opportunity to wish you a happy new year. gavin grey on at 1am. now on bbc news, witness. tanya beckett introduces us to five extraordinary moments in history. hallo, and welcome to witness with me, tanya beckett. iam here hallo, and welcome to witness with me, tanya beckett. i am here at the british library in london for the last time this year to bring if i wa nt last time this year to bring if i want our favourite stories from 2016. we will meet a former member of chairman mao's intimates red guards, a woman astronaut who trained with the challenger space or crude an art restorer who brought a leonardo da vinci masterpiece back to life. but first, witness has

this interview, tanya told us she had one big fear. >> i'm afraid of him ever getting sick or being ill after his terrible hockey injury, he lost five of his teeth and he showed up, and i thought i was going to faint. i want him to be healthy and happy forever. >> it just tugs strings just hearing it. when alan and tanya said "i do" we were the only show they invited to attend and we have amazing, emotional video and that is coming up later. >> one thing that a lot of people don't know about alan is how many famous theme songs he wrote. some of the best ever. like this one. ?? ?? >> and he also wrote the original theme to "wheel of fortune" and the "joker's wild" co-wrote with gloria and she ssng. >> such a talented man. that's a fact. >>> let's talk abouu the singing on "the voice" last night and a new champ was crowned as team blake ruled again and he was so humble in victory. yeah, right. ?? the winner of the voice is -- >> i'm really happy that i was able to be the coach that coached the winner and adam was i'm not sure what's going on. >> you're not sure what's going on. >> after t

married tanya in 2005 and "e.t." got an invite and it's just one of the memories that we have with the growing pains dad. >> it's my main goal in life, i suppose, on my way out the door beloved, remembered and appreciated. >> the 69-year-old canadian--orn actor died of a ruptured aorta. he'd been playing hockey with his son carter. his death was a surprise because he seemed to be in good shape. more ttan anything, alan will be remembered as america's dad. >> oh, come on, mag. >> yeah, come on, maggie. >> "e.t." was on the set of "growing pains" in 1985 before the show premiered. while alan was the biggest name he'd been on game shoos and he had his own talk show, "thicke of the night." >> we had a very attractive 15-year-old cast member, a guy named kirk cameron who will probable be a thump, thump, thump, thump, heartthrob within months. ♪ show me that smile again >> to my dying day, if that's the last thing on my epitaph, that he was the dad on "growing pains," thank the lord. >> he had three boys and married three times we'll never forget the joy and day he and wife tanya said

news, witness. tanya beckett introduces us to five extraordinary moments in history. hallo, and welcome to witness with me, tanya beckett. iam here hallo, and welcome to witness with me, tanya beckett. i am here at the british library in london for the last time this year to bring if i wa nt last time this year to bring if i want our favourite stories from 2016. we will meet a former member of chairman mao's intimates red guards, a woman astronaut who trained with the challenger space or crude an art restorer who brought a leonardo da vinci masterpiece back to life. but first, witness has travelled to the bamyan valley in afghanistan. for over 1,000 years to huge statues of border towered over the valley at in 2001 they were destroyed by the taliban. mr hussein was one of the local people forced to lay dynamite around the statues. this year is the 50th anniversary of the start of the cultural revolution in china. at the forefront were red kites, fanatical students trying to help eliminate vestiges of capitalism. our next witness saul yeung was one of them. in 1966i was in middle

friends with alan thicke. they were neighbors and garry was a groomsman when alan married tanya in 2005 and "e.t"" got an invite and it's just one of the memories that we have with the growing pains dad. >> it's my main goal in life, i suppose, on my way out the door beloved, remembered and appreciated. >> the 69-year-old canadian-born actor died of a ruptured aorta. he'd been playing hockey with his son carter. his death was a surprise because he seemed to be in good shape. more than anything, alan will be remembered as america's dad. >> oh, come on, mag. >> yeah, come on, maggie. >> "e.t." was on the set of "growing pains" in 1985 before . >> "e.t." was on the set of "growing pains" in 1985 befori. >> yeah, come on, maggie. >> "e.t." was on the set of "growing pains" in 1985 before. >> yeah, come on, maggie. >> "e.t." was on the set of "growing pains" in 1985 before . >> yeah, come on, maggie. >> "e.t." was on the set of >> yeah, come on, maggie.efor. >> "e.t." was on the set of "growing pains" in 1985 befor. >> yeah, come on, maggie. >> "e.t." was on the set of "growing pains" in 198

scores our he is survived by three sons robyn thick and carter his wife tanya '60s it nine years old. the fire chief says the check their records and could not find anything to indicate the good ship warehouse had never been inspected for fire safety and get the explain because no associated with the building apply for a change of use permit or event permit which would reflect the fire department to send firefighters inside el look the best for national fire experts to come in and help revamp the system that help prevent future tragedies like a ghost ship warehouse fire from happening again. we need to be ready for whatever weather may come our way. my name's scott strenfel and i'm a meteorologist at pg&e. we make sure that our crews as well as our customers are prepared to how weather may impact their energy. so every single day we're monitoring the weather, and when storm events arise our forecast get crews out ahead of the storm to minimize any outages. during storm season we want our customers to be ready and stay safe. learn how you can be prepared at pge.com/beprepared. togethe

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lost interview with tanya, the wife he left behind now on "extra." ♪ >>> growing pains star alan thicke dead at 69. what his son, who was with him at the end, is saying today. and what alan's told us about being a dad. >> my gift to my kids -- >> plus tanya's heartrt break. his wife of 11 years and the wedding they shared with "extra." >> i always felt i should get married in white. >>> the shocking "flip or flop" exactly's breakup. >> we don't fight. we just bicker and make fun of each other. >> why they publicly faked it for six months. >> and where we spied christina. is she sending tare tarek a message? >> bruno mars 24 karat magic on the mike, tearing the roof off carpool karaoke. and ben affleck's new interview. opening up about his ex, jennifer garner. inside the super size the finale of "the voice." blake feuding with adam and dishing about his girl. >> you're damn right i want gwen to come back. >> plus sundance winner here with us and we get to the bottom of his unusual

, brother and friend. george michael, who's died at the age of 53. tanya hart, the host of hollywood live spoke to me a little earlier from los angeles. she says george michael's death comes on a long list of talented musicians that the world has lost in 2016. when i heard about george michael today, my stomach started hurting. i can't imagine losing another person. i was thinking yesterday, it's almost the end of the year, can we get through without losing anyone else? apparently not. he was such an important person in the world of music, especially during the 80s and 90s and was really one of those transition people that made the world of pop music, he made that big transition leading into where we are now with the musical world and with a lot of the alternative music that they now call alternative music, and a lot of the real club music we hear, george michael was at the forefront of that. some incredible collaborations with maryj blige and aretha franklin and he was doing it at a time others weren't. that's right, he was a leader in a lot of genres. you met him during his wham! days,

, he says, he was approached by attorneys randy and tanya moore. what did they say to you? >> daniel delgado: they goes, how would you like to make $100,000, $200,000 a year? and he goes, all you got to do is a.d.a. i said, what the heck is a.d.a.? >> cooper: he says he was told he would make $1,000 per lawsuit, and would help improve access for the disabled. they were saying to you, not money, but it was actually going to improve life for disabled people? >> delgado: exactly. >> cooper: and that's important to you? >> delgado: that was more important to me than anything. >> cooper: daniel delgado told us randy and tanya moore sent him to businesses he would not have otherwise visited, with instructions to buy something and get a receipt. he signed off as a plaintiff on dozens of cases, and says he was asked to recruit some of his disabled friends-- including john morales-- to file lawsuits as well. what kind of businesses did you visit, john? >> i went to grocery stores, i went to restaurants, i went to a couple of-- just different stores. and she would tell me to look for if there'

later for the rest of his life. while in icu, he found out his girlfriend, tanya, was pregnant with their child, and that inspired joe to work hard with the rehab team until he was able to do that right there, proposal on bended knee without a said yes, and he's in the last month of rehab. >> so sweet. >> he was told he would be bedridden, and he found out that he was starting a family, and -- >> nothing like love to motivate. >> nothing like love to motivate. >> wow, look at you. channelling -- >> nope, nope, nope. still -- >> what are you eating? >> next up, if you are looking to build up the roster for next season's soccer team, i promise no one has more experience than dicky because he's been playing since 1947. yep. the 81-year-old from the u.k. needs a new soccer team after his former one fold. he's willing to travel anywhere in his county and is still fast on the soccer field. in fact, he's been invited to join a walking soccer team with other people his age, but declined because, apparently rs that's not his speed. he >> some wheels, huh? >> he's got some wheels. when i'm 81

...brennan, carter and his wife tanya. we will have reaction to thicke's passing... in our next half hour of wakeup. straight ahead - caught on camera - a woman... dragged off a flight by to go. plus - a woman says she was attacked by a man while waiting in a kroger checkout line. but does new surveillance video prove she's the one who started it? rob adlibs bbut its great taste is not. at subway, this authentic classic is stacked with lean corned beef, bavarian-style sauerkraut, swiss cheese and thousand island dressing on new freshly-baked rye bread. rob's weather you are watching cold. high: 12 wind: nw 10-25 mph tonight: clear and cold. low: -3 wind: nw 10-15 mph line at a memphis kroger - to take action... megan wilson says the man got frustrated because she was taking too long with her coupons... in one surveillance video you can see the moment the man throws the woman to the ground... but from another angle-- the woman can be seen throwing a drink at the man... but she says she spilled on him accidentally - and then he exploded. wilson hasn't commented on the new video of her

tanya, the wife he left behind now on "extra." ♪ >>> growing pains star alan thicke dead at 69. what his son, who was with him at the end, is saying today. and what alan's told us about being a dad. >> my gift to my kids -- >> plus tanya's heart break. his wife of 11 years and the wedding they shared with "extra." >> i always felt i should get married in white. >>> the shocking "flip or flop" exactly's breakup. >> we don't

hampton and his wife tanya have been searching nats for a family member who disappeared in the middle of the night. my dog let me know he had to go out and use the restroom. hampton say he let barely let his 6 year old dog chico out of his sight— when he heard a noise, and the dog did not return. once i called out his name, he didnt respond to me at the culprit is— coyotes are out here running around. you never think it would happen to you. but it happened to me this morning. these type of attacks are going to be more frequent i believe this time of year. matthew snorek of guaranteed gone pest and wildlife control is warning other pet owners. snorek says, weve just hit the time of year coyotes become more aggressive. if there is one in an area they ant to take over and dominate. they will attack and kill that exactly what happened to their pet. he absolutely is part of the family. a dog still missing from a family hoping you do not feel the same heart break. winter is breeding time for coyotes, and they become more aggressive as defend their turf. bottom line, watch your p

go. >>> alan's widow tanya posted this photo two days before his death calling alan the cutest designated driver ever. with fellow celebs including suzanne somers. >> the last thing i did was i pinched him on the butt and he went i'm going to remember that. i cannot get over it. if you looked at him on sunday and said this man will be dead in two days you never would have believed it. >> alan leaves behind his estimated $40 million fortune. no doubt much will go to his family, but could he have been saved? alan was talking and snapping photos jjst before the ambulance took him away. ex-wife gloria loring told us it all happened so fast. >> obin sent me a text and said dad had a heart attack. it's a big deal. they're taking him to surgery, and a very short time later he texted me and said he's gone. these cardiac events are very difficult. >> he will be missed. the tv tributes to alan have begun. pop will re-air his reality sitcom "unusually thicke" monday through friday next week. sdwloo last night was the premiere of "passengers a"passe were on the red carpet and jenniferlalaw

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-day dose. dr. tanya altman isn't surprised. >> whenever we try to shorten it, i find that more often than not that the ear infection bounces back. >> so how do you tell if your child needs antibiotics? guidelines say if they have frequent ear infections, a fever higher than 102.2 lasting longer than two days and a bulging eardrum. otherwise the earache could be caused by a virus, allergies, even teething. for joslyn, the new research means answers to help bronson feel better. music to a mother's ears. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >> what a well-behaved little patient. back in moment with a list of words that have worn out their welcome in 2016. >>> a new warning today about melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer. a new study found that more americans than ever are being diagnosed, despite warnings to stay out of the sun and to use sunscreen. more than 76,000 americans will be diagnosed with melanoma this year and over 10,000 people will die from it, up from 8500 in 2009. >>> in wisconsin, a police officer ended up teaching an usual unusual less ton to a lesson to a co

tanya have been searching nats for a family member who disappeared in the middle of the night. my dog let me know he had to go out and use the restroom. hampton says he let barely let his 6 year old dog chico out of his sight when he heard a noise, and the dog did not return. once i called out his name, he didnt respond to me at all. hampton believes he knows who the culprit is hes seen coyotes in vogel park across the street near appleton and stark. around. you never think it would happen to you. but it happened to me this morning. its just sad. and it;s never easier to talk to these homeowners. matthew snorek of guaranteed gone pest and wildlife control is warning other pet owners. these type of attacks are going to be more frequent i believe this time of year. snorek says, weve just hit the time of year coyotes become more aggressive. is one in an area they ant to take over and dominate. they will attack and kill that animal. one family is fearful, its exactly what happened to their pet. he absolutely is part of the family. he sleeps in the bed with us. they are sharing their s

of life different strokes and wheel of fortune. alan chicago survived by a wife tanya and three sons including r and b singer robin thicke t alan thicke was 69 years old. >> i'd just seen him on tv in a different sitcom and you're reminded of how he is. >> one of the original iconic tv dads. >> a woman crashes her suv into a frozen pond. details on who came to her rescue as the vehicle was sinking. >> a new glimpse of the final hours of the doomed cargo ship el faro. david. >> cold again this morning on the bus stop partly cloudy skies. some of you get something -- some of you get something sun. if you're dressing the kids bundle tup this morning as we have that many cold start this afternoon. keep them bundled. we're only getting up into the low 40's and then we've got that cold crush for tomorrow and friday some snow possible friday night. it's all ahead in the exclusive accuweather 7-day. >> ♪ >> it is skiers delight in the mountains of northern pennsylvania. elk mountain opened for the season yesterday. the resort has 13 new state of the art snow guns to help create a winter wo

his three sons...singer robin thicke...brennan, carter and his wife tanya. meteorologist rob haswell partly sunny and cold today with a strong west and northwest wind making it feel even colder! highs today will be in the low double digits but feel double digits below zero at times. high pressure keeps sun in the forecast for thursday but even colder air arrives with highs in the single digits and system arrives friday with accumulating snow. snow will continue overnight friday and into saturday morning. temperatures will go up a bit ahead of that low but then fall again into the single digits by the end of the weekend. today: partly sunny, windy 10-25 mph tonight: clear and cold. low: -3 wind: nw 10-15 mph thursday: partly sunny, blustery and bitter cold. high: 6 wind: w 10-15 mph friday: cloudy with the chance for snow. am low: -3 high: 22 wind: se 5-10 mph saturday: cloudy with the chance am low: 20 high: 26 wind: nw 15-25 mph sunday: mostly cloudy and cold. am low: -1 high: 6 wind: nw 5-10 mph monday: partly sunny and cold. am low: -5 high: 12 wind: sw 5-10 high: 12 wind: sw 5-10

blaine hampton and his wife tanya have been searching nats for disappeared in the middle of the night. my dog let me know he had to go out and use the restroom. hampton say he let barely let his 6 year old dog chico out of his sight— when he heard a noise, and the dog did not return. once i called out his name, he didnt respond to me at all. hampton believes he knows who the culprit is— coyotes are out here running around. you never think it would happen to you. but it happened to me this morning. these type of attacks are going to be more frequent i believe this time of year. matthew snorek of guaranteed gone pest and wildlife control is warning year coyotes become more aggressive. if there is one in an area they ant to take over and dominate. they will attack and kill that animal. one family is fearful, its exactly what happened to their pet. he absolutely is part of the family. a dog still missing from a family hoping you do not feel the same heart break. our expert tells us coyotes breed in january and february and they line, watch your pets closely. in milwaukee, ben

, but i think he's got a lifetime of joy coming his way with a girl like tanya and the drive like he has. >>> this incredible video opens up. you see those folks in greece parasailing. they start losing lift. it looks like the boat is starting to slow down. >> they do that a lot of times. the boat drivers like to let you drop down, dunk your feet, then take off again. >> it's fun. >> so everything is going according to plan. >> as they go down into the water -- >> dude. >> oh, no. >> they're waving. >> there's something way wrong. >> as they went into the water, when they came back up, she had flipped upside down. she's holding on to the leg of the other person. >> look there, they're winding them in now. >> as they wind them in, you get a closer look at just how scary this is for them. she had some pretty severe injuries. she's really lucky. >> she's upside down, just barely hanging on. >> that is a nightmare. >>> rescue crews are pulling out a vehicle that had fallen into that body of water. you see they've got it all hooked up. they're raising it up. obviously it's been there for

thicke...brennan, carter and his wife tanya. he was 69-years old. hollywood reacting this morning to his loss. actor bob saget tweeted: "so sad is the passing of alan thicke. such a good husband, father, brother, and friend. he will be deeply missed. rest in peace dear alan." thicke also known for being quite a big hockey fan..th family is sad to learn of the passing of longtime hockey fan alan thicke. our thoughts are with his family and friends." toss to rob partly sunny and cold today with a strong west and northwest wind making it feel even colder! highs today will be in the low double digits but feel double digits below zero at times. high pressure keeps sun in the forecast for thursday but even colder air arrives with highs in the single digits and sub-zero lows. a low pressure system arrives friday with accumulating snow. snow temperatures will go up a bit ahead of that low but then fall again into the single digits by the end of the weekend. today: partly sunny, windy and bitter cold. high: 12 wind: nw 10-25 mph tonight: clear and cold. low: -3 wind: nw 10-15 mph thursday: partly

wife tanya. instead of "out with the old, in with the new"... pitbull's new year's eve show here on fox will feature some "blasts from the past." coming up --- who'll be preforming. plus... and full: empire season 3 finale clip 3 -youre a cold cold man, he so so cold empire' fans brace yourself --- tonight is the season three of the show are saying about all of the kramp live cass: plus -- shorten your hair without our stylist is in to show us how you can rock a trendy bob without chopping off your longer locks. ==== cass: plus -- tis the season for tasty drinks! ==== angelica: we're making things merry and bright with some christmas- themed cocktails -- next on real milwaukee. the milwaukee ballet's performance of the nutcracker features four rotating casts and 250 dancers, singers and musicians. it's a massive operation, and one that carl is getting an up partly sunny and cold today with a strong west and northwest wind making it feel even colder! highs today will be in the low double digits but feel double digits below zero at times. high pressure keeps sun in the forecast for th

wife tanya. he was 69-years old. pam, steve? ahead at eight. a chemical scare has police on alert at a south bay home all day long. why they think the chemical could have been used to make a bomb. plus. private health data stolen. the information that was exposed to hackers. and next. what was revealed today about the cause of the deadly warehouse fire in oakland. and why, despite complaints --- the building was not on the fire department's radar. >> pam:the a-t-f and the oakland fire department have finished their on- site investigation of the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire, but still no word on the cause. today they said. they continue to concentrate on the buildings electrical system. meanwhile the fire chief explained how it came to be that the warehouse was never inspected by their department. maureen kelly explains. >> reporter:oakland artists are pulling together to help their friends living in warehouses.get up to code. in the wake of the ghost ship warehouse fire, artists in the community fear their living spaces will be targeted for building inspections, that they are not r

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-- >> hasn't finished! >> she wants a treat. >> come on. go back to tanya. there you go. >> oh, yes. thank you, maxine. >> she's so sweet. all right, this is forest. and forest is actually a little rescue. forest is about 9 years old, and want to go down there first? >> is he a fox or is he a coyote? >> yes. a gray fox. >> beautiful. >> and fourcnd across the unite states. none for being one of the only dog species that can climb trees, and they dig. they use those great claws for doing a lot of things. we did have a present for forest but i think he decided he wasn't going to -- >> wasn't into it. >> wasn't going to open it up. i figured we'd still bring him out. >> he's beautiful. >> sea world and busch gardens rescued over 29,000 animals. forest was rescued by a different organization. really important, that people keep an eye out and see an animal in need, call the rescue. >> yes. >> what else do you have for us? >> whoa! there you go. nobody wants to go today! >> they're all having fun. >> all right. who else do we have? >> our next animals are our north american river otters. where a

growing pains with his ex-wife tv soap star gloria luring. of course he's survived by his wife tanya, and his three sons, singer robin thicke, carter and brennan, this is a recent picture of the whole family posted on instagram. >> this morning tribute are pouring in on twitter. >> this one comes from actress paula pattern, who was married to his son, robin thicke, as you can see there, also he will dean jen rest tweeted: sending much love to his family. >>> and from hip hop mogel russell simmons there is message, rest in peace to my brother alan thicke, the world has lost an icon. >> all right, as we get ready to go to break, there are so many families right now, and they are getting really nice surprise. in the wake every something bad, you get something good. >> get this. someone just shelled out tens of thousands of dollars to ease their burdens, and they don't even know the person's name. >> also, speaking about money, numbers, here are the winning lottery numbers. we hope you have them. good luck. >>> good morning, temple and villanova playing for the big five crown, coming in

widow expressing her grief in her first public statement since his death. tanya thicke released a statement yesterday, just one day after alan's funeral, 40 year old model saying quote unquote it is with gut wrenching sadness and unbelievable grief that i thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for the outpouring of love and support during this unimaginable time. >> the 69 year old actor died last tuesday of a heart attack while playing ice hockey with his son. >> 6:18. families of the victims of the orlando night club shooting have filed a federal civil lawsuit. they're suing twitter, facebook, and google. the suit claims the sites provided material support to this the islam lake state, helped omar mat teen, goes on to say without the three web platforms, isis would not be able to spread its propaganda, raise funds, attract new recruit. pledged allegiance, owned fire inside the gay night club killing 49 people. coming up at 7:30, we will bring in legal analyst ken rotweiler to discuss this precedent that this lawsuit could set. >> sioux facebook, google, twitter. >> interestin