Resolution against his decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital just. Cut them to the will of the sounds as they were live from london also coming up the most American Center and played upon the table yes Congress PassesPresident Trumps tax bill including big cuts in Corporate Tax rates. Polands president signs in ceylon controversial judicial reforms despite a threat from the to suspend his countrys Voting Rights. Zimbabwes new president makes fixing the economy is number one priority in the state of the nation speech. There warm welcome to the program u. S. President donald trump a stress. And to cut off Financial Aid to countries that vote in favor of a draft United Nations resolution against his decision to recognize terrorists them as israels capital earlier the u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. Nikki haley warned members of the u. N. General assembly that trumpet assets report back on how they voted a warning he told a short time ago i like the message that mickey said yesterday the United Nations for all of these nations that take our money and then they vote against us at the Security Council or they vote against us potentially at the assembly they take hundreds of millions of dollars and even billions of dollars and then they vote against us while were watching those votes let them vote against us will save a lot we dont care. Well the Turkish Foreign minister has accused the u. S. Of intimidation over the jerusalem will never do this in the delegate what are you going to do after taking names will you allow those countries as well to be occupied or are you going to punish them the world has changed the belief that i am strong therefore i am right has changed the world today revolting against injustices from now on and will bow to such pressure all from all in the so in my comments on me live from the United Nations in new york hi there mike so the reaction to nikki haleys comments was pretty negative is it likely to be the same then for mr trumps comments as well. Well very likely but in this world of diplomacy very few willing to publicly comment either on the letter sent by nikki haley or indeed by those recent comments by President Trump privately however some members are expressing deep outrage at what they regard as a hickling and bullying tone that was in that particular letter that one person did speak the swedish ambassador he said just quite simply that sweden voted in the Security Council monday that was the vote that forced fourteen votes against us is so all negative vote and a veto he said that sweden made that vote on principle and thats the way they were going to be voting in thursdays General Assembly resolution thats pretty much the general reaction that one is hearing in the United Nations and like how might this affect send thursdays bill. Well it could affect it in one particular way is that were hearing from some circles that those who may not have spoken during their General Assembly session may now do so there is a degree of push back against both nikki haleys letter and President Trumps tone threatening to cut off Financial Aid one must remember that the most recent General Assembly resolution was back in november with a resolution was passed saying that any legal action by israel in jerusalem was not and void because it was an occupying power now that to vote was passed by more than one hundred fifty votes one hundred fifty one voted in favor there were only six votes against if that kind of catton is repeated in thursdays vote it wouldnt just be a defamation of the u. N. Position on jerusalem and its status its also now become a situation where its like an opinion poll a multinational opinion poll on President Trump and what he calls his America First policies like our there live from the u. N. Mike thanks t. J. Well over in palestine people have been protesting against the u. S. Move by calling for another day of rage in occupied west bank clashes between demonstrators and this really Security Forces in bethlehem protesters marched in defiance of the u. S. Decision before being dispersed. Now the big story the whole of the u. S. Tax system in thirty years is now im set to become law the u. S. House of representatives gave the one point five trillion dollar tax reform bill its final approval was passed the president signed into law its a huge legislative victory for trump and repeals part of the Obamacare Health system one recent poll suggests fifty five percent of americans oppose it democrats say the bill was passed in secret and the new law will benefit the ultra rich at the expense of the middle class well the bill slashes the Corporate Tax rate from thirty five to just twenty one percent as of january the first and ends Tax Advantages for companies that move overseas income tax rates and inheritance tax will be reduced for most people those earning over half a Million Dollars a year will experience higher tax reductions but these provisions are temporary ending in twenty twenty six the bills expected to add one point five trillion dollars to the u. S. National debt over the next decade it current things stands at twenty two million a White House Correspondent can be helped he joins me now from washington d. C. Hi there kimberly how sure are americans right now that this is indeed the Christmas Present that its being presented. I think americans are deeply skeptical in fact two thirds according to most polls are not in favor of the tax reform plan that has now passed in both the house and the senate and the soon to be signed into law by the u. S. President this past largely julie on partisan lines meaning that republicans were for it and democrats for for the most part against it but just wrapping up a background briefing here at the White House White house officials pointing out that it was democrats that were also in favor of this that this is something that has been worked on in the u. S. Congress for roughly seven years and even barack obama had in one of his budget proposals suggested that it was necessary to lower the Corporate Tax rate but in a town all about winning it seems that these lines have been drawn and this is something that the democrats according to the white house Officials Say have chosen to attack President Trump on for Donald Trumps part hes been speaking here at the white house as well earlier in the day in his cabinet room highlighting the fact that this isnt just a Campaign Promise kept with regard to reforming taxes but he also has been irritated that he has not been able to repeal and replace the Affordable Care act or obamacare but he says tucked in this that has just been passed is that requirement under obamacare that all americans must buy Health Insurance or pay a tax fine that is no longer the case so the president hailing this as two legislative victories. We have a century repealed obamacare and well come up with something that will be much better whether its block grants or whether its taking what we have been doing something to restrict but obamacare has been repealed in this bill we did want to bring it up i told people specifically required with the Fake News Media because i dont want them talking too much about it because i dont know how people are different now that its approved i can say the individual mandate on health care when you had to pay not to have insurance or to think of that when you paid not to have insurance the individual mandate has been repealed. So kimberly trump isnt signing this today one offs. You know the president for a long time has been touting this is something that he would have by the end of the year this would be a Christmas Gift for americans even sending out a press release to that effect but the reality is this wont be signed into law it looks like today or even potentially by the end of the year because it needs to be worked out in some sort of arcane rules of bill the legislature and then also reviewed by the legal team here at the white house before the president can sign that could take at least ten days or more so its now being sold to some that weve done in the first year of Donald Trumps term in office and that this will be a great way to start the new year twenty eighteen and in terms of when americans could see this its not going to have the immediate a fact that Many Americans have been told but in fact now the white house saying americans may not see this tax relief thats been promised until february can be how could their life in the White House Committee thank you. Polands president says hes signed into law two new bills increasing the governments powers over the courts in defiance of the European Union and are said to that has pushed ahead with the controversial reforms thats despite the e. U. Triggering its article seven procedure which could see people and stripped of its Voting Rights it calls the law threat to democracy its an unprecedented move by the e. U. As the socalled Nuclear Option of article seven has never been used before was arms of provides armies i think were introducing very Good Solutions in poland i believe were introducing solutions that will improve the Justice System that will make people finally really going for you think justice regain faith in polish corps and regain faith in the Justice System be out of well early on wednesday the European Commission first Vice President france to moments explained why the e. U. Is taking action over those reforms the common pattern of all these legislative changes is that the executive or legislative powers and are set up in such a way that the ruling majority can systematically politically interfere with the composition the powers the administration and the functioning of these authorities thereby rendering the independence of the judiciary to be moot the seventeen people have been killed in airstrikes in syrias province its believed four children and two women are amongst the dead the Syrian Civil Defense the First Responders known as the White Helmets of a death toll is higher putting the figure at nineteen people or the province has been a rebel stronghold for three years president Bashar Al Assad has recently lost an offensive to try to take it back. Man was brought to an independent u. N. Investigator from visiting the country for the rest of her tenure the un special rapporteur for me and my young katie was due to visit in january to assess the state of human rights there the un secu strips of ethnic cleansing and possible elements of genocide against the hinges he says shes disappointed by the me and my governments decision said there must be something terrible happening in rakhine or she spoke to us are here from seoul i am really deeply. Disappointed and. Why the decision. To deny cooperation my mandate or with any other human rights mechanisms and most to silence the news we get out about these kind of words. Still to come here on aljazeera a game changer for him but the e. U. s Top Court Rules that its officially a transport firm not a digital service. Thank. Hello and welcome to International Weather forecast we still have some cold air across europe frontal system pushing down from the north giving breaks of snow extending southeast words during the course of thursday dry conditions across the central part of the mediterranean weve got moderate conditions across more Western Areas there with london coming in double figures now heading into friday still grossly mild in the west further towards the east that frontal system breaks up and weve got fine conditions across much of italy and the balkans for a change so heading down into north africa weve got this low Pressure Center in the gulf assert region so for tripoli it could be wet and windy quite stormy conditions here certain risk of flooding on that sense further towards the east or in the course of friday certainly quite stormy here at times but the winds coming from the south its looking pretty hot for karo twenty nine degrees into central parts of africa things are relatively quiet at the moment showers for a good bond d. R. Congo but across much of west africa weve got rowsley quite conditions are cracking down on Lagos Nigeria probably wanted to share this but also a fair amount of sunshine as we head down into southern portions of africa weve got to a few showers across central parts of south africa but it should be largely dry down in cape town. I didnt like getting something for. Its the season of excess this is made in china. For one all American Family a challenge. To life without the welds factory we dont make any of what is in this economic christmas without china a witness documentary this time. The mind of the top stories here on aljazeera is president dogs compass threaten to cut all Financial Aid to countries who favor of a draft u. N. Resolution against his decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital polands president has signed two new laws increasing the governments powers over the courts in defiance of the European Union ruling. The biggest overhaul the u. S. Tax system in thirty years has been approved by the house of representatives. Republicans call the tax bill in title meant to reform box it will see cuts to social welfare programs like medicare that could impact millions some reports suggest medicare could be cut by twenty five billion dollars next year and agalloch a report stifled florida. You are protesting for the basics retirement home in miami has been housing the elderly for seventy years many of its residents rely on social welfare programs and have for decades some like eighty seven year old janet lied becca a paying close attention to whats happening in washington a form of social worker janet says welfare may be coming to an end my generation i think we never thought of Social Security having an end date. But i believe it well perhaps it will be two thousand and twenty five to have thirty but there will come in and but this is plenty of time for everybody to get their act together. In the need time. And night team of particular concern a potential changes to medicare a federal program for over sixty fives it could face cuts of up to twenty five billion dollars when medicare and medicaid was set up in the one nine hundred sixty s. It encompassed the idea of a Greater Society one that took care of its poor and elderly experts say any of those programs wont necessarily mean less money for recipients but it will mean less cash for doctors hospitals and nursing facilities and advocates say that could have terrible consequences this was going to be terrible my clinic represents you know newman says without access to Affordable Health care millions could suffer doctors who take care of the elderly patients will find themselves unable to accept patients they will turn people away who need the care most of all and who cant afford to pay high private market rates or premiums more than fifty million americans currently receive medicaid benefits and with a rapidly aging population its seen by many as a vital safety net its a curious thing ten thousand people turn sixty five every day in america and will for the next twenty years so i imagine them a majority of those people vote and i imagine that when the tax cuts actually take place theyll be adversely affected and theyre going to go the polls the contrary parties adopted without objection a motion to the region or face a fine the chamber the republicans tax reform bill is already in popular among many voters its hope with next years midterm elections approaching drastic cuts may be avoided and gallacher aljazeera miami florida. Zimbabwes new leader emerson says his country is open to Foreign Investment after years of isolation he gave his first state of the nation address on wednesday where promised to improve the economy and create jobs are met tasa this morning from harare zimbabwe is new leader says its no longer business as usual his government is going to introduce probusiness policies to attract investment and revive the ailing economy government will soon and real robust engagement Reengagement Program with the International Community in now will continue to be to rejoin the community of nations may. Make government is committed to open a zimbabwe up to address meant by building a free and transparent economy which are brits zimbabweans were coming to outsiders. Im assuming that god told zimbabweans hes going to improve the rule of law and democracy as well as tackle corruption he came to power last month after the military intervened and roberts mugabe resigned minis about ways including the opposition are watching prison and that was very closely to see if he delivers the main thing people want jobs and the economy to improve opposition members say they hope the new president means what he says but they are skeptical there are still cash shortages and food prices keep rising they feel managua has surrounded himself with the same people who helped keep mugabe in power for thirty seven years look at the levels of. What people are living and. Hes being with needs to. Dream the dream. And dream since in the. Character the new administration is trying to mend relations with the International Community some imposed sanctions in the ne to thousands of accusations of human rights abuses political analysts say if elections next year are free fair and credible and whoever wins is democratically elected that could show signs of stability and encourage investors to release much needed funds they have to be as democratic as possible because of the elections and said it will have a close eye on this particular election because the obviously not quite so keen on having the status of a person who got in via a military intervention as a president in the sort of improving zimbabwes fortunes and International Standing will take time but when i got what has only a few months to previous leadership will be radically different from his former boss robert mugabe. Aljazeera. Two ugandan politicians have been detained as they tried to Enter Parliament for the second day of a controversial debate about extending the will of the president scuffles broke out as police tried to block several opposition members two of them were pushed into security vehicles and driven away there against a bill that would remove the age cap of seventy five years on the president allowing seventy three will president Yoweri Museveni to further extend his three decades in charge mexican journalist has been shot dead at the school where he was attending his six year old sons Christmas Party thirty four Year Old Girl are perez was reported regularly wrote on security and drug stories in the south east invader crews state the state security coordinator has confirmed the lone gunman shot dead in front of dozens of parents and children hes the twelfth journalist to be killed in mexico this year aljazeera journalists around the world are calling for the release of our colleague would hussein who speak to been detained in an egyptian prison for a year now have staff of the arabic channel based aljazeera said courses in dual ha have been showing their support for his same by marking the year he was taken into custody wells is a team Family Security Services say hes under investigation but have not referred him to of course the president of the philippines has declared a ten day cease fire with communist fighters to arrive filipinos to enjoy a stress free christmas or did go to turkey or that they army and police to suspend offensive operations from Christmas Eve until the new year rebel forces have been waging a guerrilla Warfare Campaign in the countryside for almost fifty years in a conflict thats killed more than forty thousand people. Communities in the central philippines have begun the cleanup after a Tropical Storm type tack hit last week the same region was ravaged by a powerful typhoon four years ago and locals have barely recovered reports now from palo in central philippines. This is whats happened to the town of the philippines like so many communities here it was long held back by poverty and natural disasters but Tropical Storm has made life even more difficult now at least forty people were killed when it struck eastern philippines last thursday a majority of those who died from here buried alive in their homes after boulders and mud came rushing down from the hills that includes members of the but easter family. But they say theyve come to accept the risks of disasters like this but that might mean we cant do anything because its all up to god we are all headed back to him all of us in the end will have to face or make or. But Security Experts believe this is such a mindset in many communities must be changed that deaths in disasters like this one should be seen as preventable why we are a lets see if you consider us a very faithful faithful community. We lay everything to god we failed to internalize that we have to do something us be able to prevent those things from happening local government only when theyre. An emergency and would be too late already experts say People Living in dangerous areas should not only evacuated but they should not be living there in the first place they see the government should focus on strengthening communities to prepare better and be independent so that mass casualties can be avoided in november two thousand and thirteen type struck central philippines killing at least eight thousand people and millions lost their homes by law is just one of the many towns that managed to rebuild itself in the four years since typhoon haiyan struck but experts question just how prepared these communities are should another typhoon of such magnitude strike again. Because its always theres always unknown its always unknown. But in terms of the social. Expression in the people. I think i think we can survive more. For a region that was you tarred by take would leon many see the impact of Tropical Storm kentucky should heed as a warning that crucial lessons have not been learned to my logbook an aljazeera central philippines catlins are anxiously preparing for thursdays decisive regional level which will help settle the question of whether the region should secede from spain polling stations have been set up across the region there is pulpits the leaders of the separatist movement against candidates who want to stay on thats a record turnout is expected and candidates are currently neck and neck in opinion polls with neither side likely to win a clear majority Cardinal Bernard law the disgraced former catholic archbishop of boston who had to resign for covering up sex abuse by clergy has died aged eighty six though left his post in two thousand and two after church documents revealed hed been shielding priests accused of sexually abusing children thats a can officials later appointed him to run a major basilica and will a move that was widely condemned the boston globes investigation into the scandal was the basis for the Academy Award winning film spotlight with doris is the executive director of snap Survivors Network of those abused by priests she says there is still anger in the u. S. Over cardinal laws actions nothing basically has changed cardinal law left boston in disgrace and yet ended up in the vatican in a position of power and prominence i think its time for hope francis to send a very strong message by burying cardinal law quietly quickly and without pomp and circumstance a man who protected child predators who allow predator clergy to continue to be moved from parish to parish just not deserve to be buried with high honors. The court has ruled that the taxi hailing company is a transport company and must be regulated as one neighbor argues that its an online digital platform and shouldnt be subject to the same rules the San Francisco based firm operates in more than six hundred locations offering low cost transport to millions of uses its also been accused of unfair competition if barker reports now that its a judgment with big implications for other Online Companies the European Court of justice ruled that is a taxi service and not a Technology Firm as the company insists it may have to comply to the same regulation as other transport rules that can be set to country level the long running court case was first bought by taxi drivers in spain with a backlash against those being explosive. Thousands of taxi drivers took to the streets accusing the company of unfair competition there were similar scenes in several other cities this was paris and this demonstration brought Central London to a standstill and deliberate although has been under mounting scrutiny after a driver with previous criminal convictions allegedly murdered a British Embassy work of this month. The london had its license revoked back in september for breaching operating rules including its handling of alleged sex attacks still there were three and a half million users here and many were angry with that decision part of the companys ensuring appeal is that is sufficient and cheap but cheaper than traditional black cabs for now its been allowed to continue operating in the capital while it appeals the decision. The European Courts ruling isnt legally binding but it does send a message to other high tech firms is one of several Companies Facing legal battles in recent years. Another some francisco based firm allows people to rent out their homes to visitors but cities such as barcelona and berlin want to regulate usage to avoid driving up rents and forcing out locals experts say its important to uphold Regulation Without stifling innovation if you look at many of the new take firms yes they have a new way of delivering things but the main reason theyre making money is often by getting round rules tax regulation the kind of things that the average companies have to apply with the digital revolution to sing at breakneck speed now the lord needs to pick up the pace theyve parka aljazeera london we can find much more on our website head to Debbie Debbie debbie dot i will say a dot com. And identify top stories. Yes President Donald Trump asserted to couple Financial Aid to countries that vote in favor of a draft United Nations resolution against his decision to recognize them as israels capital earlier the u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. Nikki haley warned families at the end General Assembly that trump had asked her to report back on how they voted a warning here quote a short time ago. I like the message that make you say yes to the United Nations for all of these nations that take our money and then they voted against us at the Security Council or they voted against us potentially at the assembly they take hundreds of millions of dollars and even billions of dollars and then they vote against us while were watching those approach let them vote against us will save a lot we dont care in palestine people have been protesting against the u. S. News by calling for an all the day of rage in occupied west bank clashes broke out between demonstrators and israeli Security Forces while in bethlehem protests marched in defiance of the u. S. Decision the biggest overhaul of the u. S. Tax system in thirty years is now set to become law the u. S. House of representatives gave the one point five trillion dollar tax reform bill its final approval it will now pass to President Trump to be signed into law its a huge lead just that a victory for charm and repeal as part of the a bomb or care Health System one recent poll suggests fifty five percent of americans oppose it. New president emerson man and jaguar was has delivered his first states of the nation address in the capital harare his speech focused on the economy which he promised to revitalize by opening zimbabwe up to Foreign Investors after years of isolation to ugandan politicians have been detained as they tried to Enter Parliament for the second day of a controversial debate about extending the rule of the president the bill would remove the age cap of seventy five years on the presidency which was allies seventy three year old president Yoweri Museveni to extend his three decades long in. Myanmar has built an independent un investigator from entering the country the un special rapporteur for me and my yang he says shes disappointed by the decisions of the me and my government fear something terrible is happening in a kind state those are your headlines are up to date the stream is next. Ok i know in the strain today is cape town facing the future without water