cities celebrating as well, so shall we show you some live pictures from rome as well, in italy? where we can see, again, fireworks. amazing work there as well. also, we can also show you some live pictures from berlin germany. amazing pictures, again, isn t it? so, many european cities welcoming the new year, of course many cities here in asia have welcomed 2024 about six, seven hours ago. of course, will we will bring you more on new year s celebrations around the world later in the programme. the us military says its helicopters have destroyed three small boats in an attack on a container ship in the southern red sea. it s the second assault by iran backed houthi rebels on the ship within 24 hours. the us says the gunmen who launched the raid from yemen attacked in four boats, coming within 20 metres of the vessel. the fourth craft fled the area. the houthi rebels say their actions are in protest against the gaza war, where there ve been more air strikes by israel. 0ur
big ben strikes midnight. it s europe s biggest fireworks display and as the countdown began, more than 100,000 people watched along the river thames as the london skyline lit up and the sounds of big ben chimed. you can actually smell the gunpowder the air, you can smell it. it is fireworks night here. big ben, the chimes have rung and we are now officially in 202a. the best show on earth. amazing, indescribable, no words. so worth it, i am loving it so much. this is my first time for london, coming here and seeing this. i i love it, it is so good. this year s theme is unity, a message played from the king. 0ur society is woven from diverse threads. and the london mayor, who thanked those working in the nhs, the police and the fire service. he said the event took months to organise. we have planned this sincejuly. there is a team of 75 who have been working over the last four days. one of our strengths as a city and country is our diversity. we will be celebrating our dive
implications for the republic. that s what concerns not. look, anyone could stumble and fall, sandbag fall. but when a president does, it usually scrutiny and ridicule follow. trump couldn t even get a walk down a slick ramp without facing scorn. president gerald ford was probably the most athletic president ever. he played football in a national championship. but when he missed a step just once, chevy chase and snl sketches forever set a narrative of ford as a bumbling buffoon. so it is curious that when hillary clinton collapsed like an old armani pantsuit and wasid physically dumped into a van, riere was no snl sketch or ridicule. which bringsdiculed th us to tht th president , who over the last two years has done more pratfalls than jerry lewiso . part of the problem is joe biden is suffering from a stiffo gait and old age. his doctor has admitted as much ,but in an effort to showl how vigorous he still is , hehec tsaffects his skipping routine. i call it the biden trot
judge jeanine pirro, charlie hurt, kennedy, and tyrus. it s 5:00 in new york city, and this is the five. was the five before christmas, the studio was set for the table to discuss the big topics. the stockings were hung by the cameras with care in hopes that the five would soon be on air. when out in the greenroom us rose such a clatter, it was just judge jeanine stealing a cookie from the platter. okay, that is enough of that. we are going to get to the news in a few minutes but now it is time for a christmas fastest. first up. think of secret santa gifts. one man is vowing to never participate in his office exchange ever again after only receiving a box full of a assorted mini candy bars as is present. judge, i feel like this would be a dream gift for you, actually, to get candy. jeanine: it is a dream gift. here is the problem. this guy is very upset because he spent all this time getting a present for someone, and in exchange, he got left over candy. he assume