george russell sees red as he calls max verstapen a bully. the mercedes driver also alleges the champion threatened to crash into him intentionally. "one of the darkest and most difficult periods of my life." charlotte dujardin is banned for a year following footage of her excessively whipping a horse. and tottenham's troubles continue — just one win in six now for them after defeat to bournemouth in the premier league. hello and welcome to the programme. more from thursday's premier league and the club world cup draw to come. but first to the controversy happening in formula 1. the title might be decided, but the sparks are flying ahead of the final race of the season with mercedes driver george russell telling media in abu dhabi that now a—time world champion max verstappen is a bully that needs standing up to and that he's "allowed to get away with too much". tensions have been increasing throughout the season between verstappen and his rivals, but this follows an incident during the last grand prix in qatar, when the red bull driver was p

today, though, russell claimed verstappen also told him after the session that he would deliberately into him. here's our f1 reporter, jenny gow. we do see this from time to time, if you think back to 2021, it was almost all—out war between mercedes and red bull when it was max verstappen and lewis hamilton are going for the title. this time it is not george russell going for the title otherwise i think it would be more explosive and powerful. it lines up, gives us a taste of what might come in the future. neither man are backing down, they are both standing and adamant that each other is a line, and when you hear them say that nsc the aggression and the business in their voice, you think 0k, this is a bit spicy. when we say both of these guys might be angry with each other when it comes to raising, both of them are clean races and that being said we know the background of max verstappen, we know how far he will push the rules, but they do stick within the rules. they will be under the spotlight, as you can see in all senses of the word, this weekend and we will see what plays out. t

thank you so much, russell. that's russel source as reporting from damascus to 50 valerie has the russian reaction reporting for most go the kremlin has arranged silence so far about the rapidly developing situation in damascus with the new administration taking power in the steering capital was what we have heard from russian officials over the past few weeks since the fall of last year on the side is that the russians are in communication with the new leaders in syria. and they're going to continue the dialogue that they have started between both sides in the future of the russian military. and its presence and serial remains unclear, but for the most part we russians are keen to continue their presence inside syria . and this is a very strategically important as base and a naval base and tar tooth as well for russia. and it's unlikely that the kremlin will give that up very easily. what russian president vladimir had lottie were put and has said in the past, is that the fall of last year at low side is no, it

in the max verstappen george russell spat.e'll hear from the british bobsligh team pushing for gold ahead of the world cup season, evening, there's another great weekend coming up on top of another packed football programme, there's european rugby, to, and it also looks like being a good one for england's cricketers as they look to win the series against new zealand. they are on top in the second test, after a brilliant century from harry brook on the first day in wellington. new zealand won the toss and put england in to bat, that looked to be a good decision. ben duckett the first of four early wickets — as england fell to 43—4. but brook changed the momentum with an attacking change of intent — scoring 123 offjust 115 balls. a parternship of 174 with ollie pope, who made 66 dug them out of a hole, before they were eventaully all out for 280. and by the close, the balck caps were five down, brydon carse with two wickets, and a long way off england's first innings total, 86—5 — still 194 runs behind. but it was brooks stunnin

let's go to our correspondent russell sir dar, who was in collision at the syria turkey border rest. so we're gonna try and figure out with you how significant this is. but let's start with the facts on the ground . what are you hearing, based on, again, in the context of this latest footage that we're getting an opposition fighter is going from, how about the homes? you told us last hour, an hour before that that that was their goal. they want to bridge that gap, go 4550 kilometers south, and after they've captured, hama, which they did today, they want to capture homes. what do you know about what's happening now? indeed it was just a little after the noon time that the physician forces thoughts to enter some neighbors or the city for them to use their inside. just remember, it has been quite a couple of days that the opposition forces off. they're taking control of all apple, the 2nd largest that you'll see over here. then they started to march, to where to the toward how about the 4th largest city. the most start from it live directly to the south. and they start to the, in clear

state university . russell. glad to have you along a saudi arabia has been investing heavily in sports, embracing these critics or accusing them of sports, washing it to him. we hear a lot of to cover up human rights abuses. now they get the highest, one of the biggest sporting events in the world. what do you think the goal is as well, thank you for having me. i. i think the goal is um prestige, that saudi arabia is trying to reinforce its place on the world stage through a big sporting events such as i'm now hosting the world cup, you know, look at, aside from cuts are all the reason close to the world cup you know, russia, brazil, south africa have been, you know, major regional powers and, you know, the next world cups are being hosted in the united states and canada and mexico. so is saudi arabia is trying to improve and stature in the world. and also along the way i developed some economic diversification away from petroleum russell, as a football fan, my take away from cut out was that despite the intense

ok, russell sort of brings the latest that from the tech care syria border. many thanks, russell. what else we've been hearing your position is filing to push on all the way to the capital damascus. so then go. so lou has gained access to one group of flights as in northern syria, and she sent us this report from a friend the fighters of assuming national army. the s in a guard the entrance. so mean now military, a base in tell her fought they are holding what they call a vital position after capturing it from the sewer and curtis spider over the y p g mail village next to the air base bears the scars are for once commercial. we have a damage base still remains strategically important. the advance follows the positions of december 27th offensive, which they are calling to turn stuff aggression. lead by, hey, a tornado shot. we are on the mclaughlin sullivan, joshua, these fighters have spent over 10 days on the front lines. they are preparing for getting mended china and other places across syria. we dedicate this victory to this free syrian people and all markers. this marks free

a proud moment for la russell's daughter, melody. it's really like to see people and when they're happy while doing it. every verse is a reflection of how students say they view themselves and hope others will too. i feel it's really great, you know, because now the outside looking in can know what our school is about and know what we have to offer. senior jade bass says she's heading to nyu after being accepted into 32 universities and receiving nearly $370,000 in scholarships. before i came to elite, i was known as just the quiet, smart girl. but when i came to elite, everybody was smart and everybody had big dreams, and that allowed me to make mine bigger as well. it's a vision of greatness for the students. la, russell says, has made this his most impactful project yet, a feeling not even arenas and stadiums can provide. this is so much more fulfilling. like, it really made me feel like i was necessary in this world. and i know that if i wasn't here, it would be dramatically different because that didn't exist until i was here. w

vallejo rapper la russell is going back to school with his latest music video. it's called. the song is called elite and it's a theme song for elite public schools in vallejo. nbc's velena jones reports from campus with the help of rapper la russell and some talented students, elite schools is dropping the beat and raising the bar on student achievement, bringing lyrics to life. this one's for all the kids that's tryna make it. being yourself is cooler than trying to fake it. this is more than just a song, it's an anthem. dedication how you break it. 8 a.m. you have to leave a blueprint of what's possible. tasked with creating a theme song for his daughter's school, vallejo based rapper la russell wrote elite, based on the name of the school. students ranging from grade school to high school, helped write the verses for the song. it's always nice. in the kids minds, okay, in just a matter of hours, and it's their voices you'll hear on the track. my thing was to just say things that feel good and feel fun to say, and they're ingesting it into their body, not knowing that it's

let's go straight to russell said, who joins us on the line from the syrian capital. vanessa. what more can you tell us about these latest developments? well, it has been actually engaged, disrupting it on, uh, 15 minutes that you ever a, quite a lower the explosion. and just shaking the hotel that the journalists are staying in and following, that's the inverse of some, several other exclusions as well, but not as powerful as the 1st one, however, is still continuing. what you can understand from the so just a down the so well now the position fight as will be subject to cover the control of celia and the capital city, damascus del sol, engaging the firing, the men fighting back to the b. b. these are the aerial vehicles. now, does it have the, how the case is the full of the south region? so uh, almost hours after a search. uh, but suddenly the exterior of left the country is rest of the 2 ball. i'm being serious. not so on the, the capital city about almost at the cost of the country. so they have been shooting the north eastern city off of, of the commission to attacking 2

a proud moment for la russell's daughter melody. it's really like to see.re happy, we're doing it. every verse is a reflection of how students say they view themselves and hope others will too. i feel it's really great, you know, because now the outside looking in can know what our school is about and know what we have to offer. senior jade bass says she's heading to nyu after being accepted into 32 universities and receiving nearly $370,000 in scholarships. before i came to elite, i was known as just the quiet, smart girl. but when i came to elite, everybody was smart and everybody had big dreams, and that allowed me to make mine bigger as well. it's a vision of greatness for the students. la, russell says, has made this his most impactful project yet, a feeling not even arenas and stadiums can provide. this is so much more fulfilling. like, it really made me feel like i was necessary in this world. and i know that if i wasn't here, it would be dramatically different because that didn't exist until i was here. we always come to win. we always up to score.

ad critics like russell question how green that process really is.blem was with artificial turf is it's plastic and chemicals, and it is it is, you know, basically once you create it, then you have it for a lifetime. some santa clara county supervisors share doctor russell's concerns and are considering banning artificial turf on county owned land, following similar efforts in other places around the country. i think that it would be devastating to youth sports. all sports. sean blakeman is a former pro soccer player and the sporting director for the los gatos united soccer club. he's among the youth sports professionals taking a hard stand against the proposed artificial turf ban. everyone would love to play on a beautiful natural grass field. however, that's not the reality because many of them that are existing aren't safe to play on because they're not properly maintained. blakeman says he's played on these fields all his life, and he has never worried about health concerns. and i really feel if it was that unsafe, would professional teams be put

join russell said i, he's live in the oh, my ad most we can see the is camera pointing at the scenes of crowds of people waving the free. siri and flag had a friday pres, russell, the press or do to get them to weigh them in a matter of moments on the the, the series here, more people in the country. so people are coming from are they pool? the city that has to be in particular to use their part has been double by the g forces. people are coming from homes, pressed disease that has remained under the siege of the g for 3 years. and people will starve to death. people are coming from hama, i said, the, the massacre. why are people when people have used to to speak to the doctor a lot more than houses that have jealousy, protect your reasons. citizens. the last 15 years has paid a huge prize. more than half a 1000000 people have been having to oppose the houses of them. the battlefields. normally when they would have been homes being paid by the battle by depressing a spice by them, it is yes. but we see tens of thousands of them have been deal pictures abused fades into freezes as wel

today though russell claimed verstappen also told him after the session that he would deliberately crasho him and put me on my expletive head in the wall. former scotland rugby union captain stuart hogg has had his sentencing for abusing his now estranged wife deferred until january. but he has been given a five—year non—harassment order and fined after breaching bail. hogg had previously admitted shouting and swearing and acting in an abusive manner towards his wife gillian over the course of five years. the deferral is to see if it's possible for hogg to complete a rehabilitation course remotely now that he is playing rugby in france for montpellier. two key test matches start on friday, with two teams hoping to build on big wins from the opening games of their series. new zealand and england are in wellington for the first time since their epic meeting there in 2023. while there's a day night test in adelaide which starts with india leading the five—match series against australia after winning comfortably in perth last week. they are strengthened by the return of captain rohit sharma

let's get the very latest now from russell. so da, who's in kill us at the tech issue border with syria, a rest of what are you hearing, visa reports, a place that the opposition party to close to damascus? indeed now they are getting close to the closer and closer to the tablets of damascus from the east. a is axes and also assume the solve them sides so sees yesterday, the city government has lost complete control over the city of deborah, and then now coordinates, right? and also a majority of this weight as well. these are the solid in cities or for syria that is connected to the company to, to jordan. and now the position forces are having toward north and almost seizing date of the season. i'm good. as circling the capital, the mass goes from the, from the south and heading towards the north. now they have taken over to the town of that area. they have taken over the side of the town of some, i mean, i know you're seeing roughly in many places that are fives that are taking place around to development this 40 kilometers a

thank you so much, russell. this russell sorta reporting from damascus rep guy spine hold is a lecturer in peace and security at dharm university. he says the syrian administration is entering a new and difficult phase, and it's relationships with regional neighbors. i think the press conference would also elicit some concerns and some worries as well. because at the end of the day, the syrians have wanted to liberate, considering people wants to liberate themselves, not just in the a soccer team, but also from foreign control. and so obviously there's going to be new relationships and relationships with the neighbors, but i don't think that and the syrian people with one another at client proxy relationships. so they will want to see our shower, retain his distinctiveness, his organizations distinctive. this is terry and distinctiveness. and not just do and say what you want. so i think that's gonna be one of the key questions going forward. and what i really saw from this press conference was for the 1st time

russell, we're coming to time. i'm wondering if you can situate the ford experience, the ford presidency in the history of the modern presidency. where does it said? what a, what are we to make of it and what does it tell for today? we're going to go back. got about 90 seconds. yeah, yeah i, i think from from a historical perspective, the most important thing to is that ford represent something approaching a kind of normalcy and that's why i was going to bring up the english muffin as being really really critical and important we. didn't know everything at the time, but we certainly knew at the time to know nixon was, you know, a problematic figure in american politics. most historians looking now would would at least fairly recently acknowledge that the pinnacle of the imperial presidency occurred during watergate and the early part of the 1970s and i guess not ironically. but it's historically important that we enter a period fairly soon after that of sort of congressional primacy. i think may be an unrecognized

russell street.u know, i wonder if the planning commission would some of the thoughts that i had were to consider that mural wall and the trees in that area in the previous hearing there was, you know, discussion about how the trees are kind of. sheltered, sheltering some activity in that area. but i thought maybe they could consider lighting. i don't know if that's part of the plan in that area to have some sort of lighting or there's no proposed site lighting, which i think is what you're referring to. i saw some street poles. i don't know if those are existing. those are existing, i see, okay. and then i those are my comments for the various kind of historic preservation sorts of things. so thank you. thank you, commissioner foley. yeah. so i, i appreciate vice president richard's comments around us really looking at the historic building. but it's not just the historic building, it's the community. it's the intangibles. and when i start thinking about an active use waiver, except we're actually n

okay, russell's that are joining us. the from the heart of the muskets rustled the name of many things. indeed. and that's cost saving. now to take care of where we can joins them. costs are lose. she's in ankara for us because sarah of course topping the agenda of talks from us actually stayed on the blinking and at the tech as far as minutes stuff. yes, the main topic all of this important meeting actually have a part of a broder middle is stored by a antenna of lincoln was the situation in syria and god's up to top diplomats set a pointed out that they have a broad common understanding about the feature of syria and syrians and inclusive government has been highlighted by both of them and also the fight against terrorism. the continuation of a fight against terrorism has been on the line after the blinking down the line and also that the a chemical weapons left by the salt for james should be destroyed. this is an important important to other men. so that is some radical organizations do not capture those weapons also

us in the syrian capsule and russell. you'll the as a mold in damascus with families of been coming, looking for ben less lost relatives. and in some cases, finding them well indeed, so far we have seen them just a couple of families funding. they are really family members. but the majority of off the body is the kids here or not to the cold, nice little. so this is the more of this much the he's hospital and now over this 2 doors they, they got to the 7 who was one and the other one over there. and there are tons of bodies on the fields. on the, on the grounds, i had been in that room and it is just, just unimaginable what you actually see. so the bodies horribly chairs have some of their positive bodies to complete. the just cut off stuff to the dads and the families most dramatically. there coming more and more and trying to buy a whole scene, a family member. and so does the magic seems i was talking to the families, none of them. women. no, you can see that another buddy for being retrieved and taken to the more wide

yes, russel said is in kill us at the tax board, withdrew get the very latest from russell and russell things moving so fast. this is getting harder and harder to keep up with what's happening, but we do know position forces very much on the outskirts of damascus. in the it's normally the whole focus was on the north of the duel position, taking the control panel to off i left for the 2nd largest video of the country and then 48 hours later taking control of the 4th largest city for the south to the hama and then seizing the homes, the whole township was forwarded to north. and now since yesterday, and the past was focusing on the capital, because the government is losing the controls around the, across the country. so for them to solve, they have lost a control of that. they have less the control this way, the un when a truck and then from the east, they have lost the control of the problem. the raw data to rec guy will come on board to gauge from the north. they are engaged in a war against the position in the center of homes. but what all is happening, this is re direction now. they

tonight -- keri russell, host of "buy it now," comedian, j.b.ove, an all-new "closer look." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] and now, seth meyers. >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." we hope you're doing well. and now, if you don't mind, we're gonna get to the news. tomorrow is election day and "late night" is officially dorsing xanax .5 milligram, twice a day, as needed. vice president kamala harris made an appearance over the weekend in the cold open of "saturday night live." but i heard that her lines were being fed to her by the radical puppet master who secretly controls the government. [ laughter ] i don't think these things. [ laughter ] he makes me say them. president biden campaigned for vice president kamala harris over the weekend in scranton. and boy, was she pissed when she found out. "i told you to stay home." [ laughter ] "no, no. just let me talk to 'em. i'm gonna tell 'em stuff." [ light laughter ] the fan-led group, swifties for kamala held a pop-up event over the weekend in philadelphia to encourage people t

then we have the russell. this is interesting. the russell up 10% for the year.s also nearly 10% off its 52-week high getting close to correction territory. interesting situation there. rates and the fed are a big part of the market narrative. the ten-year finishing 70 basis points higher despite the fed cutting rates this year. the volatility in the bond market. spikes earlier this year with the declines and the year coming to an end with upside moves with the yelds. the ten-year at 4.52. easing off the levels in had recent days. last, but not least, gold and digital gold, bitcoin. both having strong years. bitcoin surging about 30% since election day finishing the year up 120%. gold finishing up over 26%. we will get more into the markets with a year of haves and have-nots by sector performance. the top performing sector is communications and tech and discretionary up 30%. we have the flip side. materials poised to end the year in the red down 2%. healthcare and energy rounding out the bottom with fractional gains when it comes to the areas. you see healthcare

it is from lizzie's friend alice russell. we brought this up last class. you recall the night before the murders, lizzie went to alice russell's house and says, my dad is got enemies, and i think somebody is trying to poison her family. well, the day of the murders, alice says, i will stay over at the house, because she is concerned with lizzie's mental state . while she is there, she walks into the kitchen and finds lizzie burning a dress in the family stove. she says, what are you doing? lizzie says, oh, that old thing, it is covered in paint. and she is like, you're going to regret that. the grand jury, hearing that in particular, that lizzie is burning a dress, the question would be, is there anybody dress somewhere in the house? the police had not searched the entire house. the grand jury will vote that lizzie will be indicted and taken to trial. this is going to be a sensational trial. the family -- the pinkerton detective they hired, when he learns of the dress burning, says, i am out. i it. this is not my client. liieis going to have lots of defeer

and it's from lizzie's friend, alice russell. now, we brought this up last. you recall the night the murders lizzie had gone over to alice russell's house and said, my dad's got enemies and i think somebody is trying to poison our family. well, the day of the murders, alice says, i'll stay over at the house because she's concerned with lizzie's mental. and what she is there. she walks into the kitchen and finds lizzie burning a dress out in the family stove and she says, what are you doing? and lizzie says, oh, that old thing. it's covered in paint. and she's like, you're going to regret that. and the grand jury hearing that in particular, that is burning the dress. and the question be, is there a bloody dress somewhere in the house? and the police had to search the entire house? the grand jury is going to vote a true bill. lizzie will, be indicted and taken to trial. and this is going to be a sensational trial the family due to the pinkerton detective that they hired when. he learns of the dress burning, says, i'm out, i quit. this is not my client. now, liz

. >> jonathan russell is the director of housing and homelessness services for the county.says nearly a year later officials are able to put out a full report that shows how pandemic investments have helped lower the number of unhoused people. there's also a better understanding of what a person without shelter is going through. we still see a large proportion of folks that are in and took in settings that are in vehicles. >> so fully 54% of all the people recorded outside or our initial to settings are in vehicles, which i think is consistent with a lot of folks experience around 1100 people volunteered to help with the point in time count in alameda county recording more than 6400 people as unsheltered russell has been working to figure out what the main factors are because the majority of those living situations between housing-related losses, either eviction or council breakups or job loss, those are really the high cause factors for folks losing their housing. the county's goal is to end homelessness in 5 years, calling it the home together. community plan. oakland may

though the images were never presented at trial, russell took the stand then and during sentencing. since the shooting, she has become a confidante, even housing ashley for months. at one point, douglas benefield had a history of violent behavior. >> he behaved in a manner that made her feel as though her life was in danger. >> it isn't just that somebody would be handed a 20 year prison sentence for acting in self-defense, for taking action to protect herself, and she believes her life is in danger. >> russell met and evaluated both doug and ashley when they were involved in an ugly custody battle over their daughter. she has long held. ashley was simply defending herself and is concerned about the long sentence. she looked very, very sad. >> she looked very scared. she looked very emotionally exhausted. i know that, you know, being in jail is hard. there's nothing, nothing warm and friendly about a jail environment, you know? by no means is it comfortable. >> it's a far different life than the one ashley had with doug when they first met. she was a 24 year old volunteer on donald

russell claimed verstappen also told him after the session that he would deliberately crash into himn the wall. former scotland rugby union captain stuart hogg has had his sentencing for abusing his now estranged wife deferred until january. but he has been given a five—year non—harassment order and fined after breaching bail. hogg had previously admitted shouting and swearing and acting in an abusive manner towards his wife gillian over the course of five years. the deferral is to see if it�*s possible for hogg to complete a rehabilitation course remotely now that he is playing rugby in france for montpellier. two key test matches start on friday, with two teams hoping to build on big wins from the opening games of their series. new zealand and england are in wellington for the first time since their epic meeting there in 2023. that was decided byjust that was decided by just a single run. there�*s a day—night test in adelaide which starts with india leading the five—match series against australia after winning comfortably in perth last week. they are strengthened by the return of c

now russell lucas is a professor for international relations at michigan state university in the united states. he spoke to us earlier about why he thinks that he arrived yet wants to host the woke up. i, i think the goal is prestige that saudi arabia is trying to reinforce its place on the world stage through the big sporting events such as i'm now hosting the world cup, you know, looking at aside from cuts are all the recent quotes of the world cup in russia, brazil, south africa have been, you know, major regional powers and, you know, the next world comes to being hosted in the united states and canada and mexico. so as saudi arabia is trying to improve the stature in the world, and also along the way i developed some economic diversification away from patrol russell lucas, speaking to me on the wrong that before we got to the absence of humans can often be very good for other spaces, like price seals, for example, a thriving on the english coastline as they can see, a form, a cold will weapons testing facility has been sealed off to allow the company to grow. so i just got home to

i don't -- i don't know, russell. i mean, papa. papa, no, i don't know.y about a patek philippe. he looked at me. and this is the perfect time to quote back the campaign slogan to him. i said, they say, papa, you never really own a patek philippe. you merely look after it for the next generation. i was pretty quick. that was pretty quick. and, you know, i am the older son. so. and cut to, it comes to his wrap, and you can finish him, oh, my god, russell is giving out amazing gifts. and getting this and that. okay. and he comes over to me, and he puts out his hand. and i instantly notice there is no watch. okay. here we go. and he goes, "it was really great working with you, mate." and i said i had a great time with you too. talking of time, papa. what happened to the patek. and he goes oh, the watch? it's on loan. i had to send it back. it's half a million dollars. well, i guess that's true, then. no one really does own a patek philippe. not even russell crowe. [ applause ] >> jimmy: and then nothing? >> nothing. just a handshake. no, he is a really good

jonathan russell is the director of housing and homelessness services for the county. he says nearly a year later officials are able to put out a full report that shows how pandemic investments have helped lower the number of unhoused people. there's also a better understanding of what a person without shelter is going through. we still see a large proportion of folks that are in until can settings that are in vehicles. >> so fully 54% of all the people recorded outside or our initial to settings are in vehicles, which i think is consistent with a lot of folks experience around 1100 people volunteered to help with the point in time count in alameda county recording more than 6400 people as unsheltered russell has been working to figure out what the main factors are because the majority of those living situations between housing-related losses, either eviction or council breakups or job loss, those are really the high cause factors for folks losing their housing. the county's goal is to end homelessness in 5 years, calling it the home together. community plan. russell s

. >> jonathan russell is the director of housing and homelessness services for the county. he says nearly a year later officials are able to put out a full report that shows how pandemic investments have helped lower the number of unhoused people. there's also a better understanding of what a person without shelter is going through. we still see a large proportion of folks that are in until can settings that are in vehicles. >> so fully 54% of all the people recorded outside or our initial to settings are in vehicles, which i think is consistent with a lot of folks experience around 1100 people volunteered to help with the point in time count in alameda county recording more than 6400 people as unsheltered russell has been working to figure out what the main factors are. the cause, the majority of those living situations between housing-related losses, either eviction or council breakups or job loss. those are really the high cause factors for folks losing their housing. the county's goal is to end homelessness in 5 years, calling it the home together. community plan. russe

a proud moment for russell's daughter, melody.to see people and when they're happy while doing it. ery verse is a reflection of how students say they view themselves and hope others will too. i feel it's reallyy great, you know, because now the outside looking in can know what our school is about and know what we have to offer. senior jade bass says she's heading to nyu after being accepted into 32 universities and receiving nearly $370,000 in scholarships. before i came to elite, i was known as just the quiet, smart girl. but when i came to elite, everybody was smart and everybody had big dreams, and that allowed me to make mine bigger as well. it's a vision of greatness for the students. russell says has made this his most impactful project yet, a feeling not even arenas and stadiums can provide. this is so much more fulfilling. like, it really made me feel like i was necessary in this world. and i know that if i wasn't here, it would be dramatically different because that didn't exist until i was here. we always come to win. we