now mostly the northeastn part of the united states wet. goingo cause some travel troubles. temperatureshese we're just thinking rain. temperatures are going to be at 50 degrees on thursday, second f half the day wet. friday all day wet but l60s and saturday and sunday we dry out. and we get a little cooler christmas day and christmas eve lookingdry. >> a federal courthouse here in the district is a busy place this morning. take a look, michael flynn, the form a former national curity adviser inside the courthouse here being sentenced for lying to the fbi.a >> and toys everywhere. the toys bound for children everywhere. how your donations made .is possible ( ♪ ) male voice: here we go. (electronic beep) santa: ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho! (electronic beep) aldi has everything you need to make magic this holiday season. all at amazingly low prices. save on semi-sweet chocolate morsels. now just $1.29 per bag. (bells jingling) we are waiting to hear what's happening right i now federal court here in the district. president trump's former natio

from honduras she was told that the mother was a child would be allowed into the united states now she sits in a soaking wet tent and she misses home. today is my mother's birthday i've been sad since this morning we've never been apart we only had rice and beans but we were happy i've been sad all day at night i wake up and think that i'm home but i'm not i'm here. to when i was supposed to be a transit point but has access to the us is becoming more difficult many of these asylum seekers are opting to start a new life in mexico instead feeling really who is also from honduras a country with one of the highest poverty rates in the world and which is also one of the most violent she left her sick daughter behind and wants to join her sister in minnesota to earn money to pay for treatment. she has leukemia and she needs chemotherapy i have to find a job quickly for her sake we can't get into we will have to wait here many people say you can get through the beach or other points but i don't want to risk it i will loose too much and i have to get a job soon. making money is a pressing issue after more than two

created gymnast who is sexually abused by family united states team dr larry nasa say reforms on happening fast enough. and again we're looking at yet more wet weather for the southern states of the u.s. if we look at the satellite picture we can see the area of clouds that galloping its way towards us still putting itself together and for some of us in texas and across into oklahoma it will be pretty wet on thursday that system will then work its way towards the southeast corner by friday almost exactly the same place we saw the last storm just a few days ago the last one there was very wintery had a lot of ice and snow mix did this one is generally bringing some fall warmer weather with it so it will be rain and a big rain event that meanwhile towards the west we've already got lots of wet weather for the western parts of canada and yet more is expected as we head through the next couple of days before the towards the south and there's a good deal of cloud for many of us across the central america is the one or two showers but nothing too particularly heavy except here just the tail end of what's going on over the u.s. that will be just gr

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from honduras she was told that her mother was a child would be allowed into the united states now she sits in a soaking wet tent and she misses home. today is my mother's birthday i've been sad since this morning we've never been apart we only had rice and beans but we were happy i've been sad all day and night i wake up and think that i'm home but i'm not i'm here. to when i was supposed to be a transit point but as access to the u.s. is becoming more difficult many of these asylum seekers are opting to start a new law. in mexico instead of feeling the way rosa is also from honduras a country with one of the highest poverty rates in the world and which is also one of the most violent she left her sick daughter behind and wants to join her sister in minnesota to earn money to pay for treatment. she has leukemia and she needs chemotherapy i have to find a job quickly for her sake we can't get into we will have to wait here many people say you can get through the beach or other points but i don't want to risk it too much and i have to get a job soon. making money is a pressing issue after more than two month

united states. >> rainstorms from louisiana to new jersey are causing floods. >> this wet, muddy. it's bad.

united states. >> rainstorms from louisiana to new jersey are causing floods. >> this wet, muddy.s bad. >> crews are working to fix a massive centurylink outage affecting emergency calls. >> it knocked out 911 services in several states. >> no end in sight to the government shutdown. >> president trump threatening to close the southern border entirely if democrats do not fund his wall. >> we're in this for the long haul. >> a miracle rescue in the french alps. >> a 12-year-old boy survived being trapped in an avalanche for 40 minutes. >> what is that? holy ( bleep )! >> a technical malfunction at a power station in queens caused this eerie blue glow. >> many speculating an alien invasion. >> this was on the site which raised some questions. >> the oldest world war ii veteran in the united states has died. >> richard overton served at pearl harbor just after the japanese attack. >> i'm just a person, i'm not a hero. i ain't done nothing nobody else couldn't do. >> brown: good evening. jeff glor is off tonight. i'm james brown, and this is our western edition. and we begin with the

from honduras she was told that the mother was a child would be allowed into the united states now she sits in a soaking wet tent and she misses home. today is my mother's birthday i've been sad since this morning we've never been apart we only had rice and beans but we were happy i've been sad all day at night i wake up and think that i'm home but i'm not i'm here. to when i was supposed to be a transit point but has access to the us is becoming more difficult many of these asylum seekers are opting to start a new life in mexico instead getting a grocer is also from honduras a country with one of the highest poverty rates in the world and which is also one of the most violent she left her sick daughter behind and wants to join her sister in minnesota to earn money to pay for treatment. she has leukemia and she needs chemotherapy i have to find a job quickly for her sake we can't get into we will have to wait here many people say you can get through the beach or other points but i don't want to risk it i will lose too much and i have to get a job soon. making money is a pressing issue after more than two mo

wet. so one hopes the united states government will be part of the solution here in the past couple of weeks they reportedly have been blocking action. i think that would be a real mistake at this point it would effectively undermine the special envoy's work. then of course congress has an enormously important role to play. i wonder if secretary of defense mattis would have been making those phone calls if congress hadn't signaled loud and clear that it with was going to be taking action that really would have been unheard of, i think, east coast a year ago, with weighing this on what has been a key strategic alliance for the united states and frankly asserting itself in the war powers frame in a way hat is very unusual and from my perspective quite with welcome. so i will leave it there. back to you. >> great. three outstanding presentations. now it's time for some outstanding questions. i realize this is way in advance of anything a and i'm a subscriber of due process when you can't solve the problem immediately. but end game. i know it's too early to speculate but is this just another exa

united states. and nine hundred eighty nine the berlin wall fell and with it the hind curtain. bush cautiously uncomely weathered the transition he wet todd to develop a good relationship with the leader of the soviet union gorbachev and campaigned heavily for the reunification of germany. bush is also the president who led the usa into its first major military operation in the middle east as i reported to you air attacks are underway against military targets in iraq. bush launched operation desert storm against iraq's dictator saddam hussein after he had attacked kuwait. after the first gulf war president bush the prove origins went through the roof but that didn't last long many americans became unhappy with his domestic policies because of tough economic times he was forced to raise taxes it was a broken promise and the perfect ammunition for bill clinton bush next democratic opponent clinton won the one thousand nine hundred two presidential election and after his one term in the white house bush called it quits. he focused his efforts on humanitarian activities and this family which in two thousand and one once again broke histo

united states was in the dumps. >> on wall street, it was cold, gray, wet, and miserable. in was no comfort to be found outside.nvestors, there was not much inside either. the tickers carried almost nothing but bad news. >> we would come off a terrible decade for investing. people were skeptical of the stock market. it was a very sleepy wall street back then. >> most economists expect a serious recession, with at least 2 million more americans losing their jobs. >> i regret to say we're in the worst economic mess since the great depression. >> literally from the first moments of his presidency on, president reagan let it be known that his top priority is the nation's economy. >> i put a freeze on pending regulations and send up a task force under vice president bush to review regulations with an eye toward getting rid of as many as possible. >> the philosophy behind deregulation is that it works better. >> this bill represents the first step in our administration's comprehensive program of financial deregulation. >> introducing deregulation, finance began to get much more creative and profitable. >> in money ma

of state, wet to name a few, contribute to the steady erosion of fundamental freedoms and values that have driven us to a position of global strength. this resolution is a clear message that the united states will not stand up in defense of our values, but we in the senate will. we condemn some violations one day and then inexplicably condone them another day. congress will act as an effective check and balance. as a coequal branch of governance, we will defend american values and work to promote our long-term security interest. at the end of the day, the saudi government must take ,esponsibility for his actions for this ugly war does not serve saudi arabia's own long-term interest. it demands the saudi government hold itself to a higher standard. they must treat citizens with dignity and respect and engage partners in the region in responsible efforts to protect from the ever-growing threat. shortsighted capricious actions will not serve saudi arabia's long-term interests, yet the united states has an important relationship with saudi arabia. must also be true to our own long-term interest, meaning we cannot sit idly by waiting for them to act it should be clear to everyone that th

children sleeping on wet blankets. [ speaking in spanish ] >> what happens if the united states says>> he says if they can't get in legally, the only option, they'll have to do it illegally. but he knows that immigration, u.s. immigration will be there keeping an eye. >> so, this place just keeps growing, right? >> right. >> everything we're seeing now, the line just keeps moving this way. it started over there, and now the tents have just been spreading more and more this way. and even with this new shelter, that's the -- there's a new shelter 45 minutes away and it's met with a lot of skepticism because -- is it better or is it farther away? that's why you're still seeing these tents. obviously people believed it was a better deal, they would go. the sanitation here is regular. they're coming and they're emptying the port-a-potties. but it is -- this isn't just water, okay. this is sanitation waste. these people are living in it. what is next? this can't stay this way. >> right. >> so, what are the possibilities? >> well, i keep asking people that. officials, the migrants themselve

uniting the world. ♪♪ >>> the wet weather is most active across the state right now. let me show you the forecast.as we head into the afternoon and evening hours, never making it to socal. 70s in los angeles, palm springs. mid to upper 50s sacramento and chico. valley rain and mountain snow today. more so 10:00 monday morning to 4:00 tuesday afternoon. one to two feet of snow possible in tahoe for christmas eve and christmas day. awesome. >> thanks, mike. new details about big tobacctob big investment into juul. the average juul employee will soon become a millionaire. the deal announced by al tri a includes $2 billion in bonuses to employees. that comes down to $1.3 million to each of the 1500 workers. investors will be paid out $150 per share. al tri a is spending $13 billion to buy 35% stake in juul. >>> uber self-driving vehicles is have returned to the streets of san francisco. it's suspending testing in march after one of the company's autonomous vehicles hit and killed a pedestrian. it did a top to bottom review of safety policies. vehicles will now go no faster than 25 miles per hour. they

to get a tarp, to try to keep warm and children sleeping on wet blankets. [ speaking foreign language ] >> so what happens if the united statesays you can't come in? >> he said if they can't get in legally the only option they'll have to do it illegally. but knows that immigration -- u.s. immigration will be there keeping an eye. >> so this place just keeps growing, right? >> right. >> everything we're seeing now, the line just keeps moving this way. it started over there and now the tents have just been spreading more and more this way. and even with this new shelter, that is the news that there is a new shelter 45 minutes away and met with skepticism because is it better or is it farther away and that is why you're still seeing the tents. obviously people believe it was a better deal they would go. the sanitation here is regular. they are coming and they're emptying the port-o-potties, but it is -- this isn't just water. this is sanitation waste. these people are living in it. what is next? this can't stay this way. they won't make it. >> right. >> so what are the possibilities? >> well, i keep asking people that. officials

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united states, george herbert walker bush. but, first, locally, we're going to take a live look outside from our sutro tower camera. scattered showers across the area. the camera lens is wethere. thanks for joining us. i'm kristen zse. meteorologist mike nicco has been tracking this. >> a look at what we're going to deal with. for today we've got a one on the storm impact scale with light to moderate showers. not a steady rain, but if you get over a couple of these, the rainfall could add up to .2 of an inch. it will taper this evening. here's a look 24 hours ago of the storm on the left side of your screen. look how farther south and east it is, and that's why we'll see a tapering of the showers as this continues to head south and east away from us. you can still see yellows and greens and the showers are out there. as we head into the evening commute, you can see it's definitely tapering, even a little sunshine breaking through the clouds. but 7:00 all the showers are over and by midnight, you can see all the rain is from monterrey and southward and this rain is over. another chance of rain this weekend and let's get back to kristen. >> thank you, mike. >> you can check

out atst week that discussed th the possibility of having that and the united states -- there is a lot of discussion. healthy, wete also want them to be safe and we need to recognize that every individual is different and what may work for one person may not work for the others. the fda has approved some s tudies to look at additional forms of treatment in addition the three or four approved forms of medication, so we are not there yet. host: one more call has been waiting from new jersey. caller: i am a natural doctor. elle and themrs. lab government to should repeal drug laws because it calls the biggest epidemic in the history of man. lawyer so she probably so they make laws legal can still come down on all of the people that made rug through all -- drug addicts through all of the years and the fda that is killing children through vaccinations, and the psychologists telling children to give class to narcotics to children in grammar school. this is a tragedy. these people should be put on trial for treason. host: got your point. guest: this is a hot issue. one of the reasons i enjoy working on this is because i

wet. it would be an opportune moment for the celts to move and one of the united states government will be part of the solution and the past couple of weeks they reportedly been blocking action at the celts. that would be a a real mistaket this point. it would effectively undermine the special envoys work. of course congress has the most important role to play. i really wonder if secretary of defense matters would have been making this phone calls if congress had not signaled loud and clear that is going to be taking action that we would have been unheard i think even a year ago weighing in on what is been a key strategic alliance for the united states and and, frankly, asserted itself in the war powers frame in a way that is unusual for my perspective quite welcome. so i will leave it there, and back to you, and. >> great. outstanding presentation. now it's time for some outstanding questions. jane, do you have one? otherwise we will go to -- i have a few but i will wait my turn. >> all right, question. i realize this is way in advance of anything and i am subscriber of due process, when

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united states senate. and if they can pass it, fine. that's-- they're in the majority. but if they can't pass it, or ia wet pass something, then we need to compromise. >> woodruff: i do want t quote something that leader pelosi said i a report back to colleagues at the capitol aftere meeting. it's been reported she was talking about the president. he said it's like ad "manh thing for him, as if manhood could ever be associated with him." end quote. were you there when this was said? >> i was not there, judy. i didn't hear that quote. >> woodruff: if she said this, is this the kind of thing do you think affects the working relationship between demprats ansident? >> well, i think there's nobody who uses rhec ton a harsher way than the president of the united states and makes it more difficult to reach compromise, frankly, than president trump. but having said that, hopefullyb this iger than nancy or bigger than the president. this is talking about the united states government staying operative, se aving trican people, staying on guard for the people's safety and service. and we ought not-- we ought not to ge

well rio is going to be a rainy wet day at thirty three degrees in a sense then it is going to be dry but thirty five degrees in your forecast well here cross united states we are definitely seeing a lot more traffic in the air and on the roads because of the holiday coming up but we're going to be seeing a lot of problems with that as well but out here towards the south this area of low pressure doesn't look too much as anything in significant right now but we are going to be watching this very carefully over the next day because we're going to be seeing more rain pushing into parts of texas louisiana and then as we go towards thursday this system is really going to start to develop watch what happens as we go from wednesday night into thursday a lot of moisture enters into the system rainy conditions across much of the southeast elana it's going to be a rainy stormy day on thursday with the temperature ten degrees up towards new york we're going to see mostly cloudy conditions at eight and auto and it is going to be mostly cloudy as well with a tempter few of about zero degrees. the weather sponsored by cats own race. when i enter the speed of a modifi

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wet is the same have been writing about. of put obligations. the great story in the united statese emergence of the fracking business. the untold story is the fact that these people have to hedge. the new york financers want some sort of financial protection. that means we haven't the beginning of the quarter, -- we had at the beginning of the quarter, 5 million barrels of oil. ,ost of these hedges and puts swats -- swaps and puts have not been hedged and the prices were between $50 and $60. when the price started falling having tole started hedge and suddenly we wound up selling effectively 10 days worth of opec production. 500 million barrels had to be sold. on christmas eve, the price started to fall and they were more puts sold by producers who were doing three-way calls and that drove the market down because there were no buyers. pointit is such a great and you had a chart in one of your weekly notes. it takes a look at the positioning and the price. if we bring up that chart, the vertical line is the cumulative amount of oil that needs to be hedged and then on the flipside,

wet start to the year. ivan, thank you. >>> taking place in moscow this day, russian officials set to hear turkey's plans for its forces in syria given that the united statess now backing out. the turkish foreign and defense ministers are in moscow discussing how they plan to fight terrorists in syria, but no doubt that will lead to a discussion of exactly who terrorists are. in moscow matthew chance is following the story. matthew, as turkey and russia coalesce around a plan with the u.s. now out, what happens to the kurdish militia, a group turkey calls terrorists? >> reporter: yeah, the ypg. it is a good question. and the answer to that is just now starting to emerge. they have been left in a difficult position with the withdrawal of u.s. forces from syria where they have been working alongside the united states and control much territory up there. and it seems that they are inviting back in the assad army, the military of the syrian government, to take over positions around the strategic town of manvich that has been held by the kurdish militia for some time now. and they face a very stark choice. they will either do a deal with the assad government or

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