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I think shes trying to kill me. now to some of the other top stories were following this morning. thousands of russian troops are heading back to their bases. theyve been near the ukraine border for weeks because of drills. that massive russian troop presence near the border increased the possibility of war between the two countries. just this week, russian president vladimir putin denied that was his goal. tense moments in the uk on christmas. a 19-year-old man was able to get onto the grou...

Then youre missing out on the larger picture. >> "lawrence of arabia" is a great movie. its just not true. its wonderful fiction that plays into the narrative that the west understands. the white guy who helps the not-white-guys do the right thing because theyre not capable of it themselves. >> lawrence of arabia was not a savior of arabia. he was a loyal british intelligence officer that carried out his mission to the "t." >> and in 1917, british intelligence finally recognizes just how valuabl...

You couldnt get that? >> when i was really little, i wanted to be superman. when i got to be a little older, i wanted to be an anthropologist. do you know what an anthropologist is? >> no. >> somebody who goes around the world and studies the way other people live. >> so like this? >> kind of like this, yeah. >> people are having to come to grips with the civil war and enslavement which are the sort of founding bases of the country. >> our country is like a really old house. you may not want to ...

New england democrats the presidents social agenda. at least 39 people dead after a massive fire sweeps through crowded river ferry in bangladesh. many passengers leapt from the vessel into cold waters to escape the blaze. >> irans paramilitary revolutionary guard fires ballistic missiles during military drills. the state news agency reports the short range and medium range missiles can reach israel and u.s. bases in the region. south korean president moan sera lengthy prison term for bribery an...

Nomination. >> well, there is a reason historically that the runner up is almost always the next number. and thats been true going back to nixon or reagan or mccain or romney repeatedly. you come in with just enormous bases. >> well, senator cruz may be correct about the historical present, one fact not taken into account as if an unseen former president chooses to run again. well see whether donald trump decides to run again or not, that is obviously who has a huge impact. as we talk about pres...

They put bases here and there quietly, including a naval base off of the west coast of africa, that gives their navy access to atlantic ocean. they of muscling up nuclear warheads. this looks rather frightening. it doesnt seem to me that the united states is prepared for this. we have congress members fighting among themselves, trying to evict people from committees and push massive spending bills, the border is wide open. we have universities and colleges that continue to give aid and comfort a...

Helicopter pilot and chief warrant officer at camp spiker in iraq in 2007. thats when he was exposed, like many military bases during the iraq and afghanistan wars, everything from plastic bottles to medical waste was thrown into burn pits, a crude method of trash incineration. it wasnt long after he returned home it started to feel the effects burn pits had on his body. >> six months after returning from iraqi was struggling to run and i was wheezing a lot and coughing a lot. i did a lot of tes...

A final flourish of festive cheer before dutch cities shutdown. for christmas. department stores and toy shops werent ready for this level of footfall. while here a beauty salon squeezes clients in for a last—minute shade. it salon squeezes clients in for a last-minute shade.— salon squeezes clients in for a last-minute shade. it was nice to no to last-minute shade. it was nice to go to the — last-minute shade. it was nice to go to the city _ last-minute shade. it was nice to go to the cit...

Data points, recently the white house, pentagon state department acknowledged that 900 american citizens have been returned from afghanistan since we left. so horrifically. yet they said only 100 were there at the time. so they have known all along there were thousands more americans still are today that have been left behind that want to leave. that number, 60,000? 30,000 of which have gone through the special immigrant visa process meaning they were translators for us like guys i served with w...

Senator who represents oxford, michigan. she coincidentally introduced it this summer before the shooting. were working hand and glove to make sure we have options in the state, options at the federal level. i think it is important to have both because the federal government has special authority over interstate commerce, particularly of weapons, so we want to make sure we have our bases covered and thats, you know, we all want to keep children safe, right. there is a special emotional connectio...