changed -- saint nicholas to santa claus.ng eye ♪ ♪ oh st. nicholas, gay are we >> i thought santa claus was a commercial business but i learned here today that he was a real man that did great things and his legend continues. >> i'm proud. he hears all of us words and w now -- >> so you know, whatever you wish for for christmas, you better send it to turkey. >> that's great stuff. the headlines and the latest on that downed jordanian jet in syria in just a moment. don't go away. have you got everything? i've got everything, don't worry. be careful. you'll have to call mo about that -- oh, never mind mo. [ beeping ] okay, i'm going now. i love you. i love you. love you, love you. love you. bye.

this is nicholas a young 5-year-old.what i think you should know about him is he was absolutely adored by his parents. a loved child. a child who grew up to be an autocrat. not necessarily extremely bright, but bright enough, you know. if he hadn't been -- if he had been a constitutional monarch with good advice, which he took, i think there would have been a great deal less trouble for russia and for all of us. he was a decent man and a nice man. his cousin kaiser wilhelm when he was grown up, he said about him, the czar is not false. he is weak. weak is not treacherous. but it fulfills the same function. and that's such an interesting thing to say. quite honestly, i think the kaiser was one of the more intelligent of the three. but he was so messed up, as we know that that's a dangerous combination and dangerous he certainly was. nicholas grew up. he was very shall and frail. his grand duke uncles were huge, towering. he was always battling. he never wanted to be czar. of course he married alex, queen victoria's favori

nicholas. in italy. this is the man who inspired the legend of father christmas. >> for the people in the west today and nowadays seem to maybe earlier had a lack of love and so we want someone to give it once again and visit us and give us that love that we need to have. >> reporter: santa claus from turkey, who'd have thought? back then it was lithuaniaia. amazing tales were told of nicholas helping the poor, like a father who couldn't afford the dowry, and stories of nicholas throwing coins down the chimney. notably the dutch took the legends with them. as they arrive in the new world, as poems about him were written and cartoons drawn, his modern image was drawn and his name was changed, st. nicholas to santa claus. hang on. did he just -- nah! ♪ st. nicholas, you're the one who jumps for jolly ♪ passes by, spreading spirit with the look of an eye ♪ >> i guess i thought santa claus was just the commercial business. i learned here today that he was a real man that did great things and his le

nick lats -- nicholas to santa claus. hold on, did he just -- nah! ♪ oh, st.icholas you're the one, passes by, spreading spirit with a twinkling eye. >> the tourists flood here, some for the saint, others for the portly chap in red. >> i guess i thought santa claus was just a commercial business but knowing that i didn't -- i learned here that he was a real man that did great things and his hedge kwrk. >> jack: so now you know, whatever you wished for this christmas, you better send it to the ho, ho, frnlful a jordanian spobsman from their army has confirmed that in the last few minutes that one of its pilots has been captured in syria during coalition air raids and go on to say the islamic state bares responsibility for his safety and development and detail emerging through the last few hours. have that image posted by i.s. of that pilot surrounded by militants. we also had his i.d. card. -- posted. that is our major story. stay with us on bbc world news." the ♪ pfrm sfrchl right now lease an infini ♪ wellllll... ♪ earlyfit ♪ latefit ♪ risefit ♪ fallfit ♪ bal

thousands of miles from the south pole, in demre, southern turkey, they den rate saint nicholas.e in italy. this is the man who inspired the legislate entd what comes the lack of plaefr. y j sfrrchl. >> santa claus from turkey, who would have thought? back then it was lithuaniaia. mabb prn nicholas is said to have thrown gold in the house, some down the chimney, caught in, yes, you guessed it, a stocking rung up to drive. the europeans took their legends with them. as aarrived in the new world, as poems about her were written, ♪ old saine nicholas, you're the one ♪ oh, st. nicholas passes by, prend and spirit with a ♪ old saint mass, if. >> and now he is here personal. >> but. ♪ have a happy christmas day >> great stuff. the headlines and the latest on that downed jordanian jet in northern syria in just a moment. don't go away. it's just ordinary fleece but the comfort it provides is immeasurable. the america red cross brings hope and help to people in need every 8 minutes, every day. so this season give something that means something. >>> hello. our top stories. jordan confirms

it's written by nicholas kristof and by his wife.holas, i'm always honored to have you on the program. give my best to sheryl. >> i'll do that. thanks. >> that's the show for tonight. as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. >>> i'm tavis smiley join me next time for a conversation with singer and actress vanessa williams. that's next time. see you then. ♪ >>> hands by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >>> the following kqed production was produced in high definition. >> and their buns are something i had yet to find anywhere else. >> and you can come to my house to dinner. >> breaded, fried, gooey, lovely. >> in the words of arnold schwarzenegger, i'll be back. >> you've heard of a connoisseur, i'm a common sewer. >> i may have to ward off some

we begin with nicholas negroponte, a professor at mit.under of a nonprofit organization called one laptop per child. his vision is for every child to have a laptop computer, and with it, the possibility of a better future. he recruited a cadre of engineers and programmers who created the low-cost xo laptop. it costs less than $200 and is designed to be used in some of the most impoverished places on the planet. as lesley stahl reported in may 2007, negroponte's dream was ambitious. to understand it better, let's go back to where that dream was born: cambodia. >> the idea came to him in a remote village called reaksmy, a four-hour drive on a dirt road from the nearest town. it's as far from mit as you can get. they don't even have running water. >> [bell being struck] >> stand by. >> negroponte and his family founded a school here in 1999, putting in a satellite dish and generators. [generator whirring] then they gave the children laptops. instantly, school became a lot more popular. >> ♪ how's the way ♪ ♪ that it's sunny ♪ >> kids who had

. >> sergeant nicholas heads the special response team that will attempt to retrieve the key.ent the inmate from swallowing it, they must catch him by surprise. >> let's go to the water well. what the water well is, it's basically a plumber's access. you know, the toilets are mounted against the wall, the sink's mounted against the wall. we don't necessarily go in the cell to fix these. we go into the backwater well. the back walkway, it's full of plumbing. since we have the water well built, they decided, let's put windows. we go on a security walk, the inmates see us, they know that we're there. we can go in the water wells, turn off all the lights, and we can peer in those back windows. if the windows aren't covered with obstacles, deodorant, papers, towels. they think these security windows are a shelf for them to put their junk, when they're not. they're for us. >> sergeant nicholas makes his way through the darkened water well to cell six in order to check on the inmate suspected of having the homemade cuff key. >> this is cell six right here but he's got his window bloc

nicholas too. >> and then, in a twinkling, i heard on the roof the prancing and pawing of each little as i drew in my head and was turning around, down the chimney st. nicholas came with a bound. >> he was dressed in all fur from his head to his foot, and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot. >> a bundle of toys he had flung on his back, and he looked like a peddler just opening his pack. his eyes, how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry! his cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! >> his droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, and the beard on his chin was as white as the snow. >> the stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, and the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath. >> he had a broad face and a little round belly that shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly. he was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf. and i laughed when i saw him, in spite of myself. >> a wink of his eye and a twist of his head soon gave me to know i had nothing to dread. >> he spoke not a word but went straight to his work and filled all the stockings and turned w

nicholas came with a bound!ed in fur from his head to his foot and all his clothes were tarnished with ashes and soot. >> a bundle of toys he had slung on his back, and he looked like a peddler just opening his pack. his cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry. >> his mouth was drawn up like a bow and the beard on his chin was as white as a snow. >> the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath. >> he had a face and a little round belly that shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly. he was chubby and plump, a right ol' jolly elf. >> a wink of his eye and a twist of his head soon gave me to know i had nothing to dread. >> he spoke not a word but went straight to his work and filled aught the stockings -- all the stockings in turn with the dirt. and up the chimney he rose in he sprang to his sleigh until his team gave a whistle and away they all flew like the down of a thistle. >> but i heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight -- >> merry christmas to all and to all, a good night! >> good job. is

nicholas soon would be there. the children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads. and mamma in her kerchief and i in my cap had just settled down for a long winter's nap. >> when out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, i sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. >> away to the window i flew like a flash, tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. the moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow gave a lustre of midday to objects below. >> when what to my wondering eyes did appear but a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer. >> i knew in a moment he must be st. nick. >> more rapid than eagles his coursers they came, and he whistled and shouted and called them by name. now dasher, now dancer, now prancer and vixen. on, comet! on, cupid! on, donder and blitzen! >> to the top of the porch! to the top of the wall! now dash away, dash away, dash away, all! as dry leaves before the wild hurricane fly, when they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky. >> so up

nicholas kimura. >> hi. good afternoon. i am nicholas kimura. i am seeking reappointment. i am currently chair of the shelter monitoring committee. i work as a shelter client advocate for the collaborative and volunteer for the coalition on homelessness. i am well aware of the situation, the homeless community faces, and have i have good rapport with the shelter management as well and seeking reappointment. >> okay. any questions? seeing none. kendra amick. >> hello and good afternoon. i am currently serving on the shelter monitoring committee. i was appointed in april of this year to fill a temporary vacancy and i am seeking reappointment because from my experience as a direct service provider in san francisco working with homeless clients i see that there is a need for advocacy and ensuring that the shelter system is serving san francisco residents as it's intended to so i really enjoyed the experience i had thus far. i want to continue learning and working with other service providers and shelters to improve the system, and so i would hopefully be reappointed this term.

to nicholas, to you, i apologize the most. you're a very good guy. remember my name a lot of the time. and you make a hell of a cup of joe. ok i'm sorry. thank you, i'll go. >> dan, wait. >> what? >> i want to take juggling lessons. [ laughter ] >> are you messing with me? >> no. [ laughter ] >> i swear to god, if you're messing with me, i don't know what -- yeah. really? >> yes, really. yes. yes. >> absolutely. you're going to have so much fun. we'll have a blast. we'll do it whenever you want. you pick a date and we'll do it. i can't wait. >> how about tuesday. >> i can't do tuesday. no. [ laughter ] >> wednesday then? >> wednesday's humpday, i can't do wednesday either. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: ladies and gentlemen the cast of juggling flayer. [ cheers and applause ] we'll be right back with more "late night." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: welcome back to "late night." my thanks to jason sudeikis, aubrey plaza, michael o'brien and as always, fred armisen and the 8g band. [ cheers and applause ] carson daly is u

as i drew in my head and was turning around down the chimney saint nicholas came with a bound.dressed fall fur from his head to his foot and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot. a bundle of toys he had flung on his back and he looked like a peddler just opening his pack. his eyes how they twinkled, his dimples how merry, his cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry. his droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow and the beard of his chin was as white as the snow. the stump of a pipe like whiteys he held tight in his teeth and the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath. he had a brought face and a little rounds belly that shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly. he was club bee and plump a jolly old elf. i laughed when i saw him in spite of my myself. a wink of his eye soon made me know i had nothing to dread. he spoke not a word and went straight to his work. then filled all nine stockings and turned with a jerk. laying his finger aside his nose and giving a nod up the chimney he rose. he sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle and away

the stockings were hung by the chimney with care in hopes that saint nicholas soon would be there. children were nestled all snug that their beds while visions of sugar plums daned in their heads. and momma in her kerchief i in my cap had just settled down for a long winter's nap. when out on the lawn there arose such a clatter i sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. away at the window i flu-like a flash, tore outpatient the shudders and flew up the sash. the moon on the breast of the new fallen snow gave the luster of midday to objects below. on what did my wondering eyes should appear but a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer. with a little old driver so lively and quick, i knew in a moment it must be saint nick. more rapid than eagles his coarsers they came and he whistle and shouted and called them by name. now dash cher, now dancer, now prancer and vixen, on comet, on cupid, on donder and blitz zen the to the top of the the porch, to the top of the wall, now dash away, dash away, dash away all. as drive leaves before the wild hurricane fly they meet with ab obsta

the greatest gift is nicholas still here with us. >> reporter: nicholas was a perfectly healthy fifth grader until january, when he contracted the h1n1 flu virus. he was rushed to the bay area where doctors struggled to beat back sepsis and pneumonia a battle that took months to win. >> we turn around and began planning our vacation, we're so excited, and then he was diagnosed with the mds, which is the rarest form of leukemia. >> reporter: from there, cancer treatments, a stem cell transplant, and a new nickname. but what "iron man" really wants is to get back to fort bragg middle school. >> i just want to see my friends. >> reporter: but his friends had actually contacted us asking if we would pass along this video. >> and so today, there's a lot of your friends here that want to wish you -- >> happy holidays! nick! >> that was cool they took the time to do that. >> nicky, it's emma. get back soon. i need to start practicing so you don't beat me too bad. [ laughter ] >> emma, i can promise you that lots of videogames -- and can't guarantee you that, um, i'm going to whoop you that b

nicholas comes with praise and presents and wisdom. >> jimmy: and krampus?n't good you get stuck in the bag and hit and shipped off. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no! now, look, honestly even. even that description, as bad as that is, wouldn't be that bad. except we actually got a a krampus doll. and this is a -- i wish i was, i'm not making this up. you ready to see what krampus looks like? [ cheers and applause ] [ drumroll ] [ audience ohs ] oh my gosh. i'm not joking, that's krampus. >> i'm not joking either. >> jimmy: we researched this. this is st. nicholas and krampus, eve of december fifth. it's the real thing you guys. look at this thing. >> you have to remember sigmund freud was austrian. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: "hey, y'all! [ laughter ] y'all ready to have happy holidays?" [ demonic voice ] "get in my bag! get in the bag!" [ laughter and applause ] there's actually an old medieval tradition that still is kept alive in the mountains where young men put literally on sheepskin that looks like that, only white, and masks, like a huge, carved wooden mask, and

nicholas rolin was the chief minister of duke philip of burgundy for nearly 40 years. he became one of the most powerful men in europe. at the height of his career, he made a spectacular donation to charity. [bell ringing] the hotel-dieu or god's hostel, a hospital for the poor was founded by chancellor rolin in beaune, close to the duke's capital at dijon. the initials of nicholas rolin and his wife guigone de salins and their coats of arms appear in the stained glass and the floor tiles of the buildings making it clear that the hospital was a gigantic memorial to the donors. "on this sunday, august 4, 1443 "neglecting all human cares "and in the interest of my salvation, "in recognition of the goodness of our savior, "i found and donate irrevocably in the town of beaune a hospital for the poor and the sick." such acts of piety were often performed by the rich for the good of their souls but seldom on this massive scale. contemporaries viewed rolin's wealth with hatred and his professions of charity and spirituality with cynicism. it's one of the mysteries of the time

i enjoy here in the studio by nicholas rushworth -- i am joined here in the studio by nicholas rushworth. most papers around the world are looking at that missing airasia flight. are you looking at the indonesian press? >> one of them is looking at a full-page about this airasia incident, whether it is a crass, we don't know at this point. the concern is that the vast majority of the people on board -- whether it is a crash, we don't know at this point. the concern is that the vast majority of the people on board are indonesians. we hear the anguish of various people in these incidents. we have the stories of those who have the lucky escape. one piece of this article is about a family of nine who missed an e-mail telling them to be at the airport earlier. they missed it. they were told they could go on the next one. they said they would think about it. as they were mulling that decision, they learned the plane they were supposed to be on was actually missing. an incredibly story of a lucky escape. they are heaving a huge sigh of relief. >> you are looking at an editorial in the indonesia

. >> reporter: nicholas wells lives next door and raced over to help.heard those trapped inside and broke basement windows to get them out. the children safe nicholas helped pull the father through the window. >> there was noplace to touch him. the burns on this man was crazy. his skin was peeling often him. >> reporter: burned while trying to save the children's grandmother neighbors say her name was doris and she died in the fire. >> tragedy, it really was a tragedy. >> reporter: meanwhile neighbors immediately began collecting donations with bags of clothing piling up quickly inside their homes. it's the least they can do they say to a family and a father who did their best to save those who love. >> definitely a hero, definitely. >> well, that was matt rivers reporting. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused that fire. meantime the father and several of his children remain in the hospital recovering. >>> now a firefighter suffered minor injuries battling a row house blaze in north philadelphia. the flames broke out on the 2700 bloc

they believe that fighting stereotypes is good for business and nicholas hawk reports from the capitolreporter: they are sisters and business partners. together they opened what they describe as the first car repair shop in sin gal operated by women and specializes in luxury vehicles and there are plenty of older models in need of repair. >> lots of car garages but few reliable and saw an opportunity in the market and we are certified mechanics and there are not that many in town. >> reporter: they have a growing number of regular customers. >> translator: it's irrelevant they are women, i want the job to be done properly and quickly. >> reporter: all of the cars here are brought in from europe or north america, finding parts is difficult. so when it comes to fixing cars they cannot replace it but they have to mend the broken part and that takes skills. they attended this technical school, students are trained specifically to deal with engine problems found in west africa. >> translator: girls do better than boys in the course and not enough of them taking up this training. >> reporter

nicholas kimura. >> hi. good afternoon. i am nicholas kimura. i am seeking reappointment. i am currently chair of the shelter monitoring committee. i work as a shelter client advocate for the collaborative and volunteer for the coalition on homelessness. i am well aware of the situation, the homeless community faces, and have i have good rapport with the shelter management as well and seeking reappointment. >> okay. any questions? seeing none. kendra amick. >> hello and good afternoon. i am currently serving on the shelter monitoring committee. i was appointed in april of this year to fill a temporary vacancy and i am seeking reappointment because from my experience as a direct service provider in san

to more on the battle of the islamic state, i spoke a short time ago to former nato ambassador nicholas burns who joined us from boston. nick burns this, fight against islamic state, whichever way you look and whatever the evidence or not of iran's involvement is producing strange bed fellows, sent it? >> it certainly is. i think this is an important meeting today. in addition to the air strikes that the united states and allies have been conducting, there has to be a political coalition that's willing to isolate isis and try to interdict finances and try to discourage young men and women from joining its ranks but you're right, producing strangest possible partners. here you have two countries that have not talked to each other much, u.s. and iran on the same side of the struggle thrk particular struggle. i thought secretary kerry said the right thing today f. iran will act in some respects to weaken isis, that is in essence positive for the overall effort the united states is leading. >> right. but america is, president obama is, has is also said president assad has to go and iran is

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township police chief michael rock says his department is devastated by the loss including officer nicholaso who struck matthew and is right now on paid administrative leave. >> he's very emotional and he's as you would expect he's very very upset over this incident. >> reporter: we asked investigators, the prosecutor's office and chief rock about how fast nicholas locilento was going. >> that's part of the investigation. it's a methodical investigation. it's going to be very thorough. >> reporter: rock could not confirm or deny if any lights or sirens were on. >> a lot of it comes down to officer discretion. >> reporter: he says a number of factors go into a lights and/or sirens police response. >> you have to take in traffic patterns weather conditions the type of call that you're going to. there might be situations where you may not want to use a siren that may alert the bad guy. >> reporter: and police chief rock tells me he's also been in close contact with matthew's mother to offer any assistance to the family that the department can provide. he shared with us what she told him about

after this year's midterms the new yorkers nicholas thompson defeated: sh it's good news for tim scott, south carolinan republican. the first african-american senator to win an election in the south since reconstruction. convincing southern white voters to not vote for the g.o.p. will be a challenge for non-republican candidates going forward. mary landrieu won 18% of white voters on election day. unlike southern democrats of old, she voted along party lines in the senate nearly all the time. it's all a wake-up call for democrats with ties to the south like hillary clinton. because not only is clinton a participation democratic presidential candidate. she campaigned in louisiana for mary landrieu >>> coming up, at least three are dead and a million fled from the powerful storm that slammed into the philippines this weekend. it's gas industry >> taking the country to the brink of economic ruin >> this is because of a corrupt deal to an assigned to basically support two dodgy businessmen an israeli one, and an egyptian one... >> al jazeera exposes those who made a fortune betraying an en

investigators say franklin township police officer nicholas locilento responding to an emergency in his police car struck and killed the child. witnesses say they did not see flashing police lights or hear the siren. >> i just can't say the words right now. my heart goes out to them. >> school officials have scheduled grief counseling sessions. >>> in bucks county, a resident shot a man who police say brokeapartmented and touched himself inappropriately last night. suarez nedero in critical condition. he faces burglary and assault charges. a woman in the first apartment found him touching himself on her balcony. police say she took her dog and crawled out of a window into a second apartment. that's when a resident inside that second apartment shot him. >> what he was looking for we're not really sure but one homeowner, he confronted one homeowner who stood his ground and fired twice, shooting -- hitting him both times. >> the resident who shot the intruder will not be charged with a crime. >>> winter break has actually become a perm narmt break for hundreds of philadelphia charter schoo

and nicholas sarkozy continued his climb back to power by winning the top spot in his conservative party, the unp. sexy want to the job, and he won the job, and now it's time to get to work. -- >> he wanted the job, and he won the job, and now it's time to get to work. he wants to rebrand the party by changing its name. but it's not just the outside that will see renovation. the very foundation needs to be overhauled, too. as of june, the unp -- ump was in need of being overhauled. there have been divisions within. sarkozy wants to get rid of the lines that have been drawn and unifying -- unify the party. meanwhile, the man that served as his foreign minister said it is up to the party president to make it all work. flex he has to bring everyone together. but first, he must get rid of the tension. there is undeniable tension and it we cannot move forward until it is taking care of. collects easier said than done. some of the party's most prominent figures are said to have their eye on winning the nomination from 2017 election including the former president himself. crack there was defian

investigators say jeannine lepage shot nadia, alexander and nicholas harriman inside their home. they all died. >>> a new appeal and increased reward in the case of missing westchester university student shane montgomery. he was last seen at a bar ten days ago. family and friends aren't giving up hope. a reward that leads to montgomery is now up to $50,000. there are fliers and green ribbons posted all over town. green is his favorite color. his mother is hoping someone somewhere will have the courage to come forward with a clue. >> this money is an incentive for somebody to help. i would go to the ends of the earth to come up with anything. i just need that one courageous person to come forward with information about shane. >> the family says volunteers will be passing out leaflets at the link before tomorrow's eagles game. >>> and after the game, protesters plan to block broad and patterson streets in south philadelphia. they're holding a solidarity die-in. this is in reaction to the grand jury decision not to indict police officers in the deaths of eric garner and michael brow

. >> at christmas time 1818, the organ broke down at saint nicholas so the assistant breesz brought the brought the text silent night for the guitar and girl's chorus. ♪silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright. ♪ round yon virgin p, mother, and child. holy infant, so tender and mild ♪ sleep in heavenly peace. sleep in heavenly peace. ♪ silent night, holy night. son of god, love's pure light. raidant beams from thy holy face. with the dawn of redeeming grace. ♪ jesus, lord at thy birth. jesus, lord at thy birth. ♪ . >> oh little town of bethlehem was written by phillips brooks director holy trinity philadelphia while traying in the holy land of 18656789 the tune forest green is an english forest green. ♪oh little town of bethlehem, how still we see thee lie! above your deep and dream less sleep, the silent stars go by. ♪ yet in thy dark streets shine yetd, the ever lasting light -- shineeth, the ever lasting life. the hopes and fears of all the years, are met with in thee tonight. ♪ o for chiesz is born of mary and gathered all -- for christ is born of mary and gathered all a

congresswoman karen bass and ambassador nicholas burns, thank you both for being here. >> straight ahead, sony pictures is pulling the movie after the hacking group vows terror attacks on theaters. only the we're learning u.s. officials believe north korea was behind the computer hacking attack on sony entertainment. the officials telling nbc news, the hacking attack originated outside north korea but they think they were acting on orders from the north koreans. also more on the top story and why someone on the right is out of touch with america on cuba. >> i think this is most wonderful news in my entire life, to be honest with you. i have traveled all over the world including china. a very big communist country. we have a great relationship with the communist country china. why can't we have that with cuba? health can change in a minute. so cvs health is changing healthcare. making it more accessible and affordable, with over 900 locations for walk-in medical care. and more on the way. minuteclinic. another innovation from cvs health. because health is everything. >>> the cuba news is

nicholas hawk, al jazeera dakar. >>> the doctor is a chairperson of the african union and joining mevia skype and very good to have you with us on al jazeera and thank you for joining us. given the death toll now stands at 7,000 people, how do you assess the world of nations to stop the spread of ebola, to contain this virus? >> well, i think everything has been slow but i think now people realize it's very important to stop this epidemic and for the three countries and from our side we assessed what everybody else was doing and we realize there is a big gap in terms of human resources because these countries had lost their health and they started this anyway and didn't have enough health like us. so that is that and we decided to focus on and of course we had to then talk to our member states and to people generally to volunteer to go and give their services to these countries. and we are happy to say initially we got volunteers and now are getting states giving us bigger numbers of health workers to go and work in these areas. and of course working in those areas they need to be su

helps their father does too, nicholas hawk, al jazeera. >>> girl power always the best thing and don't forget you can keep up to day with the day's news and developments as well as the day sport on our website, al jazeera.com. the new cold war between russia an e west. russian president vladimir putin says he will not be intim dated and shows no signs of pulling out of ukraine. >>> the war on terror. i'll find out change one of america's most intractable problems. i'm ali velshi and this is "real money." the new cold war, russian president vladimir putin lashed out at u.s. foreign policy, defending his country's action he in ukraine and crimea. that speech l followed the announcement that russia is scrapping a pipeline project, instead russia will boost gas supplies to turkey, using current pipelines. now, it's asafe to say that russia's relations with the west are at their lowest point in year s because of the action he in ukraine. many of the issues that played out there are the same as what we're seeing today. go back to 2003 that's when georgians electricked mikhail sakasvi rvetio

. >> nicholas is working with the changes. he's built a reservoir so he can manage his water supply when the river runs low. the future here and across the world, it seems, is on looming uncertainty. nick clark, al jazeera, juarez, peru. >> there is more on the perils of climate change on our website. we've got all the day's news and all the latest on sport. that's at our www.aljazeera.com we. . >> for years the struggle to limit the spread of h.i.v. was to change people's before. does the use of a preventative drug treatment challenge the tech aids of hard work. it's inside story. >> i'm

knows that for quite some time now we have had a vacancy on the commission due to the leaving of nicholas who left the campaign for the bart board and successful in achieve thating seat, we are about to have another vacancy soon because i will be leaving as of the end of this month and i am urging everyone to search far and wide, for some environmentalists whose names we can submit to the mayor for consideration to fill those vacancies. it is really difficult to function as well as we would like when we don't have a full commission. so that was just my request that please, do get names to people. so that we can get them to the mayor. >> commissioner wald? >> i was so, i know that i am going to get another chance to say this, but i just have to say what a loss your leaving retiring, will be ruth, even if we get a grateful commission shortly after. you are the best environmentalist on this commission. your knowledge of the san francisco environment and the issues that are effect it as well as the broad sweep of relationships that you have built with the activists and the individuals and the

. >> three years ago nicholas life. >> i had put myself at risk. i emily learned and was with a friend, and i learned that they didn't disclose . with a new awareness of what engaging in risky behaviour could be. >> i was devastated. that's the one word that describes it. he takes a daily peel called truvada, which he says protects him feeling that fear again. the pill is part of a programme called prep or pre-exposure profill axis. the center for disease control say prep reduces the risk of h.i.v. by 92%. >> where preexposure profill axis is helpful, it presents the initial infection. it doesn't get into the cells, it's on the surface of the cells by the drug. >> the prep programme includes taking truvada every day and checking in with a doctor. a year of truvada costs 13,000. most insurers cover the drug. an estimated 4,000 people who it. >> the doctor is a clinical research director at a clinic serving the gay committee. he said prep's adoption could be epidemic. >> in washington d.c., they have the highest prevalence of h.i.v. in the united sta

we'll show you nicholas's story at 5:00 tonight. >>> and to switch gears, donkeys aren't too common aroundt they are all over egypt and they line up for the services of that guy, his family in the donkey barber business for generations. a haircut runs about 5 bucks. they will even shave initials into the coat for no extra charge. >> that's it for kpix 5 news at noon. it was nice spending christmas with you. >> yes, have a good one. we'll be back here tomorrow. >> merry christmas, everybody. thanks for watching. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com ,, ,,,, [ "o little town of bethlehem" plays ] >> eric: [ sighs ] [ glasses clink ] merry christmas, my love. your mother would be so happy knowing you're here.

nicholas soon would be there. >> rick williams read was the night before christmas at the annual holidayrtist orchestra in addition to that the orchestra and 200 voice choir presented favorites from carrolls to the nut tracker. he's got that done. >> i was hoping he could sing. >> and "million dollar movie" next on channel 6. >> "action news" continues tomorrow 4:30 with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, david murphy and karen rogers. >> now for sarah bloomquist, melissa magee, and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez have a great night, great "action news" team, i'm walter perez have a great night, great weekend.

and today we have nicholas ritter's daughter, kathryn wallace in the second row here. just to fill in slightly who she is and how she came into the story, catherine was the young girl during the war. ritter live in the united states in 1920s, married in alabama born woman who he took with him to germany, they had two children. one of whom was kathryn and by the time ritter matt william sebold and brought him into the spy service they were already going through a divorce and catherine was a young girl who had an extraordinary wartime story she has written about in her own memoir which involve the divorce and custody battle like kramer vs. kramer melted fat whisking glorious bastards. it is quite a story. she came to the united states and currently lives in the washington dc cheri and speaks not with a german accent that a thick of the south. she was a real help in this book and a real peach of a lady. ritter was looking at this point for a man he could send to new york as a messenger and contact man for a small ring of spies he had established red william sebold is nomi