Former joint chiefs chair admiral mike mullen and the h powerhouse roundtable look ahead. Believe me, one way or the other, were going to get that wall. And across the globe. Little rocket man. And the countdown begins. New York Police Department bracing for new year afs eve. Our inside look at the unprecedented Security Force in place. Live from times square. From the white house to your house, the facts that matter this week. Good morning on this new years eve. An incredible roller coaster of a year. 2017. Just hours from becoming history. The clock has already struck midnight in sydney, australia. The streets of preparing. Here in the u. S. , more than 1 Million People are expected to gather in a frigid times square for the annual ball drop. Well have more on the security preparations for new york and much of the country later in the program. We begin by reflecting on the past year. There will be celebrations across the country. In this divided nation, what we celebrate will be deci
Powerhouse roundtable look ahead. Believe me, one way or the other, were going to get that wall. And across the globe. Little rocket man. And the countdown begins. New York Police Department bracing for new year afs eve. Our inside look at the unprecedented Security Force in place. Live from times square. From the white house to your house, the facts that matter this week. Good morning on this new years eve. An incredible roller coaster of a year. 2017. Just hours from becoming history. The clock has already struck midnight in sydney, australia. The streets of london are preparing. Here in the u. S. , more than 1 Million People are expected to gather in a frigid times square for the annual ball drop. Well have more on the we begin by reflecting on the past year. There will be celebrations across the country. In this divided nation, what we celebrate will be decidedly different. Many will cheer being one year closer to tend of President Trumps term. Others looking forward to another yea
Next, well tackle the political fault lines here at home. Believe me, one way or the other, were going to get that s the globe. Little rocket man. And the countdown begins. New York Police Department bracing for new years eve. Our inside look at the unprecedented Security Force in place. Live from times square. From the white house to your house, the facts that matter this week. Good morning on this new years eve. An incredible roller coaster of a year. 2017. Just hours from becoming history. The clock has already struck midnight in sydney, australia. As they ring in 2018. Across the atlantic, the streets of london are preparing. For tonights festivities. Here in the u. S. , more than 1 Million People are expected to gather in a frigid times square for the annual ball drop. Well have more on the security preparations for new york and much of the country later in the program. We begin by reflecting on the past year. And anticipating the the challenges ahead. There will be celebrations a
Nights state of the union speech. Hes got low Approval Ratings generally but this went down well. Cbs showed 75 of viewers approved. 65 said it made them feel proud to be american. 35 said it made them feel safer. A majority of viewers also credited him with the current buoyant state of the economy. Right, lets hear some of this speech. First heres the president on trade. America has also finally turned the page on decades of unfair trade deals. They sacrificed our prosperity and chipped away at our companies, our jobs and prosperity and chipped away at our companies, ourjobs and our wealth. Our nation has lost its wealth, but we re our nation has lost its wealth, but were getting it back so fast. The era of economic surrender is totally over. From now on we expect trading relationships to be fair and, very importantly, reciprocal. Applause whenever there is a big american political moment, i turned to the bbc news website for anthony zurcher. He described a smoother trumpet the same h
Pressure has been ramped up on send banger. Also, golf, men and women will be playing side by side on the European Tour. There is snow out there. It is all about knowing where to look. There is more Severe Weather to come through the rest of this week. More Severe Weather warnings and more travel warnings. If you thought it was cold today, just wait until tomorrow. Also coming up, the warning that Global Warming could have a devastating impact on king penguins. Heavy snowfall is hitting parts of the uk, causing road, rail and flight disruption in many areas. Police say driving conditions are treacherous in places three people have died in lincolnshire after a crash involving a car and a lorry. Hundreds of trains are cancelled, many schools are shut and forecasters say some Rural Communities may be cut off. And theres a warning from the met office that if you havent seen snow yet by the end of the week you will have. Lets get the latest from our correspondent in North Yorkshire. First,