our business reporter jonathanjosephs explains what more we know about mr kelly. time as the four merge chairman of nissan. and he is regarded as the right—hand man. we know that greg kelly poss my job involve addressing some of the complex legal issues that an international car—maker like nissan would face. he has not been released on bail. he had been accused of helping him do two things, to misappropriate company money for his own use and also to underreport his pay which is a criminal offence. both men denied any wrongdoing but mr kelly would not be able to fight his legal battle from outside of the tokyo prison where he has been held since the middle of november. johnathanjoseph‘s since the middle of november. johnathan joseph's there. pope francis has stressed the need for love between people of all races, nations and religions in his traditional christmas message. addressing the thousands who gathered in st peter's square, he appealed to worshippers to embrace other cultures, and to celebrate diversity. the pontif also spoke about the world's humanitarian di

here's president trump speaking about the time frame of mr kelly's departure. will be leaving at the end of the year. we'll be announcing who will be taking john's place — it might be on an interim basis. i be announcing that over the next day or two, butjohn will be leaving at the end of the year. he has been with me almost two years now, as you know, between the two positions. our correspondent dan johnson is in washington with the very latest. it had always been a tough job for john kelly trying to impose discipline and consistency on a white house that has been marked by heavy turbulence and high staff turnover. john kelly was the man sometimes at the back of the room with his head in his hand as donald trump spoke off the cuff albeit from the script once again. now the job ofa the script once again. now the job of a chief of staff is to tell the president thinks he does not want to hear. we don't know yet who will replacejohn kelly, whether it will be someone who can stand up to the president. by the change—up? there isa president. by the change—up? there

here's president trump speaking about the time frame of mr kelly's departure.leaving, retir—. .. i don't know if i can say retiring. but he's a great guy. john kelly will be leaving at the end of the year, we'll be announcing who will be taking john's place. it might be an interim basis. i'll be announcing that over the next day or two. butjohn will be leaving at the end of the year. he's been with me almost two years now, as you know, between the two positions. president trump speaking a short time ago. danjohnson is in washington. yet another change of personnel? yes. apparently this is the 28th departure from the right —— white house. donald trump criticised arab obama for the amount of stuff he lost in three years, he's looking for his third in three years now. interesting who will get the job. it's maybe not the best known, public facing role from the white house. but it is an important inside a job. it is talked of as needing a figure who can stand up to the president, who can tell him the hard truths, the things that he doesn't wa nt to truths, the thing

appealed thatve decision and mr. kelly has been spending his christmas day in he may or may not get out by the end of the day today. he looks closer to being out mr. ghosn. >> listen to how these phone calls ended up going. time. have a good are you still a believer in santa? the response was unclear. that is it for us from the newsroom. stay tuned for more france 24. welcome to this special addition of talking europe. are thousands upon thousands of them. four of the eu member states are island nations. it is a particular geography with particular needs and problems. we are looking at some of the most pressing. we arere asking why y it is a ce butater, water everywhere, not a drop to drink. we are taking you to the french caribbean. >> a lifetime of farming has taught them how pressures water is. lessechnique uses 80% water. >> you make much better use of the space and water. makeed to, with ideas to more efficient. julian relies on underground aquifers to pump water to his crops. of learningn charge techniques to reduce

here's president trump speaking about the time frame of mr kelly's departure.w if i can say retiring, but he isa know if i can say retiring, but he is a great guy. john kelly will be leaving at the end of the year, we'll be announcing who will be taking john's place. it might be on an interim basis. i be announcing that over the next day or two, but john will be leaving at the end of the year. he has been with me almost two years the year. he has been with me almost two yea rs now the year. he has been with me almost two years now as you know, between the two positions. danjohnson is in washington. just tell us more aboutjohn kelly's time in office and how successful it has been. he was described as one of the grown—ups in the white house when he took over as chief of staff 18 months ago. it was six months into the trump presidency, and it was thought that someone needed to come and take control really, impose some discipline and order and former military generaljohn kelly was chosen to do thatjob. he was seen to have had some success at least in the early days

will leave his job by the end of the year they have been assistant reports for several days that mr kelly has been under pressure to leave trump said he successor could be announced in the coming days. six people including five teenagers have died and dozens have been injured after a stampede in a nightclub media talian city upon corner police are investigating claims that the crush was triggered when a pepper spray like substance was released into the crowd during a round concert. thousands of activists have been demonstrating in poland for fast action against climate change the march comes at the halfway mark of the un climate conference in the polish city of quetta vets are delegates from nearly two hundred states and they're discussing how to implement the goals set by the twenty fifteen paris climate summit. meeting russian human rights activists alexai ever has died she was ninety one and among the last soviet era dissidents still active in russia elects the year was expelled from the communist party in one nine hundred sixty eight behind lighting to a close leadership a battle anik

kelly will leave his job by the end of the they have been persistent reports for several days that mr kelly has been under pressure to leave trump said his successor could be announced in the coming. i mean go to the polls today in step three elections triggered by reformist prime minister nicola. he took office earlier this year after spearheading massive opposition protests that forced out leader. dubbed armenia's velvet revolution it was the most sweeping transformation in the landlocked southern caucasus country since its independence from the soviet union in one thousand nine hundred one parliamentary elections one should you have to be held on to twenty twenty two this now or is being seen as an attempt by partially to cement or to come apart of a head of a land reform drive. to his supporters he's a true man of the people a former journalist turned politician nicole passion jaan has a way with words and an unassuming style that has won the hearts and minds of many armenians passing on was elected prime minister by parliament in may after galvanizing a civil disobedience movement to p

will leave his job by the end of the year there have been persistent reports for several days that mr kelly has been under pressure to leave from said his successor could be announced in the coming days and. here in germany a new leader is taking over the reins of the ruling christian democrats off of the party's congress in homburg. to secure our members and for. america as head of the c.d.u. party. now faces the dual challenge of unifying. solution regional and european actions they handled so we need backwaters from the far right alternative for germany which is made with the country in recent elections. as the new cd leader. is now in pole position to also become a party's candidate for chancellor when america eventually steps down as germany did of those head of politics spoke to calm about some of her foreign policy positions among other issues the new cd you need to signal she will be taking a harder line of migration and johnson america i believe the state needs to be able to enforce the rule of law and that during my time as states interior minister and it's something we want to ge

when he his job by the end of the yeah there have been persistent reports for several days that mr kelly has been under pressure to leave from say his successor could be announced in the coming days in the one. trial of women have come forward in britain to accuse so-called psychics. deduced of sexual abuse their women claim the septics that he abused them on the premise of transferring his quote unquote energy deputation reaches far beyond brazil with followers in the u.s. europe and australia. france is reeling off for another saturday of biden protests by the so-called yellow vests want police detained almost two thousand demonstrators and one hundred thirty five people were injured in clashes france's prime minister has called for dialogue and the government is signaling if you make further concessions to protest as in the coming days bear in mind it has already scrapped a planned increase in fuel taxes that triggered the demonstrations in the first place. another night of unrest on the streets of paris. shops. banks nothing was a mean as across the city thousands of extra police wer

mr. kelly: mr. speaker, i thank you for bringing this incredibly important legislation to the floor. mr. chairman, thank you. i rise in support of this comprehensive package that will in many way help americans save more of their own money for the future. among the many features has of retirement bills, the family savings act, stood as one of the pillars of tax reform 2.0 which passed this house in september. h.r. 88, along with the bipartisan right sizing pensions premiums is one giant step closer to becoming law. in short, this package is a wonderful gift at christmas for all americans. and it cannot come soon enough. americans should be able to rely on three main sources of retirement income to ensure security during their retirement years. social security. personal savings. third, employer sponsored savings plan. an alarming number of americans don't have access to an employer sponsored 401-k plan. a recent study found 42 of those that do have them have less than $10,000. combined that 60% of am

mr. kelly is stepping down amid renrts that he is no longer speaking terms with the prident. pres.: we will be announci who will take john' place. it might be on an interim basis. i will be nouncing that over the next day or two. rajini: nick ayers, currently chief of staff tvice president mike pence, was widely tipped, but has ruled himself out. current names on the short list included republican congressman mark meadows, budget director mickct mulvaney, and ag attorney general matthew whiter. the ongoing russia investigation and dealing with a new congress are two challenges they will face. but above all it is about keeping donald trump happy. no doubt that chief of staff is one of the toughest jobs i politics. for more on what is happening in the white house these days, i was joined earlier by alexis sime i began by asking her about nick ayers, who said he wouldn't take the job, and how the job of chief of staff will be a tough slot to fill. u can tell already that the unveiling did not go as planned, and it will be a tough job to fill. in previous presidencies, it is not unusua

look, when i met with mr. kellye chief of staff, when i was sitting right next to him and he said don't worry the president has evolved, that was campaign rhetoric, we're really not going to build a wall, it was very much publicized, these comments of mr. kelly. so, look, we all know that there are -- the wall -- it's not going to get built, right, democrats aren't going to give them $5 billion. we're coming back. here's what i expect to happen. i expect that tomorrow we don't have a resolution because it's kind of complicated in the senate, and there are rules in the house. and unfortunately hundreds of thousands of people are going to go with a christmas without a paycheck, without a job. that's sad. that's also very un-christian of them during the christmas season especially when all the members of congress are going to get their pay and their health care. so i expect that's going to happen. look, i think it's going to be kind of two to nothing, nancy pelosi, when she assumes the speakership of the house of repre

mr kelly is leaving the white house on wednesday. the bbc‘s dan johnson in washington told me more.ing insights here that shows where he differed from the approach of the president and is perhaps the key to why he is leaving the white house next week. he said, talking about the border wall, john kelly's assessment was that it was not a wall. he said very early in the administration, going back almost two years, they drop the idea of a continuous solid concrete wall across the border and even though the president still uses that language, john colley says the reality is the border security will be improved by increasing technology, putting more border agents on the board around by improving fencing in some areas, what the president referred to as steel flats. the idea of one continuous concrete wall, john kelly has shut that down as he leaves the white house. other issues he confronted, he defended the tough sta nce confronted, he defended the tough stance on immigration but said he does have compassion for the migrants coming to the wall, something the president certainly has not sh

mr kelly is leaving the white house on wednesday. the bbc‘s dan johnson in washington told me more. some interesting insights here that show where he differed from the president's approach and explain perhaps why he is leaving the white house next week. on the boardwalk on thejohn kelly's assessment was, it is not a wall. very early in trump's administration going back nearly two years, they dropped the idea of a nearly solid concrete wall across the border, and even though the president uses that language, john kelly says the reality is that border security will be improved by increasing technology, by putting more border agents on the border and by improving fencing in some areas. that is what the president started referring to as steel slats, but certainly the idea of one continuous concrete walljohn kelly has com pletely concrete walljohn kelly has completely shut down as he leaves the white house. some other issues he is confronted, he is defended the tough stance on immigration but says he does have compassion for the migrants coming over. something the president hasn't shown

he replaced the first one, reince priebus, but now mr. kelly been fired just as reince priebus was and so now a third white house chief of staff will be coming in soon, john kelly is expected to leave his post in january. when he initially took over his job, he came over from the department of homeland security where trump had appointed him to be homeland security secretary, when he came over to be chief of staff, he brought with him a young staffer who worked with him very closely at homeland security. his name is zach fuentes and zach fuentes is 36 years old. and when john kelly left homeland security, became the new white house chief of staff, he brought zach fuentes with him and gave zach fuentes a really good job. mr. fuentes became deputy white house chief of staff, which sounds like a big deal. that is a big job in its own right. but because of the way zach fuentes got the deputy chief of staff job, because of his close association with john kelly, now that john kelly has been fired there is a widespread expectation that deputy chief of

there've been a number of rumours surrounding mr kelly and his future relationship with president trumpd that i'm pleased to announce my nomination of the 4—star general mark miley, chief of staff of the united states army as the chairman of thejoint chiefs united states army as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff replacing another generaljoe dunford who will be retiring, so there has been a lot of movement within the staff surrounding mr trump, but the latest chief of staff to lead is mrjohn kelly. more on that from seven o'clock you're right on bbc news. in the meantime, here is the weather with louise. good evening. it has certainly been an unsettled week. things will quiet down for the second half of the weekend. we still have some showers to clear and strong winds, plenty of isobars across the chart through the night and isobars across the chart through the nightand in isobars across the chart through the night and in fact the strongest of the winds with likely to be across wales, southwest england and channel coast, gusting in excess perhaps 65-70 coast, gusting in excess pe

he replaced the first one, reince priebus, but now mr. kelly has been fired just as reince priebus was and so now a third white house chief of staff will be coming in soon, john kelly is expected to leave his post in january. when he initially took over his job, he came over from the department of homeland security where trump had appointed him to be homeland security secretary, when he came over to be chief of staff, he brought with him a young staffer who worked with him very closely at homeland security. his name is zach fuentes and zach fuentes is 36 years old. and when john kelly left homeland security, became the new white house chief of staff, he brought zach fuentes with him and gave zach fuentes a really good job. mr. fuentes became deputy white house chief of staff, which sounds like a big deal. that is a big job in its own right. but because of the way zach fuentes got the deputy chief of staff job, because of his close association with john kelly, now that john kelly has been fired there is a widespread expectation that deputy chief

there have been persistent reports for several days that mr kelly had been under pressure to go. retired marine general had been brought in to bring order to the white house after mr trump forced out his first appointee to the role. he's the 28th person to leave the white house since donald trump took office. john kelly will be leaving, retir— i don't know if i can say retiring. but he's a great guy. john kelly will be leaving at the end of the year, we'll be announcing who will be taking john's place. it might be an interim basis. i'll be announcing that over the next day or two. butjohn will be leaving at the end of the year. he's been with me almost two years now, as you know, between the two positions. let's speak to dan johnson in washington. mrtrump appears, as mr trump appears, as he's speaking to reporters, to be playing down any significance in this. it's business as usual, i'm moving the chess pieces around, to deal with a less powerful white house and administration next year, the democrats have got more power. is that really the case? well, it has become business as u

mr kelly told the los angeles times his record should bejudged by what the president did not do whileat were introduced. the former general said the president's wall, planned for the mexican border, was more like a fence, and said he felt compassion for migrants trying to enter the united states. as 2018 draws to a close, we're taking a look at what the coming year may hold, and today we're looking at space. it will be 50 years since mankind took its first giant steps on the moon, but the biggest developments could come in tourism and deep space exploration. here's our science correspondent, victoria gill. in 2019, it will be 50 years since the apollo 11 mission first sent people to the surface of the moon, and while it might seem like the heyday of the space race and that one small step for man is something to reflect on with nostalgia, the year ahead is set to bring us some pretty exciting space—based developments. it'll start on new year's day, when nasa's new horizons spacecraft will zoom past and grab some snapshots of a distant world called ultima thule, at the outer reaches of

reports of tension between mr. kelly and president trump.e says his departure is amicable. >> i was not privy to that final conversation. the president had great things to say about him. >> the vice president chief of staff is the president top choice to replace general kelly. wanting a two-year commitment. so far he has not been able to make that commitment. the source says they are still working on the terms. the president did tell reporters he could pick an interim chief of staff. president trump announced his pick with current state department spokesperson and former fox news host heather mauer. william barr is his choice to lead the department of justice. both need senate approval. >> i most certainly think she has ability to do the job well. does she have detailed knowledge of foreign-policy? i don't know. i need to meet with her. she has no experience as a diplomat. no meaningful experience in government. >> the president described him as a brilliant man. the man who served as george hw bush in the early 90s will need to answer a lot

. >> special counsel robert are mueller team reportedly interviewed mr. kellyource here in administration is telling me that any suggestions that kelly departure had anything to do with special counsel are incorrect. john. >> those most recent mueller court filings is the white house concerned about them, allison? >> they don't seem to be in the president reiterated that today. >> i think it is all turning around very nicely. but as far as the -- reports that we see according to everybody i've spoken to i have not read are it. there's absolutely no collusion which is very important. >> white house press secretary sarah sanders says filing in regards to mr. manafort case is focused on lobbying related issues. she said that it says little about the president in her words even less about collusion. on mr. cohen sanders says filings do not provide any new or valuable information adding, quote, mr. cohen has repeatedly lied and as prosecution has pointed out to the court, mr. cohen is no hero. >> i wouldn't be celebrating it if i was at the white house. i think that

mr. kelly was able to fire a few people in the beginning. if the chief doesn't win he won't be chief. liz: mick mulvaney just tweeted, this is a tremendous honor. i look forward to workin -- to g with the president and the entire team. it's going to be a great 2019. >> you have to be able to go in and give the president bad news. the president has to be able to trust you. you often acting for the president, calling people with bad news, working with congress. it's a unique kind of partnership that all chiefs have. liz: he's pretty hard line about the deficit. how do you think he'll do with nancy pelosi and chuck schumer? >> i don't know what his take is on this. but i think he's committed to a conservative agenda. that's one thing i'm happy with. i think he'll help president trump sharpen that agenda. i think he'll be a good advisor in terms of negotiations with democrats in congress. liz: let's get you to france, paris. police are bracing for a fifth week of dead whrid riots. the death toll, 6, more than a thousand injured. gregg palkot is

. >> mr. kelly, is it ready? >> yes, sir. >> and you'd go along. >> right today. [ laughter ] . >> the jury excused ninety step to put a man on a moon. the flight of apollo 8 inspired the poet . >>> three astronauts with soaring around the moon. the new york times carried on page one. an article about archibald. elder stateds man of american poetry. it seemed to say about all there is to be said ab the flight of apollo 8. we asked him to read it into our cameras. here with riders on the earth together, brothers in the eternal cold. >>> men's conception of themselves and of each other has always depended on their notion of the earth. when the earth was the world, all the world there was, and is it tars were lights in don they's heaven and the ground beneath women's feet roofed and they saw themselves creatures as the center of the universe . i the sole, particular concern of god. and from that high place they road and killed and conquered as they pleased. and when century centuries later when the earth is a small

i don't think that mr. kelly did a good job. i want to say good riddance to him.vid johnson's family doing? >> she is doing great. she graduated from nursing school. she has a new baby. they have a new home. it is so wonderful to see how they are moving along and prosperous without the father. and she speaks of him in the present. and the children speak of him in the present. he was a great man. a great, great man. >> true patriots, him and that family, and so are you. congresswoman, merry christmas to you. >> same to you. >> thanks for watching. our coverage continues. for a limited time, $50 for them $10 for you. applebee's. now that's eatin' good in the neighborhood. you ok there, kurt? we're about to move. karate helps... relieve some of the house-buying... stress. at least you don't have to worry about homeowners insurance. call geico. geico... helps with... homeowners insurance? been doing it for years. i'm calling geico right now. good idea! get to know geico. and see how easy homeowners and renters insurance can be. mopping robotthe from irobot. its precis

interview corey heatedwski said he had disagreements with mr. kellyis very happy the president is going to bring in a new team which is securing a second term in office. along with the other staff departures the president announcing over the weekend the departure of william barr as attorney general. christie in springfield, virginia. republican line. go ahead. caller: i propose his next chief of staff to be david boston. ande him a lot on the news just think he would have good rapport with president trump. host: is good rapport with president trump the key characteristic that the next chief of staff should have? caller: you know what? they have to get along with one another so yes. host: what else should the next chief of staff bring to the job, christie? caller: i guess keep an eye on him as much as he can. host: connie is in brookville, maryland. democrat. good morning. i feel that ayers didn't take the job because he has his whole career ahead of him. he wants tok jeopardize that in the face of all the indictments and everything with trump. someone

mr. harlan kelly, what are you doing with my -- she always called it my center. we thank you.o a lot of things have already been said, but you said enough. i just wanted to say thank you for speaking up for our community and we hope to see you soon. >> good afternoon, supervisors, good afternoon supervisor cohen. how are you today? i'm usually nervous at things like this but i'm bayview, we are all bayview here, as you could tell by the shirts. i've been to many community meetings and numerous things about this. i even took the day off work. i just wanted you to know how important this was for me today. i didn't have a great holiday. my husband was in a car accident. and i'm in the hospital as we speak but this is so important for me to be here because this is bayview, this is our future. he is my future. this is my grandson. this child care facility, this outdoors, everything that this speaks of, 1550 for dr. espinola jackson is dear to my heart and that's why i'm here today with my daughter and my family to show you guys how important this is to me. so thank you, please let

trump had focused on since he made up his mind to part ways with mr. kelly. he somewhat resembles trump in his younger days, a fact that trump often looks for as a positive signal. but alas, ayers is turning the president down and announced on twitter that he will be departing at the end of the year but will still work with the #maga team to advance the cause. reportedly president trump is having a tough time finding someone else to do that job, in large part because he has become so politically toxic. i'll have more on that ahead. >>> okay. today's been like a big meal. so now we need to sort of sit back and digest for a minute. i'm joined now by sam seder, host of the majority report podcast and host of ring of fire radio show, and former assistant u.s. attorney and vice president of the social justice at the new school. thanks to both of you for being here. maya, let's just pick up where we left off. the white house is without a chief of staff. arguably, the white house has been without a chief of staff for a long time. we all thought for a moment that joh

mr. harlan kelly, what are you doing with my -- she always called it my center. we thank you. so a lot of things have already been said, but you said enough. i just wanted to say thank you for speaking up for our community and we hope to see you soon. >> good afternoon, supervisors, good afternoon supervisor cohen. how are you today? i'm usually nervous at things like this but i'm bayview, we are all bayview here, as you could tell by the shirts. i've been to many community meetings and numerous things about this. i even took the day off work. i just wanted you to know how important this was for me today. i didn't have a great holiday. my husband was in a car accident. and i'm in the hospital as we speak but this is

mike: mr. kelly, is the lem ready? >> yes, sir. mike: and you would go a long? >> right today. walter: the next giant step -- to put a man on the moon. the flight of apollo 8 has inspired many men. in a moment, we will hear some great poetic reflections on its meaning. on christmas morning, when the three astronauts were soaring around the moon, "the new york times" carried on page one an article by archibald mcleish, elder statement of american poetry. it seems to us to say just about all there was to be said about the flight of apollo 8. we asked him to read it into our cameras. here with "riders on the earth together, brothers in the cold." >> man's conception of themselves and of each other has always depended on their notion of the earth. when the earth was the world, all the world there was, and the ands were lights in heaven the ground beneath men's feet roofed hell. they saw themselves as creatures of the center of the universe. the sole particular concern of god. from that high place, they rode and killed and conquered as they pleased. when centuries later the earth wa

and this donald trump is just on a tirade, and i don't think that mr. kelly job, and i think i want to say good riddance to him. good-bye, john kelly. good-bye. >> how is la david johnson's widow doing and the family? >> she's doing great. she graduated from nursing school. she has a new baby. they have a new home, and it is just so wonderful to see how they're moving along and prosperous and without the father. and she speaks of him in the present, and the children speak of him in the present. he was a great man, a great, great man. >> true patriots, him and that family. so are you. >> true patriot. >> congresswoman, thank you. merry christmas to you. >> thank you. same to you. happy holidays. >>> thanks for watching. our coverage continues. you get a free 50" samsung 4k tv. seriously, no! [announcer]seriously! t-mobile is giving you a free 50" tv. you gotta be kidding me. this deal won't last long. so get your free samsung tv at t-mobile store today. woooo!! pop pop pop!! about the colonial penn program. here to tell you if you're age 50-85 and looking to b

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. >> one of his fellow accused, an american citizen, mr. kelly, was able to post bail.pecting that? what does that mean for him? and does it change your expectations overall for both of them as to whether they're likely to end up convicted or released >> that was a little bit of a surprise because the last week, a japanese judge refused the prosecutor's request to deny bail, which was very unusual for the japanese system. and that sets the stage for mr. kelly to get out of jail, i guess that was on christmas day. but mr. ghosn has, as you mentioned, new charges against him. that gives investigators a chance to hold him until at least january 1st or perhaps after. we may be seeing from the judges in the sense there's been a lot of pressure from abroad against japan, i think showing a somewhat unwelcome light on the japanese justice system. so, perhaps the prospects for mr. ghosn to get out are better than they were but, you know, he's going to be there at least through new year's day and possibly much longer it's very hard to say what's going to happen. >> thanks for joi

now we understand the chief of staff john kelly on his way out. the two, mr. trump and kelly, reportedly not even speaking to each other. how big of an impact will this have on the trump white house? >> this further shows us that there is, at the heart of the trump administration, president trump and his chaotic personality and style. his demand for total loyalty. now general kelly was the secretary of the department of homeland security. he implemented a very large part of the anti-immigrant program on the southern border which president trump wanted. attorney general jeff sessions had done very similarly on the immigration front. unless you're personally loyal to the president, willing to do whatever he wants, he's going to get rid of you. and i think in the midterm elections, this showed that is losing his credibility amongst suburban affluent gop voters. and i think this is going to have the longer term damage electorally. it already has damaged him in the house elections and is going to damage him going forward into 2020. it damages the entire credibility

mr kelly and carlos ghosn were immediately served with new arrest warrants.ly they have been accused of another crime, another allegation, which is doing exactly the same thing, except this time in 2016, 2017 and 2018, which means they can now be held for another 20 days and the questioning and interrogation can continue until the 30th of december. carlos ghosn is a huge figure in the business world. put this into some sort of perspective for us. what reaction has there been to what is going on? the reaction has been very different here and elsewhere, i think. carlos ghosn was a huge figure and continues to be a huge figure in the car industry. he is still the chief executive officer of renault corporation in france. he was the head of these three motor corporations, renault, nissan and mitsubishi, and he really brought these companies into this alliance, and he really ruled over the alliance for the best part of 20 yea rs. alliance for the best part of 20 years. he took nissan from $40 billion in debt in 1999 through to being a very successful and profitable

mr. kellybeen part of the story, according to some reports will be applying for bail today in tokyo. will put everything together for you and be live in tokyo in a couple of minutes. i'm busyantime, morning. : alan is with us out of sydney for an update on first word news. we get started with the latest on jim mattis. defense secretary mattis is the latest high-profile official to quit the trump administration , citing differences over foreign policy. he announced the resignation after the president called for the withdrawal of u.s. forces from syria, followed by the pentagon being ordered to plan a pullout from afghanistan. planhite house said the did not have a rethink on deployments. >> they have a good relationship. the president has a great deal respect for secretary mattis. he will stay on for another couple of months, a great indicator of the cooperation they have. wasews of the resignation swiftly followed by reports that president trump wants u.s. forces out of afghanistan. 14,000 troo

started on behalf of a president who is unhappy with mr. kellyring himself to fire him. ayers rejection of the offer reportedly stunned the couple. the "times" also reports trump himself couldn't bring himself to personally fire kelly and quote looked for others to do the work for him. that's not new. at one point even looking to have ayers fire kelly according to three people familiar with the events. meanwhile kelly himself is reportedly furious with ivanka and jared according to the "times". one senior administration official says mr. kelly was known to have kept written notes about mr. kushner and miss trump and the things they have done or requested which he left on his desk in view of his staff. knowing trump, gene robinson, to have nick ayers, this sort of, i guess, young republican operative who worked in the white house, worked for vice president pence, to have that guy turn it down, trump is embarrassed. he's mad. >> he should be embarrassed. but, you know, nick ayers, what was always said about him, he's young, very ambitious. anybody

i need flexibility. >> reporter: special counsel robert mueller's team reportedly interviewed mr. kellyficials tells me despite some speculation, they say kelly's departure has nothing to do with the special counsel. arthel: what is the white house saying about mr. mueller's latest court filings? >> reporter: they're down-playing the significance of them. the white house press secretary, sarah sanders, released two statements on the memo related to manafort's case. she says absolutely there is absolutely nothing about the president and that, quote, it says even less about collusion and is devoted almost entirely to lobbying related issues. on mr. cohen, sanders says the filing tells us nothing of value that wasn't already known. she says mr. cohen repeatedly lied, the president's personal attorney, rudy giuliani, told fox news he and the rest of the president's outside legal counsel are happy about the memos, he says they're a complete exxon raise of the president. -- exoneration of the president. there is a reference to political synergy in the cohen court filing. mr. giuliani told fox

includes a number of provisions that could have been reconciled by our side including references that mr. kelly made to retirement benefits. we're all in. but the hit on nonprofits -- by the way, taking away benefits for parking for some of the nonprofits is but another example of how this legislation actually lacked substance. we could do much better. and i certainly want to encourage colleagues to oppose this legislation on process and policy and just as i yield back, we on both sides here are very fortunate to have exceptional tax advisors in terms of the staff members and i want to thank karen for her work as the chief tax counsel as she moves to her new role in my office as well. with that, mr. speaker, i'd like to be able to say merry christmas to all, but this tax bill does not help my enthusiasm, but i'll still say merry christmas to all. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. brady: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. brady: so today what we'

kelly is leaving the post at the end of the month. it is not clear why the former marine general is stepping down, but us media reports talk of growing disagreements with mrhe end ofjuly of last year and becomes the 28th member of senior staff to have resigned or been fired during the trump administration. john kelly will be leaving. i don't know if i can say retiring. but he isa know if i can say retiring. but he is a great guy. john kelly will be leaving at the end of the year. we will be announcing he will be taking his place, it might be on an interim basis. i will be announcing that of the next day or two. a campaign is being launched today to warn young athletes about the dangers of under eating and overtraining. the condition is known as relative energy deficiency in sport and it affects hundreds of people and can lead to serious eating disorders like bellini and anorexia. we will get more details from adrian goldberg. this is really shocking. it is shocking. i have met people in the last few weeks who suffer from this, relative deficiency —— energy deficiency in sport. if you're not taking enough energy in relative to that which you are expanding,

kelly is out of a job by the end of the year. the retired general was brought in to restore order and discipline at the white house nearly two years ago. mrwill name kelly's successor in the coming days. >>> the new york times reports president trump's son-in-law jared kushner has been privately communicating with the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman since the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi, reportedly telling the crown prince one on one conversations how to weather the storm caused by the killing. >>> in france, yellow vest protesters say the french president emmanuel macron isn't doing enough to tackle economic inequality for the country. more than 130,000 people marched in a fourth straight weekend of demonstrations on saturday. in paris, some protesters clashed with police, they were met with tear gas and rubber bullets there. >>> now back to the various investigations around the trump white house. u.s. president says he's done nothing illegal. this after court filings that implicate him in two felonies before the 2016 presidential election. according to those documents filed on friday, mr. trump's former attorney michael

kelly is leaving the post at the end of this month. it's not clear why the former marine general is stepping down, but us media reports talk of growing disagreements with mrthe role since the end ofjuly last year and becomes the 28th member of senior staff to have resigned or been fired during the trump administration. john kelly will be leaving... i don't know if i can say retiring, but he is a great guy. john kelly will be leaving at the end of the year. we'll be announcing who will be taking john's place — it might be on an interim basis. i be announcing that over the next day or two, butjohn will be leaving at the end of the year. a campaign is being launched today to warn young athletes about the dangers of under—eating and over—training. the condition known as relative energy deficiency affects hundreds of people, and can lead to serious eating disorders like bulimia and anorexia. bilby more on this on 5 live investigates. adrian goldberg is here. —— there will be more on this. you have some pretty shocking case studies. until you start peeling back this story are looking at the individuals involved, it can be a little bit dry. at then you start hea