1 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: From the Newsroom. 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 2: Are news to come to the. 3 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: Shock claims about an Ossie celebrity, Donald Trump TAP's a 4 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: TV host for a senior position and Raphael Nadal hangs 5 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: up his racket for good. That's all coming up in 6 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,440 Speaker 1: this episode from the Newsroom. It's Wednesday, the twentieth of November. 7 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 1: We'll start in Queensland and Australian celebrity has been accused 8 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: of drugging her own child while documenting her one year 9 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: old daughter's illness on social media. The starring question can't 10 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: be named for legal reasons. Police are investigating and say 11 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: they've taken action now. If proven, it would be Australia's 12 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: first high profile case of Munchausen by proxy. Overseas, Donald 13 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 1: Trump has unveiled another controversial nominee for a senior position 14 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 1: in the US government. This time he's asked TV's Doctor 15 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Meanwhile, 16 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: Australia's ambassador to the US, Kevin Rudd, has said he's 17 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: ready and willing to work with Donald Trump when he 18 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: takes office again. Mister Rud has been under pressure to 19 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,479 Speaker 1: resign from his post due to comments he's made about 20 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: Trump in the past, calling him a village idiot and 21 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 1: a trader to the west. 22 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 3: Here at the Embassy, we've been working hard through the 23 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 3: course of the last year to ensure that we were 24 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 3: well prepared for this moment. And the bottom line is 25 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 3: we're ready. The team here at the Embassy and the 26 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 3: Government of Australia are ready to work closely with the 27 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 3: new Trump administration to continue to realize the benefits of 28 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 3: what is a very strong economic and security partnership. 29 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 1: Moving on now, Showby's reporter Nelson Aspen has named and 30 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 1: shamed Vin Diesel as one of the ruder stars in Hollywood. 31 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: The ex Sunrise presenter said the Fast and Furious star 32 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: has kept him waiting several times for scheduled interviews. 33 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 2: It wasn't just being kept waiting ten minutes or even 34 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 2: an hour, but it would be like two hours, five hours, 35 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 2: seven hours, I mean ridiculous, that kind of thing. He 36 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 2: called the kid card, like, oh, I had something to 37 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 2: do with my kid And I'm like, well, why didn't 38 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 2: you just call us then? And instead of keeping all 39 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 2: the cruise waiting, all the journalists waiting, and that's money, 40 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 2: that's money. That then Diesel wasn't paying. That's money that 41 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 2: the studio was paying, and then we would miss our 42 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 2: flights and we'd have to have rejigged flights or hotel 43 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 2: rooms and things like that. 44 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: And get excited. The arias are on tonight. Leading the 45 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 1: Norm's is Sydney indie rock duo Royal Otis, who are 46 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: up the eight awards with Kylie Minogan Angie McMahon each 47 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: nominated for five. Missy Higgins is said to be inducted 48 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: into the Hall of Fame and she will perform during 49 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: the ceremony as well, which is being hosted by nova's 50 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: Tim Blackwell. We'll have live coverage for your on News 51 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: dot com dot au. The sport now Raphael Nadal has 52 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:50,679 Speaker 1: officially retired from tennis after Spain was knocked out of 53 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: the Davis Cup. The twenty two time Grand Slam winner 54 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: was asked on court how we'd like to be remembered the. 55 00:02:56,560 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 4: Way that they would like to be remembered more is 56 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 4: like a like a good person from a small village 57 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:07,959 Speaker 4: in in Majorca. That uh I mean as I said, no, 58 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:12,519 Speaker 4: uh from a small village in Majorca, that uh I 59 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 4: had the luck that I had uh uh my uncle 60 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 4: that was a tennis coach in my in my village 61 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 4: when I was a very very small kid, and I 62 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 4: had a great family that had the chance to to 63 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 4: support me in every single moment. No, just a kid 64 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 4: that UH follow uh their dreams. UH worked as hard 65 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 4: as possible to to be uh when I am. 66 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: Today already you are now tonight with the lightest from 67 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 1: the Newsroom. 68 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 2: Follow or subscribe to from the news Room wherever you 69 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 2: get your podcasts.