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by the 1830s, george washington is in two of them. the surrender of cornwallis at yorktown, and this is the more important one, i told you it would get back to the resignation of washington because it's so important, this is his painting of the resignation of george washington to congress in 1783. the cincinnasin syncinc -- cinc. his eyesight is beginning to falter. the fact that it's a much larger canvas, some of the mastery you saw in the earlier paintings is gone, particularly this. it's gone by the time this is finished and installed. but it's still an important document that we can read for lessons of george washington's life. it was intended to be read, although the language, the lexicon for interpreting the language of this painting might be lost to us today. back in the 1820s, it would have been more obvious to people, for example, that everything to the left of washington represents the domestic of his side of life. to the right is his public hand, you shake hands with your right hand, that's his public life. on the left, the

what does george michael min to me. what does george michael min to you? he is a pioneer. he opened doors for many people. me being younger, influenced by him singing with aretha franklin, and him being british, big with someone who was there before was a real liberation. a great singer, songwriter. you are and r&b songwriter and discover some of the influences, r&b, pop, that george michael had. hello? sorry... you say it was quite an influence? he showed there are no boundaries. he showed there are no boundaries. he had a black and white backing singer even back in the day with wham and you pay attention. he was really soulful. it is crazy, isn't it? he was so young. he also had a side to him that into the social conscience as well, where you aware of that? no, no. i remember him as a legend from wham. every christmas you hear, last christmas. he outed himself, obviously... spectacularly. laughter but him and saying, you know what, and i am not going to sweat but i do care what you think. what was your favourite song? when he did a cover of stink... triple gold, last chr

your memories of george michael? i have great, affectionate memories of george. ifirst i have great, affectionate memories of george. i first met him in late 1984 in new york. and wham were just making their first foray into america. and i happened to have discovered his manager was an old friend of mine. i asked george over dinner what they were doing next, and he said, we're going to china. i said, that's as like a film. his immediate response was, oh, you should make the film. i was astonished he should make a decision that rapidly. actually, a good one for most of us. i was amazed, at his young age, he was so adept. he was almost like a manager himself. he had an overview of what he wanted to do. you say he went to china, the grand scale of his popularity was evidence, even in china, wasn't it? it was like a comfortable revolution there, because they had never had western pop music there, and the impact was considerable. this was a time when china was trying to liberalise. i was struck by george michael in a couple of ways. first of all, at the edge 21, a pop

one is george and the other is robbie williams. robbie williams‘s first song was a cover of george michael. when you listen to the song, you think, that is what it was like to be in the band. it was mental and for him to break away from that and come outwith... a lot of people think that careless whisper was his first solo song but it wasn't it was face. a little earlier i also spoke to the reverend who was once a member of a pop group. my favourite memory of him was at elton john's 40th birthday party. there was a disco with a lone dj quietly paying re cord disco with a lone dj quietly paying record all night long. i went over to say hello and discovered it was george michael. he played one of apple records. that was typical of him. he was self—effacing and unassuming. easy company. a nice quy- unassuming. easy company. a nice guy. it's clear to me that he has inspired a lord of your talent. i interviewed robbie williams when he got the solo contract. he said that he wanted to have the same solo career he wanted to have the sa

our top stories: the singer george michael has died. his publicist says he passed away peacefully at home. george michael rose to fame in the 1980s as a member of the duo wham! police say there were no suspicious circumstances. in other news: a major search operation off the black sea coast has pinpointed a russian military plane that crashed into the water with 92 people on board. israel orders ambassadors of un security council members to be reprimanded after they voted against its settlement building. and queen elizabeth misses her traditional christmas day service as she recovers from a heavy cold, but in a recorded speech she pays tribute to ordinary people doing extraordinary things. the death of the singer george michael has been announced. he was 53. he shot to fame in the 1980s as half of the band wham, and went on to have a hugely successful solo career. he's sold more than 80 million records worldwide. his publicist says he passed away peacefully at his home just outside london on sunday. andy moore looks back at his life. #

george michael was so tragically young at just 53 george michael was so tragically young atjust 53 years old. 0ne george michael was so tragically young atjust 53 years old. one man said he'd seen george michael while he was fishing down by the river, and he didn't look terribly well. many people here are worried —— wondering what happened here. we know he was found in his bed just after lunch and he was unresponsive. he was declared dead inside the house. the cause of death is allegedly heart failure, but we anticipate that over the coming days, we will learn more about what caused george michael to pass away. thank you, ben. let's get some more reaction. we are going to speak to darren scott from the gay times. we are so sorry. darren scott from the gay times. we are so sorry. it's a huge loss to so many fans across the world. a really sad christmas for many. we want to talk to you because george michael is famous for coming out as being 93v, is famous for coming out as being gay, one of the first in his generation, but it goes beyond that what he did for the l g bt community. he w

a handsome boy scout of a firefighter named george tiaffay. george was the genuine article. an all american good guy. he'd overcame early obstacles to become a top notch student in high school, a star athlete. this is his sister maria mcgrew. >> a valedictorian and on the football team. i -- >> yeah. you'd think he'd be just a jerk, right? >> yeah. >> just kind of a jock, mean-spirited sort of who knows, stereotypical. >> reporter: but it was quite the contrary, said maria. >> he was always the calming force amongst family and friends. you know, he was the gentle speaker. he had this outlook in life where, "i wanna go out and make the world a better place. i wanna go out and do something with my life." >> reporter: so george did. he earned a prestigious appointment to west point, and after graduation became a combat engineer, served as a nation builder in panama. his childhood friend, aaron solano, went down for a visit. >> the stories he told me about the missions that he accomplished, building schools, clinics, roadways and bridges, really had an impact on his life. he fin

george michael loved fame but never became used to it. to be obviously a part of people's lives as an artist, that's what i dreamed of and that's what i'm still grateful for. but my god, i wish i could cope with the other stuff the way other people do. i wish i'd been born with that particular suit of armour, you know, because i wasn't. # you know not everybody has got a body like you. but i gotta think twice before i give my heart away... as his career waned, he hit the headlines for other reasons. he was stopped for a series of traffic offences leading to a spell in jail. he was cautioned and fined for drug possession and received treatment for addiction. # time can never mend the careless whispers... in 2011, he suffered a life—threatening bout of pneumonia while on tour in austria. police said his death was unexplained but not suspicious. his family said he had died peacefully at home. they called him a beloved son, brother and friend. john covach is the director of the institute for popular music at the university of rochester in n

when it came to pop, george michael had it all. the looks, the voice and the ability to write hit after hit, again and again. remembering george michael who has died at the age of 53. russia is holding a day of national mourning for the 92 people who were killed when a military plane crashed in the black sea. authorities in russia say they've located the site where the plane came down yesterday, soon after it took off from sochi, heading to syria. the first of the bodies have this morning been airlifted to moscow. our moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg reports. across russia, they prayed for the dead for the 92 victims of yesterday's plane crash. there was a special service today in every orthodox church in russia. this is a day of national mourning. as a sign of respect, russian flags were flown at half—mast. this is thought to be the last picture of a chicken of the aircraft. a a few others later it crashed into the black sea. the search operation continued today. not for survivors but for the bodies. and also for the plane'

headline says you were someone special, george. so let's begin. the papers, the tabloids were not a lwa ys the papers, the tabloids were not always particularly kind to george michael but in death they what is interesting about the sun and the daily mirror is that they choose to different front pages. the sun shows george michael in his heyday, the picture is some years old. the mirror has chosen a picture of where george michael is looking fat and bloated and it is all recent picture. the sun, inside, shows that picture. the sun, inside, shows that picture also but it isn't the way they chose their front pages. over they chose their front pages. over the years, george michael has done enough things to keep himself in the news. one would argue that what happens with celebrities is that when he was finally caught by a los angeles police officer in a lavatory in la, thejob until then had been beefy, heterosexual man and that helped him to come out. from what he has said since, he was quite pleased to come out because he worried about

he said, george michael's dead. i thought he was pulling my leg and unfortunately for us and for the music world it was true. he could not have been a nicer guy and i have to tell you the shock in southern california that such a great icon has gone is amazing, just another, a brilliant british act has gone and people have been posting on my facebook page, the year starts with bowie and ends with george michael. the irony is that when wham! first came out their first single was banned by the bbc because they were talking about unemployment and hire purchase and then their second single was more poppy and then wake me up before you go—go was absolutely massive for them and last christmas. but then george became more serious and you could tell that he was transitioning from being a pop star to a serious artist with careless whisper. he actually gave a lot of the songwriting credit to andrew on that one but if you watch the video, it's all george and he's almost staging that the transition from wham! to becoming georg

george michael did. he represented something greater than just he represented something greater thanjust being he represented something greater than just being a he represented something greater thanjust being a pop he represented something greater than just being a pop star who sold a lot of records. he represented something that the gay and lesbian community and something to left—wing politics, because he was an arch anti— thatcherite. he was suspicious of new labour. he wrote songs making light of his own situation and songs for the downtrodden. he neverforgot the dance beat and the musical hooks, but he meant something more than just selling a lot of records. i think that is why george michael has been such a painful loss these last 36 hours. absolutely. so many of his songs are memorable for many different reasons, because he made an extraordinary comeback. he did, george michael was on the cusp of them even greater comeback, he claimed to have a new solo album in the works 97% done and i'm sure

yet george michael did it. he broke away from wham!. it could be argued he had a even more successful career as a solo artist. how much should we appreciate how difficult that is? it's very difficult. there are only a few people that have done it. one is george and the other is robbie williams. and his first song bas a solo artist was freedom. when you listen to that song, it makes you think, that is what it is likely to be in think, that is what it is likely to beina think, that is what it is likely to be in a band. it really was mental. for him to break away from that and come out with face. . that catapulted him to superstardom. he changes look. he had a leather jacket and then he had a suit if yea rs jacket and then he had a suit if years later. i'm just so happy that i got to see my idol and the legend in concert at least once and that is a memory that will keep forever and ever. it makes you wonder how many stars inspired, as you say, robbie williams. he released his first solo single and coverage. thank you. that was a former mem

they found george michael dead there. police say they are treating the death as unexplained but at this stage there are no suspicious circumstances. we had a statement in from the star's publicist saying that it is with great sadness we confirm that george michael passed away at home over the christmas period. the family asked for their privacy to be respected at this difficult time. it goes on to say there will be no further comment at this stage because of the timing, i guess, we will not guess, get much more information now until daylight. but because of the news machine, as it is, tributes have been coming in thick and fast. have you got some we can look at? we will hear in a moment from elton john who can look at? we will hear in a moment from eltonjohn who is leading the tributes but a number of his contemporaries, remember this was a man about a career for decades. he formed wham in the early 19805 decades. he formed wham in the early 1980s and went on to forge an excellent solo career, notching up a lot of number

. >> george: octopus salad. >> anthony: lambros is there, and george of course, and george's son, niko. [ lambros speaking greek ] [ george speaking greek ] >> anthony: man, that is so good. [ george speaking greek ] >> anthony: oh, mashed fava beans. it's amazing. >> lambros: this is like as traditional as you get. all these dishes are either used as an appetizer before the main dish, which is the soup, or as breakfast. >> anthony: breakfast. >> lambros: they have this for breakfast, maybe a couple of beers, and then they go to sleep again for a few hours. >> anthony: now you're talking my language. [ george speaking greek ] >> anthony: beautiful. all the fish he catches, it's sold on the island? or sent to athens? >> lambros: mostly to athens. >> george: niko. >> anthony: what kind of fish is this? [ george speaking greek ] >> lambros: olive oil and lemon. >> anthony: man. this is some professional-quality stuff. [ george speaking greek ] >> lambros: you need to eat more. >> anthony: ah, this broth is fantastic. >> george: yamas. >> anthony: yamas, thank you. [ lambros speaking greek

george said we have a plan to go to china. i immediately said, that sounds like a great film, that is a documentary. we got chatting and the next thing i knew he said you should make the film. that was it, he went on his impulse, he had an instinct that it would work. lo and behold, in april of the following year, 1985, i was off to china with george to make that phone. martin, we arejust showing our viewers some of that film, foreign skies, wham in china. people are looking very bemused as the singer tore a market and go on walkabout. it was a bizarre juxtaposition, the chinese government at that time wanted to send out a message that they were liberalising, open to western culture, but they hadn't really prepared the people that well for it. just even the sight of western folks wandering around, particularly dressed in colourful attire, was unusualfor dressed in colourful attire, was unusual for the chinese, and frankly it was also unusual and interesting for george to encounter a different culture. he had originally gone al

i think george michael came of age asa i think george michael came of age as a pop star in the early 1980s just as the music video for dominant was really beginning to take off. it was really beginning to take off. it was the early days of mtv and he was really one of the pioneers that helped launch that format as a vehicle of expression for music and for pop music in particular. you think back to some of his early hits like careless whisper, faith, wake me up before you go—go, whether with wham or as me up before you go—go, whether with wham orasa me up before you go—go, whether with wham or as a solo artist, he was really on the cutting edge of that whole phenomenon. he also managed to make the transition that a lot of people don't quite make from boy band pinup to actual serious respected artist. that is true. he started out as this kind of teenybopper star with andrew ridgeley and wham and transition very quickly to be this kind of new male sex symbol that we haven't really seen before, a guy with... who goes from being the teenybopper pinup idol to the stubbornly guy weari

we came here today just to say thank you, george. reporter: george michael is gone, but his music remains. >> ♪ i think i'm through ♪ christopher: we're good -- we are going to get a personal perspective on this from this man, richard blade. you can see him standing in the 1980's next to george michael and andrew. this was wham's first tour. richard, thank you very much for joining us. you tweeted that photo earlier today. you have known george michael since the 1980's, since that first wham! tour. what went through your head when you heard the news? richard: complete shock. i think the audience in southern california, where i am broadcasting from right now, is also in shock. i have a radio show that goes across the u.s. and canada and people cannot believe it. it is like a huge part of their youth has just disappeared because george was such an incredible songwriter, and incredible performer. just an incredible person. christopher: richard, you saw him from that very early phase of his career. he's on develop from a teenage sens

george michael, who's died at the age of 53. tanya hart, the host of hollywood live spoke to me a little earlier from los angeles. she says george michael's death comes on a long list of talented musicians that the world has lost in 2016. when i heard about george michael today, my stomach started hurting. i can't imagine losing another person. i was thinking yesterday, it's almost the end of the year, can we get through without losing anyone else? apparently not. he was such an important person in the world of music, especially during the 80s and 90s and was really one of those transition people that made the world of pop music, he made that big transition leading into where we are now with the musical world and with a lot of the alternative music that they now call alternative music, and a lot of the real club music we hear, george michael was at the forefront of that. some incredible collaborations with maryj blige and aretha franklin and he was doing it at a time others weren't. that's right, he was a leader in a lot of genr

george michael, very sad news, were you a george michael fan? i thinking was absolutely an extraordinary fan. the chap you were just talking to who was singing tom i think that demonstrated, that duet he did with aretha franklin demonstrated his fantastic vocal range because he could go from wham, which was pop boy band stuff to that fantastic almost gospel sound. he was very talented, and 53 is now age. so i think everybody is terribly shocked. but this coverage in the i is not so much about his music but the fact he was incredibly generous, to charities and the individual people, but did not seek any sort of fame from it. he didn't want the george michael trust all the george michael foundation. i mean come he gave millions of royalties to child line from the single, jesus to a child, and apparently paid for a woman's ivf treatment after seeing her trying to win the money on a daytime tv show. he did a free concert for nhs nurses after his mother was so ill. so it is nice to see this, and very pleasant to see somebody who actually wasn't seeki

george was really complicated. he was lovely, he was big headed, he was vulnerable, he was sweet, he was depressed, he was frustrated with himself, he was funny. and, like you say, he didn't give many interviews but when he did, hejust give many interviews but when he did, he just wanted to tell everything that he could about himself. there is something slightly weird that i thing happened in his life, in that it was almost as if his private life became public. he was happy to talk about drugs and his sex life and he almost found it more difficult to talk about music because he'd had such bad creative block and he found that so frustrating. that's really interesting, all of the demons on display and he found it easier to talk about that than his struggles with his music. yeah, and he was ridiculously open about his sexual encounters on hampstead heath, about his drug problems. i remember the second time i interviewed him, it was at his house and, again, that was at his house and, again, that was unusual because mos

when i taught a course at gw university on george washington, i made sure there was one lecture on george washington in the art and i refined it a little bit for today's purposes, but bear in mind this is primarily intended for a college crowd. i like -- i lay no claim to being an art historian, so if any of the professional artist historians in the room want to call the on anything, try to bite your tongue until afterwards and we will get to it. styles across time. things to be looking for as we go through the top. we will be looking at portraiture and contemporary print, basically ways washington was portrayed to his contemporaries while he was alive. moving on, history painting and genre art, basically washington in images of historic scenes that actually took place or that artists wanted it to take place. and that is the iconography, a broader topic very exciting topic, that covers almost the entire time since washington was alive. attitudes across time. in history painting we find botulism -- botulism -- bachelorism versus realism. you will see the romantic style developed where thes

reaction to his passing and george michael in his own words. what he told abc news about his demons. >>> also, tough travel on this day after christmas. snowy conditions forcing the closure of interstate highways. rain and storms elsewhere making a mess across the middle of the nation. >>> developing story in michigan, a state of emergency declared because of a sinkhole. families out of their homes, forced to evacuate with no word on when they'll be back. >>> and kansas city's hefty quarterback throwing a late touchdown pass for the chiefs as they end the playoff hopes of the defending super bowl champs. >>> and we do say good morning to you on this holiday monday. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm marci in for dianne ma said owe. > >>> we begin with the passing of george michael. >> we got the word overnight who said he died of heart failure at his home in england on christmas day. michael had not been ill. we have more on the pop icon's life and career. ♪ >> reporter: the stunning death of george michael brings a sudden end to one of pop music'

george and tibs among the 2,000 prince george's county residents who offered at mgm. tibs said her post-retirement career was devine intervention. >> i'm actually a licensed massage therapist. i thought i would retire and do that. i had no -- you know, no ink linger of er -- no inkling what i was going to do. it is a blessing. >> reporter: tibs is not alone. we talked to a lot of folks from the area who work here and consider it quite a blessing an an opportunity to worke. president, spoke from the heart about this project and said it truly is a blessing to prince george's county and a blessing for the state of maryland. he himself a native of prince george's county. day's breaking news lair a rry hogan -- larry hogan here as well and praised this effort and said last year was the best year for job growth, the best in 15 years and now the state of maryland is leslie, back to you. >> reporter: all right. thank you so much, dell ia. of course we have to wait to see if there will be more jobs and more tax revenue. we will just have to see. you know, studies took a look b

and we will be talking a bit more about george michael shortly. russian media is reporting that the black—box flight recorder has been recovered from the military plane that crashed into the black sea on sunday. 92 people were on board, 11 bodies have been found so far. 3000 people are involved in the search operation, including 200 divers. liz smith, the actor best known for playing nana in the sitcom the royle family, has died at the age of 95. a spokesperson for her family announced she passed away on christmas eve. peter ruddick has been looking back at her life. what is she? she's a vegetarian, nana. 0hhh! could you have some wafer thin ham? could she have wafer thin ham, barbara? no! 0hhh. from dotty nana norma speakman in the royle family to the eccentric baker letitia cropley in the vicar of dibley, liz smith carved out a niche playing scatty but hilarious older ladies. it's chocolate spread! chocolate? yeah, yeah. you promise? yeah, yeah, yeah. yeah. all right, i will. very...unusual taste. well, i put in a little something extra as wel

george! # and i know, ah—ha. # that you're sad. come on! # and i know i made you happy. # with the one thing that you never had. # baby, i'm your man. i love it! # baby, i'm your man. # you better. # if you're gonna do it, do it right, right, do it with me. cheering and applause do it right, right, do it with me. right, i'm going in. do it right, right, do it with me. you wait here, ok? do it right, right, do it with me. don't go wandering around looking for trouble. all right, where am i going to go? be back in a bit. love you. don't be long! and there's more online. you can look back at george michael's life in pictures, music that defined his career and celebrity tributes. that's at bbc.co.uk/news. in russia is holding a day of national mourning for the 92 people who were killed when a military plane crashed in the black sea. authorities in russia say they've located the site where the plane came down yesterday, soon after it took off from sochi, heading to syria. the first of the bodies have this morning been airlifted to moscow. our mo

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george michael collaborated with many artists throughout his career. one of them was motown legend aretha franklin, with whom he sang ‘i knew you were waiting for me' in 1986. the single reached number one both in the uk and in the us and won a grammy award., in a moment, we'll speak to simon climie, who wrote the song, but first here's a reminder. (music playing). i have been speaking to simon climbing. he shed for me the story behind that song. what is strange is that clive davis at the record company sought it was for whitney houston. george, who i later met, was an incredible gentlemen, a visionary and he immediately said i love whitney but i would prefer to do it with aretha franklin if you would not mind. they we re franklin if you would not mind. they were quite surprised but when you had the two voices playing together, it was a logical blend and i could not have wished for more for that song. the song is as good as a singer, as they say. it was a different career move? it really was. apart from everything, in england, radio one and top of th

this is what george roughen refers to as leg bell. leg bell is where you run away to the army. it's not an agreement from your owner. there are many who run away and they join. some would remain free, many wouldn't. >> why are you itching for a fight? you read the same words that i read. all men are created equal. isn't that worth fighting for? >> even as jack sisson takes his independence into his own hands, he is still far from free. he needs something to run to. while some africans are being allowed to join patriot milit militias, not everyone agrees with arming the slaves. >> that declaration is just words. they're not meant for us. >> how can you say that? >> an african might assume, yes, this is my revolution. not as slaves but as free men. one of the big questions comes up, what does independence have to do with freedom? they're not necessarily associated. >> what do you see there? >> the boston massacre. >> that's the reason we're fighting. >> no. look again. he's red coats, they're killing a bunch of white men. but that's not the whole story. first man killed in the ma

george: the prep work has gone on pretty much all day. until midnight to get as much done as possible. they have one machine up work, they only got that started about 10 minutes ago. counts and sorting and questioning have been underway for hours in waukesha county. >> we are looking at the absentee envelopes and matching the total numbers of those to the absentee logs. >> that waltz official since then there were no updates. thap. that little while turned into all day and into the night. >> my job stois make sure things are happening the way they are supposed to be happening. that means i'm raising my hand on each of the small issues. if there is an issue on the ballot it goes before a 3-panel board. actual tabulation process was going to go. >> it gives me another picture of politics and how it all works. >> they are going to come back out earlier tomorrow morning. they were supposed to start at 9:00. now they are going to start at 8:00. they have to get this done by december 12. and we timed it tonight. it takes 7 seconds to feed one b

again, michael george -- george michael, excuse me, dead, according to the pub la cyst, that statement coming from the star's pub la cyst just within the last half-hour. this was not expected by most consideration and the information that was available, george michael 53 years old. born june 25th, 1953 and had so many different cycles in his stardom. his 1987 album, for instance, "faith" won a grammy. george was born again in 1963. let me correct the date i said earlier. wham an american sensation in the 1980s. wake me up before you grow go go, everything she wants and careless whisperer. in 1998 maybe a head line that was most frequently remembered is that george michael faced scandal after being arrested for lewd conduct. but again this statement coming from his pub la cyst saying that george michael dead at the age of 53. i want to go to london. lucy kaf naf, our correspondent has been following the story. what do we no in terms of what and how this happened? >> very little but certainly tragic news this christmas day. the pub la cyst saying that the 53-year-old died peacefully in h

british pop star george michael has died at the age of 53 years old. he shot to fame with the 1980s duo wham and went on to have a successful solo career. george michael in 1987 debuted the album "faith" and sold more than 10 million copies. michael's publicist said, quote, george passed peacefully at home over the christmas period. michael told cnn eight years

michael i remember. cowboy hat and denim jacket, that is the george michael i rememberlj read the george michael i remember.” read that he said about his personal life and how at various points it threatened to overwhelm the success that he had achieved in his career, but he says it always righted itself like a duck in a bath. hejust had this great talent. it was a combination of a natural gift and ha rd combination of a natural gift and hard work. he grew up loving pop music, he absorbed it is a young teenager, and i think that inspired him to make great pop music himself, but he also worked very hard at it, and that is one of the reason that he didn't produce a lot of new music, that he was a perfectionist, and that is why he reminds me of someone and that is why he reminds me of someone like prince or david bowie. and he was 19 when he wrote club tropicana with andrew ridgeley. he said he wrote it on a bus, it came to him almost like magic, a song that will last forever and he wrote it in that will last forever and he wrote itina that will last forever and he wrote it in a few minut

and so i think they really wrote off george washington. but washington is thinking about a comeback, thinking about a way to retaliate against the british. >> thanks to howe's arrogance, washington may be able to isolate a smaller force at a single garrison, scoring a victory and boosting american morale. >> ♪ come, all ye faithful >> with christmas approaching, new jersey's citizens reach a breaking point and begin fighting back against the foreign mercenaries ransacking their homeland. [ horse neighing ] [ muskets fire ] >> rally the militia. go! >> everyday americans are standing up against a larger, stronger, more ruthless foe. if george washington is going to turn the war around and save the revolution, now is the time. whenever i try to grow out my hair, strands always break off. but pantene is making my hair practically unbreakable. the pro-v formula makes every inch stronger. so i can love my hair longer. strong is beautiful. pantene. >> forced to retreat by the british army, george washington is facing near certain defeat unless

he has worked with george michael. george michael has always stood out. >> george michael is brilliant, a perfectionist, very talented and gave 110% to make sure everything was always as he wanted it to be. there are only a few artists that really go to that extreme, and he's one of them. >> reporter: like the rest of the world, walden learned that michael died on christmas. the two worked together on the grammy-winning duet with"i knew you were waiting" with aretha franklin back in 1987. ♪ >> reporter: that same year, walden won a grammy for producer of the year. he keeps the award in his san jose home. >> i am saddened, but i can't say i'm surprised, with prince leaving, whitney leaving, all these people, it's like, okay, god is taking them back home. >> reporter: since the late 1990s, walden has followed his work and is proud of his legacy. >> george had it all. sex appeal, dance, great stage presence, great recording, great production, great everything. he's one of those people that just had everything going on.

george michael, who has died at the age of 53. as a tribute, bbc one will broadcast george michael in concert from 2012 tomorrow evening at 10pm. russia is holding a day of national mourning for the 92 people who were killed when a military plane crashed in the black sea. pilot error or a technical fault are being blamed for the plane coming down just moments after it left sochi airport after refuelling. from moscow, steve rosenberg reports. across russia, they prayed for the dead... for the 92 victims of yesterday's plane crash. there was a special service today in every 0rthodox church in russia. this is a day of national mourning. this may be the last ever picture of the tupolev154. a few hours later it crashed into the black sea. the search operation continued today to recover bodies and wreckage of the plane. russia's transport minister said that technical failure or pilot error may have caused the crash. terrorism is thought less likely. killed in the crash, more than 60 members of the russian army's song and dance troupe wh

tremendous shock, no suggestion that george michael recently had been u nwell george michael recently had been unwell and reports from the ambulance service that an ambulance had been called. whether reiterating that police are saying there are no suspicious circumstances but his death is unexplained. george michael, of course, as we have been reflecting, sheeting to fame very early in life, one half of the band wham and then an enormously successful career as a solo artist. he burst onto the scene is in the early 1980s when he formed wham with andrew ridgeley. number one singles around the world and concrete china, becoming the first western band performing there. george michael leitch fame but never became used to it. to be a part of people 's leitch fame but never became used to it. to be a part of people '5 lives, thatis it. to be a part of people '5 lives, that is what a dream of and what i rate fall for. but my god, i wish i could cope with the other stuff the way other people do. that i had been born with that particular suit of armour because i born with that particular suit o

george michael, dead at the age of 53. >>> with word of george michael's death, tributes from celebrities poured in social media. ellen degeneres wrote, i just heard about my friend george michael's death. he was such a brilliant talent. i'm so sad. duran duran, all of our love and sympathy to george michael's family. elton john posted this message, i am in deep shock. i have lost a beloved friend. the kindest, most generous soul and a brilliant artist. my heart goes out to his family, friends, and all of his fans. >>> we have new details this morning on "star wars" actress carrie fisher who's recovering from a heart attack. fisher's mother, actress debby reynolds, says her daughter is in stable condition in a hospital in los angeles. yesterday reynolds tweeted a thank you to the public for prayers. fisher's co-stars on "star wars" harrison ford and mark hammel expressed their best wishes for a full recovery. carrie fisher is 60 years old. on friday she became ill on a flight from london to l.a. with what her mother called a cardiac event. after the flight they rushed fisher to the hospit

a lot of people remembering the late singer george michael. i'll show you some of the tributes down here that we have. what the people are saying. here we have dear, george, one of the world's sensitive souls. the world has yet to embrace those who feel deeply and hold the flame of love for all. over here, we have another one that says, you have been loved. you were loved. you w

then george takei of "star trek" fame also social media said rest with the glittering stars, george michael. you found your freedom, your faith. it was your last christmas and we shall miss you. that last christmas was one of his famous songs. in talking to people here today, everyone was saying we were listening to the song yesterday and we are hearing about his death. but he was someone who is more than his music as well. he was a strong advocate for the lgbt community as well as aids awareness so this is someone who really left his mark on society. >> you are outside his home. what are you hearing from the community? the world knows him as a pop superstar and as you said, he provided the sound track to so many lives. what was he known as kind of there near and dear in his neighborhood? >> reporter: that is the one thing that really struck me here, because when you hear about celebrities, people meeting their idols, their celebrity idols, they always are hesitant because they don't know who they truly are going to be in person. everyone here i talked to who knew him said he was a kind and

." >> tonight -- ♪ gotta have faith >> remembering george michael. the singer/songwriter who always kept the faith with his fans. dead at 53. a straight sex symbol and a gay hero. >> women seem to ignore the fact that i'm gay. >> who always dared to be different. a look back at his inspirational life of freedom. ♪ i don't want your freedom >> and unfor-gettable music. >> eventually it's all gone but the songs are still there. >>> plus life animated. one family's journey with autism. forging a new dialogue through the magic of movies. >> it's the first conversation we've ever had. >> the discovery that changed their lives. but first the "nightline 5." ingredient? corn? wheat? in purina one true instant grain free, real chicken is number one. no corn, wheat or soy. support your active dog's full-body health with purina one. >>> can't sleep worrying about your big day tomorrow? don't forget about the client dinner. hope you didn't forget. did you get that e-mail? i need you to respond before you wake up. >> z quill helps you fall asleep in less than 2

he has worked with george michael. george michael has always stood out. >> george michael is brilliant, a perfectionist, very talented and gave 110% to make sure everything was always as he wanted it to be. there are only a few artists that really go to that extreme, and he's one of them. >> reporter: like the rest of the world, walden learned that michael died on christmas. the two worked together on the grammy-winning duet with "i knew you were waiting" with aretha franklin back in 1987. ♪ >> reporter: that same year, walden won a grammy for producer of the year. he keeps the award in his san jose home. >> i am saddened, but i can't say i'm surprised, with prince leaving, whitney leaving, all these people, it's like, okay, god is taking them back home. >> reporter: since the late 1990s, walden has followed his work and is proud of his legacy. >> george had it all. sex appeal, dance, great stage presence, great recording, great production, great everything. he's one of those people that just had everything going on.

i'm george howell. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. the president-elect trump broke nearly 40 years of protocol by taking time to talk with the leader of taiwan on friday, and now china is reacting. not pleased with what happened. trump has said that taiwan's president called him, and now we are hearing from china's foreign minister calling the ten-minute chat "a shenanigan" by taiwan. important to bear in mind china considers taiwan to be part of a renegade province and opposes official contact. cnn with more on the call and its possible fallout. >> reporter: it's a stunning breach of protocol and a break with decades of u.s. foreign policy. the trump transition team releasing a statement announcing the call with the taiwanese president saying during the discussion trump and the taiwanese president "noted the close economic, political, and security ties that exist between taiwan and the united states." president-elect trump also congratulating the taiwanese preside