as i said, leonard — whole situation? as i said, leonard was _ whole situation?rious, - whole situation? as i said, i leonard was furious, because what he thought was he had pleaded guilty to all of this that i've just described and then got cancer, he was allowed out of jail in then got cancer, he was allowed out ofjail in san diego, into home detention, was wearing a bracelet, and ankle monitoring bracelet, and ankle monitoring bracelet, and ankle monitoring bracelet, and he watched, and i agree with him, as admiral after admiral who were involved with him were not taken to court criminally. if you look at who was taken to court in the us, it was more low—level officers. i think 30 or so people were charged, bunch did jail time, people were charged, bunch did jailtime, and the people were charged, bunch did jail time, and the recent court cases of a number of other officers have collapsed, and so leonard then escaped, he managed to get over the border into mexico, he got down to venezuela and he almost got to russia. he was trying to board a plane to russia whe

leonard escaped.tried to board, he went into mexican and then venezuela and he almost got to russia. he was trying to board a plane to russia when he was arrested by venezuelan authorities and now he has been brought back to the us for sentencing. he has already pleaded guilty. how long is expected to be sentenced for? he could get decades injail. i mean, the fact he broke out of home detention and escaped is terrible for him. he was a cooperating witness for many, many years and the reason he did the fat leonard podcast is he wanted to get his story out, it was notjust me, i am corrupt, fine, but there were other people involved. this was happening post 9/11 when there was gushes of military spending available and stings and even today. that is the money leonard creamed. the guy who replaced leonard also got arrested. this is a big problem in the us military complex. to some other news. the electric scooter rental company has found for bankruptcy. —— filed. three months after shares were suspended on

fugitive leonard francis, known as fat leonard, was also returned to america. the malaysian defense contractor escaped u.s. house arrest in california last year and fled to venezuela while awaiting sentencing in one of the biggest bribery and corruption scandals in u.s. navy history. president biden defended the deal last night which also required venezuelan president nicolas maduro release 20 political prisoners and an opposition leader in his country. >> americans, people have been held illegally, and made a deal with venezuela that they'll hold free elections. >> reporter: the u.s. released maduro ally colombian businessman alex saab who had been arrested on federal money laundering charges. maduro said saab had been physically and psychologically tortured, claims the u.s. denied. we can go back to fat leonard now. he is due in court in miami later on today. back to you. >> jarred hill in new york. thank you so much. >>> it appears the road to the white house will soon be detoured to the nation's highest court. that's where former president donald trump is a

another royce is leonard -- another voice is leonard leo's painting pal. you may remember this painting that was done at harlan crow's adirondack estates with the billionaire crow and justice thomas and leonard leo, the court fixer. well, also there is pal mark coraletta. he couldn't be more in the scheme than that painting shows. also carrie ^ sevarino is at the dark money funded federalist society and the judicial crisis network. and then of course there's "the wall street journal" editorial page whose people have received a million dollars in personal cash from the dark money bradley foundation at the middle of that dark money amicus flotilla. at attorney rifkin's request, i mentioned, justice alito even provided a cameo performance. in "the wall street journal" editorial page that defended the position of his friend leonard leo in plain violation of multiple judicial ethics guidelines. all that rifkin-leo-alito stunt, "wall street journal" editorial page stunt needed was paletto and sevarino to make it a clean sweep. steering away, mr. president, from

leonard escaped.to board, he went into mexica and then venezuela and he almost got to russia. he was trying to board a plane to russia when he was arrested by venezuelan authorities and now he has been brought back to the us for sentencing. he has already pleaded guilty. the electric scooter rental company has found for bankruptcy. three months after shares were suspended on the stock exchange. it became the fastest cycle unicorn to hit a company valuation of more than $1 billion. it enjoyed a meteoric rise before coming crashing back down to earth. in 2017 it launched in multiple city with a fair amount of hype. the promised electric scooters, they were good for the planet because they reduce car emissions. that narrative helped fuel its popularity, including with investors. bird was a fastest company to reach $1 billion valuation. that means unicorn status. now though it has filed for bankruptcy. the company has been kept afloat thanks to a loan while it carries out a turnaround plan where it could

leonard francis, also known as fat leonard, he's a malaysia defense contractor at the center of perhapsion investigation in u.s. military history. a story as fascinating as it is at least at times implausible. let's bring in nbc's dan de luce and craig whit lock, investigative reporter for "the washington post," he's author of the forthcoming book "fat leonard: the conman who corrupted the u.s. navy." tell us about the deal to bring him back to the u.s. and where this goes from here? >> chris, this is quite an amazing tale. leonard francis was transferred to u.s. custody yesterday in return also for the freedom of ten americans who the u.s. believed were being held unlawfully in venezuela, and then in exchange, the u.s. granted clemency to an aide of the president of venezuela, nicolas maduro who was acced of money laundering. leonard francis was a fugitive he had been convicted in this massive bribery scandal and was under house arrest, but he cut off his ankle bracelet and fled the country, ended up in venezuela where there is no extradition treaty between our two countries, and so ve

is a man named leonard francis, also widely known as fat leonard. this is a former military contractor who was allegedly behind one of the biggest corruption schemes in u.s. navy history. he had fled to venezuela and what u.s. officials are saying about him is that once he is returned to the u.s., they will be able to go after him for the alleged crimes that he's being accused of, jake. >> what does this all mean in the context of the very difficult u.s./venezuelaen state of relations right now? >> reporter: yeah, we have seen efforts by the u.s. to improve relations with venezuela. we saw recently the u.s. government easing sanctions on venezuela. and this step would certainly be another step towards the improvement of relations. you know, the administration as you know very well, jake, has been pushing for mudero and his government to hold free and fair elections. the president told reporters he does believe that he's still on track to doing that, but injected a little bit of skepticism saying we're not all the way there. we'll have to wait and se

i am grateful to _ honourable leonard lady. i am grateful to him _ honourable leonard lady.rd lady. i am grateful to him for giving way. if he is right and the treaty with rwanda meets the concerns of the supreme court, why is this bill necessary if rwanda is now a safe country as a result of the treaty, why is this highly controversial bill clearly causing him great problems in his own parliamentary party, why is it necessary? because we are putting _ party, why is it necessary? because we are putting forward _ party, why is it necessary? because we are putting forward legislation i we are putting forward legislation which will be clear and unambiguous. so as to support the treaty. and the treaty addresses, the treaty addresses the concerns raised by their lordships. and with the indulgence of the house, mr speaker, i do intend to make some progress. i want to make sure others have the full chance to speak in this debate. as i say, the bill sets out to parliament and to the court why rwanda is safe for those relocated there. the treaty that i signed last week puts beyond le

the americans in the deal and escaped conflict, leonard francis, were flown to miami. >>> a judge setaw set to go into effect on january 1st, violated the second amendment. california's attorney general plans to appeal. >>> and ryan gosling has released "ken e.p." including the christmas edition of his hit song from the "barbie" movie, "i'm just ken." i'm shenelle kahl, cbs news, new york. ♪ >>> this is "the cbs overnight news." >> good evening. i'm margaret brennan in for norah o'donnell. we have details about a major prisoner swap between the u.s. and venezuela. ten americans, including several that the u.s. considered wr wrongfully detained were released from that south american country, for a friend of president nicolas maduro, who is under indictment for narco trafficking. an american fugitive known as fat leonard, who fled the country, before being sentenced for his role in a bribery and corruption case, will be sent back to the u.s. to face justice. the deal is one step in president biden's latest efforts to improve relations with maduro's venezuela, after offering sanctions re

, also known as fat leonard, escaped u.s. custody last year. francis pleaded guilty to the $35 billion scheme, which used prostitutes, luxury travel and cash to bribe u.s. naval officers into steering lucrative contracts to his companies. as part of the deal, president biden says president maduro also gave assurances he would allow fair elections. biden also saying lifted sanctions could snap back if venezuela doesn't uphold its end of the deal. andrew. >> all right, justin, thank you. former president trump is expected to appeal to the supreme court as early as next week after being removed from the ballot in colorado. the ruling by colorado's highest court is based on the 14th amendment, which bans insurrection from holding office. 16 other states are considering similar moves, and officials in california are now exploring options to remove trump from their ballot. opponents of the colorado ruling argue trump has not been convicted for his alleged role in the january 6th insurrection, and some legal experts question whether

. >> leonard nimoy will go to star in two movies based in san francisco, "invasion of the body snatchers" and" the voyage home." the 6:30 addition streams. we are back here in 30 minutes with cbs bay news area at 7:00. i will see you in exactly 30 minutes. thank you for watching. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> margaret: tonight, breaking news. the biden administration secures a deal with venezuela for the release of ten americans. why the white house is trying to repair relations with the major oil-producing country. ♪ ♪ new details about the americans freed and why president biden made the tough call to release the venezuelan president's alleged moneyman from u.s. custody. donald trump back on the campaign trail after the bombshell court decision that could remove him from colorado's primary ballot. his g.o.p. rivals criticizing the move. >> this is a flagrant violation of the rule of law. >> margaret: renewed hope for another cease-fire between israel and hamas in exchange for the release of more hostages. the new warning about lithium-ion batteries. what you need to know for your holiday shopping. >> so pr

i, i just have to add that recently i went to leonard's 90th birthday party and. then i received a thank you note for going the birthday party. so he he's pretty over-the-top with it, but i learned a lot from him. you said that even your six year old daughter had gotten a thank you note from leonard lauder. yes. when she was a little girl, my daughter lilly, we over at their apartment and she made a little origami bird. that was her thing. and she one for him on his desk. and she also got a thank you note. i mean, i'm going to ask you one more question. and then and then the last one. but after this question, we're going to open it up we'll open it up for questions for for a few minutes. so, sally, you about the need to perfect your pitch and you mentioned an example where that was not the case the hillary clinton fundraiser in new york where, she family famously said that half of donald trump's supporters were in a basket of deplorable remember that. and in this world of social and there's a recording of everything it went it went viral and it hurt her not having

the release includes infamous former defence contractor leonard glenn francis — known as fat leonard.e's at the center of one of the us navy's largest corruption cases. in exchange — the us has freed alex saab, an aide and top ally to venezuela's president nicolas maduro, accused of laundering money on behalf of the maduro government, which he denies. mr maduro is also releasing 20 venezuelan political prisoners. it's all part of the biden administration's efforts to improve relations with venezuela, and push mr maduro to hold fair elections next year. earlier, i spoke with our reporter mimi swaby about the deal. president byers was emphasising that this was all about encouraging venezuela to hold free and fair elections. how much leveraged you think the biden administration has in that regard? this is yet another sign of significant flowing between relations between the us and venezuela after months of really high—level negotiations. this comes as biden is grappling with a worsening situation on the southern us border largely driven by venezuelan migrants pushing us federal resources

leonard said, so what?home, having an illicit affair with a young boy. well, a young man. and so, yes, your first inclination is to lie. that didn't make you up murder, it makes you a liar. >> one of the investigating officer said that when he got up on that rooftop, he was going to kill himself. >> yes. >> i knew then, for sure, he was the killer. >> so, apparently god, the holy ghost, or jesus christ was in a police uniform and was able to look into stephen's heart and know that plane was jumping off. >> the defense attorney hoped that if the jury could look past stevens lies and adultery, they'd begin to see holes in that prosecutions evidence, like a timeline police worked out. sheer fantasy, said the defense. >> look at all that he would've had to accomplish. he would have to chase this boy down. i don't know what you've been out to the scene. yet >> i have. >> it's not a short, little across the. straight up and over. he had to, quote, seduce him with what i used to refer to is the secret ninja chokeh

they did go down and that whole part got wiped out. >> reporter: for now leonard tells me all he can do is -- >> taking out the carpet pad and the carpet and drying it out and hopefully no more big hits later on today. >> reporter: after a long day some of the businesses are starting to open. so things are starting to get back to normal slowly in this part of capitola near the pier. this is because santa cruz county already lifted all the evacuations. >> thank you. hope they all stay safe there. for more dangerous surf conditions, you can heck our web page. >>> also let's check in with our chief meteorologist darren peck for more on this. >> juliette, jose was giving us the up-close view of what was going on on the santa cruz coastline. san mateo county had its share of this as well today. you can see maverick sits right there. there's pillar point, beautiful lighthouse and a radar dome. we use the virtual map to keep the attention out here because there's another swell coming, but it's going to be better with that one. we're through the worst of it, but we aren't done with the high

leonard francis penetrated ncis.st one agent on his payroll who you bribed to feed him law enforcement documents. that worked until his capture in 2013. >> you mentioned he slipped detention in san diego and made his way to venezuela. how did he do that? what happens to him now? >> it is a mind blowing story. he became cooperative with the justice department. he provided incriminating evidence against hundreds of u.s. navy officers who had attended his parties, accepted prostitutes. finally they let him out of prison. he was awaiting sentencing because he got sick so he received vessel treatment. he was on home detention in a million-dollar mansion in san diego. all along authority study he was too sick to flee. what happened over labor day weekend in 2022 is he flew the coop. he sliced off his ankle bracelet, called an uber, and went to the border at tijuana before anybody could figure out he had escaped. he then took some flights through mexico to cuba. to try to get refuge in cuba. they turn him away. he ended up

actor leonard nimoy who played spock on the series "star trek" came by our studios.out the reality of science fiction given just a few days earlier the first u.s. space station skylab was launched into space. >> reporter: do you find that reality was skylab is coming awfully close to the kinds of things? >> yes. you see, that is a good point. when we started making the show in 1966, we had not yet been to the moon. people, while we were doing the show, had landed on another planet. so the show started to come into focus in a strange new way. people said, oh, wait a minute. now, we are sending a ship into space with three people in it. how long ago was it that orville and wilbur wright just barely caught a plane off the ground to recall that flight and now today we sent 300 or 400 people around in an aircraft. if we can send three men to the moon we can send a spacecraft into space just like the enterprise. >> leonard nimoy will go to star in two movies based in san francisco, "invasion of the body snatchers" and" the voyage home." the 6:30 addition streams. we are ba

it's a recurrent nightmare for many capitola residents like leonard tyson. >> it's been just awful last year, but this year it's a lot worse, at least for these buildings right here. >> reporter: he's been living in this apartment complex near the beach for 27 years. once again, he's flooded out. just take a look at the impact of this dangerous surf. part of a tree carried by the waves came crashing through the door of this house. >> the waves actually are bad, but what happens is the debris comes from the river like lumber and trees and then they just pushed over and through our buildings like this did not come anywhere except from the river. >> reporter: leonard plans to live upstairs the next few days. >> just in case. >> reporter: we met joe who is here visiting. >> we're kind of questioning on if it's going to keep coming up or if we got to take off, if we're going to have to abandon this place and find somewhere else to stay. >> reporter: an evacuation warning was issued just before 8:00 a.m. and was extended as the national weather service issued a high surf warning for coastal a

kawhi leonard led the way. and clippers undefeated in the month of december. >>> one night after losing to the warriors in overtime and playing without jayson tatum, celtics bouncing back in a big way against the kings putting on a show. derrick white and jaylen brown each scoring 28. five different players scoring 20 or more for the celtics. first time that that has happened in a game for boston since 1987. let's go to college basketball now. four top 25 teams in college going down last night, defending national champs uconn stunned by seton hall. all ten of the huskies previous wins had come by double digits this season. so sit was a shocker to say the leaves. richmond scores a game high 23. and they lost their big man with what looked like an ankle injury. so tough break for them. >>> wednesday was national signing day and that is when the best high school football players decide what college they will be playing for in the fall. wide receiver jeremiah smith, number one overall player in the class of 2024, a

francis, widely known as "fat leonard," who had been awaiting sentencing for overseeing one of the mostery conspiracies in the u.s. navy's history, before escaping last year. a former military contractor, he pleaded guilty to bribing navy officers in exchange for classified information and for overcharging the military by millions. in exchange, the u.s. sent back alex saab, someone close to maduro, accused by u.s. prosecutors of money laundering on behalf of maduro's government. president biden defendr then moved and i. >> why is it okay with the united states to be associated with maduro's government? >> it's okay because we freed americans that were held illegally. i made a deal with venezuela that they'll hold free elections. so far they have maintained the requirement. >> reporter: in venezuela, maduro embraced saab, who claimed his friend had been physically and psychologically tortured. u.s. officials tonight denied maduro's claims of torture. the deal took bipartisan condemnation over concern whether it will embolden maduro, but families of released americans think the bite and d

part of what leonard does is keeps them happy so they stay on the job. does that confirm with your newest reporting, that essentially people like scalia and people like thomas and maybe people like alito weren't in lucrative law jobs that they thought maybe they would be in when they went to law school, and they job was to make them feel rich so they would stay on the court and vote the way they wanted them to. >> leo's sentiment underlines what clef sterns was saying at the time, this was a concern for people like him because they appreciated thomas' reading of the constitution and they wanted him to be comfortable on the bench, so much so he wouldn't think about resigning. it's worth noting that justice thomas, justice scalia did not come from money. they were not independently wealthy like several of the other justices. thomas had worked in government his whole career. and in the private sector, you know, lawyers can make much more money. and this sort of specter was hanging over washington a lot at the time. justice pay, federal judge pay had stagnat

of the choir school, and where it all started, everything it started with the song hallelujah by leonardoin , dmytro katsel, the first song, it was very viral at the time, standing on the balcony, i realized that it was not hallelujah, that it fits very well, nikolay, and he first thought to make a cover of this song, on leonard koin , but i thought that it is possible after all... to take and create a musical and show angels, and imps, and heralds, and yes, once upon a time we also showed santa claus in this play, such a fake nicholas used to come yes, and that's why everything started with leonard coin's hallelujah, but turned into this a big performance of music, a fake santa claus who is no longer there, we have already overcome him, we, no, we will have it, it will be. we'll get over it, we'll get over it, well, we still need him, he's still still trampling on our land, but we need to do something about him, and can we ask a small part of one or both of you to perform for our viewers, so great, come on, children , big and small, have gathered here, and some are ready, and some may n

also released was the notorious former defence contractor leonard glenn francis known as �*fat leonardne of the us navy's largest corruption cases. in exchange, the us has freed alex saab, an aide and top ally to venezuela's president, nicolas maduro. he was accused of laundering money on behalf of the maduro government, which he denies. mr maduro is also releasing 20 venezuelan political prisoners. it's all part of the biden administration's efforts to improve relations with venezuela and push mr maduro to hold fair elections next year. venezuela thus far is keeping their commitment towards the democratic elections. it's not over yet. they have made detailed commitments, we'll see if they hold them. but we're going to hold them accountable. venezuela's president, nicolas maduro, celebrated the deal. trans—mac tra ns—mac hopefully they trans—mac hopefully they will find a process of respect, equal treatment and understanding between the united states and venezuela. today, a step has been taken that will hopefully contribute to that path. live now to our reporter mimi swaby. biden empha

and make leonard an employee of a larger business.t: why would they want to do that? guest: this started in california with the ballot initiative calledab5 and it's the idea that this concept that everyone doesn't want to be their own business, this concept which i disagree with is that people really want to be employees because they are taken care of better by the employer. i think that's absurd. you talk with small business owners who want to be their own boss. they want to be a consultant or a cdl driver for seven or eight different clients, they want to manage their own schedule and they don't want to be someone else's employee but that's how we think at the chamber of commerce. it's not how government thanks. in california, they said sole proprietors, non-employers are deemed to be employees of their largest businesses and the department of labor is trying to do that. we think that will make it harder for leonard to be a successful small business owner. we will fight back with everything we have to make sure people who want to be

leonard leo is a longtime critic of the administrative state and government regulation.en to what leo told a gathering of conservatives, just after brett kavanaugh's confirmation, where he believed the supreme court would be headed. >> i think one area that you're going to see an increasing amount of attention is with regard to the proper role of the administrative state, the regulatory bureaucracy. >> you have to understand what motivates the hard left. they would much prefer to have limitless delegations of authority to the administrative state and to bureaucrat crowds who aren't elected so that they can create the kind of social safety net, regulatory nap that they want. >> leonard leo really wants to destroy american governments authority to regulate, and particularly to regulate corporate interests, which is why it isn't surprising that the jackie case was brought with a hell of several right wing billionaires with deep size with deep ties to leonard leo and all americas regulatory powers may not be as big an important is affirmative action on the right to the bon j

leonard francis, better known as fat leonard was behind one of the worst navy scandals in history and fled before his sentencing in return, the u.s. is releasing a colombian businessman, a madur maduro ally. this is the latest swap mediated by the qatari government among the detain americans, joseph cristela. we spoke with his mother who said her son was being used as a bargaining chip. >> it's just been a horrendous journey, and it's finally come to an end. >> and our thanks to gabe gutierrez for that report. >>> texas governor greg abbott is turning up the heat on his border fight with northern states by charterering a flighto more than a hundred migrants to chicago. it's the first time they have used planes to offload migrants on blue states they so far have sent more than 75,000 migrants from texas to six other cities announcing the move on x, abbott said until biden steps up to secure the border, we will continue to provide overwhelmed texas border towns with much-needed relief the white house fired back in a statement calling it a political stunt, adding, quite, yet again, gover

today leonard frances, known as fat leonard, returned to a u.s. courtroom. pleaded guilty to bribing high ranking u.s. navy officers. he was under house arrest and awaiting sentencing in san diego when authorities say he cut off his ankle monitor and escaped to venezuela last year. >>> attempts to broker another hostage release are at a standstill. israel has vowed to bombard gaza until hamas is wiped out, and hamas insists no hostages will be released without a complete stop to the war. tonight cbs's imtiaz tyab shows us how some of the sick and wounded in gaza were airlifted from that war zone. >> reporter: it's a hospital like no other. a boeing 777 to collect and care for gaza's most desperate. and the need is desperate. according to the w.h.o., after just 11 weeks of war, only 9 out of gaza's 36 hospitals are just barely functioning. but these ambulances are a glimmer of hope. on board are the dozens of patients, some so sick a cargo lift had to be used to get them on board. on the flight, we met little fatima, who still manages to smile for doctors des

francis, better known as fat leonard was behind one of the worst bribery scandals in u.s. navy history and fled to venezuela last year before his sentencing in return, the u.s. is releasing colombian businessman alex saab, a maduro ally, who is accused of bribery and money laundering. with negotiations over hostages in gaza ongoing, and tense talks with russia under way over its detainees, this is the latest swap mediated by the qatari government. among the wrongfully detained americans, joseph cristella >> what was your reaction today when you heard that your son was coming home? >> i was shocked. >> reporter: late today we spoke with his mother, who says her son was being used as a bargaining chip. >> it's just been a horrendous journey, and it's finally come to an end. >> reporter: still, maduro's critics call him a narco dictator, and tonight they worry cutting a deal with him will incentivize others to detain more americans. lester >> all right, gabe gutierrez, thank you >>> now to a story first reported by nbc news, that china's leader told president biden china will

they will return leonard glenn francis, known as fat leonard, to the us. the largest fraudsters in the us. in exchange, they have returned a man accused of laundering money on behalf of the maduro government. it's all part of the biden administration's efforts to improve relation with venezuela and push mr maduro to hold fair elections next year. we have no higher priority than the release of americans held hostage. in addition to that, venezuela thus far is keeping their commitment towards the democratic elections. it's not over yet. they have made detailed commitments, we'll see if they hold them. we're going to hold them accountable. around the world and across the uk — this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. 44 million voters in the democratic republic of congo are taking part in a presidential election that has been extended into thursday, after being marred by lengthy delays and claims of fraud. long queues have been reported at many polling stations across the country's capital kinshasa. president felix tshisekedi is facing 1

today, leonard francis, known as fat leonard, returned to a u.s. courtroom., he pleaded guilty to bribing high-ranking u.s. navy officers. he was under house arrest and awaiting sentencing in san diego, where authorities say he cut off his ankle monitor and escaped to venezuela last year. attempts to broker another hostage release are at a standstill. israel has vowed to bombard gaza until hamas is wiped out, and hamas insists no hostages will be released without a complete stop to the war. tonight, cbs's imtiaz tyab shows us how some of the sick and wounded in gaza were airlifted from that war zone. >> reporter: it's a hospital like no other: a boeing 777. to collect and care for gaza's most desperate, and the need is desperate. according to the w.h.o., after just 11 weeks of war, only nine of gaza's 36 hospitals are just barely functional, but these ambulances are a glimmer of hope. on board are the dozens of patients, some so sick a cargo lift had to be used to get them on board. on the flight, we met little fatina, who still manages a smile for doctors de

but alongside them is a fugitive with the nickname fat leonard.cis, he's a malaysian national, and he had originally beenjailed in the us for bribing naval officers, and overcharging the us navy for contracts, to the tune of around $35 million. he'd fled to venezuela, after escaping house arrest in california in september 2022. he'll now be returned to the us justice system. and the standout name among the 20 venezuelans who are being sent back from the us is alex saab. he's a close associate of president maduro, and is alleged to have diverted around $350 million from food aid programmes for venezuela. he was originally arrested injune 2020 during a stopover in cape verde, before he was extradited to america. and you can find much more on this story — and the background to the often strained relations between the us and venezuela — on our website, bbc.com/news, or go via the bbc app. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. ajudge will decide today whether the two i6—year—olds found guilty of murdering brown brianna ghey can be named

this agreement also included that venezuela sent us prisoners that are under indictment like fat leonard, which, you know, that's also a big win. if you look at what maria machado said, who won most of the vote, she said this was a positive development, there is a long way to go, but to make sure barbados agreements are fully implemented and that she's eligible to run for the presidency in next year's elections. this is a step by step process while president biden leaving the -- most of the sanctions in place clearly if she isn't allowed to run, those sanctions need to be snapped back. but freeing prisoners and the united states having an opportunity to prosecute criminals like fat leonard is very significant. >> important and so glad you mentioned machado, she got almost the totality of the vote. but she has, as of today, as of the 22nd of december, it looks as though she is not being accepted by the maduro regime to even participate in these questionable elections next year. >> that's a deal breaker. absolutely. she is currently still suspended, in quotes, by maduro's cronies. and, you

that's what i'm talking about. [ cheers and applause leonard bernstein.ve fun, we always have a good time, but i -- when we talk about like different things that you're doing outside of the show and you went to your high school reunion >> i just went to 30 like two weeks ago. >> jimmy: and how was 30 >> it was great. >> jimmy: really >> it was great. >> jimmy: would you lie -- as you're being honest? >> i think i would tell you the truth. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, you wouldn't bring it up. >> no i wouldn't -- i wouldn't bring it up. >> jimmy: why would you bring it up? >> you brought it up you brought it up. >> jimmy: i did bring it up. >> yeah. [ light laughter ] but -- no, it was -- actually, i got there early, 'cause i'm like -- you did bring it up. >> jimmy: yeah, i did, yeah. sorry about that [ laughter ] so you went there? you went there early >> yeah. >> jimmy: like when -- like the 29th like when'd you go, the 29th anniversary? [ laughter ] you were at the 30th anniversary and you went there tell the story >> i went -- i went -- i went on

and that fugitive is leonard francis, he is better known as fat leonard.d one of the worst bribery scandals in u.s. navy history. leonard fled to venezuela just week before sentencing. and in return, the u.s. is releasing a colombia businessman, an ally of president maduro and accused of bribery and money laundering to the tune of $350 million. and as you see there, he was granted clemency by president biden. but already this is drawing loud opposition from critics of the biden administration, of course opponents to venezuela's government including republican florida senator marco rubio who has already released a statement calling maduro a dictator and calling out the biden administration for what he sees as a shameless deal that will only intensify tyrants to continue to hold americans hostage. but again, the biden administration trying to make the argument that, yes, it was a difficult decision to release this maduro ally, but that is a priority of the administration to get americans home. and again, 10 americans including six of those who were wrongfull

leonard leo and her lyft wrote a really prominent focus of the people you talk about leonard leo, i mean where do you get your judges from? we get our judges from conservative people who make relation to us. me what you get your judges from? your local groups after recommending names. this is really dangerous senator kennedy. there are two individuals, working once, they want to know when you're saw the plane your permit at the gas station. it is beyond overbroad, it is chilling to me. i have literally back my colleagues please don't make me get on this road. please don't make me half to fight back over this that is not going to answer any calls you have picked political people you want to please over the smooth and efficient operations of the judiciary committee. you have made me a on the side fight back as we believe what you are doing his political motivated, there's not an ounce of legislated purpose in the subpoenas, because if you really gave a about legislation to fix the problem, you would bring the bill up to floor that has passed this committee, so yeah. this is really bad, sen

both leonard leo and harlan crow are central players in this crisis. their attempts to thwart the legitimate oversight efforts of the congress should concern all of us. as i said before, i do not seek this authorization lightly and do not ask for it often. but to protect congress's authority and advance the committee's efforts to implement an enforceable code of conduct for the supreme court, it is necessary to seek authorization to pursue compulsory process with respect to mr. leo and mr. crow. before turning to the ranking member senator graham his opening remarks, i will tell you that the standards we will follow in procedure are all president of the committee. they have been used by the two previous republican chairman and we can cite the exact date when that happened. senator graham is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. what a difference a day makes. yesterday we had four florida judges that came forward in the committee where the two senators from florida both republicans reached agreement with the white house to fill judicial vacancies at t

leonard wood, henry cabot lodge. and here, theodore roosevelt. all by sergeant.this painting was done when roosevelt was president. he was vice president. and then became president after mckinley was assassinated in 1901. and so roosevelt, as you remember, he was this kind of career climb guy. and he was very interested in his own masculine image. so he immediately volunteered as a rough rider. he actually organizes this volland here infantry group to go to cuba and to make sure that he was part of the charge, you know, leading the way in certain battles. once he was a rough rider in his brooks brothers uniform. so we have this great charles gibson portrait of him as a rough rider. he then is very much involved in empire making. so he serves in cuba and he serves with leonard wood, who was the sort of other co-organizer of the rough riders and wood was actually a physician and so he treated mckinley as a physician as well. and our portrait of wood by a sergeant actually shows wearing a medal of honor that he was given after the apache wars for capturing geronimo.

defense contractor leonard glenn francis, also known as fat leonard. the man behind a $35 million bribery scheme, the largest corruption scandal in u.s. military history. in 2015, he pleaded guilty to using prostitutes, luxury travel, and cash to bribe u.s. naval officers to steer lucrative contracts to his companies. a scheme he described in an interview for an investigative podcast produced by project brazen in 2021. >> everybody was in my pocket. i had them in my palm. i was just rolling them around. >> reporter: just three weeks before his sentencing last year, francis, under house arrest, staged a stunning escape, cutting off his ankle monitor. after weeks on the run, he was finally captured in venezuela. in exchange for francis and the ten americans, the u.s. granting clemency to alex saab, a top ally of venezuela's authoritarian president, nicolas maduro. saab was arrested in 2020 for money laundering. today, the two men back together at the presidential palace. >>> tonight, the horrific images just in here. the newly released police video of th

about leonard leo like where do you get your judges from? get hours from conservative people who make recommendations to address. where do you get your judges from? you have liberal groups recommending names. this is really dangerous. there's two individuals working in the committee for four months. anybody you ever solve it ever got onre a plane that you ever t at the gas station is beyond overbroad. it's chilling to me. i have literally begged my encolleagues please don't make e go down this road. please don't make me have to fight back over this that is not going to advance any cause. you've picked political people you want to please over the smooth and efficient operation of the judiciary committee. you made me and everybody on this side fight back because we believe what you're doing is politically motivated if you really gave a damn about legislation to fix the problem, you would frame the bill to the floor that has passed this committee. i hope you are satisfied over there. >> the chair will reclaim the time. i'm sorry, senator kenned