mr. norris's house allegedly linking to the scene of the crime. the defendant's brother testified today that the shirt had been his 18 years ago, and possibly the denim jeans as well which a hair of the victim was found. the prosecutor told the defendant's mother that she was making up her story. she said she was not making it up. despite his questioning, she maintains her positioning. he had been at home that night. today's witnesses mark the end of the evidence in the steven lawrence murder trial. the case will now be summarized for the jury before they consider their verdict. >> i am in singapore. >> i am in london. these are the headlines. >> the chinese communist party have lost control of a village in the south of the com-country. thousands are standing firm in the ongoing protest against corruption. >> the end of nine years of military operations in iraq. all american troops are to leave within days. she was a young woman raped by a let -- by a relative and then she was jailed for so-called forced adultery. she had been raising the daughter

mr. norris was asked repeatedly by the prosecutor where was the night stephen was killed. each time, he said he could not remember but he was sure he was not there. "i am an innocent man and was not in the area," he insisted. he said they were accusing him of murder and that he was an innocent man. these marks on his lusher testify to is link in the crime. and possibly these stained jeans on which a hair matching his dna was found. mother took the stand and insisted he was at home that night. the prosecutor said you have made that up. she said she had made nothing up. until today, there has not been a breath uttered that he would be able to give an alibi. despite questioning, she maintains her position that he had been at home that night. today's witnesses marked the end of the evidence in the steven lawrence murder trial. the case will be summarized for the jury before they consider their verdict. >> and this is newsday on the bbc. i am in singapore. >> i am in london. these are the headlines. >> the chinese party has lost control of a village in the southeast part of the

mr. chuck norris and soldiers angels, take time out of their day. to send you a care package. >> we endorse chuck. >> on patrol? >> sure. it's >> tough. >> chuck norris. >> he loves to open up a box and see the favorite things in there and know he has a piece of home. >> sergeant michael mccain. you get a personalized video from your wife as well. >> chuck norris, his favorite cut of meat is the round house. >> i love to hang up his pictures, to let me know how big he is getting, even though i'm not. there you can tell by how he does stuff. >> hey, babe. i want to tell you i love you and i can't wait for you to come home. we miss you so much. love you. by babe. >> that is my main motivation. making sure i come back and especially make sure my guys come back. >> wish we were home. >> it's not a christmas without you, dad. i hope you like this christmas card drawn for you. i love you, dad, so much. this will be for you, dad. merry christmas, dad. >> hi, kevin. we love you, we miss you. we hope you have a merry christmas. we love you. we love you, kevi

posing terrorist financing, proliferation financing and t monehey laundering norris to tht global financial system" maxim mr president the administration's own decisions clearly show iran's conduct threatens the national security of the united states and his allies in the complicit action of the central bank of iran based on its facilitation of the activities of the government, his evasion of multilateral sanctions direcs to the government of iran, itsep engagement in deceptive elicit financial practices and illicit transactions and most importantly, his probation in support ofrees iran's efforts to acquire the knowledge materials and urani facilities to enrich uranium and to ultimately develop weapons of mass destruction threaten regional peace and globalwe security. we recently learned just how fad down the nuclear road iran has come. the international atomic energyy agency's report indicates what all of us already suspected, that iran continues to enrich uranium and is seeking to develop as many as 10 newment enrichmentam facilities, that in has conducted high explosives testing and detonator development

mr. olson: madam speaker, i rise today to pay tributele to private first class cody r. norris. who was killed on november 9, during combat operations in kandahar province, afghanistan. cody was a proud bulldog. a 2010 graduate of la port high school in la port, texas. he was a junior rotc, a member of the color guard, rifle team. he was also a member of the military museum. cody deployed to afghanistan while he was assigned to alpha company, second battalion, 34th armored regiment, first infantry division, the army's oldest division, the big red one. in fort riley, kansas. he was a typical american teenager. he enjoyed working on his 1952 m-37 army truck. that he drove to and from school. he was a texas yan who enjoyed paint ball, dear hunting, played video games, and, yes, had a batchy food. -- hibachi food. his lifelong dream was to join the army. his time in junior rotc in high school motivated him to list in the army to serve his country. he always put on others before himself and did so with a smile on his face. and a kind word for those around him. he had a gift for winni

mr. hughes. and he is respected by just about everyone in the party. >> what were his politics at the time? >> his politics were mildly progressive. he is not a wild man from the west like norris. but what he is, he had moved from the practice of law. he was never interested really in being part of politics. when he first comes to new york and establishes his law practice, they ask, "would you like to run for judge?" "no." "would you like a judicial appointment?" "no." but he is asked to investigate the gas monopoly in new york city. it is really gouging the customers. it has been going on since 1880. they come to him and they say, do you want to take over this investigation? "no, i really do not." but he does. he asks how much time he has to prepare testimony for the hearings. they say "a week." but with the brilliance this man had, he was able to pull it all together, to go through all the papers, grill the executives on the stand, bring the whole thing down. ultimately what this leads to is a public service commission in new york state, and to have the gas bill and electricity rates cut by a third, and then he moves on to fixing the insurance agencies in new york state and