i think michael ward even is working on another volume, he's been very good. that is the contemporary -- that will stand the test of time, his cobra and end game books and this next volume. what other conflicts need to be written more about? gosh, you know, i think there is always you know, as my adviser at university of north carolina said, he said, don't think that there is too much written on a particular topic, right. so because there is always another good book or different approach you can take or access to new materials. i mean, heck, look at what rick atkinson did in world war ii, so what he did is he took historian's approach of doing multiresearch but also uncovering through his journalism background, of papers in attics and got all kinds of new materials. look at rick murray's book on the civil war. that book is brilliant in terms of not new materials but a different an lat tick framework to understand the course of the war and the war's outcome. so i would say, just do what you are drawn to, what you are interested in and you will find, more than e

i think michael ward even is working on another volume, he's been very good. that is the contemporary -- that will stand the test of time, his cobra and end game books and this next volume. what other conflicts need to be written more about? gosh, you know, i think there is always you know, as my adviser at university of north carolina said, he said, don't think that there is too much written on a particular topic, right. so because there is always another good book or different approach you can take or access to new materials. i mean, heck, look at what rick atkinson did in world war ii, so what he did is he took historian's approach of doing multiresearch but also uncovering through his journalism background, of papers in attics and got all kinds of new materials. look at rick murray's book on the civil war. that book is brilliant in terms of not new materials but a different an lat tick framework to understand the course of the war and the war's outcome. so i would say, just do what you are drawn to, what you are interested in and you will find, more than e

michael weiss, in terms of what could happen next, we heard clarissa ward's reports, vladimir putin saying they're going to step up the fight on terror, criminals will feel the heat. what does that mean? does that mean russia will get even more deeply involved in syria where they're already in big? >> yeah t will justify an escalated campaign of bombardment. i mean, what's happening now is these evacuations, a forced population transfer out of al e aleppo, a lot going to the countryside. many, though, are going to go to idlib province, now enthralled to a jihadist consortium led by al cqaeda and other groups. russia, the assad regime, and iran are going to basically sort of wage a scorched-earth campaign, turn it into a kill box under the justification of we're fighting jihad. putin said today, we're going after pandits. reminds me of what he said in 1999 when he was prime minister putin and came to power on the back of going after chechen jihadists who he alleged had blown up moscow apartment buildings. this is when he thrives the most, gets tough, pounds his chest and says the russian fe

michael. there will be 15,000 individual exposures. the london eye will be the centrepiece of the display and there are three barges along the river warded30 tonnes of equipment, all needed to be —— on the need to put on what promises to be a spectacular show. it kicks off as big ben chimes midnight in three hours' time. but go to edinburgh and andrew black is there for us. what is the security situation like where you are? much like everywhere else, in reality, every hogmanay parity error and the uk has had to review its security arrangements in light of recent events in berlin. what police scotla nd recent events in berlin. what police scotland have told us this evening is that they very much want to have a proportionate response. edgar is a very important balance to be struck between keeping people safe and that is what everyone wants to do. —— and keeping —— and make sure people have a good time. that is what everyone wa nts to a good time. that is what everyone wants to do. when it comes to the edinburgh street party in particular, police have been doing this for many years. thus the 24th one this year and police are used to dealing

ward. and we have paul cruickshank in london. here in new york, we have senior editor of the daily beast, michael weiss. michael, let's start with you. we have switzerland, yemen, turkey, and now what we just saw is this just a reflection of the global assault at play, or is this something worthy to look at as coordinated? >> i don't think it's necessarily coordinated, but look, there is something in the zeitgeist, something in the air. the collapse of the middle eastern states, which really began with the invasion of iraq but has been exacerbated with the catastrophe in syria. focus on aleppo for a minute. this is going to be a rallying cry for a whole new generation of sunni jihadis. aleppo was not taken by the assad regime. this is incitement. the shooter in ankara -- >> you think there's an echo effect. >> sure. this almost transcends any particular organization or ideological movement. this is a kind of rallying cry for sunnis who feel like they're besieged, like they're the beleaguered minority sect, even though they're the majority in islam. i've talked to a lot of people, syrians who are secular

before you go go ♪ >> reporter: michael went on to enjoy a long solo career selling over 100 million albums, globally, and earning numerous grammy and american muse ache wardreported to et cetera with legend like a receipt a franklin, ray charles and elton john. but his career wasn't without controversy. throughout his life, his drug use and taste for risky sex brought him into frequent brushes with the law. most famously in 1998, when he was arrested for, public lewd ness in amens rest room, and in los angeles. the scandal threatened to end his musical career but the artist managed to use it as his inspiration for a song called, outside, that poked fun at the situation. >> ♪ >> reporter: celebrities tweet ing remembering him fond ly, talk show host ellen degenerous and close friend elton john penning ane motion al good bye. michael's publicist said he was not ill at the time of his passing but likely more tea tails about the the pop icon's death the will come to light in the coming days. in washington, kelly wright, fox 29 enthusiasms. >>> this morning fans and celebrities around the world are paying tribute to george michael. >> reporter: kelly just talk

and three american music wards and had eight number one hits on the billboard hot 100 in the united states and ellen just tweeting, i've just heard about my friend george michael'sh a brilliant talent. i'm so sad. this month he announced he was working on a new album. >> he was a brilliant talent on the debut album. he wrote and produced nearly every song except for one and played most of the instruments and that one alone sold about 20 million plus. but he also had some health concerns in the past, didn't he? >> yeah, that is right. he was absolutely unique talent. but back in 2011 he was taken to the hospital, he wound up in the icu and it was later revealed that he had pneumonia and had to have a tracheotomy and had to postpone a series of concerts during that ordeal and now as the world mourns, we should let you know, george michael died at the age of 53. gregg. >> bill carr live in los angeles. thanks very much. and we'll bring you more on the death of george michael as the news breaks. >>> also making headlines tonight, escalating tension between the white house and israel after the united states abstained from a vote condemning settlements on the west ban

michael, his bold fashion choices including those little leather jackets. [ laughter ] >>> slick roads and packed airports could make long distance travel pretty treacherous today. kpix 5's jackie wardncerns. jackie. >> reporter: roads are ice free here because we are in san francisco. so we're for the national in that aspect and it's pretty calm here for now. it's early still, though, so we don't expect it to stay this quiet as the day goes on. sfo officials recommend people get to the airport at least two hours before they fly if that's domestic. if they are flying internationally, they suggest you get here three hours before your flight. just getting to the airport may be difficult in places like chicago, minneapolis, milwaukee. southwest airlines issued a travel advisory there because of the forecast weather conditions. in minnesota ice on the roads is making it slippery getting to the airport. >> those ramps start icing up gunmen. dot will be out but if you happen to be taking an exit ramp at that right moment when the temperatures drop and d.o.t. hasn't been out you have to watch the exits. >>> sfo officials are suggesting that people use the domestic garage to get picked up a