dame june whitfield, who has died at the age of 93. kate. good evening. rangers have moved level on points with celtic at the top of the scottish premiership heading into the winter break. their 1—0 win at ibrox was their first old firm league victory in six years — and they were in control throughout, as david 0rnstein reports. aurora worthy of greeting one of football ‘s great rivalries. and with the sides more evenly matched than at any time in recent years, the old firm carried a renewed sense of anticipation. seeking a first league win against celtic since 2012, rangers set about ending the drought. they were denied by the visiting keeper and then his post. before ryan jack find a visiting keeper and then his post. before ryanjack find a way past them both to the delight of a raucous ibrox. wearing the same number eight as his manager did with distinction as a player, his goal but steven gerrard on course for the biggest result of his debut season in the dugout. celtic were hanging on and even when it appeared they had equalised,

that news about dame june whitfield came damejune whitfield. at about eight o'clock yesterday evening, so many of the first editions did not have a picture on there. we will talk to hell leijer a little later on, she worked on absolutely fabulous. we'll talk about her contributions lebron. a quick story from the inside pages. —— later on. mike tindall wearing this extraordinary christmas suit. many of us may have a bad christmas jumper out, but not as gerrish is that. he claims that the queen loves his suits, which he regularly gets out when he spent christmas with the royalfamily at out when he spent christmas with the royal family at sandringham. she is a big fan of bright colours. does not like gloomy colours. she does like bright colours. did you wear a bright yellow thing, dress, coat, that does really rude. she looked fantastic. 0urfashion correspondence. the other story that caught my eye, the front page of the daily telegraph. the new minister forfamilies, mims daily telegraph. the new minister for families, mims davies, daily telegraph

what was it like working with damejudi whitfield on absolutely fabulous.se i was the executive editor in the end. she was wonderful, she was a very skilled actress. she absolutely knew how to do comedy. she knew how to make comedy work. you pause in the right place and it gets a big laugh. if you did it another way it wouldn't get quite such a big laugh. she was a wonderful woman. she was terribly good to work with. c was a nice human being and she did terribly well. over seven decades, as far as ican make well. over seven decades, as far as i can make out. from the radio in the 50s and other things she did like miss marple, and on television, terry and june and ab fab, and everything in between. working with the likes of benny hill and tommy cooper, and almost anyone you can name, not to mention her performance in the blood donor with tommy hancock. she made that role in absolutely fabulous into something greater than was originally foreseen. well, originally foreseen was never a word we knew the meaning of because in a way it always evolved and developed

can tell me what it was like working on set with june whitfield?she would come up that may come up from rada as a young woman had got into the rapidly system and she had done all the things we had done. she was kind of very famous, very young, because of take it from here. she was a huge name already when i was growing up. so to meet her was meeting a legend. she didn't behave like the legend, she didn't act out being a legend, shejust turned up knowing her lines, knowing the situation, knowing how to be amiable, how to be in a company, as she was saying earlier in that interview, she never considered herself as the ingenue, the leading lady. and she certainly never behave that way. she was great company, good fun to be with. we had a lot of good fun to be with. we had a lot of good times together. it was generally a very happy company. and she came into something that was already and established —— and established show that had been going for 30 years. and the people they arejust for 30 years. and the people they are just welcomed her with open ar

damejudi dame judi whitfield, who damejudi whitfield, who died on friday. —— june whitfield.news — a special programme from this year's 100 women series. el salvador is the worst country in the world for the killing of women and girls on account of their gender. we explore why femicide is such a problem there — and what is being done about it. this programme contains some language and images you may find disturbing. el salvador is considered one of the world's most violent countries. it has one of the highest homicide rates outside of a war zone. after decades of civil war in the ‘805 and ‘905, el salvador has been left dominated by gang warfare, extortion rackets and extreme poverty. el salvador has the highest rate of femicide in latin america. and the third highest in the world. every 18 hours one woman here is killed. every three hours one woman is sexually assaulted. he came up to me with a knife and said i'm going to kill you, i'm going to kill you, you whore. a femicide is a hate crime were a woman or girl is murdered because they are female. i am in el salvador to und

dame june whitfield's passing damejune whitfield's passing as on most of the front pages.ackle the rising number of migrants crossing the channel. there is a concern that there are more crossings in smaller boats and the potential for a fatality is what many are faring. on the sunday telegraph this morning, they also have a picture of damejune whitfield, who has died at the age of 93. another story on their front page about extra investment for maternity units across england, in particular neonatal units. there is a big campaign to bring down the number of maternal deaths and deaths of tiny babies before the year 2035. a quick look at the observer, exam reforms boosting private pupils in the race for universities. there is data suggesting this will benefit the education sector, basically saying that tory education reforms are giving private school pupils a huge advantage. the picture you are seeing is capped in lou rudd, who completed this amazing trek, and you are taking a look at this this morning. he was so delightful to talk to. he was sitting... well, i don't know if

dame june whitfield who damejune whitfield who has died at the age of 93.challis, who worked alongside june in the only fools and horses spin off, the green green grass. i asked him what made her such a star and what the secret was to her 70 year career. she was just she wasjust a she was just a lovely person. i loved the characters, i was always fascinated by the character and so on. i was always a character actor like her. so i loved her. i grew up with her. luckily, i found myself in the rivals, with her. she was brilliant in that. using all the wrong words all the time. it was a great thrill to meet her. her daughter was in the chair as well. that was a great pleasure. that whole show. later on, as you say, when we did the spin—off, the green green grass, she played marlene's mother. we had a shall we say not a very comfortable relationship, dora and my character. it was a treat to play with her. her timing was superb. she was iconic, really. she said she never wanted to play leading roles. she was one of those people we all grew up with. someone said y

terry and june —— the comedy actress dame june whitfield.days of 2018. high pressure keeping things dry and quite and this was the view taken in norwich early on saturday. we have got some rain around, and that rain is clearing in northern ireland, pushing across england and northern ireland. could be a touch of frost towards east anglia in the south—east where these skies will stay clearest but for most a frost free start to sunday, cloudy conditions from the word go, and it will linger for a conditions from the word go, and it will lingerfor a time conditions from the word go, and it will linger for a time across the northern isles, but that cloud thick enough for the odd spell of drizzly rain. the best of any sunshine in the east. it stays mild for new year's eve on monday, cloudy skies for many places, a chance of some rain across northern parts of scotland and temperatures around 10—11. goodbye. this is bbc world news, the headlines yemen's houthi rebels have reportedly begun to withdraw from the key stretegic port of hodeidah. the hout

someone said you can't do a sitcom without june whitfield.modest and she had a dry sense of humour. she told it like it is. i loved the quotes about... "i like being in a nursing home, i don't have to worry "about the plumbing anymore." all that sort of thing. absolutely typical of her. as you say a long career. i remember her in terry and june but younger, people remember her in absolutely fabulous, she was brilliant at reinventing herself. absolutely. it is a testament to the quality she had. 60, 70 years, she never stopped, she always seemed to have been doing something. ab fab was a brilliant late career invention. quite rightly there she was being revealed to a new audience. itjust went on and on. it was so sad it has to come to an end. at least i had a chance to work with her on a couple of occasions. and what a treat it was. she has been described by a lot of the papers as a national treasure, sometimes a term overused but in her case, really applicable. i think so, yes. all her characters... she is one of those people, so valuable in

and respected comedy actress damejune whitfield, who has died at the age of 93.of three and was best known for her roles in terry and june and absolutely fabulous. many tributes have been pouring into night, including from barry cryer. her command of the voices, and the com plete her command of the voices, and the complete lack of ego. she just wa nted complete lack of ego. she just wanted to be part of the team, and do what was required. she was amazingly versatile. and i know you spoke to her very recently. she had continued her career right into her 905. continued her career right into her 90s. yes. ab fab was just continued her career right into her 90s. yes. ab fab wasjust mentioned. she never stopped, and it was quite amazing. and there was a radio series called news huddlines, and the actress playing margaret thatcher on it was leaving, and june was playing the fairy queen in a pantomime, and they were talking about this, and june let slip she would love to play margaret thatcher, and roy admittedly thought could she really do that? and in the scene that n

butjune but june whitfield's ability butjune whitfield's ability to conjure characters seemingly at the conjure characters seemingly at the drop of a hat saw her become a foil for benny hill and frankie howard. in the 1970s she teamed up with her regular comedy partner, terry scott, in terry and june. hello, darling. i'm having awful trouble deciding what to give you tonight. well, you can start on an explanation. i'm talking about food. what about eating out? what about the garage? 0h, i'd much prefera restaurant. it was gentle, undemanding comedy, hugely popular, and ran for eight yea rs. but, to younger audiences, june whitfield will be best known as edina's mother in ab fab. inside of me, there is a thin person just screaming to get out. just the one, dear? and, even in old age, she continued to delight audiences on programmes like radio's news huddlines. a versatile and reliable performer to the end. and in a statement, shane allen, the controller of bbc comedy, paid tribute to the actress. the bbc producerjon plowman, who produced the first four series of absolutely fabulous, spok

dame june whitfield, who has died at the age of 93.owing an incident outside a house in wigan. officers were called by the ambulance service shortly after 9:30pm on friday evening, following reports a man had been assaulted. william livesley was taken to hospital, but died from his injuries, yesterday. police are questioning a 57—year—old man. councils in england should be forced to consult local communities before cutting down trees, according to proposals from the environment secretary, michael gove. it follows three years of protests in sheffield, where more than 5,000 trees were chopped down and replaced. mr gove says it's right that residents have a say. the labour mp lucy powell has accused private schools of cheating the exam system to improve their results, by entering pupils for international gcses. the exams have been criticised as less rigorous than the standard exams taken by most state school pupils. in a statement, the department for education said "the international gcses had not been through the same approval and qualit

june whitfield. remembered.ctors and politicians is calling on the government to do more to limit the health risks in processed meats. in a letter, they say there should be a ban on the chemicals — used in products such as bacon and ham — which they say can cause cancer. andy moore reports. nitrates are often used in meat processing. this letter claims there's a consensus of scientific opinion that those chemicals convert to cancer—causing agents when eaten. it says the consumption of processed meats leads to 6,600 bowel cancer cases every year in the uk. that's around four times the number of people killed on britain's roads. this group wants the industry to increase its efforts to remove nitrates from the curing process, and it wants the government to step up its public health campaign. the letter says... the letter is signed, among others, by by the deputy labour leader, tom watson, the conservative mp sir david amis, and the liberal democrat baroness walmsley. nhs guidance says eating a lot of red and proces

the comedy actress, dame june whitfield, has died at the age of 93.r roles in the bbc comedies absolutely fabulous and terry and june as well as starring in a number of carry on films. her career began in the 1940s and she was still working up until a couple of years ago. sarah campbell now looks back on her life in entertainment. kiss me, kiss me, bite me! bite me! i can't, dear, i'm a vegetarian! in a career spanning seven decades, june whitfield played alongside some of british comedy‘s greatest talents. what's it like, living in the jungle? well, it's... drums play. it's rather dull and boring, really. i realised very early on that i was never going to play the glamorous, you know, leading lady roles. and serious roles, i always thought, ooh, i'd better not do that. they might laugh at me. and laugh they did. as a comedy performer, she first found fame on the radio in the 1950s, appearing in take it from here oppositejimmy edwards. but june whitfield's unfailing ability to conjure characters seemingly at the drop of a hat saw her become a foil for

the actress damejune whitfield has died at the age of 93. was best known for her roles in the british sitcoms terry and june and absolutely fabulous. hello, and welcome to bbc news. voting has begun in the general election in bangladesh, where the prime minister, sheikh hasina, is seeking a third successive term. heavy security is in place after an election campaign marred by opposition complaints of intimidation and violence. more than a hundred million bangladeshis are eligible to vote. live now to bbc correspondent limaye yogita, who is in the capital, dhaka. voting has started. how is it looking so far? well, i was a tape polling booth here in the city of dhaka earlier and even before the doors of that booth opened there was a crowd of people waiting to cast their ballot. it is a paper ballot so their ballot. it is a paper ballot so it is a piece of paper that they will make their choice, but for the first time in a national election in bangladesh six constituencies are using electronic machines. at that polling booth things were quite p

damejune whitfield who has died at the age of 93. the next news on bbc one is at 5:35pm.ow at this festive time of the year it's time for a very special edition of click — filmed live before an audience who were treated to the very latest in technology, including augmented reality, drones and dancing robots. shhh! why, hello there, little bedbugs. you're so sweet. i can change my face completely to match what i'm supposed to do. for example, i can be a woman like this. it's a bit creepy. we have got an informal queueing system going on here, like a pub. hello! 17 minutes to go until the show begins. and we're just writing the script. we should start with "welcome." then busk it. spencer kelly is really funny. better than some actors, anyway. technology has moved on quite a lot since i was at school. we didn't have any computers then. you don't get nervous. he does, all the time! just getting in the last touches. are you looking forward to it? yeah. welcome to click live. from broadcasting house in london, this is bbc click live. please welcome your hosts, lara lewington a

damejune whitfield who has died at the age of 93. premier league table, after a 3—1win over southampton at st mary‘s. the champions are now seven points behind leaders liverpool, who they face next. andy swiss reports. after three defeats in four matches the furrowed brow said it all. pep guardiola knew his manchester city side could hardly afford another slip—up, not that one seemed likely when david silva properly put them ahead. but as so often recently, their lead proved precarious. a spot of defensive dallying and southampton were level. here in america hojbjerg with a stunner was another shock in store? southampton thought so, james ward prowse thought so, james ward prowse thought he should have had a penalty but this wasn‘t to be his or his team‘s day. moments later city took the lead in fortuitous fashion, ward—prowse deflecting raheem sterling‘s shot into his own net and in first—half stoppage time sergio aguero‘s head are all but ended the contest. southampton‘s only impact after the break courtesy of hojbjerg‘s studs brou

dame june whitfield, who'd died at the age of 93. drones over london's gatwick airport may have been devices belonging to the force. an estimated 140,000 people had their travel plans ruined as experts tried to find the illegal drone operators between december 19th and 21st. police say they have not yet found the drone that caused the runway closure. gatwick airport is offering a large reward for any information leading to the arrest of those responsible. 0ur correspondent andy moore has been following the story. last weekend, police said they found a damaged drone near the perimeter of gatwick airport and they thought this may well have been the drone that caused problems for about 140,000 people. well, today giles york said that, in fact, two drones had been found near the airport but he was ruling both of them out of police enquiries. again, last weekend, a senior officer from the force said there was a possibility there were no drones over gatwick. mr york said today that was not the case. he said, "i'm absolutely certain that th

the actress damejune whitfield has died at the age of 93.he was best known for her roles in the british sitcoms terry and june and absolutely fabulous. france's so—called gilets jaunes movement is blaming the festive season for a drop in protestors on the street. across the country, roads were blocked, barricades and vehicles were set alight, as some marches became violent. in paris, demonstrators camped outside media outlets as they vowed to continue fighting for better living standards into the new year. georgina smyth has the story. the seventh saturday of yellow vest protests, and the streets of france are still burning. this scene, filmed by onlookers on the streets of paris, the latest in a movement that ignited with fuel tax increases and exploded into so much more. an olive branch of tax and salary concessions was offered by president macron earlier this month, but anger is still high across france. in bordeaux, police barricades were hijacked by demonstrators, stacked high, and set alight. further north, in nantes, canisters of tear

also on the front page, damejune whitfield who has died at the age of 93.h comedy‘. it‘s main focus though is the home secretary cutting short his holiday to handle the migrant issue. the mail on sunday says mps are calling for the migrant boats to be seized in calais. meanwhile the observer leads on a story about gcses. the paper says private—school pupils are gaining an advantage as they are more likely to take, what the paper claims, are less—demanding igcses, which state schools are being barred from using. and the sunday express reports on the woes on the high street and says that experts predict at least 10,000 stores will shut next year after festive sales failed to come to their rescue. we can start with the sunday times front page. sajid javid abandoning his safari to tackle the migrant crisis and the papers making great play of the fact it was a luxury holiday. the safari lodge, i‘m not sure how relevant this is, the lodge was charging £840 per person per night. it would bring a tear to a glass eye, he has to return home from the luxury holiday to

dame june whitfield, who's died at the age of 93. at least seven people have been killed in violent clashes as voters go to the polls in bangladesh. liverpool extend their lead at the top after thrashing arsenal to make it a ninth consecutive premier league victory. and it's tipped for oscar success — we speak to two of the stars of period—drama, the favourite. good morning. it is foggy out there in some parts of southern and eastern england. but a slow brightening process through the day as the rain clears into the north sea. all the details on the rest of 2018 in around 15 minutes. it's sunday 30th december. our top story: the home secretary, sajid javid, has promised to do more to stop small boats carrying migrants across the english channel, after cutting short his holiday to deal with what he described as a "major incident". the government has come under mounting pressure to take tougher action, but mrjavid insists there "is no one easy answer". simon clemison reports. risking their lives in a tiny boat, crossing the world's bus

dame june whitfield, who has died at the age of 93. aged 108. george luan—jay would take the children to play football on a pitch near the border with neutral switzerland, where they'd then slip through an unguarded fence to safety. the resistance hero was later awarded the french military cross and the legion d'honneur. the holocaust memorial foundation described him as an "exceptional man". councils in england should be forced to consult local communities before cutting down trees — that's according to proposals from the environment secretary, michael gove. it follows three years of protests in sheffield, where more than 5,000 trees were chopped down and replaced. mr gove says it's right that residents have a say. rail services on some of the country's busiest routes are likely to be disrupted by another strike on new year's eve in the long—running dispute over the role of guards on trains. members of the rail, maritime and transport union on south western railway, are due to walk out for 24 hours, meaning services will be reduced. m

dame june whitfield, who has died at the age of 93.consult local communities before cutting down trees, according to proposals from the environment secretary michael gove. it follows three years of protests in sheffield, where more than 5—thousand trees were chopped down and replaced. mr gove says it's right that residents have a say. the labour mp lucy powell has accused private schools of cheating the exam system to improve their results, by entering pupils for international gcses. the exams have been criticised as less rigorous than the standard exams taken by most state school pupils. in a statement, the department for education said "the international gcses had not been through the same approval and quality control process as the new gold standard gcses, which is why they are no longer recognised in school performance tables. " the headlines on bbc news: another group of migrants cross the channel and arrive in kent, as the uk and france agree to step up action to deal with the problem. the president of the european commission, je

tributes have been paid to the much—loved actress dame june whitfield, who's died at the age of 93.who starred alongside damejune in the hit comedy drama absolutely fabulous — say she became ‘a dearfriend'. here's our arts correspondent david sillito. # wheels on fire # rolling down the road...# june whitfield had been part of british comedy for more than 40 years when she was cast inside of me, inside of me there is a thin personjust screaming to get out. just the one, dear? laughter paying tribute, jennifer saunders said, joanna lumley said. julia sawalha thanked herfor teaching her the craft of comedy. they were skills learned at rada and on the set of one of the biggest radio shows of the ‘50s, take it from here. ooh, ron! her life after that reads like a who's who of the greatest names of comedy. oh, i see you wish to become a blood donor? i certainly do. tony hancock. benny hill. frankie howerd. and a 20—year partnership with terry scott. i'm talking about food. what about eating out? what about the garage? oh, i'd much prefer a restaurant. when she became damejune whitfield,

the most famous preacher at the time for sure is george whitfield. and i know the way it's spelled it looks like it would be whitefield, but on good authority, i am told it was pronounced whitfield. he is, by far, the most famous preacher of the 1740s and it's even more than that, he is the most famous person in britain in america in his time. the only competitor that he has is king george and maybe more people know king george's name, but a lot more people have seen whitefield in person and have read whitefield's stuff, his journals and his sermons. we think that probably by the end of his career -- he dies in 1770 -- that probably like three quarters of everybody that lived in america had heard him preach. he's a bigger celebrity in his time than anybody we have in our culture today because in our culture, oh, we live in a celebrity-driven culture. you know that. but we're dispersed, right. some people like justin bieber. some people don't like justin bieber. i won't do a poll, right, but you know what i'm saying. everybody knows whitefield. even i

stars from the entertainment world remember comedy actress dame june whitfield, best—known for her rolesy and june and absolutely fabulous, who's died at the age of 93. now at this festive time of the year, it's time for a very special edition of click, filmed live before an audience who were treated to the very latest in technology, including augmented reality, drones and dancing robots. shhh! why, hello there, little bedbugs. you're so sweet. i can change my face completely to match what i'm supposed to do. for example, i can be a woman like this. it's a bit creepy. we have got an informal queueing system going on here, like pub. hello! 17 minutes to go until the show begins. and we're just writing the script. we should start with "welcome." then busk it. spencer kelly is really funny. better than some actors, anyway. technology has moved on quite a lot since i was at school. we didn't have any computers then. you don't get nervous. he does, all the time! just getting in the last touches. are you looking forward to it? yeah. welcome to click live. from broadcasting house in london, thi

stars from the entertainment world remember comedy actress dame june whitfield — best known for her rolesne and absolutely fabulous. she died at the age of 93. scientists and politicians call on the government to do more about the health risk from nitrites in processed meats — saying that when cooked, the chemicals can cause cancer. now on bbc news, it's been a year in which climate scientists warned it's now or never to save the planet and a paralysed man took his first steps. pallab ghosh presents review 2018 — the year in science. two, one, zero. liftoff. this is a year that nasa sent a probe to touch the sun, and a japanese spacecraft landed on an asteroid. on earth, climate scientists warned it was now or never to save the planet. in 2018, a crisis of plastic waste. in indonesia, the army was called in to deal with the problem. machines became better than doctors at diagnosing diseases. and a paralysed man took his first steps. what a year in science it's been. it was yet another incredible year for space exploration. astronomers here at the royal observatory in greenwich have been g

i'm fredricka whitfield. right now the nation is preparing for a week of celebration and mourning as we remember the life of president george h.w. bush. tomorrow his body will lie in state at the u.s. capitol, and the final good-bye will be thursday in texas. here's what former secretary of state james baker remembers about bush's final day. >> he opened both eyes, looked at me and said, hey, bake, where are we going today? i said, well, we're going to heaven. he said, good, that's where i want to go. >> to be with his beloved barbara. i'll talk to neil bush, george h.w. bush's son, about his father's life and legacy in just a moment. but first, we start with a cnn exclusive. exactly two months after "washington post" columnist jamal khashoggi was murdered in the saudi consulate in turkey, we're learning new details about the growing animosity between the journalist and the saudi crown prince in the days and months leading up to khashoggi's murder. cnn has obtained hundreds of text messages khashoggi sent bef

the acting world pays tribute to damejune whitfield who's died at the age of 93.ampaign plagued by violence and complaints of intimidation. good morning. liverpool extend their lead at the top after thrashing arsenal to make it a ninth consecutive premier league victory.

i'm fredricka whitfield. less than 48 hours after being implicated in two federal crimes after giving hush money to women for affairs, president trump is resorting to distract and deny and spending his sunday railing against james comey, accusing him, without evidence, of lying to congress. the tweets coming one day after president trump's surprising announcement that chief of staff john kelly will leave his post at the end of the year, an announcement that was supposed to come formally tomorrow. despite that, the russia cloud continues to hangover the white house with questions now being raised with whether a sitting president can be indicted. some lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agree on this. no one is above the law. >> i disagree with you in the department of justice. there is nothing in the constitution that prohibits the president from being indicted. it's very important that we originated in rebellion against the english king. we did not seek to create another king. nobody, not the president or an

i am fredricka whitfield, "newsroom" starts now.licating the president of the united states in two federal crimes during the 2016 campaign. stunning new memos give an unprecedented look into the probe and say former attorney michael cohen acted according now at the direction of donald trump. when he committed hush money payments to adult film star stormy daniels and karen mcdougal, and it doesn't stop there. special counsel robert mueller also believes the trump tower project in moscow is relevant to

i'm fredricka whitfield.eek of celebration and mourning as we remember the life of president george h.w. bush. tomorrow his body will lie in state at the u.s. capitol, and the final good-bye will be thursday in texas. here's what former secretary of state james baker remembers about bush's final day. >> he opened both eyes, looked at me and said, hey, bake, where are we going today?i

i'm martin savage for fredricka whitfield. good sunday to you. in two days, we will all ring in the new year. with it a set of old issues as the federal government likely remains partially shut down into 2019. the president says he will not sign a deal that doesn't include money for border security. they can't agree on what that actually looks like. is it a wall like the president campaigned on or is it something else. dana bash raised that point with kellyanne conway this morning. >> they failed to pass -- >> a wall. >> that is incorrect. >> the president said it in the oval office. >> it is shut down on border security. >> is it border security or a wall? >> it's all of the above. >> and this morning, president trump's outgoing chief of staff told the l.a. times it's not a wall. this as both sides remain locked in a stalemate. the president said he wants more than the 1.3 billion offered by democratic leaders. let's go for clarity at the white house. sarah, the president is at the white house today tweeting about the shut down and continuing to

i'm frederica whitfield. we're about to enter now hour 14 of the partial u.s. government shutdown.nd neither side is ready to blink on the border wall issue. the president, he is having lunch with a group of all republican lawmakers to discuss border security. but senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says it is the democrats who actually need to make a move in order to get the government back open again. listen. >> we pushed the pause button until the president, of whom we will need his signature, and senate democrats, from whom we will need votes, reach an agreement. no procedural votes. no test votes. just a meaningful vote on a bipartisan agreement whenever that is reached. and it's not hoped that it is reached sooner rather than later. >> president trump, if you want to open the government, you must abandon the wall. plain and simple. the wall is president trump's bone to the hard right people. it's no way to spend $5 billion. for a political bone. >> let's get right to cnn's congressional correspondent phil mattingly on capitol hill. you're hearing that this could get worse

i am fredricka whitfield, "newsroom" starts now. federal prosecutors are implicating the president of the united states in two federal crimes during the 2016 campaign. stunning new memos give an unprecedented look into the probe and say former attorney michael cohen acted according now at the direction of donald trump. when he committed hush money payments to adult film star stormy daniels and karen mcdougal, and it doesn't stop there. special counsel robert mueller also believes the trump tower project in moscow is relevant to russia's 2016 meddling. and it is not just a matter of cohen lying about the time line. all of this happening as mueller says former trump campaign chairman paul manafort lied about five major things, including how long he stayed in touch with white house officials after he was indicted. mueller indicating communication was going on as recently as this year. let's get to it. jeremy herb on the president being implicated in two crimes. what more can you tell us? >> this is one of the most revealing windows we

i'm fredricka whitfield. days after secretary of defense james mattis announced he would resign in february, president trump is forcing him out early, saying he will be gone by new ye year's day. deputy secretary patrick shanahan will step in as acting secretary. aides say the president did not realize how critical mattis' resignation letter was until he started watching news coverage and realized mattis quit in protest of his foreign policy and his surprise decision to withdraw troops from syria. pentagon correspondent barbara starr is joining us now. what do we know about patrick shanahan? and is the inference here the president didn't authorithorougd the letter from mattis? >> he may not have, actually, fred. what we know is this. there is a new tweet at this hour from the defense department where secretary mattis pledges that he will work with patrick shanahan, his deputy, his number two, who will now become acting secretary of defense on january 1st to ensure a smooth transition. that transition was supp

i'm martin savage in for frederica whitfield.ins closed and it is an open question when the partial shutdown dragging into the eighth day will end. president trump tweeting today he is waiting on democrats to make a deal. as the stalemate drags on, hundreds of thousands of federal workers are either sitting at home wondering when they will be paid or are working without pay, like say tsa agents. and now the president is threatening a shutdown of another kind. a full one, at the southern border, if he doesn't get the funding for his wall. cnn's sara westwood is at the white house and we understand that the president is in washington, but all the key players are gone until next year. right? >> that's right, martin. president trump is alone here at the white house, and increasingly frustrated with his inability to get funding for the promised border wall and he has been continuing to blame democrats for the persistence of the partial government shutdown, even though just a couple of weeks ago, recall that he said he would be proud t

i am fredricka whitfield. 11 hours and counting. part of the u.s. government is shut down for the third time this year, after a tense standoff over the president's demand for border wall funding. lawmakers are returning to capitol hill in the next hour, and as the blame game continues over who is responsible for the shutdown and how long it will last. markets are taking a december plunge. the dow suffering the worst week in a decade. trump is on the hunt for a new defense secretary after james mattis turned in his resignation letter with a stinging rebuke of the president, leaving massive concerns about the future of trump's foreign policy. >>> the russia probe is also hanging over his head. he is lashing out at acting attorney general, matt whitaker. the president saying why didn't he do more to control those that brought the charges against michael cohen. >>> start with the shutdown. 800,000 federal workers are in limbo, days before christmas. suzanne malveaux joins us live from capitol hill. what are we expecting? >> good morning, fred. we're wai

i am fredricka whitfield. 11 hours and counting. part of the u.s.he third time this year, after a tense standoff over the president's demand for border wall funding. lawmakers are returning to capitol hill in the next hour, and as the blame game continues over who is responsible for the shutdown and how long it will last. markets are taking a december plunge. the dow suffering the worst week in a decade. trump is on the hunt for a new defense secretary after james

fredricka whitfield. thanks for being with me this saturday. the trump orbit is in a tail spin after a chaotic week and multiple breaking stories. a u.s. government shutdown, which we're in the midst of entering its 13th hour, a meltdown on wall street. the defense secretary jim mattis walking out, and the special presidential envoy in charge of countering isis, his name is brett mcgurk, he has just now resigned as well following mattis's resignation. let's start on capitol hill where we are entering hour 13 of the partial government shutdown. lawmakers are in negotiations mode right now with the u.s. president as they work to end this standoff over the president's demand for border wall funding. the president hosting a lunch, in fact, at the white house hoping to strike a deal. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says the senate is on pause until it figures out a way forward. listen. >> we pushed the pause button until the president from whom we will need a signature, and senate democrats from whom we will need votes reach an agreement. no

>>> i am martin savidge in for fredricka whitfield. good to be with you. we are eight days into the partial government shutdown and no closer to a deal day one. and as president trump and democrats lay blame, more federal workers wonder when the next time they'll get paid. 14,000 epa employees joining those already furloughed. nearly a half million other federal employees are working, just aren't getting paid. president trump is digging in his heels and eupping the ante f the democrats don't fully fund his border wall. boris sanchez joins me from the white house where president trump will remain until the new year. boris, the president just tweeted on the whole shutdown. what did he say? >> reporter: that's right, martin, we were waiting for it, anticipating the tweets that come when he is here at the white house alone. as you know, the president deciding to spend the holiday here not with his family, the first lady melania is in palm beach for new year's eve. the president tweeted a few moments ago about the shutdown. he writes, quote, i am in the white h

i'm fredricka whitfield. we're following major revelations in the russia investigation. federal prosecutors are implicating the president of the united states in two federal crimes during the 2016 presidential campaign. this, as mueller says former trump campaign chairman paul manafort lied about five major things, including how long he stayed in touch with the white house. indicating communication was going as recently as this idea. and we are waiting to see transcripts from the former fbi director james comey's testimony on capitol hill yesterday about the fbi's actions leading up to the 2016 election. although comey says they primarily talked about hillary clinton and her e-mails. the transcript's expected today. first, let's start with the president being implicated in two crimes. prosecutors say former attorney and fixer michael cohen acted at the direction of donald trump when he committed campaign finance violations for hush money payment to former playboy model mcdougal and adult film star stormy daniels. write, while many knocked on doors, toiled at phone banked

i'm martin savidge in for fredricka whitfield.aying moments ago that president trump is open to a potential compromise with democrats that would reopen the government. that could include full funding for the wall as well as a potential deal on daca. that two-hour-long meeting hitting on not only border security but also a range of other issues, including facing the president -- well, other things he's facing into the new year. take a listen. >> i think we have a chance her

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fellow entertainers have been paying tribute to damejune whitfield — who's died at the age of 93.ctress was best known for her roles in the british sitcoms terry and june and absolutely fabulous. her career spanned seven decades, and included radio, television, stage and film performances. now on bbc news — it's time to take a trip through 2018 — a year full of adventure for the team from the travel show. hello, and welcome to the travel show with me, ade adepitan. this week, we've decided to put away our boarding passes, stow our suitcases, and take a look back at some of our favourite places, faces and stories of 2018. it's been a really hectic year as we've brought you our adventures from over 60 countries. here's a taste of what's coming up. yeah! their footwork is impressive. we are going through the most fashionable part of tokyo and i'm dressed as a fat plumber. let's kick off our look back with some stories that helped to show what a cultured bunch we are here at the travel show. in a moment, i head to beirut to see how they're trying to reclaim their 1960s title as the pa