to the bbc. after weeks of antigovernment demonstrations, she announced that snap elections will be held in february, but her opponents claim they would appoint their own government in her place. >> the massed crowds have gone, but there are still groups of protesters camped in the vicinity of the prime minister's unconvinced by her offer of an election but not quite clear what they will do next. "we should keep a lot of people here," said this woman." "then we will definitely win." they have been asked to stay the course by their leader, but no one knows how long that course will be. >> i would not want to come back here again, said this man. "i want to finish it this time." they are calling for the prime minister to leave office immediately, even though the election is less than two months away. she appeared after a cabinet meeting this morning to reject that option. then the pressure of the past few weeks and the hostility directed towards her family began to show. >> i'm not senseless. i have

they are on the voyage to make a series of radio programs for the bbc world service. ch disappointment that the snow dragon is not able to reach you. >> not for the time being, but this is actually parked up -- they are looking at the top deck and this is about 10 kilometers away, parallel in the ice. what will happen is that it will wait for the arrival of an vessel,an icebreaking which we hope will arrive tomorrow and about 24 hours and those two together are going to hopefully crunch their way through the ice between us, and they will be followed by's -- a smaller, french vessel which -- and we are hoping that maybe within the next 48 hours we will be released. is moralepe -- what like there. >> i would say this is holding up. there were a few people who were naturally disappointed that the chinese vessel, the snow dragon had packed up that was going to be coming straight for us today. the scientists and the science volunteers -- the paying passengers who were on board to help the scientists with their research on this expedition. >> remind us, what is the purpose o

to the bbc. after weeks of antigovernment demonstrations, she announced that snap elections will be held in february, but her opponents claim they would appoint their own government in her place. >> the massed crowds have gone, but there are still groups of protesters camped in the vicinity of the prime minister's unconvinced by her offer of an election but not quite clear what they will do next. "we should keep a lot of people here," said this woman." "then we will definitely win." they have been asked to stay the course by their leader, but no one knows how long that course will be. >> i would not want to come back here again, said this man. "i want to finish it this time." they are calling for the prime minister to leave office immediately, even though the election is less than two months away. she appeared after a cabinet meeting this morning to reject that option. then the pressure of the past few weeks and the hostility directed towards her family began to show. >> i'm not senseless. i have

the u.k. we sent a bbc journalist undercover as a syrian refugees. within hours he had been introduced to the traffickers. >> they asked if they could traffic him across. >> that's the promise and last year the french say it worked for an estimated 15,000 people. by night back among the refugees it's time to cue for a nightly meal provided by locate charity. syrians are regulars here. a few days after filming we heard from the chef. he successfully crossed to britain. but the older man, the professor and the pie poet is still there and lonely. >> i never thought i would end up here living this life. i feel like the dead amongst the living. one man among millions cast from his homeland. bbc news cal lay. >> you're watching bbc world news america. still to come on tonight's program, months after christians came under attack, the wounds are far from healed. >> the world's most popular firearm and the designer died at the age of 94. he was born in siberia in 1919. it was while recovering from wounds suffered during world war ii that he came up with the de

now she is helping other women break into the tech industry. bbc has the story. in 2008, i was working in tech in new york and the entire economy just exploded. i was working at a company where they laid off most of the workforce, myself included. i remember looking around the room and realizing that none of the technical people in the were getting laid off. the next day i went to the park during the day. the day after that [indiscernible] i've been helping a lot of women learn how to code. i have been the only girl on a couple of occasions, as well as the only female designer. the technology world is definitely very man based. tiny part of me that says, you know, there aren't any winning. who am i to think that i could be that first one? >> i know that sometimes i will make an assumption that, oh, she's a woman. it is very old-school as far as coding goes, right? even though you do not want to have that. after some brief interaction and it comes to shape becomes obvious that she knows her stuff, all that is gone. some brief interaction and it becomes obvious tha

drop this afraid so so the bbc. every day also the consensus the winter with. it's the warm greeting to all of you who read this though seas to do was to promote well almost. this recipe is the basis of surveillance. so strive to be working to support us. will you live in alongside some of the bliss of usually daddy. dd. alston tossed into the apartment sorts of odds of scripts for this moment. on the bus. you know him. dr the mausoleum for this purpose an all out what's the most worst bombings this moment of darkness. it's so weird. lily it was all jus me mostly years went on. see you at home with you know expressions then again you know. i'm not just for you so much. this exhibition is an amazing excavation of history in the dark together. towards the object itself. and who more or so and it went down in northern ireland the history. you know it's for children. i'd still argue debate to be discussed. and that is part of that. gracie really interesting relation to reality. you know my favorite food is picasso's art design tells the truth certain photos i did b

the one negative thing that somebody from the bbc told me about, he said don't worry about it, the guy wrote 400 great things and there was one probably -- one minor point. he said you're probably too complimentary attendee. i said i plead guilty. it's hard to go to all these letters and to see how this man conspired young people, how he inspired our age people, how he inspired the world. how he operated in pain every single day of his life and never let it affect his presidency negatively. how he sat there with the world blowing up in nine different ways and stayed with it. i mean, there's only one person in the whole world who can write better than me about kennedy, and that was william manchester. william manchester was his friend and william manchester would probably the most articulate of any kennedy writer, and he just said very simply. he said that his death was a tragedy that his life was a triumph. so it's very hard -- now, kennedy was lucky, too. i'm not the only lucky person. if he had lived and there was no unspoken, unwritten law amongst the reporters that we don't report

that brings the program to the close, but continue watching bbc news. in your local listings, you will find the channel number. for all of us, thank you for watching. i will see you here tonight. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news america" was presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: the house is poised to pass a bipartisan budget deal today despite opposition from conservatives. we talk to one of the architects of the compromise, washington democratic senator patty murray. good evening. i'm gwen ifil

the english football governing body is investigating. stay with us here on bbc world news. still to come -- lex we are increased to find out why europe says the attitude toward waste management is frankly, rubbish. >> known for beaches, carnivals, footballs, and violence. but there are so many more stories to tell. -- de janeiro >> one of the most dynamic metropolises. >> this is bbc world news. here are the latest headlines. -- michael schumacher remains in a medically induced coma after being injured while skiing. doctors don't know if he will recover. the president of south sudan has been speaking to the bbc. he believes a political solution is still possible. let's return to our main story this hour, michael schumacher. his medical team says he would not be alive now if he had not been wearing a helmet. but they knowledge his outcome remains uncertain. michael of injury schumacher sustained, here is more. >> inside the skull, the brain is delicate and vulnerable, and injuries can not only be difficult to diagnose, but to treat. it is a huge challenge to try to understand

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we are seeing media organizations. >> that was from the bbc's turkish service. a british doctor whose funeral .as taken place the government in damascus announced that he had committed suicide. he wasily believes murdered. he was arrested after entering the country to work in a hospital in a rebel controlled area. >> family, friends, and people that did not know him came to pay their respects. laying their son to rest was clear. the 32-year-old was imprisoned by the syrian authorities last year. an orthopedic surgeon who traveled to aleppo to help victims of hospital bombings. talked of his ill treatment in prison. he had been beaten for no other reason than the pleasure of his captors. found dead just days before he was to be released. the authorities claimed he took his own life. his family says he was murdered and criticized the british government for not trying to save him. of -- seek to speak a meeting with william hague. >> they were giving the family the privacy and space to grieve, but this is a family and the community that still wants answers. >> more s

the one negative thing a guy from the bbc said is was you are probably being too complimentary about john f. kennedy. is hard to go through the letters and see how this man inspired young people, how he inspired our age people, and how he inspired the world. he operated in pain every single day of his life and never let it affect his presidency. he sat there with the world blowing up in nine different ways and stayed with it. there is only one person in the world that can write better than me and kennedy and that was william manchester. he was his friend and most articulate of any kennedy writer. he said his death was a tragedy but his life was a triumph. kennedy was lucky. if he had lived and there was no unspoken law among reporters that we don't report on the private life of the president they would have crucified him. he made bill clinton look like a choir boy. he really did. but there is no evidence in those letters. and certainly no evidence in what they got recorded. so i don't think i answered your question, which was, he was movie star handsome. he truly was. i remember as a

they say they will stay here until the government falls. bbc news, kiev. >> for more on the unrest in ukraine, i spoke a short time ago with the director of the 's [indiscernible] think he underestimated the desire to be closer to europe and perhaps less close to russia? >> there is no question he miscalculated. he miscalculated on two france, one on actually understanding what was on offer from brussels. he always thought this is not eu membership, they are not on a path to full membership. on the other hand, if you look closely at this 10,000-page document that was negotiated, it is essentially everything but the name. i think that was what the russians woke to a few weeks ago when they realized ukraine was about to join another geopolitical bloc and it is not ours. that is why the intense pressure from moscow came over the last few weeks. this is not necessarily a zero- sum equation. most ukrainians are not seeing this as an anti-russia protest. they are not pouring out in the streets because they dislike russia. members inamily russia. they

newsis is "bbc world america." the death of nelson mandela brings a sense of loss around the world as people paid tribute outside his home in johannesburg. crowds take to the streets in so weto to remember their former leader. example nelson mandela has left for the rest of us to follow. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. since last night when the world learned of the death of former south african leader nelson mandela, the tributes have been flooding in. we learned from president jacob zuma that mandela will be given a full state funeral on sunday, december 15. the white house has confirmed president obama and the first lady will travel to south africa next week to take part in memorial services. we will have full coverage and area begin in johannesburg -- johannesburg. >> they come from all walks of life and all communities to pay respects outside the home of nelson mandela. the sense of bereavement is palpable. to some, almost private and personal. together,so a coming a nat

this will be a christmas they will never forget. >> you can see more on that at the bbc news website. and don't forget you can in -- can get in touch with myself and others. from many parts of the world, christmas day is long over. for others, it has barely started. each fish and immunity has 25 as the day to celebrate. here is a look back. ♪ >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news america" was presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: at the vatican, pope francis called for peace, while some in berlin marked the holiday with a dip into

the past few days. it is also a chance for them to reflect on how their country has changed since he came to power. bbc news, seoul. >> now to japan where today there was an announcement the country is sick if the kinley increasing -- is significantly increasing its defense spending over the next five years. among the items on the purchase itt -- surveillance drones, jets fighters, and naval destroyers. >> for a country with a pacifist constitution, japan already has a surprisingly large and powerful military. but these tanks are not much use if you are fighting over a bunch of tiny isolated islands are from the mainland. so japan is going on a shopping spree, buying new ships and aircraft. its military focus will move from the land to these the -- two bc. particularly the east china sea. >> taking into consideration the case with north korea and the tension in the east china sea, we believe the safety and security environment is changing and japan needs to resolve the issue head-on. >> these tiny islands are the focus of japan's territorial dispute with china. if china ever tries to take them by force

the bb managed to obtain these -- bbc managed to be a dane these pictures. markets with only radishes for sale. and in these pictures, starving people march towards military check points, calling for the siege to end. his is the response. food is a weapon in this war, now the government tells us they'll finally let u.n. aid through. >> we have spoken to mrs. amos and we have told her there will more access, more cooperation, particularly after the new achievements by the syrian armed forces. >> so does that mean you are only allowed to reach those areas where your forces have prevailed militarily? >> no, i can assure you it will go to all syrians who are in need. >> the government blames rebels for the siege. this week rebel commanders across the suburbs made an urgent plea for help. this is their pledge, to protect aid convoys and ensure relief reaches civilians. confidential u.n. documents leaked to the bbc show the scale of this crisis. 2 1/2 million syrians are now stuck in besieged or hard-to-reach areas. a quarter million are under siege by government t

they say they will stay here until the government falls. bbc news, kiev. >> for more on the unrest in ukraine, i spoke a short time ago with the director of the 's [indiscernible] think he underestimated the desire to be closer to europe and perhaps less close to russia? >> there is no question he miscalculated. he miscalculated on two france, one on actually understanding what was on offer from brussels. he always thought this is not eu membership, they are not on a path to full membership. on the other hand, if you look closely at this 10,000-page document that was negotiated, it is essentially everything but the name. i think that was what the russians woke to a few weeks ago when they realized ukraine was about to join another geopolitical bloc and it is not ours. that is why the intense pressure from moscow came over the last few weeks. this is not necessarily a zero- sum equation. most ukrainians are not seeing this as an anti-russia protest. they are not pouring out in the streets because they dislike russia. members inamily russia. they

he covered the collapse of south african apartheid regime for the bbc. he is also the author of the book "where the hell have you been," the story of the prisoner of war, the son of bernard montgomery. so a career story for tom carver. can you tell us a story about what it was like to cover the apartheid regime in south africa? >> yeah. thanks for having me. it was an amazing experience, obviously, as a journalist to cover that transition. as several have said, there was nothing inevitable about how it came you out. it may well after descended to civil war. as a member of the bbc, i spent a lot of time covering civil wars in africa. i do think, as president obama said, that mandela's personal force of character did make a very significant difference in preventing that country going to civil war. i think one of the things that people forget now about it, which was just so extraordinary at the time was the immense pressure the man was under. i mean he had pressure from the international community to get this right. he also had pressure from his own party be

newsis is "bbc world america." the death of nelson mandela brings a sense of loss around the world as people paid tribute outside his home in johannesburg. crowds take to the streets in so weto to remember their former leader. example nelson mandela has left for the rest of us to follow. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. since last night when the world learned of the death of former south african leader nelson mandela, the tributes have been flooding in. we learned from president jacob zuma that mandela will be given a full state funeral on sunday, december 15. the white house has confirmed president obama and the first lady will travel to south africa next week to take part in memorial services. we will have full coverage and area begin in johannesburg -- johannesburg. >> they come from all walks of life and all communities to pay respects outside the home of nelson mandela. the sense of bereavement is palpable. to some, almost private and personal. together,so a coming a nat

he sued the bbc to block reruns of the show. the case was later dismissed.ut things would get tougher. his energy company, solar city, floundered. the bank that had funded them pulled out of the deal. >> we had the worst economic climate since the great depression. it was disproportionately bad for cars. general motors. bankrupt. >> he was in the fight of his life. >> we had a week's worth of cash in the bank, or less. there was very little time left in the year to resolve these things. there were two or three business days left in the year. i never thought it was possible for me to have a nervous breakdown. that was about as close as i was going to come. >> when he was going through his sad period, it was like a hole in the heart. it hurts so much. i did not see him getting out of it. the next thing, i get this call when he says, you will not believe it. i met a wonderful woman. >> the one bright spot was meeting talulah riley, a british actress. they met in 2010. >> we met in a london club. he looked so forlorn and out of place and sad. i was trying to be

the bbc investigates. this report contains distressing imaging's. -- images. prisons, thisia is a procedure for taking mentally ill prisoners out of medicallls for treatment. pepper spray is used when prisoners do not follow instructions. ins video was recently shown court as evidence of maltreatment. what is most shocking is that the correctional officers were following the rules precisely in what they did in these videos. if they were following the rules and did everything right, then something is very, very wrong. been 1, 2, have three hours of intervention that had occurred before the actual occurs.orce and also to put it in context, the use of the chemical agent actually is one of the less lethal forms. >> it is also being challenged in california on the basis of solitary confinement. lex we were -- we were taken to see a security housing unit. thousands of prisoners are held on their own for 22 hours a day and only allowed limited exercise in a segregated yard. >> this is the security housing unit known as the shoe. this prison has a cell with a window t

he made the comment in an interview with the bbc after the government said it had agree to an immediate end of the fighting. meanwhile, more united nations troops arrived in south sudan's capital on friday. the security council approved a plan to increase the u.n.'s presence in south sudan by 5,500 peacekeepers early this month. more than 13,000 u.n. troops are tasked with restoring fees the war torn country. a fire on board a night train in southern india claimed the lives of at least 23 people including two children. the express train caught flame in the middle of the night from bangor to another country. a defective air-conditioning unit was the cause of the fire. some 40 passengers managed to escape while nine others were injured. to a major story in china now where landmark reforms are underway. the country's top legislative committee adopted a resolution to abolish the re-education labor. state media said all those serving time in labor camps be set free beginning saturday the decision formalizes a november announcement by the ruling chinese communist party. the same committee ann

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. >> the bbc nicholas winchell has more of the queen's annual holiday message. >> reporter: morning serviceveryone was there, with one exception. prince george was left in the nursery. more interesting, his parents told the crowd in the wrapping paper of the presents. and at 5 months old, who can blame him? in her christmas day broadcast, recorded at buckingham palace a few days ago, the queen spoke about pausing occasionally to take stock. >> we all need to get the balance right between action and reflection. >> reporter: and she looked back across 60 years. >> i myself had cause to reflect this year. at westminster abbey. on my own pledge of service, made in that great church on coronation day 60 years earlier. >> reporter: after reflecting on the past and the many changes that have occurred since she came to the throne, a nudge towards the future. prince charles was shown deputizing for the queen at a commonwealth summit. and then, the birth of the new third in line to the throne. >> here at home, my own family is a little larger this christmas. the arrival of a baby gives everyone the c

among them former prime minister fouad siniora around using the dough when the exam done and off the bbc's to see me here on the night which paths wind. elsewhere in on the family is grieving the death of high school students mohamed to hide the shot was taken and to hide celebrating the holidays with friends. moments before the hunt in the background excluded state to the wing union and meeting his friends critically injured. lebanon has declared sunday and day of mourning. european officials often acorn on tiki to handle a growing corruption scandal in my quote transparent monarch will begin sons of the government's aggressive type one is obstructing the investigation. the tigers peta is standing by his commission on the scandal saying the soul of a farm folks de stabilize the country. i cast on for korean reports. the second time in twenty four hours a rally in support to protect tired and oh on the techies prime minister refuses to buckle and has hit town to the country's judiciary. lulu he told me he'd seen the nation for craig and has been launched against us but the good food good.

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with the bbc continue anyway they came to a consensus is consensus is that. european politicians keep going as the mean both the countries and bigotry that is in trouble. and for the contras and the stamping the court make germany. and these uncertainties. but new list because it will be voted wednesday to close the fire legs when he's in milan squeezing the eurozone and this is not that positive we can discuss that part of the term. the other hand some of the domestic measures that have been taken me i should have an impact on this appeal discuss make it in wasting a leech. we do need overtime penalties of domestic demand in germany in school. deeply by dancing. the let's pick up on the part about them and which is another point which is important. which is the retirement age and several cdu members of her urged a no vote before it happened. the euro mp for clough who heads the party's economic council told the newspaper bild that sends the wrong signal that we now say people can retire at sixty three. you can support this coalition contract retiring age. wel

strikes 12, the city of london is streeted to a parade that features so many high school kids, that the bbc spoke of it. >> a three-hour parade. it did have a few wondering this morning. >> but now the brits are about to get a taste of the bay area. east bay style. the pittsburg high school marching band calls itself a show band. mostly because they like to show off a little bit. >> they play music they like. they do dance moves while they're playing which they like to do whether it's jumping up and down or hip shakes. >> the band got its surprise invitation to perform at the london parade and the kids and the booster club have spent the last 12 months trying to raise the money to go. >> the car washes, -- >> you get the idea. they have even worked a deal that will raise # thousand if they can collect 7500 pairs officessed -- usedded shoes for shipment to third world countries. and this saturday, former members of tower of power will jam with band members at a local benefit concert. for small town kids who aren't used to dreaming big, it's the kind of challenge and opportunity that can lite

the whole story unfolded on the bbc's version of "antiques roadshow." >> we want to turn to an important story that broke friday. the government's collection of phone records is constitutional, in contrast to another judge's ruling 11 days earlier that said it likely wasn't. for more on the timing and about what constitutional issues might determine the outcome of the case, we're joined now by washington from adam liptack. so the judges couldn't have disagreed more on more things in these rulings. let's first start about the disagreement on whether or not this government program to capture data from our cell phone records even worked. >> they were far apart on every part of this case, on the facts, the most recent judge, one in new york on friday, said that this program, nsa program that collects records could have prevented 9/11 and he seemed persuaded by several other instances in which the government asserts the program made a difference in preventing terrorist attacks. >> let's talk about the constitutionality question underneath. what's interesting, the most recent judge said we hav

the bbc reports-- developers are creating a button that would reflect- " hey" i sympathize" with what you are posting. the report says a facebook created the new button as an internal project-- and there are currently no plans for its launch. it's a new year and a new chief executive for hologic. former head of stryker corp., james macmillan, is in the top spot. it's the third ceo in less than a year for the medical device maker. jack cumming took over for robert cascella in july. the company also named two new independent board members, both managing directors of icahn capital. it's a not-so-happy anniversary for victims of bernie madoff. this month marks five years since madoff was sent to prison for 150 years for bilking billions of dollars from trusting investors in a ponzi scheme. so far, courts have recovered more than $9.5 billion to distribute to former-clients through an ongoing claims process. but most are struggling to move on after losing their life savings. hilton worldwide is moving up the date for its ipo to "this" thursday instead of friday. the potential $2.7 billion

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the kremlin. you are watching "bbc world news america." on,l to come, three years we look at what has changed in egypt and how people feel about the new regime. voicemails left for kate middleton by prince william were hacked by the news of the world, according to evidence. prince william was training in 2006 and he almost got shot with blank rounds during a training exercise. they deny the charges against them. vestiges,time of the prince william and kate middleton, then girlfriend and boyfriend, had just graduated from university. he was an officer cadet in training. leaving affectionate messages on her mobile phone. in one he referred to her as "my little babykins." it's later appeared in the news of the world. land -- into some other ambush and almost got shot. not by live france but by blank rounds, which would be embarrassing. seven years after the evidence, this was the first public confirmation that the news of had hacked phone messages left by the future king and the voicemails of a girlfriend he would marry. and after the jury wer

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the modern era. andrew harding, "bbc news," johannesburg. >> as world leaders arrive for that memorial, his daughter recalls his final moments. this week newspapers and magazine around the globe are celebrating the memory of nelson mandela with images. for the new yorker, it is this portrait by the artist, kadir nelson. he has illustrated children's books, and he spoke to us about the message he hopes his painting will convey. >> i wanted to show that fire that he had as a young man. it is a very graphic image. it has a lot of red and yellow in it in homage to the fire he had to fight the fight for freedom. my name is kadir nelson, i am an artist, illustrator and author. i created the artwork for the new yorker coffer, and i wrote -- cover, and i wrote and illustrated a book called nelson mandela. the challenge of writing a children's book about nelson mandela to zillion thsh to distill this huge story into a story that was palatable to young readers. i wanted to have him smiling a little bit, but his eyes are relaxed and that he is at peace. that was an invitation to readers to open the book. i star

minister of england to stand up in the house of commons and ask the question in public, how is it that the bbcn be broadcasting an event for a terrorist? and that's how powerful that word was. and the apartheid regime knew it, if they could label him as a terrorist, they could keep him in prison. ♪ talk about a revolution and i said, you can't get a black terrorist leader out of the prison. we have to get rid of one word, like terrorist. >> reporter: he recruited wh whitney houston and peter gabriel, figuring it could change the conversation. >> at that point in time, in 1980, the whole of the music industry was very, very powerful. it was big. it was big on television. and so, by then, helping to come on board, it allowed this instrument that we had to project his image across the world. >> that the whole world is watching. >> reporter: in the aftermath of the broadcast, as the pressure that would ultimately free mandela mounted on the south african government, hollingsworth got a letter from his concert partners, the african national congress and the anti-apartheid movement. >> dear tornny,

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