the palestinian president mahmoud abbas says the veto makes the us complicit in what he describes as war crimes against palestinians. in a statement, he condemns the american position as a flagrant violation of all humanitarian principles and values and he holds the us responsible for the bloodshed of palestinian children, women and elderly people in the gaza strip . the us envoy said such a ceasefire would be dangerous and unrealistic. every other member of the council backed the resolution apart from the uk, which abstained. israel thanked the us, saying a ceasefire would give hamas which is classed as a terror group by many western governments a chance to regroup. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports. in gaza, there s no safe place, says the un secretary general. the health care system is collapsing. hospitals have become battlegrounds, and palestinians have no shelter and everything else needed to survive, he says. this was the scene in khan younis
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Agents are getting more than 100 reports per month of drones flying near manned aircraft. those drones will need to be registered at faa.gov for a $5 fee. a 30-year drought is now over. today sports illustrated named serena williams its sports person of the year. she is the first female athlete to win the title since 1983. williams says she s beyond honored to be recognized, and it s been quite a year for the tennis phenom. she started with a win at the australian open, victories at the french open and wimbledon. serena williams is the first tennis player to receive the honors since arthur ash in 1992. still ahead, nearly 200 countries agreed on a climate deal today six years in the making. president obama calling that a huge turning point for the future. more on what it means after the break.xu sales event is here.
Sovereign state is, in fact, an act of war. no amount of legal acrobatics can make it otherwise. shepard: he does have a point. congressman coverage also called the administration s actions in libya a clear and arrogant violation of the constitution. well, it s early morning in syria now. the beginning of what antigovernment protesters are calling martyr s day. they tell us the next 24 hours could be a turning point for the future of syria. and perhaps for the entirety of the middle east. they are calling for massive protests across the country. demanding democratic reforms from a government in syria which is aligned with iran and supports militant groups which target israel. they say they are upset with the president there assad who earlier this week passed on an opportunity to address any of the changes that are being demanded by any of the protesters. instead today in a last ditch effort to stave off, look into the possibility of reform
Is due to expire next year. endeavour in april. only twice more will we have the majesty, the awe, and let s be honest, the trepidation. of watching a shuttle liftoff. we wish the discovery astronauts a successful 11 days in space. we will track that mission. we ll see you back here tomorrow. parker spitzer starts right now. good evening. welcome to our program. tonight in libya, moammar gadhafi is hanging on by his fingernail and i m not sure how much longer this can go on. many libyan cities have now fallen to the rebels. it fathers turning point for the future of moammar gadhafi s libya will be the battle of tripoli. the capital city is his last real stronghold. here are the cities now in control of the rebels. in the eastern part of the