to make his way into the holy town of bethlehem.” territories to make his way into the holy town of bethlehem. i am now at the checkpoint betweenjerusalem and bethlehem. walking across the checkpoint and go to the wailing wall. going through the checkpoint isa wall. going through the checkpoint is a little bit complicated. slightly more complicated and confusing than i thought. and then sought of trying to follow other people and people pushing me from one way to the other. i would say we are in the palestinian side, the palestinian territories. it is quite exhilarating. as you come out the tunnel into the taxi area, where the wall is, you can hear people talking, you can smell food and coffee and that is quite loud and interesting. can you show me to a taxi? church of the nativity. 0k. show me to a taxi? church of the nativity. ok. | show me to a taxi? church of the nativity. ok. i will take show me to a taxi? church of the nativity. 0k. iwill take you show me to a taxi? church of the nativity. ok. i will take you for a photograp

i am now at the checkpoint betweenjerusalem and bethlehem. i've got to across the checkpoint and go past the dividing wall. railing... getting through the checkpoint is a little bit complicated. slightly more complicated and confusing than i thought. and then sort of trying to follow other people and people pushing me from one way to the other. i would say we are in the palestinian side, the palestinian territories. it is quite exhilarating. as you come out the tunnel into the taxi area, where the wall is, you can hear all the people talking, you can smell different food and coffee and that it is quite lively and interesting. can you show me to a taxi? where? church of the nativity. 0k. i will take you for a photograph on the wall. i will take it with my camera. 0k, cool. are you happy? always. how big is the wall. it is big maybe 30... 30 metres? it is far. tony, welcome to bethlehem. you want to go to the church? the church of the nativity. 0k. all this way behind the wall, you have hotel banksy, behind the wall. you have hotel. i am feelin

fears were also held at the church of nativity in bethlehem in the occupied west bank a place at the heart of many conflicts in the middle east and beyond and hear their prayers for better times from a job read out as their. there are talks between germany's two major parties to form a ruling coalition the resuming on sunday a potential sticking point between dangler merkel's christian democrats and the social democrats is the refugee crisis that divided over whether to allow relatives of people who are already in germany to join them for bavaria it came reports it's time for nine year old michael michael to do his homework and as in many families his big brother is on hand to help in fact twenty two year old mahmoud is more of a father to michael than an elder brother. because as yazidi refugees these two have been granted asylum in germany but for the past two years their parents and siblings have been stuck in a holding camp for migrants increase. the mission of the view of my hope was that germany told them they could come join us here but then a few months ago we were told they

and explains from bethlehem. the protests were unprecedented in a display of anger toward the greek orthodox patriarch of jerusalem demonstrators attacked the convoy of the office the third as it made its way to bethlehem's manger square in the occupied west bank behind all this recent news reports alleging the patriarch has been involved in property sales to foreign tax havens and those properties may end up in the hands of israeli businesses. protesters believe the allegations and say it will make it harder for palestinians to establish their own state but the live now to mount a clear and simple we want the patriarch to resign we want to reform the patriarchate and to sign a legal committee to evaluate the situation representatives of the greek orthodox church of jerusalem deny the allegations and the handle of the snow if we did not as they claim to sell our lands to the israeli occupation those are old deals the patriarch wants to rectify clarify because all those old deals are detrimental to the rights of t

hello we begin in the occupied west bank where there have been scuffles in bethlehem that's where the patriarch of jerusalem had been holding mass to mark orthodox christmas but as the office the third attempted to leave manger square protesters blocked his car and threw some eggs he's at the center of growing. public anger after being accused in israeli media of selling off large parts of church land to is really private businesses other protests are planned against the u.s. decision to recognize the roots of them as israel's capital mohamed june following this story covering all the developments for us from bethlehem itself how much is all of this overshadowing the sure there's been a festivities mahamed. well that's right to read in the fact of the matter is that this is really unprecedented in in recent history that you would have these kinds of protests against the greek orthodox patriarch i mean those were very dramatic pictures that we saw this was a protest that had been called for for some time now but i believe that really those that sporting the patriarch about him were sti

bethlehem the occupied west bank. jordan says the arab league will seek international recognition of a palestinian state talk to donald trump's decision on jerusalem some members of the league met in the jordanian capital amman jordan has seen a wave of protests against the u.s. and israel following trump's decision to move the american embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. our goal is to overturn the american decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel and to assert that it has no it legal effect. we have specific requests the most important of which is the recognition of the palestinian state with jerusalem as its capital according to the june the fourth nine hundred sixty seven borders but of on to other news now donald trump has reacted to accusations that he is mentally unfit for office describing himself as a stable genius that follows publication of a book that questions has ability to do his job and claims that his stuff you have as and fentanyl as john hendren reports from washington translates as

angry scenes in bethlehem as palestinians protest against the greek orthodox patriarch accusing him of selling church land to his ratings. and good news from nasa the hole in the ozone layer is getting smaller thanks to the global ban on c.f.c. chemicals. president trump has rejected accusations that he is mentally unfit for office describing himself in a tweet as a stable genius it follows the publication of a book that questions his ability to do his job and claims his staff view him as a child michael wolff book went on sale on friday four days early despite threats of legal action from trump's law is the president has described fire and fury inside the white house as full of lies misrepresentations and sources that don't exist he insists he never even spoke to wolf the author to nice president meanwhile is telling his focus to keep pharmacies as humans congressional leaders at camp david infrastructure and welfare reform are expected to be on the agenda as well as immigration the troubled ministration plans to ask congress for eighteen billion dollars to build a security wall along

and it is from the mayor of bethlehem, and you can see that he writes, "welcome to bethlehem. we pray that secretary of state, mr. baker, will succeed in helping us to have peace between palestinians and israelis." it is dated march 12, 1991. alison: continuing with priorities, during the clinton administration, extreme violence broke out in the bosnian region with the breakup of yugoslavia. it was kind of the last gasps of the cold war. the americans were very much involved in the peace process in dayton, ohio. the dayton accord ended that war. the region was a hot spot, and the secretary of state, madeleine albright, was aware of what was going on in the region. katie: she was. she managed the response in coordination with some of her foreign minister counterparts, and she held an almost daily conference call with the foreign ministers. and she later termed it conference call diplomacy to help manage the conflict. and they coordinated and worked quite well together. at the end of secretary albright's tenure in january of 2001, she and her conference call diplomacy counterpar

bethlehem like this thousands would usually be here at christmas the muslims that would show up even before christians palestinian christians in the west bank are worried their relatively small number will continue to do windell and according to a recent study by the daughter of columbia university college twenty eight percent of palestinian christians said they'd leave this region if given the chance highlighting yet again the growing feeling of despair at a time of year when there is usually at the very least a small semblance of hope mohamed atta bethlehem the occupied west bank. they've been long queues outside supermarkets in venezuela after the government ordered them to slash prices the cost of items was reduced as rampant inflation in venezuela has risen to above one thousand percent that's led to widespread shortages of food and medicine president nicolas maduro blames economic crisis on an international conspiracy. simply because we arrived early but we couldn't get in the prices were much lower last night but today the prices a normal they were dickie prices elevated compa

. >> bethlehem is an palestinian territory and considered to be an agent city. diplomatic relations with the arab world had been restrained. the 1960's and 1970's, american presidents and secretaries were preoccupied with negotiating between egypt and israel which was during the carter administration. when ronald reagan became president and then his successor theey were focused on palestinian conflict. this was very important that not only was it given in bethlehem in palestinian territory, it was shift in thinking about american foreign-policy and how they could mediate the settlement between the israelis and palestinians. >> this particular box came with a personalized note to secretary baker, and it is from the mayor you can see, and that he writes, welcome to bethlehem. ,e pray that secretary of state mr. baker, will succeed in helping us to have peace tween palestinians -- between palestinians and israelis. it is stated 1991. 1991.dated broke out inolence the bosnian region and yugoslavia. gaps of the cold war. the americans were involved in ohio --e rss in

the scenes in bethlehem as palestinians protest against the greek orthodox patriarch accusing him of sending church law into israel. and that some good news from the hole in the ozone layer is getting smaller thanks to the global ban on c.b.c. and the cold. so the president trump has rejected accusations that he is mentally unfit for office describing himself in a tweet as a stable genius responding to criticism in a newly published book that comes down to his ability to do his job he posted actually throughout my life my two greatest assets have been my mental stability and being like really smart i went from a very successful businessman to top t.v. star to president of the united states i think that would qualify as not smarts but genius and a very stable genius at that. well speaking to media directly mr trumpets again insisted that he's the right man to lead the u.s. and strongly criticized the book's author. i consider it a work of fiction and i think it's a disgrace that somebody is able to have something do something like that the libel laws are very weak in this country if t

and bethlehem as you know is like you know the small hole in the swiss cheese set on ended by jewish settlements israeli settlements and we have noise and anymore to lift what are what kids so bethlem is becoming back to get to. and this is causing actually christians to integrate we did a study just recently that showed that twenty eight percent of the palestinian christian community and twenty four percent of the protestant with him community with him agreed they see it if they have a chance to do so on the other hand you saw and use. book about the gap between the need to ship. and secondly gay shows and this is true for so many churches in this land so it's like jesus said sheeps without shepherds or most and the third i think when you look on the nod to me do you stand context what's happening to christians in egypt and so on makes that cushions you had water and dust but not to use the event jelly can push on zionist special in the states see vice president pence and his group of those who actually pushed it as then prompted to clear jerusalem as they kept it as a basic differe

bethlehem like this thousands would usually be here at christmas the muslims that would show up even before christians palestinian christians in the west bank are worried their relatively small number will continue to do windell and according to a recent study by the daughter of columbia university college twenty eight percent of palestinian christians said they'd leave this region if given the chance highlighting yet again the growing feeling of despair at a time of year when there is usually at the very least a small semblance of hope mohamed atta bethlehem the occupied west bank. still to come here at al-jazeera. the most violent year in mexico's history the murders the six politicians lead to fears for the upcoming elections. and queues form outside supermarkets in venezuela and the government ordered shops to reduce prices. welcome back it really is summer across parts of australia the moments of very high temperatures being recorded across southeastern arizona data a very warm one in sydney during sunday temperatures pushing the forty degree mark looking more unsettled up acros

bethlehem like this thousands would usually be here at christmas muslims it would show up even before christians palestinian christians in the west bank are worried their relatively small number will continue to do windell and according to a recent study by the data university college twenty eight percent of palestinian christians said they'd leave this region if given the chance highlighting yet again the growing feeling of despair at a time of year when there is usually at the very least a small semblance of hope mohammed. bethlehem the occupied west bank well jordan says the arab league will seek international recognition of a palestinian state after trunks decision in jerusalem some members of the league matter in the jordanian capital amman jordan has seen a wave of protests against the u.s. and israel following trends decision to move the american embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem and the american president says he's open to dialogue with the north korean leader kim jong un and says he's hopeful next week's meeting between north and south will go beyond the north participation

i am now at the checkpoint betweenjerusalem and bethlehem. i've got to across the checkpoint and go past the dividing wall. railing... getting through the checkpoint is a little bit complicated. slightly more complicated and confusing than i thought. and then sort of trying to follow other people and people pushing me from one way to the other. i would say we are in the palestinian side, the palestinian territories. it is quite exhilarating. as you come out the tunnel into the taxi area, where the wall is, you can hear all the people talking, you can smell different food and coffee and that is quite loud and interesting. can you show me to a taxi? where? church of the nativity. 0k. tony, welcome to bethlehem. you want to go to the church? the church of the nativity. 0k. all this way is wall, behind the wall, you have hotel banksy, behind the wall. you have hotel. i am feeling excited to be in bethlehem, a new city, a new town, new experiences. driving through bethlehem, along the wall, it has given me a sort of brief glimpse of how long the w

and we live in bethlehem to tell you why it's not such a happy christmas for all for christians that this year. plus we're looking at how world wide band of certain chemicals has helped to heal the planet. has held a special session on recent protests in iran with the u.s. accusing to iran of stifling the voice of its people the members objected to the meeting insisting the council wasn't the place to discuss a country's internal affairs like hanna reports from the united nations. there was animated debate in the council chamber before the discussions began their members taken aback by the lack of notice from the u.s. in calling for this public debate the u.s. ambassador adamant that it was essential iran be called to account if the founding principles of this institution mean anything we will not only hear their cry we will finally answer it the iranian regime is now on notice the world will be watching what you do russia had vehemently opposed what it saw as an unacceptable intervention in iran's internal affairs but also argued that the us had another motive in pushing for this me

bethlehem like this thousands would usually be here christmas muslims that would show up even before christians palestinian christians in the west bank are worried their relatively small number will continue to do windell and according to a recent study by the daughter of columbia university college twenty eight percent of palestinian christians said they'd leave this region if given the chance highlighting yet again the growing feeling of despair at a time of year when there is usually at the very least a small semblance of hope mohamed atta bethlehem the occupied west bank. now jordan says the arab league will seek international recognition of a palestinian state herter the trumpet administration recognizes jerusalem as israel's capital last month now some members of the league met in the jordanian capital amman jordan has seen a wave of protests against the u.s. and israel following trumps decision to move the american embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. become our goal is to overturn the american decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel and to assert that it has n

in war this is the pilgrims continue to arrive in bethlehem palestinians and christians right the way across the occupied west bank feel frustrated about this situation there is a subdued anger however there are calls from the palestinian leadership for demonstrations protests on choose day and also a call for a general strike but all the while the palestinian president is in brussels where the e.u. has reassured him it supports his ambition to have east jerusalem as palestine's capital mahmoud abbas has been holding talks with the e.u. foreign policy chief frederica morgan and european foreign ministers about says also as european union nations to recognize the state of palestine. here. we pay all due respect to the positions of the european union we truly consider the e.u. as a partner in free and and therefore we call its member states to swiftly recognize the state of palestine and we confirm that there is no contradiction between recognition and the resumption of negotiations. turkish troops and the syrian rebel allies are closing in on kurdish forces as they fight secure key are

the graffiti illustrates the feelings of people on the occupied west bank here in bethlehem at a security checkpoint a short distance away you start to drive for about five kilometers and you'd be right where mike pence is right now it's a major occasion for the israelis but it's being boycotted by palestinians they feel that no way in any way whatsoever can they engage with this whole visit they held a protest here in bethlehem when pencil rived on sunday nights the now right now in manger square the biggest activity is taking down the christmas decorations pence said wanted to make this one of the focal points in his visit he wanted to spread a message that christians throughout the middle east should be treated with more dignity more recognition and should have more protection this clergyman is one of many saying that pence is a member of a sex they describe as christian zionists these are groups that read the bible a new way that actually. you know instead of focusing on liberation they focus on occupation they are interested in out of might get done in war this is the pilgrims contin

this was in bethlehem just before midnight. no one was hurt, but the vehicles seriously damaged. >>> and atlantic city will get a new mayor at noon. the democrat takes place of the republican who he defeated in november. before this, the 47-year-old was a member of city council. >>> and a mother, father and their three sons are among 12 people killed in a plane crash in costa rica. ten americans died as well as two local crew members. the steinberg family of scarsdale was headed to costa rica yesterday for the last stop on their trip when their plane crashed into a mountain shortly after takeoff. the cause of the crash is not yet known. >>> small explosions at a fire in gloucester county brought a big response from emergency crews. the fire was in an outbuilding at the summerville farm yesterday afternoon. the building had various farming supplies and equipment along with a make shift oig offiffice. the farmer suffered minor injuries. it appears the fire was accidental. >>> eagles had an ugly loss to the cowboys 6-0 in brutal l

. >>> taking a life look now at our camera in bethlehem. snow has already fallen winter weather advisory is in effect in the bethlehem area until 6am tomorrow. >>> you can see the snow very clearly on storm scan3. it's moving in from the west and will impact the philadelphia area later on tonight. >>> this system could impact tomorrow morning' commute. good afternoon i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. how much can we expect from this system and when will it start? more specifically here in philadelphia. core the answers let's turn to meteorologist katie fehlinger she is tracking the snow from the cbs3 weather center. hi, katie good guys, it's all about location, location, locate with this one. we ended up with snow earlier this morning which we'll discuss in more detail later in the show. but i do want to take you back in time. start things off with just a time lapse and take you wack back before the sun came up obviously this is outside witness feel elementary school and you'll notice it's tough to tell you can tell nonetheless that at

but there are people in bethlehem who regard donald trump not as a messiah, but a pariah. pensionerjulie rhea is worried about the new president's temperament. it's a common complaint from republicans as well as democrats. i don't think he has a real grasp on any kind of reality, in a way. you know, in a theatrical reality, yes, he's great, you know, but as far as leading our country, i think he has no clue what he's doing, and i don't think he realises the seriousness of it. people in these communities aren't consumed by the fire and fury gossip coming from the white house. they are not following every twist and every tweet. manyjudge this presidency with an economic yardstick and, financially, many feel better off than they did this time last year. for all the chaos and controversy in washington, there's a sense of resurgence in the rust belt. nick bryant, bbc news, pennsylvania. there are changes afoot at facebook. the vast all powerful social networking site has more than two billion users, and has been criticised for spreading unreliable information and endless advert

there are people in bethlehem who regard donald trump as a pariah. this woman is worried about the president's temperament. it's a common complaint from republicans and democrats. i don't think he has a real grasp on any kind of reality in a way. you know, in a theatrical reality he is great. but as far as leading our country, i think he has no clue what he is doing. i don't think he realises the seriousness of it. people in these communities are not consumed by the fire and fury gossip from the white house. they're not following every twist and tweet. many judge his presidency with an economic yardstick and many feel better off than they did this time last year. for all the chaos in washington, there is a sense of resurgence in the rust belt. 0ur correspondent reflected on the shut down which has paralysed the us government a year after mr trump's election. the president was due to be guest of honour at a fund—raising dinner to mark the anniversary. instead he is here in washington, feuding with opposition democrats and if anything his stance seem

from moscow to bethlehem and beyond, orthodox christians begin their christmas celebrations. the east coast of north america is shivering in a record—breaking freeze. it comes after a massive snowstorm that reached as far south as florida. in parts of the us, temperatures are forecast to fall below minus 30 degrees celsius. the extreme weather has been linked to up to 19 deaths in the us so far, and two more in canada. andrew plant reports. a new year, a new low for north america's east coast, bracing itself against sub—zero temperatures and several inches of snow. it is those who live outside who are now the most vulnerable to a weather event that is exceptionally rare. in chicago, the thermometers are still falling. those on the streets encouraged to come inside. in boston, homeless shelters are bringing in more emergency beds as dozens flee from the biting cold. and in washington, dc, as volunteers serve hot meals to the homeless here, the fear is that the frozen ground and the forecast for record lows this weekend could become a lethal combination. i don't know that w

back in bethlehem the traditional arrival of the holy land's traditional arrival of the holy lands the greek orthodox patriarch was locked, temporarily at least, by palestinians protesting at what they say is church land being sold to israelis in east jerusalem. eventually, theophilus the third did make it to join celebrations with the heads of the syrian and coptic 0rthodox churches. any chipped, despite recent attacks on coptic chrisjones, president despite recent attacks on coptic chris jones, president rcc despite recent attacks on coptic chrisjones, president rcc took part ina midnight chrisjones, president rcc took part in a midnight mass, part of the service in which they break their 43 leigh deagan fast. —— assisi. food also plays an important role in mexico, where roman catholics might the epiphany of the three kings day celebrations, and a king—size cake is devoured. and after all the festive food, some physical exercise, with swimmers in greece immersing themselves in the traditional pursuit of retrieving a wooden cross. in rome, pope france's celebrated with a mass at

scenes in bethlehem as palestinians protest against the greek orthodox patriarch kucing him of something to his raids. and from florida to new england much of the u.s. east coast is once again dangerous to. continue to become a player as the spanish giants agree a deal with liverpool in one of the most expensive transfers in history. president trump is rejected accusations that he is mentally unfit for office describing himself in a tweet as a stable g.d.s. it follows the publication of a book that questions his ability to do his job claims to still view him as a child was meant to be unveiling his key policies for two thousand and eighteen but instead launched an attack on the book's author is john hundred reports now from washington. and i did a quick interview with him a long time ago having to do with an article this book clearly has donald trump rattled the suggestion in fire and fury the cabinet members and allies to question trump's intelligence and his fitness for office have gotten under the president's skin the book has driven a wedge between trump and his one time closest advi

bethlehem the occupied west bank now the german chancellor angela merkel says she thinks major parties can form a coalition government they've resume talks in beilin a potential sticking point between angela merkel's christian democrats and the social democrats is the refugee crisis they're divided as to whether to allow relatives of people who are already in germany to join them if governments kundalini. i think we can do it we will work very quickly very intensively that's what we set out to do and you always think about what people in germany are expecting all of us who always hope that politics will solve their problems and create a framework the people to live well in our country i am optimistic about these talks but i also know that there is a lot of work ahead of us in the coming days we are willing to take on the work more now from our correspondent in bavaria dominic kane. it's time for nine year old michael michael to do his homework and as in many families his big brother is on hand to help in fact twenty two year old mahmoud is more of a father to michael than an elder brot

and ukrainians are also marking christmas correspondent jim joins us live from bethlehem so it's time for celebration for many of those christians what's the mood. well laura look the organizers have tried to make this occasion as festive as possible but this is a year in which there is a lot of anger there is a lot of hopelessness mostly stemming from the decision by u.s. president donald trump just one month ago today to recognize jerusalem as the capital. by this time of day usually in manger square it would typically be packed i'm going to ask our cameraman joseph to just try to pan around a little bit and show you it's really not all that crowded yes there have been for sessions of ushers and marching bands that have come through there has been music there are christmas carols playing right now you see the huge christmas tree behind us which is in front of the church of the nativity but seriously this is much much less crowded than it would typically be and that really speaks to the mood here one of the growing hopelessness amongst palestinian christians wondering what exactly th

selling to israeli business owners an allegation the church has denied we'll have a live report from bethlehem also on the grid the meeting didn't go as planned deference by the u.s. to gone to international support for on thai government protests in iran fire as members of the u.n. security council criticize the americans and reaffirmed support for the ron nuclear agreement with president to you to decide whether to continue with the deal will the u.s. be more isolated and is long said mexico will pay for the border wall but now donald trump is asking the u.s. congress to put aside eighteen billion dollars for the first phase of the project a showdown looms between democrats and republicans over the price and the status of hundreds of thousands of young undocumented migrants some good news about the environment the scientists say the hole in the ozone layer is slowly shrinking after a global ban on certain harmful chemicals thirty year. so ago i made a simple connect with us using the house tag it is good. it would then the it would the news grid live on air and streaming online through you t

we have a shelter in place still up here, in easton bethlehem township just outside allentown. early morning shooting in the 2200 block of toursdale, it is not that far from st. lukes hospital to give you a locater there off of i78. we are waiting for more information as far as whats the and, and, southbound, cottman avenue and girard, everything wet, slippery, penndot put down that salt/bri ne solution overnight mainly in the western suburbs like 202, 100, 422, chester county and live look at i-95 near academy road where everything is damp, wet, slower than normal. live look at the freeway stack up approaching the walt whitman and patco here's the deal trains running every 10 minutes, coming into philadelphia, eastbound trains anywhere from 10 to 20 minutes but expect delays through the morning rush hour, mike and alex, back to you in the super bowl. >> thanks very much. >> i like the way bob says it, super bowl. >> back to you. >> marla evans, she watches the show every day, hi there, she said if the eagles win she will put a super bowl logo on her arm but then get a tattoo o

reporting from bethlehem, walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >>> and here is the story that makes us philly a young man getting ready to serve his country received a big send your today in bucks county. 18-year-old either anaheims received a farewell from the students at saint drexel school. and in a few days the maintenance worker leaves for boot camp to the u.s. marine corps. there was patriotic music. >> and it makes me f can accomplish anything. people that go to boot camp don't have as much support as i do now. keeping me going. >> and haines attended the school for a couple of years and only worked there for a couple of months and is popular with students and staff. >>> coaching staff and the players at the height of game planning now. >> just a few more days until this huge game is upon us. the franchise has been here before and a while. nine long years and the players vow to make the most of this opportunity. birds and vikings at the linc in the championship game. and jaime apody is live with more. >> reporter: diocese it is the most uncanny championship game match-up. cas

bethlehem the occupied west bank the u.s. president says he's open to dialogue with north korea data kim jong un it follows a recent escalation in rhetoric between the two datas trump also said he's hopeful that next week's meeting between north and south korea will go beyond the north participation in the winter olympics i would love to see them take. a very good relationship with south korea i would love to see it go far beyond things absolutely just. right now they're talking to us it's a start it's a victory if i weren't involved they wouldn't be talking about the interest rate to be doing if you were there would be much more serious. at least fourteen people have been killed in. attacks in rebel held a mask this has been a spike in violence and in recent weeks. about fifty five is have been reported around the australian state of victoria as temperatures soar above forty to. have been battling conditions to contain the flame and the five commas for the north something isn't sure and its hottest day on record has been for

business delegations visit to the city of bethlehem. i. mean this took place at a meeting of the bethlehem chamber of commerce and industry protesters arrived with a banner condemning donald trump after minor scuffles the meeting was cut short his policy was more on the anger caused by the old and go in jerusalem controversy. this is just the latest incident in a string of protests that have been taking place on the palestinian street there were protests in front of the palestinian prime minister's office in the west bank city of ramallah now there they were protesting against the reduction of services being offered by where the united nations relief and works agency for palestinian refugees the protests anger on the palestinian street have gone as fast into the israeli parliament all these really committed where just last week the american vice president mike pence was visiting as he stood up to speak a group of arab lawmakers who constitute the food largest faction in the israeli parliament started shouting and holding up banners with an

plant but we live in bethlehem to tell you why it's not such a happy christmas for orthodox christians there this year. hello the u.n. security council has held a special session on the recent protests in iran with the u.s. accusing to her on of stifling the voice if it's people other members objected to the meeting insisting the council wasn't the place to discuss a country's internal affairs mike hanna reports from the united nations. there was animated debate in the council chamber before the discussions began their members taken aback by the lack of notice from the u.s. in calling for this public debate the u.s. ambassador adamant that it was essential iran be called to account if the founding principles of this institution mean anything we will not only hear their cry we will finally answer the iranian regime is now on notice the world will be watching what you do russia had vehemently opposed what it saw as an unacceptable intervention in iran's internal affairs but also argued that the u.s. had another motive in pushing for this meeting used to me put up a new put the real reaso

officials had to flee an event in the west bank city of bethlehem of the angry protesters stormed the building they were in. a lot of being a business meeting at the bethlehem chamber of commerce and industry protesters arrived to the banner that condemned trunks decision to recognize jerusalem as the israeli capital clashes the meeting was cut short before leaving the building the americans were given a clear message. so the new. and the story didn't end there palestinian protesters then ran out of the building and threw tomatoes at the diplomatic cars which were trying to flee the scene. i. it was not easy either as you saw there on the video palace news tried to gain entry to the vehicles loosely has moral much before. but this is just the latest incident in a string of protests that have been taking place on the palestinian street ever since the american president donald trump made an announcement back in the beginning of december saying that he recognized jerusalem as israel's capital also on tuesday there were protests in front of the palestinian prime minister's office in the w

so bethlehem looking good tonight. storm scan three is clear, high pressure in control of our forecast, there are a few snow showers up around buffalo area, toronto but rest of the region is looking good for tonight. we will zoom in locally nothing happening, tonight, nice night, beautiful moon and good night to look at it. taking dog for a walk perhaps make sure you wear coat, temperatures right around freezing mark already and dropping even lower tonight, tonight, likely will be colder then last night, thanks to the clear sky and the calm wind. wind are light right now out of the west, 31 allentown. thirty-five in philadelphia. 28 degrees in millville. overnight le down to the mid 20's, wind chills not as bad 24 degrees the overnight low but it is cold, quiet. for tomorrow not as cold. we will see sunshine and highs in the mid 40's, couple degrees above average and without wind and full day of sun, 45 will feel nice. saturday looks good as well with high pressure in control this front will be moving through late satu

officials had to flee an event in the city of bethlehem after angry protesters stormed the building they were in. no no no no no. no no no no. call that had been a business meeting at the bethlehem chamber of commerce and industry protesters arrived with a bather condemning donald trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital after a minor trashes the meeting was cut short but before leaving the building the americans were given a clear message. that you should. go. and the story did not end there palestinian protesters then ran out of the building and threw tomatoes at the diplomatic cars that were trying to flee the scene. and there are scrapes wasn't that easy either as you can see from this video palestinians trying to gain entry to the vehicles artie's paulus lear has more of what sparked all the trouble. but this is just the latest incident in a string of protests that have been taking place on the palestinian street ever since the american president donald trump made an announcement back in the beginning of december saying that he recognized jerusalem as israel's cap