from behind german lies in northern france and the summer of 19 16 when he was visiting that region as a part of his relief work. it was a scene that haunted his memories. i quote him now. motive for several hours to a point near a hilltop observation in the forest. a distance back from the forward trenches and a mile or two away from the main roads. , andg the last few miles occasional shell crashed nearby. the ingenious camouflaged of the of a false extent parallel seems to give protection to our brute. the constant rumble of artillery seemed to pulverize the air. glasses inh powerful the distant view was the unending blur of trenches. a volcanic explosion of dust. for over ahe air once in a while, like ants, the lines of men seem to show through the clouds of dust, here, under the thunder and belching volcanoes of 10,000 guns, over the months of this battle, the lives of germans and englishmen were thrown away. on a nearby road, on ending lines of germans plotted along the side of the road, with the silence of solemn resignation. down the left side came the on ending lines of wounde

reporter: northern france isn 't known for its beaming sunshine but this town in normandy is offering -- is opening its first solar road. it stretches along this one road which ister capable of producing electricity. it has been well received by the locals. >> it is great for the area. and the environment. >> maybe we will get free electricity. reporter: it has taken six years to find the right materials that can carry the weight of traffic and since gained severe weather -- sustain severe weather. >> it is mixed with glass greens which makes it grip to the road. reporter: any electricity runs onto the tarmac. oad there arer tunnels, and inside them there are cables that send electricity to a transformer which is sent to the network. reporter: according to the creators, the panels should be able to produce enough electricity to power the street lighting of the town of 100,000 people, but it is an expensive plan costing 5 million euros. >> we need to look at the cost of investment, but you also need to look at the energy produced and the durability of the materials, and that will accur

roads, especially over the hills and at some of the airports of south—east england, but also into northern franceloud, making for a grey day across many southern areas, but a few breaks allowing sunshine through, particularly to the north—east of wales and north—eastern england, lovely start here. the clouds thicken up across cumbria and dump it and galloway for some drizzle. raining relentlessly across northern scotland for 24—hour is, a risk of minorflooding, breezy conditions around it as well. that rain band does make a ship southwards, . rain band does make a ship southwards,. —— rain band does make a ship southwards, . —— a rain band does make a ship southwards,. —— a shift southwards. head of that rain, ten or ii degrees, where the mist and low cloud lingers, five or six celsius. in bright spots, around 12 celsius through this afternoon. if you are heading outside to celebrate this evening, as the midnight hour approaches, take somewhat approves for the early start across scotland and northern ireland, a spell of heavy rain will move into northern england and northwest wales by midnight. a

tons of supplies to more than 9 million civilians inside belgium and german occupied or the -- northern francetoday. in the course of these exertions, hoover working voluntarily and without pay, became an international hero, the embodiment of a new force in global politics. american benevolence in the form of humanitarian and eight programs. announcer: watch the entire program with george nash at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern time sunday. in 1920, sacco and vanzetti to italian in arcos were charged with robbery and murder in massachusetts. they were soon found guilty to a lack of supporting evidence and executed in 1927. next, law professor brad snyder discusses the controversy surrounding the sacco-vanzetti case at an event to the supreme court chamber posted by the supreme court historical society. this is about 45 minutes. mr. snyder: let me say that we are very honored tonight and grateful to our host justice ruth bader ginsburg.

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and british aircraft were battling for superiority in the skies over world war i trenches in northern france and belgium. american history tv, u.s. army command and college history ratola giveshn cu war." k "the air this 50-minute presentation was part of a two-day symposium hosted by the national world war i museum and memorial in kansas city, missouri. >> i would like to introduce our next speaker of the day, dr. an associate, professor of history at the united states army command and general staff college at fort leavenworth kansas. prior to this position, he was an active duty marine corps officer and retired in 2009 as a lieutenant colonel after 22 years of service. today, we have the honor to welcome his -- welcome him for his talk that will explain how forces battled for air superiority during world war i. listen truly for how he will how sky-fought battles lead to the modern development of the concept of total war. welcomeoin me in a warm for dr. john curatola. >> thank you. i appreciate the introduction. if you notice when she went down my biography, i'm a marine officer who works a

it is a brand new 13-foot height concrete wall built along a highway in northern france. umping on trucks headed to england. guess who pays for this? the uk. even though it's in france. okay. >>> well, heartbreak and shock rocking hollywood this morning. the actor alan thicke best known as the iconic dad on the 1980s sitcom "growing pains" has died. ♪ thicke reportedly had a heart attack while he was playing hockey with his 19-year-old son. in addition to acting, thicke is also remembered as an accomplished songwriter and composer. among his work, the theme songs for "different strokes" and "the facts of life." his son robin taking to instagram this morning, calling him the greatest man i ever met. alan thick was just 69 years old. those are your headlines. we're so sorry to see him go. so many of us grew up with him. >> i don't want things to change. after losing my grandparents, i just want things to stay the same. that's so sad. we did grow up with him. >> he was the great sitcom dad and good friend of the program as well. here's an interesting bit of trivia. next time

now, let us welcome from norther -- northern ireland, france-- scott-- princess drum. >> thank you mr. speaker. the world around us is changing fast, not just our political landscape, but also on a social, geographical and cultural level. we all agree that the past month has been a month of the most chaotic and confusing that we as young people of witnessed. yet, we strive to raise our voices above the arguments and discord. we renounce the role of observers, overlooked in ireland , disregarded by the debate. the voices of our generation cry for recognition. we seek to be heard and above all we pursue honesty, seek integrity, values that we believe should be a corner store and to any political arguments and yet have been overlooked among the fear mongering and height of recent times. today, as we consider the prospect of a kinder warfare democracy we have the crucial past of young people to communicate the values that are integral to our generation. hope, possibility and vision for a new world where boundaries between them and us be breached because a society that looks in and of itse

wales, you'll remember, reached the semi—finals of the european championship in france this summer. northerntina are still top, ahead of brazil. one of the pivotal members of that wales squad was stoke midfielderjoe allen. he makes his first return to anfield next tuesday, in their premier league match. manager mark hughes expects allen to receive a warm welcome and says he's happy he signed when liverpool let him go injuly. his time at liverpool was a frustration for him, it's clear to see. it's only by virtue of the fact that he wasn't playing week in, week out that we had an opportunity of bringing him here. it was on the back of an outstanding european championships as well, so i have to say we were quite surprised that, after the european championships, liverpool was still prepared to allow him to leave, because i thought there was worried that maybe his performances in the europeans well have made possibly liverpool think again. tottenham goalkeeper hugo lloris has signed a new deal to keep him at the club until 2022. the club captain becomes the latest member of the first team to comm

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train tickets were found on him that suggest he traveled from germany to france, to northern big italian city, and then again to milan, another littbig city, then a train to the small town on the outskirts of milan. was he waiting for someone, hoping to meet someone to give him a safe house? these are questions that italian authorities will have to try to this is claudio lavanga for nbc news in rome. >> it's one of the most substantial terror plots police in australia have ever seen. five men there have been detained, suspected of planning a series of christmas day attacks. according to police, the suspects were inspired by isis, and plan to use explosives, knives, and guns at five separate locations. they say the suspects had been plotting the attack for nearly a month. three appeared co eed in court . they each face a life sentence if convicted. >> there were frightening moments for travelers aboard a libyan commercial jet carrying 118 people to malta, after two hijackers took control and threatened to blow up the plane with hand grenades. they told the pilot they wanted political asyl

then, whether france clear from southern scotland and northern ireland.rds —— then a weather front. cold and snow showers in scotland on new year's day. not only northern scotla nd new year's day. not only northern scotland but the southern uplands sees snow showers. some sunshine to be had but it will be grey in east anglia, the midlands and south—east. cloud and rain which will eventually pull away. this northerly breeze keeps going. 0n pull away. this northerly breeze keeps going. on monday morning it will be cold and frosty as well. some icy patches around but on monday itself, a reasonable day. especially in inland areas. a lot of dry, bright and sunny weather to be had. some showers on that breeze, may lead to coastal areas in the north—east and the west. then, it will be a cold day, despite sunshine of several degrees if you are lucky. highs of seven. a cloudy day overall. there will be some sunshine in the southernmost counties, on the east of scotland and showers in west scotland. after a cold start, it will be five, six or 7 degrees. in the midd

how anis amri managed to get from palin, it seems he went to the netherlands, down to france and all the way to northerng that they bounce cards in his book site which could only have been obtained in the netherlands. —— sim card in his rucksack. a lot of questions are being asked about how he managed to make that journey even being asked about how he managed to make thatjourney even know his photograph was plastered all over europe. he was the most wanted man in europe, fora europe. he was the most wanted man in europe, for a while. people are 110w in europe, for a while. people are now wondering how he managed to cross europe, even though there were so many police officers looking for him. whether he had a support network help him move across europe and hideout. if he does, that means that other people were involved in this terrible attack. presumably, if the police obtained this man's number through his phone there will be the numbers on that phone that they will follow up, well. that is right, and what we do know is that german police officers have said that there are approximately between five and

despite all of that he seems to have managed to make it by train out of germany through france and here to northern italy where he was apprehended by chance when two police officers decided to do a routine id check. he pulled out a pistol instead of the documents and began firing and he was shot in the subsequent shoot kwloout. why was he in his parking lot? we know there are buses that leave from here to southern italy. he spent a lot of time in southern italy. there are buses that leave to north africa near tunisia as well. that will be a line of investigation you can bet for territories. >> all right, nina thank you so much. let's bring in cnn contributor, micha micha micha michael wiesz good morning. let's start with what we learned from the tunisian interior ministry. not only the app that the nephew of amri says he was communicating with the berlin attacker but also there was money being sent potentially to the other members of the cell, the terrorist elements. money being one of the prime lures for people who, i guess, in tunisia to join isis. >> absolutely. you know, i've talked to a number

into northern ireland and scotland, beginning the onset of this roller—coaster ride of the weather that we are going to get for the second half of the week. this is what the map looks like, whether francerong winds, coming from the atlantic. this is cold air arriving from northern parts of north america and canada. cold enough for some hill and mountain is no, but some sunshine. not quite reaching the south on wednesday, double figures but on thursday, temperatures dipping although they may pick up a bit on friday. thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, it could be quite stormy. keepin sunday, it could be quite stormy. keep in touch with the latest weather updates because they may affect you during any travel over christmas. this is bbc news, the headlines at 7pm. the russian ambassador to turkey has been assassinated, andrei ka rlov turkey has been assassinated, andrei karlov was speaking at a reception in ankara when he was shot in the back. at the scene the gunman shouted its support for syria and aleppo. thousands of people have been bussed out of the syrian city of aleppo is a ceasefire agreement holds. among them are almost 50 orphans who sent out a desperate message on social media

wales, you'll remember, reached the semi—finals of the european championship in france this summer. northernes squad was stoke midfielderjoe allen. he makes his first return to anfield next tuesday, in their premier league match. manager mark hughes expects allen to receive a warm welcome, and says he's pleased he was able to snap him up when liverpool let him go injuly. his time at liverpool was a frustration for him, it's clear to fig. the fact he wasn't playing week in week out, we had an opportunity of bringing in here. it was on the back of an outstanding european championships as well, so i have to say we were quite surprised after the european championships that liverpool were still prepared to allow him to leave, because i thought there was a worry that maybe his performance in the europeans may well have made possibly liverpool think again. tottenham captain hugo lloris is still to commit his long term future to the club. spurs have moved quickly to tie down first team regulars such as harry kane and delle alli to new deals. but the french goalkeeper, who's current contract runs unt

they reached the semifinals of the european championships in france this summer. northernntina are still top ahead of brazil. one of the pivotal members of that welsh squad wasjoe allen. he makes his first return to anfield next tuesday in stoke‘s premier league match. manager mark hughes expects him to receive a warm welcome, and he is happy he signed when liverpool let him go in july. it is only by virtue of the fact that he was not playing week in week out that we had an opportunity to bring him here. it was on the back of the outstanding european championships as well. we are quite surprised after the european championships, they would be prepared to let him leave, because there was a worry that maybe his performances in the europeans may well have made liverpool think again. alistair cook has been named captain of the international cricket council‘s test team of the year, despite leading england to victory to just despite leading england to victory tojust one of despite leading england to victory to just one of their last eight matches. he is considering his future as

with wales, northern ireland, and england, all making it to the european championship in france, hopeswere high for a summer to remember. but at times those memories were threatened with being tarnished, violence on the streets involving england fans a worrying reminder of tournaments gone by. on the pitch, disappointingly, it was the same story. a late russian equaliser in marseille set the tone for another tournament to forget. a horrible end to the night. but whilst they were underachieving, northern ireland and wales, well, they were far exceeding expectations. 2—0, niall mcginn! for both, it was a first european championship. even a late, late defeat against england could not stop the wales journey. a rare high note for england, but it was wales who carried on the song. ramsey, on—side, aaron ramsey with a chip, and wales have the lead! ramsey, weaving it through to gareth bale, he is onside, surely this time... wales 3—0 russia. that is what it means to the fans. look at them. in paris they would meet northern ireland. what a moment for everybody involved. only one team could pro

now, which is how amari managed to get from berlin, from the netherlands down through france and all the way to northernich could only have been obtained in the netherlands and there are a lot of questions being asked about how he managed to make that journey even asked about how he managed to make thatjourney even though his photograph was plastered all over train stations and airports all over europe because he was the most wa nted europe because he was the most wanted man in europe and people are wondering how he managed to cross europe even though there were so many police officers looking for him and the big question is whether he had a support network helping him move had a support network helping him m ove a cross had a support network helping him move across europe and also hide out because of course if he does have a support network, that meet other people were involved in this terrible attack. —— that means. presumably as the police obtained this man's number through amari's phone, they will be other people they are following up, too. yes and what we do know as well is that german police offic

france. wales journey to the semifinal euro 2016 will live long in the memory. something special is happening here tonight! northernngland, defeat that was as humbling and humiliating as anything in living memory. for england's rugby union side it was a different story. starting with the six nations. they had been a side in crisis but a new coach, a new captain and suddenly they were looking like a new team. in this tournament, no one could compete. the grand slam beginning was that them a flawless year. reaching the very top of the sport is now their aim. but there is one brit already there. 0lympic aim. but there is one brit already there. olympic champion, wimbledon champion andy murray begins 2017 as the world's's best. the bbc sports personality of the year 2016 is andy murray. for him and the sport, a year like no other. a nice reminder of what's been going on in 2016. what's going on in the premier league, liverpool are still beating manchester city 1—0 at anfield. goodbye. i've been waiting a while, and. the most boring international football team i've ever watched. if i was in america right now and the pol

france. wales journey to the semifinal euro 2016 will live long in the memory. something special is happening here tonight! northern ireland enjoyed their moment in the sign as well, but england, defeat that was as humbling and humiliating as anything in living memory. for england's rugby union side it was a different story. starting with the six nations. they had been a side in crisis but a new coach, a new captain and suddenly they were looking like a new team. in this tournament, no one could compete. the grand slam beginning was for them a flawless year. reaching the very top of the sport is now their aim. but there is one brit already there. olympic champion, wimbledon champion andy murray begins 2017 as the world's's best. the bbc sports personality of the year 2016 is andy murray. for him and the sport, a year like no other. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. now it's time for meet the author. for her latest novel, different class, joanne harris is back in school, st 0swald's grammar school, where she set two previous books. and although she says that s

france, italy and elsewhere. all have shown countries divided within themselves. scotland, post—industrial areas of northernand and the prosperous parts of london at times appeared to regard each other as incomprehensible. trump and clinton voters often seemed to belong notjust to different states but different visions of the united states. how significant has 2016 been in terms of these major political events? the deep social and cultural divisions between so—called populist movements and their critics. i mean, that has been the story of most of the big democracies. really big divisions, hasn't it? yes, and your word, incomprehensible... clinton's word, despicable might be more to the point. deplorable. i beg your pardon. and irredeemable, that was a particularly awful word to use. there is something in common in all these, the populist movements in europe, and the divisions in america. and that is a sense that a huge swathe of the population, the majority in the case of the united states, in electoral terms anyway, feels that they are completely left out of the discussion. they are completely left out of

northern ireland and scotland, further dampness. chin lee where the fog lingers further south. we end the week with franceery wind as well. temperatures in double figures in parts of scotland. the southeast will not be as mad. with the mist finally lifting, temperatures not as low as they have been. as we head into the weekend, it is all change. we have glad to see some fairly wet weather for a we have glad to see some fairly wet weatherfor a time. heavy rain. behind that, it will turn colder again. had a good night. you are watching bbc news. the headlines: the american film star carrie fisher has died after suffering a cardiac arrest. she was 06. she died in hospital in los angeles. -- 60. the angeles. —— 60. the japanese prime minister has become the first leader of his country in more than half a century to visit pearl harbor. he joined president obama to commemorate those killed in the japanese attack on the naval base 75 years ago. 29 former police officers have gone on trial in turkey accused of aiding the failed military coup against president erdogan. thousands have been put under arrest followin

france. he took a train, then to turin, milan and to the outskirts of the northern italian city. at 3:00 in the morning was he waiting for someone? maybe giving him a safehouse and a safe passage. all questions that italian authorities will have to answer in the next few days. >> in germany, how are folks reacting to the news? >> christmas is in full effect here. this is the market amri plowed into monday night, a few days ago. before he was killed last night. there are lights and everything. everybody is trying to celebrate. there is no music because there is a solemn atmosphere. there are candles set up. flowers placed. little messages and devotional images from people. so there is an atmosphere of people trying to press on, grab christmas while they can amidst all of the mourning. they are going through the stages of grief from mourning now really to anger on the political level. germans are asking how is it that this man who was under surveillance for months known to german authorities who spent nearly four years in jail in italy and who had known associations with isis was n

secession group that wants to detach from the northern counties of california, to actually give them money the way they give money to the marie le pen foundation in franced to sew chaos in the western democratic system. they have never supported it. russia is an autocracy on its way to a solid dictatorship. they view any democratic political process as a threat to their ability to foster greater russian imperialism. it's as simple as that. in the 1970s, they would fund terrorist groups from the left, combative in belgium, red army faction in germany, and they would create that mayhem. russia has since learned as a capitalist system, it's better to get the crazies funding, and they with the modern internet bullhorn can destabilize nations. >> and an attack on modern democracy. >> it is. >> malcolm nance, always enjoy jour insight and persctive. thank you. >> my pleasure to be here. >> long lines, lousy weather, making it tough for some folks to get home for the holiday weekend, from the holiday weekend. we have an update on the cond update on your forecast as well. it's the little things in life that make me smile. spending the day with my niece. i don't

side, maybe containing his ability to contain the northern countries, pushing back against his easing policy. francine: are you worried more about france think we worry more about italy. think the, i institutions and economic setups in italy are a bit more vulnerable. there is a lot of focus on the banks at the moment, although to might bent, that overstated. there are clearly weaknesses in the italian banking system, which are not so extensive and friends. france.hink -- in i also think there are uncertainties about how the election will be run, the timing, and so forth, create uncertainty because of the political set up. francine: what do you worry about? if you look at italy, is there a risk that if the bank is not dealt with, that it could be something systemic for the industry? anne: the reason the italian banks are such an issue is that has not restructured since the post crisis, and they have got a situation where they have 40,000 households who have exposures to bonds, because of the way the rules are rewritten post-2008 crisis, they would have to be bailed, they would have to take some of the pace -- francine: that would be a

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