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This news hour in turkey where pollens due to vote on a government motion to deploy troops to libya uncursed supports the un recognized administration in tripoli thats been fighting against the war lord honey for half ton his forces launched an offensive to capture the capital last april but turkey says its troops will protect its rights in the mediterranean and interests in libya and current tripoli have recently signed deals on military cooperation on maritime boundaries but opposition parties in turkey are against the government move they say and promote 1st give priority to a diplomatic solution well without the why it is done by in the libyan capital tripoli but 1st lets go straight to ankara now where mohamed of dough is live for us mohammed said the Turkish Parliament set to vote on this motion whether or not to deploy troops in libya is it likely to be approved because there has been some opposition to it. Yes it is how it is looking at the moment the. Discussions going on in Parliament Building right now where the debate on the motion is going on the been caution it speeches from opposition leaders from the sea had to be purty which is the Main Opposition Party here in turkey and also the. T. Ball for which i hold to the motion saying. Keep could get sucked in into them. That believe that they need to exhaust all Diplomatic Options instead of assuming this line of deploying troops to support the un recognized the government in tripoli of course. Ruling party and its affiliates the numbers they need to pass the vote and that is how it is looking at the moment mama just remind our viewers what exactly are turkeys interests in libya but its so desperate to protect. Well there is a lot play here all the governments official line has been that it has received. An invitation for that influence of troops from the you interpret government in tripoli and that it has a moral obligation as. Libya has a border to the sea with key to. The supporters who they are calling. Because of a coup do not top all the internationally recognized government. Will tell you that there is more to it than meets the eye because turkey has to dick interest when it comes to libya the moderate time Boundary Agreement that its signed with is mostly about giving turkey i had started an advantage. In the race for the Natural Resources proven gas. Reserves in the. One part of the red a trillion other countries have already established. An economic exclusive zone that is due to greece and cyprus and theyre looking to establish a pipeline to transport us from already existing fields to europe and turkey now has gotten up or harmed with this agreement and a great area of influence within the is done with the journey and see and knowing that if after takes all over been making advances recently then that deal is going to be obsolete and put turkey out that is advantage that is what turkey is looking to avoid a situation where i have to take over. From ahmed thank you. Well in libya honey for half task forces have released videos of what they say are new vehicles for the operation against tripoli 3 ships carrying the cars docked in the east important when garcia on wednesday last month have to announce the launch of a decisive battle to capture the capital lets go live to tripoli where mahmoud underwire is standing by michael if this Troop Deployment to libya is approved by the Turkish Parliament were still waiting on the vote in a few minutes or so i mean how how is it likely to change the balance of power on the ground there. Well done and its definitely very crucial to their battle to defending their capital tripoli again its tough to those forces as you know that Government Forces say that have been supported by regional and International Powers including advanced weapons from the United Arab Emirates russian mercenaries from the bag Company Along with the african mercenaries from sudan and chad has been also supported by egypt so they say that. Turkish expected intervention to fight along with the Government Forces is crucial to this battle to defend tripoli as you know in the worst of libya since this battle started in april there price has been very heavy as you know over a 1500 people have been killed so far including civilians over 140000 people have been forced out of their homes because of the fighting so and what is new here daryn is that all institutions in the west of the country are united with a government of National Accord in this military Cooperation Agreement with turkey we spoke earlier to one of the Parliament Members a member of the house of representatives and thats what he had to say. Government of National Call to d. N. A. Being in this desperate situation being threatened by. This blatant aggression. Enjoys support from gyptian it is an argos with weapons and with personnel with the air force and so on so raj had not choice but to look for. To see if any help that he can get at this point so now all eyes in the west of libya are on turkey today to see what is going to come out of that part of incision in Parliament Session in turkey and the west of libya the Government Forces seem to be in desperate need of this military intervention to make change on the ground to change the balance of power on the ground in favor of the government of National Accord. In tripoli would thank you. Meanwhile greece israel and cyprus are expected to sign off on a multibillion dollar pipeline agreement the east med pipeline as its known will begin in rails levantine basin offshore gas reserves to run across the mediterranean to the greek island of crete and then on to the greek mainland itself it could provide up to 10 percent of the use natural gas needs well our senior political analyst mark on bashar joins me live now in the studio and lets talk 1st about this motion being debated by Turkeys Parliament to send troops to libya break it down for us what exactly is turkeys thinking here why do they need to send troops into libya well clearly this has to do more with regional calculus for turkey than it has to do with the immediate direct. Safety and security of that and thats where syria is different from libya syria is on the border with turkey and there are some crucial essential security calculations for turkey and syria in libya its more of a strategic regional calculations and i would say the following its more like turkey is in the midst of a geo political positioning and this is going to happen on 3 levels 1st level is the strategic positioning where in the east mediterranean it feels that the 3 countries you just mentioned egypt greece and israel are somehow coming out to a coming to together against turkey on some projects at least in the iranian and hence turkey needs to react by the likes of an agreement with libya so theres a Strategic Logic to it in these are military and then theres a military logic to it meaning this is a crucial time for to intervene on the side of turkey is our ally in tripoli in order to make sure that turkey does not fall to a renegade warlord basically and then that takes us to the 3rd position and thats a diplomatic positioning because once you succeed strategically and militarily then turkey will have a say like it does now in syria on the question of whether to promote exclusion is going and marwan if turkey does in the troops to libya which is likely to happen now given that how is that like to change the dynamic on the ground given that various International Players like saudi arabia egypt u. A. E. France and the e. U. Of course are all vying for influence and for a bigger part of the pie what is hoped i think. The military russia now behind the actual military intervention is political results not military results i think turkey is getting into libya not in order for the war to simply go on for years but rather in order for the diplomatic process to start in berlin rather sooner than later in other words and i think thats sort of conducive to the new american position the new american position or the new american solution is likely to be more and more is that everyone now recognizes that everyone is involved and everyone is involved in a counterproductive way in libya so instead of demanding that everyone leaves libya to the libyans there is a new logic that says why dont we then ask everyone thats involved in libya to be involved more constructively on the side of peace on the side the war martin lets touch briefly if we can on the military situation on the ground i mean if a turkish deployment will a turkish deployment hold the gains made by the have to because lets remind our viewers hes already knocking on the door of tripoli isnt it unfortunately because of the silence of some of the International Community and the complicity of some of the International Community how if the half that is now basically in control of 3 quarters of the libyan territory and thats a lot for a warlord to being in control of 3 quarters of libya. But still i think once the turks get involved like the russians got involved in syria in 2015 the idea of a turkey gets involved militarily meaning the fall of tripoli is basically impossible its not going to happen just a final thought what about then this new east med energy deal thats being signed today between israel greece and cyprus how much does this go against turkeys ambitions because we know that turkey signed a deal with the libyans so i guess in a broader sense this is all about geopolitics which is the point that you will make here that this surge of positioning works with the economic positioning lets remind our viewers around the world according to one american strategic or just your graphic survey there are some 100000000000 barrels of oil in the mediterranean and 102 really in square cubic meters of gas so if this all smells of gas but it stinks with geopolitics of marwan always good to get your thoughts margaret our senior political analyst thank you mark right also to come here on the news hour including poland over netherlands the dutch government decides on what it would like the country to be cool. And out the years of uncertainty the new year will see britain leave the e. U. Well take you through the breaks it challenges ahead. And well have sports the winter classic in texas provide some ice hockey with a different sun ill be here to explain all of that a little bit later. Now taiwans military chief and 7 other people have been killed in a Helicopter Crash force general shandy ming and other officials were traveling to visit troops in the northeast when it disappeared from radar from somalia as this report. A tangled mess of metal and this is where the black hawk helicopter came down in a mountainous area near taipei it was flying from the capital to the northeastern city of iran but it lost contact shortly after takeoff. A soon as the helicopter disappeared from writer to blackhawk helicopters took off from song sang airport to the saw it soldiers from the lang young military command were also dispatched to search and rescue the Defense Ministry says it set up a task force to investigate the calls that were 13 people on board among the dead is taiwans military chief force general shen. He was responsible for overseeing the islands defense against china which considers taiwan as its own territory and has threatened to use military force to take back control of taiwan holds president ial and parliamentary elections on january 11th and the president chiding when is seeking a 2nd term a political analyst says the military chiefs death will likely impact the Campaign Talking Points once the kerry dates return to campaigning i think well see a president s i emphasize she has been a supporter of the military and shes been a supporter of increased military spending in the other side will probably go away to criticize for example by saying yeah you spend more money on the military but youre not spending it correctly youre not spending it on an update for example you talking boyd from the other sad there have been a number of incidents involving blackhawk helicopters in recent years the latest was in 2018 when a black hawk crashed off taiwans east coast killing the 6 people on board florence italy aljazeera. Occupations of the gun and relief supplies of a rifle thousands of australians stranded in fire ravaged towns 8 people have been killed this week in New South Wales and. Toria west 17 people are missing reports. 4000 a stray leonids were forced onto the beach and stranded here for 3 days now how has arrived for the victorian town of mela cooter the navy ferried people out by the only route possible this ship masked in the smoky haze at the moment were moving people way up or see if this mark cleave will be obligate aircraft into melich her to towards the steam that transportation of people out of there as well when you want to they have a narrow window or high temperatures and strong winds a forecast for australias southeast on saturday in New South Wales fire and rescue has advised her to leave the residents to prepare for extreme fires in the shaded areas from batemans bay south to the Victorian Border a 250 kilometer distance down the coast and another block inland i think the big thing that weve got on the y. At the moment is that its the largest mass rely cashen of people out of the region that would have a sign. People are going have to be patient the rights people are queuing up to get into petrol stations through traffic is unable to get or you clearly have to go to help them to get out of the thousands heeded the advice to leave batemans bay and drive north towards sydney many with nothing left to say but themselves and house is gone its completely burnt we found out yesterday morning to show. We went out there that the block that we were on has been burned from one side of the other does not apply to grass on it theres nothing left. About 1300. 00 homes have been destroyed in New South Wales since the fire season began in october its been a record breaking year the fires arrived earlier and with more fury the normal straight in Prime Minister Scott Morrison counted claims its a consequence of man made Climate Change is no doubt Natural Disasters turned that why andrew. Because thats what i up by our Natural Disasters what were saying is we have we cannot control the Natural Disaster but what we can do is control our response firefighters are trying to control the risk by destroying the bush 1st back burning to create natural firebreaks residents prepared to those choosing to stay gathered supply lines and feel for generations in pumps if the wind trying just for the good impact brought heavily on my house in the night is a time or Family Member of the Family Members further up the road from the site you know it by simply. Of all these residents restocking preparing to face the finest head on challenge dallas or. At least 21. 00 people have been killed in flash floods and landslides in indonesia 18 hours of heavy rain caused rivers to burst submerging parts of the capital jakarta and surrounding areas tens of thousands of people have been taken to temper shelters scott hyde reports. The heaviest rainfall in more than a decade has caused deaths and flooding in jakarta and surrounding areas in west java the rain began on tuesday night and triggered landslides on the citys outskirts indonesias Meteorology Department has called the rain very extreme nearly 20000 people were stranded as jakartas domestic airport was shut down after its runway became submerged people have drowned and others have died from hypothermia or been electrocuted as Power Supplies were damaged by the flooding thousands were forced to evacuate their homes crews are pumping out flooded areas and rescuing those who are stranded the Indonesian Disaster Agency says the rains and rising rivers have submerged at least 90 neighborhoods flooding is common in jakarta this is month soon season and forecasters say more downpours are on their way its got harder aljazeera. Our time for a check on the weather now his kevin thats right there and those are amazing videos coming out of jakarta last month in december we saw almost twice as much as way that they normally would see this was an above average situation were going to be seeing a lot more rain across the area i want to take you into the area go a little bit closer in this is the satellite for about 36 hours notice the clouds across much of the area in some locations they saw well over 200. 00 millimeters of rain outside the city they saw about 370. 00 millimeters of rain just in the hillsides of course if you put that much water in the hillsides it is going to funnel down normally for the month of january though we see about 300. 00 millimeters so just in those 48 hours they saw just about 2 thirds 2 thirds of the rain they would normally see this time of year as we go forward in time were going to be seeing still some showers across much of that area not as heavy as what we have seen over the last 24 to 48 hours but still any rain over flooded areas is not welcome as we go towards the next couple days on saturday the rain continues here in saturday and into sunday were going to be seeing some of the heaviest rain start to move more towards the south so unfortunately as we go towards the next couple of days a little bit of a break but we do expect to see the heavy rain pick back up as we go towards next week back to you kevin thank you for that well joining us here in the studio to talk a bit more about the flooding in the nations and to most and hes an assistant professor at Northwestern University in council and so i mean the pictures were dramatic in that report by scott mean this is some of the worst flooding that the capital jakarta seen in about 5 or 6 years youve got family the what are they telling you i mean how bad are the floods and where are the worst hit areas briefly yes i do have a family in jakarta they live in east carter one of the 5 districts in the capital region. But my immediate Family Members my parents and siblings theyre spared from the flooding theyve been spared in even the worst flooding as that. Heard in the past previous one in 2013. The ones who live in the different neighborhoods fortunately are not so lucky their neighbors are flooded theyre still assessing. Floods engulfing the city right now but some of the most hit areas i would say in the northern part of jakarta so whats whats causing this current bout of flooding is it about bad Water Management poor drainage no lying flood plains or is it more complex than that its all of the above its a complex issue but as you pointed out those 3 factors and more have been contributing to the floods. First of all jakarta sits on a low lying plains and has been expanding since the city was founded 700 years ago and now its. Totally orban jungle concrete covered the city in many many places though there is less greenery isnt in green spaces to absorb rainwater for example and theres a poor drainage system and coupled with. Many residents of jakarta have been pumping water from underground from the aquifer for their water needs because the water from the main supply is still in adequate and this. Side of the city in fact. Has been said by many experts is one of the fastest sinking city in the world because of that the 13 rivers that pass through jakarta to the big. Ones include river and she says that the river cannot properly drain to the java sea lets lets quickly talk about the government response i mean whats the government doing about all of this and kind of cope with. This level of Natural Disaster was these are numerous floods yeah. What ive learned so far that the provincial government of jakarta because your card is administered to flee govern as a province a special capital district. Is building command posts and instructing hospitals and Health Clinics all over the city to. Help address. Regular issues that usually come up the flooding drink. All sorts of all sorts of problems that come from water borne diseases that i know what the government is doing im sure it can handle it because jakarta has experienced this in the past and so it has some measure of experience in. Mitigating that problem and summers and thank you so much indeed for sharing your thoughts with us thank you now members of iran back groups are withdrawn from the u. S. Embassy in iraq after 2 days of surrounding the building there angry over the u. S. Attack on sunday that killed 27 people from the hezbollah brigades the Popular Mobilization forces and others are now come to cross the tigris river facing the American Embassy demanding withdrawal of all foreign troops and elsewhere in baghdad there were more antigovernment protests demonstrators around gray and iraqi forces what they say was a muted response to the unrest at the u. S. Embassy in comparison theyve seen weeks of violent crackdown on their own movement at least 485 people have died since those protests began in october lets talk to someone to fold in she joins us live now from the iraqi capital similar to the mobilization for supporters of all now withdrawn from outside the u. S. Embassy compound bring us up to date with whats been happening there today. Well life at the u. S. Embassy appears to be returning to normal people are back at work and some cleanup operations have begun to remove some of the damage as a result of the fires that had been said to be out of gates and to remove some of the antiamerican graffiti that had been sprayed on the outer walls following the order of the leaders of the Popular Mobilization forces last night to have draw those crowds basically march back across the tigris river and a few of them have now set up camp on the other side of the river just across from the United States embassy but the numbers are quite small were seeing a few dozen people some of whom have have set up camps and of course these people consist of the members and supporters of the Popular Mobilization force and specifically the ball of brigades which is the group that was targeted by the United States in those latest airstrikes what they are saying is that the latest event was just the 1st lesson for the United States and what did they really want is to see a full departure of u. S. Troops from iraq now whether or not that will happen remains uncertain because it is the government the Prime Ministers office specifically that would have to draft such a legislation and then send it to parliament where it will be voted on now it is true that parliament is currently controlled by iranian backed political factions that are basically the political wings of the Popular Mobilization forces but they cannot pass such a law if the Prime Ministers office doesnt initiate thats all of the eyes are now on the government to see what the next steps are and simona it is important to distinguish between the u. S. Embassy protesters and the antigovernment demonstrations in Tahrir Square whats the latest. Well the demonstrators in Tahrir Square who of course have camped out for almost 3 months demonstrating against the government and against foreign influence in iraq specifically iranian influence they have renounced any kind of links to the crowd that marched on the u. S. Embassy and besieged it for almost 2 days what they are saying is that they have nothing to do of those crowds that they dont represent them because of course that crowd actually embodies many of the grievances that these protesters have voiced they want the government to do more to rein in the groups under the Popular Mobilization forces who basically are not only accused by the u. S. Of launching rocket attacks on bases when its where its personnel are based but also of perpetrating violence against the protesters them selves now it remains to be seen what will happen tomorrow on friday it being a holiday here its usually the day to draw as the biggest masses into the streets so were already hearing that the crowd consists of the Popular Movement mobilization of forces will once again gather this time not in front of the u. S. Embassy but on the other side of the river to once again commemorate those fighters who were killed in the u. S. Airstrike at the same time it remains to be seen whether there will be another crowd in Tahrir Square which is not too far away basically gathering as a form of counter demonstration to basically voice their disapproval and criticism of the move of the Popular Mobilization forces to move on the u. S. Embassy or to some other folks in there live for us from baghdad some of the thank you. John for a short break here now jazeera when we come back we go to sri lanka where the new president s role during the civil war is causing fear among time a minority. I think we should have a debate on health care. As top of the agenda for Us Democratic president ial hopefuls in the country for the most Expensive Health care in the world and in sport Le Bron James stars for the lakers in the n. B. A. Some of the action of the brain stay with us. I. Aljazeera. Where after. Examining the impact of todays headlines you use the misinformation but ive used the term by setting the agenda for tomorrows discussions how unique elopement is this in terms of modern American History when it comes to racism you have the makings of a nail fascist mold International Filmmakers and world class journalists bringing programs to inspire you. On aljazeera. Welcome back amount of our top stories here on the news hour the Turkish Parliament suspected of vote soon in a government motion to deploy troops to libya members are meeting now to debate the issue pancras says the forces will protect its rights in the mediterranean and interests in libya. Taiwans top military officer shane leming has been killed during a Helicopter Crash along with 7 other people the helicopter made an Emergency Landing on the north of the island rescue teams have been dispatched and evacuations of the gun and relief supplies arrive for thousands of australia stranded in fire ravaged towns a heat wave is expected over the coming days the bushfires have so far killed 8 people. Now interpol has issued a red notice alert for the former nissen chairman call us going requesting all thora he is in lebanon detaining him japanese prosecutors earlier raided go ins tokyo home he fled to beirut despite living under a strict bail conditions he was awaiting trial for financial misconduct go into holds lebanese citizenship says he left to escape what he calls political persecution lebanese Authorities Say he entered the country illegally at least 36 people have been killed during attacks and i displaced persons camp incidents west darfur region government Officials Say theyre trying to calm the latest wave of Ethnic Violence thats forced people to flee arab tribesmen arrive at the camp and reportedly started shooting killing and burning thats according to un peacekeepers spokesperson and in saddams capital khartoum people are protesting against the attacks the new government says it will send troops to the region to help stop any further violence. Now a group founded by a former member of the u. S. Special forces is training people from ethnic minorities in me and they say theyre being persecuted by the military the training involves medical and humanitarian assistance or been money reports. On this remote hilltop base more than 180 recruits complete basic training with the free Burma Rangers or f. B. I. They say there are humanitarian Movement Working to help free the oppressed in myanmar. Gem one is from the Northern Shan State where he says ethnic groups are suffering at the hands of the countrys military. There are many human rights abuses people got raped and tortured its happening to us and many ethnic groups and. I think men and women take part in Fitness Drills and training scenarios to deliver aid and treat civilians wounded in areas of conflict these people come from the states of catchin shan and rocky and where there are fragile cease fires and sporadic fighting the f. B. I. Is privately funded and was founded 25 years ago by former u. S. Special forces member and pastor David Eubanks and he wants government to be held to account shelling in displacing villagers thats attempted murder and is some cases of murder and burning their homes so thats another war crime many here are members of ethnic groups who say theyre helping to protect ethnic groups from the countrys army. But according to local media myanmars Army Brigadier general del min to says the group is not to be trusted and could be escalating the conflict he says the militants and according to information he received there asked to attack outposts as a way of testing their training. And from the United States republican congressman Ralph Abraham is visiting the group as part of a fact finding trip to me i must ethnic regions we are america hopefully have the backs of the people here that want democracy they want their freedom and i want their independence and my job is to care that much and back to the states the u. N. General assembly has condemned human rights abuses against her hand to muslims and other minorities in myanmar the country is also facing a charge of genocide to the International Court of justice no military myanmar is. Probably just nationalist into divisions over lloyd against their will he just that they have been responsible will boost of the walk against. Those same divisions of no be deployed against other ethnic minorities away from the accusations between the f. B. I. And the and us military these people say this Training Camp is the 1st charge to unite minorities who say they are being persecuted nor about a manly aljazeera. Sri lankas new president not to buy a rajapaksa is facing deep distrust among the tamil minority in the countrys north where most of them live is in dire need of investment rajapakse i was defense secretary during the final days of the civil war in which tens of thousands of tamils are estimated have been killed there was child stratford reports now from. Tamil fishermen return with their catch to sri lankas north shores its been 10 years since the near 3 decade long war between the channel tiger rebels and the Sri Lankan Government ended. Up with promises of investment of but failed to materialize life for these men is exceptionally hard. And the man they say must do more to help sri lankas new president is deeply distrusted here. Because of iraq a proxy from the majority sinha lees community was defense secretary joining the latter stages of the war. Both sides were accused of committing war crimes its estimated that tens of thousands of time will civilians could have been killed in the final days of fighting. And tunnels voted overwhelmingly against rajapakse or in the november election and the trying to come to terms with the result. We are on social one can see dozens but i think we must accept them as a leader of this country things have to change with the times. Has the highest concentration of the countrys 2500000 tonne of minority but theres been little investment here norden districts of the smallest contributor to sri lankas economy around 4 percent of g. D. P. Unemployment is 15 percent in some areas almost 10 percent higher than the south. For president Mahinda Rajapaksa promised investment and infrastructure is a means of helping reconciliation efforts his brother the countrys new leader is promising the same but im least say there is going to take a lot more than money to force trust and agreement over a potential loss to political solution. A new railway and road linking the peninsula with the mainland have been built but few of the estimated half a 1000000 people who fled abroad during the fighting and could help rebuild the economy have returned. Around 20000 others mostly channels are still missing and their families say not enough support is given to those still traumatized by the war economics. Says between the 2 are different. But the minds between people from different parts of the country between different communities different ballgame successive governments have refused to implement devolution of power with respect to policing and land rights as a specified in the countrys constitution its really important that any government that comes to poly including this one if they want to build trust that they ensure that Development Comes with devolution rather give the. Development to the local population for many of those tunnels remain fearful of the countrys new leader a man they playing with much of this suffering in the past. But aljazeera model northern sri lanka now a judge in belgium has suspended the process of extraditing catalan separatist leader cutlass boojum on to spain portugal fled to belgium over 2 years ago and lives there in selfimposed exile he had called on the Spanish Supreme Court to drop the arrest order against him and shell the investigation into his role in the failed bid for independence in 2017 to the u. S. Now and as the hopefuls for the democratic president ial nomination tussle among themselves to show they can take on donald trump in 2020 a key issue of difference has emerged health care is 28000000 americans are uninsured hospitals are denying treatment for those who cant afford to pay jabber tons explains. I think we should have a debate on health care it is a fundamental issue for the democratic president ial candidates health care under President Barack Obama Health insurance was expanded to cover 20000000 more americans than before under the Affordable Care act or whats now widely known as obamacare but still some 28000000 americans remain uninsured and theres the growing issue of underinsurance yes Insurance Companies are forced to cover more people but if you actually want treatment it will still cost you the clock and a husband paid into their Health Insurance plan for 30 years but when she was diagnosed with cancer she was still build a few 1000. 00 she didnt have a hospital withheld or treatment and sudha at one point authorities handcuffed and shackled to as she fought the charges in court over the hippocratic oath 1st do no harm. But i dont think that applies. 2 thirds of bankruptcies in the us are due to medical issues for my Health Insurance executive Wendell Potter says thats because obamacare preserved the principles of the us Health Insurance system to make as much money as they can to bring as much revenue and but to pay out as little as possible in claims because when that happens theyve got more money to reward shareholders and to enrich their executives this is just in dispute the us has the most Expensive Health care system in the world however when Health System performance is compact like quality and access to care the us rates last against other developed countries poster is heartened that some of the Democratic Candidates are discussing time to the for profit Health Care System but he says those candidates who want to keep the Insurance Companies central to health care in the u. S. Are often using rhetoric he and other Health Insurance executives made up in the boardroom before funneling money to politicians for this American Capital market so want to pay twice as much the problem senator sanders with that damn bill that you wrote. And that senator warren backs is that it doesnt trust the American People in terms that are being used today are the same terms that i used to use and in fact in some cases helped create is a term that is an acronym thats used for this kind of Propaganda Campaign its fun and its fear uncertainty and doubt and these campaigns are designed to get people to fear change to make them feel uncertain about whats being proposed and that they would benefit from it and to doubt those who are advocating it a majority of the democratic president ial candidates all vowing to preserve the role of Health Insurance companies the strategy a very powerful industry over decades if it is to be working for now she have returned to the aljazeera for the dough for. Now the ukraines economy has stagnated in the last 3 months thats according to a new business despite the group the outlook opinion polls suggest the british people are becoming more optimistic about the economy pull britain reports now from. The chambers of Commerce Survey is the biggest of its kind in the u. K. And involves an online study of 96. 00 and a half 1000 companies in mid november in the Service Sector which accounts for 80 percent if you k. Economic activity the balance of firms reporting increased domestic sales fell from plus 15 in the 3rd quarter to plus 11 in the 4th quarter and those reporting increased domestic orders also fell from plus 9 to plus 6 there was better news in the Manufacturing Sector that. The balance of manufacturing firms which reported increased domestic sales rose from 0 in the 3rd quarter to plus 4 in the 4th quarter and those that reported increases in domestic orders went from minus 7 to minus one and thats an increase but its still the 1st time since 2011 weve had 2 consecutive negative quarters of course a general election happened in the middle of that q 4 period returning a pro breck said government pledging to blow away the previous uncertainty and unleash a tidal wave of investment and that message has been reiterated by the Prime Minister in his new years statement i dont there is an incredible future ahead for this country lets make this the moment when we put the divisions behind us lets come together and go forward with confidence into the 20 s. An exhilarating decade of growth prosperity and opportunity. And there are signs that the Prime Ministers relentless optimism is having an impact on public sentiment you gov poll for the Times Newspaper found that 20 percent of people expect their financial situation to improve over the next 12 months thats up from 13 percent a year ago but 27 percent expect their financial situation to worsen nevertheless thats down from 40 percent 12 months ago well thats the sentiment but what is the actual data well official figures released last month showed 0 growth in g. D. P. For the 3 months to october of last year nevertheless the bank of england predicted that growth would double from one percent last year to 2 percent by the year 2022 is one certainty in predictions theyre not always certain or predictable. With a clear mandate after last months election britains Prime Minister johnson looks set to make good on his promise to deliver briggs it by the end of this month but the way forward is uncertain particular when it comes to the u. K. s future relationship with the European Union general reports. As restoration work goes on to the outside of britains houses of parliament a comprehensive renewal has taken place inside Boris Johnsons landslide election victory means legislation for the u. K. s long awaited withdrawal from the European Union is well on its way to being approved that leaves ratification by the e. U. Parliament to allow brics it to happen at the end of january with a transition period to follow meaning little change on the ground until at least the end of next year for governments in and after years of tough often acrimonious negotiations it is possible the 2020 will see britains exit from the European Union become law but dont expect that to be the end of the briggss pain through here in brussels due renewal to inside e. U. Institutions new commission president. Says shes keen. To preserve good relations with the United Kingdom in negotiations to come over the future relationship but ill you interests will always come 1st and i think the danger in terms of relations is that again things get pretty tense between the 2 sides with the pressure from the u. K. Side to get things done very quickly and the new side saying thats just not feasible unless youre willing to you know do things our way Prime Minister johnson insists a trade deal can and must be struck by the end of 2020 with no extension here in brussels you know people who are veterans of this kind of process with other countries you know say it takes much longer a year of more negotiating red lines rhetoric and brinkmanship lies ahead and back in london the prospect that by next december britain once again risks reaching no deal with the e u the one thing that we do know about prime is. That. Quite obvious red lines is manifest in no single market. No ro fear pink addresses washer supporters but the other thing we know from Breast Cancer patients so far is it can be flexible when he sees a deal in sight breaks it promises broken ultimatums reversed the undeliverable delivered in 2020 then expect the unexpected. Aljazeera london. And on thursday and finds out whats at stake in 2020 undocumented immigrants in the u. S. President ial election. Now if we talk about the land of 2 loops and windmills holland or the netherlands comes to mind but from now on the government wants to rebrand itself and be known only as the netherlands than a smith reports from amsterdam. Poland is not a country despite suggestions to the contrary all over Amsterdam North and South Holland are just 2 coastal provinces in a country officially called the netherlands and the government tired of its biggest city being a by word for legalized prostitution and recreational drug use wants a rebrand. So with a new p. R. Push its asking us to forget holland and the goalie of the netherlands before the whole rest of the world i think holland is quite clear what it is some small spot somewhere on the earth. Where such people live. And to change that image around to change that. Idea of holland into the netherlands i think its quite a task its quite a difficult task everywhere you look from. The souvenir is the name holland dominates its no surprise tourists arent sure where they are what would you call this country. What do you call this country were in now. You are right. Yes. It was. Yes i mean this is the states the netherlands is the country today officially they want you to stop calling it all and they want to call it the netherlands. In amsterdam theyre struggling to cope with a number of tourists 42000000 people are expected to visit this country by 2030 thats up from around 20000000 now and to manage that the government hopes that this rebranding will encourage people to explore outside of a crowded out of the country beyond the 2 provinces of holland. Aljazeera in the netherlands. And aljazeera when we come back and forth the norwegian wowing the world cup crowds in germany this summer well have more after the break stay with us. The border will. Topple sports on its here thank you very much. With tributes to former n. B. A. Commissioner david stern who has died at the age of 77. 00 Michael Jordan said without us then the league would not be what it is today he ran the n. B. A. For 30 years and oversaw a huge expansion in the us but also creating the global brand it is today the sport makes an estimated 8000000000. 00 a season he also helped create the womens n. B. A. In 1097. 00 stand had been in a serious condition off the suffering a brain hemorrhage last month a minutes silence was held before matches on a wednesday those who worked with him and or inspired by his vision to take the game to new heights say its impossible to measure the impact this son had on american sport. Theres a lot of people today although one moment. We wouldnt be here. Was a 3rd Commission Mr getting companies to buy into the n. B. A. Because they would need to sponsor black athletes on t. V. People have no idea what he did for the game. Africanamericans in general. The leagues most valuable player of 2019 yanni said to him pool is off to the perfect start for the new year he was in great form again as the Milwaukee Bucks that proved too good for the Minnesota Timberwolves on wednesday night danny scoring a fair to 2 points in the 16104 victory hes 30 if the double double of the season it takes the bucs a winning streak to 4 games and theyll still riding high at the top of the eastern conference standings. Not to be outdone the full time m. V. P. Le bron james wrapped up a his 8th triple double of the season as the l. A. Lakers beat the phoenix suns 117 points 107 brown with 31 points and 12 assists the lakers remain top of the pile in the western conference. You know joe went to classic was watched in texas by the 2nd biggest crowd ever for this fixture on new years day more than 85000 fans turned out as the dallas stars hosted the Nashville Predators nashville went to scores up above dallas for back to win it for 2 this was the 1st winter classic to be held in a warm climate and the 1st game played outdoors for these 217th. To football and after a difficult and 22900. 00 arsenal and the new coach mchale to have made the perfect start to the new year a spaniard has his 1st win this is taken todd as the gunners beat Manchester United to nil in the English Premier League it gave arsenal a 1st victory at home since tobar and lift them into the top half of the table. As a manager i lose my voice. Talking to them but at least very pleased very pleased and mostly for them and as well for the fans because im so happy that i turned around. I just didnt i see is my life hes a near 0 people to stand ins and thats. What i want cricket australia say theyre monitoring conditions in sydney ahead of the final test against new zealand smoke from a nearby bushfires that has been a factor during practice sessions at the ground in cape town south africa preparing for the 2nd test with england the match at noonans will be the last of 4 all round Vernon Philander at his home ground hes retiring from International Cricket after this series. It was going to be emotional but i think it and i say you know weve got a job to do and the hard luck to finish off and. Do all those things aside and im really excited about those without a good start up in korea hopefully we can keep that momentum and take it with us this medicine and obviously things often are. To tennis and japans now osaka has a 3rd grand slam title in her sights in australia on thursday she was flying high and bruce been there before her matches at that time and swapping the practice course for the helicopter height in 2 weeks shill defend her Australian Open title in melbourne its my home slam because its Asian Pacific but also new york is my home swim because i live there so i guess im a little like really didnt feeling and i think i play well when i have the feeling. Now is my a slim figure i made a great thought to the new year in ski jumping in front of a packed arena of 20000 fans he broke the hill records act at a party in question in germany 143. 5 meters on his 1st jump because done over his victory which was also his 1st title in world cup events this is the 2nd leg of the 4 hills atonement with events to come on saturday and monday. And thats all as well for me paul rees will have more for you later on but for now ill hand you back to daryn thank you very much indeed well thats it for me down jordan for this news hour dont go away because on the dock in a moment with much more of the days news stay with us thanks so much buddy. More than 10 years after the Global Financial crisis youve taken home more than 480000000 dollars your company is now bankrupt our economy is in the state of crisis i have a very basic question this is where millions lost their homes and leave us alone who is held responsible i will be fabulously wealthy and i will not take any price for it thank the lord the men who still work on aljazeera. Is not. A compelling film about getting an education under occupation. That is once the bill of that that looked at it asked us if you dont feel sick you want them to come frankly we dont feel secure but we come. But what happened after the cameras left rewind learning to die on aljazeera. One of the really special things that working for others here is that even as a camera woman i get to have so much and put in contribution to a story i feel we cover this region better than anyone else working for us as you know its very challenging the body but the good because you have a lot of people that are divided on political issues we are we the people we live to tell the real stories are just mended used to deliver indepth journalism we dont feel in favor to the audience across the globe. More than 7 decades ago a country was split in 2 we believe that we did anything and now at the time come when we shall redeem our page all it took was a pan a map of the collapsing empire when the british had to draw a line they pulled its 7th who had never been to india before aljazeera examines the violent birth of india and pakistan and asks what the future holds for these new korean neighbors partition borders of blood. Turkeys parliament is due to vote on a government motion to send troops to libya helping tripoli fight against the warlords belief i have to. Tell him down in jordan this is not a 0 value from doha also coming up greece israel and cyprus are expected to sign a pipeline agreement thats a belt with turkey and libyas plans in the same area. Taiwans top military officer is among 8 people whove been killed in a Helicopter Crash. And some parts of indonesias capital jakarta submerges up to flash floods and landslides that country