this most illustrious and noble city.one other is more famous for the immensity of its glory, the wisdom of its government, the long duration of its rule, or for other features worthy of praise-- the matchless convenience of its admirable buildings, the wealth of incredible riches, its numberless subjects, the industry of excellent men, the infinite variety of its possessions, the divine institutions of the republic, the immortal value of its nobles. "you venetians are wrong "to disturb the peace of italy "and not to rest content with your fine state. "if you knew how everyone hates you, your hair would stand on end." in the 16th century, venice was a city of spectacle and rhetoric, of theater and illusion. it saw itself as an ideal city, as the modern culmination of the ancient city-state

the person who was interviewing city noble said he cried out? no. he laughed. then when they found his body it had a smile on his face. so custer made his own death. in to go out in a break -- a blaze of glory in that cemented him in favor forever. so here is a statue of them directed at west point that later disappeared said you're ever at an art sale. [laughter] everyone is looking for it. it was currently over his grave but the actual statue liddy did not like it so after years of pestering people she prevailed on west point to take it down and there is a whole story but it is missing and no one knows where it is. it would be hard to hide but it is somewhere. so the unblemished hero all these things that are said and was none of those types of extremes. he was a self-made man and did all these amazing things and to come through that ability and was the brave man as a lieutenant our captain or a general he would just move he would never ask is meant to do something he would not do. a natural born warrior and he was a colorful eccentric which is what made him

the event was held at barnes & noble booksellers in new york city. it is just over an hour. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to barnes & noble. i am pleased to welcome tonight's guest, professor steven pinker from the department of psychology at harvard here to introduce his new book, "the sense of style" -- "the sense of style" on trade "the sense of style: the thinking person's guide to writing in the 21st century." it has garnered multiple accolades among them he was being named foreign-policy list of 100 global thinkers in times the hundred most influential people in the world today. please join me in welcoming steven pinker and "the sense of style." >> thank you. why is so much writing so back? how can we make it better? and why do we have to decipher so much legalese like the revocation by these regulations of the previously revoked subject to savings does not affect to be continued operations. why do we have to endure so like it is a moment of non-construction, disclosing the application of actuality from the con that imparts you

city. brian noble has the details of how they were able to get past security. >> reporter: airport security is already a tedious process. now they are concerned that all that helpful to have dangerous flaws. >> that is not something you want to hear going on especially with the current trend of what is colon on or around the globe. --what is ago when all around the globe. >> reporter: two men are accused of conspiring to smuggle as many as 153 guns and ammunition and to nearly 20 flights that took off at atlanta hartsfield jackson international airport and landed at jfk in new york. >> i mean it really makes you wonder how safe it is to travel. >> reporter: eugene harvey allegedly used his security clearance as a black agent for delta, to bypass security to get the guns to a former delta employee. mark clinton henry, in a restroom. who then carried them on board to need york. >> reporter: harvey was arrested on saturday. henry was erected on december 10th after landing at jfk. >> reporter: he had about 18 guns and his carry on that and seven of them were loaded. but our record the dead by t

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nobles has the story. >>ryan nobles:thousands gathered in st. peter's square in vatican citys christmas to hear pope francis's blessing. the pontiffhas used his influence as the spiritual leader of all catholics around the world to affectsome political outcomes this year. most recently, he played a major role in a deal to normalize relations between the u-s and cuba. his mission - to bring hope to people suffering around the world. >>: i ask the savior to look upon our brothers and sisters and i wrapped and syria who for such a long time have suffered from the effects of ongoing conflict >>ryan nobles:closer to home. new york's archbishop addressed the ongoing protests in the city as he delivered the midnight mass at saint patrick's cathedral. >>: as reface tensions and divisions in our beloved city, as so many other leaders try to create a dialogue to invite us to listen and dialogue to work together instead of accusing >>ryan nobles:and in d-c, the president echoed his calls for cooperation. >>: will celebrate the birth of jesus and not only the birth in the manger but the

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with some offering very vocal support for the nypd >> : noble the trumpet as injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere >> : is accusing your city of merritt creating common mistrust though it related to the killings place been circulating a petition to ban the mayor from attending police funerals >> : 106 now high time now 66. protests against the police so far though that her there is the been no violence against police officers like we've seen in other places and francisco police chief says he is of persons are grieving for near scenes cops killed and their families he says his officers and light of that are now on heightened alert the police people in san francisco general support the department. and acicular officers going your long called for backup whenever necessary. >> : then in new this morning for you made a cup of coffee recalling single serve coffee brewing machines because over he and spray water during growing recovery may + bruin systems mile #k 10. airline are related injuries recall provide the numbers with 31 on the bottom. sold on-line in stores in the u.s. can adopt 2009 to this year and concepts for 4 per >

city. if you wanted to make the noble choice to become a novelist, to write a book that was experimental, that might not sell that much, you could still send your kid to a decent public school, and you could live in a fine apartment, and that's just not, that's just not possible anymore. it's not possible to live in decent can poverty as a writer anymore. and that has a lot to do with changing mores, but it makes me sad. and i think it all goes back to this fundamental point that if you look at our culture right now, go look at "the new york times"' bestseller list this morning. there are two real books on that bestseller book, i'm sorry to say. and we're going to wake up five years from now, ten years from now and say what the hell just happened? it's like food. we, we consumed processed food for all, for so many years, and we've thought it maybe tasted pretty good and was convenient, and then we woke up and we said we're fat and dying of heart disease. [laughter] and it's going to happen with culture. it's happening right now with culture -- [applause] >> i would say that's fair, but we not

. >> it is a noble calling because you stand for everyone around you. user of the people of the greatest city in the world. >> only two days later police turned their back on the mayor as he spoke the union and others blamed him to create the environment leading to the shooting of two officers and the commissioner said it was the wrong time and place to make a political statement. >> that funeral was held to honor those officers and to bring that into the vet was inappropriate and i do not support it. >> ready guiliani criticized the police but he said de blasio made a mistake by giving the impression he sided with the demonstrators. >> i do believe mayor de blasio apologize for christ said that a number one and he would get it over with if he did. >> but today there was no vehicle but those who came to the graduation ceremony want the mayor to show more solidarity with the police. >>. >> i cannot say he has blood on his hands but he played a very large part -- part of what has taken place. >> as he tries to improve his relationship $120,000 has been raised for the families of the tuzla and o

nobles has the story. >>ryan nobles:thousands gathered in st. peter's square in vatican citymas to hear pope francis's blessing. the pontiffhas used his influence as the spiritual leader of all catholics around the world to affectsome political outcomes this year. most recently, he played a major role in a deal to normalize relations between the u-s and cuba. his mission - to bring hope to people suffering around the world. >>: i ask this figure to look upon our brothers and six sisters who have suffered the effects of ongoing conflict. >>ryan nobles:closer to home. new york's archbishop addressed the ongoing protests in the city as he delivered the midnight mass at saint patrick's cathedral. >>: as we face tensions and divisions in our beloved city. as so many leaders do their best to help us listen and to work together, >>ryan nobles:and in d-c, the president echoed his calls for cooperation. >>: will celebrate the birth of jesus and not only the birth of a major but the message that change the world to go to the hungry and that trouble and the homeless ryan nobles reportin

noble calling. because you stand for everyone around you. you serve the people of the greatest city in the world. >> only two days earlier at the funeral for officer rafael ramos, police turned their bang on the mayor as he spoke, the police union and others blamed de blasio for creating an environment that led to the shooting of two police officers. bill bratton said it was the wrong time and place to make a political statement. >> that funeral was held to honor officer ramos and to bring politics, to bring issues into that event, i think was very inappropriate. and i do not support it. >> rudy giuliani also criticized police for turning their backs on the mayor. but de blasio made a mistake for siding with demonstrate fors. >> i think bill de blasio should apologize to the new york city police department. >> today there was no such mea culpa, some of those people who game to the graduation ceremony want the mayor to show more solidarity to the police. >> we need the support of the higher ups, the mayor has to get behind the uniformed officers. >> i can't say that he has blood on h

it's a noble calling because you stand for everyone around you. you serve the people of the greatest city in the world. you serve in the greatest and finest police department on this earth. >> former mayor dried giuliani this weekend called mayor deplace yo to apologize for creating the impression that de blasio sided with anti-bliss protesters but today, no such mea culpa in the offing. things certainly not put to rest over this one. what do we know about the funeral plans for officer liu? >> the viewing and the visitation for officer lism u is going to take place on saturday. he is then going to be laid to rest on sunday. and during his remarks a short time ago, the mayor talked about the two fallen officers. they stood up for all that was good and right. they gave us hope by their presence among us. and they will not be forgotten, they must not be forgotten. >> members of officer liu's family are traveling from china to attend his service and why his funeral could not take place any seen. >> david lee miller in new york city. thanks. >>> new fears for travel around the world. what air

city local levels. in addition, quite frankly senator some days i don't know whether that's an asset or a liability. what i represent an organization, noble, whose mission is to ensure equity and administration of justice in a vision of public service to all committees and to serve in the conscious of law enforcement i've been committed to justice by action. it is my position that this country has a unique opportunity to that, to address lack of trust and understanding of law enforcement by communities of color. it is imperative to every citizen that we collectively have solutions to their training, committee policing and technology to ensure that that -- that america is secure both domestically and internationally. secondly, through the solution were able to further -- of many of our forefathers and realizing true civil rights and human rights estate in the declaration of independence. we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, they're not by their creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. recent events in ferguson, missouri, and the staten island

bookshops -- i still go to barnes & noble, i go to looks of wonder which is a local bookshop for children and i go to the strand and there are some great bookstores outside the cityrose in washington -- >> the maple leaf bookstore in new orleans. >> this is great, have i read any of these? >> i need to get a life. >> i think with children's books i would prefer the hardcopy -- and i do not see that ever moving to digital, thank you so the marketmore on this morning, futures up 13 and watching the russian ruble, betty liu next on television worldwide. tweaks in the market so far this year. looking to tackle the growing let in the democratic party for everything in banking regulation than the market. lambasting the white house again. plus, another uber has emerged. is calling itself the uber of private jets. why they will succeed where others, including a competitor, ,ailed just about a year ago serving the 1%. first, here's a look at our top stories this morning. a gunman continues to hold hostages, displaying a flag with

city, local levels. in addition i hold a ph.d in clinical psychology and, quite frankly, senator, some days i don't know whether that's an asset or a liability. i represent an organization, noble, whose mission is to ensure equity in administration of justice and the provision of public service to all community and serve as the conscience of law enforcement by being committed to justice by action. it is my position that this country has the unique opportunity today to address the lack of trust and understanding of law enforcement by communities of color. it is imperative to every citizen that we collectively deploy solutions to areas of training, community policing, and technology, to ensure that as america, america is secure both domestically and internationally. secondly, through these solutions we're able to further the hopes and dreams of many of our forefathers in realizing true civil rights and human rights as stated in the declaration of independence. we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. the recent e

city of jerusalem. and one of the most contested sites in the world, even the name of this site is complicated, jews call it the temple mount while muslims call it noble western world, the holiest site the jews come to pray at. and nearby, the christian church. in just one square mile, the most revered places of each of the three religions. and this is also the place where the bible tells us that god had finally demanded too much. abraham had waited into very old age for the children that god had promised. he had already been told to send his first son, ismaaiyl, away, now only isaac was left at home. >> abraham, for better or for worse, is used to hearing god's voice. and one day, as the torah tells us, god decides to test abraham. and he says, take your son, your only son, whom you love and offer him as sacrifice at the place i will show you. >> god was telling abraham to kill his own son. [ singing in foreign language ] >> you would think that that story is so barbaric that it would have died out over time. instead, jews read it and their holiest week of the year, christians read it, the same story in their holiest week of the year, easter, muslims