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opense lady in the van" january 15. >> and now, bbc "world news america."atty: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am katty kay. a terror threat closes all schools in the los angeles area. tens of thousands of students are affected in a state already on average. secretary kerry makes a visit to moscow and says that the and 90 did states has found common ground with russia on isis. chinese poachers plundering the south china sea. the lucrative practice destroying ocean life. >> the scene underneath there is unbelievable. they are literally destroying the reef with the boat. it is just like a desert. it is being turned into a desert. ♪ katty: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. a security scare close down the entire school district of los angeles today. nearly 700,000 students were affected after an e-mail threat was made to a number of l.a. schools. this is less than two weeks after the shooting in san bernardino. new york officials got the same threat, and decided that it was a hoax. takee

you are watching "bbc world news america." forget about the bus.this nigerian community it is a vote that ferries students to a floating school. grantedstorius has been bail while he awaits sentencing for murdering his girlfriend. karen allen was in court for us. karen: oscar pistorius was focused and composed. hisparalympian and girlfriend once appeared as a glamorous couple in love. it turned into a shakespearean tragedy. his conviction of manslaughter converted to murder. center stage at the bail hearing, the legal teams who battled it out at the original trial. agreeing not to stand in the way if there were stricter terms for the athlete's confinement. convicted a murderer applying for bail. the conditions should be stricter. saying that oscar pistorius would not be a flight risk. >> he is well known with a disability to me he has complied with all of the obligations. a betweencan leave 7:00 and noon from his uncle's house with permission from the authorities. he will be confined to a 20 kilometer radius, his passport confidence gated. they wil

world you're watching bbc news america. still to come in this program, facing a crisis of drug abuse. in the state of new hampshire, motor said they want the epidemic addressed. we speak to voters on the front line. people are still missing after a massive landslide ripped chinese city of shenzhen. warning, a vast torrent of red earth overwhelmed the industrial complex. buildings were left barely standing. factories were swamped. -- phone footage captured the moment of impact. onlookers watched and then realize they might be next in line. in panic, they fled. in the aftermath, nearly 200 mechanical diggers worked on the slurry. teams with shovels and barehands dug in the hope there might still be survivors in air pockets below the sea of mud. this local official said the top priority is to save people and to prevent further disasters. as work continued, questions about the cause. the authorities say heavy rain made the waste unstable, but local people say it should never have been dumped in such a dangerous place. this man s

you are watching "bbc world news america."e, they are 2 teenagers who share a determination to get girls educated. tonight they are reunited. private space technology has landed ax rocket back on earth after a mission into space. this time, with a bigger rocket traveling twice as high. that brings cheap space travel a little closer. 0.3, 2, 1, we have liftoff. >> there was a lot riding on the mission, apart from the 11 satellites. the previous flight of his sister rocket in june failed, destroying a supply ship for the international space station. this time, the falcon 9 left cleanly and headed for the heavens. later, by which time the rocket was 75 kilometers of at 6000 kilometers per hour, the magic began. fromirst stage separated the rest of the rocket and carried on into orbit. then it flipped and descended to earth. it first tooker off, the rocket returned to cape canaveral. as it approached the ground, stabilizing boosters fired, allowing it to touchdown vertically to rapturous applause. [applause] >> this is not the fir

you are watching "bbc world news america." still, the program, is america's power grid vulnerable to attack? we speak to another who warns that the threat of a blackout may greater than you think. as the paris climate talks wind down, roger harrigan sat down with epa administrator gina mccarthy. they talked about the viability president obama's clean energy act if a republican becomes the next american president. vast majority of people in the united states want climate action, they want leadership, they want the epa's clean power plant to be strong and in play, and they want a national -- an international agreement. the dynamics are changing among the people and that dynamic will he felt among their representatives. climate change is still politically contenders in the u.s., and all the front runners for the republican nomination have said they will scrap the presidents climate change policies if they were to be elected. gina mccarthy: first of all, on issues like the clean power plant, we are baking that into the system. this

you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come, the first trial in the death of freddie gray is wrapping up in the city of baltimore. "star wars," the movie that launched a phenomenon in the 1970's, holds its premiere in l.a. tonight. the merchandising is in high gear. high energy and nostalgia for the original trilogy. the few trailers offer no clues as to the actual plot, but fans say it has the look and feel of george lucas's beloved first film. this is not the original franchise. of lucasfilmhase adds these icons to their unparalleled list of enduring characters that provide seemingly endless streams of revenue. >> the future of the franchise is limitless. i see no reason "star wars" can't continue in the hands of gifted storytellers. >> a huge factor in the franchise's success is its broad appeal across three generations. >> we will be doubling the space in the majority of our stores with "star wars" products, allowing collectors and kids alike to get into the franchise again. >> merchandising has driven most of

and now "bbc world news america." katty: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington i am katty kay. raising the interest rates for .he first time in a decade global markets wonder how the move will affect them. thousands of migrants are risking their lives to reach the greek islands. of come tof change cuba. a year after they restored relations with america, we talked to an architect of that historic shift. ♪ welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. the first time in almost 10 years interest rates in america are going up and not down. reserve federal announced the decision and a powerful endorsement in the health of the u.s. economy. the decision is being met with trepidation around the world, especially in emerging markets who feel they could depress their economies. jon sopel starts our coverage. jon: the last time the fed raised interest rates, there was no such thing as an iphone, and twitter is the sound that words make. that was when hundreds of thousands lost their homes. under,man brothers went cau

news. he said once again, america needs to look into stricter gun control. a: we will continue bringing you the latest news out of california. in london, the british house of commons has voted in favor in taking part in airstrikes against the islamic state in syria. >> order, order. right, 397.the ayes to the right, 397. -- no's to the left, 323. they aye's have it. to 323 in support of the measure. prime minister cameron said that britain should help dispose the threat made by islamic militants. jeremy corbyn had warned against an ill thought out rush to war. hasyria, president assad dismissed the significance of western and strikes against islamic state targets. he said the only meaningful situation has been from russia, which, in his view, has change the situation on the ground. correspondent: in damascus, they wait for this war to end. many worry it never well. under president assad's gaze, they gather every day trying to at something. they have all lost if this conflict. i sit with lawyers and engineers whose family homes are gone. i respect the british

you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come. in dresden, the migrant crisis has created a backlash which is a closing a darker side. the new star wars film has open in north america and could become the highest grossing movie of all time. we spoke to harrison ford about playing on solo again. torison ford: it is special have this quality of opportunity to communicate with an audience, to bring something to the table that's -- a strong taste for. >> tell me when you read through this crypt and you get the flavor of what this episode was. mr. ford: it felt familiar, both the character but also the circumstances the characters find themselves in was a circumstance i know something about for my life. but the issues of responsibility semantics of star wars' stories are very strong and very familiar to anybody who was part of a family. reporter: how different was it ing with the new jura to her? harrison ford: they have their own way of talking to people. quite bluntu were with george lucas. ford: yes. reporter: would you be as blunt?

you are watching bbc "world news america." to come, the number american women leaders in public service is growing rapidly. the same is not true of the private sexual. a new book asks why. com the founder of mega ad can be extradited to the united states to face privacy piracy charges. that comes four years after the filesharing service was shut down, once one of the most popular sites. correspondent: kim dot com arriving in court for his extradition hearing. >> this court is eligible for surrender on all counts of the superseding indictment. theespondent: this was latest stage in a long-running saga, after armed police stormed the billionaire's mansion in 2012, arresting him. was a founder of the now defunct megaupload. an internet site that the fbi claims breach copyright on a mass scale by hosting illegal movies and music. , a 39-year-old nine-year-old german, changed his name and moved to auckland, enjoyed ad, where he lavish lifestyle. at one point his company counted for 4% of the internet traffic of the world. he descri

[bell ringing] ♪ is bbc "world news america." with me, alex baxter. is in court in pennsylvania after being charged with the legends actual assault 12 years ago. his lawyer expects him to be exonerated. the new year's festivities in brussels has been canceled due to security reasons. 8 miners have been found alive after being trapped or five days in a collapsed mine province.ng they have not freed them, but they have gotten supplies to them. steven evans has more. stephen: rescue his board if underground, where they think the miners are trapped. 17 were caught behind a rock fall. it was so severe it was detected at china's earthquake monitoring center. after five days of effort, infrared cameras detected life. holes were made and contact was established. please, be calm and wait patiently. we are sending you food soon. are they saying? everybody, be quiet. what do you need? miner's lights. we will send food. right now. wait a second. please, drink some nutrition liquid first. ok. we got it. 8 are still alive. food and lights are being sent down. condit

anchor: this is bbc world news america. i am laura trevelyan. still trying to hammer out the differences to reach historic agreements. saudi arabia prepares to vote, the first time women are casting their votes and be on it. critics claim reforms are not going fast enough. burning lights shortcuts. no one give you the tips told you like mastering the ketchup bottle once and for all. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. after two weeks of negotiations the climate change talks in paris are coming down to the wire. officials saying a deal is nearly there. 195 countries of been taking part. the key issue is how to cut carbon emissions and curb global warming. the differences remain and the talks have been extended until saturday. our science editor has the latest. david: from the cracked earth of a dried out lagoon in brazil to a school that floats in bangladesh subclasses can run despite the floods. to the threatened islands of the pacific. climate change has potential to touch us all. >> we would be underwat

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anchor: this is bbc world news america. i am laura trevelyan. still trying to hammer out the differences to reach historic agreements. saudi arabia prepares to vote, the first time women are casting their votes and be on it. critics claim reforms are not going fast enough. burning lights shortcuts. no one give you the tips told you like mastering the ketchup bottle once and for all. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. after two weeks of negotiations the climate change talks in paris are coming down to the wire. officials saying a deal is nearly there. 195 countries of been taking part. the key issue is how to cut carbon emissions and curb global warming. the differences remain and the talks have been extended until saturday. our science editor has the latest. david: from the cracked earth of a dried out lagoon in brazil to a school that floats in bangladesh subclasses can run despite the floods. to the threatened islands of the pacific. climate change has potential to touch us all. >> we would be underwat

i am the board member with new america where pleased to welcome you here to the new york city home of new america as we celebrate the publication of "unfinished business" by anne-marie slaughter. if you have read the article of why women still can of get almost as cannot even think of doing what anne-marie slaughter does the first woman to serve as director of policy planning at the woodrow wilson school and mother of two sons author of several books and for the last two years president and ceo of new america of which we are very grateful. not to be outdone her co-author is the first beatles speaker of the city council where she set of standard for her service and its adviser to andrew cuomo and will be the president of the organization that serves homeless families in new york city. [applause] i am confident in and did you came here to see me. to a quick notes on housekeeping. bizes is broadcast live stream and recorded solid you ask a question or late you get permission to be recorded there are books for sale after the talks it officially does not release until tomorrow but in excha

anchor: this is bbc world news america, reporting from washington. new details from the mass shooting in california which left 14 people dead. police are still looking for a motive. british fighter jets launched their first airstrikes against islamic state targets in syria, hitting oilfields. and the u.s. defense department says women will be allowed to apply for all combat jobs. a historic move for america's armed forces. ♪ welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. siftingn california are through evidence to find out what motivated and married couple to killed 14 people and injured more than 20 in san bernardino county. the president cautioned that we still don't know if this was a terrorist attack. authorities found thousands of rounds of ammunition and hype bombs. laura is there for us. thehe fbi is now taking lead in this investigation as a try to determine whether or not there is a link to terrorism. something they say they do not have enough information on to make a judgment at the moment. in this small, grievi

>> this is "bbc world news america." >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits from newman's own to charity and pursuing the common good, kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs, metlife premier client group, and sony pictures classics, now presenting "grandma." >> i cut my credit cards up. i made a wind chime out of them. all coffee drips. you don't have to say drip coffee, that is a redundancy. oh my gosh, it drips. >> you want a tattoo? >> that i can do. >> any idiot can see that you need to be supervised, am i right? >> are you saying i am any idiot? i am going to be there because this is my granddaughter. >> "grandma." >> come on, you morons, move it. >> rated r, now playing only in theaters. >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> nigeria's president tells the bbc the country's war against islamist militants in the north has been all but won. -- i assure you, we have dealt with them. >> and why so many colombian males are keen to keep up appearances. very warm welcome to y

>> this is "bbc world news america." >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits from newman's own to charity and pursuing the common good, kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs, and hong kong tourism board. >> want to know hong kong's most romantic spots? i will show you. i love heading to repulse bay for an evening stroll. it's the perfect, stunning backdrop for making romantic moments utterly unforgettable. i have lived in the city for years, but hong kong still makes me fall in love with it time and again. >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> eyewitnesses say the inferno rapidly spread through the 300-meter-tall skyscraper. >> there was debris falling down, it shot up through the entire hotel. everybody was screaming, everybody was running. >> people inside the building were led away to safety. no one is reported to have been killed. stopire, however, doesn't the spectacular fireworks display from going ahead. city is the latest major to welcome in the new year. this is t

we are going to take you now live to new america for a conversation on the refugees. we we don't hear today from the ambassador to the u.s. and several assistant secretaries of the state. the event just getting started on c-span2. >> back in september it was different. two people basically posed as eerie and refugees and were part of the attack in europe since the attacks of 2004 and then we had the san bernardino attack where one of the traders came in on a fiancÉ visa and the house passed a measure that basically what paul is all see her and refugees coming to the country even though we have taken so few already as a factual matter though refugee has been involved in any attack of this country. it's simply a myth. the last thing that you would want to do is come here as a refugee because it would probably take four years to get through the process and can't outside then you would have to be selected by the united nations united nations one of 23,000 out of the 4 million who would then be referred to the united states than you would have to spend two years going thro

♪ >> this is "bbc world news america." >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freemanoundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits from newman's own to charity and pursuing the common good, kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs, and hong kong tourism board. ♪ >> want to know hong kong's most romantic spots? i'll show you. >> i love heading to repulse bay for an evening stroll. it is the perfect stunning backdrop for making romantic moments utterly unforgettable. >> i have lived in the city for years but hong kong still makes me fall in love with it time and again. >> and now, "bbc world news america." loods, blizzards and tornadoes. ish of northern england under water, and the prime minister meets with crews who have been battling the floats. could a robot do your job? we will look at the threat they pose to your employment prospects. >> iraqi prime minister has predicted that the coming year will see the total defeat of the islamic state group in his country. he spoke after the iraqi forces captured the main part of the city of r

>> this is "bbc world news america." >> funding of this presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits from newman's own to charity and pursuing the common good, kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs and hong kong tourism board. >> want to know hong kong's most romantic spots? i will show you. i love heading down to a cool space for an evening stroll. it's a perfect, stunning backdrop for making romantic moments utterly unforgettable. i have lived in the city for years, but hong kong still makes me fall in love with it time and again. >> and now, "bbc world news america." anchor: the fbi is investing the mass shooting in california as an act of terrorism. television cameras are inside the home of the shooter. germany voted to deploy 1200 soldiers to assist the coalition. whipping up recipes centuries-old from pancakes to cures for the plague. we will open the cook that has it all. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. the fbi says the mass shooting in califo

america. more reporters, more stories, more perspective. >> from our award-winning news teams across america and beyond. >> we've got global news covered. >> america's broken immigration system remains ocontroversial issue on the presidential campaign trail. republican front runner donald trump has made waves calling for the mass deportation of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in this country. greater immigration enforcement and border controls. earlier we talked with charles but hebutler who happens to agree wh trump. we asked hymn if it was wise for republican candidates to alienate hispanic voters going into the 2016 election. here's what he said. >> first of all, three are that the alienating can voters. most of my latina friends or hispanic friends are guess illegal immigration. and pew research list immigration at fourth or fifth on the list of legal or american citizens who happen to be latino or hispanic in their concern. >> polls show that when you have a republican like donald trump or ted cruz who say well, maybe we do need massive deportation, 11 million latinos, take those 11

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. >>> making news in america this morning, breaking overnight, a deadly shooting outside a crowded hotel. an excnge of gunfire with police the new details and video coming in. >>> winter storm, heavy snow falling right now. cities declaring emergencicies with storm warnings in four states on this first day of december, we're track it all. >> exploding toy. one of this year's hottest holiday gifts being blamed for burning down a family's home. >> and psy is back. remember him, the voice, the dance moves and a new video that some are calling a bit bizarre. >>> good tuesday morning. i'm aditi roy in for reena >> i'm kendis gibson we are tracking several breaking stories starting with that police shoot-out in atlanta caught on camera. yo can hear the gunfire. people eating in nearby restaurants calling the scene chaotic. police say they stopped a jeep going the wrong way and the struggle ensued. the driver was arrested right away blue the passenger fled. he was later shot to death by an officer in a parking lot behind an upscale hotel. they say drugs, weapons and money were found in the jeep

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and what can america do to protect its people from their threat? follow the news and you 92 a small but steady stream of muslims are hell-bent on attacking america. the boston marathon bombing and is san bernardino shooting, both inspired by al qaeda and i.s.i.l. when and where are the next ones going to be? in truth throw law enforcement experts say home groups are present a bigger problem than radicalized groups overseas. nevertheless, the meteoric rise of i.s.i.l. has taken officials by surprise. nearly two years ago, heavily armed men waving black flags swept into fallujah. the same fallujah that americans fought over ten years ago. i.s.i.l. wasn't even part of the public lexicon then but the group has met as at metastasiz. in neighboring syria where plots attacks in the west. i.s.i.l, i.s.i.s, daesh, islamic state, whatever you want to call it, the group has now overtaken al qaeda as the biggest foreign terrorist threats in the minds of americans and that has law enforcement agencies scrambling to disrupt i.s.i.l. activity in this country. since early 201475

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>>> making news in america this morning, taking no chances on this new year's eve security tightening as the nation and the world begin celebrating the arrival of 2016. we're live in washington with the latest. >>> dangerous, deadly flooding in the middle of the nation. rivers cresting, the warnings for everyone across the flood zone. >>> bill cosby now awaiting his next court date. his attorneys promising a vigorous defense against sexual assault charges. >> on a lighter note president obama hanging out with jerry seinfeld. >> what's your most embarrassing president moment? little drive-around coming up. >>> and we do say good morning on this new year's eve. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm lauren lyster in for reena ninan. we begin with the world on alert as people around the globe prepare to ring in 2016. >> in new york city unprecedented levels of security in times square. other celebrations canceled around the world. abc's megan hughes has all the details. good morning, megan. >> reporter: kendis, lauren, good morning, the fbi and other officials have been sifting through potential

>>> making news in america this morning, uproar in chicago. protesters storming a police meeting, city streets and a crowded store. the mayor getting emotional. new calls for him to step down. >>> terror investigation. new details about the husband and wife who went on a shooting rampage in san bernardino. the pictures on a cell phone showing what could have been another target and investigators trying to unravel the couple's encrypted messages. >>> dramatic collapse. inches from people on the swaublg. a roof comes crashing down. >>> long shot. an amazing winning basket from one end of the court to the other. >>> well, good thursday morning to you. we begin with angry protests erupting in the streets across chicago. >> demanding a federal investigation into mayor rahm emanuel's administration, intensifying their calls for his resignation. >> their anger centering the on the release of this video showing 17-year-old laquan mcdonald walking away from white police officer jason van dyke who opened fire hitting the black teen 16 times killing him.

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the event is held by the new america foundation. you will be able to watch it live starting at 12:15 eastern on our companion network c-span. coming up this afternoon, remarks from jordan's prince on the future of international soccer and fifa. the prince is a candidate for the next president of the football association. he will discuss the issues live at the national press club here in washington. you will see it live at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >>> every weekend on american history tv on c-span3, 48 hours of programs and events that tell our nation's story. saturday morning beginning at 11:00 eastern, live from historic colonial williamsburg, bringing you scenes from the 1770s, the eve of the american revolution, with re-enactments. we will tour the governor's palace and virginia capitol building. throughout the day, we will take your calls and tweets about the colonial era with historians and experts. we will hear the aspirations of presidential hopefuls. donald rumz feld shares his thoughts about running. and from 1994, dic