carrie fisher's co—star mark hamill — who played luke skywalker — tweets to say he's devastated. he adds there are "no words". ministers reject criticism that plans to require voters to show id at polling stations are a "sledgehammer to crack a nut". the author of watership down, richard adams, has died peacefully aged 96, his family has announced. japan's leader is at pearl harbour ahead of an historic visit, when he and president obama will pay their respects together.

you are going to get your best anakin skywalker on, well, it would be luke skywalker because you have the x—wing and i have darth vader's tie fighter. when a shot is registered, we get a rumbling in the controller and you have got three lives there as well. feel the force. the force is strong in this one. talking of which, you met an amazing flying man this year. yeah, a man who flies like a bird. his name is yves rossy. he has an apparentice now called vince reffet. he's based out in dubai and he is thejetman. he has built and designed this enormous jet wing that allows him to fly in excess of 100 mph at about 5,500 feet. it is really quite remarkable. we went up for a flight with him and saw what he does. jetman‘s training centre is based at this hangar in the desert outside dubai. today, i am going to watch him do hisjet—powered thing up close. how are you feeling? good. charged? yeah, yeah. ready to fly. in this hangar, yves and his team maintain thejet wings, which are capable of flying at 189 mph. so, you're not flying solo anymore? no, that is the big advantage now, is to

her co—star, luke skywalker, treated a picture of him with. the star trek actor, william shatner, said he was deeply saddened to learn of the death of carrie fisher. light has been extinguished. whoopee goldberg has said that she was funnier and smarter than anyone had the right to be. stephen fry said she was the brightest, funniest, bravest, kindness, cleverest a nd funniest, bravest, kindness, cleverest and sweetest person i ever knew. and some of her other co—stars also remember her. anthony daniels said that he thought that he got what he wanted under the christmas tree. despite of thoughts and prayers i am very sad. backed who played lando treated, i am very sad at the news of carrie fisher's passing. she was a dear friend who at the news of carrie fisher's passing. she was a dearfriend who i respected and admired. he went on to treat, the force is dark today. seth mcfarlane of family guy said that carrie fisher was planted and surprising and always fun to be around. family guy will miss her immensely. she betrayed princess leila with

her "star wars" co-star, mark hamill, who played luke skywalker tweeting, "no words. #devastated." that sentiment tonight echoed across the entertainment galaxy. abc's matt gutman begins our coverage in hollywood tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the world is mourning carrie fisher, who won so many battles as princess leia, but lost the final one in a los angeles hospital this morning. a family spokesman issuing a statement saying that fisher "passed away at 8:55 this morning. she was loved by the world and she will be missed profoundly." the statement released on behalf of her daughter, billie lourd. lourd was a late in life child, who'd recently posted these portraits on instagram. fisher, who was 60, had recently wrapped filming the latest "star wars" installment, and was returning from promoting her new memoir in london, when she collapsed on the flight home to los angeles. she reportedly stopped breathing 15 minutes before landing. fisher in cardiac arrest, passengers trying desperately to resuscitate her. >> we have an unresponsive passenger. >> reporter: luke skywalker's spirit

peter mayhew, who played chewbacca in the star wars films wrote: mark hamil, who played luke skywalker, posted: rick parfitt, guitarist with the band status quo, has died in spain at the age of 68. he was being treated in hospital for a severe infection. the musician was still recovering from a heart attack he'd had earlier this summer. david sillito looks back at his life and career. i have gotten to where i wanted to go, you know, to become a pop star or a rock star. to quo fans, he was easy to spot. he was the man with blond hair and was responsible for some of the greatest riffs in rock ‘n‘ roll. 1972's piledriver was the beginning of a run of a0 hit albums. 57 top a0 singles. no other rock band comes close and it all began here. rick parfitt met francis rossi when he was a teenager. their first single was a bit of 19605 psychedelia. but their passion for something a bit more raw — a hit making rock ‘n‘ roll formula. all our records do sound the same because it is status quo. i am not trying to get out of a corner here. of course it is going to sound like us. who is it me

luke skywalker and princess leia. what a shame, 60 years old, the death of carrie fisher. one of many stories as trish regan takes it from here. trish: she was a young woman. thank you so much, connell. president obama blasting president-elect donald trump suggesting he could have won the election if he were allowed to run for a third term. and trump firing back saying no way. we're keeping a close eye on the dow right now. it may hit 20,000 this hour. we're close! could happen. we shall see. i'm trish regan. welcome everyone, to "the intelligence report," i hope you had a wonderful and very merry christmas. a lot to get through this hour. first politics, a big slap in the face for hillary clinton after president obama said he's confident he could have won the election. he would have won the election if he were running against donald trump. listen. >> i am confident in this vision because i'm confident that if i -- if i had run again and articulated it, i think i could have mobilized a majority of the american people

for my 30th i slept the night in luke skywalker's home in the desert and watched the sun set on the salt flats with the igloo. it was funny. through the whole trip you every now and again, it's the middle of north africa, but you pass another person that looks just like you, who also has a girlfriend, and both girlfriends look at each other like, this relationship is over. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i'm surprised these guys have girlfriends there in the first place. that to me is a testament to the power of "star wars." now you find yourself in a situation where you're directing this movie and i have a million questions for you. one of them is, like, who gets to make the big decisions? do you make them and do are you you know them by the studio? or they let you do what you want to do? how does that go? >> i make them all. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that seems wise. >> the main person who makes all the decisions is darth vader. >> jimmy: yes. darth vader, for instance, is a character, obviously. but that is true or false in this film? >> it's in the trailer, so i can say true. >> jimmy: you can s

no han solo, no luke skywalker >> he's basically a spy for the rebellion. all actual reviews are being embargoed until tomorrow. >> i am not actually surprised. >> but the standing ovation at the premier, and the unofficial -- my boeing,s unbelievably wonderful, last time i loved a star wars movie as much was 1977. >> it is interesting because you sit down and you do not know what is going to happen. >> one rumor i must address is jim and episode 7's ray. >> can you talk about her being ray's mother? >> that is not true. she is not ray's mom. jummy: all right, so the warmest of the week today. doug: it is present sunshine this afternoon. 35 tonight, not frosty, just chilly. tomorrow, sunshine and the clouds increase. and then an arctic cold front, windchill here thursday and friday, around zero. yet, i around zero. jummy: happy monday, folks. jo >> you know, some people say it takes money to make money. but around here, it just takes guts, brains, and nerves of steel. does one of our players today have the right stuff? we're about to find out. let's play "w

. >> reporter: those plans helping luke skywalker and pals blow it to smithereens. turns out, luke and the friends had the rogue one team of rebels. >> we just want more people to get to know the world of "star wars," the universe of "star wars," and the rebels expected to drop the second biggest opening of all time after last year. that brought in $2.1 billion worldwide. box office expectations are lower phenomenon this. partly because of the different cast of characters. no hans solo or sky walker, but an appearance from the notorious villain, darth vader. abc news, los angeles. >> finally, we understand what is going on. now i understand. but she killed it for me. i know there's a higher plot. >> no, it's just the beginning. >> more surprises, yes. >> we'll have a review tomorrow. in insomniac theater. plenty of people are raving about it. >> practicing the force. >>> this is abc's "world news now" informing insomniacs for two decades. nforming insomniacs for tw >>> making news in america this morning, baby, it's cold outside. an arctic blast of frigid air invadi

this time, no luke skywalker or r2-d2. story, but the star wars world remains the same. >> imperial flags reign across the galaxy. simon: another two episodes are scheduled for release in 2018 and 2020, alternating with the sequel set for release in 2017 and 2019. therefore, one star wars film will be in theaters for the next four years. and wars is now a business cinema tickets are not the main money earners. toys, dolls, and mask bring in lucrative amounts of cash. films scooped up three times less at the box office. toymakers have used the release release new to toys. star wars, that is the price if you want to control the force. richelle: you're watching live from paris here on "france 24." a reminder of our top stories this hour. fierce fighting continues in deal todespite a release rebel fighters and civilians caught in the crossfire. stay out of our business, the saudi king sends a warning to foreign countries he accuses of interfering in yemen. the kingdom has led a coalition that carried out airstrikes against reb

>> reporter: helping luke skywalker and pals blow that death star to smithereens. turns out luke and friends owe it all to a scrappy team of rebel recruits led by jyn erso. played by oscar nominated felicity jones. >> she's not a princess. she's a very resourceful young woman who's independent spirited. >> what chance do we have? the question is what choice. run, hide, plead for mercy, scatter your forces. the time to fight is now. >> ultimately the film is about teamwork. it's about each individual actually letting go of their egos. it's in the collaboration that they're strong. >> reporter: the rebels will have to be strong, coming face-to-face with the return of arguably cinema's greatest villain, darth vader. >> you just go, oh my god, that's darth vader. you find it really hard to tell them to do anything because you're like, you can't tell darth vader what to do, he'll force-choke you. >> i find your lack of faith disturbing. >> i understand you do a pretty good darth vader impersonation. can you show me? >> word gets out, it could generate sympathy in the se

the rag tag crew steals the plans for the death star so luke skywalker can blow it up in the original movie. it was the 12th biggest opening of all time and 17th adjusted for inflation. moana was bumped to second and will smith's drama collateral beauty flopped with just $7 million. some of those are disney baby movies just so you know. our next newscast is at 11:00 over on channel 7. (lively music) - [announcer] it's the michelle meow show, your a to zero, covering the lgbt, lmnop, and everyone in between. here's michelle meow. - welcome to the michelle meow show, your a through z, covering the lgbt, lmnop, and everyone in between show. tonight, we have an exciting show. we're doing interviews with students who are part of a travelling high school called think global. i think it's so exciting to talk to students who might have a different perception of how things work, just because they have experiences that some, or most, students don't have their age. so before we get the show started, let's check in and see what people are saying about the lgbtq community. our first quote comes fr

get right to some of the joy that people expressed in remembering her including luke skywalker himself. at first he was almost speechless and then a very thoughtful bit of social media last night. he talked about everything that she did. i'm grateful for the laughter, the wisdom, the kindness. even the bratty self-indulging crap that my beloved space twin gave me through the years. let's reflect on the life and times of carrie fisher. >> i should expect you -- >> reporter: carrie fisher best known as princess leia in "star wars" has died. fisher had a heart attack friday on the final 15 minutes of a flight from london to los angeles. according to tmz, fisher was on a ventilator the entire time she was hospitalized, never regaining consciousness. she's seen here in audition tape with soon to be co-star harrison ford. >> safely delivered to my forces. ♪ >> reporter: critics pointed to the strong chemistry between fisher and ford and with good reason. fisher recently revealed that she and ford were off-screen lovers. >> 40 years, is that right? >> 40 years i thought i'd wait. >> you rev

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skywalker in the "star wars" series. he tweeted "no words, devastated." a few hours ago he posted a longer heart-felt message. in it he called fisher irreplaceable and said she played a crucial role in my professional and personal life and both would have been far emptier without her. our coverage continues on-line. read more about the tributes and look at her career by heading to nbc bay area.com and be sure to watch today in the bay and "the today show" tomorrow morning for a special look back at the work of carrie fisher. >>> new details in the deadly stabbing of a father of four at an east bay target on christmas eve. we are learning tyrone griffin may have been killed for asking someone to turn their music down. police released the names of two people arrested. police say they stabbed griffn in the toy section of the store where he was shopping for last-minute gifts. he was seen talking to the men about their music because it was inappropriate for children. they were arrested within hours blocks from the store. >>>

. >> reporter: helping luke skywalker and pals blow it to smithereens. turns out, luke and his friends owe it to "rogue one's" ragtag crew of rebels. >> we just want more people to get to know the world of "star wars," the universe of "star wars." >> reporter: those rebels expected to draw the second biggest december movie premiere haul of all time after last year's "the force awakens" which went on to bring in $2.1 billion worldwide. box office expectations are a little lower for this, partly because a different cast of characters, no han solo, no skywalker, but there is an appearance from arguably the galaxy's most notorious villain. darth vader. lauren lyster, abc news, los angeles. >> it's been getting good reviews. so can't wait. that's what's making news in america this morning. >>> have a great thursday. >> good morning everyone, it is 4:30 a.m., on this thursday, december 15. here's what we're following for you. >> many of us are waking up to a coating of snow on the ground. it's freezing cold for everyone. >> president-elect trump meets with exe

that was when luke skywalker destroyed the first death star. remember? star wars rogue one opens in theaters nationwide on friday. i'm a fan. >>> parts of new york state digging out from serious snow. about 16-inches of lake effect snow fell in perries burg little south of buffalo on the same area is that expected to get more fresh powder in the coming days. >> oh, my gosh. no. >>> wow. very frightening moments. the area had been hit with snow and freezing rain in the days leading up to that tree that's snapped there. no word on any injuries but boy that's scary, terrifying scene after some pretty bad weather in that area. >> incredible what mother nature can do, just some freezing rain icing there takes down an entire tree. >> unbelievable. nothing like that for this particular area. >> this particular area. we could see freezing rain accumulation especially lehigh valley and poconos late tomorrow night early monday. that could create hazardous travel condition also. we've got our eye on a storm system that's going to be moving but all is quiet for toni

mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, wrote, as if 2016 could get any worse. sending all our love to carrie fisher. president obama has delivered his last christmas message from the white house. sitting alongside his wife michelle, he said it had been an honour to serve as america's president. merry christmas everybody! one of the best parts of the holiday season is spending time with the special people in your life and for me that means getting some help from my best friend for our annual christmas weekly address. given how our first christmas weekly address went, i realised that barack needed all the help he could get. this is our first christmas in the white house and... what?! stop! you know what? you got to stop it! laughter. all right, you got to get it together. you are going to have to pull it together, potus. celebrating the holidays in the white house over these past eight years has been a true privilege. we've been able to welcome over half a million guests, our outstanding pastry chefs have baked 200,000 holiday cookies. that's a lot of cookies. an

actor mark hamill, perhaps better known as luke skywalker from star wars, tweeted a picture of the two of them in character. >> vicki: driver 25 year-old jessica had been drinking ago found the account has been set up to help her daughter of families receiving insulting messages planning and the mother and parents for the deadly crash two peope were killed in the san jose christmas morning. the 14 year-old boy in the other car. >> vicki: a police officers' union giving asking the judge to the dismissed the changes. after the fatal shooting of mario with the public call for the demand of use of force policy one of those changes is to prevent officers from firing at moving vehicles without allowing exceptions to rules. chalazion it would officers as well as the community at risk. zero of lowhis message "no words. devastated." and anthony daniels had this to say. he played "c3-po" in star wars. but the judge rejected halting implementation of the use of force police.saying the city does not have to confer with the union before making these changes. there was a brief scare at trump tower i

carrie fisher's co—star mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, tweets to say he's devastated, adding: "there are no words." ministers reject criticism that plans to require voters to show id at polling stations are a "sledgehammer to crack a nut". the author of watership down, richard adams, has died peacefully aged 96, his family has announced. japan's leader is at pearl harbour ahead of an historic visit, when he and president obama will pay their respects together. i'll be looking back at a diverse yearin i'll be looking back at a diverse year infilm. i'll be looking back at a diverse year in film. that's reviewed 2016, the year in film. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the star wars actress carrie fisher has died. she became ill several days ago on a flight from london to los angeles. she was 60. lizo mzimba looks back at her life. what the hell are you doing? somebody has to save our skins. clever and confident, occasionally caustic. i take orders from just one person, me. it's a wonder you're still alive. will somebody get this walking carpet out of many i way? carrie fish

mark hamill, who played luke skywalker said he was sending all his love, and peter mayhew who played chewbacca, tweeted his thoughts and prayers for everyone's favourite princess. with me is our correspondent angus crawford. we have had a bit of detail about what happened on the flight. what we think happened was that about 15 minutes before it landed yesterday afternoon, the air traffic control at los angeles international airport received a distress call from the airport saying they had an unresponsive passenger. 0ther passengers on board have said that what they saw was that carrie fisher was being treated by a number of off—duty medical staff, he came to our seat in business class, they performed cpr for about ten to 15 minutes before the aircraft landed. they performed cpr and other medical effects upon her. she was then taken directly to hospital in la where we believe she is now in intensive care. her brother within the last couple of hours has said that she is now stable. he is at her bedside as is her daughter. you wouldn't want this ever to happen on a flight, she was luc

luke skywalker's sprited sister leaves behind brother todd fisher, daughter lourd, and her mother, the hollywood great, debbie reynolds. >> got it from eddie. >> eddie's side. >>. >> reporter: here, dancing together 15 years ago. reynolds thanked fisher's legions of fans, "for your thoughts and prayers that are now guiding her to her next stop." >> we're a very tight family, as small as we are, and my mother is very strong right now. and we're all together now at this point. >> reporter: tonight, fisher being celebrated for imparting onto the fiction al leia her real-life feistiness. >> nice, come on. >> reporter: lucasfilms noting, "her groundbreaking role as princess leia served as an inspiration of power and confidence for young girls everywhere." and her lover in the series, and she said, on the set, harrison ford, remembering her as, "funny and emotionally fearless. she lived her life, bravely." the two exchanging this poignant scene. >> i've always hated watching you leave. >> that's why i did it, so you'd miss me. >> reporter: bob iger, chairman of disney, abc news' parent compa

mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, wrote, as if 2016 could get any worse. sending all our love to carrie fisher. let's take you now live to vatican city where pope francis is expected to conduct the traditional christmas eve mass in st peter's basilica. the vatican has been celebrating christmas all week. according to vatican radio, the pope delivered christos —— christmas greetings to all employees and families on thursday. he also met his predecessor, benedict xvi for an exchange of christmas greetings. president obama has delivered his last christmas message from the white house. sitting alongside his wife michelle, he said it had been an honour to serve as america's president. merry christmas everybody! one of the best parts of the holiday season is spending time with the special people in your life and for me that means getting some help from my best friend for our annual christmas weekly address. given how our first christmas weekly address went, i realised that barack needed all the help he could get. this is our first christmas in the white hous

carrie fisher's co—star mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, tweets to say he's devastated, adding: "there are no words." ministers reject criticism that plans to require voters to show id at polling stations are a "sledgehammer to crack a nut". the author of watership down, richard adams, has died peacefully aged 96, his family has announced. japan's leader is at pearl harbour ahead of an historic visit, when he and president 0bama will pay their respects together.

. - yeah well in 2008, i don't think we realized because, it was, you know, he seemed like luke skywalker with the force, that really he didn't like politics. - [evan] right. - so, you know, politics is the art of persuading people to do something they don't want to do. and he really doesn't like that. he doesn't like selling. he had to let bill clinton kind of sell his agenda in 2012 with that convention speech and he called him explainer in chief, which is weird cause he had such amazing communication skills. and he doesn't like the fray. so, you know, as one of the clinton's hollywood donors said to me, you know, you just really it would be good if, and obama donor, said to me it would be good if you had someone who really liked to do the job description. and this other donor in hollywood said something funny. and bill clinton is like a warm bath. even if it's insincere, it feels better than a cold shower. - right. (laughter) the other point you made to me, not today, but you made previously is that barack obama not liking politics is like bill gates not liking computers. - oh yeah nee

skywalker's home planet in "star wars." amri spent four years in an italian jail for burning down a school. german authorities turned down his request for political asylum last year and he was ordered deported by the end of this year. he was able to delay the process by posing as six different people from three different countries. but his time was about to run out. polish truck loaded with 25 tons of steel, killed the german police reportedly had amri under surveillance for four months as a suspected terrorist, but gave up in september. the security slip-up could prove disastrous to chancellor anhela merkel's hopes of winning an unprecedented fourth term next year. she's been an outspoken advocate of open borders. ahead at eight. a place that usually offers help. is in need of help of its own this holiday season. we're live a 2nd harvest food bank.where donations are dwindling tonight. plus. bart police accused of using excessive force. >> vicki: other kollek franciscodetails on where it's happening now. after the break. w

wars" fame -- attached a picture from the old days originally as luke skywalker and princess leia. what a shame, 60 years old, the death of carrie fisher. one of many stories as trish regan takes it from here. trish: she was a young woman. thank you so much, connell. president obama blasting president-elect donald trump suggesting he could have won the election if he were allowed to run for a third term. and trump firing back saying no way. we're keeping a close eye on the dow right now. it may hit 20,000 this hour. we're close! could happen. we shall see. i'm trish regan. welcome everyone, to "the intelligence report," i hope you had a wonderful and very merry christmas. a lot to get through this hour. first politics, a big slap in the face for hillary clinton after president obama said he's confident he could have won the election. he would have won the election if he were running against donald trump. listen. >> i am confiden

skywalker tweeted, as if 2016 couldn't get any worse, tweeting all of our love @carrie fisher. >> he did do that today. and also -- >> and this is the last thing that anyone wanted to see right now at the end of 2016. we're all sending her well-wishes as welt. a lovely lady. we're all pulling for her. >> one of a kind for sure. michelle turner thank you so much. and the headline, carrie fisher hospitalized in los angeles after this cardiac event on the flight. quick break. we'll be right back. pv hi, we're the hulford quads. (laughter) we're in 8th grade. technology is the only thing that really entertains us. i'm gonna use this picture on sketchbook, and i'm going to draw mustaches on you all. using the pen instead of fingers, it just feels more comfortable for me. be like, boop! it's gone. i like that only i can get into it and that it recognizes my fingerprint. our old tablet couldn't do that. it kind of makes you feel like you're your own person, which is a rare opportunity in my family. (laughter) jack knocked over a candlestick, onto the shag carpeting... ...and his pants ignit

mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, said "no words" and peter mahu, known as chewy, says carrie was the brightest light in any room she entered and "she was just as brilliant and beautiful, tough and wonderful and funny as you could imagine." fisher was 60 years old. pat? >>> we still don't know the underlying problems in her death but one in four americans dies from heart disease every year. it's the leading cause of death in this country. heart attacks happen when coronary arteraries are blocked. some of the most common signs in men include extreme chest pain, upper body pain, especially in the arm, left shoulder back or neck and rapid or irregular heartbeat. now, for women, doctors say you're more likely to suffer from extreme fatigue, pain in the jaw and anxiety or lightheadedness. for a complete list, go to the nbc washington app and search heart attacks and talk to your doctor about any concern. >>> a study out of the university of chicago looks at the ripple effects that hospital patients have on one another. when one suffers a heart attack, they may face another ripple effec