carolina s: el lÍder de la iglesia catÓlica mencionó tambiÉn los conflictos en oriente, ucrania, nigeria y siria, e hizo un llamado urgente para que el mundo ayude a la gente en alepo. el mandatario electo donald trump anunciÓ la disolución de su polÉmica fundaciÓn caritativa. miembros demÓcratas dicen que la decisiÓn no es suficiente, y exigen que el magnate con lo que cada uno de sus activos bajo un rÉgimen de administraciÓn. la fiscalÍa de nueva york dice que esto no es posible hasta que no termine la investigaciÓn que estÁ pendiente. el equipo de trump no ha conseguido que ningÚn cantante conocido se presente en la ceremonia de investidura del presidente electo. ha recibido el rechazo de andrea bocelli, elton john y celine dion, aunque las bailarinas the rockets han confirmado su talento. esto contrasta con el apoyo que se dio al presidente obama. y justamente el presidente obama visitÓ por navidad a las tropas de estados unidos estacionadas en una de las bases militares en hawai. les dijo que ser su comandante en jefe ha sido el mayor privilegio de su vida. el mandatari

she joins us now from lagos, nigeria. for you someone who has covered this personally for so long, incredibly meaningful. >> reporter: yeah. hi there, don and poppy. incredibly meaningful. just something that will always stay with me, being able to make this journey home with these girls. this was a journey they had been longing to make. really very much a long road home to reuniting with family and their community. after almost 2 1/2 years in boko haram captivity, at last it's time to go home. having covered the chibok girls abduction from the very beginning, i'm going to make the long journey with them. you're going home. how are you feeling? somebody tell me, what is the feeling in your heart right now? >> happy. >> reporter: happy? for all the talk of excitement, some of these girls are also nervous. >> don't be nervous. don't be afraid, okay? behold your faith. you hold on to your faith, okay? okay? the same faith that kept you all those months. >> reporter: with the girls on the move, there are more smiles as they c

shawn is driving the initiative to get a nigeria women's team on track. she represented nigeria in the 2012 summer games. >> i kind of had olympic fever again and so this was 2014 and the winter olympics was on. i knew quite a few track and field athletes who had transitioned into the winter sports. so i figured, you know, i think i could try this. >> reporter: but atagoon who is based in texas is ran into a sizeable obstacle. >> we don't have a sled right now and we are trying to get one. >> reporter: since launching a go fund me page last month, the team has raised more than $10,000. >> standing. runners. front to back. >> reporter: in the meantime, atagoon came up with a homemade practice sled called the mayflower. >> just went for two or three days straight drill and hammering and sawing this wooden sled together. >> reporter: the tale of the jamaican bobsled team a was immortalized in a movie. while it wasn't the inspiration to start a nigerian bobsled team but something she hopes to continue. >> these men did something very special and to be able to

adrienne: investigators in nigeria are looking into a roof collapse that killed 160 people officials say the church was still under construction when worshipers gathered for a ceremony on saturday. hundreds of people were inside when metal girders crashed and the iron roof caved in. worshippers say construction of the church was rushed. ben: new this morning, a man's body has been found after he was caught in an avalanche in nevada. he was skiing over the weekend and disappeared the same time there was a small avalanche at mount rose. two men both over 60 went into an area that was closed off. other did not. crews spent two days searching for the man. at one point they had to call of the search because of dangerous weather. they eventually found a body under about ten feet of snow. >> it's a sad situation no matter how you try to look at it but i do believe that for the loved ones, it's easier to have that kind of closure than to have to continue to wait and have it be an open-ended say the area was blocked off because it was unsafe to ski there. adrienne: wisn 12 news time is 4:49.

in nigeria, the president claimed today that the boko haram militant group has been driven from its last base in the massive sambisa forest. in a statement posted on social media, president muhammadu buhari said the group was "on the run and no longer have a place to hide." but the threat is far from over, with reports that the militants are regrouping at other bases in nigeria. one faction of boko haram is allied with the islamic state. the sambisa forest enclave is where boko haram was believed to be holding some of the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped in 2014 from the town of chibok. most of the girls remain missing. despite commitments to the latest truce by the rebels and leaders of ukraine and russia, a new cease-fire that was to have taken effect last night at midnight in time for christmas has not taken hold. the ukrainian government and russia-backed separatist rebels both allege multiple violations of the truce. the rebels claim ukrainian troops shelled them at least 140 times. the conflict that began more than two years ago when russia annexed crimea has claimed almost 10,0

the death toll is expected to rise from a horrific disaster in nigeria where the roof of a church collapsed on worshipers during a service yesterday. today the hospital director in the city of uyo said at least 160 people were killed after the roof suddenly gave way. some survivors said workers had been rushing to finish construction of the church. >> and finally tonight, the world's longest opportunity opened for business today in switzerland when a passenger made the trip from zurich to logano. took 17 years to build and cost almost $12 billion. trains will eventually travel through the tunnel at more than 150 miles an hour. that's it for pbs newshour weekend, i'm alison stewart, thanks for watching. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. judy and josh weston. the cheryl and philip milstein family. the john and helen glessner family trust-- supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate fundin

. >>> now overseas to nigeria are two young girls, aged 7 and 8, were used as suicide bombers. the attack happened at a crowded marketplace. no one has claimed responsibility. it is expected the islamic militant group boko haram is involved. >>> and significant gains in the battle for aleppo. pro government forces now control 98% of the eastern portion of the city including a neighborhood held by the rebels since 2012. the rebels lost more than 90% of the territory in just the last month. for the latest we turn to nbc's foreign correspondent ayman mohyeldin. the head of the aleppo security committee said the rebels have to surrender or die. how much longer would the battle last? >> the momentum is on the side of the syrian military with the milit militias. no doubt momentum has been on their side for a month with the russian bombard. of the eastern part of aleppo. they have gained so much territory within the last month, wrestling it away from rebel held territory. all suggestions on the ground is it will not be long before the syrian military is completely able and capable of

the danger in nigeria as the roof comes crashing down. >> fourth in line to the presidency, donald trump's expected pick for secretary of state as the new concerns about controversial ties to russia. >>> good sunday morning, i'm molette green in for adam tuss. >> and i'm angie goff. a lot of people waking up in the 20s and pos on this sunday. >> cover your face if you're doing that. tom kierein very busy in the storm team 4 weather center this morning track all lot of differt things. >>> our viewers that live far north and west of the metro area seeing a light dusting of snow. that happened predawn this sunday morning. now it's long gone. we are mostly cloudy, looking at storm team 4 radar, that area of snow is passing up into pennsy

and on that topic this morning on cnbc europe, nigeria's oil minister had a few comments to add. >> i hope the groups understand that both sides have to keep to the deal otherwise it falters. >> both sides need to commit to keep the deal but the optimism in the oil market is out there up 4% this morning. >>> the news out of europe this morning, the italian foreign minister paolo gentiloni has been chosen to be italy's next prime minister. he asked to form a new government and the political prices triggered by last week's no vote in the constitutional referendum, although it's actually quite interesting that this is the, what, 63rd government in 70 years. >>> in other political news overseas, new zealand's prime minister has been sworn in as the country's new prime minister. the transition of power comes a week after former prime minister for new england said he will be stepping down. >>> and the imf chief lagarde faces negligence trial in france after serving as the finance minister. >>> still to come, china hits back at trump. we'll take you to beijing where government officials say

building collapses are frequent in nigeria and they are often blamed by officials on the use of cheap materials. earlier, in december, more than 100 people were killed when a church collapsed in the south—east of the country. german police have defused a world war to bomb that caused the evacuation of more than 50 thousand residents of residents of the southern german city had been forced to leave their homes on christmas day so that the huge bomb could be defused. this was the biggest evacuation in germany for an unexploded bomb since the end of the war. church leaders have used their christmas messages to reflect on the emotional impact of global events this year. pope francis called for an end to the fighting in syria when he spoke at the vatican on sunday. he said "far too much blood has been spilled" in the conflict. meanwhile the anglican leader —— the archbishop of canterbury —— justin welby, told his congregation that the end of the year leaves people — in a more unpredictable world. 0ur religious affairs correspondent martin bashir reports. entering canterbury cat

sheldon: investigators in nigeria are looking into a roof collapse that killed 160 people during church service. officials say the church was still under construction, when worshipers gathered for a ceremony yesterday. hundreds of people were inside when metal girders crashed and the iron roof caved in. worshippers say construction of the church was rushed. in cairo, egypt, 25 people are dead after someone bombed a church. officials say that person threw the bomb over a wall and into the complex. so far, no one is claiming responsibility for the attack. egypt's president is declaring 3 days of mourning and has vowed to hunt down the bomber. we're learning more details about how astronaut john glenn will be honored and remembered. tomorrow, the ohio state university board will vote on plans to hold a memorial service for glenn along with a public glenn will later be buried at arlington national cemetary. glenn died last week at the age of 95. he was the first american to orbit the earth. he later served as a senator, representing ohio for 24 years. patrick: tonight only on 12 news, a loc

where i think we might have a problem is that nigeria and libya are coming back. that might be a bit of a problem. francine: how do you view iran? when donald trump gets inaugurated do he have any insight on how he will deal with iran? stuart: pre-election he was talking about it being a bad deal and suggested he wanted to pull out of it. since he was elected i do not think we have heard much about it and second, how does this asians ornnot see the europeans wanting to go along with the reversal and it is bad news for them. tom: a number of charts in the media showing extraordinary anding to the united states saudi arabia production. help me with the cartel cents after this announcement. his -- is the cartel stronger? is it bipolar? stuart: it is definitely bipolar but it is stronger. what we have seen since the free market attempts two years ago is that did not work for them. we went down to $20 a barrel and we all felt the pain. they all realized this is important in their best interest to reform the cartel. iran came out a winner, saudi arabia did in that opec

going to see an increased police presence and you already see that and we look at what happened over in nigeria with the terrorist group boca haram. they went into a shopping mall and slaughtered dozens of people and ever since then we've decided to look for closely at the soft targets. so we know that it's possible that, you know, a group could come in a do these things, but at the same time we have to be very vigilant and rely on citizens to let us know whatever they see. stuart: last one, rod, why is it i still-- well, that we still hear about jihadi messages on twitter and social media? why? why haven't we shut them down? >> yes, it's very difficult to shut them down and here is why. when you go on social media or anything on the internet, you know, you could be in another country and that kind of information, that kind of propaganda is filtered through so it's difficult to shut them down. they're getting messages out one way or another. you know what? i think that's what inspired individuals like this person we saw over in berlin and even what we saw in the united states with the boston bo

nigeria is two million people. in nigeria fails, africa fails. if africa fails, europe fails and if europe fails america's in day. >> rose: why africa always? i mean, it was aids, it was debt relief, it's development. >> the thing why we all pick the fight with aids is because it sort of focused you on this inequality. you could get these two pills and any gain read if you had hiv/aids here in new york or in deb lun -- it should not decide where you live. so justice, you're asking what motivates, it's justice not charity. as it happens, that whole mode is shifting now to a more, to a self interest narrative. and europeans are realizing that continent of africa is eight mile west and if people are running from burning homes, burning villages they will strap themselves to bits of wood, teachers, nurses, educated people put their children in little dingies and risk everything to find liberty. they would swim to europe and we can't stop them nor should we. these are refugees. and we've all been refugees, you know. so now europe is realizing we have t

nigeria fails, africa fails. if africa fails, europe fails. if europe fails, america is in deep -- charlie: tell me how you see this in terms of this great rock star. what skills he has, what is it? that motivates him? what is it he uses to rally these points of power to make a difference? bono: i want to say back to you, it is the same thing that has this table become the stuff of legend. it is an old-fashioned, ancient idea. pretentious to mention. that greek idea of the whole society, is it not? it should not be unusual to have scientists, artists, mathematicians, poets. comedians, philosophers. contributing. that is how ireland was formed. everyone was welcome. the world of ideas. you are interested in it, i am interested in it. that is what motivates me. how could you, for instance, the development agenda used to be a thing of the left. a creature of the left. if they are hammering on about poverty. that was underestimating people on the right. what we tried in the one campaign, let's unite people. we have twice the support for people dyi

it has become more of the regional threat than the nigeria—specific one. the wait is almost over for fans of sherlock, which has been described by writers at the darkest year, begins on new year's day. rumours of possible storylines have been flying granny into night that the show‘s stars and crew have managed to keep it a secret. tim went along to the set to see if he could tease anything out of the cast. the roads we walk have demons beneath, and yours have been waiting for a very long beneath, and yours have been waiting fora very long time... when you see a sherlock script for the first time, what happens? firstly you notice how imaginative it is. then you start picking up other details that relate to the original stories and then just beautiful character arcs. some remarkably long term in their planning, so we get payoffs in this series that are to do with how this began. it must feel very different. sorry, what? all you do is clean—up a baby's mess and pat them on the head. there are crowds outside the set. does that affect the production? we hav

martin patience, bbc news, north eastern nigeria. the coastguard in kent has called off an extensive search for the night after a fishing boat sank around 17 miles off ramsgate. one person has died and another was found clinging to the upturned hull early this morning and was airlifted to hospital. our correspondent simon jones has more. capsized. it's believed the fishing boat from belgium overturned at 11 o'clock last night. but it wasn't until first light some eight hours later that one of the crew members was spotted by another boat, clinging to the hull. lucky to be alive? absolutely, yeah. i mean at this time of year, in the southern north sea, a water temperature about 9.5 degrees and the air temperature less than that. so yes, a significant risk in terms of hypothermia. but yeah, he's in the proper care of the hospital authorities at present. he was able to tell his rescuers that two of his fellow crew members were missing. prompting a major response. two lifeboats from ramsgate have been taking part in the search, which has

it has become more of the regional threat the nigeria specific one. the search has been called off for an elderly british woman who's presumed to have fallen overboard from a cruise ship off the east coast of the united states. she was a passenger on the cunard liner, queen mary ii, which was sailing from new york to the caribbean. the ship changed course to help the us coastguard look for her, but is now heading for the island of st maarten as planned. the british—born astronaut, piers sellers, has died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61. originally from east sussex, he then became an american citizen, which allowed him to join nasa's space programme. he took part in three missions between 2002 and 2010, spending a total of 35 days orbiting earth. the wait is almost over for fans of sherlock which has been described by writers at the darkest year. rumours of possible storylines have been flying granny into night that the show‘s stars and crew have managed to keep it a secret. tim fit went along to the set to see if he could tease anything out

martin patience, bbc news, north—eastern nigeria. to bring you some good news from west midlands police, they were appealing for help to find some young sisters who had gone missing from their home in the aston area of birmingham. they have been found safe and well, according to west midlands police. this was a ten—year—old and her 11—year—old sister, who had gone missing. they we re sister, who had gone missing. they were now found safe and well, according to west midlands police. the american actress debbie reynolds has been taken to hospital after suffering a suspected stroke, according to us media reports. the 84—year—old was said to be making arrangements for the funeral of her daughter carrie fisher, whose death was announced yesterday. harrison ford has led tributes to carrie fisher, calling her one of a kind. the actress, best known for her role as princess leia in star wars, had been in hospital since suffering a cardiac arrest on a flight from london to los angeles last friday. our entertainment correspondent li

alix: does opec need to cut more to offset nigeria? the withdrawal of 1.2 million barrels a day together with a 558,000 barrels from the 11 non-opec participants, so together in the first six months, the duration of this agreement, we are going to witness significant stock drawdown that would accelerate the rebalancing. alix: how significant? mohammed: it will be very significant because of the high level of stocks. that necessitated this historic agreement. we've never seen this large number of users coming under one roof on their own volition. nearly 1.8 million barrels a day that would withdraw from the market over the next six months will bring down stocks significantly, bring it near the going to therage third quarter. order to get that, into the cuts to be bigger if libya and nigeria are starting up the projects? mohammed: this is the responsibility of the joint committee. it's quite a responsibility to put together this committee which will be meeting regularly to assist the supply and demand fundamentals as well as the level of

he recently returned from a trip in nigeria. he visited with refugees. i am very pleased to have him back. welcome. you are a traveling man. bono: i am a traveler, that is it.

. ♪ holy night >> reporter: hope for a peaceful christmas renewed tonight as nigeria claims to have finally crushed the islamist extremist group boko haram. the president saying the militants are on the run. driven from their last enclave in the sambisi forest, their hostages freed. for seven years, they've murdered and terrorized in their quest to set up an islamic state in africa. their brazen kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls inspired a worldwide campaign "bring back our girls." two years later, barely any escaped. just 21 released. most still missing. boko haram joined forces with isis last year, becoming its most sinister franchise. >> they actually are far, far more lethal. they were far more lethal than isis was. >> reporter: unlike isis, boko haram's attacks are focused on nigeria and neighboring countries. >> it could be possible that boko haram has been defeated at the base camp. but they may have broken down into smaller units and going underground back into clandestine terrorism. >> reporter: as isis has already proven, losing ground doesn't mean they can't continue to kil

and in nigeria, two suicide bombers striking minutes apart in a crowded market. the blasts are blamed on the militant group boko haram. in turkey the twin blasts, the latest attack targeting police forces and this one, now the largest assault in the city to date. now, while there is no official claim of responsibility yet, the turkish deputy prime minister says this deadly attack bears all the hallmarks of pkk which has a history of attacking the country's security forces. dan. >> lama, thank you. a very violent weekend. >>> now to the formation of the trump administration and news on one of the most high-profile jobs in washington. officials with the trump transition team telling abc news the president-elect is likely to name this gentleman rex tillerson, the head of exxonmobil as his secretary of state. this choice would not be without controversy and mary bruce has the story from the white house. mary, good morning to you. >> reporter: while the trump team says no offer has been made just yet but this morning the president-elect is praising his likely pick. ti

martin patience, bbc news, north eastern nigeria. hello and welcome to our look at what‘s in tomorrow‘s papers. with me are laura hughes, political correspondent at the daily telegraph, and tom bergin, business correspondent at reuters. let‘s start with a look at tomorrow‘s front pages. the telegraph focuses on the business rate rises due to come in next year, calling them "crippling." the paper also features cycling champion sir bradley wiggins announcing his retirement. sir bradley retirement also makes the guardian front page, and the paper also has an exclusive interview with labour leaderjeremy corbyn, in which accuses the prime minister of acting like henry viii. the government are considering plans to give child offenders life—long anonymity, according to the times. and transport disruption across the uk due to freezing weather also features. the mail claims that people are wasting time putting christmas cards and wrapping in the recycling bin, as lots will end up in landfill. the daily express warns of "deadly" weat

the danger going on in nigeria as that roof comes crashing down. >>> fourth in line to the presidency, donald trump's expected pick for secretary of state and the new concerns about controversial ties to russia. >>> good sunday morning, everyone, i'm mom let green in for adam tuss. >> and i'm angie goff. two weekends to get a lot of your holiday shopping done. >> we have to get it done but the weather is a big factor, too, for the plan of action. >> do you know what the key is, >> uh-huh. definitely. >> that's right. if you're going to be heading out getting some last minute holiday shopping in today is going to be a good day, just some clouds around, but predawn we had a dusting of line snow north and west of the metro area. storm team 4 radar showing that through predawn this sunday, now it's long gone heading on up into pennsylvania, it's a very fast moving system. did leave a dusting in northern montgomery county, this was near damascus, other folks reporting in from frederick county maryland, hagerstown, as well as the panhandle of west virginia they, too, got that light dusting.

now some breaking news from nigeria. the president of nigeria... this was the militant group lies last enclave. a huge forest. this has been going on for months. they have been going on for months. they have been creating chaos. a lot of attacks in that area. and the government saw it as a priority to get in there and take it. they are saying they have taken the camp. the terrorists no longer have a place to hide, they say. we will bring you more on through the course of the afternoon. the search has been called off for an elderly british woman who's presumed to have fallen overboard from a cruise ship off the east coast of the united states. she was a passenger on the cunard liner, queen mary 2, which was sailing from new york to the caribbean. the ship changed course to help the us coastguard look for her, but is now heading for the island of st maarten as planned. meanwhile, more disruption to transport in scotland is expected as a result of storm barbara. winds of up to 120mph were recorded yesterday, and rail, road and ferry travel is again ex

boko haram has no place left to hide, says nigeria's president. it's after the army captured a key base of the islamist militants he said the camp in the sambisa forest in the northeast of the country was taken two days ago. but the group till carries out suicide bombings in the northeast and in neighbouring niger and cameroon. bbc africa's editorjames copnall says the nigerian government still has some way to go before victory over boko haram is a reality this comes in a long line of strong statements from president muhammadu buhari about boko haram. one year ago he told bbc that the war against the militant group was technically won, and yet, in that past year we have seen suicide bomb attacks, other attacks by boko haram. what is clear is that the militant group have lost some territory and do not control big towns. it seems now according to the president's statement that they may have lost their territory in the forest in the north—east of the country. the group's tactics have changed and they have become an organisation that uses more suici

it was just a bit higher in israel, the most in nigeria. tell us what you think about those numbers and that shift. >> i think we have always to look at two issues. one, i think it's positive to see that overall, people still feel torture is something totally wrong, and i think more than two-thirds of people, including people exposed on-- you know, on the daily life at what is happening in war, still feel torture is absolutely wrong. what i found interesting is-- and that's the other issue-- issh when you ask more specific questions, it's true. you see a growing tolerance in specific country. you mention nigeria, israel, but also the u.s., when it comes to torturing an enemy combatant to get information you see people are more open to that. i think maybe one of the reasons is because people feel on that case it will maybe help to save the security of the country. this is what they've seen in the media, right? if i look at the last 10 years, so many times where you torture the enemy to get information. and on the other hand, we know that tor

. >> breaking news overseas, more than 100 killed in a sudden church collapse, the danger in nigeria as the roof comes crashing down. >>> fourth in line to the presidency, donald trump's new pick for secretary of state and the controversial ties to russia. >>> good morning everyone, i'm molette green. >> and i'm angie goff. we want to begin with the weather because that's going to be the big story. we are talking snow. >> and i know we're into december, snow is not something that we don't -- you know, we expect it, but i'm not ready. >> we're not ready for that and freezing rain and all that other mess, tom kierein. >> we do have it cold enough for snow, we're down into the 20s. storm team 4 radar showing a little bit of very light snow and some flurries north of the metro area. that's moving off all to the north and east this morning. so very early here predawn on this sunday we are seeing some of that moving on through coming in from the north and west and up into western pennsylvania and into ohio as well. closer up this area in the gray zone showing light snow, howard, northern m

two days of mourning now observed in nigeria after the collapse of a church killed 50 parishioners in the southern city over the weekend. it happened during the dedication ceremony for the church which was still under construction when the building fell apart without warning. the steel girders gave way before the roof pancaked on the pews. the governor was inside the church at the time and ordered the immediate arrest of the contractor. >>> in cairo, 25 people dead and dozens more after a bomb blast at the coptic church. this tore through the coptic cathedral which is an historic structure. >>> donald trump and the cia at odds. the president-elect says he doesn't believe the report on the russian hackers helped him win the presidency. the bipartisan response coming up next. >>> did russian hackers help donald trump win the election? the cia says yes. the fbi says maybe. and donald trump says he does not believe it. >>> dozens dead in istanbul. two large explosions leaving more than 150 people injured. welcome back to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm alison kosik. it is 30 minute

the petroleum minister of nigeria there. let's get the bloomberg business flash. here's nejra cehic. nejra: a monday has agreed to buy pioneer global asset management from unicredit. will pay about 3.5 billion euros in cash. willurchase of pioneer make the french company the world's eighth largest asset manager. phillips has agreed to sell a majority stake in its light in component unit. the deal values the business at $2 billion. today's agreement comes after an earlier sale to a consortium led by a chinese buyer fell through. 21st century fox and sky executives have worked through the weekend to nail down file terms -- final terms of a takeover deal. according to people familiar with the situation, rupert murdoch and his son have been involved in the discussions. while the preliminary agreement is backed by sky's independent directors, some issues remain under discussion. representatives for sky and fox declined to comment. bill gates and the world's wealthiest individuals have revealed a new $1 billion investment fund dubbed breakthrough energy ventures. the fu

>>> mean time more than 100 people have been killed at a church in ninth eerp yeah after a roof -- nigeria after a roof collapsed on them >>> as many as 160 people were killed todays -- today as a church collapsed in nigeria. they were singing and dancing as the roof caved in. many are blaming the contractor to -- for using poor materials and bribing inspectors to ignore the problems. >> the design has to be looked into to the quality of production should be addressed and three, there should be -- >> some say construction was being rushed to commemorate the church's founder. >>> the clean up is under way in turkey after two devastating terror attacks. a bombing at a christian church in cairo happened today. . >>> reporter: the turmoil blood shed that plagued the region in decades saw a bomb this morning. at least 25 people were killed. egypt has seen a wave of violence since the coup that removed the former president. the current military regime blames the ousted muss lump brotherhood for the -- muslim brotherhood for the attack. violence also striking in turkey. saturday night kurdish sep

boko haram has no place left to hide, says nigeria's president. it's after the army captured a key base of the islamist militants. he said the camp in the sambisa forest in the northeast of the country was taken two days ago. but the group till carries out suicide bombings in the northeast and in neighbouring niger and cameroon. bbc africa's editorjames copnall says the nigerian government still has some way to go before victory over boko haram is a reality. this comes in a long line of strong statements from president muhammadu buhari about boko haram. one year ago he told bbc that the war against the militant group was technically won, and yet, in that past year we have seen suicide bomb attacks, other attacks by boko haram. what is clear is that the militant group have lost some territory and do not control big towns. it seems now according to the president's statement that they may have lost their territory in the forest in the north—east of the country. the group's tactics have changed and they have become an organisation that uses more sui

. ♪ fÉlix: la consagraciÓn de un obispo terminÓ en nigeria al desplomoarse el techo en donde se oficiaba la misa. cuando las vigas de metal de la estructura cedieron y el techo de derribÓ cayendo sobre los fieles. y de otra parte al menos 25 personas murieron y 35 heridas en el cairo egipto. en hora de la maÑana, una persona lanzÓ una bomba, cuando se celebraba una misa, ocurriÓ el ataque a solo dÍas de otro atentado en donde perecieron 6 policÍas. turquÍa empezÓ a enterrar uno de los 38 muertos en un doble atentado suicida, y una poblaciÓn cada vez mÁs traumatizada, los terroristas usaron ideas 900 libras de explosivos en los ataques que se le atribuyeron a un grupo guerrillero de la zona. andrea: turquÍa amaneciÓ de luto y con sus banderas a media hasta, una multitud de personas se congregÓ para recordar a los policÍas cuyas vidass fueron arrebatada en los dos atentado en las inmediaciones del estado de fÚtbol. el presidente de tourquÍa prometiÓ que continuarÁ su lucha contra el terrorismo hasta el final. las autoridades seÑalaron que el grupo serÍa el culpable de l

. >>> overseas a roof collapses during a church service in nigeria killing 150 people. >> we're tracking the possibility of snow to fall in parts of our region today. we stress the word little snow. >> reporter: i like the way he says snow, say that again. >> snow. >> reporter: gray loves that snow and cold, let me tell you. there's the view, as we look down at old city. it's quiet this morning, a couple of snowflakes being reported for areas south and west of philadelphia.he bite mot is not reaching the ground. we're picking up a light dusting west of philadelphia. coatsville, on ottsville pickinp a dusting. elmer, glassboro, nothing more than flurries. we're expecting a period of light snow this afternoon west of philadelphia. let's say in these areas here where a winter weather advisory goes into effect. berks county, the lehigh valley and the poconos. this is where we are expecting minor accumulations. forecast for today, this is the area that's in the winter weather advisory. we're talking about west of philadelphia from now until 4:00 p.m. expect to pick up a period of very light s

fromcluded presidents nigeria, liberia, and gone up. one said the president was open to discussion. at the end of the day, no deal had been reached. folly ang party petition, challenging the results. the leader of the coalition peaces positive, saying and stability would be assured. for a deal. time it is not something that can happen in one day. it is something we have to work on. >> many fear unrest, adding to the unease, security forces seized control of the electoral commission headquarter. if you are missing your stormtroopers, rebels, and robots, fear no more. they are back. this is not the official star wars franchise. rogueone is the first -- one is the first spinoff. visual expect the same display, but with a host of new characters they hope will awaken the force within you. time for business news. stephen carroll joins me. we are starting in the united states with the federal reserve, which is meeting today. the bank to raise interest rates. the u.s. economy is in good shape. is at its lowest levels since 2007. it has been a year since the last rate increase. on what we sh

ir isha sesay, chibok, nigeria. >> she has been on the forefront of that story with her reporting. the personal touch she has given drives it home. >> that whole emotional journey for those girls. next year on "cnn newsroom" fans are saying goodbye to george michael a day after his sudden death. more on the british singer's rise to star dom and his personal struggles. back in a moment. ♪ ♪ wake me up before you go, girl ♪ ♪ don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo ♪ ♪ can wake me up >> i think it is fair to say the music of george michael from wham to the solo career that he had, his music brought people to their feet. >> just incredible. fans are holding on to those tunes as they say goodbye to the late british pop star. ian lee reports. >> reporter: it is a familiar scene in 2016, fans grappling with how to say goodbye to an icon. while many of them never knew george michael personally, they pay tribute as if they were old friends. ♪ yes, i've got to have faith >> reporter: the pop superstar's sudden death at just 53 years old has come as a shock to his fans around th

. >>> we do have breaking news to tell you about coming out of nigeria this morning. 160 people killed after a church collapsed while worshippers were inside. we are hearing from officials that that number will most likely go up. the state department sayinghat it will continue to investigate to see if standing standards were compromised. >>> 38 people are dead, nearly 200 hurt after a series of explosions in istanbul night. >>> several police officers are among the dead, the white house just released a statement in the last hour calling this a terror attack. the two blasts happened outside a major soccer stadium after fans had gone home. now, so far ten people have been arrested in connection with those attacks. >>> president-elect donald trump's highest profile cabinet position could soon be filled at least we will know the nomination. sources telling nbc news he is expected to tap exxonmobil ceo rex tillerson for secretary of state. nbc's chris palone shows us why this pick is drawing fire from both sides of the aisle. >>> donald trump in baltimore for the annual army navy football g

>> more downside in nigeria equally on the libyan front. we thought two yields were coming back two days ago. that would have brought 400,000 barrels a day back. it hasn't happened again. >> so, i'm getting ahead of myself. i'm lisening to the time count and i want to hear the end of your answer and i am looking at e-mails coming through. simon wants to know how you think 2017 oil is going to compare to 2016 market? >> we think it's going to be very supply -- people have already forgotten about demand. amazingly we think people are going to be trading headlines, half headlines. part of that comes from the fact that tracking oil volumes and tracking compliance is actually very difficult. there's no one single service which says saudi arabia has loaded x, y, z in terms of precise volumes. what you really need is bills or inspection documents, which are often confidential. what you'll have is competing news wires, consultancies and putting out scraps of information, rumors. price is higher. >> james, thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >>>

and in nigeria, two suicide bombers striking minutes apart in a crowded market. it's blamed on a militant group. and a coordinate attack targeting police forces and this one, now the largest assault in the city to date. abc news, london. ♪ ♪ the tributes continue for those who lost their lives in oakland's warehouse fire. the youngest victim was honored in song. the school of the arts held a memorial concert last night. former classmates and ensembles performed in honor of 17-year-old draven mcgill. our news reporter wases there and has the story. ♪ >> a touching memorial for the youngest victim of the ghost ship warehouse fire, draven mcgill. the 17-year-old was a student and vocalist as a san francisco school of the arts. saturday a performance was held in his honor. >> choir is a team sport and this was his team, this was his family. >> the director of cal music was also drave of n's teacher. she said he have loved electronic dance music and hip-hop but was trained in classical. ♪ >> having to say good-bye to him has been very, very difficult. and this

and meanwhile there were attacks in egypt and nigeria and we are covering it all. and could donald trump be closing in on a secretary of state? officials report to go abc news he could tap exxon mobile reg tillerson but some of raising questions about his close ties with russia. we will see you soon. >> >> a celebration rising from the ashes. parishner's at holy cross catholic church held a special ceremony yesterday as they rebuild following a devastating fire two years ago. ♪ >> music filled the multi-purpose hall that's doubled for a place for religious services for the past two years. the holy cross community blessed the ground where the new church will stand. >> it means a lot. a lot of people here and really grieved a lot. seeing the old smoke going newspaper smoke. but now we are hopeful to see the community gets back on its feet. >> parishioners hope to have their new church finished by april of 2018, just in time to celebrate easter. >>> santa claus brightend many faces at san jose's international airport yesterday. a police helicopter helped santa finis

this attack part of a bloody weekend wave including bombings in egypt and nigeria. >> trump's team. the likely pick for secretary of