with her friend, like five year old nicholas by her side, nicholas diagnosed with cancer inside his spinal cord when he was just one. he has just had his third surgery, which has left him in a wheelchair, and will start another round of chemo after christmas. then, there is 18 year old mc kia like the big sister to the other two. diagnosed when a rare disease, when she was just 14 years old. she will start another round of chemotherapy right after this show. mc kia says the worse part how dehumanizing it all is, but through it all never lets it get in her way of her fighting spirit, and her dreams of becoming a oncology nurse herself, always with her best friends, by her side. >> she is like my own sister. >> so again, this year, we've dean sided to invite nicholas and laney and mc kia to come into our studio. do we have our favorite elf? is our favorite elf leading the kids? here we go. hello. >> hello. >> hello, laney. there is laney. here comes nicholas. mc kia is here. and so, welcome to "good day" philadelphia again. so what should we do? >> hi, mc kia. >> hi,. >> haven't seen in you

nicholas witchell, bbc news at buckingham palace. short while ago and he spoke more about this idea of inspiration being the main focus of the queen's christmas address this year. an insight into the importance to her of her christian faith within the context of things that are inspiring. she started by highlighting the achievements of olympic and paralympic athletes from britain and the commonwealth, the inspiring impact they have had and then as we heard, that she draws inspiration and strength from meeting ordinary people doing extraordinary things, going around the country, the unsung heroes, as she says. interesting that she should also highlights the duke of edinburgh ‘s award and the princes trust respectively, celebrating anniversaries of 60 and 40 celebrating anniversaries of 60 and a0 yea rs. celebrating anniversaries of 60 and a0 years. and then talking about her 90th birthday and the charities of which she has been patron so many yea rs, which she has been patron so many years, 600 of them and the inspiring work that they

nicholas cage has been offered the role. the resemblance is uncanny.the paper claims cage is hesitant to play reagan if the film portrays him in a flattering light. will it make him an outcast in the heavily liberal scene. tom shillue, i think this is a brilliant p.r. move. he's saying, i can't possibly play someone i abhor, especially if it's flattering. then conservatives say how could you have an unflattering movie about ronald reagan, it's the greatest movie of all time. then he will do a flattering performance that turns out to be something he had it, therefore he will get an academy award. >> i think he's setting it up. his career is -- people don't like him anyway. so his career -- i think it was national treasure. we can blame that. ghost writer. there are plenty of reasons. you can take any nicholas cage film. >> i think what he's saying, at some point he will be able to blame it on the reagan pick. five years down the line when no one will hire him he can say the was the reagan pic. >> he could have been the wellesley snipes of that generatio

nicholas which all speaking to me a little earlier. —— nicholas which all. more than 90 people on board has crashed into the black sea. russian president vladimir putin has declared a day of mourning tomorrow. the plane was carrying 64 members of the renowned red army choir and was heading from sochi to latakia in syria. the russian defence ministry says there are no survivors. from moscow, steve rosenberg sent this report. this is one of the final images of the tupolev—isii jet. it was taken by a journalist before he boarded the plane. the flight would end in tragedy. the aircraft crashed into the black sea. the russians scrambled helicopters and ships but the search became a recovery operation. there were no survivors. the plane had taken off from a military airfield near moscow. it flew south, stopping in sochi to refuel. the final destination was syria, and russia's airbase near latakia, but minutes after leaving sochi, it crashed. at the russian defence ministry, a spokesman said that more than 90 people were on board the plane. he said the recovery ope

nicholas: absolutely, it is.eally is in a goldilocks zone anywhere between 110 or ¥120 to the dollar. that is a great rate. you have pick up in the global economy. that is a lot more important than yen is for japanese companies. i think as far as corporate profits are concerned, we ought to see a very good year indeed in 2017. guy: how does policy developed from here? is it just sit on your hands and do nothing, and wait for the fed and donald trump to deliver? nicholas: i think that there are some people out there who think there is going to be upward pressure on the 10 year bond. i think there is absolutely no danger whatsoever. i think we are basically into a lame-duck session now. between now and april 2018, when governor kuroda steps down, he has not really got to do anything. ofprobably ought to get rid the -10 basis points on policy rates, but won't. at he will leave the 10 year zero. there is really nothing else he needs to do. as long as people believe that the 10 year can be defended, it will not cost h

nicholas would be there. the children were nestled all snug in their beds when visions of sugar plumb plums danced in r head. mama in her cur chief and in in my scalp settled for a long winter's nap. when arose such a clatter, i sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. way to the window tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. the moon on the breast of the new fallen snow gave a lust ter of midday to objects below. when what do my wandering eyes did appear but a miniature slay slay -- wha sleigh with a reignr so lively and quick i knew in a moment he must be st. nick. his courses they came and he whistled and shouted and called them by name. now dasher now dancer, perhapser and vixen. on comet, cue identify on dawner and blitzen to the top of the porch and top of the wall dash away, dash away, dash away all as dry leaves before the wild fly when they meet with an obstacle mount to the sky. up substitute house top the courses they flew with a sleigh full of toys and st. nicholas too. with a twin cli

nicholas too.nkling i heard upon the roof the prancing and pawing of each little tiny hoof. as i drew in my head and was turning around, down the chimney st. nicholas came with a bound. he came down the chimney which i personally think would have been a little hot, but he's st. nick, so you know, magic happens but don't try that at home. i think trying that at home is a bad idea. anyway. he was dressed all in fur. fake fur, just saying. from his head to his foot and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot. the bundle of toys he flung up on his back. he looked like an old peddler just opening his pack. his eyes oh they were twinkling, his dimples how merry. his cheeks were like roses, his nose was like a cherry. and a little tiny tiny mouth w drawn up like a bow, the beard of his chin was white as snow. the stump of his pipe -- well, he didn't actually have a pipe. the stump of his starbucks he held in his teeth and the -- coffee -- encircled his head like a wreath. in a broad face and a

that's hisjob. by nicholas witchel quietly. that's his job.job. thanks, nick. she's dropped 25 charities that she was patron of. she will no longer be a patron. those patronises will go to some of the other members of the family. —— those patronises the advisers to theresa may are almost as much as she does. fiona milland nick almost as much as she does. fiona mill and nick timothy, they are both on £140,000 per year, we have learned today, only 6% less than the prime minister herself on round about 149. i have been digging around today in all the records. i was interested to find that there are 400 civil servants who earn more than 150 k per year. i always thought the civil service was a bit less well than that. as you reach the top earner. is that a case of oui' the top earner. is that a case of our civil servants and special advisers earning too much or the prime minister earning too little? that‘s a good question. prime minister earning too little? that's a good question. the prime ministerand that's a good question. the prime minister and

he trails only jack nicholas, who as a team. in recent years, he has been sidelined with injury, including three back surgeries. tiger returned earlier this month, stating, my game is vulnerable and not where it needs to be. this year marks the 20th anniversary of the tiger woods foundation, which focuses on toth education and tends focus on doubling the number of college students. i am pleased to have tiger woods at this table for the first time. has then an interesting

the stockings were hung by the kim knee with care, in hopes that saint nicholas soon would be there.ldren were muscled all snug in their beds while visions of sugar plums danced in their heads. and momma in her kerchief and i in my cap had just settled down for a longer winters nap 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 flu-like a flash, tore open the shudders and through up the sash. the moon on the breast of the noon fallen snow gave the luster of midday to objects below. would do my wondering eyes should appear but a miniature sleigh and eight tiny rain door with a little old driver so lively and quick i knew in a moment it must be saint nick. more rapid than eagles his core certification they came and he whistle and shouted and called them by name. now dash cher, now dash dancer, now prancer and vixon, on comet, on cupid, on donder and blitzen. 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 meet with obstacle mount

nicholas witchell, bbc news. has struck off the coast of chile, triggering a tsunami warning. the fire services locally are telling people to evacuate as a precaution. there are no reports yet of damage or casualties. the two narmine warning centre said hazardous waves were possible on coasts as far from the epicentre. that warning centre has just issued a fresh update saying that waves reaching above the tide level possible along the stretch of coast most affected. a magnitude of 7.7. tsunami waves meeting one to three metres above tide level possible along that stretch of the chilean coast. a russian military plane with more than 90 people on board has crashed into the black sea. the plane was carrying 64 members of the renowned red army choir and was heading from sochi to latakia in syria. russian president vladimir putin has declared a day of mourning tomorrow. from moscow, steve rosenberg sent this report. this is one of the final images of the tupolev—isii jet. it was taken by a journalist before he boarded

>> my friend nicholas. >> hey, nicholas. how you doing? good to have you here. again, really appreciate you being here playing for make a wish foundation. let's do some good today. >> thank you so much. >> all right, let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic musical flourish] all right, it all starts with that $500 question. here it is. though you shouldn't do it, as it's the "most obvious" hiding spot, "the telegraph" says that nearly one in five homeowners hide a spare key where? >> okay, um, i don't want to be presumptuous, but... uh, i'm guessing it's going to be under a potted plant. i would say "d." that's my final answer. >> and that's a winner. that's how easy it is. boom, you got it. >> thank you very much. >> goodnight, everybody. >> thank you, goodnight. >> catch paul's act at the-- wait, wait, wait. [laughter] i mean, we're here. we might as well go for $1,000. >> okay. >> let's just see what happens. >> what the heck? >> $1,000 question. which of the following is the literal meaning of the spanish name "margarita," and not a key ingredie

nicholas witchell, bbc news.itish pop singer george michael, who shot to fame in the 1980s with the pop group wham, has died, he was 53. his publicist said he died peacefully at home. wanna achieved worldwide success with hits like wa ke worldwide success with hits like wake me up before you go—go and careless whisper. russia is beginning a national day of mourning for the 92 passengers and crew who died when a military plane taking them to syria crashed into the black sea shortly after takeoff. a huge search operation involving 3000 rescue workers continued through the night over a wide area. a powerful typhoon, nock—ten, is continuing to batter the philippines with strong winds and heavy rain. the storm's struck two central provinces causing power cuts and travel disruption. it's moving slowly westward and is expected to reach the country's most densely populated areas later on monday. coming up next on bbc news, it's time for reporters. welcome to reporters. i'm phillipa thomas here at the bbc‘s headquarters i

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at clarence house. time now for all the sports news in sport today.sport centre. coming up on this programme: roma tigthen their grip on second spot in the serie a as napoli slip up. fireman sam. sam allardyce is the front runner to replace sacked crystal palace manager alan pardew. and spin a winner — ravi ashwin is named cricketer of the year. hi there. wherever you are around the world, welcome to sport today. roma's11th win of the season over chievo verona tightened their grip on second spot in the serie a, as they try to chase down leaders juventus. massimo allegri'sjuventus side play in the italian super cup on friday. meanwhile, third—placed napoli had to settle for a 3—3 draw at fiorentina.

nicholas, who lives nearby, as you heard, who was there all the time.i remember from his book that his wife was keeping notes about when they were there, and they were this at lunch and dinner or dipper and lunch or -- dinner and lunch or breakfast and lunch. he had to have a lot of people around him all the time, but people he liked. he was very close to the artistic community and to the writers that were there, nicholas and a few others. and i think that more or less tells the story of the book, and i hope you enjoy it. thank you very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> i think we would like to call on carol now to tell in her words her relationship with jimmy and through her partner david, and her frequent and early visits staying in the house, being with him, hearing the writing that he read to her and to several other people at the breakfast -- at the lunch table because he got up very late. he worked all night, drank a lot of whiskey and then produced this fiction or essays. and then he would ask several very close friends and his secret

here's nicholas whittle. a coptic orthodox church blown up in cairo. christians in iraq and syria kidnapped or driven from their homes. attacks on yazidis and jewish people and others. tolerance between the faiths and freedom of worship are important to the prince of wales. he recently attended the consecration of the new orthodox catheral in west london. he is troubled by the growing evidence of religious intolerance. normally at christmas we think of the birth... his starkest warning yet in a pre—recorded broadcast for thought for the day on bbc radio ahe likened the persecution of christians in iraq to what happened to thejews in nazi germany. we have seen the rise of populist groups across the world who are increasingly aggressive towards those who adhere to a minority faith. all of this has deeply disturbing echoes of the dark days of the 1930s. i was born in 1948, just after the end of world war ii, in which my parents's generation had fought and died in a battle against intolerance, monstrous extremism and an inhuman attempt to exterminate theje

nicholas came with a bound.dressed in fur from his head to his foot, his clothes were all covered in ashes and soot. he had a bag of toys flung over his back, he looked like a peddler opening his sack. his eyes had a twinkle, his dimples how merry, his cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry. and -- his little mouth was drawn up like a bow, the beard on his chin white as the snow. and -- >> the stump of a >> a circle of smoke around 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, 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 the stockings and then he turned with a jerk and land 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 they all flew like the down of a

but i have seen it wander, even with nicholas, as good as he was. is and now when you have a disturbance in your life that's major, can you get it back? can you get that thing that you can't put your finger on. and get hold of it and choke it and keep it? boy, that's a tough deal. that's something, you see it in every sport. i've seen it in golf, baseball players, football players. i've seen them so good and then all of a sudden something happens. and it could be a psychological thing like you don't-- you say well, i've done it. and that's it. and then you say well, i'm going to do it again. and it isn't there. you can't find it. you can't grasp it. you can't hold on to it. >> some call that an x factor. >> exactly. >> you don't know what it is. you can't define it. but you know when it's there. >> yep. >> and you had it, jack had it. a a lot of people. >> hogan. nelson. >> buy ron-- nelson had it. sam s snrks eed had it. >> stam sneed was probably a little further from what we are talking about. and had an ability that was more natural than anybody

nicholas negroponte in his bestseller being digital. it is about living. by the turn-of-the-century silicon valley was selling more than gadgets. it was selling an ideology. the creed is set in the tradition of american techno-utopianism but with a digital twist. fierce materialists, what couldn't be measured had no meaning yet they love materiality. the problems of the world from any efficiency and any quality to mortality emanated from the world's physicality. from its embodiment, inflexible stuff. a panacea was virtuality. the reinvention of the redemption of society in the computer code. not from adams but this. all that is solid would melt into the network. we were expected to be grateful and for the most part we were. our craving for virtuality is the latest expression of photography described as the american impatience with reality, the taste for activities whose instrumentalities a machine. what we always found hard to abide is the world follows a script we didn't write. we look to technology not only to manipulate nature but possess it. package it

so you're going to find a very fine secretary in rex tillerson. >> woodruff: nicholas burns, based on what you know of rex tillerson, what do you know and what are your concerns? >> woman, he'sab impressive man my all accounts. he's rub our largest corporations. he has had international experience. he was endorsed today publicly, by former secretary of defense bob gates, forme society condi rice. i admire both of those people. but, judy, i think there will be a real challenge to his nomination, and that's his closeness to the russian regime and what he's been saying about russian policy. and i think the backdrop to his senate confirmation will be the extraordinary statements made by donald trump during the campaign. i don't think we've had in 70 years a presidential candidate, and now a president-elect, so accommodating to russia. no criticism by donald trump about russia's illegal annexation of crimea. no criticism about russia's division of the ukraine. no criticism of russia's harassment of our nato allies, poland and the baltic states. and no criticism of this barbaric russian bom

nicholas, thank you very much for joining us. nicholas davidson, equity senior portfolio manager at alliance bernstein. >>> german police are still on the hunt for the driver of the truck that plowed into a christmas market in berlin on monday night killing 12. authorities freed an initial suspect they were holding because of lack of evidence. germany's interior minister said the perpetrator may still be at large. >>> the islamic state claimed responsibility for the attack but provided no evidence. they say the person responsible was a soldier of the militant group and carried out the attack in response to "calls to target nationals of the coalition countries." hans nichols reports from berlin. >> reporter: the isis claim coming in the middle of an urgent manhunt. police tonight looking for a suspect after that surprise move. releasing the 23-year-old pakistani migrant they originally thought was the truck driver. now high alert across the city. tonight we've learned new details about the attack that left at least 12 dead and nea

sebold was nominated for the job and nicholas ritter is a very interesting character. he became fluent in english and married an alabama school teacher, that he met in new york, and they had two children. at this point, he brought them to germany, his american family, and had an affair with his secretary and began divorce or -- divorce proceedings with his alabama wife who has her own story and the spies daughter, the american-born daughter currently lives in virginia. surely the only daughter of a nazi spy with a thick virginia accent. [laughter] lady who was a wonderful help for this book. she has an amazing war experience. i think there is a tv movie being made of it. nicholas ritter's great steak strategic wonder that would lead to the downfall of the spy ring, occurred on the very day he met his newest agent. under his orders, the u.s. was stolen,sebold likely so an agent who did not have the travel advantages could use it. he then instructed sebold to go to the u.s. consulate in cologne. and apply for a new past through legitimate -- new passport through legitima

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at clarence house.uffer complications once donald trump is installed as us president. during the recent election campaign mr trump made a series of controversial remarks about the impact of chinese imports on american industry and jobs. he's now chosen an economist who's been highly critical of china to lead a new trade council. our economics editor kamal ahmed explores the prospects for america's relations with china. i graduated with my bachelor's, and i haven't been able to find anything. jobs disappeared. and the way the economy's going right now, it's tough to find a job. it was a major theme of the presidential campaign, an america that had lost its way. globalisation and the rise of china were blamed for economic stagnation and millions ofjobs lost. today, president—elect trump showed his hand, appointing the man who made this film, death by china, as his new trade adviser. he is the economist peter navarro, and he's clear where he feels he is the economist peter navarro, and he's clear where he

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at buckingham palace.singer george michael has died at the age of 53. police, who were called to his house in oxfordshire shortly before 2pm on christmas day, say his death is unexplained but not suspicious. he was one of the most successful recording artists of the past 30 years, selling more than 100 million records worldwide. in a statement his publicist said that: "it is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend george passed away peacefully at home over the christmas period. the family would ask that their privacy be respected at this difficult and emotional time." we've got lots more on that on our website. i've just been looking at a picture story, showing george michael over the years. really moving. also more about his life there. just go to bbc .com /news. well, let's see what's in store for boxing day after that incredible mild christmas day — among the mildest in 100 years but not quite a record breaker. boxing day, lots of sunshine on the way for england and wa

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at clarence house.trol of aleppo. state tv has shown crowds waving flags and shouting slogans in support of president assad. among thousands of civilians brought out was seven—year—old bana alabed, whose posts on social media have moved so many around the world. orla guerin went to meet bana and her mother. hello, i am bana. i am seven years old. i am from aleppo. from the rubble of aleppo to the red carpet in ankara, bana alabed and herfamily are now being hosted by the turkish government, which opposes the syrian regime. when we met, this child of war told me how her own home was flattened by a bomb. translation: we were playing happily and planning to go out, and suddenly it landed. so we got scared and ran to the basement. when our house was bombed, we got out of the rubble safely. but we were about to die, because the house was collapsing. her updates from inside aleppo echoed around the world, with help from her mother, who manages her twitter account. but some have questioned whose views were bei

nicholas witchell, bbc news. in essex. two other women, who managed to get out of the house before emergency services arrived on the scene, were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. essex police say the victims were trapped inside the property and died at the scene. drivers are being warned to expect heavy delays after a multi—vehicle accident on the m6 motorway left one man with critical injuries. it happened on the southbound stretch of the motorway betweenjunctions one and two at around 5.30am this morning. although the carriageway has now reopened, delays and disruption are expected to last until at least 4pm this afternoon. firefighters are warning about the risks of carrying e—cigarette batteries, after one caught fire in somebody‘s pocket. the man suffered minor injuries when the device caught fire while he was out shopping in leeds. investigators say he was keeping batteries in his pocket unprotected, and that people should avoid storing them alongside other metal objects such as keys and co

karen nicholas, who ran his non-profit, was sentenced to two years on prison. on monday, fatah was sentenced to ten years in prison and is due to report in a month. >>> lawyers for new jersey u.s. senator bob menendez are asking the u.s. supreme court to throw out his federal corruption indictment. the attorneys contend that the indictment misapplied a federal law shields lawmakers from scrutiny of their official duties and motives. the high court isn't expected to hear the case until february or march. prosecutors accuse menendez of taking official action on behalf of a friend who gave him gifts and campaign donations. menendez and that friend have pleaded not guilty. the trial is tentatively set for next fall. >>> and a real-life griffin is on the loose in atlantic county. police released surveillance voof a man stealing christmas decorations from ronnie's garden center on new road in northfield. he took several wreathes and an outdoor fire pit. police later found the goods behind a nearby parking garage. >>> happening today on the fourth anniversary of the s

nicholas witchell, bbc news.ight be christmas but not everyone can spend time at home with loved ones. some people have to work. we had a look at some of the people spending a different christmas. a long way from home but celebrating christmas the best way they can. us soldiers at an iraqi army base near mosul. plenty of turkey and tinsel, thoughts are obviously elsewhere. mosul. plenty of turkey and tinsel, thoughts are obviously elsewherem is kind of rough because this is —— this is my first be collared a way from home, so i feel like a lot of people are getting homesick. i miss my family, but i'm sure everybody else does. everybody is getting ready for the holidays and we are stuck here. some people are stuck even further out, the crew of international space station, orbiting the earth at the height of 400 kilometres certainly gives you a different perspective on this festive occasion. there is another very important aspect of being on iss and that's seen the planet as a whole. it reinforces the fact that we s

nicholas witchell, bbc news. able to spend time at home with loved ones. some people of course have to work. tim allman takes a look at those who enjoyed a different kind of christmas this year. a long way from home but celebrating christmas as best they can. us soldiers at an iraqi army base near mosul. plenty of tinsel but thoughts are elsewhere. i feel a lot of people are getting homesick and i miss my family and i am sure eve ryo ne miss my family and i am sure everyone else does too. some people who are stuck even further out — the crew of the international space station, orbiting the earth gives you a different perspective on this festive occasion. there is another important aspect of being on iss and thatis important aspect of being on iss and that is seeing the planet as a whole and it reinforces the fact that we should live as one people and strive for peace. we want to wish you a merry christmas and happy holidays. back on earth, christmas was celebrated in different ways — in macedonia a fun run were 3

also, drilling restrictions under president-elect trump and then nicholas lawrence, economic study fellow from the heritage foundation and another lead a conservation voters government affairs look ahead at engine -- energy policy during the first 100 days of the trump administration and beyond. the sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" wednesday morning starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern. join me discussion. theuncer: orientation at u.s. capitol. here is a look. floridalican representing the 18th district, what were you doing before? >> before running this race i was working with federal agencies. before that, eight military career. host: what was your work encounter terrorism. explosived as an specialist working on issues of nonproliferation in nuclear terrorism and i worked teaching some classes on homemade explosions and basically continued to provide my expertise as a bomb technician which is how i spent my career in the military. >> how did you start your career? i was a combat engineer. you do de-mining and other work. i have a propensity and i begin as a bomb technician. eod is t

rankin which was one of the many aliases for nicholas fritts ritter who was an english officer based in hamburg who was looking for had a man he could send to new york as a messenger and a contact man for his small ring of spies there. siebold was nominated for the job, and nicholas ritter is a very interesting character, and he lived in the united states in the '20s where he became fluent in english. he married an alabama schoolteacher who he met in new york. they had two children. at this point he had brought them to germany. his american family. had an affair with his secretary and began divorce proceedings with his alabama wife who remained -- who has her own story and the two children, the spy's daughter, american born doubt their currently lives in mclean, virginia. shirley the only daughter of a nazi spy with a syrup thick virginia accent. great lady. was a wonderful help for this book. she has an amazing war experience which we could spend all day speaking about. i think there's a tv movie being made of it. but nicholas ritter's great mistake, the strategic blunder that would

nicholas witchell, bbc news.sex. two other women who managed to get out of the house before emergency services arrived on the scene were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. essex police say the victims were trapped inside the property and died at the scene. more than 100,000 people in the uk have multiple sclerosis. now, scientists have developed a new drug which slows down damage to the brain caused by the disease. the ms society described the development as "really big news", saying it "offers a lot of hope" for sufferers. let's speak to our health correspondent james gallagher. what is the new drug and how does it work? to understand how it works we need to understand what's going on in ms. a rogue immune system attacks the brain and that disrupts electrical signals to the body. the concept of the drug is simple. if the immune system is attacking the brain, let's attack the immune system. that's what the drug does. it targets specific components of the immune system and these trials show in mult

nicholas witchel, thank you.osed with prostate cancer, and 11—thousand die from the disease. but scientists have developed a new technique, which surgeons are calling "a huge leap forward". the treatment involves lasers and a drug made from deep—sea bacteria to destroy tumours without causing severe side effects. here's our health correspondent, james gallagher. gerald is now free from prostate cancer and feeling good. but when he was diagnosed, he faced a conundrum. treat the tumour but almost certainly develop long—term side—effects like impotence or incontinence, or let the tumour grow? many men choose to wait and see, but then gerald's surgeon offered him offered something pioneering. he was telling me that this would be the best treatment for me. and having taken into account the other treatments, i was looking onward with my life and wanted to have the same way of living that i had enjoyed in the past, for the future. and i feel like the treatment i have had has confirmed that. here is the technology that k

nicholas witchel, bbc news, at clarence house.ggest military victory for president assad in almost six years of war. the last convoy of civilians and rebel fighters was escorted out this evening. one of those brought out in the past few days was seven—year—old ba na alabed, whose messages on social media covered everything from the death of friends, to her family's attempts to lead a normal life. 0ur correspondent, 0rla guerin, has been to meet bana and her mother. hello, i am bana, i'm seven years old, i am from aleppo. from the rubble of aleppo to the red carpet in ankara, bana alabed and herfamily are now being hosted by the turkish government, which opposes the syrian regime. when we met, this child of war told me how her own home was flattened by a bomb. translation: we were playing happily and planning to go out and suddenly it landed. so, we got scared and ran to the basement. when our house was bombed, we got out of the rubble safely, but we were about to die because the house was collapsing. her updates from inside aleppo

here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell.aith itself and it is still happening today —— persecution. a coptic 0rthodox church blown up in cairo. christians in iraq and syria kidnapped or driven from their homes. attacks on yazidis and jewish people and others. tolerance between the faiths and freedom of worship are important to the prince of wales. he recently attended the consecration of the new sillier 0rthodox cathedral in west london. he is troubled by the growing evidence of religious intolerance. normally at christmas we think of the birth... his sta rkest we think of the birth... his starkest warning yet in a pre—recorded broadcast for thought for the day on bbc radio 4 he likened the persecution of christians in iraq to what happened to the jews christians in iraq to what happened to thejews in nazi germany. christians in iraq to what happened to the jews in nazi germany. we have seen to the jews in nazi germany. we have seen the rise of populist groups across the world who are increasingly aggressive towards those wh

nicholas: this is a short-term derivative. through 2017, this is supply and demand-driven. the back of the curve, that is where you see some trump in fact there is people look at environmental policy, drilling policy, different policies that could affect the emp world. scarlet: i want to get your thoughts on donald trump's nominee for epa, scott pruitt. how far will the go in dismantling recordation and what does that mean for natural gas prices? nicholas: the knee-jerk reaction to trump's election is that things like the clean power plan are at risk. it is a policy that was put into place to limit emissions for the power sector, so a negative for coal and positive for gas and renewables. if trump is not in favor and pruitt goes along with it, there would be less demand destruction for coal. who have appointed pruitt, comes from oklahoma, normally an oil and gas-friendly state. that is the first shot across the bow that the clean power plan and other policies like it could be at risk the next three years. oliver: trump talks a

>> i think i'm pretty good, too. >> rose: do you think you're better than nicholas?> i think we would have a hell of a duel. >> rose: do you think you're better than him? >> i think i could kick his ass. >> rose: right now? he's 70. >> rose: so 40 can beat 70. ( laughter ) >> no, jack has always been one of my heros. >> rose: you lusted for his record? >> i wouldn't say lusted for his record. i would say that was a gold standard because he had won the most majors and the second most tour events, and, so, he was the most efficient, i think, at the highest level for the longest period of time, and, you know, how did it? one, eedidn't play that much either. he played a very limited schedule and paced himself and basically tried to get ready four times a year, and he was better than anybody else who had come along. walter hager's record was 11, he is 18. >> rose: and you're 14. correct. >> rose: and you believe you will have more than 18. >> correct. >> rose: and if you don't, you will say -- >> i didn't get there. >> rose: but you said in another interview in "time" mag

i want to bring in ambassador nicholas burns for political affairs, it is nice to see you mr. investor, thanks for being with us. >> glad to be with us. >> we were just daukitalking ab this. >> the people that brought up the resolution and under intense of israel. trump tweeting this morning it should be vetoed. what is your analysis of what happens here and what are the implications 28 days when we have president trump? >> kate, i think there are issues here. the substance issue here, it has opposed israeli settlement c construction of the west bank. whether the obama administration is going to obtain on this and let it pass. we may never know unless the obama administration says something today or the next few days. the process is quite troubling. we have the tradition of the united states of one president than a time. president obama is our president. to have the president-elect trump to speak out to disagree so strongly with president obama, i think it is a mistake by donald trump. i don't think it is going to help him and he really ought to be getting his government toget

they were barrett clark, 35, michele sylvan, 37, nicholas walrath, 31, and peter wadsworth, 38. 34 year old john birnbaum was a dj. >>> every face has a story, that's especially teu when it comes to -- true when it comes to the deadly oakland warehouse fire. >> reporter: this professional photographer was here to honor his son who died here. >> i wanted to get some closure. my wife could not and would not come down here. but to me, this is part of closure. >> reporter: in the day that he has been here he met some of his son's friends. >> they had a lot of photos of my son, also some of the poems that he wrote. they were very gracious people. >> reporter: with these new photos, his family collection and what he shot today, he will put together a photo book in his son's honor to help bring closure to himself and his wife. >> my son's life is over, we have to just keep going and put our lives back together. >> reporter: there will be a lifetime of regrets for the little things. >> there is a lot of things that i wish i had said to him but i will never be able to. that's what is sad. i have

a federal grand jury indicted 37-year-old nicholas young of fairfax. ineral agents arrested young august following an investigation into which an undercover agent posed as isis sympathizers. he faces up to 60 years in prison if convicted. you will see on facebook as a crackdown on fake news stories. >> one consul members plan to fight them. others say it threatens their police and >> new details in a fatal police shooting that led to riots this last august. he fired a shot that killed sylville smith after smith had thrown his gun away. fired and hit smith in the arm. the officer fired the fatal shot two secondlater. starting this week, all bc patrol officers are required to wear body cameras. does improve our legitimacy, something the community has asked for. >> required to turn on the cameras when they are dispatched to a scene and during a self initiated call. this is the largest the point of patrol officers in the nation. >> a guilty verdict in a racially motivated attack. a jury took two hours to return a guilty verdict. to opening fire inside of a

five, nicholas sacco and vanzetti were tried and convicted for robbery and murder in massachusetts. law professor brad snyder talks about the controversy in the case. with introductions by ruth bader ginsburg. sensitive transfer to the death house. the guff -- the governor after reading the report declared they had a fair trial. the press declared >> the case close. and on the presidency george nash talks about herbert hoover's humanitarian efforts during world war i and two. >> overworking voluntarily and without a became an international hero, the embodiment of a new force in global politics, american benevolence in the form of humanitarian aid programs. >> for a complete set -- schedule go to c-span.org. a look at the lobby of trump tower in new york city. tosident elect trump plans name -- for his choice of secretary of state, according to two sources. mr. tillotson has been president of the texas-based oil company since 2004 and met with the president elect earlier today. his name has been on a growing list of potential choices to have the state department. yesterday rudy giuli

[applause] >> nicholas, thank you. i would like to call the speaker, assuming someone wishes to contribute, from scotland. is there a speaker willing to contribute from scotland? not if you don't want to. yes, very well. >> resenting glasgow and west scotland. clear to ensure the poverty and pain and suffering before the war. to think that we can't fix it in just a year, of course we can't fix it in just a year. service, wen ensure have to support it. the nhs is not one of the most important institutions, it is the most important institution in the united kingdom, and we should do everything we can to protect her. [applause] >> who want to contribute from wales? not if you don't want to. no? you do wish to contribute. taylor.amuel the nhs is one of the united kingdom's national treasures. it is a unique virtue of our amazing country. very few countries have a health care system like our own. and therefore, we need to preserve it. and work towards stopping cuts that affect our nhs. feel very strongly about this as i am