as that money monument that the art piece there surrounded by the white roses and as you said thomas michel really saying this is a symbol of tolerance and perhaps an important commentary in what has been an eventful year in germany since this attack has been deeded eventful year in germany since the attack again a lot of political blame game a lot of political consequences being drawn in fact some of the consequences you can also see right there at the christmas markets when you go and visit them and now you have to go through those concrete go past those concrete barriers that have been put in place or you have to obviously deal with them much more much more present police presence for example that's also something that you can clearly see if you go today to christmas markets a much more visible police presence or video surveillance so those are all measures that's a very present also for germans when they go to the christmas market which again is one of the most important traditions leading up to christmas here in germany in fact a tradition that is well known around the world. for our v

brazil's president dispersing ahead with plans to shake up the country's generous pension system michel thomas controversial waveforms have been blasted by critics across the psyche and time is running out for him to push it through to congress john heilemann explains. this is brazil as much of the world sees it some and send the paradise for the young and beautiful in reality the country has become the promised land of the old it's pensions are among the most generous in the world with many eligible to retire and start getting payouts while still in their fifty's who are to have the government says if that continues it will lead to financial disaster but it was possible school if we don't change things in ten years pension payments could take up eighty percent of the federal budget that's going to seriously restrict spending in education health and security. on thursday the government presented congress with an updated version of a controversial reform from president tema it would set a minimum pensionable age sixty five for men sixty two for women and reduce payouts it's been scaled back fro

not just about vichbsex crim crimes. 20 years ago anita hill testified and clearance thomas and years before that michelleal harassment suits that found its way up to the supreme court. it's a form of gender discrimination. it goes beyond individual stories of sexual assault or harm. >> i do see a few hopeful signs, one of them being sexual harassment training in major workplaces, another being this organization that helps press forward. i see organization happening. >> i saw awareness but what we have to look at is reassessing who has power in the organizations because we can do all the training we want and have all the language we need but we offer such a disproportion it share of power, economic power to white men and keep everybody else on the sidelines, you're just going to see these kinds of abuses and others perp petuated deep into e future. >> i remember what tamera said a couple weeks ago, we just want to work. we want to be able to get our jobs back in some cases. >> that's part of the issue of what are we going to do in terms of rep eating work to bring womn in and promote them? that takes a lo

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interior minister thomas they must german authorities faced criticism in the aftermath of the attack and many questions have been asked over whether it could have been avoided. berlin's mayor michel miller offered words of condolences as he inaugurated the memorial this is a place that everyone who you wish is to grieve so. that to have a place to come to commemorate all those when you really could mention were killed here. and there go to the sea we have the names of all of those who died you feel here and. it is a signal that we are sending out across all religious and national boundaries as well and this gash here commemorates wounds that the attacks of the cold caused but we want to overcome this wound in our society we do not want to be divided by terrorism and hatred and this is why i am normally a plaque is also a symbol of teller and tolerance of fun we owe that to the victims not just in berlin but across the globe let's bring in broad terms in our parliamentary studios hans it was a very moving ceremony a quite chartplotter take a story. well the day opened with a ceremony inside the church that was right next to plots in itself in fact a memorial church a memorial to t

michelle: firefighters gained the upper hand on nearly half a dozen wildfires in southern california but this the thomas fire which has scorched block after block in ventura continues to grow. it's now headed toward santa barbara and is 15% contained after burning more than 230,000 acres. thousands face new evacuation orders right now and are getting out of the path of this fast-moving fire line. alison: in alabama today, less than 24 hours until polls open to replace jeff sessions in the senate there. and right now, polls are really all over the place. some of them have republican roy moore in the lead. others have democrat doug jones. moore, of course, still fending off allegations of inappropriate behavior with teens while he was in his 30's. jones is feeling confident. >> i feel great. this has been an exciting race where we felt like we had the wind at our back for a long time. people across the state are identifying with the campaign. alison: moore, meanwhile, hasn't spoken publicly for president trump recorded a phone message going out to alabama voters urging them to choose roy moore. michelle:

michelle? . >> emily, thank you. >>> trending now, actor rob lowe is showing his appreciation for the brave firefighters battling the thomas fire near his montecido home. he shared these photos on instagram of a cal fire crew having dinner at his home. at one point, lowe grabbed a hose to help firefighters. another photo included a caption: "thank you to all the crews all over the country who stood tall and saved my town." . >>> texas pitcher cole hamils and his wife are giving back big time this holiday season. a few months ago, they put this mansion in missouri on the market for $9.4 million; but instead of selling their home, they've actually decided to donate it to a charity dedicated to kids with special needs and chronic illnesses. the 32,000 square foot home sits on a hundred acres of land, and already has a play set. pretty awesome. >>> some people in san francisco were doing a double take after spotting a classic car driving up side down, and they were even more surprised when they noticed who was behind the wheel. jay leno was seen driving this up side down 1999 camaro on twin peaks on sunday. the comedian known

angeles to san diego cnbc's aditi roy is live near the thomas fire in ventura, california aditi, what's the latest >> reporter: hi there, michelleight, we're in ventura county which is an hour northwest of los angeles it's really born the brunt of the biggest wildfire in the neighborhood a lot of homes look like this, reduced to rubble. a lot of cars here that are complete just shells right now right now there's six wildfires raging throughout the state 28,000 homes are threatened. 500 structures destroyed and as those damage estimates are coming in, so are reconstruction estimates core lodger coming out with numbers today saying 86,000 h e homes in southern california are at risk for the wildfires, combined reconstruction cost value of nearly $28 billion. this as some local businesses are also try ing to marn ing tie wake of evacuations. >> we don't have that business right now, but we do have the business of people coming in that need that spot. so are we making as much money probably not >> reporter: she was an owner of -- assistant manager at a local bar and they say that their business has really been affected that their st

michelle is off today. crews battling three major fires right now in southern california threatening thousands of homes. the largest is the 50,000-acre thomas fire that is northeast of ventura. here's a live look at what crews are up against right now. an immense amount of smoke coming off of that fire and kenneth craig joins us live from ventura county with more on the evacuations and a group challenge crews are facing this morning. >> reporter: they are nicing a major challenge with the kind of devastation that so many residents are waking up to discover this morning. homes like this behind me about a $900,000 home. burned to the ground except the car frame. three massive fires are burning out of control in southern california alongside some smaller ones. amid reports hundreds of homes have been destroyed. some residents spent the twilight hours dousing the roofs with water hoping that would combat flying embers. at least 150,000 residents have evacuated. >> all of a sudden i see from the other side fire came to our side. so scary. >> reporter: animals also had to be moved on short notice. a kcbs reporter was at a horse ranch in sunland w

interior minister thomas and german authorities faced criticism in the aftermath of the attack and many questions have been asked over whether it could have been avoided berlin's mayor michel going to offer words of condolence as you know great at the memorial this is a place that everyone who you can choose to grieve. to have a place to come to to commemorate those. killed to you. see we have the names of all of those who died. it is a signal that we're sending out crosses all religious and national boundaries as well and this gash commemorates. the attacks of the cold but we want to overcome this wound in our society we do not want to be divided by terrorism and hatred and this is why moral plaque is also a symbol of teller and taller and we owe that to the victims not just in berlin but across the globe and let's bring in thomas sparrow he is at the scene of last year's attack thomas as we saw a moving ceremony earlier with the mayor what has been happening at the moment. there's an eerie feeling here sumi an uncomfortable silence in a place that is normally full of people willing to celebrate christmas wanting to drink mulled wine or eat a sausage which is completely s

. >>> the toughest fire -- the thomas fire has claimed one more victim -- the tubs fire has claimed one more -- the tubbs fire fire has claimed michelwas burned in the fire and flown to uc davis hospital where he spent two months trying to recover. two weeks ago he lost the battle. >> michelle, it is so tough. we knew that he would survive this and get through this, but unfortunately it was just too much. you can imagine from 2:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. in a firestorm. that is seven hours. >> his company supported him through recovery. they flew his mother in from lebanon so she could spend his last days with him. >>> at home destroyed by the northbay fire -- and homes and plots destroyed by the northbay fire are starting to sell. people are putting their homes on the market instead of rebuilding. they think it is easier to start a new life somewhere else. this is a site that the luke family cannot bear to see any more. acres of scorched land. they were the first to sell their home in sonoma county after the fire. the average price is $160,000- $180,000 per lot. >> repriced it to sell quickly but we did not give it up. >> it breaks my