mr abe said that the horrors of war must never be repeated.rs films, has died at the age of 60. she had been in intensive care since friday after recently suffering a cardiac arrest. harrison ford, who played alongside her, said she was one—of—a—kind, brilliant, original. ajudge in argentina has indicted the former president, cristina fernandez de kirchner, on corruption charges. the case involves a private company, austral, which was granted lucrative contracts from the government. let's have a look at the morning's papers. actress carrie fisher's death at the age of 60 is the main focus of the independent. the paper also claims to have seen plans to topple unite union's chief

mr abe said that the horrors of war must never be repeated. she had been in intensive care since friday, after recently suffering a cardiac arrest. harrison ford, who played alongside her, said she was one—of—a—kind, brilliant, original. ajudge in argentina has indicted the former president, cristina fernandez de kirchner, on corruption charges. the case involves a private company, austral, which was granted lucrative contracts from the government. now on bbc news victoria derbyshire takes a look back at the exclusive interviews and films which have featured

mr abe said that the horrors of war must never be repeated.e age of 60. she had been in intensive care since friday, after recently suffering a cardiac arrest. her co—star, harrison ford, said she was one of a kind, brilliant, original. ajudge in argentina has indicted the former president, cristina fernandez de kirchner, on corruption charges. the case involves a private company, austral, which was granted lucrative contracts from the government. let's have a look at the morning's papers: actress carrie fisher's death at the age of 60 is the main focus of the independent. the paper also claims to have seen plans to topple unite union's chief

mr abe said the horrors of war must never be repeated but he stopped short of any apology. here's our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes. it has taken 75 years but today the prime minister of japan and the president of the united states stood side—by—side in silent contemplation, at the spot where the pacific war began. they threw flowers into the water where the wreck of the battleship arizona still lies. more than a thousand us sailors died when the arizona exploded under a rain ofjapanese bombs. in all, more than 2,400 americans were killed in the surprise 1941 attack. today, prime minister abe spoke of his profound sadness that so many young lives were suddenly ended without warning. translation: we must never repeat the horrors of war again. this is the solemn vow we, the people of japan, have taken. it was president obama who took the first step on this journey of reconciliation when he went to hiroshima. in may, he became the first serving us president to pay his respects at the site of the world's first atomic attack. i offer my sincere and everlasting condo

the visit began with mr abe paying tribute to american military personnel buried at the national memorialemetery of the pacific. before he left tokyo, mr abe said he wanted to send a message that japan would never repeat the atrocities of past wars. laura bicker reports. archive: december 7th, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy. the japanese attacks came in waves during a deadly two hours. bombs ripped through us battleships, crippling the pacific fleet and killing over 2000 americans. survivors recalled that the once bustling port burned for hours. i had a fire hose in one hand, trying to put out the fires, and with the other i went around memorising these nametags so i could write to their parents and tell them what happened to their son. after 75 years, a sitting japanese prime minister will attend a service to pray for those lives lost. shinzo abe arrived in hawaii to reaffirm a solemn promise never to repeat the horrors of that war. he will also hold a final meeting with the outgoing us president. the two leaders have developed strong ties over the last eight years. barack 0bama

following his arrival, mr. abe visited the national memorial cemetery of the pacific which honors those who died while serving in the u.s. armed forces. while the prime minister's visit to pearl harbor has been widely reported as a first ever since world war ii ended, he actually will be the fourth prime minister to do so. that includes a visit by his grandfather who also served as prime minister. japanese officials are characterizing mr. abe's visit to the site as the first by a sitting prime minister with a u.s. president. this trip comes seven months after president obama became the first sitting president to visit a park dedicated to the 140,000 people killed by the hiroshima atomic bomb. >>> russian state-run media reporting a black box from that crashed military jet has now been recovered. while russian officials are downplaying the possibility of terror, instead focusing on pilot error or technical problem, no one is ready to say just what doomed the flight carrying 92 people. >> reporter: on the black sea,

mr abe has given him greater urgency to lay the ghosts of pearl harbor to rest.has defended its proposal to make voters in england show id before casting their ballot, saying it will preserve the integrity of the electoral system against fraud. trials will be conducted first, using a range of methods during the 2018 local elections. but critics believe the pilot schemes could deter some people from voting. here's our political correspondent carole walker. these were the scenes when lutfur rahman was elected mayor of tower hamlets in east london two years ago. the people of this borough, i have said, willjudge me on my record. but he was accused of corruption and illegal practices and thrown out of office amid claims of voter fraud and intimidation. now the government is to try out new plans requiring voters to present photo id or proof of address in some local elections in england in 2018. when it comes to ensuring people from vulnerable backgrounds, vulnerable communities, are given the right to vote, we are determined everyone should have their say and one of t

for mr abe, too, there is deep concern about what will happen to japan's most important partnership when money than ever from parking charges and fines. figures from 89 health trusts across england suggest £120 million was raised parking fees last year — that's up five per cent on the year before. patient groups have criticised rising parking charges and the department of health said it expects trusts to put concessions in place for disabled people, carers and shift workers. the film industry and fans around the world have been paying to be too carrie fisher. she had been in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest on a flight suffering a cardiac arrest on a flight to los angeles last friday. phil star wars actor, mark hamill, called the news downright heartbreaking. harrison ford described her as brilliant, original and emotionally fearless. i have been talking to anthony daniels, who played c3p0 in all of the star wars films. we were on set together quite a lot and it was wonderful to be back with her after we had been together on episode seven. she was not born when the pickles happen

speaking after a visit to the uss arizona memorial, mr abe thanked the united states for its tolerance wingfield—hayes reports. voiceover: it has taken 75 years for ajapanese prime minister and us president to come here to pearl harbor together. inscribed on the walls in front of them, the names of the 2,a00 americans killed injapan's surprise attack in december i9ai. 0utside, they cast flowers into the waters where the wreck of the uss arizona still lies. the battleship exploded under a reign ofjapanese bombs, taking most of its crew with it. many of their remains still lie in the water below here. prime minister abe spoke of his sadness at the young american lives cut short, of their hopes and dreams left unfulfilled. translation: when i contemplate that solemn reality, i am rendered entirely speechless. rest in peace, precious souls of the fallen. voiceover: for 75 years, americans have been taught to remember pearl harbor, but today president 0bama called on americans to take a different lesson from this place. even when hatred burns hottest, even when the tug of tribalism is at it

mr. abeof an interesting move and shows a little leadership to boldly host this meeting even as the g-7 including japan continues to impose sanctions on russia. japan of course is looking for progress on the long standing territorial dispute that you mentioned. also looking for ways to diversify its energy program so it might be less dependent on middle east oil imported. >> what do we know about what they discussed in those few hours? >> so it was a fairly long meeting. a lot of it was with them and only their translator so no other officials and we know that it started off very friendly. mr. abe made a joke about how the hot springs might help mr. putin ease his physical fatigue and might also take out some of the fatigue from their bilateral relationship and discussions on some of these issues. we know it also touched on some difficult topics. mr. putin expressed discontent over the missile defense u.s. s japan hosts -- the defense system. mr. abe said these are only for defense purposes a

speaking at a ceremony at the us naval base alongside president obama, mr abe said he had been rendered visit to the memorial. translation: each and every one of those servicemen, had a mother and father anxious about his safety. many had wives and girlfriends they loved. and many must have had children they would have loved watch grow up. all of that is brought to an end. when i contemplate that solemn reality, i am branded and tidy speechless. —— rendered. rest in peace, precious souls. i cast flowers on behalf of japanese people upon the waters were those savers and marines sleep. president obama, people of the united states of america, and the people around the world, as the prime minister ofjapan, i offer my sincere and everlasting condolences to the souls of those who lost their lives here, as well as to the spirits of all the brave men and women whose lives were taken by a war that commenced in this very place, and also to the souls of the countless innocent people who became victims.

mr. abe and the u.s. president stood together in hawaii paying tribute to those who died in the japanese attack 75 years ago. both leaders asserted their nation's alliance. cnn's athena jones reports. >> reporter: hi there. a historic day here at peril harbor. a moment 75 years in the making and pictures and videos, the likes of which we've never seen before. a u.s. president and a japanese prime minister going together to the uss arizona memorial a pay their respects to the fallen. both leaders delivering moving remarks and invoking the sights and sounds of that day in 1941 when more than 2400 people never made it home. president obama saying abe's presence shows what's possible between nations and how former foes can become the best of allies. >> as nations and as people, we cannot choose the history we inherit. but we can choose what lessons to draw from it. and use those lessons to chart our own futures. wars can end. the most bitter of adversaries can pictubecome the strongest o allies.

mr. abe's visit comes 75 years after the attack on pearl harbor and marked the first visit to the site by a sitting japan prime minister with the u.s. prime minister. while the president did not offer a formal apology, he used the event to speak of remorse over the attack. >> as the prime minister of japan, i offer my sincere and everlasting condolences to the souls that lost their lives here, as well as to the spirits of all the brave men and women whose lives were taken by a war that commenced in this very place and also to the souls of the countless innocent people who became victims of the war. >> i hope that together we send a message to the world that there is more to be won in peace than in war, that reconciliation carries more wards tha retribution. here in this quiet harbor, we honor those we lost and we give thanks for all that our two nations have won together as friends. >> mr. abe's visit comes seven months after president obama became the first sitting u.s. president to visit the

an adviser to mr abe said he was not planning to offer an apology for the attack. shoppers are expected to hit the high street today as the traditional boxing day sales get under way. the number of people going to the shops is expected to be down on last year, with analysts saying that earlier discount events like black friday and cyber monday will affect post—christmas sales. almost £3 billion is expected to be spent at the tills today, with a further £900 million spent online we'll be back at eight with the headlines. david bowie, ronnie corbett and victoria wood — just a few of those who passed away this year, and whose lives are celebrated in review 2016: we remember. there's another chance to see part one on the bbc iplayer, but now here's part two. # i heard there was a secret court # that david played... i only do the kind of music that i do. i would love to do other kinds but with the limits of my talent i am obliged to do my own thing. # it goes like this the fourth, the fifth, the minor fall, the major lift # the baffled king composing hallelujah. # suzan

before his departure from tokyo, mr abe said he wanted to send a message that japan would never repeat the atrocities of past wars. the bbc‘s laura bickerjoins us from washington. what do we know about the form of this visit? first of all, he has arrived in hawaii. he will meet with president obama over the next few hours. it will be their finalsummit the next few hours. it will be their final summit together and then the pairof them, final summit together and then the pair of them, both presidents, will visit the memorial, the uss arizona, where shinzo abe abbey will take pa rt where shinzo abe abbey will take part ina where shinzo abe abbey will take part in a ceremony to remember the lives lost there, the majority of them were killed on that battleship, them were killed on that battleship, the uss arizona. shinzo abe they will become the first sitting prime minister of japan to take will become the first sitting prime minister ofjapan to take part in the ceremony at that memorial. minister ofjapan to take part in the ceremony at that memorialm this in any sense an apology?m won't be

for mr abe there is deep concern about what will happen to japan‘s most important partnership when mray have west the presidency, but cristina fernandez has not left the public stage. argentina‘s former president has been indicted for the second time in one year. she left the presidency into the —— she took overfrom she left the presidency into the —— she took over from her husband in 2007 and combined they held power for 12 years. her critics said she wrecked the economy. she resigned last december, and her political opponent won power. their relationship has been fractious since the beginning. ms fernandez did not attend her opponent‘s inauguration ceremony. since then there have been several accusations of corruption against the former president. in may, she was charged with making for —— fraudulent foreign currency transactions and in junea foreign currency transactions and in june a judge ordered her properties searched. injuly june a judge ordered her properties searched. in july her june a judge ordered her properties searched. injuly her assets were frozen. in —— now she is fa

mr. abe, i welcome you here in the spirit of friendship that the people of japan have always welcomed me. i hope that together, we send a message to the world that there is more to be won in peace than in war, that reconciliation carries more rewards than retribution. here in this quiet harbor, we honor those we lost and we give thanks for all that our two nations have won together as friends. may god hold the fallen in his everlasting arms, may he watch over our veterans and all those who stand guard on our behalf. may god bless us all. thank you. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] >> rithika and gentlemen, please remain in your seats -- ladies and gentlemen, please remain in your seats until the japanese delegation departs. next on c-span, former president george w. bush on national security and north korea. after that, former first lady north korea on the plight of north korean refugees. later we talk to newly elected representative brian mast of florida. >> c-span's wa

mr abe said that the horrors of war must never be repeated. the american film star carrie fisher, who played princess leia in the star wars films, has died at the age of 60. she had been in intensive care since friday after recently suffering a cardiac arrest. harrison ford, who played alongside her, said she was one—of—a—kind, brilliant, original. ajudge in argentina has indicted the former president, cristina fernandez de kirchner, on corruption charges. the case involves a private company, austral, which was granted lucrative contracts from the government. let's have a look at the morning's papers. actress carrie fisher's death at the age of 60 is the main focus of the independent. the paper also claims to have seen plans to topple unite union's chief len mccluskey. carrie fisher also makes headlines in the mail, as does new analysis from researchers that 80% of the middle—aged population in the uk are in bad health. the express also features the new health figures, reporting that diabetes among the middle—aged has doubled. the daily telegr

mr abe said that the horrors of war must never be repeated. the american film star carrie fisher, who played princess leia in the star wars films, has died at the age of 60. she had been in intensive care since friday, after recently suffering a cardiac arrest. harrison ford, who played alongside her, said she was one—of—a—kind, brilliant, original. ajudge in argentina has indicted the former president, cristina fernandez de kirchner, on corruption charges. the case involves a private company, austral, which was granted lucrative contracts from the government. now on bbc news victoria derbyshire takes a look back at the exclusive interviews and films which have featured on her programme in 2016. hello and welcome to the programme. over the next half an hour we'll bring you some of the exclusive interviews and original stories that we have brought to you over the last year. adam deacon ended up being sectioned after threatening people including his former mentor. he was later diagnosed with having bipolar disorder. he went to meet stephen fry t

mr abe will pay his respects alongside barack 0bama this tuesday, after already marking a moment of silencets. archive: december 7th, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy. the japanese attacks came in waves during a deadly two hours. bombs ripped through us battleships, crippling the pacific fleet and killing over 2,000 americans. survivors recalled that the once bustling port burned for hours. i had a fire hose in one hand, trying to put out the fires, and with the other i went around memorising these nametags so i could write to their parents and tell them what happened to their sons. after 75 years, a sitting japanese prime minister will attend a service to pray for those lives lost. shinzo abe arrived in hawaii to reaffirm a solemn promise never to repeat the horrors of that war. he‘ll also hold a final meeting with the outgoing us president. the two leaders have developed strong ties over the last eight years. barack 0bama was the first sitting president to visit hiroshima, a powerful symbol of reconciliation. we force ourselves to feel the dread of children confused by what they se

an adviser to mr abe said he was not planning to offer an apology for the attack.n stories this morning. matt will have the weather in around five minutes. he was the pop star that helped define the distinctive sound and look of the 1980s. george michael, who has died at the age of 53, sang, wrote and collaborated with some of the world's greatest musicians. he first found fame as one half of the duo wham! who had huge success, and became the first western group to tour china in 1985. martin lewis produced a documentary of that tour and the wham! video to the song freedom and joins us on the phone now. thank you for talking to us this morning. your memories of george michael? i have great, affectionate memories of george. ifirst i have great, affectionate memories of george. i first met him in late 1984 in new york. and wham were just making their first foray into america. and i happened to have discovered his manager was an old friend of mine. i asked george over dinner what they were doing next, and he said, we're going to china. i said, that's as like a film. hi

mr abe said that the horrors of war must never be repeated. the american film star carrie fisher, who played princess leia in the star wars films, has died at the age of 60. she had been in intensive care since friday, after recently suffering a cardiac arrest. her co—star, harrison ford, said she was one of a kind, brilliant, original. ajudge in argentina has indicted the former president, cristina fernandez de kirchner, on corruption charges. the case involves a private company, austral, which was granted lucrative contracts from the government. let's have a look at the morning's papers: actress carrie fisher's death at the age of 60 is the main focus of the independent. the paper also claims to have seen plans to topple unite union's chief len mccluskey. carrie fisher also makes headlines in the mail, as does new analysis from researchers that 80% of the middle—aged population in the uk are in bad health. the express also features the new health figures, reporting that diabetes among the middle—aged has doubled. the daily telegraph claims t

an adviser to mr abe said he was not planning to offer an apology for the attack.ppers are expected to hit the shops today as the traditional boxing day sales get under way. however, research suggests that pre—christmas discounts — both online and on the high street — mean fewer people now turn up at big sale events. to find out more, we can speak to diane wehrle, a retail analyst, who is in our london newsroom. good morning. thank you very much for talking to us this morning. so, really, our shoppers almost oversatu rated really, our shoppers almost oversaturated with sales? you get a lot in the run—up to christmas, why go out again on boxing day? lot in the run—up to christmas, why go out again on boxing dawm lot in the run—up to christmas, why go out again on boxing day? it is more of a tradition on boxing day as anything else and ifeel what more of a tradition on boxing day as anything else and i feel what has happened what our evidence is showing as is that the christmas trading period is becoming polarised. it kicks off at the end of november and then it goes

an adviser to mr abe said he was not planning to offer an apology for the attack.ll face significant disruption this week, as 200 sets of engineering works are planned by network rail. with so many trains cancelled or suspended, lots of people will be travelling by coach instead. so breakfast‘s graham satchell is at victoria coach station in london for us this morning. good morning. it is getting quite busy behind you. it is. this is one of the only transport hub is really working properly today. a busy day for many people as they head out the south or to visit relatives, to a football match. but i love you wa nted football match. but i love you wanted a train, you will struggle. why are there no trains? train operators say there is not enough demand to make it worth their while running services. yes, there are engineering most of the network is open. having said that, looking at the thousands of people going through the station today, owing to places all over the country, it seems odd that the only place you can go to from london gatwick, stansted, brighton, oxfor

an adviser to mr abe said he was not planning to offer an apology for the attack. shoppers are expected to hit the high street today as the traditional boxing day sales get underway. the number of people going to the shops is expected to be down on last year, with analysts saying that earlier discount events like black friday and cyber monday will affect post—christmas sales. almost £3 billion is expected to be spent at the tills today, with a further 900 million pounds spent online. that's all from me for this morning. louise is back with breakfast from six tomorrow morning. now though, the bbc weather team bring you the stories behind the forecasts. here's nick miller with weather world. this time on weather world we are going up in the world, literally into the mountains of north wales, and our method of transport may surprise you, it is going to be quite a ride. also on weather world. extreme storms and the battle to survive them, as global temperatures set new records. winterfights back in the usa, but not in the arctic. it is still not cold enough on top of t

mr. abe is the first sitting japanese leader to visit the site of the attack that launched u.s. involvement in world war ii. wednesday night at 8:00, a review of house and senate hearings from 2016. on topics including the flint, michigan, water crisis and wells fargo unauthorized account scandal. >> seriously. you found out that one of your divisions had created 2 million fake accounts, had fired thousands of employees for improper behavior and had cheated thousands of your own customers and you didn't even once consider firing her ahead of her retirement? >> thursday at 8:00 p.m., we remember some of the political figures that passed away in 2016, including former first lady nancy reagan and supreme court justice antonin scalia. and friday night at 8:00, our in memorial program continues with shimon peres, muhammad ali and former senator and astronaut john glenn. this week in primetime on c-span. >>> c-span's "washington journal" live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday, politico congressional reporter ilana shore and e & e news reporter

mr. abere in the spirit of friendship, as the people of japan have always welcomed me. i hope that together we send a message to the world that there is more to be won in peace than in war and more rewards than retribution here in this quiet harbor we honor those we've lost and we give thanks for all that our two nations have won together as friends. may god hold the fallen in his everlasting arms, may he watch over our veterans and all who stand guard on our behalf. may god bless us all. thank you. [ applause ] >>> and that concludes the remarks of president obama and japanese prime minister shinzo abe as they speak together at the "uss arizona" memorial there in hawaii. very interesting comments from both. i was quite relieved that the president didn't take any questions from the press because i feel he would have taken that moment to attack both donald trump and fox news. >> because it's been 90 seconds that he hasn't. >> it's a very solemn moment commemorating 75 years later we're still f

mr. abe, i welcome you here in the spirit of friendship. the people of japan have always welcomed me. i hope that together we send a message to the world that there is more to be won in peace than in war. that reconciliation carries more rewards than retribution. here in this quiet harbor, we honor those we lost and we give thanks for all that our two nations have won together as friends. may god hold the fallen in his everlasting arms and may he watch over our veterans and all who stand guard on our behalf. may god bless us all. thank you. >>> you just heard from president obama speaking at pearl harbor. we are joined by by our panel and my friend david sanger and we just heard from the president speaking about the power of reconciliation saying the deepest wounds of war can give way to friendship and lasting peace. he said the alliance between the countries has never been stronger. what was striking though as we talk about the current politics of this day related to the relationship with japan among others. he had thoughts i think may ref

mr. abewelcome you here in the spirit of friendship, as the people of japan have always welcomed me. i hope that, together, we send a message to the world that there is more to be won in peace than in war, that reconciliation carries more rewards than retribution. here in this quiet harbor, we honor those we lost, and we give thanks for all that our two nations have won together, as friends. may god hold the fallen in his everlasting arms, and may he watch over our veterans and all who stand guard on our behalf. may god bless us all. thank you. [ applause ] >> you've been listening there to president obama speaking alongside the japanese prime minister shinzo abe at pearl harbor. the president ending with a message there saying they hope to send a message to the world that there is more to be won in peace than in war. 75 years since the attack on pearl harbor. >>> coming up, we'll have more on today's other breaking news story, the death of "star wars" actress carrie fisher. reaction continue

moments that will take place this year and it shows what a strong partnership president obama and mr. abe have forged over the last eight years. >> reporter: and you know something else she pointed out, not only will the people in japan and here in the united states be watching, this is really a historic event that people around the world will be watching. ayman? >> i know this is the president's final holiday getaway, he's managed to squeeze in a few rounds of golf and paid visito the troops and support but what else does he have planned while on the island? >> reporter: this was the only officially planned thing on his schedule. there's actually nothing else official on there, but as you can imagine, he's going to be hitting the gym at the base and some more rounds of golf. he is here with his family, so possibly another trip to get some shaved ice. >> and maybe gyms and the golf course after his presidency too. tammy leitner, thank you. let's bring in karine jean-pierre for moveon.org and former white house advisor. great to have you with us this morning. let me play you something else

mr. abe and u.s.dent barack obama spoke of reconciliation and affirmed their nation's alliance. >>> israel is defying a u.n. security council resolution, moving forward with its plans to build settlements in east jerusalem. the council approved a resolution last week demanding an end to settlements in east jerusalem and in the west bank. in the meantime, the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is set to give a speech on wednesday, laying out the country's vision for peace in the middle east. >>> fans and celebrities around the world are remembering carrie fisher, the iconic actress best known for her role as princess leia in the "star wars" movies died on tuesday. fisher suffered an apparent heart attack during a flight on friday. she was 60 years old. >> and of course the loss of another great, pop star george michael. so many people around the world are still mourning his loss. the celebration of his career and his legacy, it continues outside his home in north london. >> fans have been singing his h

china is rising, there's ambiguity about what our policy will look like so i expect mr. abet to make sure he and mr. trump see eye to eye on how the alliance should be strengthened in the future. >> how do you see the relationship moving forward given the fact that president-elect trump has given the comments about japan needing to do more? >> two things that have been of concern to the japanese public during trump's presidential campaign, one was about the alliance and the strength of u.s./japan partnership. on the military side. the second is economic relations specifically on trades and as we know president-elect trump has been very anti-trade, anti-tpp, the transpacific trade deal. japan still hopes the tpp will move forward and the meeting trump had with abe, that was one of the issues that was raised. we hope that there will be some kind of breakthrough in trade relations between the two countries to have some kind of trade deal but it -- there is a lot of concern about how these economic relations will move forward. >> all right, shihoko and sheila, thank you so much.

mr. abe is the first sitting japanese leader to visit the site of the attack that lost u.s. involvement in world war ii. wednesday night beginning at 8:00, a review of house and senate hearings from 2016 on topics including the flint, michigan water crisis, and the wells fargo unauthorized account scandal. >> seriously? you found out one of your divisions created 2 million fake accounts, had fired thousands of employees for improper behavior, and had cheated thousands of your own customers and you didn't even once consider firing her ahead of her retirement? >> thursday at 8:00 eastern, some of the political figures that passed away in 2016, including former first lady nancy reagan and supreme court justice antonin scalia of. -- antonin scalia. shimon perez, mom at ali, john glenn. this week in prime time on c-span. sunday, january 1, and death will feature a live discussion on the presidency of barack obama. we are taking your phone calls, tweets, emails during the program. april ryan, white house correspondent for urban radio networks, and author of the presidency in black

mr abe will be accompanied by president obama who is holidaying in hawaii with his family.g for the boxing day sales — despite analysts suggesting cheaper prices in the run up to christmas would mean the shops being a little less busy than last year. the fall in the value of the pound since brexit is also providing an incentive for tourists looking for a bargain. the former governor of the bank of england lord king suggested today that britain would be better off leaving the single market completely, if it wants to strike trade deals outside the eu. here's our economics correspondent, andy verity. after one day's respite, 11! million of us are expected to hit the shops today, drawn in by the theory that goods are significantly cheaper than they were two days ago. from birmingham to belfast, £3 billion is expected to be spent in shopping centres in the high street, with up to another billion online. i always do it every boxing day morning. why? ijust love sale shopping. i'm normallyjust looking for a really good deal, like half price. we were here last february and the excha

for mr abe too there is deep concern about what will happen to japan's most important partnership, whenays' time. campaigners for an early brexit have written to business organisations across europe to try and drum up support for a free trade agreement with the european union after the uk stops being a member. the campaign group, leave means leave, is hoping for a trade deal with no taxes on goods travelling to and from the continent. sean's here. what does all this mean? well, leave means leave, another campaign group, they want us to leave the eu and they want us to live within a couple of years. one of the members of leave means leave isa of the members of leave means leave is a former head of the chambers of commerce in the uk. they have got in touch with the chamber of commerce around the eu to get them to lobby their governments to say, get a move on. because leave means leave has said it is not in the benefit of the eu countries or the uk if we end up with a deal at some point where taxes are higher, creating more trade barriers between the uk and countries around the eu if we le

the other thing to watch for is mr. abe in japan has wanted to improve military there.f trump gives him endorsement for, that that will put the squeeze further on china. so we won't have it just on the trade area. the whole relationship will be something to be watched carefully. >> how does the market react to a trade war? >> not well. not well at all. and that's why they've got to be careful. you know, an enormous amount of the earnings for the dow and many of the other indices come from offshore. and we still haven't gotten any detail on brexit. you know, people talk as if, well, brexit doesn't matter anymore, it washed away. the reason that we didn't continue down after brexit is that it got postponed. that nothing's being done. so we could have a rather volatile and tumultuous first quarter if all these things come back up. although if you look at the vix, you would swear nothing's going to happen. >> a lot of ways to go up to to where the vix is now, 11-something. >> yeah. >> all right. art, thank you. >> my pleasure. >> art cashin. >> when we come back, ian bremme

mr. abe is the first sitting japanese leader to visit the site of the attack that launched u.s. involvement in world war ii. wednesday night beginning at 8:00, a review of house and senate hearings from 2016, on topics including the flint, michigan water crisis, and the wells fargo unauthorized account scandal. >> seriously? you found out that one of your divisions had created 2 million fake accounts, had fired thousands of employees for improper behavior, and had cheated thousands of your own customers, and you didn't even once consider firing her ahead of her retirement? >> thursday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, we remember some of the political figures that passed away in 2016, including former first lady nancy reagan, and supreme court justice antonin scalia. friday night at 8:00, our in memoriam program continues with shimon peres, mohammad ali, and former senator and astro

mr. abe is a first sitting japanese leader to visit the site of the attack that launched u.s. involvement in world or to. -- world war ii. wednesday night at 8:00, a review of senate and house hearings on topics including the flint, michigan water crisis, and the wells fargo unauthorized account scandal. >> you found out that one of your decisions had created 2 million fake accounts, fired thousands of employees for improper behavior, and had cheated thousands of your own customers, and you didn't even once consider firing her ahead of her retirement? >> thursday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, some of the political figures that passed away in 2016, including the former first lady nancy reagan and the supreme court justice antonin scalia. our innight at 8:00, memoriam program continues. this week in prime time, on c-span. next, the annual christmas message from queen elizabeth. from london, this is just under 10 minutes. ♪

mr. abe is the first sitting japanese leader to visit the site of the attack that launched u.s.and senate hearings from 2016 on topics including the flint, michigan, crisis and the wells fargo unauthorized account scandal. >> seriously, you found out that one of your divisions had created 2 million fake accounts, had fired thousands of employees for improper behavior and had cheated thousands of your own customers and you didn't even once consider firing her ahead of her retirement? >> thursday at 8:00 p.m. eastern we remember some of the political figures that passed away in 2016 including former first lady, nancy reagan, and supreme court justice antonin scalia. friday night at 8:00 our in memorium program with shimon perez, muhammad ali and john glenn. >>> each week american history tv's "real america" brings you archival films that provide context for today's public affairs issues. >>> christmas tree farming is a rapidly increasing industry in the pacific northwest. as people demand more and better christmas trees, the numbers available from uncultured natural stands is stea

mr. abe is the first prime minister to visit the site. a review of house and senate hearings from 2016. on topics including the flint, michigan water crisis and the wells fargo unauthorized act scandals. >> seriously you found out that one of your divisions had created 2 million fake accounts, had fired thousands of employees for improper behavior and had cheated thousands of your own customers and you didn't even once consider firing her ahead of herrer tirement? >> thursday at 8:00 p.m. eastern we remember some of the political figures that passed away in 2016 including former first lady nancy reagan and supreme court court justice anthony ska leah and pry night at 8 or in memoryiam continues and former senator and astronaut john glenn. >> sunday in-depth will feature a live discussion on the presidency of barack obama. we're taking your phone calls, tweets and facebook questions during the program. our panel includes april ryan white house correspondent for american ushen radio networks. my upclose view of three presidents and race in

it is part of a pattern we've shownin which mr. abe has global leadership.becomes on the heel of him hising president putin in own hometown. that was a bit risky, considering that the j seven has imposed sanctions on russia. one of the real messages of this visit is to send a signal to the next u.s. administration that primus trade it -- prime minister abe is someone with whom the u.s. should collaborate. rishaad: what did he actually say? what precisely did he say today? >> it was quite a beautiful speech. it was 17 minutes long, fairly long. and it was formal, read goal. be good say it was elegant. as we noted earlier in the show, he expressed his sincere condolences, which is a very formal way of expressing sadness in japan. he had a couple of phrases in english that stood out a little bit. he said the brave respect the brave. phrase thed the power of reconciliation. my think that is a message he wanted to deliver. on the one hand, he was reciprocating for obama's visit to hiroshima. again, he was looking forward to 2017, trying to emphasize some of these

mr. abered that this was, these systems are for self-defense purposes, no nation needs to fear them. then they moved on to territorial dispute. that is a trippy -- tricky topic. on the russian standpoint, there is no issue. they took it during the last week of the war, and i believe -- they believe they have a right to them. in japan, it was captured territory that should return. the issue is continuing. we will not get any sort of deal this visit or during the administrations of putin and abe. rishaad: just a quick word on how they have been actually, what is the mood, the reception? >> it has been good. , photos lot of videos of them smiling. abe may be more warmer. rishaad: all right, thank you. dimon: up next, jamie with singapore. ♪ generosity is its own form of power. you can handle being a mom for half an hour. i'm in all the way. is that understood? i don't know what she's up to, but it's not good. can't the world be my noodles and butter? get your mind out of the gutter. mornings are

literally every american ally in asia, including mr. abe, but big political capital on the line to get tpp done. in the case of abe, he doesn't have any internal opposition either within his party or outside. he can come to the u.s. and talk to trump and doesn't even mention it's not a problem for him. but for every other ally, like in south korea where they are about to get than impeache president, it's a real problem. >> not because of trade? >> not because of trade but the point it's much harder for them say, oh, it's no big deal that trump isn't going forward with a really big strategic deal that was going to allow us to be more in align with the united states. >> thanks. >> ian bremmer, appreciate you being here. >>> two churches with a complicated past are trying to build a racial divide. >> one daughter said follow and one daughter said why? i think that was my first consciousness of a first grader. >> their members are using words and actions to understand their our series "a more perfect union" is just ahead. announcer: this portio

so literally every american ally in asia, including mr. abee. in the case of abe, he doesn't have any internal opposition. either within his party or outside, he can come to the u.s., talk to trump, doesn't even mention it is a problem for him. for every other ally like south korea, the point is that it is much harder for them to say, oh, it is no big deal that trump isn't going forward with a really big strategic deal that was going to allow us to be more in line with the united states. >> thanks. >> ian bremmebremmer, thank you much. >>> two churches with a complicated past are trying to bridge a divide. >> i think that was my first consciousness. >> their members are using words and actions to understand their differences. our series, a more perfect unio,, announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by hepc hope. announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by hepc hope. >>> james taylor said he was just waiting to beed >>> james taylor says he was just waiting to be named the kennedy center honoree. >> i often did wo