President trump thank you very much, secretary bernhardt. We also have with us very special people congressman jim jordan, congressman mark meadows, and representative john ratcliffe. Its an honor to be with everyone tonight. And all across our land, melania and i would like to wish you a very, very Merry Christmas. And now, the first lady will do the honors of lighting the National Christmas tree. So well count from five down to that very special number. Five, four, three, two, one [applause] pres. Trump thats great. Pres. Trump thats beautiful. Thank you very much. And let us show our appreciation to the incredible workers at the department of the interior and the National Park service, please. Did such an incredible job. [applause] pres. Trump thank you very much. And thank you, as well, to the u. S. Marine corps band and the tucson arizona boys choir. You know that. The chorus is fantastic. And thank you very much, tucson, arizona. Thank you very much. I also want to thank a specia
Been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. And coming up in half an hour on bbc news, we take a look back at a busy year in the sporting world in review 2019 the year in sport. Hello, good evening. The queen has used her christmas message to say that she has been struck by the sense of purpose younger generations have shown in tackling issues like climate change. Her majesty also acknowleged that 2019 had been a bumpy year. It comes after a year of intense political debate about brexit, as well as a number of personal events affecting the royal family. This morning members of herfamily joined the queen in attending the annual Christmas Day service at sandringham in norfolk. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports. Morning service at sandringham. Notable for who attended and who was absent. Making their first appearance, six year old Prince George and four year old princess charlotte. Absent from the main service
In the vatican, pope francis says god loves everyone even the worst of us thought to be a reference to abuse scandals in the catholic church. Hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. 2019 saw the hottest month on record. In half an hour on bbc news, weather world looks back at some of the most significant meteorological events of the year. Hello and a very good evening. The queen has used her christmas message to say that she has been struck by the sense of purpose younger generations have shown in tackling issues like climate change. Her majesty also acknowleged that 2019 had been a bumpy year. It comes after a year of intense political debate about brexit, as well as a number of personal events affecting the royal family. This morning members of herfamily joined the queen in attending the Christmas Day service at sandringham in norfolk. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell rep
In the vatican, pope francis says god loves everyone, even the worst of us, thought to be a reference to abuse scandals in the catholic church. Hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. And ill be looking back on a year when Greta Thunberg scolded World Leaders for inaction on climate change, and we saw the first picture of a black hole. Thats the year in science with me, pallab ghosh. Good evening. The queen has used her christmas message to say that she has been struck by the sense of purpose younger generations have shown in tackling issues like climate change. Her majesty also acknowleged that 2019 had been a bumpy year. It comes after a year of intense political debate about brexit, as well as a number of personal events affecting the royal family. This morning, members of her familyjoined the queen in attending the Christmas Day service at sandringham in norfolk. Our royal corre
Even the worst of us, thought to be a reference to abuse scandals in the catholic church. Hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. Join us, the brexitcast gang, in half an hour, to look back at the year that was in the world of brexit. Good evening. The queen has used her christmas message to say that she has been struck by the sense of purpose younger generations have shown in tackling issues like climate change. Her majesty also acknowleged that 2019 had been a bumpy year. It comes after a year of intense political debate about brexit, as well as a number of personal events affecting the royal family. This morning , members of her familyjoined the queen in attending the Christmas Day service at sandringham in norfolk. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports. Morning service at sandringham. Notable for who attended and who was absent. Making their first appearance, six yea