the lawsuit alleges that when the woman rejected his advances, mr weinstein bragged about sleeping with being responsible for her winning an oscar. ms lawrence issued a statement refuting the claims, mr weinstein denies all allegations of non—consensual sex. officials in brazil say a spiritual healer wanted on charges of sexual abuse against hundreds of women is on the run from authorities. police have launched a major search for the man, zhow tay—shareah de faria, known as "john of god", after a judge ordered his arrest on friday. more than three hundred women have alleged they were abused and raped by him at his clinic in brazil. mr de faria has denied the accusations. back now to our top story — the agreement reached at the un climate change conference in katowice. the bbc‘s environment correspondent david shukman explained what would happen next. when the dust settles, we will see one very significant thing, which is that for the first time, the countries of the world have a rule book, a common set of guidelines for how to cut their greenhouse gases. how to declare them, how to veri

mr weinstein denies all allegations of non—consensual sex. healer wanted on charges of sexual abuse against hundreds of women is on the run from authorities. police have launched a major search for the man, joao teixeira de faria, known as "john of god", after a judge ordered his arrest on friday. more than 300 women have alleged they were abused and raped by him at his clinic in brazil. mr faria has denied the accusations. there have been clashes in paris between police and the ‘yellow vest‘ protestors during a fifth weekend of anti—government demonstrations. in total, 66,000 protesters were on the streets across france. that number is significantly lower than before. earlier this week, president macron announced a series of concessions, to try to defuse the crisis. lucy williamson reports from paris. the tactics were the same as always but the tension here has waned. the number of protesters in paris today less than half of that of last weekend. there are far fewer people gathering here in paris today but there are still a few confrontation

the lawsuit alleges that when the woman rejected his advances, mr weinstein bragged about sleeping withnd being responsible for her winning an oscar. ms lawrence issued a statement refuting the claims, mr weinstein denies all allegations of non—consensual sex. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. australia's prime minister has announced that his government now recognises west jerusalem as the capital of israel. scott morrison said australia also recognised the palestinian aspirations for a state capital in eastjersualem. he said the australian embassy will not move from tel aviv until there's a final peace accord. the status ofjerusalem is one of the most contested issues between israel and the palestinians. 11 people have died and more than 90 have been hospitalised after they ate a religious food offering at a temple in india. devotees fell ill when they ate tomato rice at a hindu temple in the southern state of karnataka. local media is reporting it's likely the result of pesticide contamination. officials in brazil say a spiritual healer wanted on charges

mr. weinstein will be completely exonerated. >> among other things, the legal team argued the case should be thrown out because they claim interfered earth with the witness and a accuser. >>> paul ryan delivered a farewell address on the house floor. this was critique of american politics. >> today, too often, genuine disagreement quickly gives way to intense distrust. we spent far more time trying to convict one another then to build up our own convictions. being against someone has more currency than being for anything . >> ryan is retiring after three years. he is leaving the house to spend time with his family. >>> we know what caused the strange streak of light that over the skyla side. a video from a viewer captured the light at 5:30 last night and it was visible from nevada to the bay area at as far south as la. it created quite a buzz. many shared photos of the mystery lights. >> we looked up in the sky. there was odd lights. it looked like someone had done sky writing. >> speculation on social media ranged from the light being the trail of a rocket through jokingly santa arriving

mr. weinstein has vehemently denied any of the allegations which suggest he engaged in nonconsensual sexualivity. >> reporter: back in january, i sat down with one of weinstein's first accusers, rose mcgowan. >> i thought he was a wart hog from hell. i thought he was terrifying looking. >> reporter: as a result of investigations by "the new york times" and "the new yorker," including accounts from mcgowan, weinstein lost his studio and his status within hollywood. >> what does justice look like to you? >> bars. this man should be behind bars. for the rest of his life. >> reporter: while the criminal case against weinstein continues, elsewhere some women are seeing justice served after decades. bill cosby, once beloved as america's dad, now disgraced. >> icon bill cosby is now a convicted sex offender. >> reporter: his sentence, three to ten years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting andrea constand in 2004. it was a resounding victory for the more than 60 women who lege of sexual misconduct. >> today this jury has shown that women are worthy of being believed. >> reporter:

actions and we are very happy that none of the charges were dismissed you know appears to me that mr weinstein's public relations machine is working overtime to attempt to potentially impact the jury pool that ultimately will be chosen to suggest that somehow there's something wrong with this case. but obviously the grand jury after listening to the testimony felt that it should go forward the russian president vladimir putin has compared the poisoning of a double agent in the u.k. to the killing of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi prison imposed sanctions on russia after accusing it of using a no if agent to attack script back in march and says well western countries punished russia saudi arabia has faced little penalties over the case. as for the scruple affair there's nothing for me to comment on and khashoggi he's been assassinated there is evidence everyone has recognized that as a scrape oh well that's another matter entirely so one thing has led to a whole heap of sanctions and the other to complete silence that is the politicized russophobe because approach that is just another pretext i

mr weinstein denies all sexual assault allegations.public of congo says it is unable to organise elections on sunday and has announced a seven—day delay. the elections, which were meant to end presidentjoseph kabila's seventeen years in power, have already been delayed for two years. lawmakers in ukraine broke out in a fistfight today over a poster. an opposition bloc party member nestor shufrych tore down the banner that said the politician and businessman medvedchuk was "putin's agent". the move triggered an angry reaction from from the people's front party. what is christmas without a viewing of home alone? well, festive film fans can now enjoy an early present. macaulay culkin reprises the role of kevin mccallister in a google advert that recreates some of the 1990s film's most famous scenes. culkin was ten when the film was released, the actor is now 38 and is still best—known for starring in the home alone movies. he hasn't changed. that is not possible. no, not at all. the 100 days team is going to take a break for the next 10 d

mr. weinstein will be completely exonerated.g was a technical ruling on the law and although disappointed, it does not in any way suggest that the case against mr. weinstein is going to end badly. >> reporter: so brafman and his team were arguing that the prosecutors were withholding evidence that they said was going to prove that their client was innocent. prosecutors say that that just simply was not the case. clearly the judge coming down on the side of prosecutors, and you know, just to get an idea of the importance of this hearing today. it attracted so many people including the actress marissa toe may, the group times up. >> stephanie gosk outside that courthouse for us on this thursday. thank you. >>> let's turn to lisa green now. lisa is a legal analyst managing director of sard and company. thank you for being here. always enjoy your insight and anl cyst. it's going to go to trial now. how big of a deal is this in terms of what we heard out of the courthouse this morning, and what should we expect out of a trial? >> thi

actions and we are very happy that none of the charges were dismissed you know appears to me that mr weinstein's public relations machine is working overtime to attempt to potentially impact the jury pool that ultimately will be chosen to suggest that somehow there's something wrong with this case. when obviously the grand jury after listening to the testimony felt that it should go forward. still ahead. the last time a five. twenty three. football factory.

mr. weinstein will be completely exonerated. >> reporter: initially, weinstein faced six counts related to allegations by three women, including charges of rape and sexual assault. but one of those charges was later dropped after potential inconsistencies in one accuser's story. weinstein's attorney argued that her "perjured testimony contaminated the grand jury proceedings." and called for the remaining five counts to be dismissed. the judge disagreed. >> we just left the courthouse where harvey weinstein was not acquitted or dismissed. >> reporter: leaders of the me too movement and several actresses, including marisa tomei -- >> why was it important for you to be here today? >> to stand for survivors. >> reporter: -- emerged from courtroom saying they were relieved the case would move forward. important to note here, weinstein has maintained all along that he has never had any nonconsensual encounters. david? >> linsey, thank you. >>> in other news tonight, matt whitaker has chosen not to recuse himself from overseeing the special counsel investigation, although he was openly critical o

mr weinstein denies all allegations of non—consensual sex. has hailed the creation of an independent orthodox church as the final step in independence from russia. after decades of negotiations, the historic council of orthodox bishops in kiev has created a new ukrainian church. the russian orthodox church dismissed the bishops council as illegitimate and says the move means absolutely nothing. jonah fisher reports. this is a religious story, but with ukraine and russia, politics is never far away. for ukraine's president, petro poroshenko, this was a chance to notch up a much—needed win over the country's much larger and more powerful neighbour. to break away from the control of the russian orthodox church and, 27 years after independence, give ukraine its own internationally recognised church. for that to happen, the two branches of ukrainian orthodoxy had to unite. and with the faithful waiting outside in the cold, they did just that, electing a new leader for a new unified church. this is him — metropolitan epifaniy. accompanied, of cours

mr weinstein denies all allegations of non—consensual sex. spiritual healer wanted on charges of sexual abuse against hundreds of women is on the run. police have launched a major search forjoao teixeira de faria, known as "john of god", after a judge ordered his arrest on friday. mr de faria has denied the accusations. you're watching bbc news. the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, has appealed to mps across the political divide to "forge a consensus" over brexit, acknowledging that the prime minister's deal for leaving the european union, might not be approved by parliament. her comments follow another difficult eu summit for theresa may, in which she failed to win concessions, that might have made her withdrawal deal acceptable to mps. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. parliament stares at gridlock. cobbling together a majority to endorse anything looks incredibly difficult, and downing street has studiously avoided any public discussion of a plan b, what happens if, when, the prime minister's plan is rejected. but wr

actions and we are very happy that none of the charges were dismissed you know appears to me that mr weinstein squabbled correlations machine is working overtime to attempt to potentially impact the jury pool that ultimately will be chosen to suggest that somehow there's something wrong with this case. when obviously the grand jury after listening to the testimony felt that it should go forward. still to come here we'll show you how this press conference. report in the spurs manager with a move. in the news from a comeback. time for sports. thank you so much manchester united's newly appointed interim manager ole gunnar sol shire had his first interview since taking charge he says he'll be giving the club's underperforming stars a clean slate to prove themselves united's first game under him as on saturday against cardiff with the club six in the e.p.l. and seemingly out of the title race everyone in the squad knows that i've got a chance now because. whatever is gone what has happened and now it's just about from here everyone starts with a clean slate and who we want plays through to before

mr. weinstein will be exonerated. >> amok other things his legal team argued for the case to be thrown outome, the price tag 2.1 billion dollars. from the looks of it this hospital in san francisco may be worth it. we get a tour to show you all the new technology. >>> what a sight in the bay area sky. imaginations ran wild with what it could have been. there's a simple explanation. we talked with nasa. >> i'll talk about the chance of showers. way to stay connected. it gives you super fast speeds for all your devices, enhanced coverage, and lets you control your network with the xfi app. it's the ultimate wifi experience. xfinity xfi. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity xfi gives you the speed, coverage and control you need. manage your wifi network from anywhere when you download the xfi app today. unfortunately san francisco will be home to one of the world's most advanced medical centers. tom gives us a look at the hospital of the future. >> opening in march. the new 2.1 billion dollars hospital in san francisco is not only one of the most advanced it was designed to be impervious to major e

a judge said there was ample evidence to put mr weinstein on trial.s, including rape. he's always denied having non—consensual sex. a shutdown of the us government appears more likely after president trump informed house republicans he would refuse to accept a stop—gap measure, which has already been passed by the senate. it doesn't include funds for one of his signature election pledges, a wall on the border with mexico. democrats have insisted that funding for the wall is a "non—starter". the electoral commission in the democratic republic of congo has postponed the country's presidential election. the already delayed poll will now take place on the 30th of december. the commission said delays in distributing voting materials contributed to its decision. reports say japan is set to resume commercial hunting and leave the international whaling commission. the japanese government has so far denied the move. some coastal communities in japan have hunted whales for centuries as a source of meat, but commercial whaling was banned in 1986 after some speci

a judge said there was ample evidence to put mr weinstein on trial.e's always denied having non—consensual sex. the united states and the uk have accused china of carrying out a global campaign of state—sponsored espionage, using what they called cyber intrusions to gather secret and confidential information. us prosecutors have charged two chinese nationals said to work for a state—sponsored spying agency behind the attacks. the men are believed to be in china. the headlines on bbc news: police say they are considering trying to shoot down a drone that has shut gatwick airport for more than 2a hours. almost 600 homeless people died in england and wales last year, a rise of a quarter over the last five years. president trump's defence secretary, generaljim mattis, is to stand down from his role at the end of february. the announcment comes a day after the president announced 2,000 us troops were to pull out of syria. there has been a sharp rise in the number of homeless people who have died in england and wales over the past five years. the office for

a judge said there was ample evidence to put mr weinstein on trial.minal charges, including rape. he has always denied having non—consensual sex. reports say japan is set to resume commercial hunting and leave the international whaling commission. the japanese government has so far denied the move. some coastal communities in japan have hunted whales for centuries as a source of meat, but commercial whaling was banned in 1986 after some species were driven close to extinction. three men have been arrested in morocco after two scandinavian female tourists were murdered. the danish government says the killings could be linked to terrorism. the victims, both in their 20s, died from knife wounds. well, let's go back to our top story, the resignation of the us defense secretary. james mattis said that the president had the right to have a defence chief whose views were more aligned with his own. it is another sign that us military and political figures are unhappy with mr trump's decision to withdraw us troops from northern syria. mark lowen reports from t

ajudge said there was ample evidence to put mr weinstein on trial. prix in macau, 18—year—old driver sophia florsch was lucky to survive. she was driving at 170 mph when she lost control of her car, fracturing her spine. the subsequent surgery on her back took 11 hours. now she's looking forward to getting back behind the wheel, and she's been speaking tojo currie about her experience. it was the moment the world held its breath. teenage german driver sophia florsch surviving this dramatic crash that could have easily ended her career — and possibly her life. it is a miracle. it happened quite fast. i had a top speed in kilometres 275 and, um...yeah, but some weeks later i can do nearly everything again, so for me it'sjust to be happy and to continue and see positive. sofia was taking part in a formula 3 race in macau when her car collided with two others, catapulting her through the air, over the safety barriers, and into an advertising hoarding. amazingly, just one month on, she's back home in munich preparing for christmas with her family and taki

lawyers for mr weinstein argued the case had been irreparably tainted by allegations that police actedgainst the film producer should proceed. harvey weinstein, who denies all allegations of nonconsensual sex, is facing five counts of assault against two women, including rape. photographs taken by one of the british victims of a seaplane crash in sydney on new year's eve last year have helped experts investigating the tragedy. businessman richard cousins died alongside his two sons, his fiancee and her 11—year—old daughter. the canadian pilot also died. authorities are yet to release their findings on what caused the crash. hywel griffith reports. today's report has helped us understand a lot more detail as to what happened, but very little in terms of findings and why it happened. we know that on new year's eve last year, richard cousins, his two sons, his fiancee and her daughter all boarded the seaplane a few miles north of sydney, all planning to take a sightseeing tour to bring them down to the harbour here. their pilot, gareth morgan, had carried out similarjourneys several times

harvey weinstein should have his day in court. >> we remain confident that ultimately mr. harvey weinstein will be completely exonerated. >> his lawyers wanted the case thrown out, claiming police interfered with witness and accuser. >>> a man is accused of killing mia wilson at an open bart station. he stabbed her and her sister at the bart station in july, as they are getting off a train. he was indicted on charges of murder and attempted murder back in october. mia wilson's mother said she wants the death penalty. >>> school is open at mission hill mental school. - - school is open at mission hill middle school. a threat was found in the bathroom stall. school officials say they are working with police and say the students and staff are safe. that is a brief look at some of the top stories we are working on. >>> when it comes to christmas trees, do you go real or fake? a real tree has the distinct wintertime smell. but they are messy. big trees are cleaner and can save you money. we have patrick with us, a spokesperson for the american christmas tree association. >> i am

mr. swine steen will be completely exonerated. >> now among other things weinstein's legal team argued for the case to be thrown out. they claim police interfered with a witness and a coo eer. >>> firefighters investigating an overnight house fire in the east bay. they got the call to respond to a fire on butte drive np newar k. firefighters say the home is likely a total loss. the red cross is now helping the two adults and two children who were inside at the time. >>> investigators are also looking into the cause of a fire that broke out at a housing complex in san francisco. it happened about 5:00 last night at missouri and 22nd street near the hill recreation center. when crews arrived they found flames shooting up the top floor. the fire was under control about an hour later. people were probably trapped inside but during their search firefighters say they only found a dog that they rescued. one adult was treated for smoke inhale united nations. >>> right in the middle of the holiday shopping center in walnut creek, broadway plaza has a problem at a parking garage. pieces of concrete

lawyers for mr weinstein argued the case had been irreparably tainted by allegations that police actedsh in sydney on new year's eve last year have helped experts investigating the tragedy. businessman richard cousins died alongside his two sons, his fiancee and her 11—year—old daughter. the canadian pilot also died. authorities are yet to release their findings on what caused the crash. hywel griffith reports. today's report has helped us understand a lot more detail as to what happened, but very little in terms of findings and why it happened. we know that on new year's eve last year, richard cousins, his two sons, his fiancee and her daughter all boarded the seaplane a few miles north of sydney, all planning to take a sightseeing tour to bring them down to the harbour here. their pilot, gareth morgan, had carried out similarjourneys several times that day using the plane. there were no known mechanical faults, but within a few minutes of taking off, the plane veered off path and it came down, we understand from an eyewitness, almost vertically, nose first into the water, and sunk up

weinstein's woes. america's dad behind bars. >> mr. cosby, any comments, sir?ng a woman at his home, sentenced up to ten years in prison and will be classified as a sexually violent predecessor for life. the trial, conviction and sentencing since the start of the me too movement. but another industry heavyweigh accusations but denies all allegations of, quote, non-consensual sex. investigations are under way in the u.s. and abroad. number five, kim-ye boards the trump train. she and kanye dive deep first into politics as she appeals for the commute of alice johnsson. after words on twitter trump commuted johnsson's sentence. she was freed from prison after serving 2 is years and kanye's bromance flourished. the wild antics went on and on leaving trump speechless. >> that was quite something. >> number four, aretha franklin dies. ♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t ♪ what it means to me >> saying good-bye to a legend. aretha franklin died at her home in detroit from pancreatic cancer and in the wake of her death thousands of well-wishers lined the streets to honor her life and care

mr. lindop would be proud. joanne: oh, my god. what is your name? >> bob branman. joanne: oh, my god! [laughter] joanne: i remember you. oh, my god. ted weinstein, found me on twitter.he was in the same clash grade prayed that is a wonderful way to end this. [applause] everybody. book bycopies of the the register. .lease purchase your copy please pulled up your chairs. >> interested in american history tv? visit our website. you can view our tv schedule, preview upcoming programs and watch college lectures, films and more. american history tv at c-span.org/history. author will be our guest on in-depth fiction addition today at noon. most recent book, the escape artist, debuted at number one on the new york times best sellers list break his other books include the first counsel. join us for in-depth fiction today at noon. sunday night on the --sidency, eleanor roosevelt she has written a three volume biography on the former first lady. here is a preview. she really encouraged the civil rights movement. she encouraged martin luther king. she encouraged citians. -- she encouraged sit ins. i was president of the student council and i invited her to