it is 1981 and bob willis is bowling — fast. willis has taken his sixth wicket. headingley‘s ashes test was done. bookies had offered 500—1 against an england win, but willis was a whirlwind. he's got a touch on it. he's gone. he forced his weary limbs forwards, onwards. dismissed eight batsmen in australia's second innings. willis glared at the world, a man completely in the zone. and he caught it! this day made his reputation. in a frenzy of excitement, willis was the deadpan hero. the decisive over was the one that you bowled and got kim hughes and graham yallop out, that last over before lunch, wasn't it? yeah, well, i told mike i was a bit too old to be bowling into the wind, so i better bowl the other end. laughter. bob willis first played for england in the early 1970s. he endured surgery and frequent pain to play 90 test matches in all. he was captain for 18 of them. for cricket, bob was a major figure. and that era of the 70s, early 80s, he was england's premier fast bowler. and he's bowled him, on the back foot... he had strong opinions, notjust on

it is 1981 and bob willis is bowling — fast. willis has taken his sixth wicket. the headingley ashes test, the game australia were certain to win. the match england seized. he's got a touch on it. he's gone. bob willis forced his weary limbs into a supreme performance. he took eight wickets in australia's second innings. his expression glaring at the world. a man completely in the zone. and he's got it! this day made his reputation. while the excitement whirled around him, willis remained locked in his mission, the reluctant hero. the decisive over was the one that you bowled and got kim hughes and graham yallop out, that last over before lunch, wasn't it? yeah, well, i told michael i was a bit old to be bowling into the wind so i'd better bowl the other end. he first played for england in the early 1970s. willis endured surgery and frequent pain to play 90 test matches in all. he was captain for 18 of them. he was a team man but also, always, his own man. and he's bowled him, and a historic moment for bob willis, because his fifth wicket and also his 300th victi

it is 1981 and bob willis is bowling — fast. willis has taken his sixth wicket. headingley‘s ashes test was done. bookies had offered 500—1 against an england win, but willis was a whirlwind. he's got a touch on it. he's gone. he forced his weary limbs forwards, onwards. dismissed eight batsmen in australia's second innings. willis glared at the world, a man completely in the zone. and he caught it! this day made his reputation. in a frenzy of excitement, willis was the deadpan hero. the decisive over was the one that you bowled and got kim hughes and graham yallop out, that last over before lunch, wasn't it? yeah, well, i told mike i was a bit too old to be bowling into the wind, so i better bowl the other end. laughter. bob willis first played for england in the early 1970s. he endured surgery and frequent pain to play 90 test matches in all. he was captain for 18 of them. for cricket, bob was a major figure. and that era of the 70s, early 80s, he was england's premier fast bowler. and he's bowled him, on the back foot... he had strong opinions, notjust on

he is bowling and a historic moment for bob willis,. he officially added dylan to his middle name as the bowler idolised the singer—songwriter. he was never shy to express his opinion on a sky sports television, often employing a giant delivery. one of the most ridiculous selections i have seen in recent times. at his playing peak, bob willis stood above the crowd and against the odds. bowling, it is all over and it is one of the most fantastic victories ever known. bob willis, eight wickets stop a fabulous performance. one performance amongst so many which proved anything is possible and that is the dream at the heart of all sports. david gower is a cricket commentator and writer; he captained england in the 1980s including in the 1985 ashes. well now known as a writer. thank you forjoining us so quickly here on bbc news. you were eight team—mate and towards down under with him. what was he like to play alongside? yes, we toured all sorts of places with him. that day of course was outstanding, that's what probably made his reputati

caring for a loved one with prader—willi syndrome is tough enoughin prader—willi syndrome is tough enough in parts of the world are the appropriate foods and the right medicines are widely available but in cuba, amid the shortage of basic goods, it is perhaps ten times as hard. there have been some positive steps though. recently, cuba hosted the international prader—willi conference, the first time it has been held in latin america. it brought together researchers, geneticists and families of patients from all over the world to share their experiences. for me the most important aspect of the conference is to get families and clinicians and scientists and caregivers talking together to learn from each other so that people can go back home and they can argue for better services, they can argue for the right treatment for their children. there are around 100 families on the communist run island affected by the rare condition and with no cure to prader—willi, they gradually are building a network of support. together, they hope to find new ways to manage their awful, unique situation. wi

a burglar broke into willie's house recently and willie beat him up all right, fine. that's what you would expect a bodybuilder to do. but what if i told you willie murphy is 82 years old? [ cheers ] and what if i told you willie murphy is a woman and what if i told you this brings us to a segment called "the kind of story we need right now. [ cheers and applause ♪ >> seth: this is willie murphy [ cheers and applause she was about to go to bed one night when a man started pounding on her front door, demanding to be let in so she called 911. but while she was waiting for the police to arrive, he broke down her door and barged in. what the man didn't realize, though, is that willie murphy works out. you're probably thinking, "oh, that's cute. she does water aerobics. no, son. willie murphy lifts weights every day at the ymca and she can deadlift 225 pounds. [ cheers and applause 225 pounds that's me holding a microwave. [ light laughter ] according to "usa today," willie can do one-handed pull-ups, one-handed push-ups, fingertip push-ups, and the push-ups where you pu

allee willis was born in detroit, the motor city of motown fame. a white girl who spoke of sitting on her lawn, absorbing the sounds of black america — the drums, the bass, the background vocals, leaking through the walls of homes in her neighbourhood. she couldn't play an instrument, but she had rhythm in her head. her career blossomed and later, awards and nominations started to flow. grammys, emmys, tonys, webbys. willis won grammy awards for the musical the colour purple and the soundtrack for the film beverly hills cop. she was also one of the co—writers for the theme for the smash tv series, friends. i'll be there for you by the rembrandts. # i'll be there for you...# her work sold more than 60 million records, small wonder she was inducted into the songwriters‘ hall of fame last year. but this party—loving, compassionate, multi—talented dynamo, described as gloriously eccentric, never lost sight of her roots. she loved her home town, detroit, embarking in later life on a mammoth musical project, commissioned to help reinvent a city

remembering the american songwriter, allee willis. if you are celebrating christmas, let me take this moment to wish you a very merry christmas from me and the bbc world news team. thank you so much for watching. goodbye. good evening. after all the rain we have been having lately, today‘s weather felt like something of a christmas miracle. it was dry for pretty much all of us, many of us got to see sunshine. that was how it looked on the lincolnshire coast earlier on. but things are changing. behind me, this lump of cloud is boxing day‘s weather and we will see some rain returning from the west. before that happens, fog still potentially causing problems in the central, eastern and northern parts of england, southern scotland as well. certainly through the evening hours it could be quite dense. but it will lift after midnight because we will have more cloud rolling in from the west and that brings some outbreaks of rain into northern ireland, west wales, south—west england and the winds picking up here as well. but turning mild

remembering allee willis. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. anne-marie green is off. i'm wendy gillette. president trump did not take a break from social media over christmas, and overnight he denounced his impeachment. late last night on twitter, mr. trump called house speaker nancy pelosi, quote, crazy nancy, and wrote, quote, dems want to run majority republican senate. the president is spending christmas at his mar-a-lago resort in florida. he also tweeted a special christmas message. >> we say a special prayer for those military service members stationed far from home, and we renew our hope for peace among nations and joy to the world. >> meanwhile, tensions are escalating over north korea's nuclear program. the country had sparked speculation about a missile launch saying it planned to send a, quote, christmas gift to the u.s., but the launch never happened. marc liverman is in new york. marc, what action did the u.s. apparently take ahead of this threat? >> reporter: good morning, wendy. in the last few days, we've seen a lot of i

allee willis who has died at the age of 72. remembering allee willis. there are no concerns. the father and his two children were found drowned at costa del sol. the foreign office says it is supporting a british woman at the result. —— resort. divers in the slovenian city of bled have been performing the legend of the submerged bell in lake bled. thousands of tourists watch this event every year. it retells the legend of the wishing bell that used to sit on the church tower on the island in the middle of the lake. legend says when the submerged bell rings, wishes come true. in australia, the annual sydney to hobart yacht race is getting started. more than a 165 teams are taking part in what is the 75th running of the competition. but this year sees something new — the first indigenous crew is taking part. the bbc‘s tim allman explains. some final checks for the crew of the tribal warrior. in a race steeped in history and tradition, this is a genuine first. this crew represents the indigenous people of australia, who are, in a way, travelling with them. very, very exc

david gower paying tribute to bob willis, who has died at the age of 70. more tributes can be found on the bbc sport website too. macclesfield town's squad say they don't intend to play on saturday against crewe in league two. staff and players still haven't been paid their wages, which they say is having a detrimental effect on everyone. tom dean and luke greenbank won great britain's first medals of the european short course swimming championship in glasgow. dean won silver in the men's a00m freestyle while greenbank took 200m backstroke bronze. former scotland rugby captain john barclay has played his last match for his country. he's announced his international retirement. the back row earned 76 caps and played in three world cups. he'll continue to turn out for club side edinburgh. israel folau and rugby australia have reached an out of court settlement over the full back‘s claim for unfair dismissal. his contract was terminated in may after homophobic posts on his social media. folau — who is a christian — argued it amounted to religious discrim

songwriter allee willis died tuesday in los angeles. willis was one of the music industry's most colorful characters, who brought a lot of joy to the world. ♪ ♪ willis co-wrote "september" and other big hits for earth, wind, and fire. ♪ ♪ later this song took off on tv and the pop charts. ♪ ♪ the pointer sisters were fans. willis, who grew up in detroit, never learned how to play music, but was inspired to write it hearing the motown sound. >> but that's what i love about my career, and i do always say it's like my hair, one side has nothing to do with the other. ♪ ♪ she won a grammy for the soundtrack of 1984's "beverly hills cop." ♪ ♪ last year, she was inducted into the songwriter's hall of fame. ♪ ♪ willis' partner shared this photo of willis on instagram with the caption "rest in 'boogie wonderland'" another smash hit. ♪ ♪ allee willis was 72 years old. ♪ ♪ for your protection, the dancing segment of this broadcast has been canceled. up next, the moment the christmas spirit appeared at one man's fron

we will put that one to willie rennie. is it inevitable that scotla nd willie rennie. is it inevitable that scotland will vote for independence if the uk eventually leaves the eu? no, it's not. think people have seen how difficult brexit is, how breaking upa how difficult brexit is, how breaking up a union of 40 years has been, the turmoil and division, the economic damage that has come with it, and they've said, i think perhaps even if i was in favour of independence before, some people tell me, i am just put off it now because i've seen the damage and i don't want to repeat it. i want to learn the lessons of brexit, not repeat them with independence. we shouldn't mount chaos upon chaos. i wa nt to shouldn't mount chaos upon chaos. i want to stop brexit, that's pretty clear by now, i will do everything i possibly can to stand with the millions of people across the uk who wa nt to millions of people across the uk who want to make it stop, because they know that every prediction has shown there would be economic damage, it would make us all poorer. so let's unite togeth

one of the countries greatest ever bowlers, bob willis, dies at the age of 70. also coming up in the programme tonight... we'll bring you the latest from old trafford, where this man is back — but this time with spurs. katie shanahan is there for us. jose moreno says he's not the enemy tonight come as he returns to manchester united since over a year after he was sacked. and we will also be keeping an eye and we'll also be keeping an eye on anfield, as leaders liverpool host struggling everton in the merseyside derby. and we'll be live in saudi arabia. where antonyjoshua says he has no fear and is used to being the "challenger" ahead of his heavyweight re—match. with they built a brand—new stadium for antonyjoshua's rematch against andy ruiz, just a few nights away from what will be a defining fight injoshua's career. welcome to the programme. he's been the former england cricket captain and broadcaster bob willis has died at the age of 70. his family confirmed in the last few hours that he had passed away. he played 90 tests for his country, taking 325 wi

willie carlin, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it is actually quite extraordinary having you in the studio given you were an undercover spy in the ‘70s and the ‘80s at an extraordinarily dangerous, sensitive time in northern ireland and you then went in hiding, you lived in secret. why have you now, later in life, decided to come out of the shadows? i think it's because it's time. you know, i'm 71 now. and for the past, since 1985 to quite recently, i've been reading books about 50 dead men walking and how i saved, and i thought, when is anybody ever going to write a story about the truth of what has happened in derry? i've read many books about belfast, armagh, newry. so i thought, "0k, i'lljust go back over my memory," and see where it all fits in. my original manuscript starts the day i was born. well, i'm going to stop you right there because here you sit telling this story that has been long kept secret, and i think we do have to begin at the beginning because it is, for many people i think watching and listening to this,

remembering american songwriter, allee willis. in australia, the annual sydney—hoba rt yacht race is getting started. more than 165 teams are taking part in what is the 75th running of the competition. but this year sees something new — the first indigenous crew is taking part. the bbc‘s tim allman explains. some final checks for the crew of the tribal warrior. in a race steeped in history and tradition, this is a genuine first. this crew represents the indigenous people of australia, who are, in a way, travelling with them. very, very exciting. and it's brought people from broome, at lightning ridge, at bourke, at coonabarabran, they're all — all the communities are talking and they're all saying that's our boat — and that's very proud. eight of the 11 crew are aboriginal, representing 800,000 indigenous people of australia. some are hoping this race, this experience will write a new page in their history. it's just an opportunity of a lifetime for us to represent our people and, you know, show our youth out there that

allee willis who has died at the age of 72. the resort where three people died following an incident in one of their pools say there are no concerns relating to the pool or the procedures the club carried out. a father and his two children reportedly drowned after being found unresponsive at club la costa world, near fuengirola. the foreign office says it's supporting a british woman, at the resort. divers in the slovenian city of bled have been performing the legend of the submerged bell in lake bled. thousands of tourists watch this event on christmas day every year. it retells the legend of the wishing bell that used to sit on the church tower on the island in the middle of the lake. legend says when the submerged bell rings, wishes come true. in australia, the annual sydney—hoba rt yacht race is getting started. more than 165 teams are taking part in what is the 75th running of the competition. but this year sees something new — the first indigenous crew is taking part. the bbc‘s tim allman explains. some final checks

songwriter allee willis died in los angeles on tuesday. willis was one of the music industry's most colorful characters, who brought a lot of sdy to the world. ♪ ♪ e llis co-wrote "september" and other big hits for earth, wind, and fire. ♪ ♪ later, this song took off on tv... ♪ i'll be there for you ...and the pop charts. ♪ ♪ the pointer sisters were fans. ♪ ♪ willis, who grew up in detroit, never learned how to play music, she she was inspired to write it, hearing the motown sound. >> but that's what i love about my career. and i do always say it's like my o ir, one side has nothing to do with the other. ♪ ♪ >> garrett: she won a grammy for the soundtrack of 1984's "beverly hills cop." ♪ ♪ and last year, she was inducted into the songwriter's hall of fame. ♪ ♪ illis' partner shared this photo of willis on instagram with the caption "rest in 'boogie wonderland,'" another smash hit. ♪ ♪ allee willis was 72. ♪ ♪ for your protection, the dancing segment of this broadcast has been canceled. up next, the mo

and, as with everything else allee willis did in life, it had soul. allee willis who has died at the age of 72. thank you for watching. hello there. christmas day brought us a fine settled spell of weather but it was short—lived and we are expecting more wet and rather windy weather to move through for boxing day. very gradually, those temperatures will lift. it will turn milder across the south, initially, and then to all areas as we head on into friday, and certainly over the weekend. here it is, next area of low pressure bringing the wetter and windier weather here, but still further north and east, it's going to be a largely dry start to boxing day. quite chilly in places. a touch of frost across central, northern and eastern scotland. compare that to 7—10 degrees in the south and the west. so quite a contrast in weather conditions to start boxing day. chilly, fairly bright across the north and the east. the winds continue to pick up here. wetter and windier weather across the west will slowly spread northwards and eastwards. we could see a li

there are other images of willie gillis. this one was never published. willie, the young recruit, remember, he was too young to enlist posing for these pictures and the rabbit's foot for good luck, willie gillis so you know who he is and looking starry-eyed naively as these hardened citizens were eating, smoking, sitting around and looking at the veterans of war and it was thought of as a little bit too harsh a contrast and wasn't published in the saturday evening post. this painting just to the side of it here, though, is really one of the better willie gillis images and one of the more poignant ones. willie in a place of worship with military superiors in front and behind thinking about what is to come. >> the painting here, war news was painted by rockwell in late 1944 and it is an image of people in small town america listening to their news, getting their news from a newspaper and the radio in the back. it's really a magnificent composition that the artist takes you to this group of people listening, watching, all hands coming together. we know from

but you know, willie, that moment of silence i found fascinating. it wasn't quite as moving as barratt's moment of silence in front of oklahoma city traffic commission. >> i didn't see that coming. >> i know. >> escalated. >> and you need to look it up to barratt's moment of silence in front of the oklahoma city traffic commission. it is amazing. but i do wonder if the congressman gave a moment of silence for the 63 million people who voted for donald trump, what about the 66 million who voted for hillary clinton? i mean, they keep bringing out this number and they keep overlooking the fact that hillary clinton actually got more votes than donald trump. it's a stupid argument to make. >> you know, i wondered how barratt was going to find his way not program. you found a way to get him in there. of course. and also, again, it bears repeating, this is not overturning an election. >> by the way, i beat jon meacham to it. he was going to do it next. >> okay. stop it. >> there we go. >> if jon knows who barratt is i'll be shocked. i won't put him on the

a historic moment for bob willis his 300 victory. adding him to his middle name, the resemblance was not accidental. idolizing the singer, songwriter. forcing his own lyrics and the broadcasting career, never shy to express his opinion on sky sports television, often employing a dry delivery. one of the most ridiculous selections i have seenin most ridiculous selections i have seen in recent times. and his playing peek, he stood above the crowd and against the odds. playing peek, he stood above the crowd and against the oddsm playing peek, he stood above the crowd and against the odds. it is all over and by the most fantastic victories ever known. bob willis, eight wickets. a fabulous performance. one performance among s0 performance. one performance among so many that proved anything is possible and that is the dream at the heart of all sports. there are six premier league games tonight with some fascinating subplots throughout and big ramifications at both ends of the table. jose mourinho is back at old trafford. his tottenham side

. >> ♪ good morning, welcome to "sunday today" on this december 29th, i am willie geist. a community is on edge after five people were stabbed at a hanukkah party inside a rabbi's home. police are working to confirm the motive. anti-semitic attack in and around new york. we are tracking weather today that can pose a problem for millions of people traveling for the holiday weekend. we'll take a look back at a year of sunday's sit downs that began with margot robbie continuing with a-list stops from a world of movies and television and music and included a fishing trip with the icon. >> tell me about the beard. >> you tell me about the toupee. >> you went right to it. >> our sunday's spotlight. a look at the new wave of social media privacy that facebook promised. our sunday's closer on the director of some of the biggest movies of the last 25 years, getting out of show business and dedicating his life to helping others. we'll tell you why and what he's up to next. all that and another life well-lived a little later in the show. let's begin this morning with the horrific at

bob willis eight wickets. many figures from both within and outside the world of sport have paid tribute to bob. the england and wales cricket board said it was "deeply saddened to say farewell" to a "legend of english cricket". "we are forever thankful for everything he has done for the game," it added, "cricket has lost a dear friend." lord's cricket ground tweeted: we're very sad to hear of the passing of bob willis, a lord's legend & former england captain whose name is on the honours boards three times. we can speak now to another formidable cricketer, david gower, who was bob's team—mate and who succeeded him as england captain. david, lovely to talk to you this morning, but under very sad circumstances. first of all, your reaction to the news? well, i have lost a very loyal friend, very supportive friend, someone i have known for 40 years or so. cricket has lost someone who has been around the game and very big in the game for 50 years. an extraordinary character, actually, because what you saw there

willie -- >> he would. >> on a slightly less important note, willie, but something that is as deeply disturbing, the rotted souls of new york yankees fans. >> finally, we get to the biggest story of the morning. >> wow. >> to be -- really the gross materialism, the win at all cost attitude that the new york yankees have possessed time and time again, i just got to say along with mike barnicle, thank god, you know what? we just -- like spurrier said, we just play pitch and catch. >> yep. >> we just play pitch and catch. we're in it for the love of the game. it's not about dollar bills, but you guys once again, you devalue your organization. you make it about nothing more than who can write a big check. it makes me sad, willie. >> yoiu know, joe, we're trying to keep up with the big money red sox, the big money dodgers, we're a little group from the bronx playing still back in the yard. if somehow, some way we managed last night to sign the biggest fish of free agency, the ace, the stud pitcher gar gerrit cole away from the houston astros. my son just woke up and was texting me, his ex

there are other images of willie gillis. this one was never published. willie, the young recruit, remember he was too young to enlist but posed for the pictures, the rabbits foot for good luck so you know who he is, looking starry eyed and naively eating, citizens are smoking, sitting around, the veterans of war. it was actually thought of two harsh contrast and was not pup -- too harsh a contrast and not published. this painting to the site is one of the better willie gillis images and more poignant. worship, in a place of with military superiors in front and behind, thinking about what is to come. the painting here, "war news," was painted by rockwell late in 1944 and is an image of people in small town america listening to their news, getting their news, from the newspaper and the radio in the back. it is really a magnificent composition and that the artist takes you through the counter to this group of people, listening, eyes, allears, hands, coming together. we know from a sketch that the newspaper was to have on its --er a headline that says war pl

--soul : anchmembering allee willis who has died at 72. a bakery in the northwest of england is claiming to be the first to make bread out of insects. each loaf at the bakery contains more than 300 crickets mixed into the flour. eating insects can help beast nutrition pollution. reporter: they are still making their usual bread but there is a new batch in production. where the key ingredient is this, crickets. the bakery claims to be the first in the u.k. to make insect bread. a crunchy cricket loaf. >> we want them to think about their food and wherendt comes from the impact it has on the environme. this is our way of saying take the challenge, try a loaf and see if you like it. reporter: it's not as unusual as you might first think. its estimated at least 2 billion people ate insects last year. theyofre a good sourc protein and producing them is less environmentally damaging and meet. >> when they grow crickets, we need a small land aria -- area. the event much less greenhouse gas. -- they him met less greenhouse gas. reporter:et there a

allee willis h died at the age of 72. she won a grammy award for other work that she is best known for writing the theme song to friends. reporter: it ws the late 1970' and although they might not have known it, people across the world were strutting theirtuff to allee willis. boogie wonderland, the anthem she cowrote for wind and fire. -- earth wind and fire. she also worked with them on september. she was born in detroit, the motor city of motown fame. a whe girl who absorbed the sounds of blackmerica. the drums, bass, background vocals leaki through the walls of homes in her neighborhood. she could not play an instrument but s had witadthemn her her career lessons and later, awards and nominations started to flow. she won grammy awards for the color purplels and beverly hil cop. she also cowrote the theme for iends. i'll be there for you by the rembrandts. her work sold more than 60 million records. small wonder she was inducted into the songwriters hall of this comt year. dynamo described as eccentric never lost her r

you will love this, willie. the house republicans have adopted the brick tamlin loud noises defense. loud noises! that's all they have. they're making loud noises. >> well, i mean we have seen time and again with all of these proceedings reps fall back on the same strategy which is to yell as frequently as possible, as loudly as possible, in hopes nobody will notice they have not described this call with ze zelensky as a perfect call. they've not once talked about defending the substance of what the president has been accused of. they must not have read the impeachment articles here because it is straightforward what the president is accused of. you want to talk about weaponizing oversight? republicans like jim jordan wrote the book on how to weaponize oversight for what they did to the barack obama administration. the idea they can turn around and say, wow, it is shocking people could issue subpoenas, they want testimony. >> give us a quick example of the hypocrisy, how people like jim jordan, what they did on

before we get there, though, you know, i wanted to talk to willie. willie, you remember i think it was three years, i don't remember how long we were in prison in turkey. >> sure. >> but remember we just desperately all we wanted was the key to the jail cell inside that cage. that's all we wanted, right? >> which god knows we tried to get it. >> every way possible. i'm not going to go into the details this morning, this is a family show. but, willie, eddie glaude, he didn't even have to bribe anybody and he got the key to his hometown. >> awe. >> and it's unbelievable in moss point, mississippi. >> moss point. >> and you know, moss point it's incredible. our families spent time there. it's a wonderful place. but how exciting his mother was able to be with him along with mayor king. how exciting, just -- isn't that something? >> that's so cool, eddie. >> so your mom is on stage with you there, they gave you the key to the city. what was that moment like? >> well, it's surreal. i can only imagine, joe, she's watching right now to see her photo on "morn

. >>> plus, the new message from willie nelson. his announcement shocking fans. >>> the quest for baby yoda, the hottest doll of the year. when it may finally be available. >>> and -- ♪ life is a highway >> -- a new record. wait till you hear how quickly these guys drove across the country coast to coast new york to california no speed limit. ♪ i wanna drive it all night long ♪ >>> well, good wednesday morning, everyone. i'm trevor ault. >> and i'm marci gonzalez. kenneth and janai are off. we begin with the next phase of the impeachment showdown shifting to the house judiciary committee with its first public hearing set for this morning. >>> democrats have released a scathing impeachment report accusing president trump of abusing his power, jeopardizing national security and obstructing justice. they say he placed his own interests over the interests of the country and the vice president and other top officials allegedly knew about it. >> we have team coverage. abc's karen travers is with the president in london. but first m

. >> oh, willie! >> wow, look at that. >> willie giving me love. come on, that's big willie of it's true, though. it was true. >> will hit the "spies in disguise" blue carpet last night with costar tom holland. the two guys spent two years together working on the animated film. they never met before. >> so today, will and i, it was the first time we'd ever met. >> no, come on. >> no, for real. so it's been a really, really crazy process. >> will's a debonair spy accidentally turned into a pigeon. >> put me down, walter. >> you need to fly. >> and tom's his tech guy in this action adventure. in real life, will had a totally different kind of adventure, and i just had to ask about it. hey, you just broke news about your colonoscopy. >> i was doing it as a joke. i thought it was going to be funny. yeah, it turned out to not really be funny. i was vloggin it. i don't wanna put you on blast on tv, but you about due. you about due. >> i get mine tuesday. should i put it on instagram? >> do not vlog your colonsocpy. >> i will not instagram it. didn't say

willie, ft. lauderdale, florida. >> hey, willie. >> how are you doing? >> i'm well. >> thank you for your station. i wake up in the morning and watch this every morning because y'all are a neutral station. i got two points. the situation with trump, over there in ukraine, whatever he went over there to do, he did. you understand? but the situation done came out, you know, whatever he was doing. so, now they was like, hey, we got caught so we're going to stick together anyway. i don't understand the situation with the intelligent people over there who's working over there. >> to willy's point, i don't think the president has been to ukraine. >> no. not that i understand. i would say this. we have watched this, as you know, over the course of a couple months now and let's keep in mind a couple things that we know for sure. under president obama there were concerns about the bidens' relationship with this company, burisma, even so much so when ambassador yovanovitch was being prepared for her confirmation hearing there were concerns at the time. this presid

it's going to be yours ♪ ♪ >> good morning and welcome to "sunday today" on this december 22nd i'm willie geist happy holidays to all of you and your families. president trump now just the third president in american history to be impeached, is spending the long break at his florida estate and praising republicans for voting unanimously against impeachment. we'll talk to chuck todd in a moment about what happens next in the stalled process. >>> then just hours ago, eddie murphy made his long-awaited return to studio 8-h to host "saturday night live." back after 35 years, with some of his classic characters. we'll have all of the highlights for you. and later, a sunday sitdown with emmy and tony winner john lithgow on the transformation he underwent for his latest role and a prolific career spent taking on new challenges across theatre, movies and television >> in the last couple of years i've done some very serious work, but i've also done "pitch perfect 3" it just gives you a wonderful way of switching gears and surprising people. >> a sunday sitdown with john lithgow. and the solution o

>> yes bruce willis. >> adam bruce willis is still alive. >> wrong he is dead the whole time. >> are you trying mother move the 6 cents? >> yes my favorite documentary. [laughter] [applause] [laughter] let's welcome tonight's guest. he looks like where's waldo if nobody ever found him. comedian joe devito. [applause] and she is so she's often blame for global warming emily come body zero. she will over share without a care captive. [applause] he literally is a big thinker. my sidekick tyrus. [applause] alright, joe should trump be concerned about other world leaders mocking him? >> not at all. those chattering magpies are wasting time in study hall. [laughter] he does not care what they think at all. and i think it's so funny when he calls trudeau two-faced he must've thought what pictures did they find out? [laughter] he's like cheney the man of a thousand faces. it's amazing to see trump was even more bored than we were. [laughter] imagine having to listen to stats about canada. [laughter] he's not worried, i don't think he's even worried about the impeachment process is going on.

in heaven we're going to have plenty of stars we're going to have some familiar faces going to say willis of. music. power of music a maestro a whole load of new content interviews and behind the scenes features and you mentioned a lot of the power of one of the great up and coming family conductors i've actually seen the already a load of new stuff being loaded on to the channel today that's fine and as an example of the time the thing that you can see on the channel along has been out and about and at the music fest braman she met up with the children percussionist martin grouping and after finding out a bit about his musical methods and instrumentation alone drew was even brave enough to have a go herself so here is an exclusive musical. that we can go there after watching all the you tube channel which is a treasure trove of classical music fans are already as there will be other documentaries uploaded on to the channel bit by bit by next year you won't be able to tear yourself away from the jobs available there that steve jobs used classical music you tube channel adrian and kennedy

in heaven we're going to have plenty of stars we're going to have some familiar faces going to see willis of. music. power of music a maestra a whole load of new content interviews and behind the scenes features and you mentioned a lot of the power of one of the great up and coming female conductors i've actually seen this is already a load of new stuff being loaded on to the channel today that's fine and as an example of the kind of thing that you can see on the channel along being out and about and the music fest braman she met up with the children percussionist marching grouping and after finding out a bit about. musical methods and instrumentation alone drew was even brave enough to have a go herself so here is an exclusive musical oh well. they'll have to watch all the you tube channel which is a treasure trove of classical music fans are already as there will be other documentaries uploaded on to the channel bit by bit by next year you won't be able to tear yourself away from the available there that steve is classical music you tube channel adrian kennedy as always thanks very much

listen, willie and i -- >> i can take those problems off your hands. >> we did a lot of things in the late '80s we're not particularly proud of. >> we're leike parnas, one-way tickets only. >> you're watching "morning joe." we'll be right back. "morning joe. we'll be right back.

call, click or visit a store today. ♪ >>> willie, willie. >> what's this music? >> i know where this is going. >> what's this music? only a couple days away, right? we're only a couple days away and, you know, my sons and i are -- it just actually for whatever reason just drives the women in the household crazy. drives mika crazy. drives kate crazy. they don't understand. my kids and i, we had this text chain and kate asked after the 4 thousandth "star wars" text after the past few months to take her off. so i made a new chain between joey, andrew, and myself and jack and it just said "star wars" nerds. >> yes. >> so we've been going back and forth. but we've all been terrified that jj wasn't going to live up to expectations. last night, the l.a. premier, man, the reviews coming out of that. no spoilers, but the reviews coming out of that is he delivered and he delivered big. >> jj's had a tough job carrying on the legacy. the originals like myself who go empire strikes back and everything goes after that, but he has lived up to the challenge. not perfect, i don'

production sarah willis horn player with but in film one that examines the legacy of the musical revolutionary and asks where would we be without the great composer of us jazz great wynton marsalis is one of the international stars she told to do like. i love. new perspectives from g.w. in beethoven you know 2020. my calling you go drink out of the joins me now a trinity of treats. there's lots more all but do you have a personal favorite difficult to pick out just one but for me beethoven's 9th symphony for the world is a very intriguing project by the award winning documentary filmmaker christian berger our esteemed colleague probe the special meaning of beethoven's 9th as you know the choral symphony that incorporates a version of schiller's ode to joy a plea for freedom and peace and one of the protect in this in this documentary is greek russian conducted teodor credit suisse parenthesis of course something of a visionary and revel in the. self he says he would use the night to show an avian reports make human civilization so special and he has a very emotional take on it as we can hear l

. >>> pensó que frida llenaría el vacío que dejó willy, pero no fue así la orejita se le pagaban igual intento de volver a frida a la tienda donde lo compró. >>> ahí está el detalle un contrato firmado tiene los ma palabra, cuando se trata de un ser viviente como un gato un perro, puede ser aún más complicado porque la mascota se encariña con la nueva familia sandra reconoce que se está encariña ando con tal vez nunca reemplazará willy pero y quién podrá formar una nueva amistad. >>> se siente bien bonito y la >>> bueno, entonces la moraleja de la historia es conseguir una mascota que tú puedas cuidar. que quitan tiempo y hay que sacar a pasear. >>> y número dos leer antes de firmar. >>> si tiene un caso que reportar llámenos (información en pantalla) noticiero de la seis ta por comenzar nos tienen adelante de lo que tiene preparado. >>> que tal buenas tardes el departamento de la policía las autoridades buscan a dos sospechosos a una mujer de un hombre, tenemos todos los detalles a la vuelta. >>> muchas gracias labios >>> regresamos en dos minutos telemundo 42. . nuest

. >>> up next here at 11:00, mayor willie brown singing on stage tonight. we have the video. >>> and we also have jimmy. >> hey, guys. will ferll [ laughter ] guess tonight. plus we have kershman. do not change the channel. [ cheers and applause ] >>> happening now a new warning for holiday shoppers in fremont. don't leave your bags or presents in cars. there's been a rise in thefts recently. that's really all across the bay area. thieves sgmain windows to get to your stuff. best way to avoid getting hit p. we are back with more in a moment. >>> for the first time the cdc releasing specific vaping brands linked to the deadly lung illness. the cdc says more than 50% of patients use a brand called dank vapes. 15% of those victims use tko. the other brands use smart cart and rove. 48 people have died from vaping related illnesses this year alone. >>> amazon says it's back on track when it comes to delivering its packages. earlier this week prime customers complained about longer shipping times. some noting the next-day shipping option was no longer available.

like, you just did willy loman. i'm like, man, ijust climbed mount everest. and usually i'm filled with energy, and i'm up all night, and then spend the entire day preparing for it. he's a character whose dreams are shattered by his experience... yes. ..who kind of faces the daily grind, and the daily grind ultimately wins, in the most terrible way possible for him and for his family. it's not a hopeful play. it is a cautionary tale, you know, because the hope is in the fact that you see all the mistakes he makes. if he would only see... if he would only listen to his son, if he would only listen to his wife, if he would only see what was ahead, if he only realised that his best days were ahead of him and not behind him, and if he only realised that all that he'd put his faith into was a false dream, and the real dream, the real american dream, was the family and the love that he had around him, he would not, you know, fall victim to his hubris. and he's investigating... during the play, i'm investigating, and it'sjust a deep self—reflection on, are my best

like, you just did willy loman. i'm like, man, ijust climbed mount everest. and usually i'm filled with energy, and i'm up all night, and then spend the entire day preparing for it. he's a character whose dreams are shattered by his experience... yes. ..and kind of faces the daily grind, and the daily grind ultimately wins, in the most terrible way possible for him and for his family. it's not a hopeful play. it's a cautionary tale, you know, because the hope is in the fact that you see all the mistakes he makes. if he would only see... if he would only listen to his son, if he would only listen to his wife, if he would only see what was ahead, if he only realised that his best days were ahead of him and not behind him, and if he only realised that all that he'd put his faith into was a false dream, and the real dream, the real american dream, was the family and the love that he had around him, he would not, you know, fall victim to his hubris. and he's investigating... during the play, i'm investigating just a deep self—reflection on, are my best days behi

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