clooney organized a star set telethon that raised $150 million for the united way. >> we are citizens everybody wants to contribute. it sparked a feud with fox news anchor bill o'reilly accused united way and by extensions of clooney of in properly distributing i. >> i am not saying anybody stealing it. it is in the bank getting interests and while most of the families don't know what's going on. >> you know how these celebrities are. he's stunningly misinformed and he had no clues what's going on. >> you said he's stunningly misinformed. >> i like that guy. >> clooney responds to o'reilly in a letter, nothing's short of a lie. >> he started to use facts that were not true of the fun calling it a fraud. >> the two sparred again when clooney organizes another telecom of the 2004 tsunami. >> it has also rekindled a battle between two of america's best known personalities, one that has been simmering since 2001 telethon for victims of 9/11. >> the actor invites o'reilly to participate in the telethon and the former fox anchor accep raising $18 million. later that year, clooney tried to c

so we're thrilled to be a part of because we're united way bay area when we get a good idea from the treasurer in san francisco we think how do we hope open that rngs and help the mayor lacardo do this and excited about the ground work laid here and look forward to expansion. thank you very much. [applause]. >> good morning i'm jenny floez i'm a proud member of the community, o and bank of the west. i'm proud to stand here to launch this initiative i'm signing up with the treasurer lee they're visionary they embody customer century to understand the needs of community and be responsive to those on behalf of obank of the west we're going down that path in understanding more clearly what the needs are, we're looking for those programs, those campaigns that are going to activate positive change in people's lives i will say from personal experience not having savings when you need them is very shameful experience. you start to wonder what did i do wrong? you have to borrow and beg and steal if you need to to meet your need i feel this campaign ism coing at a perfect time when vegetarian

within a week, clooney organizes a star studded telethon that raises $150 million for the united way.> as far as the entertainment industry, we're all still american citizens, first and foremost. everybody wants to contribute, everybody wants to be a part of it. >> it sparks a well publicized feud with bill o'reilly who accuses the united way and by extension clooney of improperly distributing the funds? >> i'm not saying anybody's stealing it, i'm saying it's in the bank getting interest while most of the families don't know what's going on. you know how these celebrities are and their publicists, you say one cross word about them and you're on a list. let me tell you something about george clooney, he's stunningly uninformed. he has no clue what's going on, nor does he care. >> did he say i was stunning? >> no. he said you were stunningly misunderstood. >> i take it back, i like that guy. >> clooney responds to o'reilly in a letter. calling his accusations nothing but a lie. >> the reason i had to say something is because he started to use facts that were not true about the fund and

the united way emerging leaders program chose 100 young people to enjoy an evening of food, entertainmentnd gifts along with their families. the winter wonder land event included a visit from santa claus. many of those at city hall last night also reflected on their memories of the late mayor ed lee. >> tonight we took a moment of silence for ed lee and we just want to thank him for his leadership, his service and his heart. i think everybody in this room knows that everyone took a step forward under his leadership and we will always remember him. >> the community youth center of san francisco partnered with starbucks and the united way for last night's event. >>> time is 4:56. more about honoring ed lee. now there's a date set for a memorial to honor mayor lee who, as you know, died on tuesday. >>> and also millions of dollars will be cut from the oakland school district. coming up, the reaction and details from last night's vote. >>> good morning. you can see traffic is moving along pretty well. if you are driving in many areas, it still hasn't become, for example, really slow here at t

the united way expects to lose up to $450 million a year under the new plan.nk there's going to be less people giving to charities? >> i would tell you just the opposite. >> reporter: mark steber is the chief tax officer for jackson hewitt and recalls when the charitable deduction was scrapped in the 80s. >> i would tell them to look at the 1985 tax law that took away-- took away the ability to deduct it on your tax return and donations went up. >> reporter: are you worried about the future with this new tax plan? >> i think it remains to be seen. >> reporter: barton is hoping people will continue to give, not for a tax break but for the good of humanity. meg oliver, cbs news, paterson, new jersey. >> dahler: still ahead, security nightmare-- how a terrorist group has developed an almost-untraceable bomb. so he took aleve. if he'd taken tylenol, he'd be stopping for more pills right now. only aleve has the strength to stop tough pain for up to 12 hours with just one pill. aleve. all day strong. eight hundred dollars whenlmost we switched our auto and home insu

work on and on commissioned mural series called american historical epic, of the history of the united ways. he painted like a textbook. in chapters and panels. the everyday sorts of folks that he is painting in his history paintings. was an excellent writer in his own respect. he wrote two autobiographies. the first in 1937 was an artist in america, it is his adventures, his travels around the country. the chapters are, the west, this outcome of the mountains, the rivers, things like that. he is only 40 years old when he writes that, he had to add chapters. in 19 59 andck writes a second autobiography, a technical autobiography about art. that is unfortunately in-of-print but, an artist america is still available, most libraries have it. his life he end of was working on a third autobiography, titled, and intimate story. he was going to -- go into more detail on things, we have in our archives and collection some of the manuscript from that. is, on his typewriter, with his handwritten note, chapter nine, what i do. he is working on this unpublished autobiography. he is not able to get it c

united way emerging leaders program chose 100 young people to enjoy an evening of food entertainment and gifts along with their families. the winter wonderland event included a visit from santa claus. many of those reflected on their memories of the late mayor ed lee. >> tonight was a moment of silence for ed lee. we want to thank him for his leadership his service and his heart. everybody in this role knows -- everyone took a step forward under his leadership.>> the community center partnered with starbucks and united way for tonight's event.>>> mountain view approved a redevelopment plan that calls for increasing the housing stock by 30%. some are applauding the decision while others are uneasy about what the growth will bring.>> reporter: mountain view is getting a makeover. approving a redevelopment of the north bayshore area. despite google and linkedin call home. thousands of new residents will too.>> this project was taking a very industrialized office park and we are now creating a brand-new community.>> reporter: the community built in phases retail entertainment and 10,000

. >> reporter: united way ceo brian gallagher says his organization, which collects $3.5 billion a year in donations and funds charities like so others might eat expects to take in $300 million less. estimates that overall charitable give willing go down $13 billion a year, which would mean up to 10 million people will lose needed services. what's the impact of that? >> the impact is lives, human lives. >> financial advisers say if you're planning to stop itemizing, you should probably make some of your 2018 donations to cha before the end of the year so you can deduct what you were planning to give to charity or your church on this year as veterans, we committed to protect our country. we served and sacrificed for the things that mattered most. those experiences shaped our lives. now we're husbands, wives, parents, and friends. and sometimes we forget that the biggest challenge can be asking for support. the veterans crisis line is here for veterans. dial 1-800-273-8255 and press 1. it matters. [male narrator] we've all heard how military veterans adjusting to the civilian world may ha

within weeks he has a star studded tell thon that raises $150 million for the united way. >> we're allrican citizens first and foremost and everybody wants to contribute, everyone wants to be part of it. >> it sparks a feud with bill ro rye lie, who accuses clooney of improperly distributing the funds. >> i'm not saying anyone is stealing it. it's sitting in the banks gaining interest and no one knows what's going on. let me tell you something about george clooney, he's stunningly misinformed. he has no clue what's going on, nor does he care. >> did he say i was stunning? >> no. he said you were stunningly misinformed. >> i take it back, i like that guy. >> clooney responds in a letter calling his accusations nothing short of a lie. >> the reason i had to say something was because he started to use facts that weren't true about the fund and lied. >> the two spar again. >> is tsunami in asia has produced an outpouring. but has also had a kindled a new battle. >> this time the actor r requests o riley to participate in the tell thon. he accepts. later he tries to clarify the impact of hi

. >> reporter: united way ceo brian gallagher says his organization, which collects $3.5 billion a yearons and funds charities like so others might eat expects to take in $300 million less. estimates that overall charitable give willing go down $13 billion a year, which would mean up to 10 million people will lose needed services. what's the impact of that? >> the impact is lives, human lives. >> financial advisers say if you're planning to stop itemizing, you should probably make some of your 2018 donations to cha

charities like the american red cross, the salvation army and the united way depend on small contributions. unitedway expects to lose up to $450 million a year under the new plan. >> you don't think there will be less people giving to charities? >> i would tell you the opposite. >> reporter: mark is the chief tax officer for jackson hewitt and recalls when the charity deduction was scrapped in the 80s. >> i would say look at the 1985 tax law that took away the ability to deduct it on your tax return and donations went up. >> reporter: barton hopes people continue to give, not for the tax break, but for the good of humanity. >>> dominion energy is sending help to puerto rico. 82 restoration workers among employees helping out after hurricane maria. deployment begins on tuesday when equipment and vehicles will be shipped to san juan. workers will be there a month. half of the island is still without power. >>> disneyland is up and running. they have power in southern california. this was the scene yesterday when a transformer cut power to a dozen rides in fantasy land. lots of riders waited

the united way emerging leaders program selected 100 young people to enjoy an evening of food, entertainment and gifts along with their families. the winter wonder land event included a visit by santa claus. many of those who were there at city hall last night also talked about their memories of the late mayor ed lee. >> tonight we took a moment of silence for ed lee and we want to thank him for his leadership, his service and his heart. i think everybody in this room knows that everyone took a step forward under his leadership and we will always remember him. >> now, the community youth center of san francisco teamed up with starbucks and the united way for last night's event. >>> we are coming up on our 6:00 hour and there was a standoff overnight and into the morning. coming up at 6:00, we will show you how police got a suspect out of a south san jose home. >>> and in oakland, despite protests from parents and teachers, a huge budget cut is coming to oakland schools. coming up at 6:00, we will tell you how this will impact the schools. schools. >>> good morning. we see traffic is going to

the united way expects to lose up to $450 million a year under the new tax plan. don't think there will be less people giving to charities. >> i will tell you just the opposite. >> reporter: mark is the chief tax officer for jackson hewitt and recalls when charitable deduction was scrapped in the 80's. >> i will tell them to look at 1985 tax law that took away, took away the ability to deduct it on the tax return and donations went up. >> reporter: are you worried about the future with this new tax plan. >> i think it remains to be seen. >> reporter: barton is hoping people will continue to give, in the for a tax break, but for the good of humanity. meg oliver for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> the greater philadelphia coalition against hunger just received a generous donation, the charity received a check today for $2,500 and it is all thanks to customers at acne on snider avenue in south philadelphia. all they had to do was buy dietz and watson brand london broil roast beef between november 13th and december 10th, a donation was made for each pound sold. >>> well,

the united way merging leaders program allowed young people to enjoy an evening of food, presents withheir family. many of those at city hall also reflected object their memories of the late mayor ed lee. >> tonight we took a moment of silence for ed lee. we just want to thank him for his leadership, his service and his heart. i think everybody in this room knows that everyone took a step forward under his leadership and we will always remember him. >> the community youth center of san francisco partnered with starbucks and the united way for last night's event. >>> the time is now 6:55. some of the survivors of the north bay wildfires are getting early holiday gifts. >> an emryville company is offering free photo shoots to the families that lost their home in the fire. many of the families taking portraits say that they raced out of their homes without anything, including irreplaceable family photos. one of the photographers describes the portraits that he has been taking as unreal. >> just the amount of hope that everybody has. everybody that has come through has been so positive. >>

the american red cross, the united way of ventura county, and the los angeles fire department foundation. now some individuals have also started gofundme campaigns online but remember you should check with the folks at gofundme to make sure those campaigns are legit. >>> still ahead three resignations in congress in one week all over sexual misconduct allegations. one senator explains what needs to happen next. >> and if a $40 toll to drive on i-66 isn't your thing, a virginia man has an alternative plan to save you time and money. >> plus... >> how much do you credit your mother with where you are today? >> about 110% of it. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> a local woman is making history at west point. simone asque is the first black woman to lead the army corps of cadets. coming up at 5:30. >>> the house ethics committee is launching an investigation into yet another lawmaker. the committee says it has new evidence in the case against congressman blake farronthol accused of sexually harassing an aid and then retaliating when she complained. minnesota senator al franken and trent franks from a

. >> reporter: united way c.e.o. brian gallagher says his organization, which collects $3.5 billion a year, in donations and funds char itz like "so others might eat," expects to take in $300 million less. he estimates that overall charitable giving will go down $13 billion a year, which would mean up to 10 million people will lose needed services. what's the impact of that? >> the impact is-- is lives. it's-- it's human lives. >> reporter: now, financial advisers say if you're planning to stop itemizing, you sul your 2018 donations to charity in the next few days before the end of the year so you can deduct what you were planning to give to charity or your church on this year's tax returns. bianna. >> golodryga: some good advice. jan, our thanks to. president trump has a doctor's appointment on january 12. it's a checkup. the results of the physical exam will be made public by the white house physician at walter reed medical center. u.s. presidents have annual exams to so that they are fill fizically fit for duty. w

i was a loan executive for united way, one summer 20 hours for united way and turns out nonprofits with the beneficiary with respect to government, $.30 get to the beneficiary because of the transfer costs, people are not volunteering, and help the dollar we give to people, far better to have nonprofits, churches, other individuals deal with homelessness as opposed to federal government as opposed to state and local government, lower taxes leave money in the pockets of people, americans are the most generous people on the face of the earth, we forgive more debt, give more aid, get government out of it and the problem will be solved in a more efficient way we are addressing right now. charles: we need to focus on vets who are large part of the population. another one on recreational marijuana, legal in california on monday, calling in sick on monday? >> lots of pros and cons but i always believed the drug problem should be dealt with a health problem, not a criminal justice problem, this is a move california, the left-wing state, happened a long time ago. there will be some downsides wit

united way getting something for. its first season of excess this is made in china . are for one all american family a challenge. the sucks of life without the welds factory we don't make any game what is our economic christmas without china a witness documentary this time to come out. hello again the top stories on al jazeera there are reports in australia that up to nineteen people have been injured after a car drove into pedestrians in melbourne a white s.u.v. crashed into a tram stop near a pedestrian crossing on flinders street during late afternoon rush hour police have arrested the driver. a ferry carrying two hundred fifty one people has capsized in the philippines it was reportedly travelling from the town of infanta in quiz on province destined for a police island the coast guard says bad weather is hampering the rescue operation over the past week heavy rain and landslides triggered by tropical storm kai tak left more than forty people dead. u.s. president has threatened to cut aid to un members who vote against his recognition of jerusalem as israel's capi

. >> reporter: united way ceo brian gallagher says his organization, which collects $3.5 billion a yeardonations and funds charities like so others might eat expects to take in $300 million less. estimates that overall charitable give willing go down $13 billion a year, which would mean up to 10 million people will lose needed services. what's the impact of that? >> the impact is lives, human lives. >> come january 1, california will become the eighth state in the nation to allow the recreational sale of marijuana to adults. but just because it's legal doesn't mean it will be easy for the stores. carter evans has the details. >> murder shop called urban trees. and right now they only sell medical marijuana. but they would like to get a license to sell recreational. to do that, though, things are going to have to change. for example, this brownie here has 500 milligrams of thc. the new limit is only 100 milligrams. and then it has to be divided into 10 milligram doses. and that's just the beginning. come january 1, anyone 21 years of age or older will be able to buy recreational marijuan

units. this can be achieved in three ways. first, project sponsors can divide the proposal now before you into two units. you have the drawings in front of you how it could be done. secondly, they could also provide a bona fide plan showing how an additional unit could easily and fees -- feasably be added to the proposal. and then they could come back with a greater two-unit plan expanded to the area and the rear of the lot. they have plans to build up top. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> i'm joel halliwell, adjacent property owner to the east of 214 states. my partner and i have been residents since 1986. we've suffered under numerous threats, deceit and false promises from these developers who have no intention of living in this house and have told us that numerous times. our foundation has been damaged. walls bulldozed without permission or permits and bedrock removed. we believed we could eventually work it out with mr. mavis and chang to ensure the safety of our home and repair the damage to our property. we believe

the united way had opposed the tax reform plan because of how it could impact charitable donations.on army says it could hurt its ability to serve millions of people every year. now that the bill has become law, charities are encouraging people to donate before the end of the year. philanthropy groups estimate the republican tax overhaul could cause charitable giving to drop $13-24 billion dollars every year. tim delaney: in a nutshell, this tax bill will be devastating. tim delaney, the national council of nonprofits president, says doubling the standard deduction kills the incentive for people to donate. the change means fewer people will itemize their taxes and claim the charitable deduction. do i need this line??? tim delaney: it's going to hurt real people. delaney had hoped to see a universal charitable deduction, that people could claim even if they did not itemize. he says the wealthiest americans will still have incentive to donate, because they're more likely to itemize. tim delaney: the wealthy normally give to large institutions -- a new wing on the hospital, something w

people donated five dollars to cast a vote with money going to the united way in just a short time agohe shares department posted a picture. congratulations to her. >>> those fires down south is something we are continuing to be on top of. >>> we are keeping an eye on those big fires burning in southern california. they give us an update on the latest conditions we will get a live report from the fire line coming up at 5 pm. >> it looks like that orchestrate will end up doing a second day. >> there is a fundraiser coming up tonight on fox 2 news at 5 pm. thank you so much. >>> stay with us. >>> very famous faces set to be induquetted into the california -- inducted into the california hall of fame. it includes steven spielberg and louisle ball and -- lucille ball and they celebrate californians who embody the state's spirit of innovation and achievement. >>> in san francisco, they are hosting an employee ginger bread house competition. if you'd like to see the delicious displays in the hotel lobby. >> this year's display pays homage to beloved christmas movies and holiday tv specials.

they partnered with starbucks and the united way for the event. >>> some north bay wildfire survivorsy and very thoughtful gifts. >> an emryville company is offering free photo shoots to people who lost their homes in the fire. the idea came from an employee at art.com whose relative lost their home in the fire. many families having their portraits taken fled their homes without anything, including family photos. one of the photographers describes what this has been like for him. >> just the amount of hope everybody has. everybody that has come through has been so positive. >> for me more than anything, i think it represents the kindness of our community. >> almost all of the families we talked to say when they finally have a new home, these photos will be among the very first thing that they will find a place for. >> the time is 7:55. tonight in san francisco, the second benefit concert for the north bay wildfire victims will be held. and the red hot chili peppers will headline band together two in san francisco. there are a few tickets still available. 100% of ticket sales will be d

institutions -- a new wing on the hospital, something with higher education -- it's the local y's, united wayss scouts that will be impacted.in a tweet, texas senator john cornyn called the argument "idiotic," saying in part "the dubious premise is that the reason people generously give to worthy causes is so they can deduct from their taxes." delaney argues the government will eventually cut spending on social services to pay for tax cuts, and expect nonprofits to fill the gaps. tim delaney: we're not going to be able to get the job done. elected officials need to know they cannot continue to expect nonprofits and foundations to fill the void that they are creating. delaney is urging people to pressure congress to adjust the law -- and donate before the end of the year while you can still take advantage of the deduction. in washington i'm jessica smith. (grant) now to our four zone forecast... as we take this live look outside at the embarcadero... joining us now is chief meteorologist brittney shipp... its a sunny and pleasant afternoon with highs in the upper 50s and 60s. for tonight expect

the united way had opposed the tax reform plan because of how it could impact charitable donations. to serve millions of people every year. now that the bill has become law, charities are encouraging people to donate before the end of the year. philanthropy groups estimate the republican tax overhaul could cause charitable giving to drop $13-24 billion dollars every year. tim delaney: in a nutshell, this tax bill will be devastating. tim delaney, the national council of nonprofits president, says doubling the standard deduction kills the incentive for people to donate. the change means fewer people will itemize their taxes and claim the charitable deduction. do i need this line??? tim delaney: it's going to hurt real people. delaney had hoped to see a universal charitable deduction, that people could claim even if they did not itemize. he says the wealthiest americans will still have incentive to donate, because they're more likely to itemize. tim delaney: the wealthy normally give to large institutions -- a new wing on the hospital, something with higher education -- it's the local

the eu more than ever needs to speak in the united way and be reasonable and defend the two state solution and the power of the local agency rather than the power of war. the eu must play an active process in mediation process because mr. trump has made it clear that he cannot play that role so the eu must take action. what do you think? on one hand you say you have to step up the effort for peace and at the same time you have baptized that there will be no specific eu initiative where that is precisely what the world needs at this point. >> thank you. one minute. >> thank you president. i representative there's an map who's been denied access to israel and i myself speak to it and i would congratulate you on the efforts that the eu has made to solve and contribute to solving this conflict. thank you for what you said and for my colleagues what they said. i would say this. problem right now is that you want negotiations not being needed but i asked you sometime ago where we intended to look at negotiations for for damages with israel and looking at what the eu is financing their i asked yo

their e will be 30 million taxes. >> reporter: united way brian gallagher said his organization can feedtion by a you donor is $350. >> those are the donors now tha >> less reporter: additional t it. >> we're not sure what's going to heisman of the nationalic trust said it could cause places to cuckserves. >> for hospitals it's about people who are sick, day care rv igine 10% of the budgets being affected, that cea substantial. >> reporter: now nonprofit leaders are ic that most don't give to charity just to get a tax or 5% decreas donations couldn community organizations that are alreadya. dana? >> thank yousort osad to think charities that will lose out. >> impacting the people who need it mo >>> new secrets are revealed a cult in waco, texas that happened 25 years ago. 48ours a delivered weapons to the cult. delivered weapons to the cult. you're wg >>> 2018 marks 25 years since the deadl51-day standoff between the davidian cult and w. for the first time a retired s unknowingly delivered weaponse the confrontation. peter van sant revealed theohat been told until now. >> i've kept my th

united states. so that's the way they're spinning it. but clearly overwhelmingly international opinion is against the united nations and israel on this issue. and everyone knew that coming into this. and everyone knows that going out of this. so the palestinian side will declare victory. but it's something of a hollow victory. it doesn't really seem, most analysts would say, to help the position in the peace process. they seem very far from a two-state solution. and the israelis seem to be getting their way on the ground. also, this is a rebuke to the united states in terms of the possibilities of going forward. a lot of analysts saying the united states will have a tougher time playing a role in any peace process going forward. but, again, as you heard nikki haley say, the united states is going to move its embassy. the israelis are going to continue building settlements in the west bank and jerusalem. it remains to be seen what practical impact this decision will have going forward. but, again, yes, a lot of defiance, a clear rebuke to

the blue states are going to pay more and that's the way they are pursuing their tax policy in the united states congress. you could almost understand and appreciate this trickle-down mob mentality if it were just our own rich people who are wilding against american democracy. the top 1% in america owns only as much wealth as the bottom 90% combined. there is the remnants of the middle class to destroy and hard to keep up with the billionaire cabinet. so they need to drive 13 million americans off their health insurance and make americans pay more in taxes. one-third of the corporate windfall in their gigantic corporate tax break, one-third of the money will go to foreign investors, in saudi arabia, in china, in russia. the one-third of the american stock that's owned by foreign investors is going to just sail outside of the country immediately when we do this. and that huge sucking sound of hundreds of billions of dollars will be followed by billions more investment and millions more in jobs because of another trick that got tucked into this bag on tricks to the american people and treat

united states. no reaction followed. by the way, i have not succeeded in arranging a meeting at the capital either. it is very strange for me. there is no opportunity for russian diplomats to explain how we understand the current situation in the united states, how we explain the relationship and the russian-american federation to congress. they don't want to speak or maybe they are scared to speak to me and my colleagues. but how it is possible to construct bilateral relations. it is impossible to create anything without conversation, without dialogue. the logical outcome of this kind of policy is unfortunate. the heavy burden of missed opportunities of pragmatic preparation. -- attempts to put pressure on us and resolve the right to decidedly respond the hostile actions. the russian side however does not seek confrontation. if open to improving the bilateral dialogue, it can only be achieved if relations are built on equal and mutually respectful -- my departure -- before my departure to the u.s., i visited senior ministers of th

who said the famous words the united nations is a tool of american foreign policy so this goes way back but there has never been an administration that took it as far as this that was as a rude and as overt as this no other president said the words we don't care in talking about the rest of the world that's profoundly important in how the rest of the world sees the united states and disability was also interesting to see both from haley saying that we would be watching both so then we would take decisions accordingly we've seen yesterday the reactions from pakistan from turkey from different countries lashing out of the united states of america for what they consider to be very humiliating. threats is this something which is likely to damage us by lots of relations with many countries some of which have very important roles in the world quite possibly yeah i think that what this what this decision this rhetoric has done is really brought relations out to the fore to the to the fore to the really important point where they can be renegotiated on the basis of trust mistrust calm certain a

for the united nations because the united nations spends so much money in the united states in new york so in so many ways the united nations among other global institutions serve american interests even if sometimes in the case of israel they continue to criticize or to condemn israel simply because the united states continues to defend israel and reject and veto any criticism or condemnation of israeli occupation and violation of international law so really this more than blackmail there's a certain. type approach when the american president goes like this and says you will pay and we will make a lot of money off you that's not that's not the global system that america built i don't know how my naive thinking oh start rethinking that this goes ahead happens behind the scenes anyway it's just an extraordinary thing for the president to say it publicly but there are just tuning in for in this diplomatic channels where people say make sure you vote the right way surely that's been happening for other yeah but i mean there's also something to be said about. going public with intimidating leaders in front of

united shtatesh. >> approval ratings. >> has a ways to go. >> it's a 35%. >> that's his all-time low. >> you need totop. >> you want to keep your job? >> and don't tweet. >> tweet. >> tweet, tweet. >> jimmy: there you go. we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots!

the presence of god today is also a cold revenge every one of us needs to respond in the right way. united nations has launched a record appeal for more than twenty two billion dollars to help victims of conflict and crises around the world yemen is the world's worst humanitarian crisis now with more than twenty two million people in need of aid because of severe food shortages and a cholera outbreak. nine people have been killed and thirty six injured off the gunman stormed a college in pakistan at least three men dressed in burkas carried out the attack in the northwestern city of the shoah a pakistani taliban has claimed responsibility. zimbabwe's new president has named several military figures to his new cabinet but no opposition politicians are included dashing hopes for an inclusive government on the walls largest lithium ion battery has been turned on in south australia states premie unveiled the hundred megawatt tells tesla battery is a wind farm on friday it was built within one hundred day window promised by tesla's mosque as the headlines all see in twenty five. this is the pre

way. this is really outrageous i mean the united states is using bribery there is no other way to describe the united states is trying to buy with its money the opinions of the world in the world is very clear about jerusalem as it is very clear about the patients and i don't see any way that the world will be able to be borked in such a way to i think that we're going to trump did it yesterday but he's the curation is to unite the entire world against the united states and israel if we assume that the arab and muslim countries are going to vote for the resolution against president trump statement how does that fit into the narrative at the moment of israel trying to foster better relations with countries like saudi arabia. better relations with saudi arabia are still a question because they will never become better as long as israel does not put an end to the occupation these ideas that israel can get along and find their way to have better relations with the arab states while this brutal occupation continues to take place in its dark becky this is obviously ridiculous because even if the

it was a devastating loss to the white citizens of the united states, who thought there was no way they could lose to the indians on the northern plains. after all, the united states army had just won a civil war against the confederate army. it was news of this defeat that arrived at the centennial in philadelphia. it was so upsetting to the people that heard it. the people reacted as expected. grant and sherman in the final years of the grant administration dispatched more troops to the northern plains, eventually putting sitting bull and those with him on the defenses. he eventually fled to canada, and in 1881, he returned to the united states and surrendered. while all of this is going on, there is a similar process at work in the southwest, in the other region we have looked at this semester, where other indian leaders are trying to sustain ongoing resistance to the efforts of the federal government assert its sovereignty over the land that it claimed. it ends in a similar manner. in the way that sitting bull surrendered in 1881, the indians in the southwest eventually were subdued

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let's hear it for the united states navy band. >> way to go. >> now it is my great honor to welcome theirst family of the united states. ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. trunk. ♪ >> mr. president and mrs. trunk, merry christmas and happy holidays. trump: thank you very much. we want to wish everybody a merry christmas, a happy new year, unbelievable holidays, and we are now going to light a very beautiful tree, and i will ask our first lady to get ready and maybe we will do a count down from 10. 6, 5,will go 10, 9, 8, 7, 4, 3, 2, 1. [applause] ♪ [applause] >> what a special treat to have these next guys with us. >> please welcome one of the most iconic groups in american music history, the beach boys. [applause] ♪ ["little saint nick" playing] >> please welcome command chaplain from the united states naval academy, father francis foley. >> ladies and gentlemen, please feel free to join me. let us pray. dear lord, fill us with the spirit of kindness. may the message of love and mercy proclaimed by prophets and saints across the centuries remind us to embr