it's between magnus carlsen, mr neiman, and how can i put it? a certain bodily part of mr neiman?ne. don't forget you can also go to the bbc news website to get all the bbc news website to get all the very latest on our top stories, including president putin apologising for a plane crash but didn't go as far to say that it was russia's fault. there's also recollections there from people who survived there from people who survived the plane crash. do stay with us here on bbc news. hello there, some higher parts of england and wales have again been sticking out above this misty low cloud today. it's quite gloomy and murky and a little damp in other parts of england and wales. the fog, though, probably not quite as extensive as it has been. and through the rest of the weekend, the breeze picks up a little, that mist and patchy fog will be lifting, promising some brighter skies more widely tomorrow, although there will be some rain still in scotland. the mist and fog is closer to this area of low pressure which is affecting other parts of europe as well, that weather front weakening a

in 2022,' accused his rival, hans neiman of cheating, after his opponent's opening move. >> what?s. >> i was 16 years old. >> reporter: neiman hit carlsen and others with a lawsuit which alleged slander and libel. the tradition of sophistication inhe chess world. >> the series now moves to leningrad. >> reporter: made more formal in the age of corporate sponsorships. popularized in the queen's gambit. carlsen looking to relax strict dress code guidelines. >> i know not every player has the same means for clothes and so on, but i think if, i think it's good that they're making at least some sort of, some sort of effort. >> reporter: a checkmate for players wanting focus on the game, not their clothes. dana griffin, nbc news. >>> maybe if he wears a canadian tuxedo, it will be okay. thanks so much for ending the year with "early today." i'm >>> breaking overnight. the u.s. treasury targeted by hackers. the department saying a chinese threat actor was able to tap into employee computers. what information may have been compromised? >>> honoring the nation's 39th president. the new pla

the san francisco jury in the neiman momentum murder trial deliberated for about six hours today, in its first day of deliberations. momeni is accused of fatally stabbing cash app founder bob lee. the judge gave instructions this morning to the jury of six men and six women. prosecutors say that when he stabbed lee, believing that lee's drug dealer had drugged his sister césar and groped her, but many testified during the trial, saying it was lee during a drug fueled bender who came at him with a knife and that momenti reacted in self-defense. the judge telling jurors today that she expects them to put in full days of deliberations every day except for friday, which they have off. well, new at 730 tonight. police say a bicyclist was struck and seriously injured today in a santa rosa intersection. it happened just after 730. thisorning on guerneville road near herbert stet, st west of the cunnington mall. coddingtown mall. police say the driver of a ue chevy astro minivan called 911 to report the collisn. the cyclist was taken to the hoitalnd is listed in critical condition. poli say

. >> attorneys for neiman filed a motion asking the judge for a mistrial on the grounds of what theyimony. mckinney is charged with killing bob lee, the founder of cash app. the jury deliberated for a fourth day today without reaching a verdict. ktvu has learned mckinney's attorneys asked for that mistrial yesterday, saying the prosecution committed misconduct by allowing a witness, bo mahasabha, to lie on the stand when he said he did not do drugs, specifically cocaine. the judge rejected the motion for the mistrial, even though the judge denied it. >> should the jury come back with a guilty against mckinney, the defense can bring. after the verdict, a motion for a new trial. >> the jury is expected to be back at the san francisco courthouse tomorrow morning for a fifth day of deliberations. all right. got to get to some breaking news right now out of the east bay, where there is a large police presence. this is in the city of concord right now. this is a live picture from the scene at the intersection of oak grove and sierra. you can see a number of officers on the scene. the crime

. >> neiman. >> and cue the mega backlash. prominent trump allies like matt gaetz, ann colter, laura loomer they all jumped on to criticize ramaswamy's position. colter claims tech wants indentured servants, not high skilled workers. gaetz said tech bros joined maga for economic reasons, and they didn't ask them to engineer an immigration policy. loomer went a step further, claiming ramaswamy, quote, doesn't even know what maga immigration policy is. now, president-elect trump has yet to weigh in one way or another on this latest skirmish amongst his base. but at times on the campaign trail, he seemed to hint at backing both sides of the argument. >> i will protect our workers. i will protect our jobs. we will build american, we will buy american, and we will hire american. what i want to do and what i will do, is you graduate from a college. i think you should get automatically, as part of your diploma, a green card to be able to stay in this country. >> all right. joining me now to talk about this is our phenomenal panel thi

hudson bay trying to rose a boatload of money to buy neiman marcus, trying to raise $2 million -- >> why? why go to these places? just go to the catalog and buy stuff. it's fine. >> macy's is -- you don't like good to makingy snaeps come on. bloom -- macy's, come on. bloomingdales. >> special. special. special. >> special? what? what are you mumbling? >> he doesn't understand the that -- you were off. you were not here. >> he was here. >> no. i was here. >> you were here. >> i was here as i recall. i did ask mr. mcdonald a question. >> yeah. and his answer was we're making a ton of money, you're not. >> so yeah -- >> isn't that what he said? >> i guess so. i don't know, jim. >> that's what you hear -- >> that what you heard? >> yeah. i'm making money, and i wish you were making more money. we had a great quarter. and everything that -- all the analysts said were negative, they were completely wrong. now the stock's on fire. >> stocks are the highest since march today, up another couple percent. jim, you mentioned the china stimulus this morning on x. and not just their cpi at a five-

interesting about this, hen you did spanx, you not only created this in factories but then you went to neimanl them direct to consumer in a store. with this one, you are going direct to consumer at this point. what has made that decision or are you looking to get into stores, too? >> i love, because this product is so disruptive, i really wanted to do direct conversation with the consumer to start. i started spanx primarily wholesale for 15 years. it was a wholesale business. i was really interested in going direct to consumer to start. women being able to try them on, i have a great wholesale partner so i am sure there will be a moment when we consider that when it makes sense for the brand but for now, i just love being.com. it is so fun. i have not been in start up mode for 25 years. when i started spanx, i did not have children . now i have four children. they are all very involved in the business, they didn't get to see me do spanx. now there are boxes of shoes in our garage. it is a full startup. it is a teaching moment for them, as well, that i really like. >> it is hard starting from

saks fifth avenue bought neiman marcus. needs to be reinventing itself. sonali: i got made fun of my entire life were not being able to see it in the singular. emily: is it actually just nordstrom? katie: katie: i said nordstroms. sonali: i cannot say it singular either. katie: looking at the headline now in my mind just refuses to accept that. sonali: this rumor has been going on for a while now, so to see the numbers come to fruition is interesting. you can see the market may have wanted more for their money. you are seeing their stock down on the day. katie: remember in 2018, the board rejected the families bid to take the company private at $50 per share, said it was too low. fast-forward to today, and nordstrom common shareholders will receive $24.20 in cash. it has been a rocky ride here. emily: the stock is now lower than that level at 24.12. sonali: the other fun facts, you initially saw the bond prices also drop on the take private opera, so that means into 2020 five, this is a deal story that we will be watching.