a letter. >> my name is nathaniel newman.fferent. i don't want you to be surprised when we meet. i really just want you to treat me like everyone else. >> reporter: but the single most powerful change in how children treat nathaniel isn't because of that letter, but because of a little blue book called "wonder." >> you may have read the book "wonder." if you have, then you already know a little bit about me. >> reporter: "wonder" tells the story of 10-year-old augie pullman, born with a facial difference a lot like treacher collins. when the book came out in 2012, nurse shivaro was one of the first to read it. she reached out to the newmans. >> literally read it in three hours, cried the whole time. i remember calling, cpat, did se spy on us? this is freaky. more than a book, it's a phenomenon. selling over 5 million copies, translated into 45 languages. it's even become required reading in hundreds of schools across the country. it's become part of a campaign, in essence, to be kind. >> i use this quote. if you have a choice

say hello to randy newman, ladies and gentlemen! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ randy newman! >> jimmy: for me. because normally people aren't sitting next to you. >> no, they're not. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: sometimes it's a a pretty lonely bench maybe, you know. >> yeah, it is. >> jimmy: yeah, you need some company and that's why i figured i'd -- >> it's nice of you to be here. maybe i'll get an idea. >> jimmy: yeah, exactly, i wanna -- ♪ jimmy jimmy jimmy jimmy jimmy jimmy jimmy ♪ >> it's not a good idea but -- >> jimmy: no, but it's an idea already that came out. [ cheers and applause ] we love you. we love you. but you -- because you have like a shuffle is what you said. >> i play, you know. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ you've got a friend in me ♪ yeah shuffles. >> jimmy: oh my goodness. >> those are shuffles. and i write them. they go bump-a-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta -- and that's my natural mode of expression. i can't you know -- ♪ i almost can't play straight. >> jimmy: yeah it has to be the -- [ laughter ] >> yeah. very often. you know. >> jimmy: yeah that's what i get -- i know

the "wall street journal" reporting newman's departure was abrupt and that newman was "physically dragged and escorted off the campus." a source close to the white house tells nbc it was chief of staff john kelly's decision to terminate newman's employment. and an official telling us that newman was escorted off the white house grounds after trying to re-enter the residents to debate the terms of her departure. that debate seemingly never taking place. newman is set to speak out on her fire later this morning. >>> the suspect in the new york subway bomb plot made his first court appearance since monday's explosion. akayed ullah appeared via video conference from his hospital bed where he's recovering from burns and cuts from the blast. he's facing five federal terrorism charges including use of apo the 27-year-old could get life in prison if convicted. he's being held without bail until his next court date in january. >>> now to the latest on the russia investigation. with the republicans now setting out to discredit special counsel robert mueller. after two fbi officials who worked on hi

police asked newman to come down to the station for interview. turned into 5 1/2 hour integration. >> turning and twisting. >> appeared nervous. told interviewers he had been at work the day of the shooting. >> i was not there, i did not pull the trigger on the gun that shot schneiderman. >> the cops sweated him. >> don't raise your eyebrows, you were there when rusty got shot. >> few hours in, looked like he had something to tell the police. >> you're this close to telling me. >> telling you what? >> what happened. >> then he shut down. even so detectives thought they had enough evidence linking him to the crime. arrested him and charged him with murder. then an amazing turn of events. after the denials he admitted he was shooter but not guilty because insane when he pulled the trigger. little more than a year after his arrest hemy newman's trial began. simple matter of greed he argued. had one prize in his sights. >> killed rusty schneiderman because he wanted his wife, his money, his life. period. >> and according to the prosecutor, evidence w

. >>> and cardinal newman high school played their biggest game tonight since half their campus burned down in the tubbs fire. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: playoff high school football is steeped in tradition. the kickoff, the big store, and tonight at the north coast division championship asthma even catholic -- as marine catholic faces cardinal gnomon, the cardinal -- cardinal newman, the cardinal are looking for redemption. this was the campus on october 9th after the tubbs fire ripped through sonoma county. >> we really connected. our class feels so much stronger and connected with everyone. >> reporter: as cardinal newman teachers and students adjusted to a new normal including different grades on different campuses. >> football brings everyone together. we can see people from other classes, it's really nice. >> reporter: head coach paul cronin fought to find a field for football to give players and fans alike something else to focus on. >> in the beginning it's tough to take the first step, but once you do it does heal, and our kids did a great job responding to adversity. [ cheering

. >> additional funding is provided by -- newman's own foundation, donating all profits from newman's own food products to charity and nourishing the common good. the ethics and excellence in journalism foundation. koo and patricia yuen through the yuen foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities. the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator, robert costa. robert:good evening. president trump is calling the passage of the republicans' tax bill an early christmas gift to americans and invited republicans to the white house. president trump: ultimately what does it mean? it means jobs, jobs, jobs. it's a really special period of time. robert: the massive package provides deep and permanent tax cuts for corporations, tax breaks for the wealthy and more modest and temporary tax reductions for middle class americans. it also repeals part of the affordable care act, a provision that requires all americans to carry health insurance, and it lifts a 4

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omarosa manigault newman is out of a job at the white house.he official line, she resigned, quote, to pursue other opportunities, but multiple sources tell abc news omarosa manigault newman was fired and in a dramatic departure fit for a reality tv star she was escorted off the white house grounds. polarizing to say the least. >> every critic, every detractor will have to bow down to president trump. >> she was also one of the most high-profile african-american staffers in the administration. a friend of the boss who could walk into the oval office whenever she wanted. that is until chief of staff john kelly took over. she notoriously clashed with fellow aides. and there was this scene at a journalism conference this summer. >> if you don't want to be here, don't be here. don't disrespect. >> reporter: many in the west wing couldn't seen a what she did in her role as director of communications for the public liaison and perhaps will be best remembered for her lavish wedding and showing up to the white house wearing her wedding dress, a party va

omarosa manigault newman:"he has to defend his wife...just as he will defend this nation."o fiercely fought all critics of donald trump on his way up...and as president, too...omarosa manigault newman: "joy i know it's got to be really, really hard after you know the last year and a half - of all the things you said about donald to see him sitting in the oval office..." omarosa manigault newman: "every critic, every detractor will have to bow down to president trump... it is the ultimate revenge to become the most powerful man in the universe."trump"look at my african-american! look at him over here!"part of omarosa's role seemed to be answering all those bitter accusations that he was too cozy with racists, too distant from minorities.omarosa manigault newman:"now i did my best to try to keep this as civil as possible..."but her vigorous defense often tilted into shouting, as it did during this convention for black journalists. she never backed down...omarosa manigault newman:"i now work for this country and i take my job very seriously..."maybe so, but others did not - es

. >> additional funding is provided by newman's own foundation, donating all profits from newman's own food products to charity and nourishing the common good. the ethics and excellence in journalism foundation. koo and patricia yuen through the yuen foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities. the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, moderator, robert costa. robert:good evening. republicans are charging forward tonight with their sweeping tax cut bill, after two republican senators reversed course and said they would support the legislation. republican leaders made some last-minute changes to win over florida senator marco rubio, who threatened just yesterday to vote no. another holdout, tennessee's bob corker, the only republican to vote no on the original senate version, also said he would support the bill, despite his concerns about the $1.5 trillion it will add to the deficits. nancy, you just came from capitol hill. you have to update us. where is

newman was not well liked by reince priebus, the senior advisor and john f. kelly, the former chief of staff according to multiple official mchlz. a daily beast profile of her was titled no one knows what omarosa is doing in the white house evenome roast. tonight president trump expressed his gratitude to maurigault newman on twitter writing, quote, thank you for your service. i wish you continued success. elsewhere in the trump administration two nominations to the federal bench have been pulled. one of them we covered on this broadcast. a judicial nominee who had never tried a case in court. and remember a seat on the federal bench is for life. brett tally was rated unanimously unqualified by the american bar association. and he failed to disclose he is married to the white house counsel's chief of staff. they have also stood down on the judicial nomination of jeff mater who had previously described transgender children as evidence of satan's plan. >>> coming up after our final break, an emotional moment on live television this morning over something that h

. >> additional funding is provided by -- newman's own foundation, donating all profits from newman's own food products to charity and nourishing the common good. the ethics and excellence in journalism foundation. koo and patricia yuen through the yuen foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities. the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, moderator, robert costa. robert:good evening. president trump did not hold an end-of-the-year news conference and that's been a presidential tradition. but he did sit this week for a revealing, an impromptu interview with the "new york times," which ended up becoming that sort of reflective and combative moment, all while sitting in the bustling grill room of the trump international golf club in florida. speaking with reporter michael schmidt, and without any aides present, president trump criticized attorney general jeff sessions for recusing himself from the russia probe and fired back at critics of the massive tax bi

the north bay fires destroyed their high school and their homes, despite that loss, the cardinal newmanootball team made it to the championship game. highlights coming up. ( marty ) and after the break... a warning from health officials, a majority of american kids could be obese by the time they're 35. the reason ahead. fred would do anything for his daughter. get in, fred! even if it means being the back half of a unicorn. fear not fred, the front half washed his shirt with gain. and that smell puts the giddy in "giddy-up"! ah... the irresistible scent of gain flings laundry detergent. you can't help but smell happy. for your health: here is a look at some of the new medical findings released this week. ( marty ) apple and stanford university's school of medicine are teaming up to study irregular heart rhythms. the study is open to anyone over the age of 22 -- but you must own an apple watch, iphone, and download the "apple heart study" app. the apple watch monitors participants' heart rate and will notify users if they have an irregular heart rate. if needed, participants can see a d

. >> additional funding is provided by -- newman's own foundation. donating all profits to charity and nourishing the common cood -- good. the excellence in journalism foundation. koo and patricia you you owen. the ewen foundations. the corporation of public broadcasting and from viewers like you, thank you. jers robert: good evening. the meddling by the russians into the trump election has dominated donald trump's presidency and today michael fliven became the first official to be charged. flynn pled guilty to lying to the fick about his dealings with the russians last december. flynn was forced to resign last february after he mess lid -- misled vice president pevens about a meeting he had with a russian official and today he released a statements after his court hearing that reeled in part, my guilty plea in agreement to courtroom rat with the autopsy reflects the decision i made in the best interests of our country. i accept full responsibility for my actions. the charge brings the criminal case into the trump white house and certainly raises que

additional funding is provided by newman's own foundation. donating all profits from newman's own food products to charity and nourishing the common good. the ethics and excellence in journalism foundation. koo and patricia yuen through the you yuen foundation, commit told bridging cultural differences in our communities. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> you're watching pbs. paul, wishing you a very happy christmas. my love, mary. mary. narrator: this christmas, mary and paul's bakes will take you through the festive season in spectacular style. wow, it's good. that's lovely. paul: the idea is to get people trying something different this christmas, and hopefully it becomes a tradition in their houses. narrator: mary makes a snowy-white christmas wreath pavlova... oh, it is christmas. don't you dare.

cardinal newman has received great support. cardinal newman led for most of this game. marin catholic did not give up. a late touchdown got them the wind. those games are awesome, win or lose. >> yes. they should hold their heads up high. >> congratulations. >>> we are starting a new era of 49ers football. we will talk about jimmy g taking over for the niners. the raiders will play without their top two wide receivers today. partly because of a little scrimmage, i guess that's what we could call it. >>> all that and more coming up after the break. stay tuned, we'll be right back. >>> is football sunday. the raiders host the giants this afternoon. they will not have two of their starting wide receivers. >> we begin the jimmy garrotte below -- garrotte below -- garappolo era. >>> good morning. is jimmy g ready to go? what you think about his start today? how will he come out of the gates? >> the 49ers had that decision made for them. they knew they wanted to see him at some point this year. butler had played well in the previous game when they beat the giants. it's pretty

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newman made the first touchdown during the kick off. kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in rohnert park where the game is happening right now...ella take us to through that spectacular moment.... and tell us how the players feel about making it so far, despite such loss. loss. the crowd went wild it was definitely a movie moment just seconds after the kick off cardinal newman took control of the ball and flew toward the endzone making the first touchdown of the game so a very nice start for the team that's been through a lot this season. they were so pumped and the fans of course thrilled. an older gentleman on the field called it an old school move. really an amazing moment for a team who back in october lost their high school after it was consumed by the tubbs fire so they've had the disadvantage of practicing on a borrowed field over at el molina high plus the heartache especially for those the five players who lost their homes. but one of them tells me it's football that's helped get him through it and he's not surprised they've made

newman. >> good afternoon, board members my name is irene gregson. i'm a resident of 44th avenue near santiago and i've come to ask the board not to rescind the stops at 44th avenue. as you can see how many have come here to express their opinions on the access to the stops, if one reads the report to see a figure of 400 feet on a piece of paper, that's a number. but to these people those are actual steps they have to take to the next stop. i don't see how eliminating stops and causing senior members, people with toddlers and children, and even people who may be temporarily disabled due to an injury or illness, to have them walk the extra spaces, may cause more of a pedestrian problem at 44th avenue and he is -- especially at 19th avenue and for those at sunset boulevard who aren't going to use the 35th avenue stop. i would ask the board to please consider the actual stories of the people who have to walk those steps. it might be a number but to somebody that's something they have to do, than

but multiple sources tell abc news manigault newman was fired. and in a dramatic departure fit for a reality tv star, she was escorted off the white house grounds. polarizing to say the least. >> every critic, every detractor, will have to bow down to president trump. >> reporter: she was also one of the most high profile african-american staffers in the administration. a friend of the boss, who could walk into the oval office whenever she wanted. that is, until chief of staff john kelly took over. she notoriously clashed with fellow aides, and there was this scene at a journalism conference this summer. >> if you don't want to be here, don't be here. don't disrespect -- >> reporter: many in the west wing couldn't even say what she did in her role as director of communications for the office of public liaison. and she will perhaps best be remembered for her lavish wedding and showing up to the white house wearing her wedding dress. a party van full of guests with her for an unannounced photo shoot. >> cecilia vega with us live at the white house

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. >>> we have not seen the last of omarosa manigault newman. the reality star turned white house aid promises to share her story after she officially leaves the trump administration next year. today she disputed reports she was forced out of her job and escorted from the building. >> reporter: omarosa manigault newman says stories surrounding her departure from the white house are 100% false. >> i was not escorted. i did not cause a disruption. >> reporter: resources tell cbs news mr. trump's chief of staff, john kelly, informed form -- informed omarosa she was being moved out of her position. >> john kelly and i had a very straight-forward about issues and concerns i raised. as a result, i resigned. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news omarosa tried to renegotiate with kelly and tried going to the white house residents where she tripped alarms and was escorted from the building. omarosa's official title was director of communications of the office. she was one of president trump's top aids. some people had a problem with her 14-year relationship

. >>> coming up, controversial senior staffer omarosa manigault newman is out at the white house.d from her job of improving african-american outreach while she was there. the question is, did she help or hurt the effort. our randi kaye digs in next. (hard exhalation) honey? can we do this tomorrow? (grunts of effort) can we do this tomorrow? if you have heart failure symptoms, your risk of hospitalization could increase, making tomorrow uncertain. but entresto is a medicine that was proven, in the largest heart failure study ever, to help more people stay alive and out of the hospital than a leading heart failure medicine. women who are pregnant must not take entresto. it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren. if you've had angioedema while taking an ace or arb medicine, don't take entresto. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high potassium in your blood. ♪ tomorrow, tomorrow... ♪ when can we do this again, grandpa? well, how about tomorrow? ask your doctor about entrest

happened surrounding the departure of trump aide and former "apprentice" contestant, omarosa manigault newman from the white house. the administration says she resigned, though a white house official tells nbc news that the timing of manigault newman's departure was unexpected. it's unclear whether the decision to leave was hers or whether she was removed from the post. >>> the man involved in overseeing the special counsel's russia investigation says he has full confidence in robert mueller. but a newly revealed batch of text messages between two fbi officials who work on mueller's team and also worked on the clinton e-mail investigation has many republicans questioning the investigation's impartiality. here's pete williams. >> reporter: as donald trump's campaign was building steam last spring, an fbi lawyer sent a text message to one of the bureau's top agents who was working on the russia investigation. the lawyer, lisa page, wrote, god, trump is loathsome human. and the agent peter strzok said hillary clinton should win 100 million to zero. a few months later, she texted maybe you're mea

. >> omarosa manigault newman, better known as omarosa to people who like to watch "the apprentice"-- she will be leaving the white house effective january 20. >> john kelly was tired of it. he was tired of all the drama. kelly confronted her. she was very vulgar, very-- she was cursing. she tried to go see the president. security alerted general kelly. he came back down, told secret service to take her out of there. >> wow. >> she was escorted off the property. it was very ugly. it was high drama. >> trevor: oh, yeah! ( laughter ) the trump administration is having its season one finale, people. i'm loving this. ( laughter ) that is so wild. you can imagine being there when general kelly was fighting with omarosa. he was probably like, "goddamn! this is some bull! i'm sick of this crap! (bleep)" and then omarosa was like, "okay, fine, i'll leave." ( laughter ) but let's move on to the big story that's rocking america right now. alabama has gone blue. ( cheers and applause ) >> republican roy moore falls short in alabama's hotly contest senate race. >> a seismic shift in the u.s. sena

white house press secretary sarah sanders says manigault newman resigned yesterday.anigault newman has been serving since january as the top communication official for the white house office of public liaison. the white house says manigault newman will stay in her position until january twentieth. other staff are expected to leave after trump's first year. earlier this month, the white house aides announced that deputy national security adviser, dina powell plans to leave. .persistent high pressure over the region will continue to result in well above average daytime temperatures and seasonably cool overnights through the weekend. periods of breezy to locally gusty winds will remain possible along the ridges and peaks across the region. the region. (pam) coming up... one thousand buildings... a quarter million acres.. all up in smoke in southern california... and the intense firefight continues.. we'll have the latest on where things stand tonight. (steve) also... protesters are descending on washington as republicans rush to republicans moving quickly to get their n

santa rosa's cardinal newman football team fought back.. making it to the championship game tonight against marin catholic.(j.r.) just seconds in....they scored the first touchdown. kron 4's ella sogomonian is in ronhert park where the game just wrapped up at rancho cotate high school. ella did they win? sot: ella sogomonian, ronhert park// "at the end of it all the cardinal newman high school football team got through more than just another seasonthey bonded by overcoming one of the worst disaster's in california history and together learned their true strength.(nat: crowd cheers)just seconds after kickoff the cardinal newman high school football team took control of the ball and scored the first touchdown of the ncs championship game against marin catholic. a thrilled crowd cheered for the team who's had to go above and beyond to get here overcoming the loss of their hometown and highschool ravaged by the tubbs fire mid season.one of five players who lost his home says it's his team and football that got him through it.sot: nick george, j

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or rick newman: morning, bueno dias. sharyl: rick newman owns the verdanza hotel in san juan.ick: in the original estimate, cdc claimed that there would be a 700,000 people affected by the zika in puerto rico, and that's really what created the initial panic. sharyl: that's pretty scary. rick: that is a scary number, to the point where it actually became sort of a farce in terms of the fact that it was an unbelievable number when you consider we just have 3.5 million. it's almost a very high percentage of our population. sharyl: he says the cdc estimates led to panic. rick: january and february of 2016 were very good, and then all of a sudden major league baseball canceled their exhibition games in puerto rico and claimed it was because of the zika virus that supposedly was affecting us. and so that became an unraveling of our tourism industry, and our booking pace that was moving so positively started to unravel. sharyl: i think cdc predicted something like 700,000 supposedly serious cases in an epidemic here. did that materialize? gov. rossello: not at all. sharyl: when we m

they are facing newman catholic for the division championship.ut 100 students, faculty and staff lost their homes in the fire. that includes five of the football players. the two teams have long been rivals, newman catholic has raised some funds to help them recover. we will have the highlights later tonight. >>> thank you so much for watching. we will see you back here at 11 pm.>> we want to leave you with one last look at the backup on the bridge. still at this hour it is a mess after the terrible crash that killed a toll taker early this morning. the six right lanes should be back open anytime now. traffic could be backed up for a while. stay with kpix 5 , we will have the latest on that awful story. in the meantime, thanks for watching. we will see you tonight at 11 pm. - hi and welcome to the kitchen experts show. i'm janelle marie. today, we have a great show for you. we're headed to lafayette to visit the keely family, the whole gang. we got mom, dad, the four kids. we're gonna see their kitchen makeover and find out how they're enjoying i

. >>> new questions swirling around the dramatic departure of omarosa manigault newman, who is leaving the trump administration. and she says she's seen things inside the administration that made her uncomfortable. she has plenty to say about it. nbc's kristen welker has details. >> reporter: tonight, president trump bidding farewell to omarosa manigault newman. >> i like omarosa. omarosa's a good person. >> reporter: a former reality tv star, now omarosa is stirling up a real life dram today announcing her plans for a tell-all about her experiences as the most high profile african-american in the trump west wing. >> i have seen things that have made me uncomfortable, that have upset me, that have affected me deeply and emotionally that has affected my community and my people. and when i can tell my story, it is a profound story that i know the world will want to hear. >> reporter: one of her reported frustrations -- president trump's response to the white nationalist marches in charlottesville. >> i think there's blame on both sides. >> reporter: and she's no stranger to controversy o