And im jane dutton this is the news live from doha coming up in the program replacing jacob zuma south africas ruling party prepares to select a new leader. Funerals are held for palestinians killed in antique trunk protests including an activist in a wheelchair. Dying to get to europe the Dangerous River crossing claiming the lives of hundreds of refugees. Fetus transgender and diversity just three of the words now banned by the white house for use by the leading Public Health agency in america. South africas ruling party the African National congress is meeting in johannesburg to select its new leader who ever has chosen to succeed jacob zuma who is tainted by corruption allegations will lie. Lead the a. N. C. Into the two thousand and nineteen president ial election the party is deeply divided between an a. N. C. Veteran and one of south africas most successful businessmen tell you page is live for us in johannesburg is one you want the feeling is there tania how much excitement for this do people feel that theres change ahead. Well it all depends on which side of the fence you certify. There are two main candidates but nominations will be open to the floor so they could be a few surprises in there as well all that any candidate needs is the support of twenty five percent of the delegates and there are about just over five thousand of them in some of the plenary halls that you can see just in the distance behind me there are locked in closed sessions after a very long delay we understand that the conference is going to be kicking off at some point in the next hour and one of the first things they will deal with is the issue of credentials and who is and who isnt allowed to vote many South Africans beyond these walls beyond the security tight security ring here our watching with a great deal of focus and attention we already know based on the last local election last year that the n cs slipped in support by about ten percent of the voting population who i have to say still in the vast majority of numbers supports the it was largely believed that referendum was vote was something of a referendum on president zuma leadership so people may be waiting to see exactly which direction the n. C. Takes with its new president. Unprecedented infighting has the build up to this highly anticipated conference African National Congress Members have taken their disputes about which president ial candidate delegates should vote into the courts across the country the parties need to seemed more divided but the amcs secretary general says it will emerge stronger. Its reforms in all the. Growth rate of growth the food is good the unit is good the unity. Is the unity of the board of. Jacob zuma is presidency has been divisive and mobbed by corruption allegations that have threatened to drag him into court the a. N. C. Lost political control of three major cities during the zuma controversy. Many south african see this contest as a battle for the heart of the a. N. C. Will the party continue in the mold of president jacob zuma by electing his preferred candidate or will it make a break with the past and choose a rival. His favorite candidate in courses. May be able to protect him from legal action involving corruption allegations the other front runner is current dippy president ceramic poser regardless of who comes out on top is likely to be replaced as president before the general election in two thousand and nineteen. The president will have to go earlier next year my sense is that the First Quarter of next year he will have to goal the question is how will he goal if its communism or wins there might throw a big fellow party for the president to go if im up as a winston might frogmarched the president out of the Union Building either way the president is going to have to go the polls my dispensation is being forged now the question is how different will it be from his must College Child maybe politics. It isnt just the top job thats up for grabs so are dozens of positions in the n cs hierarchy within the next few days that could be either a major realignment in the oldest Liberation Movement on the african continent or more of the same. This isnt just an internal African National Congress Issue millions of South Africans will be paying attention to what happens here. And i want to know as much as possible quickly about whoever it is that will succeed president zuma zuma as the next president of the. For many South Africans really the key issue is the economy and under president zuma it has really been struggling a lot to do with the uncertainty created by for example eleven Cabinet Reshuffle including that of the key posts of finance minister his tenure a decade or so so people want stability they want to know that their economy is going to be in good hands because ultimately it isnt just about what happens in the house if you like but what happens in the homes of South Africans and what people want is to know that their kids are going to get a good education that theyll be helped that theyll be able to earn a living and put food on the table and that they will be jobs so the Economic Policy and how much confidence in the investors and the markets have been whoever takes over from president zuma is going to be the key focus for the millions of South Africans watching very closely the next five days thank you for that tanya lets take a closer look now at the two main contenders and. Zuma is an a. N. C. Veteran belongs to the dominant zulu tribe and is one of the president s exwives shes served as a minister and every leader since the end of apartheid i mean is in my is pledging what she calls a radical Economic Transformation to redistribute wealth to the black majority her rival sixty five year old Cyril Ramaphosa was seen as a potential successor to Nelson Mandela in the late one nine hundred ninety s. But he was overlooked and quit politics to become a successful businessman hes promising to fight corruption and revive south africas ailing economy ayesha cadres an independent political analyst activist and writer she joins us from johannesburg always good to see you how important a moment is this for south africa could this be a make or break moment. Certainly its a make or break for the a and c. Carry on i should. Certainly its a make or break for the n. C. Jane in that if the amc doesnt vote what the country sees as the right way what the electorate sees as the right way theres a very real possibility that come twenty nineteen the a. N. C. May well find itself not in power anymore or at the very least with a Hung Parliament that is becoming an increasingly real possibility and what would it take to make that happen at all for the a. N. C. Its also crucial for the country sorry what would it take to make that scenario that youve just laid out happenin. Well if that happens firstly there are going to be implications for the economy which is already dire weve got growth of less than one percent at present loads of unemployment many sectors currently shedding jobs so you have a situation where the economy is nosediving where there is the possibility in the very near future of a further ratings downgrade were already at junk status. Its a really a make or break election for the a. N. C. In that sense and if as i said. The a. N. C. Is seen to vote for a continuation of the current state capture project a continuation of the type of click talk received over the last few years then the electorate is going to vote with its feet and is that and can i say were going to talk about the three religions were jumping in here that mean easy when you talk about it a continuation of what weve been seeing and flutie the socalled radical Economic Transformation on the other side of the coin of course weve got mr on the pows who is seen as a multimillionaire businessman multi billionaire businessman so hes seen as somebody who is less likely to continue plundering the straight compass on the other side or that of course the the con against him if you will is that he has been implicated quite closely in the marikana massacre a few years ago and of course he is also seen as an arch capitalist which the emcees Alliance Partners the trade unions and the as a communist party may very well vote against so its a delicate tough line for him to actually negotiate but one hopes that given his experience in government he will try and tell us what happens change a can presume a after this through talk us through what both candidates would probably do as fuzzy speeches consent. In terms of jacob zuma a lot really depends on whether this National Elective conference actually decides to recall him as president of the country once the new president of the a. N. C. Has been voted in if mrs zuma lebanese women wins it is unlikely that will happen will therefore probably see mr zuma remaining friends and of the country till the twenty one thousand election and if that happens well see a continuation of the state capture project well see for example the nuclear deal with the russians continue to go through mr zuma this morning also announced a policy of free to ashley education which is fantastic in theory but in practice its going to cost the fiscus at least forty billion more forty billion that the fiscus currently doesnt have its already fifty billion in the red so hes adding to the headaches for his successor come twenty nineteen if on the other hand mr ramaphosa wins we may well see a new any see thats aligned with the new president decide to recall mr zuma and if that happens its likely that either an interim president will be elected or selected or that mr rump ramaphosa will take up the mantle of the president of the country as well as the president of the n c should that happen there is hope particularly in the business sector in the commercial sector that the state capture project will be halted mr ramaphosa has spoken out against corruption even though you had been part of the administration and there is hope that given his status as a businessman himself he will have a better understanding of where this economy is headed if the corruption continues unabated and that. It will be real and decisive but to hold it i should thank you for talking us through this important moment in south africa. The refugees are increasingly attempting a new route into europe with deadly consequences few are taking the old bridge across the gnc to the greek islands of less boss and shows once on the islands many of them have to endure dire conditions now thousands are heading north to cross the land border from turkey into northeastern greece but that means crossing the everests river which has proved fatal for hundreds of refugees lawrence lee has a six case of reporting a warning that you may find some of the images distressing. If you want to see how dangerous it is to be a refugee this hospital morgue is a good starting point is working with. Before two months ago. Pub loss is parts Hospital Doctor policy detective the bodies are usually discovered home naked theyve been in the water for weeks on the river or the fish take their clothes sometimes the riposte melissa facts a clue to someones mind says this syrian woman drowned along with her son she was identified by another son already in europe but usually they remain unidentified silent witnesses to the horror of the refugees journey is very good to go through that is because were here but woman will have a little boy gables will have been sealed with all the farm in rural didnt. He had a government by that and there was poor farm the sealed and yes its very difficult. Sometimes the bodies are found by police on patrol sometimes they discovered by fishermen in the shallows. More died hypothermia frozen from leaking boats discovered in outbuildings half eaten by wild dogs others still killed by trains sleeping on the railway is afghan says he crossed the river six times before dodging the police by that time he left behind three of his friends dead on the border. There were three of my best friends we were out in the open it was so dangerous so cold we didnt have any food or clothes where the river winds into turkey a fence becomes the border paid for by the European Union to keep the refugees out either side the turkish and greek troops refugees have been blown up by land mines here in the United Nations says this year twenty thousand have been stopped on the turkish side its becoming a favored route for refugees to avoid the greek islands what is france does is to force the refugees into the river either in the hands of illegal smuggling gangs all by themselves its really dangerous are the way and yet again exposes the lack of safe routes at the edges of the European Union for refugees well away from the fence in the watching troops the motorway is used by the smugglers they camp out here after crossing the river into greece the greek government says a thousand people a month of being caught it is unclear how many get through but they have nothing which is a this is a medical no from a charity its from december last year he says could this person please be referred to a psychiatrist. The Hospital Doctors believe the river contains many more bodies it will soon give up and at their impoverished hospital they showed us the new addition from the red cross a huge fridge theyve run out of room for the bodies Lawrence Lee Al jazeera on the greece turkey border. Sorry missys head of the International Committee of the Red Cross Mission in greece she elaborates on why this refugee route is so dangerous. My currents refugees crossing the river. They drown on the water because the stream is so strong or in the wintertime they die out of heat with air because they. Are wet and take they create fruit in the. Forest or abandoned buildings as well the traffic accidents are numerous michael and now the gates of the Railroad Tracks in the night time they are exhausted and they dont hear the train coming and this is how the last of if we talk about everest in particular its a traditional microsurgery route three hundred fifty people who made it to have lost their lives since two thousand and about one hundred of them have been able to identified so that the stress im gonna need of these families back and their home countries have been able to relieve what can be done. I think a humane border controlling is one one way to go forward. Head on the news including anger on the streets of honduras its been three weeks and still no winner and now nst in the president ial election. Three months later and two hurricanes later thousands of Puerto Ricans remain in the dark still waiting for help from washington. And in sports real madrid look to equal a record held by the great rivals barcelona at the club world cup. Funerals are being held for the four palestinians killed by Israeli Forces in the latest protests in gaza and the occupied west bank they were running against the u. S. Decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital it. Was one of those men shot in gaza he was in a wheelchair protesting when he was reportedly had by a sniper bullet. It was an activist who lost his legs in an israeli air strike in two thousand and eight hundreds of other people also injured in the confrontations honestly to Ismail Haniya spoke at the funeral. Let it be known that we will not give up jerusalem i did not mean East Jerusalem but a unified jerusalem need the east west of jerusalem and in fishes more from the funeral procession in gaza. Thousands on the street for the funeral of bring in syria he was killed during clashes with the israelis at the border with gaza on friday the twenty nine year old most both legs during the warning gaza in two thousand and eight became an unlikely figure a Palestinian Resistance and defiance he would often leave his wheelchair home unattended rallies and protests around gaza city just carrying his palestinian flag he was carrying nuts like when he shot by the israelis on friday there were several key points of protest along the border between gaza and israel on friday phases one in four Young Palestinian men targeting israeli positions with stones the israeli shoes live bullets and tear gas trying to force the crowds of thousands of way from not porto like the Palestinian Health authority tell us that hundreds were injured two people were killed there will be another funeral in gaza on saturday Ismail Haniyeh the leader of hamas spoke at the funeral he said the death of people him three im sure that there were people who were willing to die for the idea of jerusalem being the capital of a palestinian state something he said that donald trump didnt understand and with other groups and factions here and gaza calling for more protests the people here are bracing themselves for more funerals in the days and weeks to come meanwhile egypt has opened its largely sealed border with gaza for four days as part of a reconciliation deal to the second time the rough a crossing has been opened since the Palestinian Authority took control of it from hamas the border is the only crossing not. Controlled by israel up to twenty thousand gazans have applied to enter egypt far more than are able to cross and. Thousands of protesters are expected to demand the resignation of the israeli Prime Minister in tel aviv the gathering there for a third weekend in a row Benjamin Netanyahu has been investigated over corruption allegations which he denies any force that reports from west jerusalem. Throughout december this is what saturday night in downtown tel aviv has looked like while International Attention has been on the latest crisis in the Peace Process with the palestinians these protesters the focus is on domestic politics and the corruption allegations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu they have managed one victory netanyahu directing that a controversial proposed law preventing police from publishing their recommendations on charges in any investigation be amended to exclude criminal cases involving him one legal expert says either way the message is clear in some ways it doesnt matter as much whether its passed whether they have to follow the netanyahu case or not if they pass the law it will be a message from the town yahoo and from the government sort of endorsing that and yahoo the police are mistreating him on friday Police Arrived in netanya whose residence to question him for a seventh time one case concerns allegations he tried to manipulate Media Coverage in his favor and other centers on expensive gifts received from wealthy foreign business executives. The Prime Minister denies one leak from the investigation suggesting he and his wife requested expensive cigars and champagne when stocks were running low from hollywood producer on the strain billionaire james packer and others welcome to across the world his lawyer has admitted what he calls netanyahu as weakness for wealthy people his wife sarah is awaiting indictment on a separate case involving alleged misuse of public funds theyre seen as working very well together to hedonistically wealth wise again strange for us here not the kind of. Thiessen taishan. Public leaders really like to show theres increased need to regarding another case involving alleged corruption with german submarines were built for the israeli navy netanyahu is not a suspect and he hasnt been questioned but two of his closest and most Senior Associates have been detained Benjamin Netanyahu is doing all he can to fight off these separate investigations insisting his innocence will be proven in due course because each one years its conclusion the political pressure on israels Prime Minister is only intensifying very force at aljazeera westerners the palestinian billionaire who heads up one of the middle easts biggest banks has been arrested in saudi arabia musri is chairman of arab bank he was on a business trip to riyadh but his family says hes been detained for questioning saudi arabia recently arrested several businessmen and members of the royal family in a socalled corruption crackdown yemens Government Forces have seized more land from rebel fighters in the southern part of the country military sources told al jazeera the yemeni army has taken the town of el yeah after three years of fighting its ok to the provinces by and director of a key oil and gas region its one of the last positions held by the who thiis in the countrys south egypt has ordered al jazeera journalists were hammered her saying to remain in prison for another forty five days he was arrested in egypt a year ago while visiting family its not the tenth time his detention has been renewed aljazeera continues to demand his release hes accused of broadcasting false news to spread chaos which he and al jazeera strongly deny his saying has repeatedly complained of mistreatment in jail. Protesters have surrounded the u. S. Embassy in honduras theyre angry after waiting three weeks for definitive results in the president ial election demonstrators accuse diplomats of meddling in last months vote which both candidates say they want Priyanka Gupta reports. Main roads are blocked in taking the capital of honduras through the thick smoke of tear gas last men and women battled the police. The supporters of t. V. Host and bullet ition salvadoran astronomer the party leader to say one last months election. We want them to recognize salvador nasrallah now as our president he is our president we elected him as our president because hes the best we have hell be a change for this country. The turmoil on the streets highlight the countrys last political crisis in a decade the current president who won or lost to her numbers and a strong vote city won more than two weeks since votes were counted no clear result has been announced. And initial count put nostrils ahead of his conservative opponent but that tally was later reversed given her nanda a slim. International observers alleged voting irregularities when opposition supporters accuse the us of meddling. Thousands protested outside the us embassy. This us embassy is interfering into the internal affairs of our country it has said that the november twenty sixth election last month was transparent when the enduring people know the entire world knows if there was fraud and they want to steal our victory. The honduran constitution limits president s to want to two years ago the Supreme Court dominated by judges appointed by hundreds who the Constitution Commission doesnt apply to him opponents accuse her nondisclosure of being a dictator of the will of the women and i have two kids i have a two Year Old Girl and a one year old boy i want a future for them i dont want them in the future to have this dictator as a president im fighting for a superior Public Education for my children. The president is appealing for calm the two weeks of postelection protests have killed at least sixteen people including two Police Officers Amnesty International others accuse the government as Security Forces of human rights abuse the crisis is hurting the economy too with daily losses estimated at fifty Million Dollars and theres a deadline set for the electorate tribunal to declare a winner it has only ten days left to do without. But a weaker still struggling to recover nearly three months after two hurricanes slammed into the caribbean island a third of the u. S. Territory remains without power and thousands of people are still in shelters and a silver reports. Where to rican is no each Hurricane Season theyre at the mercy of nature but three months after him and then maria battered the island theyre also learning theyre at the mercy of u. S. Government officials to help revive life as they knew it can and must come let me see only we want my mother to live a house was destroyed she hasnt many years left and we want to live decently is that too much to ask from the beginning puerto rican officials have been asking for a more robust response from the trumpet ministration the island is american territory and its three point four million residents are american citizens but many have complained that not only do they feel like second class citizens they feel forgotten. During a visit earlier this month the new york governor said one third of where to rican are still in the dark most have to boil water before using it and one thousand remain in shelters and the federal government should be ashamed of itself in the way theyve handled this puerto rico has not gotten the care and the attention that they deserve the administrator of the federal Emergency Management agency or fema says a series of disasters from harry can harvey in texas to wildfires in california have burned through its budget and burned out its staff. In puerto rico obviously has the power its an antiquated power system that were rapidly trying to figure out day in and day out on how to get in there the complexities of it being an island and the logistical complexities you know. The goal is to not only rebuild the electrical grid but make it better able to withstand the hurricanes that are expected to become more frequent due to Climate Change this period of recovery is excruciating for so many. I cry for what happened what we lost. The island has also lost thousands of residents who have relocated to the mainland exodus combined with the countrys poverty and debt burden could make the puerto rico of the future a very different place on the silver aljazeera but is get there whether or not but after such an active Hurricane Season its strange to think that some parts of north america still in a drought fact this is the drome up and you can see that some of us particularly louisiana. Are consorts still in a very severe drought the moment unfortunately for these places we are going to see some rain some good news in the weather for a change you can see this area of cathers pushing its way northward from mexico thats just giving us a fair amount of gray weather at the moment it is going to turn increasingly wet during the day today and then slowly that were the will push its way northward through parts of texas and then eventually into arkansas and louisiana where we really need the rain and then across the Mississippi Valley so loss of wet weather to come here and for some of us that will be gratefully received elsewhere weve had a different problem with the weather up towards the northeast theres been a fair amount of Winter Weather and this point localized because this is lake effect snow you only get this if the winds are blowing in the right direction across the great lakes so buffalos been seeing a lot of that recently and well see more during the day today because the winds are blowing from the west and you need that direction in order to get all the snowy weather in buffalo you dont change though as we head into sunday. Day because the winds this time of we feeding up from the south and so things here will be an awful lot drive it not only for buffalo for this whole region think gradually theyll turn a bit milder over the next day or so as well. I guess theyre still ahead on aljazeera a. Us old friend i would guess we have from a cattle and political prisoner on whats at stake in next weeks election plus with me as youre president of Americas Police will have a true friend of the lashing out at the f. B. I. For weeks donald trump changes his chin at least for now and in sport its been a day to forget for englands cricketers against australia tatyana will be here with the details. Just talking. About shooting people are not in themselves and there are other countries have managed to solve this problem but you worry that this conflict could erupt into a right open war thats a security issue where the people who pay the price clearly there writeup in prejudice setting the stage for a serious debate up front at this time on aljazeera. Al jazeera is Award Winning program to take you on a journey around the globe. Expert analysis and. Its all about whos in charge who controls the resources and documentaries that will be your eyes its a Technology Story its a business story its a social story and its a political story all wrapped into one its unpredictable television that truly inspired us only on aljazeera. Whether youre watching aljazeera mind of our top stories this hour south africas ruling party the African National congress is meeting in johannesburg to elect its new leader president jacob zuma his successor as party chief is expected to be elected in the next president ial election in two thousand and nineteen. Funerals are being held for the four palestinians killed by Israeli Forces in the latest protests in gaza and the occupied west bank one of the men shot by a sniper in the confrontations was activist. He lost his legs during an israeli air strike in two thousand and eight. The u. S. Embassy in honduras has been surrounded by protesters angry at waiting three weeks for a definitive results in the president ial election demonstrators accuse the u. S. Of interfering in last months vote which both candidates say they want. The Trump Administration has provided a list of words and phrases to the nations largest Public Health agency the center for Disease Control to be banned from use in any official budget documents in other words include vulnerable entitlement diversity. And fetus the phrase is evidence based and science based are also banned from use from a human has more on this story from washington d. C. I mean tom why and what does this mean for the c. D. C. Well the c. D. C. Spokesman gave no specific explanation for that or the rationale for this only saying that they were given these instructions and these were passed on to policy analyst in preparation for their budget documents for the next fiscal year now they have suggested alternative words for evidence based for example they say that the c. D. C. Can base its recommendations on science in consideration with Community Standards and wishes now in most cases no replacement words have been offered many critics for example appointed to the elimination of the word fetus feet is a medical term they point out but this may be in deference to many of the event jellicoe and other supporters of donald trump who prefer the term preborn rather than unborn or or fetus so this may be just a gesture to a certain base Political Base of the president and people in the in the health and Human Services department are following up on that and the parent leave this is not coming directly from the top but there are certainly appointees or people whove been nominated in the department of human health and Human Services who have distinctly. Firm opinions about the whole issue of Birth Control Reproductive Health and such and of course they they do not accept the the. Legal acceptance for. Communities and the recognition of same sex marriage for example and is this common law is a trend under the Top Administration well the people who are alarmed at this at this develop this latest development actually do for see it as part of a trend for example the president has yet to appoint a white house science and Technology Adviser its the longest that that position has been unfilled in any Administration Since the office was established on the e. P. A. The Environmental Protection agency the people who have been given e. P. A. Grants have been barred from or removed from serving on science advisory boards. With the a. P. A. One of the new appointees who are nominees is a researcher who believes that air pollution a little air pollution can be good for children. And so its not alarmed at all by the by air pollution standards there then of course theres the whole issue of well there are a whole slew of issues for example the environmental the nominee for the Environmental Quality office in the in the white house she is not a scientist she is a Climate Change skeptic and just generally this is in line with the feeling of the of the president s base in fact in one poll thirty one only thirty one percent of republicans in the United States believe that Climate Change is caused by humans so you can see that that that concha that sense and feeling about whether whether in fact prior standards or mainstream science can now be accepted is really something that is under challenge throughout the administration all right tom thank you. That donald trump chains is cheering on the f. B. I. By saying that hes a true friend of the Crime Fighting organization the u. S. President s speech to nearly graduated agents is in stark contrast to repeated attacks on the bureaus Credibility Committee who has more from washington d. C. After months of disparaging americas Top Law Enforcement Agency donald trump told an audience of newly graduated f. B. I. Agents with me as your president Americas Police will have a true friend and loyal champion in the white house but two weeks earlier on social media the u. S. President criticized the f. B. I. Saying its reputation is in tatters his criticism is largely fueled by his belief the f. B. I. Did not charge his twenty sixteen president ial opponent Hillary Clinton with misuse of classified information which used a private email server will secretary of state but many believe his attacks are driven by a desire to discredit the agency best getting his campaigns alleged ties to russia during the election he should resign immediately tonight i have filed the resolution to have bob will recuse himself recently many Trump Supporters have been calling for a special prosecutor Robert Muller the man in charge of the russia probe to be fired they point to a newly released batch of Text Messages from two f. B. I. Agents as evidence the f. B. I. Officials worked on the clinton investigation. And the probe into whether trumps twenty sixteen campaign colluded with russia in the messages turned over to congress by the department of Justice Agents show preference toward clinton winning the white house and refer to trump repeatedly as an idiot this is not just political opinions this is just gusting on accountable bias and theres no way that could not affect. Persons work the agents have been removed or are no longer investigating russian meddling or potential obstruction of justice by trump speaking recently on capitol hill the Deputy Attorney general told lawmakers theres nothing inappropriate about f. B. I. Officials Holding Political opinions so long as it doesnt affect their work trump disagrees it is very sad when you look at those documents. How theyve done that is really really very the Deputy Attorney general has resisted any calls to fire Robert Mueller has said that there is no person Better Qualified to lead the investigation kimberly helped get al jazeera washington prosecutors of upgraded the murder charge against a u. S. Man accused of driving into a crowd of supporters of the white supremacist rally james fields jr faces life in prison if convicted of the first degree murder of. Thirty five others were injured when a car was driven into a crowd in charlottesville the rally in august attracted foreign supporters opposed to the removal of a statue honoring a civil war general fighting for slavery and the u. S. Secretary of state is urging north korea to stop its weapons testing as a prerequisite for talks while the north has remained defiant about its Ballistic Missiles program at the United Nations Security Council the u. N. Is a Public Meeting this year failed to come up with any new measures to curb north koreas Weapons Program michaela reports from new york the red scarf a reflection of the chilly weather outside and little warmth displayed in the chamber towards north korea. Is representative listened to condemnation from speaker after speaker with what appeared to be studied. The situation on the Korean Peninsula is the most thems and dangerous peace and security issue in the world today. Publicly at least the council has been united in imposing an extensive series of sanctions but the u. S. Secretary of state questions the commitment of russia and china continuing to allow north korean laborers to toil in slave like conditions inside russia in exchange for wages used to fund to clear Weapons Programs calls into questions russias dedication as a partner for peace similarly as chinese crude all flows to north korean refineries the United States questions chinas commitment to solving an issue that has serious implications for the security of its own citizens these charges rejected by china and russia which insisted that the ongoing joint military exercises by the u. S. And south korea made any dialogue all but impossible to muse that you should lean says that on the opinion two months of quiet by north korea and said by washington with unprecedented military exercises and the listing on a tear a funding list that leads us to question the sincerity of statements that there is a preference for a peaceful solution to the crisis were going to schools with. And with all eyes on him the north korean representative the period nervous his hands shaking but also unapologetic arguing that his country has a sovereign right to protect itself against what he called us aggression our position of the nuclear we have formed words of individuals the third was defensive in new jersey up with the prince. And the right of resistance and the development of from the us the meeting ended with agreement on the desirability of dialogue but division as to how to achieve it the u. S. Adamant that there has to be a unilateral freeze on Nuclear Testing by north korea before any talks can be possible. Why cant a United Nations a state funerals been held for the former king of roumania tens of thousands in the Capital Bucharest paid their final respects to king michael he died aged ninety six earlier this month in switzerland where he lived in exile after the communist revolution king was credited with saving thousands of lives during the Second World War by switching support for out of hitler to British Forces and their allies now mr is about to become the only country in western europe with a far right party in the government the winner of october parliamentary elections the conservative Peoples Party has reached a Coalition Deal with the anti Immigration Freedom Party that one year old Sebastian Kurtz who leads the conservatives will now become europes youngest leader both parties had campaigned for top her immigration rules and the deportation of Asylum Seekers relatives of crew members from the missing arjun timed submarine are demanding the International Search operation continues until the vessel is found. Ok. Contact with our assam one was lost in mid november Argentinas Navy ended its search two weeks ago after an explosion was detected near the subs last known location aircraft and ships from eighteen countries have been looking for the submarine and its forty four crew members in the southern atlantic. They promised us that they would keep looking for the most exhausting all the resources they told me the saying a sailor does not leave another sailor behind well here we are reminding them of. One of the government ministers in catalonia who faces thirty years in prison if convicted of rebellion against the Spanish Government has been speaking to al jazeera about their fight for independence leaders of spains government in madrid impose direct rule after secession referendum in october catalans go back to the polls in five days time to determine the balance of power. Has more. Yellow ribbons a sign that the jailed independence leaders are not forgotten neighbors in this quarter barcelona are rallying to form socalled committees to defend the republic. Heads that theyll just stamp and crush us we must hold our heads high. In the wake of october secession referendum spanish authorities imposed direct route and imprisoned separatist politicians. Just one of those cattle and government ministers who spanish prosecutors arrested on charges of rebellion. Is free on bail after a month in prison he recalls every moment. Specially the noise of the of the doors closing it and forget of all nice sterile means that you are not free demonstrations in support of the secession referendum will last but peaceful yet his fellow ministers were held in a cell block with convicted murderers and drug traffickers we where political prisons prisoners and now there are Political Prisoners in the spanish chains because if there is no violence they jailed us only to defend our i. D. s until his trial rule is free to run for reelection on december the twenty first. There on the campaign trail this thank you thank you our experience is that our thank you for an independent narrative and fighting to selfdetermination against a heavy handed central state. Rule is cautious when describing what tactics might persuade spains catalonia to break away dialogue or dialogue them across they were crossing the one percent those rebellion charges are still hanging over him if convicted he could spend thirty years in prison this is three year eight year old sons growing up i keep. Every day my two little children every day everyday. Because i dont know what will happen in next future so all i could face life in a different way. With catalonia in turmoil politics comes with a heavy personal price called pedal while dizzy or a while other sprain still ahead on out is there in sports a check athlete continues have bid to become the first person to compete in two different sports at the winter and then thanks. Mark. With bureaus spanning Six Continents across the globe. Aljazeera has correspondents living green the stories they tell. Me are fluent in world news. Is time for sport now with Tatiana Jane Brown madrid can become the first team to win back to back fifa club wildcard titles when they face grammy or later on the final of this annual twenty minute is being played in the United Arab Emirates capital of abu dhabi later brazilian side gremio of the champions of south america having lifted the couple better than us two and a half weeks ago while wral are looking to equal boss alone as record of three triumph at this event while copping a great twenty seventy. This is been a great year and one i wont forget nor with the fans of the history books of real madrid the number of trophies we won cant be erased but were not resting on our laurels you know. This is the most important match in my whole life as a coach this is also the most important match in the life of my players because its the final of the world cup and thats what i said to the players they know the responsibility they have but we have to take the final with a lot of confidence we have a lot of respect for our rivals but Everybody Knows how important this match is Manchester City are looking to extend their record winning streak in the English Premier League to sixteen games later they go into saturday the clash against tottenham with an eleven point lead at the top of the standings but despite his side success. Has ruled out a repeat of athens unbeaten theism in two thousand and four which led them to being called the invincibles. That belongs to us and they are going to use an amazing arsenal in two thousand were going to be. Today is completely different the intensity the lot of games that is going to have so now with companies than the exception of cities opponents tottenham have enjoyed a good run of form lately as well winning on their last three outings in all competitions their fourth on the ladder making for an interesting game at the stadium i thin we are going to play for me. The best team. Today in europe normally in england in this because its in. The base form and of course it always is so exciting he must challenge is this type of challenge that you want always to have the pursuit to to to to cuff. Ok there are seven premier league games in total on saturday Crystal Palace are currently turned up against the left of us in the second half later third place chelsea high southampton the prized team of the season burnley a currently and sixth place in the table and they travel to brighton while also looks to make up points on the top six when they play struggle as newcastle. Australia are in a dominant position at the close of play on day three of their third ashes test against england in perth the captain steve smith produced his highest ever test score and remains on beaten on two hundred twenty nine while Mitchell Marsh scored his maiden test century and finished the day on one hundred eighty one not out the pairs partnership is now worth three hundred one runs well that was in response to englands first innings total of four hundred three australia closed today with an overall lead of one hundred forty six runs with six wickets still remaining they lead the best of five series to nil and will reclaim the ashes and with a victory here and matias a happy man after that first test century. I didnt really feel to me it was weird feeling when i go in there. And you tell your noises about it and you always. Think were making a hundred and just make sure the folks on watching the boss has a clue. Remember too much of that most integration. But having to use things most. Absolutely think for time while the couple went out lindsey vonn has won the womens world cup super g. Race in valdez there in france it was the thirty three year old seventy eighth wild card race when the americans started the race and six places but she made that up towards the end she clucked a time of one minute and four point eight six seconds with italians the fia god finishing in second place. Will freestyle skiers are also preparing for the winter games in china at the freestyle world cup aerials event in the womens competition reigning World Champion and olympic silver medal is dreaming tiles in the state cost her dearly by the races hannah has over would profit from that era go on to take the victory Ashley Caldwell of the United States took place. On the mens side home hero young would also emerge victorious the sochi twenty fourteen bronze medalist nailed the back full double full full to claim the tenth world cup circuit win of his career second place went to maxim stick of batteries while there was a thing of canada complete at the podium. Over in italy that was a victory for sweden charlotte calla in the womens ten kilometer free technique crossed country event on saturday color won the ten kilometer crosscountry freestyle gold medal in vancouver in two thousand and ten and shell be hoping to emulate that. After taking silver in the sochi games. Meanwhile a russian athlete whos been banned from the olympics for life starts controversy on friday a lane in the casino won the european skeleton title and in sport grass despite being stripped of her bronze medal from the twenty fourteen olympics for doping and barred from future games governing body have allowed her to continue competing though she is one of twenty two. Actions appealing that i. O. C. Bans through the court of arbitration for sport. Chek athlete estella deca is bidding to become the first person to compete in both snowboarding and skiing at the Winter Olympics in pyongyang china and she is looking and good form in snowboarding at the moment at least winning a parallel giant slalom world cup event in italy on friday despite the foggy conditions on the slopes deca beats selena you in the final second victory in as many days she now leads by nearly one thousand points in the world cup standings. I feel great it was a great race so really enjoyed every room. I have to say that my team had also make you oh awesome job today especially right to go with the board because it was very fast on the floats in that its what i needed today and it was a nice race i really enjoyed in the n. B. A. The Houston Rockets have extended their winning streak to twelve games they beat the San Antonio Spurs one hundred twenty four to one hundred nine on friday meanwhile the trouble continues for the Boston Celtics with that sixteen game winning streak becoming just a distant memory now they were beaten by the utah jazz on friday Ricky Ribeiro scored twenty two points for utah bostons carvey irving got thirty three points on the night cutting that deficit to nine in the Third Quarter but it wouldnt be enough as utah ran out one hundred seven to ninety five winners. The title defender of the squash World Championships has been knocked out of the competition in manchester Karim Abdullah god was beaten in the quarterfinals by six feet and while number five egypt. On friday you won the match in free games he moves into the semis for the first time in his career and hes going to have an easy task during final face u. S. Open champion for arc of egypt and thats all the sport for now joins our tea bags or for that tatiana and thats it from me jane dutton but ill be back in a couple of minutes with an expletive a c then. Abandoned by the state social collectors are all keep buying space is among the people a military needs architects working on the edge of little. In the First Episode of. Something i will seem to have chosen aljazeera into the realm of self building in spain. At this time on aljazeera. And its like getting something for you its the season of excess this is made in china. Or for one all American Family a challenge. Life without the wilds factory we dont make any. What is in this economic christmas without china a witness documentary this time. The town of ednas one of the most polluted places in the occupied west bank truckloads of electronic waste make their way here every day the vast majority coming from israel to surrounding illegal jewish settlements each item is taken apart the parts then are sold back to israel but its valuable materials such as copper wire deductables profitable. A good chunk of this waste gets burnt illegally because its simply cheaper and easier to extract comp and this way usually happens on the hill surrounding the town but this is agriculture love a look at whats left behind ashes and met those guys ms back is furious which each fire more of his crops are destroyed on the lawn its like a cancer that no one can walk here anymore yes suffocating even the sheep cant be here oh theyre not breathing anymore look at the my old to use isnt the dead as she. Often eagle hiccups in the delays so that it is raining pozzi meets to a place