cambiamos el tema, sebastiÁn zapata calil es el hombre acusado de quemar viva a una mujer en el metro brooklyn, donde le han leÍdo los cargos por asesinato e incendio provocado en relaciÓn con este espantoso ataque. el acusado admitiÓ haber bebido en exceso y dijo que no recuerda lo que ocurriÓ. hacemos conexiÓn hasta la gran manzana con peggy carranza y todos detalles de este caso terrible. Última hora, adelante, feliz navidad. peggy: hola, ¿quÉ tal? buenas tardes. asÍ es, nos encontramos frente al refugio, donde segÚn de las autoridades en vivÍa sebastiÁn zapata, el hombre acusado de incendiar una mujer en el subway y morir. muchos lo han descrito como un hombre que le enviaba dinero a guatemala, mientras otros habÍan dicho que lo veÍan bastante ebrio. segÚn las autoridades, Él les dijo que no sabe lo que pasÓ y que consumÍa alcohol. Él compareciÓ en corte el dÍa de ayer, enfrenta cargos de homicidio en primer y segundo grado, tambiÉn incendio provocado, tambiÉn de ser declarado culpable, podrÍa enfrentar una condena de cadena perpetua sin libertad condicional. Él permanece arrestad

sebastian zapata was arrested soon afterwards because he was caught on surveillance cameras and police some schoolchildren who alerted the authorities. he was arrested soon afterwards and there was a court hearing today where he was charged with a number of offences, including murder one, which is the most serious murder offence you can face that carries in the state of new york a sentence of life without parole if convicted. he also faces an arson charge in a number of other murder charges. he is due to appear in court again at the start of the new year. germany's president has, as expected, dissolved parliament, after the collapse of the governing coalition in november. frank—walter steinmeier�*s announcement clears the way for elections in february to decide who will lead europe's largest economy. michaela kuefner is chief political editor at deutsche welle news. she explained that polling shows germany may witness the sharpest political move to the right in decades. there's a sense that the conservatives can be reforming angola merkel�*s party, but it too will need a coalition. yes

sebastian zapata was arraigned tuesday on murder and arson charges.year old is accused of approaching a woman, a sleeping woman, on a train early sunday, setting her clothes on fire and waving a shirt to engulf her in flames. authorities say the suspect is an undocumented immigrant from guatemala. i'm chanley painter. now back to. who can forget christmas? >> so what hidden decoration gives the finder good luck. the answer is, see the christmas pickle? many claim the tradition comes from germany, though no one is sure where it originated. >> i think the pickle ornament concept is made up. it is a conspiracy by the people at hallmark, just like valentine's day. >> now back to the holiday countdown. >> they say, you know, seeing a kid's face on christmas morning, the appreciation, the love. it makes it all worthwhile. >> i think it's a different story if you're the parent that had to go out and find that toy. >> star wars figures r2d2, chewbacca, luke and princess leia in 1977, no one expected star wars to be the monster hit that it was. >> this is not

he is sebastian zapata. khalil. he's 33 years old.fficials tell us that he entered the country ille

we have just learned that his name is sebastian zapata carlisle, and he is a 33 year old guatemalan citizencording to customs and border patrol officials who have confirmed the identity for us now, we were learning. we were waiting to learn more details about the identity of the suspect. we did learn last night after he was arrested, that he had entered the united states in 2018 from guatemala. we don't know much more about his immigration status right now. we do know that he was apprehended at one point in 2018. he was served with an order for expedited removal and was actually deported back to guatemala six days later. however, the officials at customs and border patrol tell us that he unlawfully reentered the country at an unknown date, so it's important to highlight that it appears the suspect has been in the country for several years at this point. we are also waiting to hear more about what charges he may be facing. i'm told by sources that investigators have been trying to get more details about exactly what happened and how and how it happened, before they announced charges. now i j

he is sebastian zapata. khalil. he's 33 years old. officials tell us that he entered the country illegally in 2018. he was deportedunited states at an unknown date. we are expecting the suspect to be arraigned in the next several hours. wolf. >> gloria pazmino reporting. thank you. i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. merry christmas and happy hanukkah. erin burnett outfront starts right now. >> outfront next, the sordid text messages the house ethics committee releases its long awaited report on matt gaetz. the evidence they reveal and a member of the committee is our guest. plus, luigi mangione accused of assassinating a ceo back in court to enter a plea today, with his attorney blasting the police and new york city's mayor for using her client as, quote, political fodder and the breaking news. former president bill clinton in the hospital tonight. we're just getting new information about his health. let's go up front. >> good evening everyone. >> i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett outfront tonight. sex, drugs and a minor. a bo

sebastian zapata, a 33-year-old undocumented immigrant from guatemala, has been charged with first degreee flames. joining me now, charles coleman jr., former prosecutor in brooklyn, new york, host of the charles coleman podcast and an msnbc legal analyst. this is obviously a deeply disturbing story, charles. zapeta was raigned on tuesday. his last known address was listed as a homeless shelter for men with substance abuse and mental health problems. he has not entered a plea. but what would you imagine his defense might be? >> well, chris, if i'm his defense attorney, one thing i'm thinking about is how i can use circumstantial evidence such as his statement to police about not knowing what happened, along with his last known address as substantiating some notion of substance abuse. what this is going to do, you're not going to get a temporary insanity defense from a judge, but what you quite possibly will likely do would be able to knock down the notion of intent with respect to what the prosecutors charge as the top count. so you may not be able to get, for example, murder one, you may

sebastian zapata calil has been charged with murder and arson in the first degree after a woman burned to death on the train in brooklyn this morning. it's understood the suspect was in the country illegally after previously being deported in june 2018. it's unclear how he got back into the us. donald trump's incoming border tsar has hit out at new york's governor in the wake of the attack, accusing her of making the city accusing her of making the city a sanctuary for illegal immigrants. germany's right wing alternative fur deutschland party has held a rally in front of magdeburg cathedral, near the scene of the christmas market attack that killed five people and injured over 200. the party leader called for a time of reckoning. police arrested a 50 year old saudi doctor, identified by local media as talib a, who had lived in germany since 2006. afd is the second strongest party at present, polling at about 18 to 20% of the vote, or 10 to 15 points behind the centre right christian democratic union and its bavarian sister party, and king charles will deliver this year's christmas mess

apparently sleeping in a subway car in brooklyn on sunday the 22nd of december. 33 year old sebastian zapatas accused of starting the blaze with a lighter. he allegedly fanned the flames with allegedly fanned the flames with a shirt and then watched the fire grow from a bench outside the subway car. and johnnie walker was has been described as a broadcasting legend following his death, aged 79. it comes two months after the radio presenter called time on his 58 year career because of. paris, who took over bbc radio two sounds of the 70s show after walker's retirement, announced his former colleagues death live on the station today. helen thomas, head of bbc radio two, described him as a much loved broadcasting legend, while the dj's wife has said she couldn't be more proud of her husband. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to patrick for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> good evening. london mayor sadiq khan is going to be knighted. perhaps the king could use a machete or a zombi