>> they're firing canisters >> ... emmy award winning investigative series. landlords. >> welcome to the news hour. coming up in the show a palestinian is shot dead by police in jerusalem after driving his van into a crowded train platform. the attack followed by the clashes with israeli security forces the city's most holy site. the u.s. republican party declares it's back. after a strong performance in midterm elections. leave yemen or face sanctions.

giving yemen's former president an ultimatum. >> one is dead and 14 wounded after a palestinian man drove his car into a group of people in jerusalem. it afte happened after a protest in east jerusalem tense over the holy site has been heightened by israeli officials about the future status of the mosque there. >> after a day of tensions, a night of protests. thithis is the palestinian neighborhood in occupied east jerusalem. protesters took to the streets after what they see is increasing israel aggression, lighting fires and setting off fireworks. the protests follow what the

israeli police are calling a hit-and-run terror attack. investigators say a palestinian man drove his car into a crowd of people waiting at a train platform in west jerusalem injuring several, some critically. a security camera captured the moment officers shot the man did. i has been identified who is widely reported to have connections with hamas. police say they shot him because he was trying to attack bystanders with a metal rod. >> in recent days we have see aggression. this incitement has consequences on the ground. the ramming attack in jerusalem is a direct result of the ensi

incitement. we're in a continuous battle over jerusalem, which i have no doubt we will win. >> the attack happened shortly after a violent confrontation between israeli police and palestinian protesters at the compound in occupied east jerusalem. the fighting began after a group of far right israeli activists tried to enter the holy site. they were there as part of a plan to commemorate one week after one palestinian man shot and wounded one of their leaders who has campaigned for greeting access to the location. the police use stun grenades and tear gas to disperse the protesters and reopen the mosque compound to the public shortly afterwards. >> for the first time since 1976 israeli police entered inside the al aqsa mosque. this is a dangerous escalation and gives us a bad indication for the future.

[ gunfire ] >> reporter: there have been near daily confrontations between palestinian protesters and israeli police for months. while access to al aqsa mosque remains the issue for most is real support for settlers moving in neighborhoods in occupied east jerusalem has only inflamed things further. this is the second car attack by a palestinian driver in a week. and there are growing concerns that the increasing tensions between the israeli authorities and protesters in the occupied east could lead to a new palestinian up rising. al jazeera, west jerusalem. >> well, jordan is accused israel of violations in jerusalem and it's holy site. a man recalled its ambassador to israel in protest. this is the most serious diplomatic row between the two countries since they retook peace treaties in 1994.

we have more on jordan's reaction. >> reporter: well, the jordanian primar prime minister has described as israeli violations at the al aqsa compound. this is the first time the ambassador has been recalled since appointed three years ago. if that's not if you have the jordanian government has instructed the foreign minister to file a complaint. we understand that the u.n. in new york has already begun the process in order to file this complaint. now i think this is a very serious ex-canalation between jordan and israel, who are neighbors. israel does not have a lot of friends in the region. it only has two peace treaties with jordan and egypt and relationships with jordan are far warmer than they are with

the egyptians. this indeed a serious escalation. we understand that the jordanians are very angered by some of israel's actions, especially inside al aqsa mosque because the jordanians feel that israel does not respect jordan's historic and special role in east jerusalem and looking after christian and islamic shrines. this is a role that israel recognized under the peace treaty signed with jordan 20 years ago in 1994. so we are definitely seeing a diplomatic escalation. we're also hearing from observers who are close to the government that these violations by israel are considered a threat to jordan's national security, and this is why jordan is taking them very seriously. so indeed we're seeing this diplomatic escalation and some statements by officials going as far as saying that jordan would review all agreements with israel, including the peace

treaty if the israeli actions in east jerusalem do not stop. >> all options are on the table. we are a country that respects it's treaties and commitments. but this is also conditional. the other country has to respect its commitments, too. so since the treaty talks about a jordanian role andal aqsa and al aqsa access, we will not allow any violations against this role. hence all diplomatic options are on the table, including reviewing bilateral ties between jordan and israel as well as the peace treaty. >> well to saudi arabia where th the day after the minister blocks the religious television channel in the kingdom. he has accused it of airing programs that fuel sectarian

tension. monday at least eight people were killed during the shia gathering to mark the religious festival. i'm joined now in saudi arabia. he's the editor at large of the saudi gazette. how do you read the sacking of the minister of culture and information, the closing down of the station. is it a crackdown on sectarian excitement? >> well, i don't consider it. he has been minister for a long time. i think there is time for him to pack up and lead. because of age and other factors at issue. i don't think--the question of sectarian killings, this is the first that it has happened on that scale, and it has caused a lot of people concern, including myself, because these harbingers

of terrorism and extremism had a field day with the tv and youtube, and nobody stopped them, but i think its high time that the government crackdown on anyone cementing any dissent about the population. >> let's say that the minister of culture and information, will it--do you expect it might impact the balance, the relations between those seen as conservative, and those seen as liberal and reformers in the kingdom? >> no, i don't think so. i think the whole country--it has to be. there is no alternative to reform, especially the information area because there is nothing that you can hide with the social media. everything is now open by default if need be, and i think what is needing to be done is to put a stop to these people, as i

said, tried to promote their views. there are a lot in this country, and i think--but whatever it is, the going away of the minister had nothing to do with this. >> now you've been very vocal in condemning sectarian hate speech and so on. can radicalization be addressed without also addressing political repression, certain case of a death sentence issued against shiite sheik, and there are sunnies who have political grievances, too. >> yes, i have my views. i truly believe there is no alternative to dialogue. there has to be dialogue. the king has initiated dialogue. we've reached where dialogue is not there among various people. i think the government should act as a referee o, that all these people with kept together,

and not sort of pick up on one side or the other. i don't think so. the country is divided in conservative and non-conservative, but on the issue of people who want to go out and be in the 21st century, and people who want to take us back to the middle ages. this to my mind is the main problem that exists. >> all right, thank you so much for your thoughts on that. still to come on this news hour, former president boss goes on trial for torturing prisoners during romania's communist era. diplomats fail to agree on who should to serve of burkina faso's leader. manchester city knows it's now or never.

>> to the u.s. now where president obama's party has lost control of the senate. the republicans will now have majority in both houses of congress. that will greatly limit what obama can do in his last two years in office. >> mike hanna is live for us at capitol hill. mike, they've now got both houses of the congress. what do they plan to do with them? the republicans have been outlining their policy and agenda going forward? >> it's similar situation of what happened in 1994 when bill clinton was faced with the same situation as barack obama is now. but then the republicans came with a very clearly defined agenda, clinton had something to discuss, and it do "z" move towards republican positions. for a while at least the system worked perfectly well.

well at this particular stage the republicans have yet no clear agenda to present. the president obama has no given indication of any compromise from his position. one must remember, too, that the presidential veto exists. barack obama has only existed that veto twice during his six years twice. but it's likely he could be doing so a lot more frequently in the months to come. the republicans to make absolutely clear will bring a raft of bills to the floor that they've been unable to get to the senate before. bills ranging from gas exploration, drilling rights, budget reform. all of these issues are going to come on the table. the question is what does barack obama do about it? will he rule more by executive decision blocking off both houses of congress? all of these questions will be answered. on this particular day the democrats are ruefully

contemplating one of their worst election nights in history. >> the man whose likely to be the new senate majority leader. mitch mcconnell celebrates his win in kentucky. onwon far easier than predicted, and sweeping republican gains in both houses of congress. >> tomorrow the papers will say i won this race. [ cheering ] but the truth is--the truth is tonight we begin another one. one that is far more important than mine. that's a race to turn this country around. [ cheering ] >> a run off was predicted, and a speculation that neither candidate could achieve an out right win. what was supposed to be a close race was another comfortable republican victory. there will be a run off in

louisiana, and at least one democratic senator who will live to fight another day. >> louisiana is worth fighting for. join me. let's get some rest tonight and hit the campaign trail in the morning. god bless you all. thank you! >> the republicans increase their majority in the house of representatives, and took a number of governorships away from the democrats. including president obama's home state of illinois. president obama has invited leaders from both parties to the white house on friday. to discuss the way forward in the light of the new political reality. >> while those looking for some sign of compromise could find it in this speech that mitch mcconnell made, his victory speech off his vickery i victory i as mentioned,

president obama saids has invited leaders of both parties for a meeting on friday to discuss how to go forward. so at this particular stage all is in limbo. it will only be clear in the days ahead whether the next two years of barack obama are spent in constant conflict with congress, or whether there is going to be a working arrangement reached. >> mike hannah live for us from capitol hill. thanks for that. now let's bring you breaking news. the police sources in yemen tell al jazeera the airport has been hit by many mortars targeting the military airport, and next to the civilian airport. we'll bring you more on that. as soon as we get it. let's bring in our correspondent who joins us now live from the capitol. what can you tell us about this development?

>> well, the rockets fired in the last hour or so, one source tells us there are three mortars to hit the runway of the airport. now the police and other people--the police source that we spoke to the military airport was the target. now the military and the civilian now it appears the military airport was the target. we have conflicts reports there, but this all comes within the increased crisis engulfing this country. and all the developments with incidents like that could freely become common theme here in yemen. >> we see today there has been

fighting between houthi elements and sunni tribes. do we understand this latest attack at the airport, if that is linked to that battle? >> it's too heavy to speculate if it's related or not. but it comes within the context of its crisis in helping the country. there are too many forces fighting each other. every party has their own interests, but everyone is also worried now. you remember earlier about the alleged u.s. warning to the former president, well that news was big, and now they have officially denied the warning but w yemenis are worried that the fighting could go bad. you have the houthi on one side and tribesmen, so when the

houthi advanced they were not opposed by the military. but when they went south wards they were confronted by sunni tribesmen. and i think it will further escalate in the coming days. >> thanks so much. list take you back to the results of those u.s. midterm elections. well, do you share the skepticism of those saying the policies going forward will be a story of deadlock? >> i just lost sound. >> if you can hear me, i was asking you if you just felt going forward, this is going to be a story of policy deadlock

after midterm elections? >> we're coming out of a long period of policy deadlock. i think the election results are going to make some things harder for president obama. it's going to take more political courage and more willingness to stand up to congress, something that this president has not shown himself very willing to do even in a period where congress was divided between republican control of the house and democratic control of the senate. so i think that we're going to be in a situation where it's very much going to be a question of the white house's decision about how far to go. on the question of the u.s. wars in iraq and syria, i don't think there is going to be too much change. most republicans are quite happy with this trajectory of the white house. there will be a lot of posturing. there will be a lot of attacks and bomb past. the question is whether

president obama will feel compelled to respond by moving further to the right in that context, but i think the only two areas where we're likely to--the only two areas where we're likely to see sitting shiftsitting--significant shifts or significant threats is iran and cuba. iran in the sense that negotiations that are currently under way are possibly going to be able to lead to a real grand bargain with iran. if that happens there is going to be significant push back from congress as well as from israel. and it's going to make it even more difficult for the obama administration to stand up and defend what could be a really significant victory for this president's legacy. if he's willing to do that congress, whether the house or senate, should not be able to stop that. they can make things difficult. they can try to prevent any funds from being spent on implementing a new agreement,

for instance, but this kind of agreement would not require senate ratification so they don't have to worry about that. it's a question of would they be willing to stand up to the bomb d.t. ast. on cuba, there has been discussion on this recently. "the new york times" has come out with editorials calling for a shift in u.s. policy towards cuba, a prisoner exchange between the cuban five and alan gross, etc. that's all newly possible. again, this is something that the president can do without congressional support if he's willing to put up with what will be the inevitable partisan condemnation for it. >> that is the big if. thanks so much. >> thank you. >> the president of ghana and nigeria and senegal are beating. they're pushing for a return to

civilian rule. burkina faso's president was forced to resign, and so far there has not been agreement on who should serve as the country's interim leader. >> opposition parties, civil society and religious leaders have been told by the african leaders to go in separate corners right down three names on a list, names they think are capable of running the country for one year into the transition leader. they'll hand back the list, and the name that appears the most will be the new interim leader until elections are held. there is jostling going on right now. people have their own interests and agendas. they want certain people in place who serve their means. that's what's going on in the building behind me. in the meantime the people on the streets are waiting anxiously to hear news about these talks. the key thing hearing from

colonel zida himself. will he accept stepping down and handing over leadership to civilian leadership? >> the secretary general of the ruling party was reinstated. violence broke out when edgar lungu was fired in a decision that is seen politically motivated. tonya page reports. >> reporter: people have come from all over zambia to wait in the baking sun. they want to pay their last respects to its president. but since his death a night of rioting has raised tensions in this normally stable country. >> we've never experienced anything that bordered on violence. >> the only thing is for peace

to prevail. he was a man of peace. i think that peace should prevail. >> on monday supporters of defense minister armed themselves with machetes to protest. police used tear gas to disperse them. they demanded that lungu be reinstated. guy scott had earlier fired lungu, who is the defense minister, he's also one of the front runners to replace the president. but the protest and outcry forced scott to reinstate lungu. scott can't stand for president because his parents were not zambian. but his new role gives him lots of power. now there is a truth until the president's burial. that is a relief to many zambians. zambians went from celebrating their 50th anniversary. independence to mourning their president. this is a very emotional time for people here, who just want the chance to say good buy

without there being violence on the street. as hundreds of mourners filed past the coffin, each is lost in their own thoughts. that there was violence so soon after his death has many people worried. there is supposed to be an election to replace him by the end of january. whether the truce holds will be an important test of this 50-year-old democracy. tonya page, al jazeera, zambia. >> elections have been delayed for another three years. the parliamentary poll was due to take place this month. the controversial vote divided the country's two political blocks. lebanon has been without a president since may because politicians are in a deadlock over electing a new leader. still ahead on the news hour, the first person to contract ebola outside of west africa speaks for the first time since her recovery. we'll hear from her. and balancing work and

study. we look at the efforts to help children in education. and was this french football coach being racist or was he misquoted. details coming up with robin in sports. fires on the airplane... >> they're short changing the engineering process... >> we go undercover on the factory floor... al jazeera investigates broken dreams: the boing 787 on al jazera america

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>> "talk to al jazeera". saturday. 5:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. we have a look at the headlines now in breaking news. the mortar shells have fallen in the capitol of sanaa. three mortars have hit the runway. they're in the same area as the civilian airport. the a palestinian man has been shot dead by industrial police after he drove his minivan in a crowd of pedestrians in jerusalem. one person was killed. republicans are enjoying success in the midterm election. they now control both houses of congress. that could limit what president obama will be able to achieve in his final two years in office. both at home and abroad.

more now on our top story. jordan said it will lodge a former complaint with the u.n. security council. jordan administered the west bank from 1949 to 1967. in the 1967 israel occupied the area. under 1994 peace treaty jordan still has a supervisory role over the christian holy sites. that including the al aqsa compound. well, i'm joined now by yosi meckleberg from london. good to have you, sir. when we look at what is going on al aqsa, it's not a dispute of who gets to pray there. it's the full spectrum of occupation issues that are playing out now.

>> good evening, yes, i think that it's been going on for a few months now since the killing of the palestinian teenager. by israelis back in july. in the last few weeks definitely all the situation is getting worse and worse. and i think it's down to the failing of the peace negotiations backing the role in gaza, and of course building of the settlements. result of advicely you can see the palestinian state is disappearing very quickly creating on the palestinian side

violence. i think this should be a warning for everyone that unless the peace negotiations resume very quickly we might go back to violence. this is not good for anyone. >> what is also raising eyebrows there are media reports quoting the minister of housing calling for a third jewish temple in the area where al aqso mosque now stands. it raises a question to what extent is that sort of discourse, the discussion of building a jewish temple now entering the mainstreamville politics rather than something long on the fringes of israeli society. >> luckily this is still confined to a very delusional part of society. that it belongs to, but it can gather some momentum. i don't think it will ever be the majority, but we saw it in the past that this is something

that they should contemplate, and i hope the israeli security forces in such an operation, and also if they start talking about it, encouraging people to think that this might be a reality. i hope the prime minister and others will condemn it and emphasize there is a need, and in the wailing wall for peaceful coexistence on both sides. and the wailing wall, and did not create this kind of view that can set fire in the middle east. this is really dangerous. >> thank you so much for your thoughts and analysis. yossi p meckleberg. we're getting reports that an iraqi airstrike has killed 55

isil fighters. it happened in western iraq. the town is on the border of syria. isil fighters have been in control since june. >> i see this opportunity to reiterate that we stand in the stretch. we're in the process of irradicating them but we need corporation from neighboring countries, namely regional states in order to hunt down terrorists and drain the resources of funding. >> his remarks come as fighting is intensified in the western city province. isil fighters are battling in the southern part of the city. we have reports. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: once this was a quiet suburb, but since june the southern parts of ramadi have been taken over by isil.

the iraqi army has mounted an offensive to try to retake the area. coalition airstrikes have hit targets in the border areas of the city, and now it's time to retake the streets. the main fighting forces the counter terrorism unit nicknamed the golden squad. this is an unit with the mixed reputation who have appeared in the past of union rights violations. >> the golden squad is not biased to anyone. it protects the shia and yazidis and will protect all religions and sects. i want to set the record straight for everyone. >> the counter terrorism forces , but isil attacks are common. >> we go to the neighborhoods

where isil claims to have taken. we're still fighting them. there are signs of them all around us. >> the fight for these streets are key as they're strategically valuable. the south of the city offers easy access into the center of the town with the right number of isil fighters you can take over the center of that city. that not only gives you a base, but it also means that the entire city of ramadi falls. if that happens it gives isil a base in which to mount further attacks but also gives them a propaganda victory. one that they'll be very keen to tram bet that they say shows the weakness of iraqi forces. >> this shot on sunday but not much has changed. pockets of isil fighters still mount attacks and iraqi forces are fighting back. although it's not a stalemate neither side has the upper hand. al jazeera, baghdad. >> activists in syria say 12 children have been killed in the north of the capitol of damascus. they say attacks targeted a

school, rebel fighters and the syrian governments are fighting for control of the area. >> the united nations is reviewing egypt's human rights record. diplomats are meeting in geneva to discuss the country's treatment of political opponents and the media. al jazeera continues to demand the release of its three clog who is have been in jail for 312 days. barney phillips reports. . this is an opportunity to defend their human rights record. and they took it seriously bringing a large delegation he said the new constitution represents a victory for human rights, and that despite what he called the barbaric acts of terrorists egypt is committed to the rule of law. afterwards we tried to speak to him. >> minister, would you say just a few quick words to al jazeera

english about the human rights situation in egypt? >> wellwell-- >> without success. so many countries want to make an observation but they were limited to contributions of one minute each. most of the criticism came from western countries. most african and middle eastern countries were support i have of the egyptian government. >> we're deeply concerned with steps taken by egypt that have resulted in violations of freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and deprived thousands of egyptians from trial guarantees and undermine civil society's role in the country. >> but does the egyptian government care about these concerns? >> they're sensitive to criticism. they're sensitive to, well, undocumented criticism that puts them in a bad light.

the effort to which the egyptian delegation went to portray egypt as this progressive country committed to respecting human rights. this funny stork dance on the international stage really does matter. >> reporter: when it was all over the egyptian delegation appeared happy with how things had gone. they are under no obligation to respond to any criticisms made here until march of next year. barnaby phillips, al jazeera, geneva. >> human rights watchers condemning libyan militia groups for using landmines which it describes as a breach of international law. mines are laid around the airport when fighting broke out in the capitol earlier this year. the group is urging all militias to stop using weapons and destroy any remaining stock piles. protesters in pakistan are urging parliament to reconsider a law on blasphemy. a couple was murdered on tuesday after being accused of burning a qur'an. the police say a lynch oh mob in

the village attacked the couple after a cleric said that they should be punished. the pair was dragged out of their home and burnt alive. >> an 89-year-old is said to be responsible for the mistreatment and torture of political prisoners in the 1950's and 60's. >> he's almost 90 years old, but age will not prevent the histo historic trial. he is an accused of torturing and causing the deaths of 12 political prisoners of the jail he was in charge of until 1963. he refused to attend an earlier hearing. this time the police collected him from home to compel him to appear in court. >> he actually wrote, i'm sorry

about what happened there. but i could not do anything about it. had i disobeyed the orders i would have been sent to jail myself. what was i able to do for them? >> the decision to force him to come to court indicates a willingness by romania's present day leaders to confront the crimes of it's sprea it's spreait's predecessors. >> he was one of the many victims of the secret police. arrested in 1985 he was beaten so bad that he died of a ruptured intestine. in bucharest his son is currently in the third week of a hunger strike demanding that even 30 years on justice be served. >> you can't torture and kill people.

no. that's not acceptable for society. society cannot accept that ever. that's why there is no statute of limitations in the united nations human rights declaration and all the legislation of laws. >> reporter: the extraordinary slow progress has seen romania fall afoul of the u.n. court of human rights. there was a group of demonstrators from the 1989 protest. allegations of ill treatment still has not been dealt with in the courts. there is a body set up specifically to look at the darkest episode of romania's darkest era. but only recentry with its work given statutory backing. access to security files is crucial to making progress. >> for many years we have not had access to the files, and they would explain why these

cases are so slow. >> the trial will take many months, and the outcome remains uncertain. for the victims' relatives, it is a long overdue step towards addressing and reconciling romania's painful past. paul brennan, al jazeera, bucharest. >> georgia's sacked defense minister said his party is pulling out of the fragile coalition government. he was forced out a day ago after seein saying arrests were politically motivated. the first person to contract ebola outside of africa is being discharged from a hospital in spain. the nursing cannot contracted the virus when treating two infected spanish missionaries returning from africa. the nurse was hospitalized for a

month, and now is fully recovered. >> i don't know what went wrong. i don't even know if something i did went wrong. i only know i don't have resentment or approaches. if my infection can be of any use or help in the study of the disease or if my blood can help cure other people. here i am. >> still to come on in nurse hour. cristiano ronaldo wins his third european golden boot award. he had to share it with someone else. we'll tell you who in a moment.

>> welcome back. university students across mexico have begun a three-day strike in support of 43 missing students. new pictures have emerged of the mayor and his wife being arrested. they've been accused with ordering the abduction of the students. in peru many children in rural areas have difficulty getting a good education. it's part of our series on the challenges facing children. we have reports on the program that help kids to learn even after they've left school to work on the farms. >> like most youngsters in peru, he has to help his parents get by. but he's still in school. >> i have friends who drop out because of their parents and their situation. i feel bad about it. they leave because their parents think schools are of little use, and they prefer to have them work the land.

>> long travel distances, the agriculture calendar and the feeling that schools do not respond to the need of curl communities all play a role in the high number of dropouts. but the institute carlos attends offers another learning model. >> students spent two weeks boarding at school and two weeks working at home. here they sleep and eat together, and besides regular classes they work in an agriculture business projects. >> this is very good for us because in other schools you don't learn practical skills. here we learn how to bake pastries and bread. we practice when we're home. and we learn how to have our own business and help our families. >> when i go back home i spent time on my project to make it

grow. >> more than 3,000 students participate in the program all over the country. once a month teachers visit the students at home to check on the progress of their projects. >> i think its necessary to implement this project in all rural areas of peru. we have 60 alternate schools. many of our youth don't access at all. >> adapting schools to the needs of poor farming communities is proving successful in peru. providing real benefits not only for the students but the entire community. al jazeera. >> robin is here. that means its time to catch up in sport. >> good to have you along. big spending manchester city in what many are calling a must-win. with russians in fourth place,

and realistically both have to go for the victory if there is any chance of advancing to the last 16. but the english champions have failed to win any of their matches in competition this year. >> we're lucky with the most difficult game of the group in the last minute. after that, we didn't play well. i think we'll see a very good moment. and in russia, i think it will play very well. >> also in the same group roma g hoping to regain. suarez barcelona take takes on

ajax. one place behind them on two points from three matches. messi has the champions league goal scoring record. cristiano ronaldo missed out on the chance to equal the goal scoring on tuesday, but he did grab the you're even golden you boot award for the third time. along side suarez. both players scoring 31 goals for their clubs. suarez with liverpool at that time. suarez did not make the short list. >> for me it's not enough to be the best player from portugal. i want to be the best player of all time. i might not get it, but in my head i'm going to work for it. after all it is just an opinion. some of them like them blond, some of them like them brunette.

that's the same way with players. some like cristiano, some like someone else. i always want to be the best, and i'm going to be it. >> allegedly making racist remarks quoted by a local up in saying that african players lacked intelligence and discipline. he said that the comments that he made about the african players have been misinterpreted. lee wellings has more. >> these are about african players at his club bordeaux. he was talking about lacking in technique, intelligence and discipline, and some stereotypes there. he's talking about them being cheap and powerful, but he said this is not the context he was originally talking about the african cup of nations. sometimes clubs don't want african players to be playing in the tournament in january so

they vie way from buying them. but in talking about their attributes or lack of attributes. this is what landed him in trouble. >> the glitch in football and the u.s.' women's team. accused of sitting her sister and 17-year-old nephew at a family gathering in june. she said he was acting in self defense. the u.s. team is moss away from competing in canada. now a conviction could jeopardize her place on the team and prevent her from being able to travel to the competition. meanwhile, minnesota vikings running back adrian peter has avoided a jail term by pleading no contest to child abuse charges. he was disciplining his four-year-old son causing cuts and bruises. after parenting classes ale have to serve community service and pay a fine. he said he wants to get his life

back on track. >> truly, i regret the incident. i stand here, and i take full responsibility for my actions. i love my son more than anyone of you could even imagine. i look forward to to getting back to my relationship with my child. >> he was suspended from the n nfl. ray rice was banned by the league in september after a video was made public of him punking hi now wife after dragging her out of an elevator in atlantic city. his statement through his lawyers saying he should not be punished twice. >> britney said she's action despite an attack on her and teammate by a man wielding a

knife. posting this video after the incident. the beijing team was boarding a bus when a man attacked her a two teammates. griner was unhurt because she was wearing two jackets. the attacker has been arrested. >> on the court kobe bryant scored 59 points but it was not enough for the l.a. lakers. the trail blazers in the third quarter went from one end to the other before scoring and then the foul. the latest green coming off the bench and bringing it the trailblazer's way. portland held on to record their third win in four games.

south africa's cricket has beaten australia in the first behalf inned a late. they could manage 144-6 in their 20 over. south africa coming up with 78 just 50 balls. that set up the protest for the seven-wicket win. the next twenty20 match is slated for melbourne on friday. rafael nadal is discharged from hospital after having his appendix removed. confirmed that he had surgery, and he thanked well wishers. he hopes to return for the start of next season in january. horse racer officials in australia say a defibrillator may have saved the life of a favorite. vasing victoria, the six-year-old heart died of heart failure caused by a rare condition, and they're

questioning whether defibrillators should be provided. he was not able tthe veterinary could not attend the horse because he had been called to another horse. he had to be put down. all the big shor sports stories on www.aljazeera.com/sport. www.aljazeera.com/sport. thank you for watching. i'm back later. >> thanks, robin. now from psychiatrist to award-winning author, he has joined an elite group of writers after a top misery prize. she received the honor for her book on spain's civil war "don't cry." it inte inter weaves the voices of her mother during the war. we have another bulletin of news

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>> for too long this administration has tried to tell the american people what's good for them. and then blame somebody else when their policies didn't work out. >> thanks to all of you. we're heading to washington. and we're going to make them squeal. >> senator elect joni ernst. and before her th mitch mcconnel mcconnell. the grand 'ol party has seized control of congress and governorship across the