los agentes estatales y locales dispararon contra schulz, quien falleciÓ en el lugar.ud. una portavoz del centro comercial se pronunciÓ sobre el trÁgico incidente, expresando su pesar y solidaridad con las personas afectadas y afirmÓ que reabrieron al pÚblico hoy a la 13:00 de la tarde. por otra algunos de los oficiales que respondieron y ayudaron a doblegar a scholz estaban fuera de servicio dentro de la tienda en ese momento. >> johanna, gracias por tu informe. un espectÁculo de drones en el parque lake ola en orlando fue cancelado despuÉs de que varios drones chocaran y cayeran al suelo. las autoridades confirmaron que un niÑo de siete aÑos resultÓ herido durante el evento. su familia dijo que el menor recibiÓ una cirugÍa de corazÓn abierto. el incidente ocurriÓ el sÁbado durante el primer espectÁculo programado para las 18:30 de la tarde. el proveedor de drones key elements colabora con la administraciÓn federal de aviaciÓn, que abriÓ una investigaciÓn el 23 de noviembre en california. arrestaron a unos padres adoptivos bajo sospecha de asesinato, tortura y abuso i

schulz is expected to speak ahead of the two hour debate before the voting starts.nn's sebastian shukla explains how germany got to this point. >> back on november 6th, germany's rocky coalition spectacularly fell apart too often. >> too many times did he act to serve his clientele and party. too many times did he break my trust. such egotism is completely incomprehensible. olaf schulz, the chancellor, unceremoniously firing his finance minister, christian lindner. the two massively disagreed about germany's economic future. >> the chancellor gave me an ultimatum to suspend the constitutional debt break. i couldn't do that because i would have been breaking my oath of office. >> but the divisions between governing parties go far deeper than a financial mechanism. >> all three parties contributed to why this coalition fell apart by provoking one another by publicly fighting leonie von randow is a political reporter at welt. >> she's covered the coalition since it was formed. she says the euphoria of this government ended abruptly, triggered largely by the war in ukra

schulz, the chancellor, gave me an ultimatum to suspend the constitutional debt break. i couldn't do that because i would have been breaking my oath of office. but the divisions between governing parties go far deeper than a financial mechanism. >> all three parties contributed to why this coalition fell apart by provoking one another by publicly fighting. >> leonie von randow is a political reporter at welt. she's covered the coalition since it was formed. she says the euphoria of this government ended abruptly, triggered largely by the war in ukraine. >> the government had to take on a huge debt to kind of put more money into defense and into the army, and also the economy started to really stumble because we were so largely dependent on russian gas and oil. so that's kind of where it all went downhill by throwing out the liberal party in this traffic light coalition, a reference to party colors. >> olaf scholz was forced to call a vote of confidence in himself. his suggested timeline was a vote in january and elections in march. the opposition saw their moment to pou

elizabeth schulze on that breaking news.. >>> we turn now to the dramatic wharf collapse in santa cruz, california. a portion of the pier floating away. several people rescued after falling into choppy waters. here's abc's melissa adan. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: tonight, multiple people rescued from the pacific ocean, after powerful surf took out part of the santa cruz pier. >> 100 feet of the wharf that have collapsed, multiple victims in the water. >> reporter: the images coming in showing the restrooms at the far end of the pier bobbing in the water. a man in a hard hat and another man near heavy equipment seen waving their arms, floating on the wreckage. rescuers on a jet ski quickly on the scene to bring that man and another to safety. >> big part of the bridge just fell. >> reporter: a third was able to get out of the water on their own. the wharf was previously damaged by storms back in february. the incident comes amid high surf warnings for the entire west coast, from mexico to canada. the wharf is now closed down

he's a professor who wrote a book about charles schulz and the peanuts gang.mas almost did not [ding] [upbeat music] ♪ yeah, baby, i like it like that ♪ ♪ i like it like that, i like it like that ♪ ♪ si a ti te quiero mi amor, i like it like that ♪ ♪ eeeeeh, baby, i said i like it like that ♪ ♪ stomp your feet if you think i'm neat ♪ ♪ clap your hands if you want some more ♪ ♪ i said i like it like that ♪ the suspect in the shooting death of the ceo of united health care may be extradited. luigi mangione is behind bars in pennsylvania, held on charges related to a gun and a fake id that police say were found when they arrested him on december 9th. mangione is accused of shooting and killing united health care ceo brian thompson five days earlier in midtown manhattan. manhattan's district attorney says it appears mangione may waive his right to fight extradition, which could happen during a court proceeding as early as tomorrow. well, federal lawmakers vowed they're going to step up their investigation into those mysterious sightings of drones. the sightings in

and it got even harder after the united states entered the war, because then this is the schulze family were enemy aliens. and that meant that sigrid was not supposed to leave the neighborhood that they lived in. she had to go twice a day to police station to have her i.d. card stamped. she got around it a little bit by bribing the police chief with some of her father's stash of pre-war her cigars. but managed to put together income. she cobbled a bunch of different jobs using, her language skills and her connections in berlin society. one of the standard ones was that she taught the children of wealthy german families, french and english and that point she expected when the war was over, she would cobbling together a bunch of little jobs to the family fat. she would have understood the idea of the gig economy really well. and then in the early days of the weimar republic, she stumbled into was going to be her lifetime career. world war one changed aged the way american reported on foreign news. before the war, newspapers for the most considered on the ground foreign reporting to be an

schulz crashing through the glass doors of this jc penney and running over people inside. confusion and chaos as shoppers ran outside for safety. >> everybody started running to the that's what i did and went out. >> reporter: three off duty officers at the mall responding. >> one was working an off-duty gig, security here in the mall, and the other two were off-duty with their families. that's why officer carry guns when off duty because you never know what's going to happen. >> five people ages 6 to 75 ended up in the hospital, some oof them with severe injuries. >> and that youngest victim just six years old. ze rein, thank you. >>> just days before christmas, the teamsters union is expanding its strike against amazon. they say they represent 10,000 workers and contractors demanding better pay and working conditions. amazon says those on the picket lines are not employees. what's going on here? faith, this is really becoming a war of words. what impact could this have? >> reporter: yeah, rachel, delivery drivers here for amazon at this location tell me that they have no

here's abc's elizabeth schulze as shoppers flocked to stores to make returns and take advantage of post-holiday sales, a positive sign of strength in the american economy. >> consumer spending this holiday season surged nearly 4% from one year ago, fueled by purchases online in categories like apparel, jewelry and electronics. >> i am doing some shopping, some some winter clothes, some jewelry, some watches for him. >> retailers offering steep discounts to consumers weary of high prices. those deals helped entice last minute shoppers with spending from december 20th through 24th, accounting for 10% of all holiday retail sales. >> i just tried to capitalize as much as i could on the holiday deals with consumers powering the u.s. economy. >> the federal reserve now in less of a hurry to lower interest rates to stimulate spending. mortgage rates are now at the highest level since july, and it could still be a while before credit card interest rates meaningfully come down to our thanks there to elizabeth schultz. >> coming up, when a dog was stranded on a frozen lake in new jersey. >> how a nearby

schulz took another opportunity to remind the german people that the reason this government collapsedn his mind was because the liberal partners in his coalition were not prepared to agree with his policies and timetables. the cdu, the former party of angela merkel, now led by friedrich merz and one of the front runners to be the next chancellor, also took his opportunity to blame olaf schultz. >> you are asking about confidence today. mr. chancellor, you had your chance. you did not take this opportunity and it applies to today as well as to february 23rd, 2025, the expected date of the bundestag elections. you, mr. schulz, have not earned any trust. >> but forming coalitions is a key part of any german government and is often the way governments are formed. whilst the outcome of the election is difficult to predict right now, all signs are pointing towards friedrich merz and the cdu becoming germany's largest party and therefore keys to the chancellery. and as one person said to me today, it will almost certainly spell the end of olaf schultz's political career. sebastian shukla, cn

here's abc's elizabeth schulze. >> reporter: tonight, the treasury department notifying congress it was targeted by chinese state sponsored hackers in a major security breach. the department says it learned earlier this month hackers were able to infiltrate a third party software provider, remotely log into treasury employees' work stations and gain access to unclassified documents. the biden administration warning just days ago about china's threat to the telecom sector. >> the reality is that china is targeting critical infrastructure in the united states. >> reporter: just last month, a china backed group called salt typhoon hacked into nine telecommunications companies gaining access to the cell phones of high-profile americans including top biden administration officials. mary, it's unclear if the two hacks are related. tonight, the treasury says it's working with the fbi to determine the extent of the breach on its systems. mary. >> mary: troubling development. elizabeth, thank you. >>> now to the fbi issuing formal warnings to professional sports leagues following another high-pr

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let's listen in to what olaf schulz had to say what's important for me is that when such an appalling event and such an appalling attack takes place, which injures and kills so many people almost to the day of the anniversary of the breitscheidplatz terror attack in berlin, what's important in that context is that we stick together. >> we come together as a country, and we ensure that hatred does not win the day, rather that we remember that we are a community and we have a common future, and that we can't let those who want to sow hatred win as olaf schulz earlier today, speaking at the scene of the attack, and one of the things we were out here last night, shortly after all of this happened, was that there was a massive response coming from the authorities. >> it was very quick that there were a lot of ambulances that were here at the scene, police vehicles, of course, the fire department as well. one of the figures that we got today from a press conference from the local authorities is that they said that patients were evacuated to 15 clinics and hospitals around the greater region

elizabeth schulze is here. you don't have to worry about this for baby schulze.hank you. we're going to walk you through it. adobe did the digging for us. here another one. the tome box. kind of like the modern day cd player. you have action figures. they play songs, tell stories. also high up on the list is the nintendo switch. apple watch always a big one. >> george: how do you find them? >> okay. we had to do work with google's new ai shopping tool. try to find the best deals and figure out where you can get these in stock. it's actually pretty easy. click on shopping. select on sale. you can pick get it today. you can pick an option that says nearby and it will show you on google map where those products are by you, where things are in stock. going to our list, let's figure out how the results work. the tonie box. saw couple of results. the website has this $20 off but wal-mart best deal $30 off for that toy. you can get it for 69 bucks. when you look at the nintendo switch light, typically this sells for $200. we are seeing it discounted at wal-mart, too. go

it was a gift from donor megan schulz. >> the first things i asked, when i woke up, was megan?ospital room, she had it decorated. >> oh, thank you. >> there were balloons that said "sheero" and banners. she made me feel so incredibly special and banners. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: but how these two connected is remarkable. jessica first met megan almost 20 years ago, when they were pi beta phi sorority stuft sisters. they lost touch. but when jessica's condition got worse, she posted about kidney donation. and she soon got a call that exchanged her life. >> i have some exciting news for you. i'm a match. >> no, megan, you're not. >> yes. i'm excited to be able to do this for you. >> oh, my god. i love you so much. >> megan had gotten tested and turns out was a perfect match. >> it just feels like fate brought you guys back together. >> yeah. whatever higher power you believe in, they put us in each other's lives for this reason. >> reporter: the surgery, a success. these long-time friends back in each other's lives and now sharing a bond forever. >> you guys were sorori

here's abc's elizabeth schulze. >> reporter: tonight, as shoppers flock to stores to make returns andake advantage of post-holiday sales, a positive sign of strength in the american economy. consumer spending this holiday season surged nearly 4% from one year ago. fueled by purchases online, in categories like apparel, jewelry, and electronics. >> i am doing some shopping. some winter clothes. >> some jewelry, watches for him. >> reporter: retailers offering steep discounts to consumers weary of high prices. those deals helped entice last-minute shoppers, with spending from december 20th through 24th accounting for 10% of all holiday retail sales. >> i just tried to capitalize as much as i could on the holiday deals. >> reporter: with consumers powering the u.s. economy, the federal reserve now in less of a hurry to lower interest rates to stimulate spending. mortgage rates are now at the highest level since july and it could be awhile before credit card interest rates come down, too. whit? >> whit: elizabeth, thank you. >>> here in new york city, some chaotic moments on christmas day

we will either see the, csu, which is in the lead at the moment, combining with the spd, which is schulzomes at the moment. comments attributed to deposed syrian president bashar al—assad, have appeared on the president's telegram channel, his first apparent comments since he fled to moscow eight days ago. the statement says that he had moved to latakia, after what he called terrorists had infiltrated damascus. it adds that the russian military base where he was overseeing combat operations came under intensified attack by drone strikes. it then says that moscow requested the base to arrange an immediate evacuation to russia on the evening of sunday the 8th of december a day after the fall of damascus. our russia editor, steve rosenberg sent this report. where is bashar al—assad ? he hasn't been seen since he fled syria. today, a statement purporting to be from him appeared on the social media accounts of the former syrian president, dateline moscow. it's unclear who controls the accounts and whether assad wrote this: "my departure from syria was neither planned nor did it occur during t

schulz, the german chancellor, just spoke to putin. uh, you know, a few....s probably a week or two ago now. uh, you know, tell putin what our view is so that there's no misunderstanding that we will never recognise the russian absorption of territory by force and will continue to support ukraine as it resists the ongoing russian aggression in the donbas. the ongoing russian aggression in the donbas now, as we speak. and president trump that makes that call? do you think that it has to come from him? i think the message has to come from him. he has to endorse it. i mean, it has to be the united states president speaking on behalf of the united states. it's not going to be the secretary of state or the secretary of defence, or for that matter, the german chancellor. what do donald trump's picks for his new administration. what do they tell us? because there are completely different people with different views. pete hegseth is saying that it's right to call vladimir putin a war criminal. tulsi gabbard, proposed director of national intelligence, says that russi

schulz, the german chancellor, just spoke to putin. uh, you know, a few.... a week or two ago now. uh, you know, tell putin what our view is so that there's no misunderstanding that we will never recognise the russian absorption of territory by force and will continue to support ukraine as it resists the ongoing russian aggression in the donbas. now, as we speak. and president trump that makes that call. you think that it has to come from him? i think the message has to come from him. he has to endorse it. i mean, it has to be the united states president speaking on behalf of the united states. it's not going to be the secretary of state or the secretary of state of defence, or for that matter, the german chancellor. i think the message has to come from him. he has to endorse it. i mean, it has to be the united states president speaking on behalf of the united states. it's not going to be the secretary of state or the secretary of state of defence, or for that matter, the german chancellor. what do donald trump's picks for his new administration. what do they

let's bring in abc's elizabeth schulze reporting tonight from washington, d.c. elizabeth, what is the latest on his condition? >> reporter: rachel, former president bill clinton is under observation tonight at med star georgetown university hospital here in washington. his deputy chief of staff says he was admitted after developing a fever. he's there for testing, adding he is fine, awake, and alert, in good spirits and deeply appreciates the excellent care he's receiving. clinton is 78 years old and has faced a series of health scares since he left office, including a successle quadruple his spokesperson is hopefulformer president will be home before christmas. rachel? >> rachel: elizabeth, thank you. >>> we turn now to the wharf collapse in santa cruz, california. a portion of the pier floating away. people rescued after falling into choppy waters. here's abc's melissa adan. >> reporter: tonight, multiple people rescued from the pacific ocean after powerful surf took out part of the santa cruz pier. >> 100 feet of the wharf that have collapsed, multiple victim

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elections will be on february 23 with the confidence vote yesterday, chancellor schulz did not receiveof votes. he only received 207 votes. 367 to have a confidence vote. that was a very orchestrated play. it has shown cracks for several months. everybody who is betting on whether the coalition will last the whole four-year term. so what will we be looking for. will we be looking for whether the greens are the spd become the two-year partner for the cdu because the leader of the conservative christian democratic union is in a comfortable position so probably will be the next chancellor of germany but requires a junior partner to establish a governing coalition. right now the party landscape is so fragmented that it may also take three parties to establish a governing coalition. so we will be working with where it overlaps with the greens in the spd in terms of party platform to see whether a coalition could be formed it very quickly after the federal election on february 23. tom: what is your best estimate in terms of how viable those combinations would be in terms of how sustainable t

to the holiday spending figure, strong numbers for online and brick and mortar stories, elizabeth schulzeorning. >> reporter: this is a first look at the report card for holiday shopping, it's looking merry and bright. the new report from the mastercard spending pulse, shows between november 1st-december 24th, overall on line sales increased, and e-commerce, on-line purchases, surged 7% up from last year, sales in stories up 3%. where shoperce spent their money, one of the categories is apparel on line. shoppers people bying clothes as gifts or for themselves, jewelry, electronics popular, shopping at department stores grew at a slower pace, the key them of the hol dishopping season is value. holiday consumers are willing to spend if they get a good deal, retailers offered deals earlier than ever, one 10th of holiday sales came between december 10-24th for the last-minute dash for gifts. >> gio: the top post christmas sales and more information is coming up. >> janai: to our favorite part, christmas of sports action, traditional nba games and the nfl hoping to start their own christmas da

joining us now is congresswoman debbie wasserman schulz. welcome. >> we have many questions for you, especially as a former dnc chair as the race heats up. can we start where michael ended. i have, perhaps, the most unpopular opinion. and my unpopular opinion, i don't actually think americans care if billionaires are involved in helping run the government or even elected because people assume if you are successful in business, right, if you made a lot of money, that you're smart and you know what you're talking about. now that's not always true. we've seen it play out in real time. but i think a lot of people, hence why elon musk has gained so much of a following if you will, and not just him, but others. people do think hey, look at what he has done with tesla and spacex and the rockets. maybe he does know something about government. same thing for donald trump. and i'm just like i don't know. >> well, symone, it is one thing for when americans elect a president who appoints, that appoints leaders, that are incredibly successful and accomp

elizabeth schulze is in washington with details first on gma. hey, good morning, michael. we know how frustrating it is when you're trying to book a hotel or concert ticket. you see a great rate when you first go to the website. by the time you check out, there are tons of added on costs like resort or convenience fees. the ftc is finalizing a rule that will get rid of jumping fees by requiring live event tickets, hotel and vacation rentals list all pricing up front. the total price also has to be displayed more prominently than any other cost. in an exclusive interview, the ftc chair tells gma this means you know exactly what you are paying from the start. >> whatever price you see is the price that you are paying at the end, no more mystery surprise fees at the very end of the process, which really cheat consumers and also punish honest businesses. >> reporter: now the chamber of commerce has opposed this change calling it nothing more than an attempt to micromanage businesses' pricing structures but the ftc chair tells us she is confident thi

elizabeth schulze is standing by to break down the new reality of returns.se, california, showing the best ways to save. becky, this could be a record setting day ahead. >> reporter: it really could, rebecca. they say spending is up big. they expect consumers to spend $13 billion today. in part that's because there's a short runup to christmas. just 23 days. while you have plenty of time to shop, today's the day to get those deals. >> it's on. cyber monday deals start now. >> reporter: this morning a sprint to save. >> there does seem to be pentup demand. we saw record breaking deals on black friday. we're expecting it for cyber monday. >> reporter: cyber monday is delivering on tech deals. google pixel 8 pro was 999. now it' under $600. they also have echo and kindle devices discounted. the echo dot was $49, now $22. the kindle reader was 109, now $84. >> in the bag, in the purse, do it. >> reporter: clothing chains also offering blanket discounts on everything. gap, old navy and j. crew with 50% off site wide. adidas 40% off. nike 30% off. gift cards seein

elizabeth schulze to help us.ift categories on life's deepest discounts we see right now toys, electronics and beauty products. so take a look at walmart. melissa and doug 100 piece wooden blocks $10 good for the kids down to $28 and you have the option to pick that one up in the store. best buy has apple air pods pro 2 plus you get three months of apple music free with a purchase. $60 off the now $190 and you can pick that up at a store within one hour. macy's promoting gift boxes like this kiehl's 4-piece skincare set, $23 from original price. a lot of macy's gifts by 12:00, same-day shipping that will cost you $5. by the way, target does the same-day delivery for anyone in the membership program 3:00 p.m. that you a christmas eve, but you are waiting until the end. the keyword same-day delivery. i love those words. if you find a last-minute gift, elizabeth, but do you still have time to ship it? right, so, if you want to get it to a loved one by christmas or hanukkah, you have options, but they are not cheap. t

chancellor schulz on the victims. >> it has happened a number of times in germany but not near us andt's really hard. >> reporter: nbc news, london. >>> danielle, thank you very much. a scary scene in texas on saturday after a man being chased by police drove his truck through the doors of a crowded mall. several people inside the mall were injured. police then fatally shot the driver. authorities say they had been trying to pull him over for suspected drunk and driving when he took off. >>> president biden signed a government funding bill into law on saturday just hours after lawmakers finally came to an agreement on the legislation following a chaotic week on capitol hill that could be a preview of the second term of president-elect donald trump. jonathan lemire joins me. it's great to see you on a sunday. we're used to sitting together at 30 rock during the week. at the end of the process that was chaotic, it included a pressure campaign on members of congress from president-elect trump and, by the way, from elon musk. is this a preview of what we might see in donald trump's second

elizabeth schulze has the details.ators were fired up about this, but what does it mean for flyers? >> reporter: they were fired up. senators are demanding airlines crack down on so called junk fees. passengers paid $7 billion in luggage fees just last year. airlines are likely to lower the costs voluntarily and congress is far from passing any law that would change their business model. this morning airline executives are under pressure after a turbulent hearing on capitol hill over the fees that make your air fare more expensive. >> nobody enjoys flying the airlines. it's a disaster. you charge people fees they know nothing about. you harass them to death. >> reporter: a senate subcommittee grilling executives over fees charged for early boarding, better seats and other conveniences, voicing many travellers' frustrations. >> they feel, with more than understandable justification, that they are piggy banks to be shaken down by these sky rocketing fees that seem to have no connection to any cost that the airlines incur

now in the north bay, the charles schulz museum is hosting a charlie brown screening along with a craft happening from ten this morning until 4 p.m. kids can make a balloon snoopy and show off their best snoopy dance. and by the way, it's all free for museum members. >> researchers at sonoma state university have launched a county wide survey on the sheriff's department's effort to connect with the community. the sonoma county sheriff's office is among the u.s. law enforcement agencies that have been reaching out to community leaders to help solve local crime problems. the research team from sonoma state is sending out questionnaires and taking other steps to assess the effectiveness of these efforts in sonoma county. >> our time now. 837 matthew mueller, the man who made national headlines in a kidnaping case in vallejo, he's back in the bay area courtroom and he's facing charges in two assault cases dating back 15 years. mueller is already serving 40 years in federal prison for the 2015 kidnaping of denise huskins in vallejo. that case made headlines when vallejo police accused miss h

. >> i love that charles schulz took the cast of peanuts and put them in this little story.ut really, what he was trying to say was, christmas has become too commercial. >> my own dog gone commercial. i can't stand it. >> he makes a point of saying, hey, wait a minute, what about the true meaning of christmas? isn't there anyone who knows what christmas is all about? >> so you have linus who reads this biblical passage about the first christmas, and there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. >> when he gave the story about the nativity and it was like, whoa! >> and on earth, peace, goodwill toward men. >> and he reminded you of what the holidays were all about. christmas time is. >> i love the charlie brown christmas music. it feels both old, but new. and when you think about a kid's tv special, you don't expect it to have this cool, jazzy. score. but vince guaraldi made something that's become a classic. >> one of the best scores in the history of filmed entertainment, it's pure, unalloyed emotion, straight from c

german chancellor schulz called him a great mediator for peace in the middle east.s is a portion of what keir starmer, the british prime minister, said. he said his presidency will be remembered for the historic camp david accords between israel and egypt. and it was that lifelong dedication to peace that saw him received the nobel peace prize, which, of course he did in 2002. he goes on to talk about how he redefined the post-presidency with his remarkable commitment to social justice and human rights at home and abroad. but i think for europe, there's some reflection as well, given that we're now approaching the three year mark of russia's war in ukraine. on his ussr policy, which was seen as a bit of a failure at the time, it started on a on a warmer footing, but then deteriorated, certainly after the invasion of afghanistan. he did sign a nuclear nonproliferation nonproliferation treaty with brezhnev, but that was seen as sort of not particularly effective and a bit controversial at the time. so president zelenskyy has come out with a statement today. he said he

it's reminded me, too, of bruno schulz's work, you know, if you like a kind early autofiction writing about himself. what was this? and this is like he was by an ss officer in the build to the world war two. right? so that would place him historically. but yeah, it's his life. it's his town. then all of these fantastical things happening and he's, you know, turning into bugs. before kafka did. yeah, i love, it, yeah. so. oh, no. was just saying i mean one thing at something to think about for all aspiring writers is at least what believe i think the characters in the stories create the form like so like rather than thinking about some of experimentation, i want to try out. it's often the material that leads you to that. and i think what one of the themes today is, is an elastic form. nonfiction is elastic. it borrows from literature and and, and you should take some chances if the material calls for it. so but thank you so much to quick and we've doing this so. thank you so much for coming today we are all so excited to see you and so excited to have this conversation. and today my na

poland and the baltic states arguing for that and others, you know, arguing for what i refer to, olaf schulz calling strategic ambiguity. and i think in retrospect, there's some debate about whether or not that was an effective policy, whether or not a major sanction move in the run up to the invasion would have had an effect. i'm not so sure i do think that putin was intent on invading. one of the things that i detail in the book is that putin doesn't really care about the long term health of the russian economy. he cares about his own wealth and the people around him. but he's not he's not focused on the long term, productive of health of the russian economy. i think that's a very important point. he cares about what happens as long as he's in power, he's around when he's not. he really doesn't seem to have any concerns about that. how difficult was it even in the run up to the war and particularly once it started to get the european on board? and how effective do you think people in the biden administration were in persuading them that they should also these quite draconian. i think on th

olaf schulz, the chancellor, also referenced the 2016 attack.t years, almost to the day when a man who pledged allegiance to isis, really, polar opposite profiles, if you will, rammed his vehicle into the ground, killing a dozen people, injuring dozens more. it was already a traumatic time for so many germans, even more so now. alex? >> daniele, thank you very much for very sobering and sad story there. >>> let's bring in the former new york state homeland security advisor. michael, welcome. let's start here at home. it is a busy weekend or the holidays, plenty of clout -- crowds out doing last-minute shopping. is there any cause for concern? >> not at this stage. the challenge, of course, you don't truly know the motive but based on the information reporting so for is that this is an individual, the counter narrative to what happened eight years ago, where, you know, his perspective so far has been anti-islam and the perspective eight years ago was obviously in furtherance of isis and al qaeda. so there isn't this network of terror that there w

conference friday night to explain everything at stake this saturday, here's cnn's sports anchor andy schulz by the end of today, we should have a good idea who is going to be in the first ever 12 team college football playoff. >> all of the conference championship games today have playoff implications for some teams. it's win and get in for others like at the sec title game behind me here in atlanta, georgia at mercedes-benz stadium, a first round bye is on the line in their first year in the conference, second ranked texas is in the game taking on fifth ranked georgia. now the bulldogs handed texas their only loss of the season. now both of these teams, they're in the playoffs. no matter what. the winner gets a bye loser will get a home playoff game, which isn't a bad consolation especially for their students and fans. and here's what coach sarkisian and smart had to say about the matchup in the sec title game. >> this is a big deal to us. >> you know, i think so many times in the world that we live in is focusing on what's next what's next, what's next? >> the cfp, the national championsh

andy schulz breaks down the top ten sports stories of the year. >> well, 2024 was the year where therstars certainly shined bright. >> lebron, simone, mahomes, scheffler, ohtani and clark all dominating their sports. >> but there were some controversies along the way. >> here are the top moments in sports from this year. >> we start our countdown with the boston celtics returning to the top of the nba, winning their record 18th title. jayson tatum, jaylen brown and company beating the mavericks in five games at the top of the mountain. >> but we did it. we won a championship and we almost saw history in the nhl. >> the florida panthers were up three zero in the stanley cup final before the edmonton oilers stormed back to force a game seven, but the panthers would hold on to win their first ever championship. at number nine in college basketball, don staley, south carolina gamecocks became the 10th women's division one team in history to go undefeated. they were a perfect 38 zero and then capped it off by winning the third title in school history. >> so excited to share this moment wi

and you could see that today when some of the top politicians, like olaf schulz, went to the scene of where all of this happened with more than 200 people having been affected by this, having been injured as that car plowed through that christmas market, five people so far have been killed. but i think one of the things that is really troubling for a lot of people here in the city is that the authorities are saying that so many people were so severely injured that they fear that the death toll could still rise significantly. there are a lot of people in hospitals right now who are still fighting for their lives. and there again, the germans are saying that they respond and they hear the bells ringing once again, that the response was so fast by the authorities. but the hospitals here in the magdeburg area were overwhelmed so much that they had to bring people to hospitals. 15 hospitals around the greater region of magdeburg, as right now the german authorities are saying that they are going to have to have a conversation about safety at christmas markets. but as you can hear from thos

it has got, of course, the government of olaf schulz has just collapsed. there will be elections taking place in february, and it is once again the far right that looks to stand to make gains and we are just learning, as you mentioned, that, richard, that the german chancellor, olaf scholz, put out a statement this evening saying that his thoughts are with the victims of the incident at the magdeburg christmas market. >> he says, quote, my thoughts are with the victims and their families. we are at their side and at the side of the people of magdeburg. my thanks go to the dedicated rescue workers in these anxious hours. richard, thank you so much for your perspective. please stand by. we have to take a quick break as we follow this breaking news out of germany. at least one person dead, up to 80 injured after a driver plows into a crowd at a christmas market from creating memories to finding the perfect gift. >> let us make this holiday season a little easier right now, save up to $60 on select as battery sets. happy holidays from steel. >> i wish my tv pr

i'm elizabeth schulze, abc news, washington. >> it is down to the wire for an east bay toy drive, andately need your help this holiday season. this is the 18th year for oakland chinatown's christmas in the park toy drive. volunteers partner up with the oakland chinatown chamber and other organizations to gather the toys, then distribute them to families. in years past, organizers say they would gather 2 to 300 toys by this time, but in their donation bins this year, only ten have made me feel so heartbroken. >> i was i was crying because i didn't i didn't want, i didn't know what to do. i don't want kids to you know, be be left out, be disappointed. i was willing to use my own to buy more presents for the kids and just eat, you know, instant noodles for, like, you know, for a month, you know, just so the kids can have something for the holidays. >> okay, there is time for us collectively to turn this around. the toy giveaway is happening december 7th, so if you would like to donate the last day to drop off a toy is december 5th, they need time to wrap the toys. that's why there's a ga

. >> all right, andy schulz, thanks so much.till ahead tonight we're going to have more on our top story. that horrific incident where a female passenger was set on fire on a new york city subway. a person of interest, now in custody. you're in the cnn newsroom. >> scott luther, never too much new year's day at eight on cnn you make good choices. >> they've shaped your journey to leave all that your life built. rock solid for generations. with ambition like that, you need someone who elevates advice to a craft. at ubs, we match your vision with insight and expertise to shape a unique outcome for you advice is our craft we've got this. >> hey, susan. toothbrush. big interview, huh? nice new suit, new haircut, ancient bristle stick. make the sonicare switch. all right, now go knock em dead. boss, can i get the wi fi? i'm gonna hang here. >> i still love to surf, snowboard, and, of course, skate. >> so i take magnesium to support my muscle and bone health. kunal's high absorption magnesium glycinate helps me get the full benefits o

do our police even have the means to monitor potential threats and have chancellor merkel and schulz done everything they can to protect our country? and these questions will also play a role in the heated phase of the general election. so far, most well-known politicians have been reluctant to comment and have only expressed their condolences, presumably because much of the background is still unclear. but in the next days i think either side could try to instrumentalize the attack for themselves. the right wing populist party afd could see the attacker as a migrant who has become radicalized for everyone to see on the internet, and to whom the security authorities have not taken out of circulation, and the left could see the attacker as a critic of islam, who even sympathized with the right wing populist party afd. so i think this attack, therefore, has the potential to further polarize the country. >> u.s. central command is investigating an apparent friendly fire incident that led to the downing of a navy jet. they say the uss gettysburg, a guided missile cruiser mistakenly fired