chance. it had come, it had come at last. she may have started late, but she made up for lost time with award—winning roles in tv and film, resulting in her being awarded the mbe in 2009. but it will be as nana, the queen of sheba, for which she will be most remembered. russian investigators have found one of the flight recorders from the military plane that crashed into the black sea on sunday killing all 92 people on board. the plane involved was a tupolev15a — they have now been grounded until a cause is determined, although officials say terrorist involvement is unlikely. angus crawford has this report. recovered from the sea bed, twisted and broken, part of the plane's fuselage. thousands of people are still involved in the search, scouring the area where the search you rolled tupolev15a scouring the area where the search you rolled tupolev 154 came down. you rolled tupolev154 came down. sinai traces show part of the aircraft in shallow

in the newsroom leigh martinez ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the attorneys representing the man who is leasing the ghost ship warehouse are speaking out despite the fact he hasn't been charged with a crime. he kept a pretty low profile since the tragedy. he is accused of ignoring safety issues at the warehouse. they have not said if alameda will face any charges in connection to the fire, which killed 36 people. as we told you last -- as we told you last week, in a statement two other attorneys said, "our investigation shows derek almena committed no conduct announcing criminal negligence. he should not be made an escape goat." >>> a barrage of gunfire wound today people including a woman inside a car just driving -- wounded two people including a woman inside a car just driving by. the woman who was shot was a passenger in a car going by. she was alert when taken to the hospital. police say another person was also wounded. he was hospitalized with non- life threatening injuries. police were questioning witnesses, but no word of any arrest so far. >> and a large tree came crashing down san fra

captioning institute, which is responsible for its visit ncicap.org] vo: and here's your host meggin leigh narrator: hi, everyone and welcome to our highlights show, with the best picks of the week. coming up on the program: why andreas krolik is germany's chef of the year. german roots. why the queen's christmas tree comes from bavaria how to make miniature worlds from old books. for the past couple of years, the movement towards a vegan diet has been growing. that basically means no meat, fish, dairy or any other animal products. i personally would not be able to survive, but for others it's become a way of life. and now the gourmet restaurant

leigh martinez, thank you. >>> san francisco's grace cathedral today tolled their bells for the victims of the oakland fire 36 times in honor of the 36 victims. the church says they ring the bells regularly, but it is rare to have a toll of mourning. >>> well fundraisers continue to be held for the victims of that fire. tonight at 8:00, mobi and guest djs will perform at mezzanine in san francisco. a minimum $20 donation gets you into the door. proceeds will go to the oakland fire relief fund raising more than half a million dollars on the ucaring crowd funding website. >>> tickets are also on sale for an alternative rock concert to benefit the victims families. they'll held up wednesday's event. the benefit is being held at fox theater in oakland and will feature a host of popular indy acts. for more on the oakland warehouse fire to find ways to help their fires and victims, be sure to log on to our website ktvu.com. we have a special section of the website dedicated to the special fire. >>> it's been a clean up day in the sierra after yesterday's big storms. there are reports of flood

thanks very much for join us.x0 vo: and here's your host meggin leigh.rator: hi, everyone and welcome to our highlights show, with the best picks of the week. coming up on the program: why andreas krolik is germany's chef of the year. german roots. why the queen's christmas tree comes from bavaria how to make miniature worlds from old books. for the past couple of years, the movement towards a vegan diet has been growing. that basically means no meat, fish, dairy or any other animal products. i personally would not be able to survive, but for others it's become a way of life. and now the gourmet restaurant

actress carrie fisher who's very famous for playing princess leigh died today. she suffered a heart attack on a flight from london to los angeles and she has been in a hospital ever since. she was 60 years old. >>> the latest film in the "star wars" saga that fisher helped launch pulled in $96 million over the weekend easily taking the top spot. "rogue one" topped "sing." it broke the $11 billion mark and is now on pace to top last year's record of 11.1 billion. >>> snap chat has reportedly bought an israeli maker of augmented reality software. the startup allows businesses or consumers to visualize what items might look like in a different environment. you want to know how that looks in your living room. so far snap chat has yet to comment. >>> 2016 was supposed to be the year that virtual reality broke into the mainstream but it did not quite work out that way. now as julia bores sten tells us, the companies that invested heavily in the new technology, they're hoping the turn around year ahead. >> we're here to make virtual reality the next major computing pla

reporter leigh garner talked to the woman -- about what she wants to happen now. victoria's secret has now issued a statement saying in part: "we take the experience of our customer at the quintard mall very seriously. and have reached out to her directly to express our sincere apology." victoria's secret also says -- "the store associate involved in this matter is no longer employed with the company." meatloaf, should i run for president? he did -- and he won. the manager and doody apologize. apologize that the employee was a logger the schedule could not comment further. attila get apologies' some protestors are recommending a boycott. now we are learning president elect trump will *not be leaving the apprentice behind. even after he takes office. and next: an arrest made after a string of sex crimes on a bay area college campus. tonight -- despite an arrest -- why some students are still nervous. students at san jose state university remain on edge - despite the fact a suspect has been taken into custody after a series of sexual batteries. yesterday a we told y

i'm jennifer leigh. >> i'm keith cate. thank you for joining us tonight. >>> first up tonight thieves at the door. we are making it too easy for them to steal what they want when they want it. peter bernard is on the night beat in largo. how are we supposed to protect ourselves or protect the loot, if you will? >> reporter: keith, we are all vulnerable to this kind of crime and this time of year those porch pirates are out there looking for their next big score. it's the time of year when trucks like this are zooming around neighborhoods delivering holiday packages. many items they leave on he are valuable gifts. >> we've had a ups product left on our porch and someone took it. it came in and that was that. >> reporter: dave kovar knows the feeling of a thief getting to his package before he did. it happens all too often this time of year and as we've seen, security cameras often catch crooks in the act, but it's still a headache to deal with. >> to me my concern was i looked like i was faking it, i locker outside a conven

leigh halfpenny missed two late penalties for the french team.tain their 100% record in the competition, but they were made to work for a 26—10 victory against sale that keeps them top of pool 3. elsewhere, clermont auvergne beat ulster 38—19. england's hope of a consolation victory in the 5th and final test against india are looking very slim. india batted all the way through the third day in chennai closing on 391—4. that's 86 behind england's first innings score, with rahulfalling just one run short of a double century. he obviously played really, really well. tick his time and got his runs quite well and took the risk when needed. brilliant bit of bowling, on 99, two very slow, wide one. don't think many people on that score would leave that alone. thankfully it went to a fielder. sports personality of the year is underway over on bbc one. there are 16 nominees for the main award. details can be found on the bbc sport website. the winner will be presented at the end of the show. one award has already been given out. claudio ranieri, the leice

a 17—year—old boy has died and another has life—threatening injuries after a crash in leigh on sea. referred to the independent police complaints commission. there's a limited service on the tubes this morning. waterloo & city line is closed as are parts of the circle line district line. that allows for track and drainage replacement. a special train service operates between broadway. on the rail, no service from travel heath. greater anglia services are not running between liverpool street and wit. paddington station is closed and no service on heathrow connected oi’ and no service on heathrow connected or express. let's look at the quick look at the roads now. as you can see that road is down to one lane at baker street. that will cause delays later on in the day. let us have a look at the weather. actually start this morning with temperatures as low as minus four degrees overnight. for we are watching quite carefully this morning for your morning commute. that could affect you if you are out on the roads. high pressure control of our weather over today in the next few days so whi

rain ina celtic battled with the wind and rain in a plastic pitch, but hamilton lost the battle with leighes in a i’ow. against them for five games in a row. 1—0 up just against them for five games in a row. 1—0 upjust before against them for five games in a row. 1—0 up just before the against them for five games in a row. 1—0 upjust before the break, but a man down shortly after, callum mcgregor sent off for a second yellow. not troubled by the numerical disadvantage, stuart armstrong produced a christmas cracker. teams have struggled to stop celtic, yet there was nothing hamilton could do about that. mousa dembele came off the bench to score his 18th of the season, and wrap up all three points. no win in nine for the accies, but celtic are co mforta ble the accies, but celtic are comfortable at upper christmas. now they can properly enjoy that dinner. rangers beat inverness today but it needed a brad mackay own goal to do it. 1—0 at ibrox. celtic head there on new year's day. there were three matches in the rugby union premiership and with the top five teams all playing. saracens are sti

leigh halfpenny missed two late penalties for the french team.his competition, but they were made to work for a 26—10 victory against sale that keeps them top of pool three. saracens relied on the boot of owen farrell to forge a lead in a cagey opening to the game, he gave them a narrow advantage with this huge second half kick. sale defended well and almost snatched a try that would've put them ahead through denny solumona on his debut in rugby union following his switch of codes from the super league, but the balljust bounced over his head. and saracens punished that slip up with two late tries, the first here from owen farrell. nathan earle added some gloss to the scoreline late on and sale did pull one back through bryn evans, but they left it too late and remain bottom of the pool. there was one other match involving a british side — clermont auvergne beat ulster 38—19. england's hope of a consolation victory in the 5th and final test against india are looking very slim. india batted all the way through the third day in chennai closing on 39

it wasn't until mike leigh get the break it took off if you like.lived up to her reputation. she was just wonderful. i went to see her not long ago when she was done in worthing in our home. and i took her out in the wheelchair. we went down the front. because it was barbara and nana, people were so delighted to see her. and she loved it. and people were just so generous. they we re people were just so generous. they were coming to talk to her. it was my loving memory of that day we shared in margate. the actress sue johnston remembering liz smith with great affection. liz smith, who died on christmas eve at the age of 95. good afternoon. it has been a decent day. the weather has died down. plenty more try whether to come. at times quite chilly. there has been some sunshine around today. you can see a some sunshine around today. you can seeafairamount some sunshine around today. you can see a fair amount of high cloud. that has turned the sunshine hazy. more in the way of cloud in parts of northern ireland and scotland. where we have the clearest sk

steve hartman, "on the road," in a leigh, north carolina. >> quijano: a true gift.s the "cbs evening news." for scott pelley, i'm elaine quijano. for all of us at cbs news, have a happy holiday season. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wg people inside... tonight, the first lawsuits have been filed... nica de la cruz. >>> it's been three weeks since the ghost ship warehouse in oakland caught fire killing 36 people inside. tonight the first lawsuits have been filed. good evening, i'm veronica de la cruz. >> i'm ken bastida in for allen martin. the families of michela gregory and griffin madden say their loved ones were trapped in an inferno. kpix 5's melissa caen is outside the courthouse in oakland with details of the lawsuit. >> reporter: ken, today we begin a new chapter in the tragic story that is the ghost ship fire. this is a part where grieving families sue. they sue people whom they believe should have acted to save the lives of their loved ones. >> our daughter will never come home. there's not a day that goes by that

she owed that first acting role to the director mike leigh.tricity she was a really focussed person, but she loved it. the more eccentric, the better. she adored being a bonkers person. does this thing play cassettes as well? she may have started late, but made up for it. don't do it so curly this time, barbara. last time it was just likejeremy clarkson. never more so than as nana speakman. liz smith at her scatty and brilliant best. a group of conservationists say that the world's fastest land animal, the cheetah, is rapidly heading for extinction. the zoological society of london says cheetah numbers in the world are falling because of human encroachment onto their habitat. they say it's "crunch time" for the cats, with only an estimated 7,000 left in africa and just 50 in iran. now the weather. we are in for a very frosty night indeed. the fog will become a big issue particularly across england and wales. by morning some disruption i think is possible. check out bbc radio local radio stations for updates. no fog at the moment. the frost wil

leigh martinez, ktvu fox 2news.>>> in minutes, the adorable video taken from a christmas eve party ata northern california zoo. >>> the bay area in the clear right now, temperatures cooling off rapidly. a weather system in the pacific. we will let you know if it will impact our forecast as we head into your christmas. >>> a freeze warning in effect in about an hour and a half. mark will tell us more in a minute. taken the beautiful sites of the tree out there in san francisco. people filling the skating rink.>>> santa is making his way across the globe. norad is keeping tracks. it has been tracking santa for more than 60 years. right now he was last seen in lubbock, texas. is adding for dallas. if you have a put the kids to bed yet, make sure they are in beds -- in bed tucked in real good. santa has already delivered 6 billion gifts. >>> admission was free at the zoo for its annual christmas eve pajama party. local families who showed up in their warmest sleepwear got a chance to celebrate the holiday. an education team taught guess about the variety of animals at the zoo including th

leigh martinez, ktvu fox 2news. >>> a santa clara police officer was arrested today on suspicion of domesticolence. daniel bernal was arrested shortly after midnight. they found a woman with visible injuries who was dating him. he faces a felony domestic violence charge. he is on paid administrative leave. is a seven year veteran of the department. >>> the dallas association held a dinner for officers to run in a dallas marathon. they are running in honor of five officers killed in an ambush in dallas. one sergeant says he and his coworkers have trained for the past few months in honor of those killed and affected by the shooting. >> we are here to support the dallas police department and help them get through a tough time. that, the marathon represents the same. a lot of officers will be feeling a lot of pain tomorrow, they will want to quit and we are going to, as officers, we will encourage each other. that is our family. >> the race starts at eight tomorrow morning. >>> coming up, skier lost in an avalanche in tahoe. why the search was called off and later.>>> [ music ] >> joe fonzi has

she owed the first acting role to director mike leigh.was but under the eccentricity she was a focused person. but she loved it, the more eccentric, the better. does this play cassette? do not do it so curly this time, barbara. last time it was just like jeremy clarkson. in this series with her on—screen granddaughter and in real life, they we re granddaughter and in real life, they were close friends. i took her out in the wheelchair and walked along the prom and people were ecstatic, because nanna and barbara were walking along the prom. she screamed with delight that everybody was recognising her and coming up and being loving towards her. the actress liz smith who died at the age of 95. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we are back with the late news at 11pm. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: they will be coming up shortly on bbc news. first, some breaking news. hollywood star carrie fisher, best known for her portrayal of princess leia in the star

they're retreating from british lines because general charles leigh has told them to retreat and washington comes up from behind the lines and says, what the heck are you doing? everyone is in turmoil except washington. that's precisely the point. that's the emotion that he's calling attention to. not that washington is excited or upset, which he was. some people, contemporaries, went on record to say this was the only time they remember washington swearing. but he wanted to get across the opposite, that washington is restraining himself. he's seething underneath. but his is the only face, in this very bad reproduction for which i apologize, he's the only one showing restraint. before the end of the 19th century, another strain of history painting is starting to evolve. and it relies very much for its subject matter on the american revolution. it's the genre style which shifts focus to everyday activities and peoples. it coincides with the mechanical means of mass producing illustrated books. the more books in the hands of the common people makes publishers to want consumers to see themselv

only when she was nearly 50 that she got her breakthrough after being offered a theatre role by mike leigh wonderful realisation that at last i was being given a chance. it had come, it had come at last. she may have started late, but she made up for lost time with award—winning roles in tv and film, resulting in her being awarded the mbe in 2009. but it will be as nana, the queen of sheba, for which she will be most remembered. the actor liz smith, who has died at the age of 95. in other news today: only about half of the families in britain own their homes, according to new analysis by the resolution foundation. 0fficial housing statistics point to a much higherfigure, but the foundation believes the number of people living in privately rented accommodation has been underestimated. a number of roads remain closed in scotland after the disruption caused by storm conor. wind speeds in excess of 90 miles an hour were recorded on the island of shetland on boxing day while large parts of the north experienced heavy snowfall. the scottish transport minister has been chairing extra meetings of

she owed that first acting role to the director mike leigh.ept that underneath the eccentricity she was a really focussed person, but she loved it. the more eccentric, the better. she adored being a bonkers person. does this thing play cassettes as well? she may have started late, but made up for it. don't do it so curly this time, barbara. last time it was just likejeremy clarkson. never more so than as nana speakman. liz smith at her scatty and brilliant best. liz smith, who has died at the age of 95. details have emerged of george michael's charity work, as tributes continue to pour in after his sudden death. he was found dead at home on christmas day. it's been revealed he'd worked undercover at a homeless shelter, and spent years donating money to organisations. 0ur correspondent has been outside his home in north london, where many fa ns his home in north london, where many fans have been attending to pay their last respects and to lay flowers in memory of the staff. steady stream of people have been arriving here in highgate in north lo

republican senator mike leigh. senator, during the campaign, donald trump was saying it was concentration of too much here and in the case of cnn may be tilted toward blended coverage of that. where do you stand on this? >> i think there's absolutely no question as to which way cnn was tilting. not just during the campaign, but also since the campaign and whether this merger will be carried out and approved by antitrust officials at the department of justice is a different question. we held a hearing yesterday on the antitrust subcommittee which i chair here in the senate and we heard a lot of testimony on that. this is a complex deal. some of the concerns we expressed and that were expressed by others in the committee involve the concentration of market power and whether or not people will have access to this market, whether it will leave any room, for example. news upstarts are competitor to cnn. whether they have any opportunity to get onto the network. if this is something that will be worked out in time. i thi

leigh martinez, you been out there all morning, tell us more about the problems people are dealing with this morning.>> reporter: we left this location and went to check out another fallen tree. this one wasn't nearly as big as the one we were at all morning. we were a little closer. we can give you a better look at what the damages. this is terrible. this huge tree came from the back, came on top of their garage, and splintered the garage. this is -- look how big and thick this tree is. there's a bicycle in there too. these cars just got hit by the branches. just the branches alone caused damage. this is going to take a long time to clean up. elsewhere in marin county hb like i said earlier fell this morning and sandra cell. it was leaning on power lines. yesterday this is what residents of castor street saw rising on their homes. normally the calm forest north creek was raging. it came up so fast at least one car got stuck. one resident says he is glad he stayed home because his basement flooded.>> this is happened to us before. i basically decided to work from home today. i did not t

it says it is better to live one day as a leigh onthan 100 years as a sheep.ni quote, you retweeted it. did you know it was mussolini. >>. it's okay to know mussolini. he was who he was. it is a very good quote, i saw it. i know wh what difference does it make whether it's mussolini or somebody else? it's certainly an interesting quote. >> fascist. >> i twitter 14 million people. it is a very interesting quote, and people can talk about it. >> do you want to be associated with a fast fascist? >> no, i want to be associated with interesting quotes. >> this violence on the campaign trail, it's got a lot of people concerned. i guess why won't you go up on stage and ratchet it back? you have used rhetoric about islam hates us, surveillance of certain mosques, calling mix can immigrants rapists. what did you expect? a lot of people say you are reaping what you sew here, that there is so much tension at your rallies is you have used such divisive rhetoric. do you have any regrets? >> the reason there is tension at my rallies is these people are sick and tired of thi

some surgeons say current limits can force residents to leigh at critical times during a surgery whichgerous to patients. >>> a valiant rescue attempt in upstate new york was not what it seemed. someone called police saying an elderly woman appeared frozen to death inside a car. officers could not get her to respond so they smashed the window and that's when they discovered it is no woman. this ended up as an extremely realistic life-size man quinn that the car's owner used for his job in medical equipment sales. >>> tesla wants to make sure electric car drivers don't has hog the network of chargin stations. the palo alto company says anyone who leaves their car sitting at a super charger station after it's fully charged will have to pay 40 cents for minute to leave it parked there. right now a recharge is free to tesla owners. tes tesla's app will tell you when the car is about to be charged. elon musk says the idle fee will only be charged if all chargers at the location are full. >>> a pilot's union says poor working conditions at amazon may cause holiday packages to arrive late. bu

joseph, michigan, on the eastern side of leigh lake michigan.he icy conditions led to problems on nearby roads including dozens of spin-outs. >>> an actress known for numerous marriages, zsa zsa gabor died of a heart attack in her los angeles home. she was 99. gabor was born in hungary in 1917. she came to america in the 1940s and had tv and movie roles into the 1990s. gabor was married a total of nine times. she had been in bad health in recent years following an auto accident, stroke, and lung infection. >>> take a look at this. lava, ash and smoke spewing nearly a mile high in mexico. this is time lapse video of the colima vol cape know. mexican officials say it's been especially active these past ten days. the volcano was 400 miles west of mexico city. >>> finland is planning an unusual social experiment, giving away money to people who are unemployed. the "new york times" reports 2,000 people who are out of work will be chosen at random. they'll receive regular government checks to guarantee income and shelter for two years. the hope is it

leigh martinez is there were an uprooted tree is causing problems. >> well, his poor people are waking up to a mess.>> so you put your car in the garage and then you have this huge tree that crashes into it. it looks like it was split in half. you can see this all over the place. it is a general mystery and i know that my gosh it is a huge tree -- this is a huge tree, i know my shadow is in the way. it is so terrible that they have to wake up to this. earlier, the garage looks like this. and this fell on top of the garage and it took down power lines at the magnolia avenue. it crushed this white mercedes inside and everyone inside of the house was able to get out safely but power was knocked out to about 250 homes in the area. >> there has been a report of a potential gas leak. so they just confirm that the wires were live on this side when they got here. >>> -- >> reporter: elsewhere, it caused creeks to rise and this is what residents saw arising on their home. normally calm, it was raging. it came up so fast that at least one car got stuck and it went under. lucas valley road outsid

crying the following month also while watching that hamilton woman, the great laurence olivier-vivian leigh movie about admiral nelson. and while singing oh god our help in ages past with president roosevelt in newfoundland, a german president noticed how churchill was affected emotionally as i knew he would be, his handkerchief stole from his pocket. he wrote to his brother tom about the effect of the bombing of cities and the way it affected churchill personally. in particular, he wrote to the prime minister's extreme sensitiveness to suffering. "i remember some years ago his eyes filling up with tears when he talked of the suffering of the jews in germany. while i recall the tones in which he looked at blitzed houses and he said poor, poor little homes. it's a side of his character" ackley wrote" that is not always appreciated. ." is future fact that so many people mentioned it shows how in of itself how unusual it was for men to cry in public in those days. even as something as mundane as a lunch for lobby journalists in 1942 could set off churchill's waterworks. major general john kenn