powers —— mr rafsanjani's power.me of his positions. his leadership of the tay rana friday prayers, which is a prestigious road, his leadership of the assembly of experts and other bodies. they also went after members of his family. his daughter was at the touch rapperjailed for a year. 0ne the touch rapperjailed for a year. one of his sons was jailed for a year on security and economic crime charges. they felt a certain level of fear from charges. they felt a certain level of fearfrom him charges. they felt a certain level of fear from him and they clamped down. this was not helped by the fa ct down. this was not helped by the fact that rafsa njani down. this was not helped by the fact that rafsanjani very opportunistically had tried to get close to the opposition, especially after the 2009 contested presidential elections. after the 2009 contested presidential electionslj after the 2009 contested presidential elections. i wonder how his influence might be felt in the future? would he approved of the direction iran

the funeral is taking place for iran's former president, akbar hashemi rafsanjani who died on sundayency twenty years ago but remained influential as one of the leading moderate voices in iranian politics. mohsen asgari, a bbc reporter, joins us on the line from tehran. how many people are we expected and he will be the most high profile? actually, hundreds of thousands of people have gathered. the funeral is going to be started in a few minutes and the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei ali khamenei will lead the ceremony full of akbar hashemi rafsanjani's ceremony full of akbar hashemi rafsa njani's death has ceremony full of akbar hashemi rafsanjani's death has created fractions. this is called a megaevent. it is meant to be starting in a few minutes. has his death become a political event as well? we talk about his influence on the moderates. inaudible those groups and people are under more pressure. akbar hashemi rafsanjani played a significant role, in 1979, he played a key role and a leader of the economic recovery. although he has many critics, inaudible he said he was a r

ayatollah akbar hashemi rafsanjani will be buried on tuesday. catriona renton, bbc news.president of the national iranian american council and says akbar rafsanjani was a dominant figure in iranian politics right up until his death. i think the last time we really saw his fingerprints very clearly, showing his influence, was in 2013 during the presidential elections. he was first a candidate, but rejected, which caused a major scandal. then he played a critical role together with the former president in unifying the various reformist movements behind the president and convincing the population that they should go out and vote, and their votes would be counted unlike 2009. it was precisely because of that voter turnout that rouhani managed to win in the first round. more than 20 people have died because of bitterly cold weather in much of central and eastern europe over the weekend. temperatures have plunged as low as —30 celsius, with snow covering the continent as far south as turkey and the greek islands. christian fraser reports. rarely does the icy grip of the arctic

rafsanjani sought diplomatic rapprochement with the u.s. the state department offered its condolences to rafsanjani press family, calling him an eminent figure in history. the former president is now buried to another founding father of the islamic republic, the ayatollah khomeini. the parliament in turkey is debating a controversial draft constitution today that would give more power to the ruling president, recep tayyip erdogan. that could extend his leadership over turkey to 26 years in all. erdogan is pushing for that change, saying a strong leader would lead to a stronger turkey. here is simon harding. simon: it is a constitutional reform that could keep recep tayyip erdogan in power until 2029. the ruling party submitted the proposition in december and believed that a president with powerful means could make turkey a powerful country. it would change the largely ceremonial presidential role -- into anactive active political one. >> today we begin one of the most deliberations in the turkish republic. strengthening national will and to

mourners gathered in the hospital in tehran where mr rafsanjani was treated.am here to pay my respects to him. i can't talk through my tears. translation: i am very sad. i got the news through social media. i was going to go home but i decided to come here and be with the people. there will now be three days of national mourning in iran. ayatollah akbar hashemi rafsanjani will be buried on tuesday. catriona renton, bbc news. in other news: the british foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has met key advisors to the us president—elect, donald trump, on an unannounced visit to new york. officials described their three—hour discussions as "positive but frank." it's understood they discussed us policy towards syria, china and russia. mrjohnson will hold talks with senior congress figures in washington later on monday. the french defence minister has revealed that 2a,000 cyber attacks against french defence targets were prevented last year. jean—yves le drian said such attacks were doubling in number every year. he warned that france's infrastructure was at risk and th

mr rafsanjani was president from 1989 to 1997. middle east i website. he said he would leave behind a mixed legacy. he was a leading figure for at least a decade and a half. in the 1980s he was widely recognised as being at number two to add. he played a central role in the prosecution of the orang/arak war. was being speaker of the iranian parliament. —— iran/iraq war. he facilitated the rise to power of the current ayatollahs. the rise to power of the current ayatolla hs. the pair of rise to power of the current ayatollahs. the pair of them enjoyed ayatollahs. the pair of them enjoyed a very easy equilibria, a balance of power for four or five years, before tensions got too high, and the differences between the men became too great. the rise to power of the reform ists too great. the rise to power of the reformists in 1997, rafsanjani's star has been on the decline in a run place. and wonder how was influence may be felt in the place. would you prefer the direction around places heading? that's the good question. his legacy will

of national mourning are underway in iran after the death of the former president, akbar hashemi rafsanjaniat the age of 82. he was a key supporter of the current president, the moderate hassan rouhani. more than 20 people have died because of bitterly cold weather in much of central and eastern europe over the weekend. temperatures have been as low as —30 celsius, with snow covering the continent as far south as turkey. the entertainment industry has been celebrating the best of film and television at the golden globe awards in los angeles. la la land, a nostalgic tribute to hollywood musicals, has won a string of prizes. it won best film and best director in its category. now for the latest financial news with sally and world business report. motor city motors on. fiat chrysler says it will invest $1 billion in the united states as the detroit motor show gets under way. iron ore prices are set to plunge — that's the message from the australian government, sending mining stocks down. welcome to world business report. i'm sally bundock. also in the programme: the boss of rolls royce is here

the funeral is taking place for iran's former president, akbar hashemi rafsanjani who died on sundaye of 82. mr rafsanjani left the presidency twenty years ago but was a leading moderate voice in iranian politics. more than 30 people have died as a cold snap from the arctic circle takes hold in central and eastern europe. charities are concerned for refugees crossing the continent on foot or living in informal settlements. the brazilian government has told the bbc that it intends to build hydro—electric dams across the amazon region. it says the controversial programme will boost the economy, but environmentalists say the plan will lead to more deforestation. the newspaper review after world business report. handing on control of the world's biggest economy. as barack obama prepares to say goodbye we look at what he's done for america' financial health. the cost of china's raw materials is going up faster than it has for more than five years — wait for it — it's important because it could mean the rest of us — the rest of the world — paying more for the stuff they sell us? welcome to

akbar hashemi rafsanjani — i say that very flue ntly hashemi rafsanjani — i say that very fluently becauseg him when i was in geography in the late 1970s or early '80s at school in manchester. we had a lot of iranian refugees who came in because they obviously fled the islamic revolution. akbar hashemi rafsanjani was the moderate face of that revolution, while ayatollah khamenei was the hardliner. throughout the la st was the hardliner. throughout the last 30 or so years, he's been the guy who's been able to rein in the so—called hardliners, pushed people like the current president, hassan rouhani, to the fore. his presence, or his absence, will be missed. because he is a guy who will really prevail on wiser heads, especially if donald trump carries out his threat to "wreck" the iran nuclear deal. apparently he was the president of iran when iran issued that fatwa against russia. yes, 1988 and 1997. quite surprising, given he's seen as moderate. we like the story in the new york times about this kleptocracy asset recovery initiative. as you said, a strange name. among things it's trying to

and after the disputed presidential elections in 2009, rafsanjani sided with the protesters. while his decision helped his popularity among supporters of the green movement, it was politically costly, diminishing his influence behind the scenes. but by 2013, rafsanjani's moderate vision for iran put him back in play, as his close associate rouhani was elected as iran's seventh president. his death and just months away from iran's next presidential election will deal a major blow to moderates such as rouhani, who've lost both a leader and a mentor in rafsanjani. becky anderson, cnn, abu dhabi. so i feed jake purina cat chow naturals indoor, a nutritious formula with no artificial flavors. made specifically for indoor cats. purina cat chow. nutrition to build better lives. but if you hurry, the holidays may be over you can still get the best deals on the best network. like verizon's best smartphones for only $10 per month. like the samsung galaxy s7. the pixel, phone by google. or the motoz droid. for only $10 per month. plus, hurry in and switch to verizon now and get up to $6

what made rafsanjani the influential figure that he was? >> well, to begin, he was a close confidante of the father of the islamic revolution, ayatollah khamenei. what was unique is he was always the cleric in iran who was interest in the putting the country's economic interests before revolutionary ideology, but he ultimately lost that battle against the current supreme leader, who always believed that the rev -- revolutionary ideology should come first. >> woodruff: as you wrote, he helped to put the current ayatollah in power but almost immediately tried to get him out of power. it's a fascinating story. >> it really is. i call it shiite shakespeare, like a shakespearean epic, because he was the king maker. he made khomeini the king leader thinking he would be weak and pliant and rafsanjani could control him. i think he spent the last three decades of his life trying to wrestle power back from khomeini unsuccessfully. >> woodruff: they were two very different men. why was one successful and the other one wasn't? >> i think ultimately wha

rafsanjani.towering figure in the iranian system, one of the original people around ah khomeini.me a this time, he has had a moderating influence, and particularly in the latter years, he cited with the reform agenda and was a big backer of the current president. again, you said he was a moderating influence. to what extent did he play an active political role in the last few years in in posing that againof moderation, and with his passing, what does that tell us about the road ahead for the iranian political scene? in 2013, he once again stood was rejected but by the guardian council, which was a bizarre development. what ended up happening is that he became a critical player in unifying the reformists and the moderates to back rouhani. it was his influence behind the scene and his urging to come out and vote. because of those efforts, he managed to help ensure rouhani was elected. with him gone, you have a scenario in which one of the most important figures who could advance a more moderate age

. —— akbar hashemi rafsanjani. politics for at least a decade and a half, certainly in the 19805. decade and a half, certainly in the 1980s. he was recognised as being number two to the ayatollahs humanely and he played a central role in the prosecution of the iraq war. he became the president in 1989 and he also played a big role in facilitating the rise to power of the current leader. the two enjoyed and an easy equilibrium, a balance of power for four and an easy equilibrium, a balance of powerforfour or and an easy equilibrium, a balance of power for four or five years before the tensions got too high and the dfid since became too great. —— differences. since the rise of the reformists, his star has been on the decline. i wonder how his influence might be felt in the future? would he approve of the direction iran is heading in? that is a good question. his legacy will be a mixed one because although he tried hard in his final years to get close to the opposition, they never accepted him. the reformists around t

mr rafsanjani was president from 1989 to 1997.as well enough to attend church at sandringham this morning — her first public appearance since the beginning of december. our royal correspondent daniela relph was there — her report contains flash photography. it had been a much anticipated arrival. driven in a state bentley, it was the first time the queen was seen in public since arriving on the sandringham estate before christmas. cheered as she emerged from the car, she arrived just before iiam for the church service, accompanied by the duke of edinburgh. she had missed church on christmas and new year's day due to a heavy, lingering cold. those who waited were pleased to see her. we saw her very close up and she looked a little bit frail, to be honest, but it is nice to see her. it was really exciting! when you see her you get a little buzz. it is good to know she was coming. she looked bright in the car. that was quite nice, really. the queen's speech, recorded a couple of weeks before christmas day, was one of the last times t

former iranian president akbar hashemi rafsanjani died today after suffering a heart attack. he was 82-years-old. rafsanjani was at the center of iranian political life since the 1979 islamic revolution and was a top aide to its leader, ayatollah khomeini. as iran's president from 1989 to 1997, rafsanjani was considered a relative pragmatist and reformer who sought better relations with the u.s. and the west. he later supported iran's nuclear disarmament deal with world powers and was a mentor to the current iranian president, hassan rouhani. today, there are about 5,000 juveniles incarcerated in adult jails and prisons in the united states. all 50 states give prosecutors the discretion to charge juveniles as adults, usually for the most serious crimes, but only two states, north carolina and new york, still require 16 and 17-year-olds to be charged and prosecuted as adults for all crimes. in tonight's signature segment, "newshour' weekend"'s ivette feliciano reports about the debate in new york state to raise the age of adult criminal responsibility, this report is part of "

mr rafsanjani was president from 1989 to 1997. well, kasra naji from the bbc‘s persian service, told me a little earlier, about the impact he made on iranian politics. he was an influential figure in he was an influentialfigure in iran since the revolution in 1979, the islamic revolution. he was a close confidant of ayatollah khamenei who was the founder of the islamic revolution. during the iran—iraq war, toward the end, he was a major figure who convinced i had to accept a ceasefire and end this year war. ever since then, he was elected twice as president, twice as speaker of parliament and all along has been a very influential figure and, in recent yea rs, a very influential figure and, in recent years, a moderate, increasingly moderate figure. a figure of influence in the politics of iran that has edging towards extremism and hard line. he is close to the reformist movement and his death, basically, leaves a big hole in the reform movement. he was seen as quite a wily political operator, because he was a great survivor. he had

the former iranian president rafsanjani died this week at the age of 82.g of the islamic republic and served two terms as president from 1989-19 97 and wanted to free the economy from state control. we spoke to -- the president of the national iranian american council about rafsanjani's legacy. >> he has been a towering figure within the iranian system, one of the original people around khomeini and a central player in all the major decisions that the iranians have made in the last 37 years. but what is also interesting is het throughout this period has had a moderating influence, and particularly in the latter years, he more clearly sided with the reform agenda of the reformists and a big backer of the current president. >> what about, you said he was a moderating influence. to what extent did he play an active political role in the last two years in imposing that sense of moderation and again with his passing, what does that tell us about the road ahead for the iranian political scene? >> to give an example, in 2013, he was against it a candidate to run

the former iranian president akbar hashemi rafsanjani has died. he was 82 and one of the country's leading moderates. his death comes four months before iran's presidential elections. iraqi special forces have reached the banks of the river tigris. coming up at ten o'clock, we will be here with the full round—up of the day's news but first, we look at how tens of thousands of children in ghana have been trafficked into forced labour. she joins ghana have been trafficked into forced labour. shejoins a team of charity workers. ghana's biggest fishing ground, lake volta, holds a dark secret. tens of thousands of children who work on its waters have been trafficked into a life of forced labour. given up by poorfamilies on the promise of a better life. many face violence, and some even die on the job. he's a child, but he's no longer a child. he's been through things us as adults haven't been through. the government has pledged to eradicate this illegal practice. there's so many children who could be rescued and could be put into this facility, but at

the former president of iran, akbar hashemi rafsanjani, has died in tehran at the age of 82.was one of the country's leading moderates. and the queen has made herfirst public appearance of the year, attending church on her sandringham estate. a heavy cold forced her to miss events over christmas. at least 20 people have died as freezing weather sweeps across europe and north america, with even the greek islands blanketed in snow. temperatures in russia have plunged to —30. now on bbc news it's the travel show. cuba is at a turning point. last year saw the end of decades of isolation from the usa, with tourism needing a new spirit of enterprise here. some sanctions have been lifted, like commercial flights from the us. the wheels are in motion, but everyone's wondering exactly where is cuba headed right now? that question is especially poignant after the recent death of fidel castro and election of donald trump to the us presidency. if the thawing of relations does continue, the economy here may benefit, but is this country in danger of losing its soul? those precious assets t

iran's president rafsanjani has died at the age of 82. media reports say he suffered a heart attack. he was the leader of the 1979 revolution ayatollah khomeini and later served as the nation's fourth president from 1989 through 1997, during which time he introduced several economic reforms. he was known for his more moderate views, along with his wit and cunning, both in the political arena and in business and his influence has been felt in iranian affairs since before the 1979 revolution through present day. >> let's go to david quickly. david ignatius, ralph san januariy -- rafsanjani could be called pragmatic. moderates consider him a loss but when he needed to be a hard liner, he was a hard-liner, right? >> it's funny. joe, i thought of him in my several visits to iran a blockage. the aspicturaspiration. he always kept his deal with the hard-liners. he might support the rouhanis or the reformers but he never really left the camp of the way the regime is going to work. >> joining us now from london, nbc news tehran bureau chief, ari.

rafsanjani was one of the first presidents after the revolution.leading up to this islamic revolution in 1979. and stayed there as a very powerful and influential figure up until his death. now his political fortune is slightly waned in 2005 when he lost the election to the ruling establishment that didn't let him run in the 2013 elections, but he still managed to come back time and time again inlining with the moderates in iran and becoming a very vocal voice for them. a huge amount of support for president rohani. many say it was because of rafsanjani that rohani was able to get elected. but he'll certainly be missed amongst the moderates in a time of uncertainty now with the united states. we don't know where we're heading with president trump, but rouhani could have persuaded hard-liners to come around to the side of moderates. he'll sorely be missed by moderates in iran and it will probably made hard liners in iran a little bit stronger when they come to things with america. back to you. >> thank you very much, ali. >>> when we return to look

. -- whore led by rafsanjani as his ally. the current president, who has now lost a key ahead of the election in may. put the number of mourners paying their final respects at 3.5 million. this made its way to his burial site. and hard-liners was also felt on the streets. some mourners held portraits of the former president. others chanted the name of his even more reformist successor. state television responded by turning of the background music to drown out the chanting. in recent years, the media has been banned from publishing the name or images of mr. khatami. comelled for supporters to out to show solidarity with the reform movement. iran is holding three days of national mourning for the late rafsanjani. deep division over social and economic freedoms. will remain. bbc news. jane: it was the scoop of the century, the news world war ii started. died atare hollingworth the age of 105. as a rookie reporter in poland she spotted german forces gathering at the border and brought the news to the world. a national program. ge

supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, has led tributes to the former president, akbar hashemi rafsanjanio has died aged eighty—two. the conservative ayatollah described his long—time more moderate friend as a companion of struggle, despite their differences. blizzards and dangerously low temperatures are continuing to cause problems across much of central and eastern europe, where 23 people have died in recent days. dozens of villages in serbia and bulgaria are without power and water. snow has even fallen in the greek islands. now on bbc news it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi. the so—called islamic state may be coming under pressure in both syria and iraq, but still, accounts emerge of atrocities carried out by them. the minority yazidi community has been amongst one of the most persecuted groups of people, living mostly in northern iraq. they have been killed, forced to convert to islam, and the women and girls have been held in sexual slavery. my guest is psychologist jan kizilhan, a yazidi kurd living in germany. he's helped bring 1,000 yazidi females from ca

the former iranian president akbar hashemi rafsanjani has died. presidential elections. iraqi special forces have reached the banks of the river tigris.

supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, has led tributes to the former president, akbar hashemi rafsanjani, who has died aged 82. the conservative ayatollah described his long—time more moderate friend as a companion of struggle, despite their differences. blizzards and dangerously low temperatures are continuing to cause problems across much of central and eastern europe, where 23 people have died in recent days. dozens of villages in serbia and bulgaria are without power and water. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. two stories in today's programme — two stories likely to dominate the year ahead. first, the future of the european union as britain prepares to press the brexit button. and secondly, how far president putin and russia are steering events in the middle east and elsewhere, with donald trump perhaps in the passenger seat. my guests today are: greg katz of associated press. annalisa piras, who is an italian film maker. lyse doucet, who is the bbc‘s chief international correspondent. michael gove of the times, and who is also a conservative mp

and the fact that the reformists have lost their strong voice in that rafsanjani.in a very pole rised —— polarised system in the way they used. to they've lost one of their weapons. thanks very much. next, the centre of the earth. we know you find iron and nichol there. now japanese scientists think they know of a third element. this is an exciting science story. if you don't believe me, here's this report. the centre of the earth, this mysterious place. we know it's a ha rd ball mysterious place. we know it's a hard ball about 1200 kilometres across. we know it's mainly made of iron, about 85% by weight and nichol, about so % by weight, that leaves 5%. for decades scientists have been argue about what it might be. now they've done a really neat experiment. there are two ways to study the centre. see what happens to seismic waves as they pass through the earths. the other way is try and recreate the conditions of the centre of the earth in the lab. that's what this team injapan have done. they've subjected different elements to incredibly high temperatures and high

the former president of iran, akbar rafsanjani, has died in tehran at the age of 82.one of the country's leaning moderates. — leading. the queen has made herfirst public appearance of the year, attending church on her sandringham estate. a heavy cold forced her to miss events over christmas. at least 20 people have died as freezing weather sweeps across europe and north america, with even the greek islands blanketed in snow. temperatures in russia have plunged to minus 30. and now we have sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jessica creighton. coming up on the programme: league two plymouth earn themselves an fa cup replay against liverpool, after holding the premier league contenders to a draw at anfield. lighter work for chelsea, they brush aside peterborough. and wasps return to the top of the premiership after beating leicester, but fresh concerns forjames haskell who lasts just 35 seconds in his comeback game. so a busy day of fa cup action, and that's where we'll start. liverpool are going to have to make a 600 mile round trip to devon, if they are to

the former iranian president, akbar hashemi rafsanjani — one of the country's most influential moderatess across europe — from poland to italy and the greek islands. and the glamorous launch of the entertainment industry's awards season is getting under way in hollywood with the golden globes. hugh laurie wins the golden globe.

rafsanjani. he died after suffering a heart attack. rafsanjani served two terms from 1989 to 1997.ined a political figure in iran. he was expected to play a key role in selecting the next supreme leader. >>> queen elizabeth out in public for the first time in a long time. since she fell ill a month ago. she was spotted attending church with her grandchildren. the queen had not been seen in public since december 9th. reportedly suffering a cold to cause her to miss christmas day and new year's day church services. >>> donald trump is facing the wrath of hollywood. he was the prime target at the golden globes. including one standout speech. the face-off that everyone is talking about this morning. that is next. >>> a huge week for the country in transition. an actual news conference from donald trump. we are promised one. plus, confirmation hearings and fallout from the intelligence report about russian hacking. >>> moments of high drama at the golden globes. not about the movies, but about hollywood's leading actress and her sharp words for the president-elect. >>> welcome back to "

the former iranian president, akbar hashemi rafsanjani has died.al moderate voice in iran. the queen appears in public for the first time since she was taken ill with a cold before christmas, attending a church service at sandringham. also this hour — the big freeze. parts of europe and the eastern united states are hit by a cold snap. more than 20 people have died in heavy snowfall and sub—zero temperatures that have also caused transport chaos.

the former iranian president, akbar rafsanjani has died, he was seen as an influential moderate voicerst time since she was taken ill with a cold before christmas, attending a church service at sandringham. also this hour, the big freeze, parts of europe and the eastern united states are hit by a cold snap. heavy snowfall and sub—zero temperatures have left more

the former iranian president akbar hashemi rafsa njani the former iranian president akbar hashemi rafsanjani the reform movement that was trying to move towards a more moderate iran. he died from a heart attack. transport for london is warning of severe travel problems in the capital in the morning because of a 2a hour strike by underground workers which began this evening. our reporter andy moore is at king's cross station now. andy how bad is it likely to be? this is a strike by cheap station staff and it is likely to lead to the closure of many stations. transport for london seo services will be restricted. e—mailfor london says it will cause misery for millions but it is notjust londoners who will be affected. tourists will be hit, tens of thousands of people that pour into the main london stations will be hit. this station will be closed so too will be paddington, waterloo and victoria. the strike is about staffing levels at stations. there we re staffing levels at stations. there were last—ditch talks today. transport for london said they would employ more staff. the union said it was

. >>> and to switch gears to the funeral of rafsanjani, tens of thousands of israelis are beating theiring the streets in tehran for the funeral of the former president. state tv showed the sea of mourners gathering around tehran university where top officials have held his funeral. it's the most significant death in iran since the founder of the revolution die in 1989. and iran's supreme leader helped hold prayers around rafsanjani's coffin and other dignitaries and said their final good-byes. both moderates and hard-liners attended the funeral in a show of unity. but the former president was ban ed as a big reformest to show there are a lot of divisions in iran. we'll see how they get through this very important death. >> we'll do that with your help. ali arouzi, thank you very much. when we come back, we'll look at the stories for the day ahead. my advice for looking younger, longer? get your beauty sleep. and use aveeno® absolutely ageless® night cream with active naturals® blackberry complex. younger looking skin can start today. absolutely ageless® from aveeno®. scalpel. i have no

rafsanjani served as president from 1989 to 1997. >>> more of your elected officials could end up behind bars today. federal investigators plan to arrest lawmakers who they say were bribed. david sun was arrested last week. he's now under house arrest. additional arrests are expected to come before the legislative session begins tomorrow president. >>> 5:34 now. a former secret service officer will plead guilty to try to solicit a 14-year-old girl for sex. in 2015, lee moore was a uniformed officer at the white house when he was caught in a sting by delaware state police. delaware prosecutors say moore solicited an under cover agent he believed was an underage girl. court documents say he had online sex chats with young girls. moore will now head to florida where he faces charges of producing child importanting on pea. >>> a controversial website linked to sex trafficking in prince georges county last year has shut down the adult section of its website. this move comes hours after a senate panelel blistering report on its. today, top officials from the welcome back are set to testify on

former iranian president ali akbar hashemi rafsanjani has died at the age of 82.he was one of the leaders of the 1979 iranian revolution and went on to serve as president from 1989 to 1997. rafsanjani has long been one of the most influential political figures in iran, and the mentor of the current president, hassan rouhani, who is up for reelection this year. and meryl streep won the lifetime achievement award at sunday night's golden globes. the academy award-winning actress used her speech to call for protections for the free press and to criticize president-elect donald trump, without sayi h stunned her this year was the mocking imitation of a disabled reporter during the 2016 presidential campaign. this is meryl streep. >> it was that moment when the person asking to sit in the most spected seat in our country imitated a disabled reporter, someone he outranked in privilege, power and the capacity to fight back. heartit kind of broke my when i saw it. i still can't get it out of my head because it wasn't in a movie. it was real life. humiliatenstinct to when i

man by the time of akbar hashemi rafsa njani's very powerful man by the time of akbar hashemi rafsanjani's fallen out of power. not only with the establishment but the opposition as well. iraqi special forces reach the banks of the river which divides the city of the river which divides the city of mosul. the river tigris. almost three months after launching their assault on islamic state forces in the city. the advance is the latest gain by iraqi counter—terrorism troops who've recaptured two districts in recent days. protesters have marched through nigeria's capital to mark one thousand days since nearly 300 chibok schoolgirls were abducted by boko haram militants. the girls were taken from a government boarding school in april 2014. most remain in captivity. nigerian president muhammadu buhari says he's hopeful they will be rescued. these pictures come to the us state of pennsylvania. where a huge spool of wire fell off a truck and then proceeded to roll — the wrong way — down a motorway, causing havoc and forcing cars to swerve out of its way. luckily no cars were hit. the spool finall

officials in iran say the former president akbar rafsanjani has died in tehran.orry has rammed into a group of israeli soldiers injerusalem, killing four and injuring 15. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, who's visited the site said the attack was carried out by a palestinian supporter of so—called islamic state. the queen appears in public for the first time since

in other news: the public funeral of the former iranian president, akbar hashemi rafsanjani, will beginrge crowds expected to attend. the supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, will perform the ceremonial prayerfor the dead. ayatollah rafsa njani's funeral is expected to become a show of force by iran's reformists and moderates who looked to him for direction in recent years. he died of heart failure aged 82 on sunday. the opposition—dominated venezuelan national assembly has passed a resolution accusing president nicolas maduro of dereliction of duty because of a failure to tackle a deep economic crisis. the symbolic move is aimed at pushing for an early election before mr maduro‘s term ends in 2019. his supporters have dismissed it as absurd. russia has called accusations by us intelligence agencies that it ran the gambian communication minister, sheriff bojang, says he has resigned his post in protest against the president's refusal to accept his defeat in last month's presidential election. yahya jammeh initially accepted the election results — but later reversed his decision. the

in other news: the public funeral of the former iranian president, akbar hashemi rafsanjani, will beginowds expected to attend. the supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, will perform the ceremonial prayerfor the dead. ayatollah rafsa njani's funeral is expected to become a show of force by iran's reformists and moderates who looked to him for direction in recent years. he died of heart failure aged 82 on sunday. mexico's new foreign secretary says the country will opt for dignified dialogue with the united states despite what he described as the considerable challenge for mexico in us politics. donald trump has promised to build a wall along the two countries‘ border and renegotiate a major trade agreement. he's also threatened heavy tariffs on cars made in mexico. the opposition—dominated venezuelan national assembly has passed a resolution accusing president nicolas maduro of dereliction of duty because of a failure to tackle a deep economic crisis. the symbolic move is aimed at pushing for an early election before mr maduro‘s term ends in 2019. his supporters have dismissed it as a

the former iranian president, akbar hashemi rafsanjani, has died of heart failure at the age of 82. rafsa njani served as president from 1989 to 1997, and continued to play an influential role in iranian political life. the middle east analyst maha adedin has more. iraqi special forces have reached the banks of the river tigris that divides the city of mosul almost three months after launching their assault on islamic state forces in the city. the advance is the latest gain by iraqi counter—terrorism troops who've recaptured two districts in recent days. protesters have marched through nigeria's capital to mark 100 days since nearly 300 chibok schoolgirls were abducted by boko haram militants. the girls were taken from a government boarding school in april 2014. most remain in captivity. nigerian president muhammadu buhari says he's hopeful they will be rescued. staff on london's underground network have launched a 24—hour strike that threatens to make monday morning a painful commute in the british capital. it's after talks broke down in a long running dispute over job losses. mill

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. >>> thousands attending the funeral ceremony for rafsanjani. was followed by a procession through the streets of the capital. he died of a heart attack on sunday at the age of 82. >> it will cost more for customers to upgrade to a new phone. this is in addition to the activation fee when a new line of service is setting up. >>> and fifa will expand the world cup to 48 teams adding 16 extra nations for the 2016 tournament. 16, three team groups, with the top two advancing to a round of 32. it was unanimously approved by the fifa council today. they are projecting an increased profit of $640 million. back downtown to "squawk alley." >>> thank you when we come back, what microsoft's nadella says about working with the government. >>> and what are you watching rick santelli? >> let's go with that, the best day for transports, the s&p is up, but they didn't look that way before the market open, it could not be the sentiment index, could it? tune in after the break and we will answer that very question. >>> coming up on the halftime report, a fight i

yousef: hashemi rafsanjani let's --i am yousef gamal el-din. .de oil prices, largest single day loss in five months. things playing into this oil equation, right? >> that's right. partly the market declined a lot since the opec deal in november and when non-opec joined in, prices have gone up and up, so perhaps time to take stock in the new year and have a look at the fundamentals and see what is going on with a rising u.s. and canadian rig count. equally, we saw some headlines out of iraq yesterday suggesting that exports had reached a new record in december, and people are looking at will iraq really comply. a wild iraq was a bit of card. it had initially disagreed over how barrels were being counted. how much of a potential do they have to derail this opec deal? iraq is the second biggest producer in opec, and it makes the third largest number of cuts after saudi arabia and russia. if they don't comply, that is serious indeed to this deal and will put a huge burden on other countries to continue on with it. the question of whether they will co

tenuous moment for -- for, again, the relative moderates inside iran with the death of ayatollah rafsanjani. this is a movement that doesn't need another body blow and yet they got it. and so if your goal in the end is to make sure the radicals and the hard-liners, those that do regularly profess the death of israel, who do want to pursue a policy of wreaking havoc in the middle east, who wouldn't be afraid of war with the united states, if you pursue -- if you believe that we should pursue a policy that doesn't effectuate that end, then the decision to hand them a victory, a recruitment tool, is maybe the dumbest part of this executive order. and that's saying a lot. and so i think that politically as we try to make the case to republicans about why they should join us in opposing this order, we need to do it for national security reasons. and it is all contextual within the discussion over the jcpoa because every time you empower the hard-liners and conservatives inside iran, you're making it more likely they're going to set in place a set of events that will ultimately lead to that agree

. >>> akbar hashemi rafsanjani died at age 82 according to iranian state media. a moving voice in improved relations with the u.s. and western powers. for now, back to "dateline conviction." >>> it has been a full year since i stood in the office of richard rosario's lawyer at the exoneration initiative, rebecca friedman. >> last time i spoke to you was a year ago. >> we're waiting for the judge's decision to give us this hearing and we're hoping he will do it and we can call all the witnesses. >> you were saying you have high hopes for it. >> now, the judge has made his decision. >> tell me what happened. >> our motion was denied without a hearing. the judge said there is not enough here for me to even give you your day in court. >> denied. in his decision, the judge wrote that rosario already had his day in court, referring back to that 2004 hearing where seven of his alibi witnesses testified and were rejected. the judge called that hearing extensive, and ruled that rosario's new motion to vacate his conviction is denied in all respects. bronx d.a. robert john