We start with struggling travel giant thomas cook. The 178 year old british firm, which pioneered package holidays, has been facing an uncertain future. Shares have slumped and debt has soared amid growing fears for its survival. Now it could be headed for a new departure under chinese ownership. Ramzan karmali reports. The worlds oldest travel company. Last year, thomas cook served 19 million customers, but for some time 110w million customers, but for some time now it has been struggling. Million customers, but for some time now it has been strugglingm million customers, but for some time now it has been struggling. It has faced fierce competition from the budget airlines, and perhaps more significantly from internet travel firms. In the first half of this year it made losses of 3. 8 billion and has been under pressure from creditors. Shares have also slumped, down 85 this year alone. Thomas cook said it was convinced that brexit had caused some customers to delay travel plans. Now,
Im jimmy kimmel. Im the host of the show. Thank you for watching from the comfort of your homes. Welcome to the zappos theater. We are right in the heart of las vegas strip. Thats very nice. This is our second night in the desert. Thanks for coming to visit us. We are in las vegas, and let me tell you something. Out of all the shows you could go to, you could have went to see sierra, you could have gone to see barry manilow, celine dion. You chose the one where a middleaged man stands and sits almost completely still for a whole hour. [ cheers and applause ] and i appreciate it. Thank you for supporting performers with no abilities at all. This is, there are so many shows here in las vegas. I went to see love the other night with my family. That is quite a show. [ applause ] i had no idea the beatles were so talented. It really is phenomenal. There are so many Cirque Du Soleil shows. Theres Michael Jackson one, because thats the number of people who want to see it after that documentar
Im jimmy. Thank you for coming. [cheers and applause] i appreciate that. Thank you. Please, relax, relax. Im glad, thank you very much. Im very happy youre here. Im happy im here. Its great to be back in las vegas. [cheers and applause] let me ask a quick question. How many of you in our audience tonight, how many of you actually live in las vegas . [cheers and applause] jimmy i lived, i lived in las vegas at one time. Now im trying not to die in las vegas, because this is our fourth night here. You know youve been in vegas too long when you see someone stepped off an elevator, and youre surprised theyre not holding a yardlong plastic bong full of purple margarita liquid or whatever the hell that is. Las vegas is the city that answers the question, how many times a day can a man stop you on the street and ask you if you want to go to a strip club. The answer is a lot of times. Last night i saw a college kid, although he probably wasnt in college. He was riding a jazzy scooter through t
Come to Little Saigon feeling forgotten. Businesses in one Community Says the crime has no signs of letting up. Also, one east bay School Finally saying goodbye to what some call a controversial mascot, but its going to be a minute. Details on the latenight vote signaling the end that an era. This is today in the bay. Good thursday morning to you. Thank you for starting your die with us. I am laura garcia. I am marcus washington. We will get a look at the commute with mike in a bit, but first lets get to kari hall. Its going to be a few degrees lower compared to yesterday. Instead of upper 90s, how about low 90s today . We continue with the elevated fire danger as well due to isolated storms that may fire up once again in the bay area. We will watch at the impacts it will have further to the south. And we are reaching 77 in oakland. Hayward, 81 degrees. 71 in San Francisco. San jose will be in the mid80s. We will talk about the weekend coming up. Mike, how is it looking in the south ba
Live at the Federal Courthouse in fort pierce, florida, former President Donald Trump and his lawyers are fighting to get his documents classified documents case tossed out. And if trump speaks when he leaves, of course well bring you that live. On the right of your screen, a Georgia Courthouse at any moment we could get the judges decision on fani willis. Will she be disqualified . She is the infamous District Attorney in trumps Georgia Election case. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. We begin in florida. The judge there considering two motions to dismiss, one on what trumps team says is special counsel jack smiths vagus of the Espionage Act and the other how he used the president ial record acts. Smith claims the motions are trump thinking he is above the law. The hearing comes after special counsel robert hur defended bringing 0 charges against President Biden live the this week. Biden, of course, illegally retained classified documents. Former federal prosecutor