States and the European Union this would be welcome money so this is significant but the battle is really not over their forces on the ground which are facing off each other at the front lines are still being drawn the new map of northeastern syria is still being drawn as behind the scenes negotiations continue between among the different players in a hotel with the latest there from the turkey syria border think you well joel rubin is a former senior official of the u. S. State department and joins me live now from washington d. C. Sir thank you so much for joining us here on aljazeera i guess 1st of all your reaction to this statement the u. S. President saying is going to issue an executive order authorizing sanctions i mean he had spoken about sanctions before do you get the sense that its a president under pressure because this move within the u. S. Has been received so badly let alone in the region itself. Yeah absolutely this is a day late and a dollar short we like to say here
Used to put. A welcome to conflicts on. Northern a stranger to conference in but youre welcome youve had president ial elections again once again been allegations of widespread fraud who can have confidence in the results of these elections when they when the results come. Yes you know we had an election despite. Intimidations despite all of the traits. And also a lot of naysayers so im talking about forward. Just you know coming to this but having an election and the situation in afghanistan shows the dissolve of the Afghan People to decide their fate democratically but the question wolf. It is in the elections which has been in the past also in afghanistan unfortunately so far the reports that i have received this that that it has been a much a much better election than before so who accepts there is a reason we have seen who says that all if you look at the all the independent observers of this election they are telling us giving you know the new regulation the mechanisms by a metri
Travelers this way. Reporter relief. San francisco cancellations and delays due to construction schedules to end on thursday night. A closed runway is due to reopen soon. An airport Spokesman Says a project will wrap up by 9 00 tomorrow night and will hit the recess button with normal operations, im julie haener. Im frank somerville. For travelers that means just one more day of inconvenience. The repaving project on the runway is expected to finish eight full days ahead of schedule. A lot of coverage tonight from Jana Katsuyama who is at sfo nish early. Ws were able to jana . Reporter frank and julie, the Spokesman Says the layer underneath the pavement on that runway was actually in better condition than they thought when they dug in. And so that sped up the process. But still passengers, they have either blocked 11 days and theyre expected to have at least one more day of delays. Runway relief on the way. Sfo officials announced the reconstruction project that shut down runway since
A short break here not just here when we come back what happens next in israel after a 2nd election sales to produce a clear winner and broken homes and broken promises 2 years on the devastating earthquakes and mexican on that side of. Hello again welcome back to International Weather forecast well here across europe we have 2 different weather systems to talk about out here towards the east its in our low pressure with a lot of clouds a winds and some cooler air coming into play across much of the area now temp is going to stay into the mid teens to low teens as we end the week so for warsaw at 15 kiev at 13 and moscow it is going to be a cloudy day for you at about 11 out here towards the west though things are looking quite nice were actually seeing temperatures rising so with that were going to be seeing plenty of sun as well so for london expect to see a nice day here on thursday at 22 degrees paris you are right behind at 20 and then as we go towards the end of the week things a
Needs for a government i mean operettas left wing Labor Alliance temptingly has just that number but he refused again on wednesday to sit with Netanyahu Benny Gantz has said his blue and White Alliance with 32. 00 seats will Stay Together and his secularist partner pede would be unlikely to serve with netanyahu ultraorthodox allies all day with him the fears were built we will wait another day or 2 and wish the people of israel a good and necessary unity government that the system will calm down a little bit and we will move along. Dances own prospects could be improved if a mainly palestinian israeli joint list now the 3rd Biggest Party in the knesset recommends him for Prime Minister it could even be a step on the road to what its leader im an order says he wants to head the official opposition netanyahu postelection play is certainly no time to carry on making the political weather but in a sign that this is a crisis for a man who in just 2 weeks faces his 1st pretty indictment. Opt