simpson for the deaths of nicole brown simpson and ronald lyle goldman.ows where he is. >> we thought the evidence was overwhelming. there is no doubt, this is the man who committed the crime. >> you're looking at a live picture right now. you believe that to be o.j. simpson down there below you? >> o.j. was a guy who felt like he was above race. he became the exceptional hollywood negro. he had a blonde wife. lived in brentwood. he played the role very well. >> o.j. is sitting in the passenger seat with a gun pointed at his own head. >> if the person who murdered two white people was a street thug, it wouldn't have been this big case. but it was this big icon. >> we understand o.j. is in custody. >> you don't want to believe that this kind of person would have done this. >> how do you plead to counts one and two? >> absolutely, 100% not guilty. >> legal analysts say simpson's demeanor was orchestrated by his newly expanded legal team that now includes johnnie cochran. >> johnnie cochran was an icon to the black community because he had exposed police mis

zoidberg can eat. >> here i come. >> from "the simpsons," i loved doing agnes skinner.y for me to do because i'm going to be her one day very soon. and dot, of course is the one sister, she's the cute one. >> that makes me feel all kind of warm and squishy. either that or i need to wear diapers. >> brilliant voices carry these cartoons. all you have to do is sit back and let them do their thing. >> impressive. >> often imitated. >> but never duplicated. >> genie of the lamp! >> that's robin williams, of course, as the voice and inspiration of the genie in the bottle in "aladdin." the new disney animated extravaganza. he's the real star of the movie. it's an extraordinary performance. the perfect melding, if you think about it, of a talent and an art form. robin williams really is an animated character. >> robin williams wasn't just reading the script with his funny robin williams voices. he was winging it. he was improvising, and they knew they about going to use some of that. this genie is going to be what it's like to watch robin williams onstage. >> can i talk to the

senator simpson: i believe that totally.t anniversary of his tenure, even tomsenator simpsond what it meant to him to do the americans for disability act. would that happened today? the clean air act. americans with disabilities. that is what he did. why can't we do that? we better figure it out. it ain't good. this country is hurting. kevin: i'm looking at these itimages of him, skydiving, well after he left his time in office. personalped a friendship with michelle obama. an avid baseball fan. he was the former captain at yale. , senator,to the room talk, when he was president and you were in the senate, what was his demeanor? what was it like to be in the room at the white house or on capitol hill? what comes to mind? like playingon: horseshoes in the backyard. all that stuff. having laughs, telling jokes. i hate to do this. i've got to scram. i've got to get to washington to do the honor of being part of the eulogy. kevin: we appreciate your time. we appreciate you coming on to bloomberg. alan simpson of wyoming, reflect

>> "the simpsons" is like shakespeare in the sense that we quote the simpsons all the time, very often knowing it. >> excellent! >> i wish i could create something that culturally indelible. it's unlike anything else tv has ever run. >> "twin peaks" showed up out of nowhere at the beginning of the decade. the pilot episode of that was one of the strangest and most exciting things i have ever seen. >> i'm at the twin peaks county morgue. with the body of the victim. what's her name? >> it was incredible. just how slowly in the beginning the news spread around this little town that this young, beautiful girl had died and that haunting music was so dark and so beautiful. ♪ >> i've got good news. the gum you like is going to come back in style. >> what on earth is essentially a art film doing in prime time television? >> american network television has long been considered the home of the blands, the cautious and the predictable. so it was with some trepidation that the abc network launched a new series that was none of those things. "twin peaks" is already described by one critic as the s

i mean, i think "the simpsons" is a great place to start because it's "the simpsons."re's so many of us who grew up on it. "the simpsons" at its peak influenced so much of the conversation of the country. i mean, it was a very important ow, so that already gave me a place, an institution to start from. -what was the impact, do you think, of apu? -i mean, i think for a lot of young south asian-americans, i think it shaped our identity. there was a certain embarrassment sometimes about being who we were. there was an embarrassment of our parents, and there was sham there was a sense of, this is... "we are not american. we are less american. f we don't fit. we have ht against this constantly." i mean, i think those early childhood experiences always shape you, and that was, i think, a thing that shaped a lot of us. -but yet, there's a moment in your film where you inrview your parents, and they're both indian immigrants, and they say they weren't offended by apu. they weren't bothered that the toice was done by a white -right. i mean, i think my mom said that it's not tha

the humor from alan simpson, the humor for george w.t. this town lacks humor. to break up tense moments, to break up tough moments, this town lacks it sorely right now. to see it play out in such an important setting in such a decent way. also the substance. it was very substantive when you heard alan simpson talk about the tough domestic decisions president bush had to make to raise taxes, brian mulroney talking about when the wall came down, when mandela was freed. all the big things bush had to deal with. just a wonder. classy encapsulation of the man, his career and who he was as a person. >> to john's point, dana, you don't hear much humility or humor from the white house certainly these days. it certainly was a different kind of perspective that george h.w. bush had. >> everything about this was different. to me in listening to all of these things, it was -- particularly jon meacham's speech, which was remarkable, it seems to me that the message that came across about george h.w. bush was not only did character count, but characte

>>> tonight -- jessica simpson shamed by natalie portman? >> i was confused by mixed messages. >>> after jessica sounded off about the oscar winner -- >> i was like, what? you can't say that. >> natalie sets the record straight to "e.t." >>> then -- >> i feel so humbled and honored. >> the stars born to be golden globe nominees. we breakdown the surprises. and the snub that no one saw coming. >>> plus -- >> it's amazing to see him with children. >> jennifer aniston meets george's twins. and the high cost of amal's major fashion moment. >> then, our exclusive with the stars of "young sheldon." >> what? >> compose yourself. >> why they're facing off and sounding off. ♪ we love each other and play with each other and think each other is awesome, but -- that went downhill. >>> this is "entertainment tonight." >> did natalie portman shame jessica simpson over a teenage bikini photo? jessica thinks so and fired back at the oscar winner. >> this story blew up on social media, but tonight we have natalie's response. she set the record straight with

alan simpson noted the former president's legendary loyalty, even one simpson was struggling politically. >> at that time his popularity rating was 93%. mine was .93%. [laughter] off we went. they gathered as we headed to marine one and george said, no way to your pals over there in the media. he placed great value on a good joke. that is why he chose simpson to speak. [laughter] the historian and biographer jon meacham sought to provide some historical context to his term in office. >> from lincoln and bush both called on us to choose the right over the convenience. to hope rather than to fear. and two he did not our worst impulses, but our best instinct instincts. ♪ >> john meacham actually read his eulogy to former president bush before he passed away with his trademark, humility. mr. bush said, that is a lot about me john. >> bret: live here in washington as we look live, ellington field in houston. standing by there, senior correspondent rick leventhal. good evening. a crowd letter to see this arrival. >> a large crowd. the landing was graceful, now mission 41 is passing behind us.

i know allen simpson. i worked with him when ofsthen democratic staff on the united states senate, and he was one of the most reasonable republicans with whom we mostly disagreed on policy but worked with every day. allen simpson knew that by saying george bush never hated anyone and by saying hatred corrodes the container its carried in, his words would be interpreted as a direct reference to donald trump. allen simpson knew that his words would be taken as praise for george bush and at the same time as condemnation for the president who has publicly spewed more hatred than any president in history. donald trump had to take his seat in the front pew of the national cathedral today, the day after special prosecutor robert mueller revealed some of the reasons why he is recommending no prison time for donald trump's first national security advisor michael flynn, who has pleaded guilty to one count of lying to the fbi. the trumps had to sit beside the obamas today. the only time donald trump and barack obama

can you expect alan simpson will deliver it. >> but alan simpson said he was working with his wife talkingl the tears out of his system so he will not cry delivering the speech. it'sing from. >> does it work that way. >> sometimes, you can read it but when you talk it out loud and reflect about someone you love very much, it's difficult. >> and you're in that moment, yeah. >> each of these former presidents and former first ladies in the front row served in difficult times. and they also must be thinking about their own legacies in office. bob. and their own mortality, especially if you are advanced age you think am i the next? um-hum. >> it's a human thing. >> but what a remarkable life though. you're 94. and when it'sr time you die surrounded by people you love. i touched by the dog sully who we saw sitting outside the flag draped casket. at pierce told you about the final moments, you die surrounded by people you love and had been a pretty healthiy life for the most part. it's a beautiful ending i think. >> we see former president bill clinton at the center of the screen there. he and t

simpsons roasting on an open fire december 23rd.mber 23rd. >> wherever you go, when they find out you're on the simpsons, everybody is glad to secan home to sit with them, to you know to give you a hug on the street. >> the voice of simpson for the past three decades, yardly smith says the job is an opportunity of a lifetime. >> the most significant and important thing that it's given me is freedom of choice, so, i am allowed, i have the ability to say yes or no to, you know other jobs in my life or things i want to do, you cannot put a price on that. >> is there one special guest star she would like to see on a future episode. >> i'm hoping one day we can get the rock on and he has a story line with lisa, she brings out the brains out of him, everyone thinks he's and big lug of a guy and she gets him to celebrate his sundays on y. we'll have the latest on and m people injured in france. >> we're working to get more information on the lawsuit that's filed by the stiff the r and the national football league, a full report for you tod

. >>> the simpsons take over new york and a first look at the new transformers movie. those stories and more i you helines. >> and another live look outside this time in san jose where's 44 degrees to start off this tuesday this morning. thanks for waking up with us. >>> good tuesday morning to you. we're talking about the fog. locations getting dense fog this morning. looking okay sfo. check out the north bay. a tzero for the visibility in pedaluma. 3 /4 of a mile in santa rosa. we'll see partly sunny skies and the chance to see a few showers for the north bay. we are tracking a few weather systems here this week. i'll detail it out for you. with that rain on future cast coming up. giana. >>> those foggy spots definitely going to effect your drive this morning. especially if you are taking the richmond san rafael bridge. also getting of foggy r spots. yourep driveor times still holdg steady as you work your way out and about this morning. make sure you give yourself a few extra minutes. but the rest of the bay area is looking pretty good. we'll have the rest of the tr

ne season of "the simpsons." it's now the longest running tv sitcom in history and longest running scripted show so it was lit up in yellow as a result last night and the cast visited the observation deck on the 86th floor to mark the milestone. "the simpsons" have aired more than 640 episodes since 89. decision by cbs not to give its former ceo, les moonves, his $120 million severance. >> the decision follows a series of sexual misconduct allegations and a new claim that moonves has not cooperated with the investigation. and now s a defiant response. this morning cbs with that bombshell announcement denying its former chairman and ceo les his $120 million severancs e packmoage.ve the network releasing a statement saying there are grounds to terminate for cause including his willful and teria. moonves, one of the most powerful men in media for decades stepping down after 12 women came forward with allegations ranging from harassment to sexual assault over three decades. phyllis golden-gottlieb accused moonves of

to add to the tragedy in all of this the fact remains, and i spoke to ian simpson and little earlier,perwork and they don't want to speak to anyone else in the press until the visa comes through, to make matters worse, neither of these children know what has happened to their father or what has happened to their father or what has happened to their mother who is facing a life sentence here in china. so they have... really heartbreaking story there. thank you for joining heartbreaking story there. thank you forjoining us from shanghai. the health secretary, matt hancock, has set out plans to provide better support for mothers and babies in england — to try to halve the number of stillbirths, and maternal and infant deaths by 2025. he said the measures would make the nhs the best place in the world to give birth. 0ur health correspondent smitha mundasad reports. more than 6a6,000 babies were born in england, last year. and the vast majority of new arrivals were delivered safe and well. but, tragically, this is not always the case. in 2017, there were 2,679 stillbirths. and last year, 1,

." >> woodruff: former wyoming senator alan simpson was likewise a close friend of mr.h-- a bond forged through decades together in washington. >> and he was a man of such great humility, those who travel the high road of humility in washington, d.c. are not bothered by heavy traffic. >> woodruff: simpson fondly recalled nights that the two men and their wives spent together, enjoying plays and music. >> the four of us went to see thmichael crawford, singin songs of andrew lloyd webber. all four of us were singing when we went back to the white hous"" dont cry for me argentina" and tidbits from phantom of theot opera anr magic of webber, y d a few days later he's getting hammerede press for some extraordinarily petty bit of trivia, and sdenly he simes out, "don't cry fo argentina" the press then wrote that he was finally losing his marbles. >> woodruff: the famed simpson wit elucidated the man he was mourning as someone who loved a good joke, but, who was so much more, as well. >> he never lost his sense of humor, humor is the universal solvent against the ab elements o

alan simpson, i think, brought down the house.mer wyoming senator, with president george h.w. bush. both wives -- he told a story about being politically resurrected by the president when he was in dire straits as far as his polls. he said present which was at 93% and he was at .93%. he has called president george h.w. bush the most decent and honorable person he has ever met. saying that he was basically someone who loved and found love in other people. >> martha: we know, from the list that you read earlier and just from witnessing it throughout his life, he always believed that when your friends were down -- that was when you had to demonstrate your love for them. and reach out. here is this enormously popular president at the time, with his most unpolitically popular friend. they went off to camp david for the weekend, in that great show of friendship and support. >> bret: by the become of this motorcade is just passing the vice president's residence on massachusetts avenue. obviously, that is where vice president bush lived f

that was karel simpson talking to me earlier.all with president trump on christmas eve went viral, has insisted her belief in santa claus remains unshaken. mr trump caused outrage in the us, after he appeared to question the existence of father christmas in a conversation with collman lloyd, just hours before santa was scheduled to begin his deliveries. are you still a believer in santa? because at seven, it's marginal, right? well, the girl on the other end of that call has been speaking about the conversation from her home in lexington, south carolina. according to the post and courier newspaper, collman lloyd admitted she was left confused by the president's use of the term ‘marginal‘. let's have a listen to her side of the conversation. probably put out some cookies, and then we're hanging out with our friends, so that's pretty much all. well, that is very good. well, you just have a good time. yes, sir. are you still a believer in santa? yes, sir. because at seven, it's marginal, right? yes, sir. you got to say hi to mr pres

fox is airing a special encore of the first ever full-length episode the simpsons roasting on an opencember 23rd. yardley smith has been the voice of lisa simpson and says this job is an opportunity of a lifetime. >> the most significant and important thing that it's giving me of choice so i am allowed, i have the ability to say yes or no to, you know, other jobs in my life or things that i want to do, but you cannot put a price on that. >> earlier this year, the simpsons surpassed the show "gun smoke" as longest running tv series. you can catch new episodes starting this sunday. >>> the grammy award winning band imagine dragons has been chosen to perform at the halftilevi stadium january 7th. the concert is to be held on treasure island and will be featured during the live broadcast. at the stadium, two university bands will still perform at halftime. the concert will be free but we don't have info how you can get passes just yet. >> i like imagine dragons. >> what about little children? >> it's elementary school for you. >> take them to i hope you stick with us and see us back here

bush came to washington as a c newgressman in 1966 he bought the house of allen simpson's father. that's whe he live so it's an old family relationship. >> allen simpson was also on the short list to become vice president and was kept off of it because of the abortion issue. >> in 1988. >> in 1988. >> he was libertarian conservative out in wyoming, basically keep government out oi ever conservative. >> they were challengingim in the 1988 election in the primaries. he was a sitting vice president. >> dan quayle ang those. >> in a different time hes a conservative had done bipartisan legislation with none other than teddy kennedy. >> we want to pause here for a moment. some station will be leaving us and others will be joining us. this is nbc news live coverage of the proceed session for president george h.w. bush. >>> good afternoon. you've been watching live coverage as the casket of george h.w. bush. >> these live pictures from chopper 4 at joint baseandrews. the president's in state r until the ceremony wednesday morning. thank you for jning us. >> today is the first of several

ian and linda simpson reached a deal with a court in china, but have been forced to leave their grand—sonind. polls have closed in a general election in bangladesh that has been marred by violence and accusations of vote rigging. and there could be a clue in the name for the favourite as it's tipped to scoop several awards at this year's oscars. and in half an hour — a special edition of witness, which looks back at some of most compelling stories of 2018, from reflections on the russian revolution, to the doctor who saved bulgaria's dancing bears. good afternoon. the home office says six more migrants have been detained this morning by border force officials after arriving on a beach in kent. the men who are originally from iran, arrived by boat at kingsdown on the south coast. more than 200 migrants have arrived there in the past two months, and the home secretary sajid javid has cut short his holiday to address the problem. our political correspondent jessica parker has this report. a group of iranian nationals sit disorientated on a beach in kent. they arrived on an inflatable boat, t

as you mentioned, alan simpson was funny, he talked about humble people in washington.'t much traffic you had brian mulroney, the former prime minister of canada, about his close friendship with the president. he got choked up in describing the joy that president bush expressed in his life and the progress of his kids and grandchildren, and then the emotional crescendo as you mentioned which was george w. bush weeping as he recounted what a father that president george h.w. bush was not only george bush, but jim baker was weeping in the audience as you said, kelly, it was positive it was uplifting it was -- this is a moment when the country is riveted by political conflict and not feeling very good about the nature of that conflict and i think everyone, both in that church and watching around the country, wants to feel better, wants to feel good, and in this republican president who had so many close friends and colleagues who were democrats, there was something in his life for everyone to embrace and feel good about that's what avenue done today. >> to that point, john

alan simpson, of course, the hilarious renditions of some of the historical events. it did reflect the personality of the man making it on her best of the man they came here to honor. did have a common man's life even though he did not have a common touch. may not havele been aware because of the different places he lived. over the last couple of days, there are so many things that happened in four years of presidency and i also covered him as vice president. i forgot about the broccoli. in the first year of his presidential term, he announced, halfway joking, since he was commander in chief, he didn't have to eat broccoli anymore. [laughter] got very upsets and sent cases abruptly to the white house and did a ceremony where barbara bush accepted the brockley army hat -- the ccoli on -- the bro behalf of the white house. david: the decision in 1990 to go ahead with the deal with the democrats that raised taxes and had cuts and spending as well, you said the president said it will be a punch in the gut because it put my country ahead of myself. risk.l: that was a he k

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simpson: and i mean never.o the punch line for george herbert walker bush is this -- you would have wanted him on your side. he never lost his sense of humor. humor is the universal solvent against the abrasive elements of life. that is what humor is. he never hated anyone. he knew what his mother and my mother always knew. hatred corrodes the container it is carried in. most decent and honorable person i ever met was my friend, george bush. one of nature's nobleman. his epitaph, perhaps a single letter, the letter "l" for loyalty. it coursed through his blood. loyalty to his family, to his friends, to his country, institutions of government, and to the always, always, always, a friend to his friends. none of us were ready for this day. we mourned his loss from our own lives, and what he was to each of us. that is so personal, so intimate, so down inside. he would have been so much easier to celebrate his life with him here. but he is gone, irrevocably gone. and now, we would have -- upon him. we shall always r

al simpson i hope will get here because he was part of that as well.und former president ez before. even the most casual of them expect a deferential treatment, zmekt to call him mr. president or whatever. george bush wasn't doing that. these were his longtime pals. at dinner that night he said, i want your help, everybody. he said i'm getting -- and this is more than ten years ago, i'm getting to an age in my life where i want to reconcile differences i have had with people. i just don't want to die and have these open. i was stunned by someone saying that in his position. baker immediately said, not ross perot. we're not going to point there. >> it's funny on the forgiveness thing, i have heard most people he's forgiven, some people said perot was one. one was he never got over a john connelly beef, did he? >> no, but it was really more i think the fact that the connellies never accepted the fact that this upstart, preppie new englander would come down there and beat connelly in his home state of texas. he been governor, he had been secretary of the

former senator alan simpson knew george bush first as a congressman, then as president. but also as a father and a friend. he joins me now from cody, wyoming. on behalf of everybody, we offer you condolences on the loss of your friend and fellow traveler, and you're going to be delivering a eulogy during the funeral on wednesday. how should former president bush be remembered? how will you remember him? >> well, i think he should be remembered with a little bit of lightness of spirit. some of those things -- the myths of a politician in washington is formed by the mythologists, you know, that he was out of touch. he wasn't out of touch on anything, or that he was this or he was that. he was always on top of his game because he had learned things in early life called discipline, which is pretty important. it means -- comes from the world -- you know, disciple comes from the word discipline, to teach. and he had loyalty, and he had manners, an unheard of thing, i know. manners. and he loved people, and he had a view of life which what would we do without family and friends

a jessica simpson no le agradÓ su confusiÓn y este tema estÁ que arde.donde tale que sale jessica simpson. a los caballeros nos gusta ver a una chica en bikini. yo creo que una falla del feminismo es asumir que los hombres no nos gusta eso. marcela: es que yo no estoy de acuerdo con el cuento de la mujer como objeto. colate: tiene razÓn. marcela: no es una manÍa. alan: nos gusta el fÍsico. colate: lo que no me suena muy bien es eso de posar en bikini para anunciar que es virgen. marcela: entonces la visten de monja para que anuncie que es virgen? por quÉ? en ese caso no veo esas ganas de ver el cuerpo de la mujer como un objetoexclusivamente sexual. ella querÍa mostrarse en el bikini. carlos: lo increÍble es que el ataque viene de otra mujer. como siempre las mujeres no se cansan de atacarse la una a la otra. >> simplemente no fue un ataque sin un mensaje. carlos: hacemos una pausa y continuamos hablando de esto despuÉs de estos breves mensajes de nuestras afiliads. francisca: estamos en todas las redes sociales. sÍguenos en twitte ♪ accidentes, sfx: reb

simpson on this o.j.impson card, allegedly. ( laughter ) over the weekend, europe saw a ton of protests over a range of issues. in the united kingdom, people were in the streets both before and against brexit, while the france workers started fires, broker windows to protest president macron's fuel tax increases, and the entire world came together to protest ted cruz's new beard, which, to be honest, isn't fair. i think he deserves credit for trying to hide his face. we have been telling him for so long. h he's doing something about it. ( laughter ) we know earth sounds like this, yeah, right? but we never knew what other planets sounded like until now. >> by now most of us have seen pictures from the surface of mars with its rocky red landscape, but now thanks to n.a.s.a.'s inside lander, we can experience mars in a new way. >> what you just heard is the first ever audio of mars' winds moving over solar panels of n.a.s.a.'s lander. it's barely audible to humans. listen now with the recording speeded up b

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. >> a week after the 1992 election, president bush sat with answer simpson, senator simpson's wife andep and difficult and loving conversation. he wrote in his diary that night he felt rejected by the baby boom generation. he felt disconnected. and he wrote values, duty, country, service, honor, decency, all the things i really believe. we saw all of those things highlighted today. and it is a great thing for our country and we desperately need that. >> does it have a lasting impact beyond -- >> i'm an optimist so don't ask me. i think -- if john meacham is right and john meacham is the poet lawyureate. >> we're going into a spending fight, a shutdown fight, which includes the border wall, which is something we saw the president fight fiercely for and democrats fight fiercely against. we're at a key moment, getting to the top of the pyramid that is the mueller investigation. however, i think the longer term, to the people who have to make big choices come january, what can they take away today? we talked about that when senator mccain died. nancy pelosi may become speaker, democrats wi

bush simpson can be counted on for humor. we'll get some of that from him and he'll hear from john meacham as ylan indicated wrote his magnificent life, someone that enlisted in the navy and were shot down and rescued and went to yale and was an athlete there and moved to texas and struck out in the oil business that was successful and decided to give back and go into politics with two terms in the house and a series of positions from u.n. ambassador head of the republican party and head of the cia and vice president and president, carl. >> john, look forward to talk to you more of the president later on this morning. our john harwood is joining us in the studio. ed rogers, and an adviser for bush's 1988 presidential campaign, ed, thank you for your time >> thank you for having me >> you wrote a beautiful line this week, if there is such a devine hand guiding us, it is god that made bush to be our president. >> george bush was president during a pivot point in american history. the break up of the soviet union and the attempt

ian simpson says bringing both of the children to the uk is what his son would have wanted.ime — they spent two visits a year over here. they speak english and, when they were already talking about a divorce, weiwei, and she was... weiwei was happy that the children would go with michael, because he was the real carer. so, as far as we're concerned, that's where they should be. he has told the bbc that their campaign to have both of their grandchildren back in the uk will continue. but, for now, these two siblings will live thousands of miles apart. laura westbrook, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: the government has defended its decision to award a 14 million pound contract to a shipping company, with no trading record, as part of its preparations for a possible no—deal brexit. britain and france have agreed to implement what they're calling an "enhanced action plan" to prevent migrants crossing the english channel on small boats. bangladesh's governing party has won a landslide election victory, but the opposition says the vote was rigged. sport and for a full round up

ian simpson says bringing both of the children to the uk is what his son would have wanted. a lot of time, they spent two visits a year over here. they speak english and... they were already talking about a divorce, weiwei, and she was... weiwei was happy that the children would go with michael. because he was the real carer. so as far as we're concerned, that's where they should be. he's told the bbc that their campaign to have both of their grandchildren back in the uk will continue, but for now, these two siblings will live thousands of miles apart. 0pposition parties in bangladesh say they'll reject the outcome of today's election, which has been marred by accusations of vote—rigging and violence which has left 18 people dead. early results suggest the prime minister, sheikh hasina, will win a third successive term. her supporters praise her for turning the country into one of asia's fastest—growing economies, but critics say her government is corrupt and repressive. 0ur correspondent yogita laymaye is in the capital, dhaka. her report contains some flashing images. clas

ian simpson says bringing both of the children to the uk is what his son would have wanted.re. they speak english and... they were already talking about a divorce, weiwei, and she was... weiwei was happy that the children would go with michael. because he was the real carer. so as far as we're concerned, that's where they should be. he's told the bbc that their campaign to have both of their grandchildren back in the uk will continue, but for now, these two siblings will live thousands of miles apart. now, from tuition fees, technical education, apprenticeships, to mental health in young people. 2019 is set to be an interesting year in education. our education correspondent has been looking ahead at some of the stories that could dominate the year. it is going to be a busy and interesting year for education. the government is trying to work out what to do about tuition fees. an independent panel is looking at how we should pay for education after the age of 18, and they are due to report back as early as february. now, we know that already one of the ideas they are consideri

ian simpson says bringing both of the children to the uk is what his son would have wanted.pent two visits a year over here. they speak english, and when... they were already talking about a divorce, weiwei, and she was — weiwei was happy that the children would go with michael, ‘cause he was the real carer. so, as far as we're concerned, that's where they should be. he's told the bbc that their campaign to have both of their grandchildren back in the uk will continue. but, for now, these two siblings will live thousands of miles apart. laura westbrook, bbc news. volunteers atjoshua tree national park in california have turned out in force to help stave off any chaos from the government shutdown. if the shutdown continues for five more days or five more weeks, we will be out here cleaning and taking ca re of will be out here cleaning and taking care of the park, like the government can't. they've been cleaning toilets and picking up litter to keep the park open during the partial shutdown of the us federal government. that began on december 22nd, after congress clashed over

dad to the tragedy in all of this, the fact remains in the spoke to ian simpson a little earlier, they paperwork and don't want to speak to the press before the visa comes through but they have something even worse, neither of these children know what has happened to their father or to their mother, who is serving a life sentence here in shanghai. they faced the prospect of having to tell alice at some point and the possibility of having to telljack is well later in their life. correspondent in shanghai with the latest. the headlines on bbc news: another group of migrants cross the channel and arrive in kent as the home secretary cuts short his holiday to deal with the crisis. the chances of britain leaving the eu will be about 50—50 if the prime minister's withdrawal agreement is rejected by mps, the international trade secretary liam fox has told the sunday times. stars from the entertainment world remember comedy actress, dame june whitfield, best—known for her roles in terry and june and absolutely fabulous, who's died at the age of 93. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc s

in a way, i think this is the nightmare outcome for the simpsons. live with him in the uk. michaelweighs them ina with him in the uk. michaelweighs them in a western—style, they spent two years —— to visit a year over here, they speak english, they are suffering a bit at the moment for obvious reasons, they have travelled around spain and thailand on holidays with our family. when they we re holidays with our family. when they were already talking about a divorce and she was away, there were happy the children would go with michael because he was the real carer. as faras we are because he was the real carer. as far as we are concerned, that is where they should be. they get one grandchild, alice. i think they are nervous, but we have a statement from them in the last half—hour. they say alice is ready for her big adventure, she is an absolute joy to be with. they are hugely grateful to the chinese authorities and the lawyers in china. that is interesting because they intend to continue this legal battle to try and get jack back to the uk at some poi

john simpson, bbc news, greenland.f a new motorway bridge in the italian city of genoa, to replace one that collapsed in august, killing 43 people. kim gittleson has more. london has the shard, paris the pompidou centre, now genoa will get its own signature work from the famed architect renzo piano, who was born here in this northern italian city. a new bridge shaped like a boat with 43 lamps to commemorate those who lost their lives when the pa rt those who lost their lives when the part of the ponte morande collapsed in august. construction will begin in march and authorities hope it will be mostly built by the end of 2019. translation: we trust that, by the end of next year, the bridge will be ready, not yet cross of all, but everyone will be able to see and photograph it. while the new bridge is expected to cost $230,000,000, mister renzo piano donated the design for the structure free of charge. a gift to his hometown, he said. and it is 1 that comes with a promise. he vowed that this new bridge will last for a th

ian simpson says bringing both of the children to the uk is what his son would have wanted.ver here. they speak english, and when... they were already talking about a divorce, weiwei, and she was — weiwei was happy that the children would go with michael, ‘cause he was the real carer. so, as far as we're concerned, that's where they should be. he has told the bbc that their campaign to have both of their grandchildren back in the uk will continue. but, for now, these two siblings will live thousands of miles apart. laura westbrook, bbc news. 200 years ago around a third of argentina's population were black. but today very few people admit to being of african descent. despite their huge and historical influence on society, black argentinians still face racial discrimination and are often treated as foreigners in their own country. our correspondent celestina olulode reports from buenos aires. there's nothing more argentine than tango, but many are unaware its roots are african. for the afro—argentines whose families descended from the slave trade, they often feel like they've

emma simpson, bbc news, bolton.rtainer, who went overboard in the caribbean on christmas day. the us coastguard was alerted after arron hough didn't turn up for his shift on "harmony of the seas". royal caribbean, which operates the ship, said it was supporting mr hough's family. a man has been killed following an explosion which destroyed a house in hampshire. the blast happened in the early hours of this morning in andover, police and firefighters said. rescuers are continuing to search the area and a number of neighbouring properties have been evacuated. police are investigating after a double decker bus crashed into a house in south london. the bus travelling between morden and brixton ploughed through a fence and hit the building on streatham vale late last night. three people have been treated for minor injuries. police say no—one has been arrested, but they're continuing to investigate the circumstances behind the crash. there are 1.8 million single—parent households in the uk, and for a long time it was beli