. please welcome barbara starr, cnn pentagon correspondent. [applause] >> i guess they are not going to introduce us. [laughter] >> the vice president of the united states. [applause] >> are we taking a picture? >> you all know the other two guys. [laughter] >> alright. here we go. >> we are taking a group picture, against my will. let me set the stage for this session. i have standing room only and i guarantee that nobody is here to hear what i have to think. we'll have a very, interesting session. --uspect he had and i think i suspect. barbara: like most of the things i do, this is special to me because i do is a long time, very long time had to go i know both of these men. secretary cheney has given me permission to call him secretary cheney. that is how i know him. the vice president was the first defense secretary i ever covered. secretary panetta was the first one i ever had to sit and take out when he moved to italian in his soundbite when he was upset about something. [laughter] barbara: i really cannot put that on tv. never really sure what he was saying. i do not really think

, take a look at tributes for members of congress and the white house. senator barbara of maryland. at 2:00, vice president joe biden. at 8:00 p.m., christmas at the white house p rejoin michelle obama as she'd receives the christmas tree. tour the white house, make andstmas crafting projects finally, the tree lighting ceremony on the national mall. eight: 40 p.m., hear from former house speaker john in the on his time congress. at 9:40, attend the portrait unveiling of outgoing senate minority leader harry reid, democrat of nevada. speakers include hillary clinton, vice president joe biden, and charles schumer. we willt 12:30 eastern, hear from representative charles rangel of new york. then, from the shakespeare theater on capitol hill, we take you to the romeo and juliet wrongful death trial where supreme court associate justice sam alito serves as associate judge. then a look at the career of vice president-elect mike pence in his new role as president. watch on c-span and c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. >> now, former defense secretary's dick cheney and leon pa

dedicated to. serving. i'm going to join my colleaguesk in saluting the public life of senator barbara mikulski. i want to think thank a woman t isn't here, the debate coach when she was in high school at the institute of notre dame, the same school nancy pelosi graduated from as a young barbara mikulski was preparing to debate they told her get out there and -- i am proud and relieved i didn't have her in a debate. she can still roll those boys or anyone else that tries to stand in the way of helping children, women, seniors are advancing veterans. she's been my colleague for 20 f years, friend, chairman, and ranking member so many times and inspiration. most my colleagues do my first job was in the senate as an intern and like barbara mikulski paul douglas was the champion for the underdog. every year the university chooses a leader of decency and courage to receive the government award and this year i was honored to present the award on behalf of the university of illinois. senator douglas would be proud she's carrying on the traditione something i hope and trust i will see the see

: i'm going to salute the public life of senator barbara mikulski. before i do it, i want to thank a woman who is not here. it was a nun, a catholic nun and the debate coach for senator mikulski when she was in high school at the ?iewt of notre dame, an all girls high school, the same school nancy pelosi graduated from. as a young barbara mikulski was preparing to debate a particularly tough opponent, this nun, her debate coach, told her -- and i quote -- "you can do it, barb, get out there and roll those jesuit boys." i went to a jesuit college in law school, and i'm proud and relieved to report i never had to face barbara mikulski in that kind of a debate. i rarely found anybody who could stand up to her in a debate. she can -- quote -- "still roll those jesuit boys" or anyone else who tries to stand in the way of helping women, children, seniors or advancing fairness. barbara mikulski has been my colleague for 20 years, my friend, the chairman of my appropriations committee and ranking member, and so many times an inspiration of. most of my colleagues know my first job in the sena

-old barbara briely and 5-year-old la'myra left their home in mays landing, atlantic county. they were hedding to a relative's home in north carolina, but they never made it. today a farmer discovered them on his property in dim widdy county, virginia. let's begin with nbc10's drew smith live in mays landing. >> reporter: we're told barbara briely is in serious condition in the hospital tonight. we're told she was not conscious when found up against a tree. her great granddaughter, who was with her there we're told is okay, appears to be fine, and is with family. meanwhile back here in their hometown after days of increasing worry, they're finally is some relief tonight. virginia state police shared these photos of barbara briely's suv stuck in the woods near a rural dirt road. the great-grandmother from atlantic county was there for several days, but she had enough drinks and snacks to survive there along with her 5-year-old great granddaughter la'myra. friends back home are thankful for the property owner who spotted them. >> when i heard she was found, i was just very happy and than

eight. ,ormer secretaries of defense where we are and where do we need to go. please welcome barbara starr, cnn pentagon correspondent. [applause] [laughter] >> the vice president of the united states. [applause] >> are we taking a picture? >> you all know the other two guys. >> all right. >> we are taking a group picture, against my will. let me set the stage for this session. i have standing room only and i'm sure nobody is here to hear what i have to think. we'll have a very, interesting session. like most of the things i do, this is special to me because i do is a long time, very long time had to go i know both of these men. secretary cheney and his given -- two,ssion to give who secretary cheney. that is how i know him. the vice president was the first defense secretary i ever covered. secretary panetta was the first one i ever had to sit and take out when he moved to italian in his soundbite when he was upset about something. [laughter] irber: iraq -- a barbara: really cannot put that on tv. i do not really think we need to go through introductions, if you do not know who they

could safe the same thing about another barbara, too. boxer. like her colleague from maryland, she is hardly the tallest member around here. but she has gotten into the habit -- but she is not in the habit of being overlooked either. that,xer box helps with of course. that is what she stands on at present conferences to give her more height and if that stands -- sounds familiar it is because the box once served as an veep.ation for hbo's and a good thing she has a sense of humor, she knows help either can go run here. that.ten relies on more than 20 years in a job i love, she wrote, thank you to california and the lord above. you get the picture. here's the key line, as long as there are issues i will never of my -- the meaning life. sure sounds like the senator boxer i know. it is not easy to find common ground run here, it takes hard work. stopkes negotiation will it often takes those intangibles, too. like comic relief. so enter another senator. i will miss the gym and barbara show when it comes to an end next year especially after such a story to run over a pw. one day she is a bu

me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hi there. i'm sure you've already heard but barbara, the second named storm of the season, is heading to the uk for friday. now, yesterday was the quiet before the storm in many respects. barbara, out in the atlantic, continues to develop and deepen, and that's going to be swinging to the north—west of the uk over the next 2a hours. it has been a relatively storm—free start to winter, of course, but that is all set to change as barbara comes hurdling in off the atlantic. tightly packed isobars really squeezing together and focusing the strongest winds on scotland. as we start off the morning, the breeze will be picking up across all of the uk, but it will become quite windy quickly in the day across northern ireland and scotland. quickly, gales will develop here but the strongest winds will be heading into the western isles as we head through friday afternoon. this band of rain then pushes its way eastwards across the irish sea, where we could get gusts of 60mph, perhaps 70mph around some of the exposed coasts and hills. this band

live on the free c-span radio app. >> up information, california senator barbara boxer discusses her book "the art of tough" she is interviewed by senator amy klobuchar of minnesota. on "after words". >> host: barbara box are. an hour to be here with you, one of my mentors in the senate. someone who came into the senate when there was borrelia woman to be seen and you were there. this book you have written "the art of the tougher" tells your store how you got there and barbara leavy, born on november 11th, 1940, from a family of jewish refugees in your own words, growing up in the previewsive shadow of the holocaust goes from that little place in brooklyn to the united states senate. maybe moves to card in between. and you did it all with such grace but also with that art of the tough. do you want to talk about what that was like growing up, your stories with your family and how you ever decided to take this journey. >> guest: well, senator klobuchar, my colleague, you said it was an honor to interview me. i'm so excited that you agreed to do this because it's says a lot about our re

you've already heard but barbara, the second named storm of the season, is heading to the uk for friday. now, yesterday was the quiet before the storm in many respects. barbara, out in the atlantic, continues to develop and deepen, and that's going to be swinging to the north—west of the uk over the next 2a hours. it has been a relatively storm—free start to winter, of course, but that is all set to change as barbara comes hurdling in off the atlantic. tightly packed isobars really squeezing together and focussing the strongest winds on scotland. as we start off the morning, the breeze will be picking up across all of the uk but it will become quite windy quickly in the day across northern ireland and scotland. quickly, gales will develop here but the strongest winds will be heading into the western isles as we head through friday afternoon. this band of rain then pushes its way eastwards across the irish sea, where we could get gusts of 60mph, perhaps 70mph around some of the exposed coasts and hills. this band of rain is going to be very squally indeed. eastern england star

underway — but delays are expected on the roads and railways. and britain braces for storm barbara — with scotland expected to bear the brunt of 90 mile an hour winds and difficult travelling conditions. and coming up in the sport on bbc news — oscar becomes the seventh most expensive footballer in history after a £60 million move from chelsea to shanghai sipg is agreed. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. anis amri — the suspect in the berlin christmas market lorry attack — has been shot dead in milan. italian officials say amri opened fire on police who asked him for id during a routine patrol in the city. one italian police officer was shot and injured. the italian authorities say the fingerprints of the dead man match those found on the steering wheel of a lorry which drove at shoppers at a christmas market, killing twelve people and injuring dozens more. our correspondent angus crawford reports. the body of anis amri lies on a milan street. his last act, to pull a gun from his backpack and shoot out police. his last words, god is great. the question for

challenges. with that, i handed over to barbara and her counterparts for the first panel. barbara: while my colleagues are 'd,, i was telling bill this is my first trip here. but as a political scientist, i am always coming -- tuning into c-span and watching. as an honor to be moderating panel for the miller center. as you can see from the program, we have an amazing group of scholars and passion -- served iners who have four different presidencies. in the case of josh bolten, bush 41 and bush 43, chris lou, secretary of labor in the current obama administration. and a lane of the clinton administration. we represent four presidencies and want to dive right in. particularly, the title of this years and first principles. all of you had the amazing experience of being part of a presidency in the first year. some of you, long after that as well. but we want to start off today with that very intriguing question of, how does a president-elect go from being a campaigner to a short window of opportunity of being president-elect, and start the year -- first year of his presidency. we will

brightens up tomorrow afternoon, but only half the story. storm barbara arrives on our doorstep, expected to increase further later on and into the night. peak gusts across the far north, the western and northern isles, disruption to transport networks, and quite possibly power as well. and amber warning in place, be prepared for storm barbara as it arrives over the next 24, 48 hours. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: two men are found guilty of manslaughter over the tipper truck crash in bath that killed four people, including a 4—year—old girl. reports in germany say the fingerprints of anis amri, the tunisian suspected of carrying out the deadly attack in berlin, were found on the lorry used to hit the christmas market. the prince of wales warns about the growing danger of religious persecution in a bbc radio 4 thought for the day broadcast. tributes are being paid at the funeral of the russian ambassador to turkey, which is being held in moscow three days after he was assassinated in ankara. a pledge to improve fast broadband services in rural areas with a £400—million inves

us. good morning. storm barbara may be pulling away from the uk but it remains windy today, tomorrow and into boxing day. the latest on the blustery christmas forecast coming up. good morning. first, our main story. extensive railway engineering works are starting across britain today, with 200 different projects being carried out over the christmas break. passengers in london, manchester and cardiff are expected to be the hardest hit by the works, which may cause delays, diversions and cancellations. our reporter jane—frances kelly is at ealing broadway station for us. there's a very good reason that you are there. explain why. good morning. yes. a lot of gw are passengers are going to have to come here because paddington is closed for the next six days for upgrades and maintenance work. —— gwr. work will be done on crossrail and the heathrow express. if people have a lot of luggage or their disabled they can go to three other designated stations in london. also liverpool street station is affected, which will be closed between the 24th of december and the second of january an

this case, physical threat. >> very scary. >>> coming up, she's back, aunt barbara is here with tupperware tips that are going to make you smile. my cancer started as ovarian cancer and it kept coming back in different places. we went from everything being fine to everything not being fine. i really needed someone who could think outside the box. we did the genomic testing pretty early in christine's course. with our treatments we've had great success for her. there's an atmosphere of hope. i want to be around just to be a grandma. the evolution of cancer care is here. learn more at cancercenter.com/philadelphia ? ? >>> the holidays are now upon us. the host or hostess in each one of us kicks into high gear this time of year, but holiday food preparation and storage doesn't necessarily have to be a drag. it can actually be a cinch to store that year-old fruit cake, if you know what i'm saying. tupperware, aunt barbara. good morning. >> oh, ryan, how wonderful. let's throw a party. i love a party. these are our classic bowls. you get a set of three. our tupperware impressions bow

hundred and eighty people on board, that was forced to land in malta — are arrested. storm barbara begins to kick in — with worse to come as, ninety mile—an—hour winds are forecast. and delays in the christmas getaway — with warnings of significant disruption on roads and railways. and in half an hour i will be looking back at a diverse year income from hollywood superheroes to home—grown hits and fabulous foreign languages. that is reviewed in 2013 with me mark kermode. it's 5 o'clock. our main story. italian police have shot dead the man believed to have carried out the attack on a christmas market in berlin. 0fficials officials said there was no doubt that he was dead as fingerprints matched those found. german chancellor angela merkel said she was relieved that he posed no longer any threat. average near the central berlin, anis amri swears a pledge of allegiance, to al—baghdadi, the leader of so—called islamic state. it has just released the video online. and this is where he died, a backstreet in milan. killed after pulling a gun from his backpack and shooting a

landing tonight with more. >> they're still in virginia, as 71 year old barbara recovers, no christmas lights, the family did not celebrate a holiday because of this ordeal, facebook today, they said they've plenty -- plenty of evening to rejoice. >> giving huge sigh of relief after learning 71 year old barbara and her five year old great granddaughter are okay. >> we were all worried, you know, so we were hoping that they were okay, and we're glad that they are okay. >> the briley's disappearance lasted almost four days, left jersey to see family in north carolina they stopped for directions at a gas station about 30 miles north of richmond. around 8:00 p.m., family last heard from barbara saying she was stuck in traffic, all calls from then on went to voice mail. 1:30 christmas morning, 45 miles south of richmond. monday through wednesday family and authority searched along interstates 59 and 85, around 5:00 p.m. wednesday, the search ended, when this man, who didn't want to show his face on tv, reported finding the briley's up at dirt road on private property in rural continuewitty

handed down a penalty for the verdict. let's go to barbara wessel, standing by in our brussels studio to talk more about this ruling. barbara, i guess it is a bit of a shock for ms. lagarde, but according to her lawyers, she is on a plane to washington. barbara: she wasn't even here to hear the verdict. she has gone back to washington and the court sort of declared its findings in front of her and the bench. what really happened is that the court went against the public prosecutor. the prosecution has said beforehand, we think she acted in a way that was a political mistake but that was not a criminal offense. now, the tribunal found it differently. the tribunal is a special thing because it is made up of three professional judges and 6 politicians -- 6 senators and parliamentarians, 12 in all. they found that her defense was weak, because what christine lagarde finally and really said was "i acted in good faith because i didn't know about the advice of seior public servants who said do not pay 400 million to bernard tapie." she said, "i never saw those notes." as everyone in france knew

spunt is more in our sat center with more on this. >> reporter: i've learned that 71-year-old barbara briley is in serious condition. she regained consciousness later. authorities say the five-year-old, her great granddaughter is doing okay tonight. it's been a brutal four nights for the briley family. 71-year-old barbara and 5-year-old lamira were on their way to north carolina christmas eve to visit family. they never made it. the family panicked and police searched for clues. according to authorities they were found south of richmond virginia in a dark, see included area about 7 miles from i-85. they were sitting inside barbara's car on private property. the property owner called police. barbara was flown to vcu medical center for treatment. authorities tell our affiliate in richmond, lamira is fine but was taken to a hospital for an evaluation. during the search authorities discovered a ping from briley's cell in rural virginia but her bank card was used in mays landing. a surveillance video showed barbara in a virginia gas station. eyewitness news spoke to her grandson wednesday

winds are forecast in some parts of scotland as storm barbara brings power cuts and difficult travelling conditions across the uk with worse to come. now on bbc news, some of those who died this year and whose lives are celebrated in a review of 2016, we remember: part two. # i heard there was a secret court that david played... i like to do the music i can do, but with the limits of my talent i'll obliged to do my own kind of songs. #it obliged to do my own kind of songs. # it goes like this, the fourth, the fifth, the minor chord, the major lift, the baffled king composing hallelujah. .. # suzanne takes you down to her place... you know, if we sold 400 books we considered ourselves to be well on our way to immortality. but i could not pay the rent. in hindsight it seems like a bad decision that i was going to rectify my economic situation by becoming a singer. # i remember you well in the chelsea hotel. # you were talking so brave and so sweet. # hallelujah, hallelujah. .. not a lot, not a lot. you can go to a party and say to somebody, have you seen this trick? and they wil

sense, thanks for joining us. see you in the new year. for most of us, storm barbara will just be a lot of wind and some rain. for the far north—west of scotland, thatis for the far north—west of scotland, that is where it will be severe. gales could hit 80 or 90 mph. we are used to big storms across this part of the world. even for the north of scotland, 90 miles an hour is pretty nasty. an amber warning from the met office. be prepared and expect some disruption. in fact, there could be disruption. in fact, there could be disruption in other parts of the country as well, even further south. the storms up there, way up there, but we are feeling effects as far south as other western of the uk. this is a band of rain that pills into barbara. you can see the really bad gales in the north. regular gale force winds across the western areas, 50 or 60, maybe 70 mph gusts that we get in the winter. the last place to get the wind and rain will be east anglia. if you watch the clock, it is not until after dark when it pushes through. then the sky clears across the south. the wind will di

disruption is expected for those travelling over the christmas period. storm barbara has started crossing scotland, causing power cuts, school closures and difficult travelling conditions. and coming up in half an hour, we celebrate the lives of those who left us this year, including muhammad ali, in review in review 2016: we remember, part one. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. german officials have warned that the threat of terrorism in their country is still high despite the death of anis amri, the tunisian suspected of the berlin lorry attack. amri was shot dead in milan after opening fire on a police officer who asked him for id during a routine patrol. one police officer was shot and injured. the other then killed the suspect. the italian authorities say the fingerprint of the dead man match those found on the dead man match those found on the glory that smashed into a christmas market on monday, killing 12 people. the authorities are trying to find out whether a support network helped amri escape to italy. angela merkel is just talking to journalists. translation: my italian

spunt is more in our sat center with more on this. >> reporter: i've learned that 71-year-old barbara briley is in serious condition. she regained consciousness later. authorities say the five-year-old, her great granddaughter is doing okay tonight. it's been a brutal four nights for the briley family. 71-year-old barbara and 5-year-old lamira were on their way to north carolina christmas eve to visit family. they never made it. the family panicked and police searched for clues. according to authorities they were found south of richmond virginia in a dark, see included area about 7 miles from i-85. they were sitting inside barbara's car on private property. the property owner called police. barbara was flown to vcu medical center for treatment. authorities tell our affiliate in richmond, lamira is fine but was taken to a hospital for an evaluation. during the search authorities discovered a ping from briley's cell in rural virginia but her bank card was used in mays landing. a surveillance video showed barbara in a virginia gas station. eyewitness news spoke to her grandson wednesday

. good morning. storm barbara may be pulling away from the uk, but it remains windy today, tomorrow, and into boxing day. the latest on the blustery christmas forecast coming up. good morning. first, our main story: extensive railway engineering works are starting across britain today, with 200 different projects being carried out over the christmas break. passengers in london, manchester and cardiff are expected to be the hardest hit by the work. one of the biggest stations in the capital, paddington, is closed, with passengers being told to go to ealing broadway. it is where our reporter jane—frances kelly is for us this morning. it will be somewhat busier than usual they are, one would suspect. it is going to be a lot busier, because gwr passengers who were hoping to go to paddington or travel out from there will have to come here. now, they can go to other stations. there are three other stations. there are three other stations that they can possibly go to, depending on where they are travelling from. but this is part of a wider upgrade. paddington, for instance, has been clos

, selhurst park. storm barbara has paid the uk a visit, with the north west of scotland bearing the brunt of the heavy rain and winds — but it's also blown through parts of northern england, wales and northern ireland. our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, has more. storm barbara barrelled in from the west. with conditions difficult out at sea, ferries to many of the islands were cancelled. for those who couldn't get home early, christmas travel plans are, for now, on hold. there are some services operating. some are battling through. however, the northern area is definitely off. we're reviewing those services ongoing, and we will make announcements regarding tomorrow evening. in some areas, the worst of the winds are yet to come. but gusts of up to 70 mph have already been recorded in the western isles, where, for a time, many homes in lewis and harris lost their power. the stormy conditions were forecast well ahead. extra generators shipped out and others, including farmers here, took precautions. i slept quite well until five o'clock in the morning when the wind started to

weather with snow over some highland villages. as you are probably aware, it's storm barbara we are most concerned about over the next 24—36 hours. it is looming in the western atlantic. it's intensifying all the while. it's underneath a strong jet strea m while. it's underneath a strong jet stream which will direct storm barbara up towards the north—west of the uk come tomorrow evening. i had of that we have the wintry showers across scotland. snow down to quite low levels. a strong wind. it feels cold. further south are bright and breezy afternoon. the fog has cleared. in the more southern parts of the uk into the night, maybe a touch of frost, hopefully the fog won't be as widespread as it was this morning. the reina rides across western northern ireland and the far west of scotland, the wind intensifying —— the rain arrives. barbara arrives on our doorstep. it will head towards the far north—west of the uk, bringing a combination of strong winds and heavy rain, very wet to start the day across the west of scotla nd wet to start the day across the west of scotland and n

to serve alongside senator barbara mikulski. i have learned so much from her. i'll never forget the day that she told me i had the soul of an appropriator, which i knew was the highest compliment she could give me, and she was right. and we've worked on that committee to get so much done. and i want to wish her many more years of health, happiness, and, most of all, that most important ship -- friendship. thank you, madam president. mrs. boxer: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from california. mrs. boxer: before senator collins leaves the senator, i want to thank her, senator collins, for her beautiful remarks about senator mikulski. you know, as i leave here, i have said publicly, as the press has asked, what's your hope? i often say, my hope is with the senator from maine, senator collins, to breach some of the partisan divides. it's been an honor to serve with you, and i know you have a lot on your shoulders as we move forward. senator mikulski, i want to that i can just a very few minutes to talk about you. and i'm going to wait until you say goodbye to senato

. also, storm barbara is on course to batter britain tomorrow. doctors involved in trials of a new multiple sclerosis drug say stormy weather in the run—up to christmas, storm ba ba stormy weather in the run—up to christmas, storm baba is set to hit on friday with scotland getting the worst of the wins. —— barbara. doctors involved in trials of a new multiple sclerosis drug say it's a landmark development in treatment of the disease. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. that get straight to berlin for the latest on the attack on the market there. the mood is sombre here at there. the mood is sombre here at the christmas market in berlin. normally there would be christmas music playing but that is silent. people have been coming to lay flyover —— lay flowers and light candles and also buy food and drink ina sign candles and also buy food and drink in a sign that life goes on. in the last hour we have been hearing from chancellor merkel who said she was proud of the way that germans have reacted to this attack and she stressed what she said was the importance of unity

difficult travelling conditions and power cuts across parts of scotland as storm barbara starts to hit. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we begin with the latest on the plane hijacking, the plane which was meant to land in libya but was hijacked and landed in malta. let's get the latest on what is happening. here are the shots we have from valletta airport, the maltese capital. we understand that it has now ended peacefully. our correspondent is with me and has been following developments throughout this afternoon. the most recent news is that the hijackers have surrendered? the prime minister of malta has tweeted that the hijackers have surrendered, have been searched and have been taken into custody. there has been a big question over this — what is their motivation, and what requests did they have? was it met? there are different rumours but nothing yet verified. there was a suggestion that they want to form a probe into the party, that they are gaddafi supporters and perhaps want to seek political asylum in the country. what we know is that all passengers are now off the plane a

obama administrations. that will be moderated by my friend and colleague, barbara. after that, a panel on moving a domestic agenda and organizing global challenges. hand itnd it -- i will over to barbara and her counterparts for the first panel. barbara: while our colleagues mic'ed, thank you, bill, so much. thank you all for being here today. i was telling bill this was my first visit to brookings, though i feel like i have been here due to the political scientists. i'm forever tuning in to and watching the brookings panel. it is such an honor to be moderating a panel here today for the miller center. as you can see from the program, arrayed anarade -- amazing group of scholars and practitioners who have served in four different presidencies. in the case of josh, bush 41 and bush 43, chris, currently deputy secretary of labor in the obama administration, and elaine of the clinton administration. we represent four presidencies. we want to dive right into the subject of today, particularly as bill announced, the title of the panel is first years and first principles. all of you ha

parts, amberwarning in force. be prepared for storm barbara. barbara continues to whistle away into scandinavia, still some very strong winds across the north as we head into the night, frequent wintry showers. ice will be a significant risk, particularly on higher—level routes. further south, things settle down, it will turn chilly as we start christmas eve. barbara pushing away north—east, run of westerly wind, cold winds, low levels across scotland, gradually easing a touch, rain piling in. allthe scotland, gradually easing a touch, rain piling in. all the while, further south, relatively quiet, bright and breezy day. not too bad in the sunshine. things will go downhill as we had through christmas eve night, wet and windy weather piling in across northern ireland and scotland in particular, patchy rain through the south, all due to this deepening area of low pressure. for a this deepening area of low pressure. fora time, a this deepening area of low pressure. for a time, a lot of warmth reacting to the low—pressure system, christmas morning is going to be remarkably mild, t

, have a very happy new year. hi there. i'm sure you've already heard but barbara, the second named storm of the season, is heading to the uk for friday. now, yesterday was the quiet before the storm in many respects. barbara, out in the atlantic, continues to develop and deepen, and that's going to be swinging to the north—west of the uk over the next 2a hours. it has been a relatively storm—free start to winter, of course, but that is all set to change as barbara comes hurdling in off the atlantic. tightly packed isobars really squeezing together and focussing the strongest winds on scotland. as we start off the morning, the breeze will be picking up across all of the uk but it will become quite windy quickly in the day across northern ireland and scotland. quickly, gales will develop here but the strongest winds will be heading into the western isles as we head through friday afternoon. this band of rain then pushes its way eastwards across the irish sea, where we could get gusts of 60mph, perhaps 70mph around some of the exposed coasts and hills. this band of rain is going t

policy. our state department correspondent barbara plett usher reports. it was that conviction which led the us to withhold its customary protection of israel at the council, although not without much soul—searching. because the united states does not agree with every word in this text that the united states did not vote in favour of the resolution. but it is because this revolution reflects the facts on the ground and is consistent with us policy across republican and democratic administrations through the history of the state of israel that the united states did not veto it. the israelis had managed to delay but not prevent the vote. they felt betrayed by their ally, especially angry about condemnation of their construction in occupied east jerusalem. construction in occupied east jerusalem. who gave you the right to issue such a decree, denying our eternal rights in jerusalem? issue such a decree, denying our eternal rights injerusalem? would this council have had the nerve to condemn your country for building homes in your capital? israel has long pursued a policy of building j

deserves is barbara pym. what is it about barbara pym's books you like? perhaps it ties in with something you said earlier on about the feeling of calm. barbara pym is concerned with very small matters. the calm exploration of small matters. she really was the 20th century jane austen. capable of saying very big things about people on a very small canvass. so she would have a character, for example, saying, as happens in one of her books, a character saying, "i never thought i was the sort of person who would deserve my own bathroom." very poignant. very moving. poignancy is something that i think you've got a very strong feeling for, the sadness of things that happen in every day life, the lack of fulfilment in some small way that adds up to, you know, disappointment, or alternatively to contentment. that is what interests you. it is what moves you. it does interest me. i find myself very moved by certain things. for example, in the no. i ladies detectives agency series, mma mukutsi, who has had a very poor background, has a beautiful little lace handkerchief and that represent

equally impressed by their festive outfits. barbara taylor bradford was macbooks are devoured by her fans around the world. we know how attractive family sagas can be and how addictive, and how in the cavendock lock she leaves story of families and their part in the war in europe. it ends just after ve day, when the families have been reshaped by war. welcome. why do you think people are so drawn to family stories? there is no more dangerous place in the world than being in the middle of a big family. really. because you have got every emotion going. and everyone understands the truth of family difficulties. that is right, they do. people have liked this new series because it's slightly historical. the first book starts in 1913. there is curiosity about what people did in earlier days, did they live like us or are they different? they are trying to make comparisons. i have discovered, recently when i read somebody else's book that went back to ancient rome, after finishing it i said that my husband, i have just read about now, here in london and in new york. human nature does not cha

, mark kirk, barbara mikulski and barbara boxer. this hour in 15 minutes portion includes senator coats final floor speech.o >> mr. president. >> the majority leader. >> yesterday the senate voted overwhelmingly to take the next step to pass the 21st century bipartisan legislation to bolster medical innovation. this legislation promotes critical investments and research and treatment of elements that help cut through unnecessary regulation would hinder the development of cures while also protecting safety. it builds upon the process of innovative therapies in regenerative medicine. this legislation puts patients first print helps strengthen ths research and treatment needed to cure the most devastating diseases and that includes mental health programs and provides funding to help fight opioid abuse. i've heard from health officialm across my state who have expressed the impact this legislation can make from my kentucky hospital association to the university of eight, our states largest research university. this bill as the president says reflects the support for increased investment in

#. —— glory. # have the herald angels sing #. hi there. i'm sure you've already heard but barbara, the second named storm of the season, is heading to the uk for friday. now, yesterday was the quiet before the storm in many respects. barbara, out in the atlantic, continues to develop and deepen, and that's going to be swinging to the north—west of the uk over the next 2a hours. it has been a relatively storm—free start to winter, of course, but that is all set to change as barbara comes hurdling in off the atlantic. tightly packed isobars really squeezing together and focusing the strongest winds on scotland. as we start off the morning, the breeze will be picking up across all of the uk but it will become quite windy quickly in the day across northern ireland and scotland. quickly, gales will develop here but the strongest winds will be heading into the western isles as we head through friday afternoon. this band of rain then pushes its way eastwards across the irish sea, where we could get gusts of 60mph, perhaps 70mph around some of the exposed coasts and hills. this band o

suspect foul play. they believe that barbara may have gotten lost and her vehicle was stuck and that the two were there for several days, they said the property owner happened to walk by and noticed vehicle and saw the two and recognizes them from news report. >> they were outside of the vehicle probably 50 yards from the vehicle at a tree. >> 71 barbara and her 5-year-old great granddaughter lamier war missing since christmas eve. the property owner called 911. and investigators think that the toyota rav 4 got stuck and the 71-year-old's cell phone ran out of batteries. barbara was unconscious and transported to the hospital in serious condition. the 5-year-old is now with family and police believe they were there forself days. >> there were apples and juice boxes and they were eating and drinking several things during the time period. >> they left on christmas eve headed to see family in north carolina and she called a family member saying she was lost. this is her at the rest stop. the employee tried to help her. >> i hit the star button for her and i said follow the arrow an

wasn't christmas. >> reporter: we spoke via skype with family members of 71-year-old barbara briley and her great granddaughter. hamilton township police are calling the disappearances suspicious they have not yet found evidence of foul play. detectives have been coordinating ground and aerial searches with virginia state and local authorities. near where the pair were last seen saturday. family friends including her mother are trolling major expressways looking for any sign of barbara's silver toyota rav4 with jersey plates c80els. >> god will turn this around and bring her home. and we're just trying to keep everything together. >> reporter: barbara's phone has been going straight to voicemail. today authorities were able to pink it to an area in virginia where they are now concentrating their search. authorities say she was was last seen in good health and loved ones say the retired new jersey transit driver is experienced on the road and that she drives the same route to north carolina every holiday. >> she did this trip two, three times out of the year, um, for as long as we've

curl of cloud signals barbara, storm barbara, lashing northern and western parts of the uk today. earlier, in the shetland isles, and we have seen ghosts of 70 mph, and also some gusty weather across the west coast of england and wales. this was cumbria, strongest winds here came in this band of squalling rain, rattling east, away from wales, heading towards the south—east, lots of share was following on behind, and it is through this evening, across northernmost parts of scotland that the winds are set to peak. we have seen 70 mph gusts, in the final could see 80, possibly as high as 90 mph. we still have this amber wind warning from the met office, expiring at midnight. that squalling rain clears, clear skies following on behind, still very windy weather from northern areas, and we have got to worry about some snow in scotland, particularly over the hills, leading to some icy conditions. very poor weather continues over the hills and mountains of scotland, even though barbara is moving away. barbara moves away, takes away the strongest of the wind. plenty of isobars on the ch

search for a missing grand mother and her young granddaughter. barbara briley and her 5-year-old granddaughter la'myra were supposed to spend christmas with their family. loved ones say the two left mays landing headed for north carolina when the 71-year-old woman got lost in virginia on friday. the two haven't been seen since. nbc10's brandon hudson spoke to a relative and has the story. >> reporter: a very stressful christmas for the family of a 71-year-old woman and her 5-year-old great granddaughter. that older woman lives in this neighborhood here. her grandson says she always keeps her phone on her and calls wherever she is, but she hasn't called in the last few days. tonight nbc 10 got these photos of barbara briely and her great granddaughter la'myra. the two were last seen in a car barbara drove from may's landing to an exxon gas station in ruther glen, virginia, christmas eve. we spoke to her grandson, who told us about the family's last phone conversation with the 71-year-old. >> they spoke to her while she was in traffic, and then she said that she was lost. but she t

agenda item 8, which is ann treboux v. barbara sklar. ms. treboux do you want to provide the commission with your response and comments on the staff's recommendation? >> chair, we had a request for a five-minute break, if we might? >> all right. >> thank you. >> we'll make it a 10-minute break. so 10 [ gavel ] . all right, we'll proceed now with agenda item 8. which is the commission -- ethics commission complaint no. 1617-06 ann treboux v. barbara sklar and ms. treboux you have ten minutes to respond to the staff mem memorandum and recommendation. >> this complaint was originally filed with the task force within the three-year window when it was actually heard the first time. unfortunately david pilpell was on the task force. he continued to interrupt me while i was presenting the case. he actually sat in the audience with the respondent and kind of goaded them as to how to respond to the complaint, and when he was up there he baited kay patterson along as to how to answer the complaint. the conclusion was that the sunshine task force lacked jurisdiction, because the paperwo

www.c-span.org. maryland senator barbara mikulski is retiring after 30 years in the senate. she is the longest serving woman in that body's history. earlier she gave her farewell address from the senate floor and reflected on her childhood, education, and career. her remarks were followed by tributes from susan collins of maine and barbara boxer of california. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. ms. mikulski: thank you, mr. president. i rise today to take the floor for what i call my summing up speech. it is not my farewell speech because i have the honor and privilege of being the ranking member on the chairmanship of the appropriations committee and will speak later on this week when we move the continuing resolution. but it is the practice and the tradition of the senate that when a senator is departing the senate to give what they call their farewell address. well, mine is not going to be as memorable as when george washington resigned his commission and other memorable speeches. but i do want to say words about how i feel today about hav