Neighbors there is still no end in sight for the worst political crisis in the gulf region and all creatures great and small we look at the war biodiversity plays on our planet and the unprecedented threat its now facing. Thank you very much for joining us we begin with breaking news out of libya this hour where the Deputy Defense minister says Government Troops have taken control of tower hona that is the last stronghold of warlord highly for have to in western libya about 60 kilometers from the capital tripoli on thursday the u. N. Recognize government announced that he had regained full control of tripoli have task forces still hold large swathes of territory in the east and south of libya lets bring in our correspondent Mahmud Abdel Watters just arrived in tire who will tell us about what youve seen since you arrived in what used to be. A strong. Hold in the west of libya and what made it possible for the Government Forces to recapture the city. 2 as you can see here and here behin
Embattled sexiest man alive. Blake shelton unable to enjoy his reign now that the Rightful Owner of the crown is setting the record straight. So, blake, can you smell, la, la, la, la, what the rock is cooking on this tuesday, december 19th. From abc news, this is world news now. That was pretty excellent. It just comes naturally. Smell, la, la, la, la. Were going to get to that beef between the beefcakes a little later on. But we do have to start on a serious note of course. Investigators across the country are on the scene of that terrifying derailment in washington state. At least three people are dead, all passengers on that train heading from seattle to portland. 13 of the 14 cars derailed plunging onto interstate 5. The track where the accident took place has a 30mileper but it is reported that it was going 80 miles per hour. Clayton sandell on scene. Reporter what was supposed to be a celebration. The first run of newer, faster Train Service is a tragedy of twisted metal with mul
Santas knee. Santa is about to get down on one knee. Not santa but santa orders somebody to do that. Why dont you get down on one knee. Sitting inside the box is a shes feeling bad about the pair of socks. You see her take off one ring and put the ring on the finger. They kiss because shes saying yes, i will. These two have been together for ten years and 11 christmases so he thought maybe its time i put a ring on it. Dang. That video there is overdue. I have a feeling theyll live happily ever after, they do the kiss, santa approves. Hed know. He has the naughty nice list. Thanks for joining us today, everyone. Go check out rightthisminute. Com for a lot more great content and catch us on the next brand new episode of rtm. Unstop right there im about to pop a cap of mmm fresh in that washer. With unstopables inwash scent boosters by downy. Ah, its so fresh. And its going to last from wash to. Wear for up to 12 weeks. Unstopables by downy. If parts a and bcare and want more coverage. Gu
And now an unnamed senator tells vanity fair magazine that democrat its act the prematurely before having all the facts about frankens case. In fact, joe manchin said the pressure by other democrats put on franken to resign was atrocious. The Carolina Panthers have made a change at the top after their owner announced hes selling the team amid a Sexual Misconduct probe. Former exec stiff director tina becker is now carolinas coo. Team owner Jerry Richardson gave up daytoday management to focus on the sale. Becker who started out as a cheer leader is now one of the leagues highestranking executives. And the president of espn is stepping down. The former espn president George Bodenheimer takes over in an acting role. Both espn and abc are owned by disney. Some new detail this in the Domestic Violence arrest on sarah palins oldest son. Court documents say track palin repeatedly hit his father todd at the palin home. He showed up and broke through a window. According to reports his mother c
Third straight from race to market, for what will it call. Night market. It will be day market. It will be called philly feast. Yes you get to sample the best and local fare, great things philly is known for and then talk to delegates from all across the country. And, you snooze, you lose, if you kept slapping the Snooze Button, do you have trouble, we have to get up early. I had to do it just once you could in for a rough morning if you were pressing the Snooze Button. Why it is a bad idea to get a few more minutes of sleep. Snooze, snooze, snooze. There is no doubt about it, it is hot, muggy, but there is a way to stay cool this week. Grab Award Winning water ice. I say Award Winning, the place that took the top spot, in philly, on this water ice, survey; now, of course, first thing that comes to my mind is ritas but there are other place that he is sell water ice that is very good. Who is number one. I love water ice. Is what your favorite flavor. So many. I know ritas has chocolate