Transcripts For ALJAZ NEWSHOUR 20171222

Hello im. Watching the news hour live from london coming up in the next sixty minutes deadly clashes in gaza as palestines president warns that the United States can no longer be relied upon as an honest mediator. Spains Prime Minister calls for a new era of dialogue following the success of catalonian separatists in five days but rejects calls to me ousted leader called his budget a moment. And the main powers backing syrias warring sides push for another round of talks to end six years of civil war. Also the United Nations imposes tough new sanctions on north korea in response to its latest Ballistic Missile test. Though with all the days sports news as to self american officials receive a guilty verdict on charges of reckless hearing in new york coming up later. Hello welcome to the news hour our top story palestines president says he will no longer accept the United States as mediator in the middle east Peace Process saying it cant be relied upon to play an honest role Mahmoud Abbas made the comments during a meeting with the french president emanuel back on in paris in which he called for europe to take the initiative in peace efforts it comes a day on to the United Nations adopted a resolution rejecting u. S. President Donald Trumps decision to unilaterally recognize jerusalem as israels capital reports from paris. It was no surprise that the Palestinian Leader greeted the french president warmly as he arrived at the palace emanuel mark karr has been a staunch critic of the United States decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel after talks on the crisis Mahmoud Abbas so said the palestinians could no longer accept a u. S. Peace plan. The United States is no longer a credible mediator in the Peace Process we will not accept any plan on the part of the u. S. Because of the parties and baling and because of this violation of international law. Mccraw has stepped up efforts to mediate in the crisis meeting with the king of jordan and israels Prime Minister earlier this month he wants to try and help revive talks but he has ruled out unilaterally recognizing palestine as the state saying it would be unhelpful at this time hes only just what the americans have marginalized themselves and im trying not to do the same thing i think france has credibility lies in taking a position as we have today where we can talk to everyone emanuel might call says hes using frances position as a country that has good relations with all sides to try and help and with the palestinians no longer considering the u. S. As an honest broker it could leave the door open for france to play a greater role. So what weve seen as a manual macro getting really involved even of this is a very sensitive situation there is much at stake frances position is difficult but macron really looking to restore the opposition runs once ahead and put it on the National Stage the decision by the u. S. On driessen continues to draw International Condemnation thursday more than one hundred twenty countries including france back to u. N. Resolution demanding washington withdraw its decision and across the world politicians continue to voice their concerns. It supports the position that the conflict between israel and palestine should be resolved between them and including the issue of the final status of jerusalem. Great importance to the palestine issue because with things palestinians also absolute rights to establish their own country. Lazer the Prime Minister led a protest in the administrative capital putrajaya. Mackerel says he has no plans for a French Peace Initiative he says hes waiting to see what the u. S. Has to offer but with the palestinians ruling out washingtons unfoldment france and the European Union could be called upon to fill the gap. Aljazeera paris at least two people have been killed in gaza or after violence broke out between palestinians and Israeli Forces this is the third friday in a row that protesters gathered across the palestinian territories to voice their opposition to president trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital balcon web has more from gaza. Was the after friday prayers hundreds gathered it to street rallies here in the gaza strip this one leaders of the Islamic Jihad function told supporters of five days motion at the Un General Assembly to announcing trumps recognition of to reach the capital of israel was a partial victory check i had got over there he got me out of the victory shows how much the International Community hates us arrogance and injustice it was important that we should not be deceived and other movements should continue to be the father because the u. S. Decision has not and dump a decision from. And so for the third friday in a row protesters then gathered at the Israeli Border miles and friends that surround gaza. There are dozens of protesters gathered at this point trying to get as close as they can to the border to plant palestinian flags and throw stones isnt watched weve Israeli Soldiers in just there in some military vehicles driving up and down the track along the border firing some live rounds and volleys of tear gas. It just kept coming but so did the demonstrators. And after years of failed Peace Process is people here bothered about the diplomatic details of what happened at the u. N. This week all of us all of them. The u. N. And arab league who dont care about you only care about jerusalem history will repeat itself jerusalem will be freed by the hands of the Palestinian Youth those who you can see here at the border and in the west bank no more defeats it is time for victory. In the west bank is a similar story. Of bethlehem was one of the trouble spots just days ahead of christmas celebrations. Were injured. And back in gaza so i career foreigner was among those added to the growing number killed in the on rest coming here to demonstrate isnt safe. But people here are deeply angered by president trumps announcement and they say they wont stop malcolm webb aljazeera in gaza. Well beyond the territories palestinian solidarity rallies have been staged across the world in jordan protesters on the streets angrily call for a boycott of the United States and israel thousands also turned out in the tunisian capital and in malaysia local politicians there joined protest as you called on trying to rescind his decision. My movies or other top story this hour russia iran and turkey have announced deals covering prisoner exchanges and d. Mining in syria the agreements were majoring talks that have been held in kazakhstan russia and iran backed the Syrian Government in the civil war while turkey supports a major rebel groups have agreed to meet again in the russian city of sochi on january twenty ninth with the aim of bringing both the Syrian Government and the opposition to the negotiating table. Or the United Nations says at least sixteen people have died while waiting for medical evacuation in syrias besieged Eastern Ghouta region ahead of the Un Humanitarian Task force for syria says many war will die unless the government stops blocking efforts to bring medical aid to the area in other developments the battle for the syrian city of aleppo began in two thousand and twelve fighting ended one year ago when progovernment forces took control of the entire city and forced the rebels to surrender and then withdraw the governments victory has done little to put syria on the road to peace so in a hoarder has the latest on that. Thousands were made homeless civilians fighters activists opponents of the government who were forced to leave aleppo city these syrians now live in rebel controlled province their suffering isnt over. We always thought the lipo was but we were forced to leave they took it now were living a very difficult life and no one is helping us. Its been two years since the battle for aleppo came to an end the opposition surrendered its last stronghold people were under siege for months and trapped in a war zone the choice they had was to die or leave their homes. One of the most difficult moment was when i stepped onto the bus and said goodbye to my sitting i fear that i lost the part of me or hated the world. Omar halliday didnt just lose his home but was the heart of their revolution young men like how to be were hopeful when the rebels captured the east of the city of two thousand and twelve. As a journalist to document the conflict that followed now he says the years of sacrifices amounted to nothing. They killed our families how can i return to an area under their control i would rather die elsewhere just as long as it is in liberated territory its. Progovernment forces always stressed the importance of the fight thousands of troops were used in the final push. The capital damascus and. That young boy who ever and the regime can. Take over both the president get on the unity of. Aleppo wasnt just another battle it changed the balance of power of the government paper and gave it political leverage. It was a strategic game for the Syrian Government since that it has shown no sign that it is ready to compromise or share power with its opponents aleppo was where the socalled moderate rebels made their last stand of the norse their defeat that weakened their voice in any political settlement. And losing aleppo was for many of the opposition the beginning of their and. It is the end of the revolution for me we left humiliated we used to live in dignity and they can never go back because i am wanted by the regime and they will kill me bro. For the government december twenty two marks liberation and the beginning of the end of the war the opposition doesnt see it that way for them aleppo just like much of their country no longer belongs to them. Beirut. Well syrias war has been raging now for more than six and a half years fighting in the country began in march twentieth levon as part of the wider arab spring series of revolts against rulers in the middle east and north africa in more than six years of fighting between the government and various rebel groups its estimated more than four hundred thousand people have been killed various talks on ending the war started as long ago as june two thousand and twelve with so far no significant success in more than five years after suffering a only defeats to the rebels the all and armed groups including i still president bashar assad ten the conflict in his favor by securing Russian Military backing in september twenty fifth dean well were joined via skype now from dayton ohio by ronda slim she is the director of the track to Dialogues Initiative at the middle east institute thank you very much for. Taking the time to speak to us and so we were hearing there about five years of fruitless peace talks that have come and gone. Now we see another round beginning with the socalled austin are protest and a meeting set for the end of january do you see a post conflict phase in syria bringing more on certainty perhaps not less. You know its very clear that as that has gone on top of that by the end of two thousand and seventeen there is no longer any existential threat to have there is to his regime the opposition has failed in its quest to present in a two hundred to two the us at issue as you as you have said as you said they have been many attempts to to create a number of tracks political as well as military trying to do is get out of the conflict to move the conflict over some kind of political resolution but right now we seem to be stuck in a in a position where as i said still backed by his support of primarily iran and hizbollah do not seem interested or serious to commit in committing to a political bassed to coffee because of you ssion syria. Many what hope do you see for the opposition we have seen for a while now that they have been riddled by internal divisions and infighting at the same time many argue that there can be no true normalization or healing for syria with assad remaining in place therefore how do you see negotiations playing out in two thousand and eighteen. Well i think it all depends on what russia wants to do what russia can deliver at the negotiation table look russia has emerged as the indispensable player in syria whether it is in the military front or whether its on the political tribes and the diplomatic rights and so so far russia has seemed to be unwilling or unable to deliver as. To the negotiations or at these delivered it is serious as to the negotiations and whether it has to do with relations with iran or with an ability inability or and not having enough leverage over as that because of iranian support to us that its still not clear yet there is still a hole by the International Community and special by the u. S. That russia eventually will produce this breakthrough in in on the in the negotiations be it in geneva or in the proposed meeting is such and so picking up on the point that you make there has been a Strong Political military and Strategic Alliance between iran and russia could we now see an increasing degree of competition if not wariness between them on the question of assads future. No i think both of them are still aligned on the short term in syria i think both of them russia and iran seem to be on the same page when it comes to wanting to finish his cut in term which expires in twenty twenty one and then have you know elections parliamentary and president ial elections and then you answer the vision hand in syria where as i said also we can test but also where they will be secure political environment for other for other contenders in the president ial elections thats where eventually they dive after twenty twenty one russia is not as committed to seeing as i had come back to power but iran remains committed and sees only in as sad as the get and tool of its interest in syria and beyond in the region and its really good to get your thoughts your expertise on this to appreciate it rhonda slim joining us there from dayton ohio. Thank you. Watching the news hour still to come. Warring parties in south sudan sign a cease fire deal allowing humanitarian access to civilians. Apple faces a lawsuit in the u. S. After admitting it deliberately slowed down older models of the i phone. Im coming up in the sport with gulf cup kicks off in kuwait but as disappointment for the hosts in the opening game. Spains Prime Minister has rejected a call by catalonia as ousted leader carlos pushed along to hold talks after separate his partys won a slim majority in thursdays Regional Election while mariano and says hes open to a new era of dialogue he also insists that the next Catalan Government must respect the law reports from barcelona. When all sides claim victory who actually wins its a question catalans are asking themselves today. Reading thirty seven problem entry seats thats really his Biggest Single Party is now the citizens proxy proved unity leader in this i dont mind us. But the three main secession is parties together one seventy seats and so they hold the parliamentary majority canceller me is deposed president colleagues preach to mon celebrated in brussels where hed fled to avoid arrest on sufficient charges and hes made a new offer to the government in madrid and i get sent eaglesham around should just take that im willing to meet Prime Minister avoid brussels or any of the european state that is in spain about political reasons im willing to do it at the feet so that we can address this new political era starting in catalonia spain and europe it is an era presided over by Political Solutions not by common repression that we find ourselves in right now. The response today from the Spanish Government suggests dialogue might just be possible that. The person i would need to sit down with here is the winner of the election and thats mr. Wood i will make an effort to maintain a dialogue with whatever government comes out of these elections and as ive said before i will also ensure that we follow the law. On polling day voters of all sides spoke to us about wanting a return to normality with the results now in a straw poll of barcelona citizens found dissatisfaction with the outcome. Without favoring one side or another i think theyve hurt catalonia a lot with this independence issue not been so good. I think that the Citizens Party which one doesnt represent the majority of catalans i think the majority of people favor the probably Independence Party and. I dont think its a good result the leftist parties have been marginalized and i dont see a solution for the differences between to clear up a lot. So that now the spotlight appears to be on the attitude of the new Zealand Government i would say they will slightly step back this doesnt mean that they always are and were announced today independence more but they will i think take a softer approach first because they were slightly less than fifty percent of the balls and they think thats important because theyre hardline by the Chinese Government and this elections have produced a rather messy outcome with both sides able to take positives from the results but neither side able to land the kind of knockout blow that they might have hoped for everything now depends on the succession this bloc and whether they will choose confrontation with madrid or compromise. On aljazeera. Well its been the import developments at the United Nations today with a brand new a round of sanctions have been brought against north korea now this was done with unanimous backing from all members of the United Nations Security Council essentially restricting oil supplies vital for north koreas missile and Nuclear Programs mike hanna has the latest. But what has been a sometimes divided year for the Security Council draws to an end with a display of unity the resolution on north korea tightening sanctions passed unanimously and tighten the sanctions it does theres a massive reduction in the amount of refining fuel that is north korea would be allowed to import also a troubled bear and an asset freeze on a number of individuals and one entity the north korean army well this resolution followed intense talks between the United States russia and china to ensure that all were in agreement with the text. Today for the tenth time this council stand united against a north korean regime that rejects the pursuit of peace the cameras jean continues to defy the resolutions of this council the norms of civilized behavior and the patience of the International Community their arrogance and hostility to anything productive has set their country on a destructive path the resolution also did not rule out dialogue committing members to pursuing the Six Party Talks north korea south korea japan the us russia and china coming together in some form of dialogue the u. S. Still insisting though that there must be a system to say shouldnt of north Korean Missile development before discussions can commence russia and china for their part within the meeting insisting that there should be some kind of quid pro quo shown by south korea and the u. S. Perhaps suspending their ongoing joint military exercises nonetheless the Security Council coming to agreement a unanimous vote at the end of the year i still is released footage of what it says is the launch of a guided missile which attempted to head to helicopter carrying egypts defense and interior ministers the two officials were on an unannounced visit to the north of sinai last wednesday i still says the missiles struck another helicopter that was part of their own terai spokesman for the Egyptian Armed forces has confirmed the death of an officer in an attack on the airport last week Egyptian Security forces have been fighting i still in the sinai for years. While it says fled between separatist protest as and police in indian administered kashmir the fighting in the regional capital took place during a demonstration against the killing of three civilians earlier in the week police say the victims were caught in the crossfire during an Army Operation but protesters dispute that claim saying this millions were deliberately targeted. Moving to south sudan where warring sides of agreed to let the guns fall silent from sunday to allow deliveries of food medicine and all the supplies to desperate civilians the agreement was signed off in addis ababa between delegates representing president salva care and others on behalf of his bitter rival the former Vice President react with china will the cease fire is the latest attempt to revive a twenty fifteen peace deal and end four years of civil war between forces loyal to these two men the fighting began in december twenty third when silva kiss sang react machar as his deputy carries from the dominant dinka tribe while machars from the second largest new a tribe tens of thousands have been killed in the fighting millions are living in camps and shelters in and outside the country and many areas are on the brink of famine so a pause of whats been a violent beginning for the worlds youngest country it broke away from sudan in twenty eleven its part of an agreement that ended the decades long sudanese civil war or conflict has displaced more than four Million People as you is saying creating the worlds Fastest Growing refugee crisis hundreds of thousands of fled to northern kenya Catherine Sawyer reports from a refugee camp in kakuma. South sudans displaced people have made their way to this Transit Center in nothing kenya with virtually nothing to call their own helen good arrived recently both her husband and brother were killed in the fighting she now has to take care of her brothers eight children as well as five of her own she has a family back home a good lunch she tells us no more. And its very hard for me im the only person now to take care of these children i dont know whether peace will come or not im not hopeful any more there are about a sows and refugees in this Reception Center all have arrived in the last few weeks this year alone more than twenty two thousand mostly from south sudan have come for help the comp is already hosting close to two hundred thousand. Been given talk that will enable them to get spaces that constitute up shelters will soon meet their new neighbors some of whom have been in since another civil war with the north but ended twelve years ago. People like park peter hes a head teacher and those schools have closed he wants to ensure the library he students enjoy is ready for when they return he escaped in two thousand and four to avoid being recruited as a child soldier the very reason many boys he stitching now have fled south sudan and he knows exactly who to blame the president and his former Vice President whos forces are fighting each other. So were going to need to get. Someone of interest not be pulled into of course admission what matters is country. This is one of cons to dance around the fuck eighteen years old but still in Primary School now. Hes talking to his aunt whos at a comp for displaced people back home hes not seen ha his mother or four sisters since he left three years ago. But im fine. With. The original birth. And im young going on from what im learning. South sudan has been in conflict for four years its one of the worst humanitarian crisis in the world attempts at peace overseen by regional mediators have often filled and with no end in sight this refugees continue to wait out a crisis they say has destroyed their lives catherine soy al jazeera. In north and kenya and watching the news our life from london much more to tell you about greece evacuates refugees from overcrowded islands but thousands remain trapped in squalid conditions president survives an Impeachment Vote over corruption allegations. Announced for the countdown is on one of the biggest gangs in football have that and much more for you. Hello rather oddly at the moment knowles in europe is warming up the heart of europe is still cold but the winds bring in the swamps apparently is a northerly of the sea started somewhere a bit will that but that is the situation we find ourselves in with an avalanche risk still in existence in norway and probably in finland as well snow does run across this area but the temperature still actually well above freezing and its warming up study in the heart of year eight degrees is the forecast max on saturday in vienna five in book arrest its not a lot of different in turkey except that its rather raining or snowing in turkey this is a concentration of weather right on the edge now further west anywhere from the British Isles down to spain and portugal were talking about double figures is particularly mild some rain will come in but really the feeding is of more like spring than winter at least for a brief time so clearly all the action is it is possible right time corner which translates to rain having started in the west of libya gone through to the east and really into western egypt the wind is quite cold a normal day so trip reason brought a weather at sixteen benghazis in the rain the warmth that was ahead of that in cairo for example at thirty degrees is slowly dropping down to twenty by sunday. On kollywood calls a robin hood in reverse White Privilege the same dollar plan to cut taxes for the rich do little for the poor link between electric cars cobalts have a legal minds possible resolve a group whose identity crisis means for the give you call me the cost of this time on aljazeera. A nation where corruption is endemic now embroiled in a battle to hold the power. How does this radical transformation go i mean it really does you want to be shedding light on the romanians pressing for change of the unconventional methods to eliminate corruption remains people at this time on aljazeera. Back watching aljazeera the headlines palestines president Mahmoud Abbas says his country wont accept any u. S. Backed peace plan after the u. N. Rejected president chums decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has rejected an offer to meet the ousted president carters but dont want to discuss catalonia as political crisis the region again backed independence from spain in thursdays snap election. And the United Nations is unanimously back to new sanctions a new round of sanctions on north korea that bans nearly ninety percent of all Refined Petroleum product exports to pyongyang. In other stories were following closely the uns Refugee Agency is urging greece to move to work faster to move Asylum Seekers from overcrowded camps on the Aegean Islands before winter conditions get worse the camps were built to receive five and a half thousand people but they currently house twice that number even after thousands were moved out in the past month John Psaropoulos reports from the island of some us. Osama has waited for this moment for five months but as he finally boards a ferry for athens and a future far from his native palestine he almost seems to regret it hes one of one hundred ten refugees sailing for the mainland many have been here longer. Came here fourteen months ago after i saw the fighters destroyed his house in mosul its like a dream for everyone here because they spent long time i learned they werent allowed to leave until they finish their procedures so i takes time sometimes but you know they feel like they are really free when they got the audience under the e. U. Turkey agreement refugees arriving on greeces Eastern Region islands have to stay there until their asylum case is a hood but the government may move people with disabilities families children and single women. That leaves a lot of single men behind for them boredom and overcrowding create a toxic mix some us volunteers a self organizing group raised money to create a day center for them here refugees can feel human relax socialize learn languages and burnish their resumes in english and soon theyll be able to wash their clothes this face in the can be so very natural and theres no space where someone can do any anything physically any activity so having a place like this really takes their mind away from from all the tension and having as there the government has offered to build a second camp here but officials inside most like on the other islands have refused so the existing camp built for seven hundred currently hosts fifteen hundred half of them are women and children theres a scarcity of medicine clothes water and hygiene but things were even worse before the evacuation until the beginning of december this terrorist all of grove was a tent city. Some seven hundred people lived trenches dug around the turns in an effort to divert rainwater are still visible the governments concerted push to shelter refugees ahead of the deep winter means that the most vulnerable populations have now been moved to the mainland more people arrive each week the difficulty of reaching athens sends them a message that europe is lifting the drawbridge toward told lands and that this millennia old migration route across the aegean may in future have fewer happy endings jumpsuit openness. Us President Donald Trump has signed his governments tax reform bill into law a one and a half trillion dollar bill was approved by congress on wednesday making it a vegas style all of the u. S. Tax system in thirty years it will repeal repeal some parts of obamacare and offer a tax cuts for businesses chance first major legislative victory in his first year in office. It comes as congress has approved a short term injection of funds for a Government Program that provides Health Care Support to millions of children from low income families funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program known as chip lapsed at the end of september and as christensen in the reports from new york it still faces an uncertain future. A last minute infusion of cash from congress will get providers like the Ryan Community Health Center in new york through the Holiday Season here seventy five percent of patients rely on some form of government subsidized Health Insurance money by medicaid covers the poorest families while the Childrens Health insurance Program Provides Affordable Care for parents who make more money but still not enough for private Insurance Congress has not been able to agree on a long term funding plan for chip is just one of many uncertainties hanging over parents not only do we have problems with chip we have problems with Community Health centers not getting funded and thats that if we dont get the funding for that we know were going to have to cut costs probably services as well the staff the umbilical hernia is getting smaller so i dont i dont think so a loss of services is a worry for sewell role who works in retail and can purchase insurance through his employer but doesnt earn enough to cover his one year old son very disappointing because if that happens what are we going to do you know they should wide nine million children get their medical coverage through the Childrens Health Insurance Program known as chip how the program is administered varies from state to state but one thing is universal and that is the need for affordable coverage its an incredibly Important Program for you know families who are oftentimes in transition maybe theyve lost a job or theyve gained a new job or divorce death of the family all those sorts of things can cause the need for children to enroll in the chip program and if the safety nets not there a lot of families just dont know what theyll do for late night t. V. Host and father jimmy kimmel sprang into action when some states warned theyd have to end coverage in january ive had enough of this i dont know what could be more disgusting than putting a tax cut that mostly goes to rich people ahead of the lives of children in response to the public outcry congress provided a short term fix but with republicans and democrats still at odds about the future of health care in the United States the Big Decisions have been left for the new year christian salumi al jazeera new york. In other developments in the us transform a Campaign Manager has reportedly been asked to testify at an investigation into russian meddling in the two thousand and sixteen u. S. President ial election its understood a Congressional Panel question is steve bannon in early january on alleged collusion between the Charm Campaign in russia and also served as president trumps Top White House strategist before being fired in august burrs president bad republican chin ski has thwarted have bid in congress to force him out over a graft scandal this comes as an opposition politician accused him of securing votes by promising to free the ex president Alberto Fujimori from jail i understand has has more from lima. They are just an unprecedented outcome that is president. Held onto his job nearly a week jordi of legislators passed a motion to impeach him when it came to the Vote Congress failed to get the necessary numbers to oust him. Flanked by his lawyer could be faced congress he said with the conviction of his innocence and the intention to show it. Come today at your request ready to defend myself against of false and all minnes occupations that can only be understood in the context of an unconstitutional desire to separate me from power. The congressional majority accuse the seventy nine year old of being part of the largest Corruption Scandal a latin america they said he lied about receiving payments from brazilian giant all the money the company and the president say are legal but the political opposition didnt believe him. Mr kaczynski as lawyers turned out to be state lawyers and that all the evidence that he was in charge of the presidency is not incapacity to continue serving as president yes. In a thirty minute address to congress cheese key said hes never received a bribe that hes honest and transparent his supporters said legislators didnt give him enough time to prove his innocence. The president hasnt had a chance to the front himself not even the worst criminals are treated like the president being treated and honest so the impeachment put at stake not only the presidency but the muck received in the country. Outside Congress Demonstrators said they were afraid this was a coup in the making work to get aid to him what if more the fujimori party wants to control the government like in the past years and do whatever they want and we wont accept this because if i. Against dictatorship has been hard. Critics said legislators try to remove the proceeded without clear evidence of a crime for final result of the socalled carwash investigation now kaczynski says its time for a new foods for reconciliation to start by the end aside just. Be too well opposition supporters of rallied in honduras despite their leaders salvador conceding defeat in a basically disputed president ial election demonstrators faced off against police in riot gear in the capital the. Tensions are high. Has now dropped his demand for a rerun of allegations of electoral fraud the Opposition Leader mr defeat on friday after the us congratulated incumbent president on Orlando Hernandez on his victory. Abortion laws in brazil might soon become some of the most restrictive in latin america carting the procedure is only allowed in the case of rape or if the pregnancy puts the mothers life at risk but now a Congressional Committee has voted in favor of a constitutional change that could ban abortion in all circumstances John Heilemann has more. Cool her emilia she suffered a double horror first rape and then discovering the child she carried was missing part of its brain. In her country brazil abortion is illegal but exceptions are made for extreme brain damage danger to the mothers life and in the case of Sexual Violence. That men emilia could terminate her pregnancy legally in a Public Health facility when i was really glad i found this place i was desperate i didnt know what to do here is more than the place for abortion is for women who suffered Sexual Violence they welcomed me not only with treatment but also with psychological help im still on the treatment because its not at all easy. That could now be under threat brazils influential bloc could be done jellicoe Congress People are leading a push to amend the countrys constitution they want to add that life begins at conception its a counterattack against a proposal put to the Supreme Court by politicians the public prosecutors to allow all abortion up to twelve weeks. For us including this line in the proposal is a preventative measure because those people will try to discuss legalizing abortion they cant stop talking about it. But the prolife politicians and not just playing defense defining life as starting from conception could automatically make any abortion illegal. At the moment there are units like this one at least in brazil cities which offer women the chance to get an abortion under a very exceptional set of circumstances but if the constitution is changed then even women who have been raped or his pregnancy is in danger in their own life might be out of options that has Government Health professionals the plea worried yes you could ask if Congress Approves this changed. We foresee that women will look to climb to stand its increasing the chances of dying as the number of attacks related to illegal abortion in brazil a high already and if the cases that are now lot in the country become illegal when looking at an academic. Pejorative brazilian simply dont see the issue that way in a deeply religious country many consider life as sacred under any circumstance so congress is due to vote on the proposed amendment to the constitution this february it will need a two thirds majority in both houses to pass those on both sides of the Debate Holding their breath for what comes next john homan out to see it or receive. A Class Action Lawsuit has been filed in the us against tech giant apple after admitted to deliberately slowing down all the i phones critics argue its a tactic to force customers to buy new devices shallop reports. Ten years of phones and an estimated one point two billion songs the i thought has become a household name but when the i phone eight released in september customers complained the old phone slowdown in the next three months google searches for the keywords i phone slow jumped about fifty percent users speculated apple had slowed their phones to push them to upgrade on wednesday ethyl admitted it has deliberately slowed older i phones explaining that as i phone batteries age and degrade they can overload and unexpectedly shut down slowing the phones if the Company Stops the overloading it affects the i phone six success and seven models our goal is to deliver the best experience for customers which includes overall performance and prolonging the life of the devices last year we released a feature to smooth out the instantaneous current pates only when needed to prevent the device from unexpectedly shutting down it was a perfectly legitimate software fix but the problem was they didnt tell anybody they do have a stunningly good reputation for many things but open this isnt really one of them in the Tourist League secretive and then the court action began to law students in california filed a Class Action Lawsuit then people from four different states filed in a Chicago Court more are expected they say they may have a can seem to allow apple to slow their i phones and the demanding replacement phones and compensation if a nationwide class action gets the go ahead would apply to all people. In the u. S. With i phones older than an eight if you have software floors and you try and avoid them or those things then Security Research is like the one who found this and. Will find it and they will publicize it and theres already a lawsuit in the states you know this within a day of it being confirmed and im sure to be others around the world the i phone is the estimated to be the most profitable piece of technology to hit the market if apple continues to be in a fix it may depend on whether they come out of this saga unscathed shallop bellus aljazeera Human Rights Watch has condemned the imprisonment of al jazeera journalist man it has saying its now been more than a year since he was arrested and jailed in egypt the Organization Says his detention shows egypts deep rooted intolerance for Free Expression same as accuse of course casting false news to spread chaos which he and aljazeera strongly deny hes repeatedly complained of mistreatment in jail. The bright. Side of right. And the other stories in just a couple minutes. From. Business updates to you by Qatar Airways going places together. Business updates brought to you by Qatar Airways going places together. Thank you very much. American football officials have been convicted of corruption charges in new york on friday. They have been convicted on record hearing conspiracy Gabriel Elizondo is in new york with more. This was an incredibly complex trial that took over a month here at this federal courthouse in new york it took jurors six days of deliberations before they were able to reach this partial verdict the prosecution presented thousands of pages of evidence including bank records from numerous Different Countries Airline Tickets as well as videos and other things all presenting this case of whats been called the fifa trial against these three men these three powerful men for moral football the case was linking them to record tearing Money Laundering and fraud one and hell number put the former head of the south American Football Federation found guilty of three of the five charges against him was a media my team the former head of the brazilian Football Federation eighty five year old man he was found guilty of six of the seven charges against him including racketeering and Money Laundering the prosecution must feel pretty good about this but the trial is not over yet at least not for the final person man will berger the former head of the peruvian Football Federation the jury was not able to reach a conclusion on the charges against him so the judge ordered the jury to come back on tuesday and continue their deliberations but overall this verdict at least a partial guilty of verdicts by these jurors is a real indication that they saw these men linked to corruption. Saudi arabia have beason hosts and ten times gulf cup winners kuwait in the opening match of the twenty seventeen edition of the tournament this was kuwaits First International match since twenty fifteen when they were banned by fifo for political interference in the countrys Football Association saudi arabia took advantage of that as they wind one little up inside thirteen minutes the visitors made it to no shortly after the break kuwait would get a consolation goal in the sixtieth minute but two one would be how it ended meaning the saudis have the only advantage in group a. In friday second group a fixture also at the International Stadium in kuwait city it was the United Arab Emirates who emerged victorious by one goal to nil over oman they couldnt do it in open play though they needed a penalty in order to secure the victory and the action will continue on saturday as defending champions qatar kick off group b. Against yemen iraq will meet bahrain in the days second fixture. Over in spain the countdown is on to one of the biggest games in Club Football with barcelona and real madrid preparing to do battle in el classico its estimated six hundred fifty Million People in one hundred eighty countries watched the last league encounter and with this one having an earlier kickoff of twelve g. M. T. On saturday the Spanish League is hoping to better that heading into the two hundred and thirty sixth edition of the fixture on the pitch the pressure is all well and truly on rail they currently set just fourth in the League Standings and trail leaders bossa by eleven points the clash also pits two of the worlds best footballers against each other in christiania rinaldo and lee and now messi rinaldo has struggled to find his form in the league this season hes needed just four times macey meanwhile has scored fourteen league olds for boss and they are unbeaten in twenty four games in all competitions momenta theres a lot initialism on spiritual body but its a very important game and what we want is to seize that moment and play a good game we know how difficult it will be because were playing a very powerful team but well see what we have to play it to what i mean think is. Most likely its going to be the hardest game of the season because both teams barcelona and madrid are very beautiful teams and create difficult games but that is what we want the players to enjoy to play this kind of game. Classico has added tensions in the wake of catalonia for independence in october but also lerner have long been a symbol of catalan identity while historically rail were regarded as the club of the spanish establishment these pictures show boss a defender general p. K. Whose long been an outspoken supporter of independence voted in regional catalonian elections on thursday Pro Independence parties held their majority in those increasing already heightened emotions ahead of saturdays match. We have a result to bring in from the English Premier League now while it was all. Sunil and liverpool who have played out an entertaining three three draw after being too little down the hosts came storming back in this fixture as you can see they with three goals in four minutes before for me no levelled to rescue point for liverpool all the other Eighteen Premier League teams are in action on saturday leaders Manchester City will try and maintain their own beaten run at home to bournemouth second placed Manchester United travel to leicester and chelsea who are in third place currently are away at everton there has been bad news for eleven more russian athletes who were banned for life on friday by the International Olympic committee on doping offenses related to the twenty fourteen winter Olympic Games in sochi among them of four silver medalist from the start of games as well as speed skater ivan score but have who won two silver medals at the previous olympics in two thousand and ten all eleven have had their medals from sochi stripped and are banned from future olympic events russia has already been banned from two hundred eighteen in pyong chan by the i. O. C. On account of a state sponsored doping program that assisted athletes during the twenty fourteen games the build up to the Winter Olympics continued on friday with a snowboard cross world cup series in italy and it was a successful day for the home athletes ome of the sinton came from behind in a tightly contested mens final to train shes first world cup winner of the season mikhail and more only then made a double gold for italy with her second consecutive world cup win beating three french royals to the mine in the womens final. Yet todays an amazing day we end our marriage get there in the victory and yeah i hear i dont know what to say because he is i mean we this is the first the world cup in sylvania and there we were on saw its a really really cool and im very happy proud of me proud of my email really thanks to everybody. In the ski cross world cup even sweden sandra fluke made up for a third place finish on thursday with a victory on friday she takes the overall world cup lead with a win and in the mens competition market bishops berger of switzerland extended his lead at the top of the standings as he made it back to back wins in italy. Yeah could not be better to rings in a row it was again tough. To take to try to squeeze pretty good and good in the defeat of. The finish of doing this race again and its just an easy win and im the leader of the cross up to it is so so amazing it elsewhere canadas Mikhail Kingsbury has continued his dominance in freestyle skiing moguls recording his tenth consecutive world cup win in the discipline in china the twenty five year old now leads the Overall Standings by one hundred forty points the womens event was won by kazakhstans a year ago yes. I mean the freestyle skiing half pipe event also taking place in china they was a debut world cup victory for local favorite jang shane shes just fifteen years old the mens event was won by thomas christ. And thats all the sports back to you in london marion thank you peter on out the number seven one one nine mine all mean much to most of us will any of us but it has made some lucky people in spain almost half a Million Dollars richer they are the holders of the winning number for spains christmas last day as gordo which has the biggest title payout in the wells but its not cheap to try a lock at this tickets cost nearly two hundred forty dollars every year millions of spaniards clubbed together to buy a fraction of a ticket with family or friends to increase their chances of winning part of the two point eight Million Dollar prize money. For the news hour but ill be back in just a couple of minutes with much more news for you all of the top stories coming up very shortly stay with us. Under surgery or scarred. A bomb or shattered monument towards destructor palos. Government the ruins the defiance to resist. Im strong horse survive. People im poet investigates all this suburb of damascus refuse to crumble under the might of assets on a. Job part two of this time. Thing as i want to finally when i ask about it but thats the ball is a bore not i see more listeners that are not the set says theyre not the same wonder brothers out of all of our cars and bunches of which are not the bottom in the First Episode of a two part series aljazeera investigates the world of performance enhancing drugs. Sports doping the endless chase this time. Conservation ease helping kick the stove to recover its snow leopard population to see the results i traveled up to the remote nature reserve of saudi chat at a touch camera traps have identified a healthy population of up to twenty Snow Leopards as the Technology Improves were finding all these ways in which our guesses are are getting corrected the latest evidence suggests there are more cats than previously acknowledged but the Snow Leopard Trust believes its premature to downgrade the cats on the international least of threatened species. Deadly clashes in gaza as palestines president warns and i