host: simon montlake. simon: that is a very good point. i spoke to. to have got two or three children in the public school system -- i spoke to parents. they are the parents who moved there and were part of the school system before 2000 six, they say, we feel like we won the jack pot -- since 2006. we were trying to put money aside to pay for college but we did not know if we could afford it. it is a huge relief for those families. say that, again, this goes back to the idea of whether you should means test the benefits you provide, whether it should be a cutoff of people making $100,000 or whatever. there is definitely logic to that. and i see the fairness argument, but i also think there is sort by making it it so it a universal benefit, you're creating a constituency, community, and saying that everyone has a stake in this. it is not just for working families, not just for the poor. it's for everyone. and that frankly creates a buy-in across the community and across different classes. and i think there is upon the value that, at least on the commun

simon cameron is out of the cabinet. they are never able to do that so lincoln doesn't fire cameron in the autumn of 1861. historians point to the story as widespread proof of simon cameron to corruption but also they point to it as what a great guy lincoln was. here he was defending simon cameron. the reality is far less rosy in that scenario would say. lincoln turns to his secretary after the bond salesman late and say if i gave in to them, the next thing would be people coming for seward. annexing after that people coming for chase and said i would have no cabinet left. so he defends cameron at least in part as a way of ensuring the integrity of his cabinet. ultimately lincoln does fire cameron, but again it has nothing to do with corruption and everything to do with the issue of slavery. here we need to take a step back and talk about cameras attitude towards the issue of slavery and his attitude towards race. cameron is a conservative on the issue of slavery. i which i mean he didn't like slavery but he didn't belie

sir simon — who is currently the artistic director of the berlin philharmonic — has been speaking toy orchestra in rehearsal of of a new work by the british composer, mark anthony turnage, with simon rattle — soon to be their new boss — taking them through their paces. good to be back? lovely. he is taking on a heavy workload. for the next year he will continue in his role at the berlin philharmonic, while also being music director of the ls0 and the front man of the fund—raising campaign for a new concert hall for london. how important is it to you that concert hall gets built? it was one of the things i first asked the orchestra about when they came to talk to me. we all know this is an if, not necessarily a when. it will mean if it happens an enormous amount of fund—raising. he's described the orchestra's current home at the barbican centre at merely serviceable and said that that 20% of the the lso's potential repertoire can't be performed there. for all the strengths of the barbican, that also there are many limitations. limitations of size among other things. but also of sight

by simon mccoy. i'm simon mccoy. the headlines at 3pm.emy corbyn says he wants a cap on the maximum amount of money people can earn, and the labour leader also says immigration levels in the uk are not too high. there are a lot of people in this

loved a good joke particularly at simon cameron's expense. the whole thing is that he is totally corrupt he ran into stevens shortly after the meeting and said why would you say something like that. a few weeks later stevens is made with the president and he happens to say the last time we met i take that back. of course that ignites him even more. cameron is corrupt. everything you need to know about simon cameron. or maybe he would. but when i think we begin to scratch in the way of that reputation we find a there's a whole lot of smoke and a whole lot of fire. certainly victimized by an undeniably humorous story. the corruption goes back to the late 1830s he was selected by president martin van buren to adjust the claims under the terms of the treaty. it wasn't unusual for them to sign treaties and what would happen was the treaty would mandate the native americans in gold and oftentimes the united states would be responsible for the tribe's death. and that was the case with the winnebago treaty. the federal government would send commissio

explain more about what the taxi driver said and everything that happened here, simon.ell, this was injuly last year that they would be packed taxi passenger charles block booked a taxi for himself and his guide dog carlo. the driver, who is muslim, refused to take them at that point, saying that the whole exchange was filmed by mr... block‘s girlfriend, who is also registered blind, and in that, the driver is heard to say he would refuse to take them a journey. it is illegal for taxi would refuse to take them a journey. it is illegalfor taxi drivers would refuse to take them a journey. it is illegal for taxi drivers to refuse to take any type assistance dog, must they have got a medically approved exemption. it is only phone quality video, but we can see some of that video now. me,|

happy new year, simon. the exuberance that european investors could be feeling today, a 20% increase from that february low last year. he stoxx 600 fell 1.2% lagging u.s. peers. >> markets, economies, they are not respector of gregorian calendars. you mentioned the strength of q 4. i think that is the backdrop we're seeing on the macro side in europe. the your own zone, manufacturing p.m.i., the short-term stimulus that is going in through q.e. unprecedented amounts of q.e. , negative interest rates, has weak tight end euro, continues to these credit markets. mark: let's give simon french his first euro call of the year. we're down to 1.0428. parity or not? >> i think we do see parity. it will be politics rather than the macro that will lead to some uncertainty over the future in europe. i said previously on this show, i think the markets are estimating the likelihood of a marine le pen victory in france. seen as a nail in the coffin for that. mark: a year of regulatory arbitrage. give me something nice. gi

. >> standing in the john harris -simon cameron mansion here in harrisburg. this is the oldest house in what was the original harrisburg. it was built in 1776, and we are celebrating our 250th anniversary of the mansion this year. john harris sr., we usually call him the first. we call him the fur trader. he came here from yorkshire county, england, in the 1690's. he came through an introduction to william penn's secretary. looking for someone to go into the interior of the colony and secure the fur trading rights. that's how harris got here, approximately 1719. he built a crude log cabin. there was a replica made of what we believe the capital looked like during the bicentennial in 1985. it's over on city island. there was available fur trade in this area and it was supposed to go to england. but there were some intruders of french and dutch origin that were trading with the indians, and i think that's one of the reasons why they sent someone like harris to this area. basically, he built the storehouse to store the pelts and furs you would get from the india

ou will see a listen live button, press that or onniheart me at simon llow radio, 17 tlt 76 at simon radio 1776. i often tell what you is going on. i interviewed incoming president 16 times over 18 months, the come on my matter do show. host: [applause] ♪ the presidential inauguration of donald trump is friday, january 20. c-span will have live coverage of all the day's events and ceremonies. watch live on c-span and c-span.org, and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> more than 300 members of the u.k.'s youth parliament, age 11 to 18, gathered recently for their annual debate. the first segment looked at cuts to the uk's national health service, with a focus on mental health services. this is about 50 minutes. >> thank you very much. a very friendly bunch this year. in previous years it hasn't been this friendly, but thank you. order, order. welcome to the eight sitting at the uk youth parliament in the house of commons chamber. this marks the beginning of uk

mark: simon, as donald trump removes the u.s. from the tpp and tries to reorganize nafta, theresa may heads to washington, trying to get some semblance of an agreement on a deal between the two countries. simon: she has to be careful, she can't negotiate trade deals while a member of the eu. she wants a sign from the trump administration that bilateral negotiation's are the way forward, unlike these -- that the u.k. could be at the front of the line from one from the u.s. after the departure from brexit. vonnie: michael mckee, we are getting word that democrats enters have introduced a bill to withdraw from tpp. do we know anything about this bill, what it contains, and how it might be some way to get in there first?- in michael: is a matter, republicans -- it doesn't matter, republicans have the vote. congressional leadership is very much anti-trade and want to withdraw before they put out something new. we want to see what they come up with next to replace this. are veryns here interested in bilateral agreements, rather than mu

well done, simon. >> we head to thailand. some guys are trying to repair this sign., what is that? >> you can see a face there. >> inside a mall? >> inside the mall, inside a sign, over a shop and out comes a kitten. >> oh, my. >> from dash cam owners, australia. this guy is riding in his first brand-new car. cruising down the road feeling pretty legit. yeah. >> oh! >> this has risked my entire life, because i feel that anytime this could happen. >> it can happen anytime. in this case it happens at an intersection where the other car ran a stop sign, broadsided the guy with the dash cam here. knocks him into the hedges. he was okay but according to him the paramedics if it wasn't for the air bags you wouldn't be doing so well. >> if you're in italy and cruising down some roads you'll want to get some footage. he mounted his go pro to the glass sun roof. it looks like a beautiful place. a little narrow right there. also very -- wait a minute. >> did he stick it? >> this guy was using a suction mount to the sun roof which he believes was too dirty to form a strong bond

how do you like your toast, simon? hello always the same. how do you like yourtoast, simon?our toast, simon? hello mike you will be surprised to hear i like it golden yellow. very good of you to join us. thank you for your time. you're watching bbc news. in a moment, a summary of the business news this hour. first, the headlines on bbc news: there'll be an urgent question in parliament, on the trident nuclear deterrent, this afternoon. mps want to establish how much the prime minister knew about the reported misfiring of a missile during a test. an independent report finds that staff failed to protect a man who took his own life in prison — despite him being seriously mentally ill and knowing there was a risk he would kill himself. the government launches its vision for the future of british industry — designed to boost the economy after brexit. in the business news... as you've been hearing, the prime minister will set out her vision for britain's industrial future today. theresa may's plans will set out how the government can help businesses through trade deals, extra skil

well done, simon. >> we head to thailand. some guys are trying to repair this sign. side. >> oh, what is that? >> you can see a face there. >> inside a mall? >> inside the mall, inside a sign, over a shop and out comes a kitten. >> oh, my. >> from dash cam owners, australia. this guy is riding in his first brand-new car. cruising down the road feeling pretty legit. yeah. >> oh! >> this has risked my entire life, because i feel that anytime this could happen. >> it can happen anytime. in this case it happens at an intersection where the other car ran a stop sign, broadsided the guy with the dash cam here. knocks him into the hedges. he was okay but according to him the paramedics if it wasn't for the air bags you wouldn't be doing so well. >> if you're in italy and cruising down some roads you'll want to get some footage. he mounted his go pro to the glass sun roof. it looks like a beautiful place. a little narrow right there. also very -- wait a minute. >> did he stick it? >> this guy was using a suction mount to the sun roof which he believes was too dirty to form a

>> simone i smith.he asked you to come on with her, is that what happened? >> yeah. >> jimmy: i want to know the whole back story. >> she asked me, would you come on, would ya? yeah. >> jimmy: yes, i will. >> let's look at my face. let's see. >> people will see me with the lollipops on. what i'll do, i'll put the longer chain on them and i may wear two or three. but these are unisex. >> they are. >> they're definitely unisex. >> did you think about that while you were designing, that it was for men and women? >> absolutely. because of the meaning behind it. >> jimmy: who's that guy? where did he come from? >> somewhere fantastic, right. he had that look on his face, like, i'm fantastic. >> jimmy: how does that work with him after? when you guys are done, do you take the necklace off him? >> no, let him rock out. run with it. >> jimmy: when your wife owns a jewelry line, are you still expected to buy her jewelry? >> yes. >> jimmy: you are? really? >> your wife could own a rolls-royce, and you'd be expect

simone and and and eves both lived in the hotel but in separate room but he was in simone's room for all encounters. she said you have to stay here and i will help you find a place to live. the place that she came up with was a very elegant 11th century -- 17th century big home, virtually about one kilometer from the heart of the city but really very elegant and the only problem was that the owner was a, someone who hated blacks. she came from algeria where they were dispossessed during the algerian war. were a very rich family, even though she was only two years old, she kept this hatred for anybody black but simone and the woman owner of the hotel, convinced her to do it, so what did she do? she built a big brick thing, blocking her doors to her part of the house. she put a big armoir, a big wardrobe so she could never come into his space. slowly she learned to love him and wanted him to have the house. and all her forlorn years of loneliness she passed on to him. he kept buying rooms in the house but he didn't have money to pay for him. he gave her ious. on her deathbed in saint-p

simon is still with us.back, 19 minutes past seven in britain. -- past 7:00. hong kong's department store data has soared. at 2.5pany is valued billion u.s. dollars. it is part of alibaba's strategy to merge with brick-and-mortar stores. blackstone group is no longer in talks to five a five -- buy a $5 billion stake in transfer partners. according to people with knowledge, the discussions fell through after the wall street journal reported them last month. they say a 5% jump in energy transfer partners shares in the wake of reports per the economics of the deal. carlyle group is preparing to raise a u.s. real estate fund at the first of the year. according to people with knowledge of the matter. they say the private equity firm is planning to target $5 billion . it would be part of a plan to raise $100 million over the next four years. a representative of carlisle declined to comment. add is your business flash. manus: let's get back to simon. he is the cio of you bf. -- ubf. i was talking about government b

simon, this isn't enough for you. tell us why. >> well, many of the ethics lawyers that looked at this, it's unprecedented, never been through anything like this before, and what the line that everybody drew on this is about divestiture, about him not moving away from control of the company but actually releasing control over the assets themselves, and so he wouldn't personally benefit from the decisions that were made or things he did while in the white house. this is not going to pass muster for people studying this closely. trish: simon, does it pass muster for you? >> no, i'm one of those people. trish: what is it doing? he's building a multibillion dollar empire, are you suggesting he sell it in a fire sale right now? >> yes, do a public audit he releases about what his holdings are, it's a secret business empire. he could have hundreds of billions of dollars of deals with the russians. trish: so you want him to sell off everything he owns. >> and to do a public audit. trish: and you would insure the fact that no

simon jack there for us, morning around 7.00am. 0k simon.r business editor, with the latest on that business story. a brief look at some of the day's other other news stories. more than 4,000 people have been sleeping rough every night on england's streets. the latest figures show that while london has the highest number of homeless people, more than half of councils in england recorded a rise in rough sleepers compared to the previous year. a man arrested over alleged threats made against gina miller, the woman behind the brexit legal challenge, has been released on bail. the 50—year—old man was detained on wednesday on suspicion of racially—aggravated malicious communications. he has been bailed until mid—february. northumbria university has apologised and been fined £400,000 after two people nearly died taking part in a science experiment. the students were accidentally given enough caffeine for 300 cups of coffee, 100 times the intended dose. laws to prevent discrimination against women in relation to dress code in the workplace are not

that's what simon was saying right there. the problem is, the group in the minority and the group in the majority have very different ideas about how you improve people's lives. >> that's true. and a lot of what we saw in this election certainly in the congressional election, was rejection of some of the democrats' approaches, big government, more taxes, more spending. and the republican alternative, which was more state-based solutions, not one size fits all from the federal government, that's why we're going to repeal obamacare in the next few weeks and come up with something that services patients better, consumer driven. >> one of the things that makes this moment crackle, though, simon, that makes it so compelling, one of the reasons we're watching, so many people are watching, is because you have no idea what's going to happen next. i mean, that's part of what is interesting. do you see trump keeping that going? i mean, he kind of wants to keep people guessing so that he's not predictable. everybody is still trying to,

simon: a trillion dollar question.have not had much luck from ,owning street, philip hammond they understand the importance that they have been very clear in saying that banks are one business they are looking after, they want a trade deal for everyone. the europeans are looking for fault lines, something to attack, the city of london is a crown jewel of the british argumentperhaps some for theresa may to downplay it. they should be careful about locking britain out, your ability to raise money or trade with britain and that is the get will she is making. a political correspondent writing this week that she is playing hardball and the results , she could get a great deal or end up with no deal and that is the get will she is doing. francine: good negotiation tactic as long as you are confident you can get a better deal. coming up later on bloomberg television and radio, editor and sits john mickelthwait down with the u.k. prime minister theresa may, he will be pressing for more details on financial services, that is 4:

let's start with you, simon. >> sure.o, my top tip is take care and work to see that those around you succeed. so many entrepreneurs make it about themselves and they forget that there's other people there who have devoted their lives, their workdays to support. and when they feel that they're always subordinate in trying to see you succeed, it is demoralizing. so work to see that those around you work to their natural best. they become valuable members of the team and more and more, they will offer you their blood and sweat and tears to make your vision come to life. >> what's that actually look like, celebrating them at company meetings? >> helping them grow. part is offering affirmation and possible feedback, but it's also offering them opportunities to grow, it's offering them classes and opportunities to learn communication skills or confrontation, things that will actually help them grow as human beings. put them in situations where they can fall and try again, where you won't just take over because you can do it be

power.to take simon harding has this report. simon: stopping from taking charge of the country whatever the cost paid that is what the outgoing president is trying to achieve in the supreme court, a .ace against time, acting aspresident is a mediator as he tries to avoid a political catastrophe. in nigeria's capital, parliament considers giving -- given the alternative, he reeling schultz's that she relinquishes just the right thing. -- he relinquishes just the right thing. the winner of december's presidential election says there is no need for the president to seek asylum, stating he was confident direct talks could solve the crisis. however outside pressure is starting to pile up. the leaders want to convince him to step down from power without clashes on january 19. but that is not the view of the outgoing leader, who has called out against foreign intervention. >> what is clearly incontrovertible is we have discourse on the current -- byion to implement whatever means possible is perfectly legal. reporter: the gambian leade

simon back with us. and you very much the joining us.. netflix is doing very well, subscriber figures through the roof. huge shift in the way that people are watching films and television series. gone are the days of the silver disc, everybody wants to be able to strea m disc, everybody wants to be able to stream over the broadband connection, people want net flicks, and amazon prime, itunes, bbc id player. —— netflix. bbci and amazon prime, itunes, bbc id player. —— netflix. bbc i player. and not a bulk of silver discs around. stream lots, just wish my broadband was faster. i understand that. nothing but dancing, cooking and talent shows on the bbc and itv, you may have a point, but don't forget, we are on the bbc! this story about the painting. talk about fa ke story about the painting. talk about fake news, this is a fake painting. the story is, they have discovered two paintings, produced by the same quy: two paintings, produced by the same guy, both claimed as being masterpieces, by sotheby‘s, there was a famous scriptwriter in holl

simon clemison reports.ll the words of warning, just the sight and sound of a huge display of strength by nature. within five or ten minutes it was coming over the walls and it was just flooding straight in. it just started running all the way down the street. it was awful. about 30 homes were inundated here in hornsey. businesses too. into the evening, people in the path of the storm surge were still trying to protect their properties. many had been advised to leave, but some in great yarmouth were keen to stay put. we saw this all happen in 2013. but you have to take precautions at the end of the day. all we are doing is putting sandbags near the doorways. others found comfort however they could as special rest centres opened up. but when high tide arrived in each town, conditions appeared to ease. the environment agency had sent in pumps and more than five miles of temporary barriers. officials insist the emergency response was not over the top. the worst appears to be over. the defences have held. the re

simon cameron, talks about the life of pennsylvania prominent members -- >> they should talk about the age of simon cameron is a man who built a political machine that lasted far beyond any of those constructed by his contemporary. >> on 1839 weight convention as he explains the trickery to willi william hair ris become presidential campaign. >> candidate put forward for the nomination of the presidency of the united states. >>> pennsylvania jason wilson takes us on the house, senate, supreme court chambers of the state's capitol. >> there's a 15 to 20 year period where this built in commonwealth of 1890 to 1910. we call pennsylvania palace of art. everything was being made and done in pennsylvania at the turn of the last century. >>> c-span tour. sunday afternoon earn history tv c-span 3. city across the country. >>> we found that public officials the people who govern this country is not congress, it's not the president, it's bu cats. they don't think much of americans. >> political science at johns's hopkins talk about his book what washington gets wrong. the officials who run the g

kaylee, you took umbrage with something simone was saying? >> yes, she referred to the pro life group that wanted to be part of this movement as wanting to roll back the rights of women or limiting the rights of women when, in fact, i disagree with that characterization entirely. in fact, it's pro choice groups who limit the rights of women and that's the right to life -- >> how so, kaylee? >> i listened the whole time. let me finish. the pro choice are the ones limiting the right to life for millions of unborn women and babies who are slaughtered to the tune of half a million each year. those are the groups who are rolling back the rights of women. and you want to talk about this administration rolling back the rights of women, rachel? no. >> how so? >> this administration wants to put in place paid maternity leave. it is ease toy scream about trump wanting to take away your rights. name for me the right trump wants to take away from you? >> to your point, the very fundamental and constitutionally enshined and protected right to pro choice.

i'm simon mccoy. the headlines at 3pm: theresa may tells mps she will publish details of her brexit plan in a white paper to be put before parliament. i can confirm to the house that our plan will be set out in a white paper published in this house. president trump renews his pledge to build a wall on the mexican border as he prepares to make a series of announcements on national security. latest figures show a sharp rise in the number of people sleeping rough on england's streets. i'm jane hill. can you tell if your lego is genuine or a chinese fake? which one is yours? laughter we report on the rise of the counterfeit industry in china. fakes that are so good even the lego boss can't tell the difference. out of vogue after 25 years at the helm, the editor of british vogue alexandra shulman says she's stepping down. firms should be fined for trying to impose sexist dress codes at work, according to a group of mps. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. theresa may says the government is to publish a

. >> simone path joins us.pathoins is this something we've seeninge in the past simone where youre haveajor action taken and then you have the t investigation at the end of an n administration. >> this is pretty unusual. we don't ks noisw what the effet oi going to be. there's the possibility of criminal charges here againstgan fbi director comey but we'reute' really talking here about abo guidelines whether he violateioa the some sort of protocol protoo about discussing criminalt disc investigation about abo publicizing them and about a maybe straining a little bitrain more into the political as a you'll recall the latesteatest allegations came out 11 daysonst before the election after 1lectt early voting had alreadylready started, some that irked the clinton campaign to the extreme. >> simone, when this information came out and thenhe spring forward to right afterhtt the election hillary clinton clt this particular information by a james comey that shifted theftee election into donald trump'srump favor. so, despite whatever the outcome of thides ispnvestigatia is, it's still not going

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people live as —— listened to simon stephens because he is a serious guy and he has gone out on a limbtheresa may has not been honest in terms of the work of money going into the nhs and that she is stretching the truth, in effect, to claim that the nhs has been given money more than they asked for. it is clear we have a serious crisis in the nhs. even given the fact that we have had a very mild winter so far. what would it be like if we had a harsh winter? there is colder weather on the way. we went through a period when a lot of money was going into the nhs, it really was a lot of money going into the nhs and we didn't have this winter crisis but they are back.” can see theresa may shelving who will rid me of this troublesome man? like thomas becket saying if we have problems with our major services, they beat somebody else is in the way. it is not our fault. they beat somebody else is in the way. it is not ourfault. it they beat somebody else is in the way. it is not our fault. it is the way. it is not our fault. it is the way it is managed, but the funding. it is the same austerity

we had a helpful conversation with simon stevens and collea g u es conversation with simon stevens andt week. the three things that i think most independent observers, including the health select committee, in their submissions to the secretary of state have identified first and foremost, we must get home the patients who are medically fit and need to be cared for in the community. that is what those patients want. that is what their families want. that is what people in the hospitals want because that then allows us to move patients from emergency departments, where they're stuck, up onto the hospital ward. it allows surgeons to operate on cancer patients. it allows the hospital to function. we must find a way to get these patients home. the second thing is that there is no doubt that our acute bed base is lacking and not resilient. we need to urgentsly review that and the constructive discussions i had with simon stevens andjim discussions i had with simon stevens and jim mackie addressed that issue. the third thing the medical staff that we have in the emergency departments have bee

here is simon harding. simon: it is a constitutional reform that could keep recep tayyip erdogan in power until 2029. the ruling party submitted the proposition in december and believed that a president with powerful means could make turkey a powerful country. it would change the largely ceremonial presidential role -- into anactive active political one. >> today we begin one of the most deliberations in the turkish republic. strengthening national will and to get rid of the >> vestiges of previous regimes. the added powers would include to a -- the at -- anthe opposition fears increase in presidential powers will lead to an authoritarian system which will move turkey away from western ideology and democracy. >> these changes to the constitution are not a struggle between parties. this is a struggle between those who want democracy and those against the microstate. we will do everything in our power, including voting. but here it is. we clearly do not want this presidential system. we do not want a system w

, always good to good to talk to you, thank you very much, simon calder.n, jean—claude junker. unemployment has fallen to its lowest total in more than a decade, according to the latest figures. thousands of thomas cook holiday—makers will return to the uk from gambia after a state of emergency was declared there, and the foreign office changed its travel advice. in the business news... average weekly earnings increased by 2.8% in the three months to november compared with a year earlier. and its 2.7% if you minus bonuses. that means wages are rising faster than inflation, so we should have more money in our pockets. meanwhile, the number of people looking for work fell slightly by 52,000 to 1.6 million. two of the largest investment banks in the uk said that some staff will have to move abroad when the uk leads the eu. hsbc said it was preparing to move 1000 staff from london to paris. and swiss bank ubs said some staff would definitely moved to frankfurt or spain. mobile operator ee has been fined £2.7m by the telecoms regulator, ofcom, for overcharging

from me, simon calder, the global guru, bye for now and see you next time.ome to over 500,000 people. and it's no stranger to traffic jams, partly because there's no subway system here. but what do lie beneath vladivostok‘s hills are the remnants of what used to be one of the most powerful maritime fortresses in the world. abandoned the decades, some areas are now open to tourists. this is the lad in, he's an author whose interest in vladivostok‘s military past was sparked as a young boy growing up in this area. is this where you used to come as a child? yeah, yeah, yeah. today, vladimir and i are exploring his childhood stomping ground, also known as stronghold number one. so those holes there, were they made by guns? they are holes made from quick firing guns. at the turn of the 20th—century, tsarist russia went to war with japan over who controlled korea and manchuria to the south and the waters surrounding them. vladivostok was home to the imperial russian fleet, and that made it a potential target. vladimir, why was vladivostok such an important militar

with me listening in on all of that, simon rosenberg and republican strategist ron christie. before we get to that, i just need to let our viewers know, in a complete opposite move in breaking news, the u.s. dollar is hitting a big gain, the biggest in a month because janet yellen is speaking right now in san francisco, guys, and i wanted to let our viewers know that her comment specifically juicing the dollar, complete opposite of yesterday when donald trump said the dollar is too strong is that fed funds rates will be 3% by the end of 2019 right now we're at three-quarters of a percent. we're on track for lots of rate hikes and that is moving the dollar to session highs, biggest gain of the moment. back to the news swirling around all of this. interesting tone talking about a bunch of issues, but simon, what is the crux, the crucible that comes out of all this? >> this was an emotional event for me. i was a very early obama supporter. i worked closely with his wife, in the government for all eight years, emotional day for democrats, the only thing i will say is today the cn

but the presidency isn't an issue for debate. >> does he have a point, simone? >> agreed, because john lewis is a civil rights icon does not preclude him from engaging in a civil discourse, donald trump did not give john lewis a civil discourse, he attacked john lewis with a racial -- we can have a civil discourse, that's not what we're having. >> paris, let's bring up this tweet, the latest tweet. because let's read it for you guys. if we have it. there we go. for many years our country has been divided, angry and untrusting, many say it will not change, because the hatred is too deep. it will change. the division in our country will change, that's one of many, i mean just take a look at this list of tweets. these are a lot of different entities that he has targeted with anger and at points, vitriol. what is he going to do to make the divisiveness stop when he is participating in it even in the way he responded to congressman lewis. >> i want to point out one thing, i disagree with simone, that he said something that was racist in the tweet, i didn't see anythi

but when you look at this, simone, they're saying f white people, f trump, how can you say it's not a hate crime against a white person? >> first, i want to say this is absolutely sickening. it's unfathomable that so much hate and anger can fill up a person where they go out and they think this is okay. and it was stupid to do it on facebook live, but that's a whole other story. this is sickening and i'm going to say something that's probably not popular. we cannot classify things as a hate crime. motive matters. so was this for hate of donald trump, the president-elect, because of the things he said, or pure hate of white people? that matters, because if we start going around and anytime someone says something sickening in this instance, in connection with the president-elect, or donald trump, or even president obama for that matter, because of their political leanings, that is slippery territory. that is not a hate crime. hate crimes are because of a person's racial ethnicity, religion, gender, a disability. because someone doesn't like your political leanings, and they do something

kayleigh mcenany, krirkt to the hill, david answered lik assistant editor at the "washington post," and simone sanders, former press secretary for bernie sanders. i'm so glad to have all of you. carlos at the white house today. president barack obama surprised the vice president with the presidential medal of freedom, the highest civilian honor. let's watch. >> for the final time as president i am pleased to award our nation's highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom. [ applause ] [ applause ]

our reporter simon clarke is in hull for us.ght for these two sides here in yorkshire and, yes, a big mess for hull city, ryan mason, you will recall on sunday he suffered a sickening clash of heads with gary cahill that left him with a fractured skull. the good news is that he is making an excellent recovery and this is how the hull city head coach michael silver has said it has affected his preparation and his team—mates. silver has said it has affected his preparation and his team-mates. we are strong, we need to work together to have a good atmosphere inside the dressing room and, of course, we play for our fans, always replay for ourselves. manchester united already have one foot at wembley stadium, they have this two goal advantage, they have this two goal advantage, the second of which came very close to the end of the first leg. and so this could bejose maria newell‘s first final as the manchester united manager. he is a serial winner of trophies, of course, throughout his career, so trophies, of course, throughout his c

craig simons. [applause] simons: thank you, everyone. to be here and to honor, in part, the legacy of hayden williams that led to the establishment of the world war ii memorial on the national mall. but also, i want to commemorate the anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. the image that we have been looking at the wall behind me is the uss arizona in its death throes. for many americans, it is a reminder of what happened that day. december 7 is a day that still echoes in the collective national memory, as roosevelt promised it would. when he prepared the speech he was going to give to congress the next morning -- roosevelt dictated it out loud to his secretary, voicing the punctuation as he did so. "yesterday, december 7, 1941, a date which will live in world history." after he finished dictating that, he sent grace off to type it up in a triple spaced manuscript. she brought it back and he had a pen and rewrote the first sentence, deciding it lacked the impact he wanted, crossing out "world history" and wrote in the word, "infamy."

we'll have that interview with a serbian official in a moment, but first, here's simon jones. the cold snap is tightening its grip. claiming more than 65 lives across europe. causing traffic chaos, power cuts and travel delays. this is sarajevo. the balkans have been particularly hard hit. temperatures have been as low as —15 for several days. there is major concern about the plight of refugees, particularly in serbia. some are being sheltered in reception centres.