. >> that was an australian news station reporting from the island nation of samoa in 2019. reports we saw from all over the world in 2020 during the global covid pandemic but this is not about covid, and this all happened before covid. this was 2019, this outbreak in samoa that killed more than 80 people, many of them young kids. the government had to order lockdowns to try to save people's lives. charities from around the world had to ship children's coffins to samoa to deal with the shortage of coffins there for all the kids and babies who were dying. what samoa was experiencing in 2019 was an epidemic of measles, a preventable epidemic and i say that because measles is a disease for which there has been an effective vaccine available for more than 60 years. that entirely preventable disease outbreak in samoa and 2019 is now newly relevant because one of the factors that contributed to that outbreak was a sudden onset of hostility to vaccination on the island, and that hostility was stoked in large part by robert f kennedy junior, who donald trump has just tapped to lead

the palace was unable to confirm whether a trip to australia and samoa for the commonwealth heads of go ahead. but on a very rainy october evening, the king — his cancer treatment paused — and the queen touched down in sydney. the famous opera house was lit up with images of the couple and of previous visits to australia, when royal tours were perhaps less politically sensitive than they sometimes are now. singing after a rest day, there was a church service... ..and a chance to meet some of the locals. g'day, mate. how are you? from sydney to canberra, a traditional first nation welcome in the great hall of parliament house. didgeridoo plays front and centre, the indigenous peoples. in my many visits to australia, i have witnessed the courage and hope that have guided the nation's long and sometimes difficult journey towards reconciliation. throughout my life, australia's first nations peoples have done me the great honour of sharing so generously their stories and cultures. i can only say how much my own experience has been shaped and strengthened by such traditional wisdom. you ar

after the royal visit to australia and samoa - alive! and samoa in october, more international travel is planned for the king in the coming months. his cancer treatment is ongoing, but palace sources say he ends 2024 feeling optimistic and positive about the year ahead. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. scientists are waiting to find out if a nasa spacecraft has succeeded in passing through the sun's outer atmosphere. the parker solar probe, which was launched in 2018, is travelling closer than any man—made object has before, and will be enduring extreme temperatures and radiation to collect important scientific information. the spacecraft is now out of communication for several days and nasa won't know if it's survived till saturday morning. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle has the story. 0ur sun in all its fiery splendour. we've been studying it for centuries, but there's still so much we don't know about it. now the closest ever encounter is set to finally shed light on our star. nasa's parker solar probe blasted

, in samoa?> yes. in samoa, measles in samoa. >> and so he's going to have to explain that. >> and i think that i would hope that for many of these these republican senators, that will be a serious issue and one that they'll really probe him on. >> shermichael you just heard about that, quote, friendly takeover or transition playing out in d.c.? today, the leader of the republicans in the senate, outgoing senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, is out with a new essay in foreign affairs magazine, and he's warning about some of trump's america first policies. he writes, quote, donald trump will inherit a world far more hostile to u.s. interests than the one he left behind four years ago. but the response to four years of weakness must not be four years of isolation. mcconnell goes on to write, quote, america will not be made great again by those who simply want to manage its decline. what do you make of this? >> well, i think the minority leader is somewhat correct, and i would expect that the pre

those working closely with the king said the tour to australia and samoa had lifted his spirits, hisncess of wales's return to public life has been carefully managed throughout the year. she has, after all, been recovering from surgery and undergoing preventative chemotherapy. herfirst major public appearance was here, for trooping the colour, the annual gathering of the royal family. band plays june, and the moment many people had waited for. catherine, along with her children, well enough to attend the king's birthday parade. cheering and applause injuly, she took princess charlotte to the wimbledon men's final and received a standing ovation. and then, in september, a very personal and visually striking health update. doing what i can to stay cancer—free is now my focus. although i have finished chemotherapy, my path to healing and full recovery is long and i must continue to take each day as it comes. i am, however, looking forward to being back at work and undertaking a few more public engagements in the coming months when i can. but you don't have anything in that car, do you?

one of those bills, h.r. 6062, is sponsored by delegate of american samoa. it will repeal a requirement that the constitution of america samoa can only be amended by an act of congress. repealing this provision will allow the people of american samoa to amend their territorial constitution without further congressional action, a right that they had before 1983. in 2022, america samoa held a constitutional convention and approved five of 11 proposed constitutional amendments. this marked the first time voters had approved amendments since the 1983 change requiring congressional approval. these amendments have been pending congressional action since december 2022. there is no need for further delay. we can restore america samoa's self-determination in their constitutional matters by passing h.r. 6062. in addition to this important bill affecting america samoa, this package includes a bill s. 2615 sponsored by representative mary pelltor and senator murkowski to sunset an outdated requirement in the alaska settlement act for village corporations to reconvene la

people in american samoa will be amongst the last to bid farewell to 2024 and we will have the best oft the rest of the fireworks throughout the rest of the day. stay with us here on bbc news. good afternoon, severe weather for some of us as we prepare to welcome in the new year, including an amber weather warning valid until five o'clock this afternoon to heavy rain across parts of the highlands. they could be flooding. the situation has improved here but they could be showers in the area, the heaviest of the rain tracking southwards wherever you are in the uk but it will be very blustery. there is some winter weather across northern scotland so look out for some icy stretches and this is where we are expecting the heaviest of the rain, wales and the midlands. plenty of clout and blustery with winds of 45 miles per hour across the west of the uk. the rain will track its way further southwards. wet and windy with sunshine emerging further north. they will be some winter venus over the pennines and over the cumbrian fails too. those showers will lead into scotland. temperatures going up

so peace corps currently has volunteers present on the count in to tonga, samoa and fiji, so we're very proud to have those countries back up and running in a post covid environment, as i mentioned, we've had engagement with the solomon islands, with the federation of micronesia and both of those countries have been assessed for reentry and then marshall islands and carabas we haven't had an opportunity to assess yet. every time we assess a country for a country it raises expectations what we're able to do. with a limited budget we want to follow up and those places that we've assessed. >> it's interesting to note assessing what countries, some of our viewers, maybe not all of those are not, there was peace corps presence when there was not governmental presence. and before, peace corps was there providing continuity for the united states even though they're not big-a ambassadors of the u.s. as you've said. can you talk about, because the needs of the pacific island region are different. each place around the world are unique. what are some of the particular challenges you face when you

there are so many ways they can be harmed and let me share what we really saw in samoa.llages were a baby had just died. the baby was still warm and we would then have a funeral service for the child and then vaccinate his or her six or seven other siblings and move on to another village where we would see the same thing, a baby had just passed away again. this is very real. this is not a joke. this is not some kind of reality tv show for trump and kennedy. this is our children's lives. this was an international health crisis that i had to jump in on because i was pretty close, as the lieutenant governor of hawaii, but we will not be able to prevent large outbreaks if they behave the way they are describing. i would ask the president to pull back on this pick and put mr. kennedy and some environmental position, which is what he likes. frankly, we will be doing trump a favor because kennedy is a pretty wild leftist. he has a lot of ideas that have already been debunked but they tend to be on the left and when mr. trump realizes the mayhem this gentleman will cause, he wil

recalling his visit to australia and samoa, he talked of diversity as a strength, not a weakness, and emphasised the power of community, especially after the summer riots in the uk. i felt a deep sense of pride here in the united kingdom when, in response to anger and lawlessness in several towns this summer, communities came together, not to repeat these behaviours, but to repair. to repair notjust buildings but relationships. and most importantly, to repair trust by listening, and, through understanding, deciding how to act for the good of all. the king's christmas message from this small, intimate chapel is more personal and more direct this year, reflecting the challenging 12 months he has been through. the king's cancer treatment will continue into 2025. but palace sources say this christmas he is feeling positive about the year ahead. daniela relph, bbc news. and we'll bring you the full king's speech coming up here on bbc news in about ten minutes. pope francis has delivered his traditional christmas day blessing. speaking from the central balcony of st peter's basilica to thou

. >> recalling his visit to australia and samoa, he talked of diversity as a strength, not a weaknessphasized power of community, especially after the summer riots in the u.k. >> i felt a deep sense of pride here in the united kingdom when in response to anger and lawlessness at several turns this summer, communities came together not to repeat these behaviors but to repair. to repair not just buildings but relationships, and most importantly, to repair trust by listening and to understand, deciding how to act within the law. >> the king's christmas message is more personal and more directly significant, reflecting the challenging 12 months he had been through. the king's cancer treatment will continue into 2025, but palace sources say this christmas, he is feeling positive about the year ahead. >> pope francis has delivered his traditional christmas day blessing, speaking from the central balcony of st. peter's basilica to thousands below in the square. he delivered his address to the city and the world. in his speech, the pope called for talks between ukraine and russia to end the w

in terms of the commonwealth he talked about australia and samoa and his visit there and how it had remindedhat diversity is a strength, not a weakness, and thatis a strength, not a weakness, and that is how everybody should view it. it gives us something to learn and listen to one another. but specifically to the uk he spoke about the summer and what he called the anger and lawlessness that had hit some towns here in the uk, and how inspired he had been to see how some of those communities rebuild after it, notjust a practical rebuild, but the rebuilding of trust. again i think that reinforced to him the power of diversity and what can happen if communities work together. he was looking at what happens here in the uk, but also abroad. many of the royal duties are to travel, as you will know, travelling with the royal couple. will know, travelling with the royal ample-— royal couple. even with his illness he _ royal couple. even with his illness he has _ royal couple. even with his illness he has still- royal couple. even with his| illness he has still managed royal couple. even with his i i

he also travelled to the polynesian island nation of samoa to head his first commonwealth heads of governmentice. prince andrew did not attend, after it was confirmed earlier this week that he would not be joining the family at sandringham. we saw the royal family a little bit earlier on today. the service took place before the king's christmas message and the king, queen camilla, prince william and princess catherine and the princess of wales were joined by the prince and their three children. that is ahead of the king's speech, which we will play for you here. let's hearfrom the king. drums roll. god save the king plays.

including one in samoa that contributed to a measles outbreak that killed dozens of people and made almost 6,000 sick. most of them children and infants. now, r.f.k. jr. has falsely claimed that vaccines cause autism and suggested that covid health measures were worse than the holocaust. he's also peddled a con sir theory that chemical -- conspiracy theory that chemicals in water are making children transgender and guy. now, this is someone who has threatened to gut the national institutes of health, the federal agency responsible for medical and public health research. now, they along with the rest of h.h.s. do vital, nonpartisan work that impacts every american in every community. from pandemic preparedness to cancer research to resources for mental health and substance abuse. there are real lives at stake. we just went through a pandemic that cost the lives of 1.3 million americans. the single largest loss of life event in the modern era in our country and around the world. we cannot allow at this moment to hand over the keys of public health to an extreme and unqualified and dangerous

after the royal visit to australia and samoa in october, more international travel is planned for theing, but palace sources say he ends 2024 feeling optimistic and positive about the year ahead. daniela relph, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's update you on the news that dozens of people have died after a plane crashed with 67 people on board, you can see crashed in kazakhstan. the emergency ministry in kazakhstan said that 25 people have survived that crash. it is in azerbaijan airlines plane, it caught fire as it went down near the city of akhtar, but the cause of the crash isn't known. there was an explosion as it came down. it was azerbaijan airlines flightj 28243 azerbaijan airlines flightj 282113 en route from baku, to grozny in russia. reports say it was debated because of fog, there is video verified by reuters showing the plane heading towards the ground at high speed with its landing gear down, seconds after it attempted to land there is a big fireball from the plane. it is a 190 plane for my city to passengers and five crew members on—bo

has had to cope with growing cancer treatments where he kept showing himself, went to australia and samoaeen camilla at the end of this year, and that has cost them both. certainly queen camilla who has had a nasty dose of pneumonia. so their schedule will be linked to their health and well—being but make no mistake about it, the royal family are out there and fully back in business. it is so good to see a glamourous —looking princess catherine. let me quote what her father—in—law said, might be levied diorama —— might be levied diorama —— might be levied diorama, and he certainly meant that she is a delivered daughter—in—law. —— be levied diorama. pope francis has delivered his traditional christmas day blessing. speaking from the central balcony of st. peter's basilica to thousands of people in the square below, he delivered his traditional christmas day "urbi et orbi", an address to the city and the world. in his speech, the pope called for talks between ukraine and russia to end the war that followed moscow's full—scale invasion two years ago, and he also renewed his call for a ceasef

in terms of the commonwealth, hhe talked about australia and samoa and his visit there, and how it hadd him that diversity is a strength, not a weakness — and that's how everybody should view it — that it gives us something to learn and listen to one another. but specifically to the uk, he spoke about the summer and what he called the anger and lawlessness that had hit some towns here in the uk, and how inspired he'd been to see how some of those communities rebuilt afterwards, notjust a practical rebuild, but a rebuilding of trust. and again, i think that reinforced to him the power of diversity and what can happen when communities work together. and he was, of course, looking at what's happening here in the uk, but also abroad, because part of the many royal duties that his majesty has is to travel. and as you very well know, you've been travelling with the royal couple. yes. i mean, even with his illness this year, he has still managed to pack in quite a lot of travelling. and his message started in normandy on the 80th anniversary of d—day earlier in the year. and it was clear at t

you think he has had to cope with grilling cancer treatments where he had to show himself, went to samoa it cost them both. certainly queen camilla who has had a very nasty dose of pneumonia. so what they're doing and their will be very much linked to their health and well—being. but make no mistake about it, the royalfamily are out there and fully back in business. so good to see a glamourous —looking princess catherine. let me quote what her father—in—law calls her, catherine. let me quote what herfather—in—law calls her, my be levied daughter—in—in and he certainly means that. —— my beloved daughter—in—law. the archbishop of york, who will effectively take over as leader of the church of england next month, has called for change in his christmas sermon. he delivered his remarks as the church faces criticism overfailures in its handling of various abuse scandals. here's some of what he said earlier. to put the needs of others first, those who are cold and hungry this christmas. those who are victims of abuse and exploitation, as well as those, who like the holy family, had to flee oppr

chief scientist vasily titov has surveyed the aftermath of tsunamis around the world in places like samoa, the philippines and peru. i asked him about the dangers of the west coast. the biggest threat, however, is the one that lies next to our coastlines on the west coast. and that's the what's called cascadia subduction zone. that's a very big fault that stretches all the way from northern california, all the way to canada, and that we know can can generate a very large earthquake and very large tsunami that has not happened during the historical times, during the written time of the west coast. so we don't have exact historical evidence of the tsunami, but we do have paleo tsunami evidence that showed the tsunami like that happened many times in, you know, a few thousand years before. so that area very prone to earthquakes near eureka. we live in earthquake country. so how do we know if there's been an earthquake? what if we don't get an alert? we're by the beach. we don't have our phones. there's no sirens going off. most cities don't have that. what are signs we can look out for? that

meantime, american samoa will be one of the last places to ring in the new year. you know, some countries have certain customs for ringing in the new year? in spain, for example, the tradition is to eat one grape at each stroke of midnight for good luck, and the dutch supposedly believe eating doughnuts on new year's day will bring good luck. sounds good to me any time. >>> all right, well, imagine if you could talk to yourself in the future. what would you say in, say, ten years from now, and what stories and objects would you document that are most important in your life right now? well, students in chicago are doing just that, using a time capsule. it's a program our sponsor, walton family foundation, introduced us to where kids are sharing their journeys and their voices across time. let's get to our friend rehema ellis. >> reporter: these students in chicago are creating a record of their lives in 2024 that nobody will see again for a decade. >> when i open the time capsule again, i'm going to be 20 years old. i think a lot's going to change. >> reporter: sta

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first of all, when donald trump was in charge when i was his ambassador to new zealand, cook, and samoa one arm tide behind his back, he had barely half of his appointees approved. that's why he's jumping out the gate making great appointments, joe biden is doing everything he can do nubbing it up. >> with the illegals, giving them additional benefits, rights and privileges that they are not entitled to. iran and russia had a relationship. you see what is hamming, and now it's stronger. they are weakened through sanctions, and what israel has done to basically eliminate iran's terror ist groups when they try to escort terrorism around the world. while they are doing initially, it's been like that for a few years. they share technology, secrets. iran gives weapon systems to iran, and russia cover to them. it's a relationship. i'm concerned about the russia, china, north korea, access of new eagle. people that don't want the western countries to survive. >> greg: scott brown, thank you for being with us, happy new year to you and your family. to new york city. a new phenomenon the daniel

in samoa vaccine hesitation killed 87 people out of a population of 200,000.f that were the u.s., the death toll would have been about 150,000 people, most of them young children. it's beyond comprehension that we can inflict this damage on our own nation, our own communities, our own families. already we are seeing glimpses of the dangers in places like michigan where surges in cases of whooping cough are a result of vaccine hesitation. kennedy sees conspiracy everywhere and can't be bothered with facts. he still claims vaccines cause autism, even though an abundance of data makes clear they don't. he's also said antidepressants cause mass shooting and exposure to wifi damages the brain and jet stream is a chemical spray used for nefarious purposes. it's all nonsense with no evidence whatsoever, but he doesn't care about evidence. that's the real danger, because it's one thing to joke about the way some people call lies alternative facts and actual facts fake news, but when reality is reversed on vaccines and medicine, when people are led to believe that what

spread lies about the measles vaccine back contributed to a measles outbreak that killed 83 people in samoast of those were children and babies. robert kennedy junior and his life cost lives. he is dangerous, unqualified and unserious. >> back with us ed markey. that is as powerful of a statement against this nomination as i have heard. going forward, what do you think the senate needs to know? >> all of these questions that are being raised about vaccines and their effectiveness which is settled science and it is why 75 nobel prize winners have come out in opposition to robert kennedy's candidacy to run hhs. if you go down the entire litany of positions which robert kennedy has publicly taken on these issues, he has essentially questioned everything that has happened in the last two generations that reduced dramatically, the vulnerability that not just americans but people around the world have to polio and to covid and to measles and mumps and all of these infectious diseases that had vaccines that were developed to protect them. we used to average 3000 pre- people -- people per year dyin

we paired it with a bill from congresswoman rattay wagon to allow american samoa to more easily make amendments. i was in american samoa with a group of nbc a couple of months -- with a group of members a couple months ago. this was a priority for the congresswoman and governor. good news for them. the four bills we just passed are important as well. we have legislation to amend ancsa to ensure when aged, blind, or alaska native seniors receive dividends they do not inadvert andly become ineligible for federal assistance programs. another bill settles cape fox remaining land entitlement to remedy an injustice limiting where they can select lands. this has been going on for more than half a century here. very important to the people in the cape fox region. then my legislation to reauthorize the national volcano early warning and monitoring system, to provide for critical research, upgrading existing networks and installing new detection technology. this helps in a state like mine, or like hawaii, where we've got people living around volcanoes. we included legislation led by my colleag

kennedy arrived in samoa on the invitation of a local anti-vax activist.months after his visit. 83 people died, most of them children, a staggering loss in a nation of about 200,000 people. >> this is amazing and it was a medical error that caused the two kids to die the year before kennedy introduced the idea of not doing mandatory vaccines, which resulted in 83 dead people, most of which were children. you know, most people don't get to -- i don't know how to put this -- kill people before they get into a position of power. kennedy comes to the table with that credential, and really much more extremism than we could possibly tolerate. you know, listen, everybody knows where i stand politically, people that know me, but he won the election, trump. he gets to pick people. you know, no democrat would have picked rubio for secretary of state, but he's a guy, he's experienced, he will do his job. picking mehmet oz, picking rfk jr. and some of these other people is endangering americans immediately, endangering global public health, and causes how america is p

show with the governor of hawaii who saw firsthand how kennedy contributed to a measles outbreak in samoat killed over 80 people, mostly children. is the senate really going to confirm this guy and let him loose on the american healthcare system as it is? >> you know, rev, i worry that the senate will do that. it will take four republican senators -- i believe every democrat will vote against robert f. kennedy. it will take four republican senators to say no and i think he's going to be grilled. i think the hearing will be very, very interesting because some of them will absolutely fall all over themselves supporting kennedy and it's going to be up to the democrats to bring all this home and remember, as you said, this particular study about autism and vaccines has been studied over and over and over again. so now we've got on the one hand, elon musk and mr. ramaswamy trying to cut government spending, but now they're going to waste all this ton of money in hhs. this is taxpayer dollars at work that will absolutely be wasted and i think democrats will hone in on that as well as the just a

. >> the kids in samoa where 93 kids died after he went and cast doubt on their vaccine program? doubt. i think we get to in 2024 people generally -- and this is not just health related here, but this is about conspiracies and the question of government, of the deep state, of elections. i think all of these things are pulled from the same part of the brain and people at theirfier fingertips, they can go read a lot of the material here. and that material is a lot more than the peer reviewed research for decades. i think that is where rfk jr. in the early 2000s didn't have the same following he has now. >> it doesn't just come from the brain, because joe rogan spent time with rfk not just michael anderson. it's that conspiracies have been pedalled by some of the most prom independent and heavily platformed celebrities in our politics. >> you're right. it's easy good eto the salacious headline podcast video as opposed to read the science or talk to your nurse or physician practitioners. it's an easy way out. i keep coming back to that checklist. we've got to make sure that science a

we saw it in samoa in 2019. babies died. mistrust in vaccines, which is what he will do, because he will immediately start safety testing them, which basically means crunching the numbers we already have until his guys come back with the numbers that prove the point that he's been trying to make for decades. it's very, very dangerous. it can't be stated, it can't be overstated how dangerous this person is. >> so, swindon, i'm looking down the list of potential people that will be joining and working under rfk jr. we've got this guy dr. martin mccarty, who might be heading the fda. he was also a covid vaccines get it. he's involved with some sort of weight loss diet, one way or another, and yet he's faculty out of hopkins. so my question for you is some of these people actually have certified and respected medical experience, or scientific experience, that they are still considered extremists. what kind of problem could that creates in running organizations like the fda or the hhs? >> well you'll run into some problems that y

zena kahleah samoa nbc news, gozo, ghana.ing us now talking about a very unseasonable weather. yeah, you're going to it's hard to believe the calendar saying it's december and just in some spots we'll be seeing highs in the 70s next couple of days. we did it today in san jose, probably at least 3 or 4 more of these days around the santa clara valley. but what about rain chances? wee got to look a little beyond the 7-day forecast to find the best chances for that. we'll show you that in about a minute. right now, san francisco 57 degrees, partly cloudy skies, fog free for now. and as we get this dry weather pattern taking shape, not a lot of wind around the bay area, which introduces us to the winter. spare the air alerts for wood smoke pollution. we're going to see this tomorrow and eventually areas of patchy, dense fog inland might be an issue for that morning commute. as we approach the middle part of the week. now, in terms of air quality tomorrow, north bay, central bay and the santa clara valley, the worst of that wood s

months before the covid pandemic began, kennedy met with antivaccine advocates on the island nation of samoa a huge drop in its vaccine rates after a medical mistake killed two children. in late 2019 there was a measles outbreak there. 83 people died, many of them young children. kennedy later called the outbreak mild and denied playing any role in it. when covid-19 arrived to the u.s., many americans became frustrated with the evolving and sometimes conflicting guidance on wearing masks and the protections provided by vaccines, as well as the many stay-at-home orders impacting schools, churches, and businesses across the nation. that frustration became highly politicized, and donations surged to kennedy's nonprofit, which went on to finance the documentary series called plandemic, which alleged a shadowy group was using the coronavirus and vaccines to get rich and powerful. >> if we activate mandatory vaccines globally, i imagine these people stand to make hundreds of billions of dollars that own the vaccines. >> i cannot think of anything more consequential for the anti-vax movement than p

first, first of all, when president trump was in charge, when i was his ambassador to new zealand and samoa, he had one arm tied behind his back. he got barely half of his appointees approved. well, now he has the opportunity. that's why he's jumping right out of the gate making these great appointments. and of course, biden's doing everything he can to muck it up. he's doing it with the illegals that are here. he's trying to give them additional benefits and rights and privileges that they're not entitled to. you see what's happening with iran and russia? they've had a relationship, certainly, but now it's even stronger. but the good news is, is that they're both weakened through sanctions. and obviously, what israel has done to basically eliminate iran's satellite terrorist groups when they try to export the terrorism around the region in the world. so while they're doing nothing officially, it's been like that for quite a few years, especially during this administration. they share technology, us secrets, they give weapons. iran gives weapons systems to iran, and russia gives cover to th