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also ahead. recognising our unsung heroes. the queen will pay tribute to ordinary people doing extraordinary things , when she delivers her annual christmas message. the archbishop of westminster has spoken of the anxiety and uncertainty felt by many in the world as he gave his christmas sermon during midnight mass. as a child in care, the poet lemn sissay used to dread christmas. we ll hear how he s now trying to make it a magical day for those who have been through the system. for a lot of care leavers, the memory is a bad one of the christmas before. we re creating memories. matt goss is among the guests on the strictly christmas special tonight. i ve been to take a sneak peek behind the scenes. and nick has the weather. good morning, a merry mild christmas. it doesn t feel much like christmas. it doesn t feel much like christmas but it will turn colder later today from the north. windy tomorrow in northern scotland. the full christmas forecast on the way. good mo ....
donald trump would like him to be us attorney general. this is in the middle of his confirmation hearing. it s been going on for hours and hours, six and a half to be precise. it has covered an extraordinary range of issues. we ll work through some of the most important ones in the next few minutes. there have been protests too. the hearing has been inrupted several times. that may be because mr sessions is seen as one of the most conservative members of the senate. some americans don t like the idea of him being their attorney general. he s been questioned on a huge number of positions he holds on a variety of issues. let s work through some of those now. the bbc‘s anthony zirka is in washington. first of all, we ve heard this extraordinary situation of mr sessions being quizzed on whether he s a racist or not. right, absolutely. the racism issue has been hanging over sessions head since he was nominated. his nomination back in 1986 to be a federaljudge was derailed ....
midnight in london and 6pm in chicago where barack obama will deliver the final big speech of his presidency. it s expected to be a parting plea to americans not to lose faith in their future no matter what they think about their next president. it s also his last chance to try to define his legacy. the president landed in chicago a short time ago. a fitting book into what began eight years ago in a city where the nation s first black president claimed his victory. our correspondent laura trevelyan is in chicago. laura, it s getting busy over there? it certainly years, babita. so many people are coming here to here in person barack obama s farewell speech and amongst those here isjoel griffis, who joins me now. thanks for being with us. joins me now. thanks for being with us. no problem. what brings you here tonight? it s important to be here for me, i heard his inauguration when i was in college and it was such a life changing experience, i thought i would come here to ....
he s an amazing person and his wife just wrote a novel that is very good. she s unbelievable. very good. set your dvrs so you never miss an episode of the five. the president goes on the offensive bringing a russian terrorist to the u.s. and offering to cut a deal with iran. this is special report . good evening. i m bret baier. president obama trying to show he s the moss. with moves affecting a large swath of the most dangerous neighborhoods. we have fox team coverage tonight. ed henry is at the white house with word of a secret letter proposing a secret deal between president obama and iran. jennifer griffin is at the pentagon with the targeting of one of the world s most wanted terrorist in syria, but we begin with kathryn herrige. good evening, kathryn. bret, tomorrow morning, terrorism charges will be brought against a russian national after 2009 attack on a forward operating base in coast provin province. fox news is told the case is a 55-year-old is a test ru ....
this is not an ordinary time and this is not an ordinary election. we are going to be choosing a president who will set policy for not just four or eight years, but some of the important decisions we have to make at home and around the world to energy and so much else. so there is a lot at stake. it s one of the most consequential elections we had. that s why i tried to put forth specific policies and plans. try to get it off of the personal and put it on to what it is on i want to do as president. that s why i hope people will check on that for themselves. so they can see that yes, i spent 30 years, actually a little more, working to help kids and families and i want to take that experience to the white house and do that every single day. mr. trump? well, i consider her statement about my children to be a very nice compliment. i don t know if it was meant to be a compliment, but i m proud of my children. they have done a wonderful job and they have been wonderful kids. i cons ....