ntic north america over the north atlantic this week.a beeline for us barely see it, making a beeline for us and under it we will see big areas of low pressure, potential storms. one area on christmas eve and another on christmas, coming straight for us. exactly how bad they will be, these lows in terms of rain and how strong the wind is going to be, still too far to go into detail. let's concentrate on tonight and tomorrow. cloud and drizzle with missed in a few places, scotla nd drizzle with missed in a few places, scotland and northern ireland, a different story, clearing up, some frost around and some fog. big temperature difference. in the south it will be mild. tomorrow morning, to work, at the bus stop it will be around freezing. belfast, couple of degrees above. england and wales, temperatures in the 5—7 range. a few bits of rain in western areas. just a suggestion that the clouds are breaking upa a suggestion that the clouds are breaking up a bit here across some parts of england and wales. tomorrow is going to be a better day,

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm lebo diseko. our top stories: george michael, one of the biggest pop—stars of the last 30 years, has died at the age of 53. the music world is paying tribute. elton john describes him as the kindest, most generous soul and a brilliant artist. a major search operation pinpoints a russian military plane that crashed into the water with 92 people on board. it's been announced that the british singer george michael has died. he was 53. police say they were called to his home in oxfordshire shortly before 2pm on christmas day.

a warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: bugle sounds japan's prime minister pays his respects at an american military ceremony in hawaii. 75 years after japanese attack on pearl harbor. dozens of ships are still searching for remains of a russian military plane that crashed into the black sea, with 92 people on board. vera rubin, the pioneering astronomer whose work led to the discovery of dark matter, has died aged 88. time's running out fast for the cheetah: scientists say urgent action is needed to save the world's fastest land animal from the brink of extinction. hello. the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe,

a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: a europe—wide manhunt is under way for anis amri, the prime suspect in the truck attack on a berlin christmas market. german officials say the 24—year—old tunisian may be armed, and they've offered a six—figure reward for information leading to his arrest. a convoy of syrian buses leaves rebel held areas, as the evacuation of people from eastern aleppo makes fresh progress. the russian president orders tighter restrictions on alcohol after 65 deaths from toxic bath lotion. hello. police forces across europe are searching for a 24—year—old tunisian man suspected of being behind the berlin truck attack, in which 12 people were killed.

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's lebo diseko. our top stories: the evacuation of eastern aleppo resumes but conditions for people trapped in the syrian city are getting worse by the hour. translation: i've been coming and going forfour days now. in the morning they've promised to take us in ambulances and i've been waiting since then. gunmen target a tourist site in jordan. 10 people are killed, many more are injured. the senator from the philippines who wants president duterte impeached tells the bbc she fears for her life but won't stop speaking out. and the original showbiz celebrity, hollywood actress, tabloid star and socialite zsa zsa gabor has died at the age of 99. medical officials in the syrian city

a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. death on the streets of berlin. 12 people are killed, 48 injured as a truck is driven into a crowded christmas market. german police say the man who was apparently driving the truck is under arrest. a passenger was found dead in the cab. russia's ambassador to turkey is shot dead by an off—duty policeman. moscow calls it an act of terrorism. and, it's official — the electoral college confirms the vote. donald trump will be the next president of the united states. hello.

we can look to north america for the origins of that change. canada into the usa, meeting the warm air from further south, and strengthening the thermal gradient, the change of temperature over a small area and that's what the jet stream thrives off and strengthens from, and that's what we're getting this week, a stronger jet stream across the atlantic towards us, carrying deeper areas of low pressure, turning our weather wet and windy. not at the start of the week, high pressure is still close by, influencing our weather from continental europe but then look, the first, deeper area of low pressure coming out of north america will come close to us later this week, as we'll see. take it day by day, this is monday. still high—pressure, still some quite dense fog across part of england and wales to start the day. a bit of patchy rain coming into the east and south—east. a bit of patchy rain spreading south in scotland and northern ireland, turning brighter behind that with single figure temperatures. clearer to start monday night in scotland and n

>> millennials, will they consume half the wine of north america in 2015?k white girl rose is perfect because white girls whine. ♪z test text1 >> better? >> no. >> how about that? better? >> >> who assigned the sad dog story. >> this is a story about zuzu, a two-year-old dog picked up at animal shelter in california. looked like owners were going to find her and pick her up, the sad part is the owners didn't want her anymore, they were coming to pick up another dog. that's like picking your kid up at soccer practice and coming and getting another kid and leaving your kid there. she was getting too depressed, her father died and she's been depressed. they were going to leave her there and get a new dog. i look at it as a silver lining, they are taking her to animal rescue and dozens of people want this delightful dog and go out and adopt a dog this season. >> check out this amazing christmas photo, one of the best things to come out of florida for sure. santa claus is this sheba inu's favorite toy. when she got upclose and personal, real dreams do come true,

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: president obama expels 35 russian diplomats, accusing them of interfering in the us elections. moscow says it will retaliate. president—elect trump says it's "time to move on," but he will meet intelligence chiefs for a briefing next week. president putin declares a ceasefire deal in syria, brokered by russia and turkey. it came into effect a few hours ago. road to nowhere — why this street in a french town is causing controversy. hello. president obama has imposed sanctions on russian individuals and intelligence agencies, a response to russian cyber attacks during the presidential election and harassment of american officials. 35 russian diplomats have been given 72 hours to leave the country and two compounds are being closed. the russian government, which has denied any involvement in hacking, is considering retaliation. laura bicker reports from washington. russia stands accused of trying to help donald trump become president. moscow had be

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe.donald trump says he will dissolve his controversial charitable foundation to avoid any conflicts of interest. israel's prime minister orders a review of his country's relationship with the united nations after a vote condemning settlement building. in his christmas message, pope francis denounces the suffering of children around the world as security is tight at the vatican. and hard—rocking status quo guitarist rick parfitt has died at the age of 68.

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a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: death on the streets of berlin — 12 people are killed, 48 injured as a truck is driven into a crowded christmas market. german police say the man who was apparently driving the truck is under arrest. a passenger was found dead in the cab. russia's ambassador to turkey is shot dead by an off—duty policeman. moscow calls it an act of terrorism. and, it's official — the electoral college confirms the vote. donald trump will be the next president of the united states. hello. german police are now saying 12 people were killed by the truck that crashed into a christmas market in berlin. 48 were injured, several seriously. germany's interior minister says there are many signs suggesting a deliberate attack. it happened around 8.30 in the evening, local time, a in busy area near central berlin. eyewitnesses describe the vehicle ploughing through the market square near the kaiser willhelm memorial church, with no apparent attempt to slow down. police hav

, charging across the atla ntic towards north america, charging across the atlantic towards us.ty high speeds are monster jetstream it will whip up some deep areas of low pressure very close to the uk late this week and to take us into the christmas weekend. one system after another. we will keep you updated of course on all those details as we get closer. out there today though it is still fairly quiet, benign picture. to the south and east of the front it is frost free with patchy rain and drizzle on the front. we start the day in scotla nd the front. we start the day in scotland and northern ireland with the chilly conditions, widespread frost and mist and fog. most of scotla nd frost and mist and fog. most of scotland will be frost free but lots of frost around —— fault free. first hints of a change as the breeze picking up in the hebrides. winds in northern ireland to begin with. they will shift later as the breeze picks up. not too much problem with the wind across england and wales. featherlight winds here. compared to recent days not as misty, a few brea ks recent days n

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe.the streets of berlin. 12 people are killed, 48 injured, as a truck is driven into a crowded christmas market. german police say the man who was apparently driving the truck is under arrest. a passenger was found dead in the cab. russia's ambassador to turkey is shot dead by an off—duty policeman. moscow calls it an act of terrorism. and it's official, the electoral college confirms the vote. donald trump will be the next president of the united states. hello. german police are questioning a man thought to be the driver

that some of the elements were working on with north america.in terms of the timing it will depend the substance of what we discuss will depend on the perspective of what the u.s. and canada, let's not forget about canada what they bring to the table. but we we are very open to working within the framework that allows us to strengthen the very successful free-trade agreement that we have built over 25 years. >> we have responded to the criticism in europe against ics which was seen as privatized just as giving excessive rates for foreign investors, paper savings, arbitrators who could be having conflict of interest and which would propose a modernized system which we agreed to. the canadians and but if you do that and tens of agreements you create a problem when you want to have an investment court where you can have judges settling these disputes. maybe you are not there but we talked about reform of tdi. we are changing it to create exceptions to allow us when there is excess capacity are market distortions and raw materials to impose duties t

. >> thank you very much for the invitation to come and to give the perspective of mexico in north america and where we are headed but the north american free trade agreement. i believe we are at a very important crossroads in trade relationship within north america and we have managed to create probably the greatest free trade area in the world. trade has tripled between the three countries and now over a trillion dollars between the u.s. and mexico the figure has reached $530 billion we've increase dramatically the flow of investment between all three countries. beyond the numbers, one aspect that exceeded all expectations of anyone in the negotiations that the time is taking predictions as to where we would be headed within the nafta region as the level of supply chain we've created. the way we have creeds interconnect did clusters across mexico, u.s. and canada where we exchange products, where across the border at eight or nine times before winding up in a final product that is either consumed in the region or to the rest of the world with a very dramatic competitive edge vis-À-vis ot

a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe.5 years on, japan's prime minister shinzo abe makes an historic visit to pearl harbor, offering condolences to victims of the attack. translation: we must never repeat the horrors of war again. this is the solemn vow we, the people of japan, have taken. somebody get this walking carpet out of my way. an outpouring of tributes. the actress and author carrie fisher, forever princess leia in star wars, has died at the age of 60. argentina's former president, cristina fernandez de kirchner, is charged over corruption allegations. make no bones about it, scientists believe evolution may be to blame forjoint pain, and it could get even worse.

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. age of 53. the music world is paying tribute — elton john described him as a beloved friend and a brilliant artist. a major search operation pinpoints a russian military plane that crashed into the water with 92 people on board.

one third of our business is in north america. one third is in europe and asia.e work with retail chains like best buy in the u.s. these are some benefits we're trying to bring to the startups. ingrid: your target audience are gamers. do you see yourself aiming at niche specialized gamers? are you want to be a main company? gamersng: we have got a huge following. that is the core of what the company is. or gamers and by gamers and that is what we want to continue. the gamer who is passionate about design and technology. it is what we want to focus on. we have realized while we do not necessarily want to go mainstream, mainstream has come to us from the premise of, things like pokemon go, he do not necessarily identify themselves as gamers are slowly as a form ofming entertainment. to segue back to the conversation, the gamer community is a perfect user base. motion sensing from the nintendo wii. like oculus. gamers tend to be tech saturday, comfortable beta testing am evangelizing it to the entire gaming community. there will probably be more gamers in the commit

with this money it had to purchase wheat from north america, south america and australia. that it had to shift to these foodstuffs to belgium. went -- when it shifted to the european war zone, they were required to navigate carefully lest they be seized by the british navy or subjected to german submarine attack. when the food reached the neutral support of rotterdam, their cargo had to be unloaded for conveyance by canal into isolated belgium. once inside the occupied country, the supplies had to be prepared for human consumption. in mills, dairies, bakeries. then the food had to be distributed equitably to a desperate population of more than 7 million women and children. scattered over 2500 villages, cities and towns. as part of it possible to faceted work, it needed to verify that the daily food allotment reached their intended recipients. not the german army of occupation. they had pledged not to steal or interfere. working with herbert hoover and his staff were 10,000 elgin -- belgian volunteers. they were known as the national committee of care and feeding. it has so

a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe — top stories: brazilian police question the greek ambassador‘s wife on suspicion of involvement in her husband's killing. as russian diplomats prepare to leave the united states, donald trump praises president putin for not expelling us staff staff in retaliation. 2a hours on — syria's ceasefire is generally holding. the un security council will be asked to endorse the agreement and back new peace talks. and recognition for excellence in sport , fashion and public life — we'll have a look at queen elizabeth's new years honours list.

a warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe.brazilian police question the greek ambassador‘s wife on suspicion of involvement in her husband's killing. as russian diplomats prepare to leave the united states, donald trump praises president putin for not expelling us staff in retaliation. 2a hours on, syria's ceasefire is generally holding. the un security council will be asked to endorse the agreement and back new peace talks. and recognition for excellence in sport, fashion and public life, we'll have a look at queen elizabeth's new year's honours list.

pushing the changes arejetstream roaring into life out of north america, charging across the atlanticgh speeds in amongst that jetstrea m some high speeds in amongst that jetstream it will wake up deep areas of low pressure close to the u k later this week and into the christmas weekend. one system after another. we will keep you updated on the details as we get closer. still quite benign picture out there. in the south in the east largely frost free with cloud. we start the day scotla nd free with cloud. we start the day scotland and northern ireland and some of the gilles conditions of the week with widespread frost and patches of mist and fog. much of scotla nd patches of mist and fog. much of scotland will be fault free but lots of frost around 15. lots of sunshine as well. interchange and navigate through the morning. will winter light to begin with helen is freezing fog patches in the morning commute. not while much problem with the wind across england and wales, fairly white winds here. compare two recent days not as mist filled. there will be mist around and a few breaks. that

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe.itions for people trapped in the syrian city are getting worse by the hour. translation: i've been coming and going forfour days now. in the morning they've been promising to take us in ambulances and i've been waiting since then. gunmen target a tourist site injordan — ten people are killed, including one foreigner. the philippine senator who wants president duterte impeached tells the bbc she fears for her life — but won't stop speaking out. and the original showbiz celebrity — hollywood actress, tabloid star and socialite zsa zsa gabor — has died at the age of 99.

a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. so—called islamic state says one of its militants carried out the lorry attack in berlin — which left 12 people dead. police have released the sole suspect. explosions tear through a fireworks market in mexico — at least 26 people are killed and dozens more injured. the body of the russian ambassador killed in turkey is flown back to moscow. six people are detained — as the investigation gathers pace. and — president 0bama bans oil offshore drilling in the arctic — for five years. it could spark a showdown with donald trump.

a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe.ump tweets that the united states needs to greatly expand its nuclear capability. new images of the main suspect in the berlin attack. his fingerprints have been found inside the lorry driven into the christmas market. australian police foil a christmas day terror plot to target melbourne. five people are arrested. we meet the seven—year—old syrian girl whose plight moved people around the world, with her descriptions on social media of life under siege in aleppo.

our north america business correspondent michelle fleury reports from allentown, pennsylvania. in pennsylvania. traffic is flowing smoothly over this bridge built in the 1920s but underneath it is not ageing gracefully. this bridge was built in 1929, almost 90 yea rs bridge was built in 1929, almost 90 years old, it is an open spend all arch bridge. engineers tasked with checking the strength are worried. you can see the worst place is near thejoint area, so you can see the worst place is near the joint area, so that is where the most corrosion happens. this bridge, like many of america's roads, ports and airports, are starved of funds. lack of funding is a problem in the sense that there is so much money, so sense that there is so much money, so you have to decide what comes first. money isn't the only problem when it comes to building the country's roads, bridges and pipes. under president 0bama the republican—controlled congress was opposed to spending on infrastructure projects. will they change that position now that they hold the white house? their man made a point of men

. >> ford has issued a recall for 680 thousand cars, mostly in north america, that have potentially faulty seat belts. the u.s. automaker says to injuries are linked to certain models of their vehicle. they don't properly operate under high temperatures. athens saw another way for anti-austerity protests saturday. they took to the streets sain they deserved exception from big round budget cuts. the government is rushing to finalize another round of reforms to assess its progress on monday. south africa's economy got a reprieve this friday as the s&p left its credit rating unchanged. outlookcy kept its negative, morning political uncertainty could lead to a downgrade in the future. beijing has warned washington not to attempt to block its takeover of a german tech firm. president barack obama is a -- is expected to uphold a ruling. the company that produces high-tech products for a range reportedlythe u.s. has concerns about beijing getting access to semi-conductor technology. but china's foreign ministry says politics should not interfere in business. clock's the acquisition is a normal bu

this is where the sport got started north america. the private helicopter flight to the lodge is sure to delight. >> all the trees this clear. probably best time of year to be flying in. >> at the lodge, you can take a hike or ski in the winter. or you can just on the lawn and enjoy the spectacular scenery. >> this is beautiful. this is one of the most beautiful places in the world. >> once you've been safely reunited with a ferrari head towards the grand hotel. you'll arrive there just if time to watch the sun slip across the lake. >> hi. thank you so much. >> with the ferrari safe with the hotel valet, you can relax and have a cocktail at the end of your exciting day. day. >> plenty of people bloomberg that want her job. has bloomberg driver hannah elliott. what is a ferrari doing in the rock keys? >> it's a great question. probably not the first car you would imagine to be in the canadian rockies. the california t is the perfect car to take on a road trip there. it's a four seat car. it also has all wheel drive. it's only ferrari t

part of that, a big part of that is the slowdown in north america and that's where you're going to see the competition heating up. i'll be watching the north american futures orders, and the north american sales numbers. >> and, of course, market share loss is a huge concern. also recent reports of a lot of discounting, so maybe pressure on margins, what is of concern to you? you have a perform rating on the stock. >> dominant market share in north america is both a positive and a negative for nike, because, of course, this year is the first time we are seeing that market share erode. there is a trend that is happening in athletic that is all about lifestyle. and adidas as a brand continues to have a pretty impressive momentum here in the united states. so for nike, as a performance company, foremost, we do question whether they can do both lifestyle and performance simultaneously. you mentioned the discounting, yes, according to our checks, there is still a lot of inventory in the channel and that could bode poorly for us for the margins. >> is that a nike problem? is nike missing the

my name is michael anderson, i'm the president and ceo of saab north america. for almost 80 years years we have been on the forefront of technology and innovation developing products to increase the safety and security of the public. during that time we have grown from a small company dedicated to building airplanes for the swedish government to a global provider of defense security solutions. here in the u.s. we have been active for more than 40 years supplying the government with our products and technology. we have also been actively promoting a close and robust bilateral relationship and also transatlantic relations between canada and europe in general. at the global security company, responsibility and commitment to people in society are fundamental to us. we strongly believe that continuing to build the pond already strong relationships establish between our respective nations is essential in order to ensure our ability to promote peace and security in the future. in looking at the global security situation today, that is more valid than ever before. it i

you can see were north america is for other parts of the company.iver, that is positive for nike. an area for revenue growth is nike. more than 50% over the past five years. the 70's fortune largely ride on the running segment. building on endorsement guilt of high profile players, nike became biggest seller of basketball shoes, more than 90% of the u.s. market. after the u.s.e closing bell. let's get to the headline this afternoon. and the has more from the newsroom. survey says russia, a ron, and turkey already down between syrian government and the opposition. the goal is to target syrian television -- terrorism. this comes a day after russia's ambassador assassinated. -- t forget aleppo france's government attacking securities christmas markets across the country. working closely for months to help improve security in both countries following deadly terror attacks. mitch mcconnell is rejecting -- possible interference in u.s. elections by russia pure the finding he was intelligent officials, democratic in mills in technology -- elevate the donal

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election to force short-sellers to rethink their strategy in north america. this is on people's minds with the average of shortage in the ftse is at a two-year high. the analyst at ihs market is with us. simon, good morning. >> good morning. >> thank you for coming in to talk to us. so talk to us a little bit about some of the trends you're seeing with regards to shorts. the markets are at all-time highs and continue to be all-time highs on a daily basis in the states. are there any signs of this evading? >> we are not seeing any appetite to short the rally coming in. if we look at the shorts heavily shorted heading into the election, they have outperformed the wider market. so if we could see, it's a big reverse of momentum. some really poorly performing names have done really well. they have had a tremendous bounce. and right now so far we're not really seeing any big demand in the shortness rally. we have seen a 4% in shorting activity in the s&p 500 since the election. >> so people are trading out, people are undoing their shorts, basically. getting into

we've created a link to north america's aerospace command center site. our app, open it up, and search, santa tracker. >>> if by chance, they are still up, gather the children and the whole family together, it's time now for a very special reading of 'twas the night before christmas by our own pat >> hey, you weren't expecting barbara harrison, were you? let's get on with this. ♪ >> 'twas the night before christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. the stockings were hung by the chimney with care in hopes that st. nicholas soon would be there. the children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar plums danced in their heads. and ma 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's the matter. away to the window i flew like a flash, threw open the shutters and rashed up the sash. the moon on the breath -- >> breath? >> -- breath. new fallen snow gave aus objects below. and what to my wa

the islamic society of north america, we can use them as the arbiters of what we say and do. that is crazy and has put us in the place we are. >>> how about the. mated the whole effort of suppressing the freedom of speech. we have a constitutional protection against it, as you know, but to the extent that they can dress up conversations like these that might offend an islamist as hate speech, they hope that they're going to be able to suppress it in this country as well. which goes back to the point you made earlier. if we can't talk about what is going on here, it those who those who are trying like the termites to take us down from within, do their job. we got to be honest about this. we got to have the american people engage and understanding what we're up against, and we got to take legal, and necessary action to stop this kind of subversion inside of our country. >> but you are saying to us today -- you know what you're pill to swallow is that not only are we losing this, but we're losing badly. look you know how disheartening this it. >> guest: we are willing to listen

attempting the highest shot ever made in north america. had to strap in with a safety line and takes forever for the ball to get to the ground and splash. now, i don't know if it took him 100 tries. or if the one

the globetrotters say it's the highest shot ever made in north america at 583 feet, eight inches. by the way, the globetrotters world tour comes to milwaukee new year's eve. tickets for two shows at the b-mo harris bradley center are still available. it is tough to top that one. that was pretty incredible. joyce: i wonder how many takes that took. patrick: you factor in the wind, the height, amazing. plenty of action going on in madison tonight. the badger football players continues their preps for the cotton bowl. joyce: plus, the basketball team with their final tuneup before they head to milwaukee to face marquette, highlights ahead. patrick: and the brewers general manager weighs in on the future of all-star slugger ryan braun. stephen watson is in next with -- with sports. right now though here are , tonight's winning lottery announcer: big 12 sports presented by menards. stephen: last season, the badger basketball team entered their rivalry game with marquette on the heels of an upset loss against milwaukee. no panthers on the schedule this year. bucky got the lowly bengals

we have a cold blanket over much of north america and plains and great lakes states and ohio valley. going from the cold, we'll transition to snow. no worries about snow for today, tonight and tomorrow. in fact, sunshine, gusty winds and temperatures about 14 degrees this afternoon. the coldest air is coming in tonight and early tomorrow. plenty in the way of sunshine today. clear and cold tonight. moving into thursday, sunshine in the morning and tomorrow night at 6:00 the clouds. the temperatures are going to rise. we could get patchy light snow going later thursday night and friday. friday in the afternoon is snow saturday. do plan on significant accumulations for later on friday, friday night and saturday. 14 today. 8 tomorrow. the temperatures rise tomorrow night as the clouds come back. we are on weatherwatch 12 for friday and saturday. >> thank you, sally. we have traffic watch 12 for you. looking good here. not a lot of people on the roads just as we move to drive times, everything is in the green. we are watching that all morning for you. ben: the suspect in the so-called pi

the reality is, that muslims in even just north america, are far more upwardly mobile, socially integrated than they are. when you look at something like this, this warning that we have from the fbi, dhs, it was released the bulletin after a pro-isis group posted this publicly available. a list of churches in the u.s. and encouraged attacks against them. how much do isis sympathizers or support ter supporters follow that kind of directive? >> they do follow it. that's why we are seeing multiple attacks in germany. the largest shopping mall in germany, two days ago. we would have been covering another bomb attack or another terrorist attack. the inspired lone wolf types take direction from it. they say, you want me to get in a car and drive into a group of people, i'll do that. in europe, it is much easier to get into a car and drive into people than it is to obtain heavy weapons. p i don't see p -- i don't see. we know the number of isis supporters are high enough. we are dealing with over 100 individuals that have already been charged and many others that are under surveillance. this is w

in north america, 81 below zero and that's in the yukon territory. temperatures stain look at ladies and gentlemen geneva down to zero already. seven in fond du lac. two in watertown. wind chills below zero everywhere. we're at 6 below zero in milwaukee. racine, burlington, 5 below zero. kenosha, fond du lac, 9 below zero. our computer model is saying by morning hours, we'll be around 10 below zero in milwaukee during the day tomorrow up to criteria, we'll hit that tomorrow night, as much as 31, 30 below zero. and in the morning hours until it gets later in the day. we could see advisories, that would be tomorrow night and into thursday. here's the storm four friday sat, low pressure starting to move in on northern california and areas of nevada, and we're also looking at temperatures, if you're going out tonight, very, very chilly. the chilly air stays on top of us for the clear skies at night. sunny skies during the day. and then we're watching by late in the day on thursday, that storm system coming out of the plains starting to generate some snow

joining us now alan, president of sig-fox north america.nks for being with us here at post nine. >> good morning. great to be here. >> so if i understand it, sigfox is sort of like a new wireless carrier for stuff instead of just being for people's devices. i mean, i remember 15 years ago in silicon valley there were these laptop cards with a special network you can get on. wi-max didn't work. why is the internet of things different? why can you create a whole new network that's going to work differently this time? >> we all use it every day, and we'll continue to use it. when we talk about connecting these billions of new things around the world, well, frankly, they can't afford cellular or when you are deploying these things for ten or more years, they really won't work with conventional technology. this is a technology that enables really the masses, the unserved market that want to participate in the benefits of i.o.t. but haven't been able to play because of the limitations of technology. >> and how sig-fox tackling a security? we had

and opening to a massive $155 million in north america. moana dropped to second. and office christmas party came in third. collateral beauty in 4th. and fantastic beasts in 5th. >> four movies on that list. >>> a live look outside. another chilly morning. >> we have the full forecast coming up after the break. >>> and the victims of the ghost ship fire are continuing to be honored. we'll give you the latest vigil and tell you about other events happening in their memory. ,, it's monday, december 19th. i m michelle griego. and i'm anne makovec-- in for kenny choi. >>> good morning everyone. it is monday, december 19th. i'm michelle griego. >> and i'm anne makovec. >>> it's feeling like winter and people are bundled up. you'll want to put on the layers today. a frost advisory is in effect. and iz

will turn very unsettled, and the reason for it is a powerfuljet stream that will roar out of north america it is making its way to the uk. the jet strea m making its way to the uk. the jet stream will spin up nasty areas of low pressure, potentially storms, one around christmas eve, and another one heading for around christmas time. some nasty weather, strong winds, heavy rainfall, something to bear in mind if you are travelling during christmas, and that can be anywhere across the country. for the moment, that can be anywhere across the country. forthe moment, it that can be anywhere across the country. for the moment, it is mainly northern and western areas getting the most of it. tonight, drizzle and low cloud across an good and wales. a fine end to the day across scotland and northern ireland, with frost and fog around, too. a look at the morning on tuesday. waking up to a nippy start across many parts of scotland and northern ireland, belfast barely above freezing. some areas will be freezing or below. england and wales, fairly overcast spots of rain here and there, across western are

the rattled -- the rattle snake is unique to north america. and it looks up towards the union jack. warning therly is mother country to respect the rights of the americans or to suffer the consequences. 1776, much off the effort of the american revolution was actually reconciliation with the mother country which is why you have a flag of that early revolutionary war era that still has a british flag on it itself. only a handful of flags survived from the american revolutionary war era. this one is extremely fragile. it was painted in oils on silk. light sensitive. we have to watch how much light is on it so it is on a motion detector. we change the flag out periodically with a reproduction. at the close of the american revolution, congress still had never made any provision for a standing army. the american army was disbanded. mid-1780's. the entire american army was located in two places, at west point in new york and here at fort pitt. , it began to be a very expensive proposition to maintain. it was now several decades old. the buildings of wood had already been decaying. ceased

a warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe.ime minister pays his respects at an american military ceremony on an historic visit to hawaii. 75 years afterjapan‘s bombing of pearl harbor drew the us into world war ii. dozens of ships are still searching for remains of a russian military plane that crashed into the black sea on sunday with 92 people on board. time's running out fast for the cheetah: scientists say urgent action is needed to save the world's fastest land animal from the brink of extinction. and pioneering astronomer vera rubin has died at the age of 88. her work led to the discovery