team o'hara at warden.otal strength of the defending units was 75 tanks and 2800 officers and men. battering -- men. battering at the gates of bastogne, worthy advanced elements of the fifth panzer army and general brandenburger 's seventh army. approximately 300 tanks and 50,000 men whose mission in addition to taking the towns was to take bastogne and to take a -- it fast. >> [speaking german] was very important to capture bastogne you fast. -- fast. it was the most important road junction in the southern area of the combat section. general eisenhower's reserve forces which we's expected -- we toected, were near to arrive attack and they would have to pass bastogne. >> [speaking german] >> i'm a former general of the panzer troops and commander in in chief of the fifth panzer army. >> we completed establishing the defenses of novell about midnight. actually, the defense was a routine traditional type defense. we set out roadblocks to the east, one to the north, and one to the northwest, because these were

. >> i am colonel james o'hara. commanded the 54th armored infantry battalion in the 10th armored division. i considered this initial baptism of fire in the defensive position was very good for the battalion. it give us time to gather our thoughts, practice some of the things we had been learning in the states, get our communications working, having reconnaissance work with the free french, practice patrolling, all these things it that are so necessary for battalion to do. >> i remember my first in combat. we felt very safe in a tank. but during this first day, after i seen the first tank hit by 88 and burned, we began to get scared. but even though we were awful scared, it did not seem to be much for handicap of doing our job, which was to destroy the enemy, and we did a fairly good job that first day. my name is john winter. i was a tank platoon sergeant, 10th armored division during world war ii. >> after fighting for about three weeks around metz, we moved north to participate in the third army offensive designe

james o'hara, bbc news.ports closed on the mediterranean island of corsica. ferry services to mainland france have been suspended. residents in some areas have been evacuated from their homes. in the french alpes, firefighters have been called in to tackle landslides. these buses were stuck after tonnes of earth blocked the road. some buildings have been washed away. residents of the area say the flooding is the worst they've ever seen. the parents of harry dunn are to meet with the home secretary, priti patel, as the government considers whether to begin extradition proceedings against an american woman accused of their son's death. anne sacoolas is charged with causing death by dangerous driving, following a crash in northamptonshire in august. mrs sacoolas left for the us, following the incident, claiming diplomatic immunity. her lawyers said she would not return to the uk to face a ‘potentialjail sentence for a terrible but unintentional accident‘. the duke of edinburgh has spent a second night in a cent

james o'hara, bbc news.el is meeting the family of harry duun as the government considers whether to begin extradition proceedings against an american woman accused of their son's death. anne sacoolas is charged with causing death by dangerous driving following a crash in northamptonshire in august. mrs sacoolas left for the us following the incident, claiming diplomatic immunity. the home secretary was joined by her cabinet colleague and the dunn's local mp, andrea leadsom who has been supporting their campaign. the queen has attended church at sandringham for a carol concert. she was joined by edward, sophie and their son — but without the duke of edinburgh who has spent a second night in a central london hospital. prince philip, who's 98, is being treated for a pre—existing condition, on the advice of his doctors. our correspondent simon jones sent this update from the king edward vii hospital. well, there's been no official update overnight from the palace. in fact, we haven't heard anything from them fo

holiday week and every weekend, on "c-span2" university of washington history professor margaret o'hara discusses her book the code. silken valley in the remaking of america. student you have the biggest government programs) you have, what eisenhower in the military industrial complex, thus becomes the foundation for this entrepreneurial flywheel. of incredible creation and innovation and wealth private wealth creation and in fact in the industry, is that it considered itself as an industry focused on his own and that it actually government becomes all of us invisible to many of the people who are in silicon valley was a creator of these companies in these technologies. they think their is the role that there is. as part of the magic actually that it is a government site. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two a day.

is there some other review that is happening right now that has nothing to do with o'hara? >> there are ongoing discussions about what the policy should be. >> did they complete its review if they are still discussing with you this document? >> oira completed its review but at other levels within the document and the white house and the agency, and in parallel there were discussions continuing about what the policy should, be even though they had completed their review. >> who is part of those discussions? >> that will be the leadership of the agency, and various parts of the white house. >> does that include you? >> i've been involved peripherally, it's mostly been the leadership of the agency. >> and at the white house, who is a leadership? >> i think it's a various offenses from the domestic policy council to the office meant of management and budget and others. i have not been directly involved in discussions with the white house. >> so you would agree with me, sir, and the white house domestic policy council is headed by joe rogin, is that correct? >> correct. >> you w

university of washington history professor margaret o'hara discusses her book "the code: silicon valleynd the remaking of america." >> you have the space race. you have the military-industrial complex. that becomes the foundation for this entrepreneurial flywheel of and privatereation wealth creation and an industry that is kind of considering itself an industry that bills itself on its own, that government has become almost invisible to many of the people who are in silicon valley, who are the creators of these companies, these technologies. they think there is not a role, but actually there is. it is kind of a government out of sight. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> veterans who served in iraq, afghanistan, and vietnam discuss the complexities of war. this is hosted by the nixon library, chapman university, and the orange county navy league. >> good evening. i want to thank you again for coming out tonight. just over four years ago, i came to the university from the history department at west point. to direct a brand-new graduate program conceded by jennifer

is there some other review that is happening right now that has nothing to do with o'hara? >> there are ongoing discussions about what the policy should be. >> did they complete its review if they are still discussing with you this document? >> oira completed its review but at other levels within the document and the white house and the agency, and in parallel there were discussions continuing about what the policy should, be even though they had completed their review. >> who is part of those discussions? >> that will be the leadership of the agency, and various parts of the white house. >> does that include you? >> i've been involved peripherally, it's mostly been the leadership of the agency. >> and at the white house, who is a leadership? >> i think it's a various offenses from the domestic policy council to the office meant of management and budget and others. i have not been directly involved in discussions with the white house. >> so you would agree with me, sir, and the white house domestic policy council is headed by joe rogin, is that correct? >> correct. >> you w

operations there have now returned to normal but in total 87 consolations at o'hara making for a total8 at that location alone. the airline industry predicts that overall this will be a record-breaking holiday season for air travel, that's up 3% from last year and the tsa says it's ready. >> at all the airports nationwide, you are using some extra funds for overtime to get the officers to encourage them to take extra shifts and have even more people available. >> so while things are relatively quiet today, wait until later this week. the industry expects that the busiest days of the travel season will be thursday and friday when 2.9 million passengers are expected to be in the air. so you could say this is the calm before the swarm. >> ed: the swarm and not the storm, i like it. colin kaepernick is no stranger to controversy but it's not stopping one company from cashing in. musica♪ most people think of verizon as a reliable phone company. but to businesses, we're a reliable partner. we keep companies ready for what's next. (man) we weave security into their business. (second man) virt

starting to get stranded at o'hara staying grounded. more than 50 flights cancelled.ndreds more saw big delays. tonight things are moving again but it's taken most of the day to catch up with all those delays. >> after a rocky ride, uber former ceo and stepping down from the board of directors. he's going to leave the board next week. he was ousted from uber two years ago over concerns he fostered an unhealthy workplace environment. he will reportly focus on his latest focus called cloud kitchen which rents out spaces for restaurants and delivery based business. >>> a rough year after boeing introduced new troubles for the 737 max. they appear to point to a very discerning picture about the company's commitment to safety. the 737 max jets have been ground since early march after being involved in two crashes that killed 346 people. >>> okay. the line's long, the tamales stuffed and delicious. this is what it looked like on white road in san jose after an entire night of getting it all ready, they started flying off the shelves. at th tamale lovers lined up all morning

. >> reporter: we met philip o'hara at getaway in brooklyn, one of the first brick and mortar sober bars23 years old feeling completely not okay until i had a drink. >> reporter: o'hara has been in recovery for over three years and says an app like this provides a space to socialize safely. >> you have a platform for people to be connected with other sober people. then the sober-curious movement gets brought in. you like going, you have more fun, you make more connections. you decide on your own that like, i actually have more fun without alcohol. >> reporter: think like we like to avoid -- >> avoid the way that we're feeling or not confront things that are right in front of us. and i think that's what i was using alcohol for. i think that that's how it has been used in my family's history. >> reporter: a new study found abstaining from alcohol could actually boost mental health and well-being. do you think that something like this, sober curious, sober revolution, sober bars can going to help us when it comes to our mental health? >> i mean, in my experience, like in my generation, i th

some flights were canceled today from chicago and here o'hara.ame goes for oakland and san jose but always, check your airline and flight ahead of time. joins us now with another look at what is in store for the weekend. mark. >> we are expecting some changes this weekend but today it is actually a nice, pleasant forecast. the chance to get outside. you probably noticed in that chill in the air this morning. just a sampling of some of the neighborhoods that were freezing or below. petaluma, 30. look at the upper 20s for santa rosa. napa, 27 degrees. temperatures have since recovered a bit and we are expecting some more 50s this afternoon. here is the satellite and we are showing you this, a few high clouds moving into northern california but we are watching this system offshore. this will be most likely our last system of 2019. as we move into northern california. that will be on sunday. just a few high clouds moving into the bay area. partly cloudy, mostly sunny. for your friday afternoon. current numbers showing you lots of 50s on the board for

you guys got to see it it's got some of catherine o'hara's best work [ cheers ] of course, we know, thatas never had even a hint of intellectual curiosity about what the constitution actually says when it comes to the powers of the president or congress in fact, one of his former aides, sam nunberg, once told a journalist that it was his job during the campaign to educate trump on the constitution. but then, he didn't get very far before trump stopped paying attention. nunberg was sent to explain the constitution to the candidate. "i got as far as the fourth amendment before his finger is pulling down on his lip and his eyes are rolling back in his head." [ light laughter ] and i believe this story because trump always makes it very obvious when he's bored just watch him whenever he's in a meeting and someone else is speaking, he looks straight down and literally hugs himself for comfort. [ laughter ] "it's okay it's okay. soon, the bad man who's not you will stop talking. [ laughter ] in fact, you can see the result of trump's nonexistent attention span when he tries to repeat details o

eugene, fred willard, catherine o'hara. >> so nervous. >> you're going to be great.s what i like to do, even if it's from another show. >> chris works in miniature. he's very much like peter sellars, such fine taste. when it hits right it's amazing. >> that's the way it is. >> i just hate you and i hate your ass face. ♪ boom. enjoy your prime rib! anyone ever call you, "meat santa"? no, that's... weird. happy holidays. enjoy. next customer? itreat them all as if, they are hot and energized. enjoy. stay away from any downed wire, call 911 and call pg&e right after so we can both respond out and keep the public safe. ♪ s ♪ >>> i remember coming out of seeing "do the right thing" and that day i went to my dorm and started writing boyz in the hood. >> my mama say don't have no name on it. >> i ain't afraid to get shot. >> some of what i was doing was inspired by what truffaut did with "the 400 blows," what rob reiner did with "stand by me." but those movies didn't come from where i was standing from. >> we call a call of a burglary here. >> that was about an hour ago. >>

announcer: university of washington history professor margaret o'hara discusses her book, "the remaking of america." >> it is a space race. you have what eisenhower labeled the military-industrial complex, that becomes the foundation for this entrepreneurial wheel of incredible creation and innovation and private wealth creation. and an industry that is considered the self, that bill itself on its own, that the government becomes almost invisible to many of the people who are in silicon valley who are the creators of these companies and technologies. think they are the world. that is part of the magic, that it is a government out of sight. announcer: sunday night on q&a."n's " christmas at the white house with melania trump receiving the white house christmas tree, then a look at the decorations, followed by the president and first lady at the lighting of the national christmas tree. ♪

james o‘hara, bbc news.condition, after being admitted on the advice of his doctor. simon jones is live at king edward vii hospital. a salmon, the morning. no update, as we understand? no, nothing from the palace overnight, and in fact, we haven‘t had anything from them formally since prince philip was admitted to hospital on friday. it is worth reiterating what they said back then. they said the decision to bring in here was precautionary on the advice of his doctor, and we don‘t think we can read too much into the silence of the palace because in previous years, when prince philip has been in hospital, we have had very little. there has been no ongoing commentary until he is ready to leave hospital. but there are questions and concern because of his age. and because of the fact we have seen very little of him in public in the last couple of yea rs. him in public in the last couple of years. he has retired from official royal duties, so sightings of him are rare. he used to carry out some 300 engagements pe