williams had a major impact on me. there are a few professors in particular who were remarkable mentors and helped me through the process of really telling my own story. i talked to them about a number of my concerns and they helped me. brian: you said two things in the book i want to ask you to explain. one is that you are a liberal democrat, and two, "before long i had shared with them my ambition to one day run for president." who were you sharing that ambition with? zachary: at some point, i had always been interested in public life, and by middle school, public service in particular. i was interested in people, people stories, how do you improve people's lives, and a what are things that would allow me to address a range of issues. i thought about academic, you can specialize and focus on one or two or three areas, and i wanted to address economic issues, social issues, public policy, environmental issues and i also wanted to be involved in the process of creating and advancing legislation, and to have a platform.

and here is what william barr told neil cavuto back in may of 2017. listen here. >> the president is certainly entitled to his choice as fbi director, and while i admire jim comey a lot, i think that he has contributed a lot to the country. he is enormously gifted. he crossed the basic line in july. >> on the same page with the president when it comes to hillary clinton, seymour reese and to investigate hillary clinton because of the uranium one deal, and any collusion between the trump campaign and russia. telling "the new york times" in november last year, "to the extent it is not pursuing the matter is, they are advocating its responsibility." the other nomination that you mention, heather nauert for u.n. ambassador. we were told weeks ago that she had been offered the job. a lot of people came around and denied that. now she has been nominated by the president, so it looks like it was there all the time. she was the spokesperson in the state department, still is pretty since the days of rex tillerson. former fox news correspondent. not a great amo

williams, for the remainder of the hour. mr. williams: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm reminded of a time when in texas we were at a breakfast and we had two groups. we had a group that was very close to jeb bush, the governor of florida, and one that was close to george w. bush, and mrs. bush was our guest speaker. and she spoke and when she opened up for questions, one of the questions was, mrs. bush a lot of us know jeb better than george, or george better than jeb. how are they alike? how do they tiffer? and mrs. bush said she's been blessed to have a great family but she said these words. she said you could put all my boys together. and they would not equal their father. i thought that was powerful. so on november 30, 2018, america lost a great servant and i lost a great friend. president bush epitomized everything wonderful about america. and like his country, he was tough, strong, and kind. over the years, i was able to get to know the president and his family very well. my family and i had the opportunity to visit them in kennebunkport many summers. our days

>>> obviously the williams rally is gone. the dow and s&p negative back to the worst week in nine months let's get to "the half." >>> i'm scott wapner what are the positives for stocks the fed is hiking, the economy is slowing, washington might be shutting and a key cabinet secretary is resigning is there anything that can lift the market it is 12:00 noon this is "the halftime report." >>> the fed takes -- >> we're going to be letting the data speak to us >> and then gives back >> this is how we see it now based on our optimistic view of the economy. >> which side should the market be on? plus, a big call on nike makes the stock run, jump and score. "the halftime report" starts right now. >>> a volatile day already here to debate and trade the biggest stories are jim lebenthal, josh brown, steve weiss, sarat sethi, kevin o'leary, mr. wonderful, he's a cnbc contributor let's begin where we usually do, the markets. the s&p losing 5%. more questions now about the fed, whether investors no longer trust the central bank end john w

i don't have the slightest idea. >> william barr on immigration issues? >> he certainly wrote an op-ed along with michael mckenzie and edney's praising jeff sessions. and one of the things he praised him for was for his tough response on illegal immigration. he was known to be tough on illegal immigration at the time that he was attorney general. he certainly knows how to respond to crises. when he became attorney general, there was a large spike in violent crime. i know that he transferred a whole bunch of investigators who had been doing counterterrorism work in order to address gang violence and violent crime. this is a guy who can recognize the administration priorities and make resources to address them. >> what lesson should william barr take from jeff savage -- jeff sessions, his time as attorney general and relationship with president trump? >> he should not recruit himself from oversight of the mueller investigation. but of course since he was not involved in the campaign and to the best of my knowledge had no discussions with the investors that

john williams will be listening. that certainly will be reflected in terms of adjusting that autopilot. >> it's a good sign they say they're listening but i think what some investors are concerned about is that they're getting the wrong message. when they say the outlook is strong and the economy looks good, why aren't they referencing inflation expectations why aren't they referencing ceo confidence surveys which have rolled over along with soft data like the philly fed and new york fe fed. >> i think they're trying to carefully balance things your don't want the fed to be so dovish and cautious. it scares the markets more so i think they see the same data we see. the markets react into it. they had this rate hike they were going to do it was more semantics about being said that being said, i believe they're focused on quickly changing any base case scenario they have if the things in the economy change there's a lot that could happen. if you get a china deal, you could see global growth turn up again so i think the

kenneth williams. rick compared several williams' mug shots with the walgreens video? and you think boom we've got our guy? >> i think it's our guy. the picture and the video is not real good, but i start focusing in on him. >> then rick's investigation got lucky again, an unlikely witness came forward with information about that same kenneth williams and the night that erica and her mom was shot. >> but the witness was questionable. he was charged with murder himself and he was also gravely wounded in a shooting. prosecutor john peck. >> he's on his death bed. he thinks he's going to hell and he has something he needs to say. >> week's later, turner's health improved enough to talk to rick arnold. >> james and kenneth williams. they supposedly had hit a lick on some lady. >> they had a lick on a lady. >> what does that mean? >> slang for a robbery. >> robbery that quickly escalated to murder. >> he knew things he couldn't have known. he knew things that weren't in the media. >> there are things he couldn't have known some of this stuff. >> what kind of things? >> he c

why serena williams hasn't got her wish in the wta's rule change for returning mums. and coming up, what links leicester city to will dureau i will explain. —— wheelchair rugby. i will explain. yes — good evening — welcome. it's very simple for both scottish clubs tonight. celtic need a point to qualify, for rangers they must win against rapid vienna in austria to reach the last 32 of the europa league, joining the likes of chelsea and arsenal who've already qualified. it's already aproaching half—time in vienna, rangers are goalless. kheredine idessanne is at celtic park where — celtic face salzburg — let's start with rangers. it remains goalless at the moment. it couldn't be closer, all four teams from group g can still qualify. absolutely, good evening from a very noisy celtic park atjust 90 minutes or so to kick off here, but as you say, they are approaching half—time in vienna, and what a group they have there, pretty much any of the four teams can finish in any of the four teams can finish in any of the four places, but rangers's equation is simp

mike williams disappeared while duck hunting on a lake in tallahassee. winchester testified this week that he pushed williams overboard and circled him in the boat. >> he was in the water, and as i passed by, i shot him. >> williams' body was discovered last year. denise williams collected $1.75 million in insurance payments and she and winchester later married. but that relationship soured and she faces life in prisoned if she's convicted. >>> the seattle times reports on a southwest airlines flight that had to turn around and head back to seattle after a human heart was found on board. the plane took off from seattle on sunday bound for dallas but the captain announced over idaho that they were turning back. the heart was left on the plane after someone forgot to unload it in seattle after an earlier flight from sacramento. it was being sent to a tissue processer to recover a valve for use in a future transplant. the delay did not impair the heart's usefulness. >>> and britain's telegraph reports the women's tennis association is offering more protecti

williams, for the remainder of the hour. mr. williams: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm reminded of a time when in texas we were at a breakfast and we had two groups. we had a group that was very close to jeb bush, the governor of florida, and one that was close to george w. bush, and mrs. bush was our guest speaker. and she spoke and when she opened up for questions, one of the questions was, mrs. bush a lot of us know jeb better than george, or george better than jeb. how are they alike? how do they tiffer? and mrs. bush said she's been blessed to have a great family but she said these words. she said you could put all my boys together. and they would not equal their father. i thought that was powerful. so on november 30, 2018, america lost a great servant and i lost a great friend. president bush epitomized everything wonderful about america. and like his country, he was tough, strong, and kind. over the years, i was able to get to know the president and his family very well. my family and i had the opportunity to visit them in kennebunkport many summers. our days

williams. >> steven bailey williams. better known to friends, family, and fans, as steven b. >> all hit 96 kpke, variety morning with the bird in the b. >> reporter: a deejay with a distinctive voice and personality that made him famous as part of steven b. and the hawk. >> he was at his professional zenith in denver. >> reporter: doug johnson and steven were friends for more than 30 years. >> they were the guys that pie neerd two mf man morning radio. they were funny. great writers. great exceed yans. >> he's lovable. everyone loves steven b. >> reporter: young sylvia nolan had a big crush on him hen they both worked in a hawaii radio station back in the early days. though she worked up her nerve -- >> i asked steven b. if he would be my date to the beach boys concert. he turned me down. i was just like, devastated, you know. and so, i was sitting in my sales kubel and -- >> what's the matter with me. >> the general manager walks in and says, i think you need to know something. i said, what. w

yeah. >> married to william for more than 30 years, the couple endured a lot. william's time in the army sent him to vietnam twitu, reing injured. >> he was an amazing man. amazing. absolutely amazing. >> the last time william decorated the house was 20 years ago, just before he passed away. it's been too much work for the fam do without him until now. ng so this is just in memory of him and it's bing back a lot of good memories. >> stepping up to deliver the warm memories, volunteers with decorate a vet.st hers wanting to honor william and family's service and sacrifice. arlington county first responders among them. >> it brings joy to my heart. we're here to sere. >> i was shocked. i am really shocked. >> at 84en s was not sure heed ever get to s her home decorated the way william did it. off cameraha her daughte to explain why all these folks showed up. it's a lot to wke in. >> t to know what's going on. they love me. a community's gratitude for a family's service to nation shown throughst chs cheer. >> it's so cool being out there m.th all of th you heard s

adrienne williams. i am with the village project. we have adorned kwanza for 13 years, and now we have 17 events this week throughout the city. so welcome, everyone, and we are going -- the village project is a nonprofit functioning out of the western edition, and in addition to doing kwanzaa, we have an afterschool program, we have a summer camp, and we do free community events. so everybody sit back pack and let's enjoy opening day of kwanzaa. i want to bring up right now, father. , one of my favorite people to open with a prayer. father. is from the episcopal diocese. >> thank you. thank you, brothers and sisters. let's take a moment to remember those who have preceded us and let them speak to us. a moment of silence, please. >> amen. >> i love it. thank you, sir,. thank you, father. we have been here in city hall from 12 of those 13 years, and we are always hosted by the mayor's office of neighborhood services. i am very pleased to introduce you to mix -- mr alex lazar. director of the mayor's offic

rally williams rally more "squawk alley" in a minute. the dads and the drivers. there are doers of good and bringers of glee. this time of the year is so much more than a bow and a tree. (morgan vo) those who give their best, deserve the best. get up to a $1,250 credit on select models now during the season of audi sales event. ♪ >>> the dow holding on to a small gain, quarter of a percent after losing yesterday we had a spike after fed john williams spoke that rally was sold fast as they have been for the last couple of weeks, as a matter of fact the open exceeded the close in the market five days in a row at least. right now, dow up 78 points. a third of 1%. >>> every year, ubs director of floor operations joins bob pisani for a conversation about his outlook. bob pisani is on the floor with what art says 2019 has in store for us. >> mike, i have been with the him at the bar doing this more than a decade, reflecting on the wild year that was, looking ahead to 2019. art and i agree the big story for 2018 was return of volatility here'

william: over the rest. if you look at 2019 and profits growth around the world, it is not inspiring. the world economy should slow a little bit. you should see low growth around much of the developed world. in europe, you have got a dividend which is a little bit more attractive. the valuation story, more attractive in europe. you should see some of that sentiment move a little bit more in favor of europe. the advantage we have got in 2019 over the state we entered this year, that is sentiment. we are not jubilant in any way, shape, or form. sentiment is much more depressed. that gives you much more scope to absorb the inevitable actions that you will see ahead. our preferred region and the world is still p.m. -- em. nejra: euro traders still opting not to take out call options on the currency. we have seen the euro, and the pressure this year. does it recover in 2019, and to where? william: you have not got a big ask to grime -- axe to grind. you should see a little bit more support for the euro over the c

i think william barr will let it go forward. i think that president trump knows or has been advised by the lawyers on his team who are looking up for his best interest, but i do not think when rudy giuliani gets on the cable news circuit it is helping all that much. you cannot stand the way of this pit he is running his counter story to the mueller probe via twitter, he has made that clear. there are 87 pages of counter report already prepared. bob mueller will continue his work. what happens today will matter, we will know exactly what paul manafort did in terms of lying to the special counsel. >> harris: even if it is heavily redacted? >> brian: i don't think so pretty >> harris: you can hold a light up to and see the letters behind it. >> brian: that's exactly what we want to know. we will not get that, with so we will be left with a guy who has done stuff that is not related to collusion, and cohen, a liar. >> jessica: there are tons of collusion points, their emails talking about a deal, the trump tower and russia, and ivan

and william barr isn't quite that! don't get me wrong, i think is a good choice but i don't think is the direction that the president would be going in. lou: what direction did you think he would go? >> at that he might go its own that he had a longer personal history. frankly, i think it is good to get someone that is independent, precisely because they will have the courage to stand up to him. lou: i hate when you prosecutors use the word independent. because that to me is just pure nonsense. >> you want independent! lou: the president is the boss, that department just like any other. an independent should not be synonymous with the word rogue. as that was what we witnessed. >> i agree that but i think it is the presence of law enforcement agenda. but at the same time you some of that is an honest person not afraid to call as he sees it and tell the president in some cases the law does not allow you to do this. lou: well, he has lawyers around him -- >> no shortage there. lou: what you think? >> i slightly disagree.

william brangham is here to bring us up to speed. william, so robert mueller what's been happening? >> brangham: he put out a esse of tweets this morning, again asting robert mueller, io woke up and issued several tweets in anticipaof. this again, as often, he criticized the mueller v said all the prosecutors are conflicted. at he was worried about isent at happened earlier tuesday and today, which was these three major filings detailing crucial detailabout the cooperation that three maavor figurese been providing. let's take a look.fi the t filing was on tuesday, and it concerned michael flynn, who was president trump's short- lived national security advisor. last december, flynn admitted lying to federal agents about talks he had during the transition with russn ambassador sergey kislyak. after pleading guilty, flynn agreed to cooperate with mueller's team, and he's been doing so for a year. this week, mueller's office issued this heavily-redacted sentencing memo asking for no pris time for flynn, citing his "extensive cooperation," including sitting for 19 interviews. among other

william strachey is describing him this way because he's a villain in william strachey's tale. steven hopkins -- he was a failed farmer which is why he was going -- sometime inn keeper. he was a commoner, he did not buy his way. he bought it with his body, not money. what he started telling people, was that yes okay everybody had consented to come on the sea venture in the first place but our contract creased when the rack was committed. as if when they were immersed in the sea water to come back to the metaphor that steven mentz gave us. their contract with the virginia company had dissolved when they were immerses in the sea water. i'm going to read a paragraph from the book. he said the ship wreck had freed each cast away. that's his term, they were freed. from the government of any man. even the meanest by which he meant the poorest laborer among them. even the meanest was bound only by the law of self-preservation. which compelled him to provide for himself and his own family as he saw fit. this condition a political detachment depended on the fact they were confronting a

their next stop was porto williams in chile. jacques overlaying who works as a harbor master at lake constance has joined them for this part of the trip. he's traveling around the world by sea and his small ship is docked at porto williams he's grateful for the ride in a harsh environment like this everyone helps each other. one last look at it. from here it's only about twenty nautical miles to puerto williams the last time before cape horn. all of it folks knows that things are going to get serious soon. this is his office in by palm stet in the german states because when he planned the cape horn expedition down to the last detail. this map is a bit worn we used it on our last expedition to antarctica but it will give you a good overview this is america here's the southern tip of south america. and cape horn which is actually located on island yes this is the strait of mcgill and which ferdinand magellan crossed in fifteen nineteen about one hundred years before the cape was discovered. it's an extremely difficult trip because

reportera: williams se entregÓ hoy en la cÁrcel al norte de georgia. ahora deberÁ responder por fraude. durante su campaÑa, dijo en repetidas ocasiones que los inmigrantes indocumentados eran violadores y que usarÍa el autobÚs para deportar a los inmigrantes a mÉxico. >> es triste que se vio eso de una persona candidata para la gobernaciÓn de giorgio. reportera: tras una investigaciÓn, las autoridades determinaron que el republicano mintiÓ. se confirmÓ que williams dijo al momento del supuesto robo que Él estaen su casa.

strangers wanting to honor william and his family's service and sacrifice. first responders among them. >> it brings joy my heart. i love it. we're here not only to protect but to serve. g i think itd that we remember that. >> i'm shocked. i am really shocked. >> repter: at 84 salena was not sure she'd ever getto see her home decorated the way william did it. of camera her daughter had to explain why all these folks showed up. it's a lin to take >> i want to know what's going on. they love me. >> reporter: a community's family's servia to nation shown through chr >> really cool to see. just the community coming together, viously you saw firefighters there with arlington, the police department. several companies offered up some of their employees to help decoatte. >> and t kind of action is so contagious. it really does send a message into the community, and it warms the heart, especially around this year. especially when's ito cold outside. 48 degrees. there's a debate going on on our facebook live. everybody is like what's going on with nohe we got ethan wh

william: sir? >> thank you. about 100 people crossed into syria with knowledge from americans. can you tell us what the role america sees for this group of people and on the phone call on friday between president erdogan and president trump, president erdogan claims president trump had an understanding of the plan offense into northeastern syria. given not long ago said to something like that would not be acceptable. my question is, is there a lack of consensus in washington to the response of turkish defenses into syria? mr. jeffrey: once again, we of northeastern syria is a bad idea. that was a position i conveyed when i was there. everyone from the president down has conveyed. we also understand the turks are concerned about the security situation in northeast area. m as a latent threat to them. rather like the israelis see hezbollah see them as a threat to them. take that into account. we are taking that into account can we are working with the turks. we believe the situation is somewhat common

reportera: williams se entregÓ hoy en la cÁrcel al norte de georgia. ahora deberÁ responder por fraude. durante su campaÑa, dijo en repetidas ocasiones que los inmigrantes indocumentados eran violadores y que usarÍa el autobÚs para deportar a los inmigrantes a mÉxico. >> es triste que se vio eso de una persona candidata para la gobernaciÓn de giorgio. reportera: tras una investigaciÓn, las autoridades determinaron que el republicano mintiÓ. se confirmÓ que williams dijo al momento del supuesto robo que Él estaba en su casa.

she even reeled in robin williams, but it wasn't easy. >> it's not the usual robin williams you see in movies. >> you're awake. >> devoid of schtick which is an old india word. >> for me it was nice to cut out all that other stuff and let other stuff happen. >> but williams was afraid co-star robert deniro would up stage him in such a serious film. so how did penny reel in the comedian to deliver the drama? >> you're spelling something else. >> he and penny came up with a secret signal to alert robin if he was being too funny. >> a director's job is to get the best actors you can and protect them >> she also helped danny devito play a more sensitive role in 1994's "renaissance man." while "e.t." was on set, they were inseparable. >> come on. >> she's absolutely the perfect thing for me. i love her. she's terrific with casting and working with actor. >> marshal made the unusual choice of casting this acting newbie, then more known as a rapper. ♪ yo it's about that time >> penny said it will be a breeze. >> a 22-year-old marky mark wahlberg not only aced his audition by rapping, he wro

william brangh is here to bring us up to speed. william, so robert mueller what's been happening? >> brangham: he put out a series of tweets this morning, again blasting robert mueller, he woke up and issued several tweets in anticipation of. this again, as often, he criticized the mueller v said all the coosecutors are licted. at he was worried about isent at happened earlier tuesday and todicay, was these three major filings detailing crucial details about the operation that three major fiures have been providing. ws take a look. the first filing on tuesday, and it concerned michael flynn, who was president trump's short- lived national security advisor. last december, flynn admitted lying to federal agents about talks he had during the transition with russian ambassador sergey kislyak.ea after ng guilty, flynn agreed to cooperate with mueller's team, and he's been doing so for a year. this week, mueller's office ised this heavily-rected sentencing memo asking for no prison time for ynn, citing his "extensive cooperation," including sitting for 19 interviews. among other matters

tom: william lee with us. he will stay with us as we join in moments with abby cohen of goldman sachs to give you conversation on this friday. the news flow extraordinary. please stay with us. this is "bloomberg." ♪ viviana: this is bloomberg surveillance. i'm viviana hurtado. juul staffers said to be getting a $2 million bonus as part of deal to take a stake in the start up. atria's purchase of the cigarette starter works out to about $1.3 million per person. qualcomm has scored another victory over apple, gaining a ban on sales of some iphone models in germany. apple is infringing qualcomm intellectual property on an energy-saving feature. the devices will be available up to christmas as qualcomm would have to post a bond of about million -- $760 million to recover losses if the ruling is reversed. william lee still with us. we are pleased to bring you abby cohen. i want to get to your paper on the gilded age but all one to know your belief in this equity market. can you acquire shares this morning or dare

question williams is the last port. the crew are now stocking up on fuel for the ship's engine and the heat is. that. the tanks hold four thousand five hundred leases a field. it's summer here right now so the arena is full and the dogma owen has to drop anchor in the. steam ship that used to travel up and down the rhine river has been converted into a jet ski. as part of the dogma or unscrew. the whole lot of come down here to sail around cape horn. most of them are from europe it's a difficult trip. to the cape there's about one thousand miles of unprotected coastline the conditions can be really rough you have to earn the right to sail around cape horn. this is absolutely right. other visitors are happy to spend a few weeks here on vacation and travel around the cape uncharted yachts for many it's a dream come true. the devil on is now tied up at the jetty right next to a family of sailors from britain. nick and jill sheena's have been travelling around the world on their yacht the money for nearly three decades daug

william is describing in the state because he's a villain in williams tail. steven hopkins who was just a failed farmer which is why he was going and sometime in keeper one of those commoners into not buy his way and did not buy a share in the virginia company but bought it with his body, not money. what he started telling people was that yes, everyone had consented to come on the sea venture in the first place but our contracts ceased when the rack was committed. this was his argument. when they were immersed in that sea water to come back to the metaphor that steven gave us when they were immersed in that seawater their contract with the virginia company had dissolved. i will read half a paragraph from the book because i want to make sure we are using steven hopkins exact words. he said the shipwreck had freed each castaway and i was his term. they were freed. from the government of any man and even the meanest by which he meant the poorest laborer among them and even the meanest was bound only by the law of self-preservation. this compelled him to quote, p

time doesn't heal all wounds no one knows that better than william can tridge his work grapples with topics like the scars of colonialism and apartheid peoples vain attempt to evade defeat and time. the refusal of time with his installation of the documentary and twenty twelve now it's at the heart of his show in frankfurt levy house museum placed right in the midst of classical european sculpture. i'm certainly an artist who lives and works in south africa and my work is very much shaped by the particular conditions in which it is made a condition of johannesburg as a very young city and how it works about being not in the art center not in new york and not in berlin not in london but being six thousand miles away with the question of the europe's relationship to its colonial legacy is very present every day. and one of the things about showing the work that's posed like this here in europe is to bring those questions into the school and. the nineteen eighties reem temperatures work has dealt with the trauma of a party it started with his early animated charcoal drawing early on he

i happen to have a very high opinion of william barr. he was a very good attorney general and could be a good attorney general in any administration. but he must recuse from the russia investigation and all the other investigations of the trump campaign, including the investigation of the southern district of new york. let's look at the facts. just today we've learned the prosecutors in new york, they believed the president of the united states has committed felony campaign finance robert mueller has already obtained kwiks of guilty pleas for the president's lawyer. we have the president's former campaign chairman, paul manafort, the vice chair of the campaign, mr. gates. we have the former national security adviser, michael flynn, a number of other guilty pleas, a bunch of them are cooperating with the prosecutors. president trump fired the director of the fbi, james comey, in order to stop this investigation. he's repeatedly tried to fire robert mueller. he fired jeff sessions because jeff sessions wouldn't shut down the investigation.

tonight, cindy williams on her long-time costar. the stories you likely never heard. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on this wednesday night. we have a lot to get to. and we begin tonight with those two massive storms set to combine as one, just as millions set out for the holidays. dangerous driving and airport delays expected. one storm from the west with this tornado, just confirmed a short time ago as an ef-2 tornado. massive damage in this neighborhood outside seattle. the other storm tonight, from the south. already with blinding rain outside dallas. the two will merge and then travel right up the east coast. several major cities in the path. interstates, as well. and then the airports, as i mentioned. authorities say, prepare for major delays and cancellations. we do have the newest track, when this all hits. and abc's victor oquendo leading us off tonight from atlanta. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: tonight, that powerful storm that brought a rare december tornado to washington state, is on the move. >

paul williams is here. >> welcome, paul! yeah! >> we have an action-packed show. >> guys, the fun we're in for. >> the truth got out of the bag about where i'm heading when the white house and the pentagon -- >> our nation is in more trouble than we thought. >> yeah. exactly. >>> so the defense secretary, jim mattis, is out, quitting in protest to president trump's sudden decision to withdraw american forces from syria. >> mattis made it clear in his resignation letter that his views are not aligned with the president's. he is set to step down in february. now democrats and republicans are concerned. martha raddatz has more. >> reporter: the news coming in a backlash over president trump's decision to pull out of syria, and that video where he said he was honoring american troops, including those who gave their lives. >> they're all coming back and they're coming back now. we won and that's the way we want it, and that's the way they want it. >> reporter: some of the president's closest allies call it a disaster, rejecting his cla

his name is william barr. he's a 68-year-old lawyer from washington. we're told that he's among leading contenders that the president is indeed looking at to fill the vacancy, of course, created a month ago with the firing of jeff sessions. so william barr is someone who is indeed at the funeral yesterday here in washington. he's a long-standing, respected lawyer on both sides of the aisle here, by republicans and democrats alike. we're told by officials that the president likes him. he's emerging as a consensus candidate inside, but we're also told, of course, this is the president's final decision and he often changes his mind on these things, but at least one of the leading candidates is william barr, an attorney general from 1991 to 1993, some 25 years ago. wolf? >> and we saw william barr standing there on the capitol steps as the memorials and the tributes took george h.w. bush were just beginning in washington earlier in the week. he's obviously someone clear high up. the possible staff shake-ups, as you know, jeff, they come as the president --

serena williams started off stronger winning the first set six four she's preparing for the upcoming australian open where women could see her equal margaret courts recalled tally of twenty four grand slam singles titles. in the second set the siblings will nick nick this twelve bull rally eventually going to sister venus his way. the thirty eight year old veteran drew level by winning the second set before coming out on top in the deciding super toy break a shortened set to determine the match winner it was a rare triumph for venus in competitive outings serena has won four of the last five. and their mine and now the top story we're following for you residence oh man b.j. kurdish controlled town in northern syria all bracing for an attack by tell supportive. president about to clear. the town now syrian forces are reportedly moving into the area because. you're watching news from berlin i don't know if you get the latest as always available on our web site that is dot com or of course follow us on twitter thanks as ever for your company and by sending out. bring. up everyone who lo

tonight, cindy williams on her long-time costar. the stories you likely never heard. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on this wednesday night. we have a lot to get to. and we begin tonight with those two massive storms set to combine as one, just as millions set out for the holidays. dangerous driving and airport delays expected. one storm from the west with this tornado, just confirmed a short time ago as an ef-2 tornado. massive damage in this neighborhood outside seattle. the other storm tonight, from the south. already with blinding rain outside dallas. the two will merge and then travel right up the east coast. several major cities in the past. swer states, as well. and then the airports, as i mentioned. authorities say, prepare for major delays and cancellations. we do have the newest track, when this all hits. and abc's victor oquendo leading us off tonight from atlanta. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: tonight, that powerful storm that brought a rare december tornado to washington state, is on the move. >

their next stop was porto williams in chile. jacques oberlé who works as a harbor master at lake constance has joined them for this part of the trip. he's traveling around the world by sea and his small ship is docked at porto williams he's grateful for the riot in a harsh environment like this everyone helps each other. one last look at it. from here it's only about twenty nautical miles to puerto williams the last time before cape horn. all of it folks knows that things are going to get serious soon. this is his office in bad palm stet in the german state of stress because when he planned the cape horn expedition down to the last detail. this map is a bit worn we used it on our last expedition to antarctica but it will give you a good overview this is america here's the southern tip of south america. and cape horn which is actually located on island yes this is the strait of mcgill and which ferdinand magellan crossed in fifteen nineteen about one hundred years before the cape was discovered. it's an extremely difficult trip

reportera: williams se entregÓ hoy en la cÁrcel al norte de georgia. ahora deberÁ responder por fraude. durante su campaÑa, dijo en repetidas ocasiones que los inmigrantes indocumentados eran violadores y que usarÍa el autobÚs para deportar a los inmigrantes a mÉxico. >> es triste que se vio eso de una persona candidata para la gobernaciÓn de giorgio. reportera: tras una investigaciÓn, las autoridades determinaron que el republicano mintiÓ. se confirmÓ que williams dijo al momento del supuesto robo que Él estaen su casa. desde el estado de giorgio, el xeyli de alfaro. fÉlix: al volver, la quien se le abre una ventana de esperanza. fÉlix: en salvadoreÑo que ha vivido 14 aÑos en estados unidos se le abre una ventana de esperanza. dulce castellanos conversÓ con este beneficiario de daca quien acaba de pasar una navidad inolvidable. dulce: el retorno a casa de este muchacho era el regalo de navidad que mÁs esperaba su familia. >> era el regalo mÁs hermoso podrÍa haberle dado a la familia, el estar con ellos. este dÍa de acciÓn de gracia

>> all around the prince william and stafford county areas we're seeing a lot of this. this is what is on the ground n right here i parts. this is just off of route 1 here go the roads are mosy clear. not all roads will be good. stl back from that storm here last night. the temperature right now just below freezing as we speak here right now. so a lot of people waking up to scenes like this. cars covered in s aw ando ice in some parts. and perhaps causing more problems than needed on a day like today. a lot not going to school today. peopleill still of coure on the roads and for those people, vdot and virginia state enforcement saying to be safe, take itlow and build more time into your commute, especially this morning. we're live here in stafford county, i'm justin finch, news 4. >> thank you, justin. >> 4:05 right now. irring the worst part of the storm,nia state police responded to more than 2,000 traffic crashes and disabled vehicles across the state. u're looking at the aftermath of two crashes involving state troopers. the first one last night around 6:45 the vehi

william barr protect or try to disrupt the russia investigation? >>> stone-cold speech. after declaring his plans to plead the fifth, roger stone is publicly railing against the russia probe tonight, even as he said he would testify before the united states senate with conditions. >>> filing friday. in a matter of hours we expect new revelations from the special counsel robert mueller about paul manafort and michael cohen. will big secrets and lies be exposed? >>> and punishing the prince. there is growing momentum in the senate right now to rebuke the saudis for the murder of jamal khashoggi. republicans are furious and fed up with president trump's refusal to acknowledge the evidence and blame the crown prince. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer at the bush presidential library in texas, and you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> as george h.w. bush is laid to rest here in texas, president trump is taking a cue from bush 41 to fill a very critical opening his cabinet. sources now tell cn

i would like your take on william barr. highly respected. you do have patrick leahy, democrat on the senate judiciary committee who has praised him before and said he would get his vote. and you do have the fact that william barr has said that the firing of james comey was totally legitimate because he says comey overstepped here, which i think you and the clinton team would agree on that point. >> the problem is donald trump didn't fire james comey because of how he treated hillary clinton because donald trump agreed with how james comey treated hillary clinton in the campaign. it's suddenly when he became his problem that he was sympathetic to hillary. look, that's my concern about this nomination. this is someone who is citing basically fake news around this uranium one allegation. it's from a book by a right-wing political activist that was totally debunked. and so i worry this is just another nomination from donald trump. i agree with scott that it's all about someone that the president has confidence in, but the problem is to have dona

williams williams, just one american? that was your child, you would feel different. mr. williams said, there is a bunch of people being killed by other people. again, it is not your child. you are doing everything you can to cause race division in this country. un's don lemon remind me of the same. you are both despicable racists, and hate white people. on unemployment and elizabeth warren is one thing, so i do not know why fox keeps you on. host: i will let you respond to that. guest: i sense a lot of anger in the caller. [laughter] i do not know what he is talking about. my, it anything happens to child or your child, my heart goes out. what we are talking about here is something we have to do -- that has to do with us in american society. if you make judgments on one person's behavior, are you going to make tremendous mistakes because it is not speak to us as american people who live in california, new york, texas, illinois, and you are going to see all kind of different situations come to the fore. we have a high rate of incarceration in this country, does it mean we

william barr just might be the guy. he is the former attorney general under george bush, george h.w. bush. he has the biggest credential you can have. which is being senate confirmed to the same position decades ago. inh trump, he had a role basically shutting down the advocating probe by for a wave of pardons as the first george bush was leaving office. william barr was an advocate for having a big wave and that shut down the investigation. so, he has also been a critic of independent counsels. this is a special counsel. a little bit of a different thing. he had been critical of pieces of it last year. there are a lot of reasons for trump to think hey, he might be my god. .o rein in the mueller probe -- hey, he might be my guy to rein in the mueller probe. he expects him to be confirmed easily. he is an outstanding pick. they only need republican votes. it is a 53-47 senate. even though rand paul has said he is concerned about william barr on other issues. they don't necessarily need his vote. host: this happens in the

attorney general now william barr was previously u.s. attorney general he's held that post before what's most interesting is that william barr has expressed confidence in special counsel robert muller who is carrying out the investigation into alleged collusion between the trumpet ministration and russia it appears that william barr has called for a what he says is a more balanced investigation team regarding that effort so both of these appointments will have to be confirmed by the u.s. senate and as we saw with kavanagh in the supreme court confirmation hearings in the era of trump the confirmation hearings aren't always as smooth as some would expect. president putin has been hosting the greek prime minister today in moscow the told so with an axis of prospal it was a tense summit between the two countries when greece expelled two russian diplomats over allegations of and demining national security at medina caution of the details despite the diplomatic fallout between the two countries and the semi when greece expelled to several rus

i happen to have a very high opinion of william barr. he was a very good attorney general and could be a good attorney general in any administration. but he must recuse from the russia investigation and all the other investigations of the trump campaign, including the investigation of the southern district of new york. let's look at the facts. just today we've learned the prosecutors in new york, they believed the president of the united states has committed felony campaign finance violations. robert mueller has already obtained kwiks of guilty pleas for the president's lawyer. we have the president's former campaign chairman, paul manafort, the vice chair of the campaign, mr. gates. we have the former national security adviser, michael flynn, a number of other guilty pleas, a bunch of them are cooperating with the prosecutors. president trump fired the director of the fbi, james comey, in order to stop this investigation. he's repeatedly tried to fire robert mueller. he fired jeff sessions because jeff sessions wouldn't shut down the in