Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The music world has been paying tribute to George Michael, who died yesterday, from suspected heart failure, at the age of 53. The singer sold more than 100 million albums in a career spanning nearly four decades. He rose to fame with the pop duo wham, Enjoying Global Success in the eighties, before leaving to forge a successful solo career. But he struggled with the pressures of fame and press attention. His bandmate Andrew Ridgeley said he was heartbroken at the loss of a beloved friend. 0ur arts editor Will Gompertz looks back at his life. Wham bam, i am a man. Wearing a bikerjacket and a white tee, George Michael takes his first steps into the limelight as one half of the pop duo, whami. Back then, he had big hair and a perma tan it was his idea of early 80s glam. The reality was a little different. So they stuck us in this hotel that couldnt have been more than 80p a night. I was sleeping the night before my first Top Of The Pops in Polystyren
The japanese Prime Minister, shinzo abe, is making a historic visit to hawaii, 75 years after the japanese attack on pearl harbor that brought the United States into the second world war. The visit began with mr abe paying tribute to American Military personnel buried at the National Memorial cemetery of the pacific. Before he left tokyo, mr abe said he wanted to send a message that japan would never repeat the atrocities of past wars. Laura bicker reports. Archive december 7th, 1941 a date which will live in infamy. The japanese attacks came in waves during a deadly two hours. Bombs ripped through us battleships, crippling the Pacific Fleet and killing over 2000 americans. Survivors recalled that the once Bustling Port burned for hours. I had a fire hose in one hand, trying to put out the fires, and with the other i went around memorising these nametags so i could write to their parents and tell them what happened to their son. After 75 years, a sitting japanese Prime Minister will at
The japanese Prime Minister, shinzo abe, is making a historic visit to hawaii, 75 years after the japanese attack on pearl harbor that brought the United States into the second world war. The visit began with mr abe paying tribute to American Military personnel buried at the National Memorial cemetery of the pacific. Before he left tokyo, mr abe said he wanted to send a message that japan would never repeat the atrocities of past wars. Laura bicker reports. Archive december 7th, 1941 a date which will live in infamy. The japanese attacks came in waves during a deadly two hours. Bombs ripped through us battleships, crippling the Pacific Fleet and killing over 2000 americans. Survivors recalled that the once Bustling Port burned for hours. I had a fire hose in one hand, trying to put out the fires, and with the other i went around memorising these nametags so i could write to their parents and tell them what happened to their son. After 75 years, a sitting japanese Prime Minister will at
A recap of the days news. A recap of the days news. Human b presumably because they donated to democrats or registered as democrats. Well, you know who else was previously registered as a democrat and donated to democrats . You guessed it. President donald trump. So that brings us to his key his reality show tease. Warning. Stay tuned. Stay tuned. Exclamation point. Is the president going to try to shut down the probe by Firing Mueller or rosenstein . Will he sit down for an interview with Robert Muellers team . Hes been all over the board on that one. Are you going to talk to mueller . Im looking forward to it, actually. Mr. President , would you like to testify to Special Counsel Robert Mueller, sir . Thank you. You would like to i would like to. Have you changed your mind at all about being willing to sit with Robert Mueller . Is. I would love to speak. I would love to. Nobody wants to speak more than me, in fact, against my lawyers. Undermining the investigat n investigation, like
The latest news from around the world with hosts John Berman and Poppy Harlow. New york saying a crime is not a crime. What is going to be next . The skys not blue . Red is not red, an apple is a banana . It is just a bizarre world. And if thats a defense and thats what theyre going to put forward we are in for a crazy ride ahead. We may already be in one. Jennifer, to you. I just had last hour on a former law school classmate, good friend of rudy giuliani. Hes a former Assistant Prosecutor in watergate. He was just with me. He said that the fact that there is not an official Cooperation Agreement, at least that we know of maybe it is under seal between Michael Cohen and muellers team in the Southern District on this suggest that maybe the Southern District and muellers team dont even need Michael Cohens testimony and that could be a problem for the white house. How do you see it . Well, it is very interesting that Michael Cohen doesnt have a Cooperation Agreement here. It means that t