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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton.

President Trump is suing the BBC for $5 billion.

In a lawsuit filed in Florida, he argues that the British broadcaster defamed him.

In a documentary, by splicing together parts of a speech, he made ahead of the January 6,

2021 Capitol riot. The BBC has apologized to Trump.

Its director general and news CEO stepped down amid scrutiny of the documentary.

California's governor is hiring Trump's fired CDC director for a new public health initiative.

NPR's Ping Huang reports.

It's called the Public Health Network Innovation Exchange.

California Governor Gavin Newsom says it's a direct response to the dismantling of federal public

health systems. We're not trying to replicate anything at scale. We're not naive about the size

of the federal government. It's not a shadow CDC we're creating, but it's a shield to what's going on.

Newsom has hired Susan Menares, the CDC director that Trump fired in August, and Dr. Deb

Harry, a former top CDC official to lead the effort. It's meant to be a collaboration between

states to better detect and respond to emerging health threats and to maintain trust in

science-driven public health policy.

It's currently funded for $4 million from California's budget. Ping Huang, NPR News.

At least 15 people are dead after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia.

Leaders there are promising to tighten the country's already tough gun restrictions,

and reporter Katie Silver says they're being criticized for not doing enough to combat anti-Semitism.

They have condemned the attack significantly saying there's no place for evil anti-Semitism.

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