al jazeera america presents "motherhood on ice". sunday, 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america an attack in tunisia as they killed 14 internationals and two locals at a museum. you are watching al jazeera live from london, also coming up. face-off in frankfurt as the european central bank new headquarters opens to the sounds of anti-austerity protesters. benjamin netanyahu claims victory in israel's general

election. and automation nation, could robots like these soon take over the u.s. job market? hello tunisia's prime minister says it was an attack on the country's economy designed to scare off tourists. at least 21 people were killed in the capital including 17 foreign nationals two tunisians and the two gunmen. the attack happened at the bardo museum. that's a major tourist attraction just a few meters from the country's parliament. tunisian security personnel moved into position outside as it became clear the gunmen it taken hostages. after two hours they stormed the building ending the siege. sonia giaego takes a look at how it unfolded.

>> tunisia security forces call out for reinforcements. they surround the bardo museum. one of tunisia's most famous tourist destinations. there were hundreds of visitors inside when the gunman opened fire. some of them managed to get out, running for their lives. authorities say the gunmen hunted people down, spraying bullets. >> we were visiting the museum and soon we heard big noises. at first we thought it was a statue falling but bit by wit we realized it was gunshots. we hid on the top floor and after a while we heard the gunshots had stopped. we went down and there was a guide in the mosaics room. we stayed there for an hour on the floor without moving until the miss came. they told us, you run. you run. get out quickly. they then took us to the military barricks.

>> reporter: tunisia's parliament was in session at the time it was evacuated. very quickly the police went in killing two gunmen. authorities say up to three others were helping the attackers that are now on the run. >> we want to send our condolences to the families of victims. the tunisian people must understand that we are at war with this barbaric minority and we will not be lenient. >> reporter: tunisia has been fighting armed groups, its military and police have come under attack, but no one expected this. later in the day shocks gave way to defiance. hundreds gathered in the capital, voicing their anger. tunisia has been the success story of the arab spring. now, it is facing a new reality. this tiny country has been given a taste of the violence and death that has hit its neighbor libya and other parts of the arab world.

sonia giego, al jazeera. joining us is a member of the tunisia ruling party. thanks for being with us on the program. i wonder if you could update us on the police investigation and in particular, do we have any more news about the backgrounds of the two gunmen, because i think the prime minister a little earlier actually named the two men who were shot dead. >> well, actually, you have given me some information that i didn't have. i don't know about 9 -- the two gunmen. they were roughly 23, to 25 years old but we don't have any extent of information on this right now. we are waiting for the police report. we should probably have more information tomorrow. >> i'm guessing that tunisia is a shock right now. this is an unprecedented attack on tourists. how concerned is tunisia about the repercussions on the

tourist industry? >> well, actually, we are in a bit of a shock obviously. it's obviously natural, but we want to keep some positive way of thinking. i think the country will not be in any state of fear. we know that this would have repercussions on the tourism industry, but like we saw in france, like we saw in egypt before, like we saw in morocco i think we are going to make it. i mean every country in the free world is facing international terrorism. it's not just the case of tunisia. and i think people are targeting somehow the -- what we might call the tunisia let's say success, the success of the last elections. so we want to stay positive. we want to think positive and we'll hope for that. >> we have seen people out on streets tonight united, demonstrating against the attacks, thousands of people it looks like out on the streets

of the capital. how important is it now though, that the government, that the coalition government, remains united? >> oh, no. no. i think no one should be worried about the government. both -- i mean, the big ruling parties, and the movement are aware that violent terrorism on a large scale puts everyone at stake. so i don't see the government being -- you know, being concerned about any change right now. 9 government -- the government have been in states right now for two months now or even less. we might be talking about any change in the government. we might be testing the government in the next days, when i think the public opinion being seeking real actions from the government. >> well, what sort of response could we expect from the government? we know that an anti-terrorism

law was expected in parliament. do you think that security will be heavily increased in your country? >> it might. honestly, i'm still waiting for what tomorrow is going to bring us. you most likely know that the debate for the anti-terrorism law that's being debated in the house of parliament so i think first -- first step to go through is to vote this law and then -- i mean, and then we'll see how things can move forward. i don't expect any extra security to be spread throughout the city at least not in tunis. the two gunmen were basically from what we saw were what we call lone wolves. we don't believe that those attacks were like part of a bigger plan, let's say. >> really appreciate your time.

medhi ben joining us live from tunisia. >> you're welcome. you're welcome. to iraq now where government forces, volunteer fighters and militias are all being accused of serious abuses during their battle against the islamic state of iraq, in the lavand. human rights watch says iraqi forces deliberately destroyed civilian homes in amili province. it includes video evidence of iraqi forces losing the probably of sunni civilians. human rights watchers documented the abduction of 11 men it says were taken by iraqi forces in september and october. well, the human rights report also includes satellite images it says revealed the destruction of towns surrounding amili. this shows the village of nagesia. the human rights watch says the red and yellow spots show where

orson attacks took place -- arson attacks took place and buildings were demolished. well, iraq has responded and said that isil is responsible for what happened. and some of the footage is doctored. at least seven people have been killed in a car bomb attack in southern afghanistan. a suicide bomb at the governor's compound in helman province injuring 43 people. the governor himself was not there at the time. the u.s. says it's killed an he el shabab leader. the pentagon says nagaro was killed in an tack in somalia. the drone hit the carrying three el shabab members. one of yemen's top

journalisms has been shot dead. he was also an activist close to the huti rebels. he was attacked by two gunman on a motorbike. hundreds have been detained in frankfurt after an anti-capitalist rally turned violent. it occurred at the world bank headquarters which cost $1 billion. dominick kaine reports. >> reporter: violent scenes in the center of frankfurt. police step in to prevent protesters taking over the streets. the block-u-py movement have called them to come on the capital, and what they see as the negative impact of austerity policies. >> above all i think the ecb

is a big symbol for monetary policies in europe and it's simply very important that lots of people, from lots of different countries come together and fight against these politics. >> reporter: in some areas of frankfurt, clearly that took on a physical form. these pictures released by the police, show the violence that some file against the shorts and the role of the european central bank in the newly inaugurated building. inside the building, the president of the ecb did acknowledge the protesters' point of view, but said e.u. fiscal policy was not the cause of individual countries' economic problems. >> it has always been understood that countries have to be able to stand on their own two feet. that each is responsible for its own policies. the fact that some had to go through a difficult period of adjustment was first and foremost a consequence of their

past decisions. >> reporter: but folks like that do nothing to pass five these protesters. they say the ex -- e.u.'s austerity policy is killing people's future and jobs. the white house says it's deeply concerned about what it called divisive rhetoric in the israel election. likud party has earned 30 seats in parliament. he now has to build a coalition government. during campaigning, he said he wouldn't allow the creation of a palestinian state if reelected. al jazeera's mike hana reports. >> reporter: glisten, in the sunset, the palestinian town of the beth will he 'em had. construction of this settlement began back in 1997, during benjamin netanyahu's first term as prime minister. desperate to sure up his right wing support, netanyahu returned to hahoma in last days

of his campaign with this as a backdrop, he stated explicit the reason for the creation was to create access to palestinian, stating publicly that the creation of settlement is strategic intended to block the establishment of a contiguous palestinian state. and later the same day he recanted his 2009 commitment to a two-state solution. >> i think whoever moves to establish a palestinian state or intends to withdraw from territory, is simply yielding territory for radical islamic terrorist attacks against israel. this is a genuine reality that was created here in the past few years. >> reporter: basking in another election victory he went to pray at the western wall and was already starting to temper the fiery rhetoric of the campaign in which he labeled those israelis who opposed him as traitors.

>> i appreciate the decision by israel's citizens to elect me and my friends against all us and in the face of powerful forces. i will do everything i can to care for the security and the welfare of all israelis. >> reporter: but in the wake of this election, there can no longer be any illusions about israeli acceptance of the palestinian state. the reality is the fact on the ground built by netanyahu, and now endorsed by the millions of israelis who voted for him. mike hannah, al jazeera, in the occupied west bank. in the past week, the palestinian national initiative told me, he's lost hope for the negotiations. >> for two very well established facts today. israel is against peace. it's against peace based on two-state solution. and it's a racist apartheid

country. we have to deal with them by choosing a different alternative strategy and this is in my opinion the duty of the palestinian leadership. no more relying on negotiations or useless negotiations that are used as a cover for settlement expansion and for killing the very possibility of peace. i think that the alternative strategies should consist of proceeding not only with the international criminal court but also with the enhancement of the popular nonviolent resistance in palestine and the boycott against israel, which should be treated as the apartheid system. brazil's government goes on the offensive in an effort to silence corruption. and life-saving warnings or unfair trade companies. cigarettes fight back against

uruguay's tight tobacco restrictions.

hello again. a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. 21 people have been killed in a siege out at a museum in tunisia. the national bardo museum in tunis was attacked by two gunmen who took tourists hostage. the gunmen are among the dead. iraqi forces have been accused of serious abuses during a battle against isil. homes were deliberately destroyed. the iraqi government has blamed isil. and the u.s. says it's

deeply concerned at what it called divisive rhetoric in the israeli election. touring, campaigning, prime minister benjamin netanyahu said he would oppose the creation of a palestinian state if reelected. the party won 30 seats in parliament. brazil's president is trying to clear the cloud of kickback allegations bead against her party. dilma rousseff has cited a new routine. >> reporter: responding to a waive of antigovernment protets, dilma rousseff announced a series of anticorruption pressures on business. it would bar those with a criminal record for running from office, criminalize slush funds used to finance campaigns and allow for the seizure of assets of those guilty of corruption. >> we have to open our eyes wide and say the time for brazil to put an end to this process to these crimes or

these practices but continue to corrode our insides the time is now! >> reporter: the announcement comes on the same day that new polls showed rousseff's popularity falling to a new low. according to the data poll, 62% of respondents said rousseff's government was bad or terrible. that's the worst ranking for a president since 1992 when president fernando collard was indicted for corruption. there were devil -- there were several pro tests. >> the party can't continue in power. >> reporter: rousseff's popularity has crashed amidst a widening corruption scandal at possess toronto -- petrobras. they linked people to bribes

and kickbacks to hundreds of millions of dollars. dozens of protests were held across brazil in which millions of people marched against rousseff and the p.p. many of those protests called for her impeachment. adam rainy al jazeera. now uruguay has some of the strongest antitobacco policies in the world with tight restrictions on where cigarettes can be smoked and how they are sold. the force behind that policy is the president a former oncologist. but the tobacco industry isn't happy and is fighting back. we report from monty vedeo. >> reporter: 80%, of these packages covered in warnings. rotting teeth and damage to the unborn baby. it's part of a campaign that uruguay claims saves live. but the tobacco giant philip

morris says they are suing uruguay for unfair trade practices. >> many are waiting to see how this campaign ends, so they can continue with their own antitobacco campaigns. >> reporter: the man behind the message is former oncologist, and recently reelected president, who introduced the tough antitobacco laws in 2006. the evidence says that they are working and less uruguayans are smoking. >> i couldn't sleep. i shook from the tobacco. i gave up. four months without smoking. now i feel fine. i want to live for my children. >> the city government runs this clinic to help smokers quit and then stay off tobacco. median now 51 started smoking age 12 stealing cigarettes from her mother. oscar started smoking at 13 and

is now more than 30 a day. >> i went five years without smoking. i quit smoking as i started again. so i'm back here trying to give up once more. >> uruguay's backed by the world health organization. many countries are watching with interest for the results of its war on smoking and its battle with an industry bigger than this country of less than 4 million inhabitants. you have to look hard to find a packet of cigarettes in uruguay, the if if if if philosophy being if you don't see them, you won't be tempted. let's see what they have in this kiosk. so i have two packages here. # -- 80% of the package covered in warnings and designed to make it as unappealing as possible. uruguay was the first country in the world to legalize the production and the sale of marijuana, a measure in the process of being implemented but uruguayans, especially young uruguayans still smoke

tobacco. >> in ten years working here, we never see youngsters. we need to find a way of reaching them too. >> reporter: tax on cigarettes at already more than 70% is going up. and more warnings with the dangers of smoking is on the way. the battle with the uruguayan industry is still far from over. a french comedian has been found guilty of condoning terrorism for a joke after january's attack in paris. dieudonne was given a two-year sentence. he played on the widely used slogan of solidarity. police in serbia have arrested eight men suspected of participanting in a massacre 20 years ago. mainly men and boys were

rounded up by bosnian serb forces in the town in 1995. the suspects are accused murdering more than 1300 muslims in a town outside. the world health organization says the health systems are not prepared to accommodate the tidal wave of dementia. it affects 47 million people worldwide and expected to affect many more as populations age. the w.h.o. says the treatment costs will tour -- soar. there's a new global fund to find a cure. from the world health organization says investment is key. >> the increase is by and large by aging society. society is aging very quickly and we know that dementia is very common amongst people in old ages and that's what has given rise to the massive numbers that we are seeing, which are doubling every 20

years. we need much more effort on finding the cure for dementia and the pharmaceutical industry as well as public funds are not enough to guarantee a cure in a foreseeable time future. we need much more effort. we need much more investment. >> while places in the u.s. have closed up after the head of the federal reserve indicated that interest rates will not rise next month. janet yellen was meeting after top officials. 9 rate rise could be closer if unemployment falls further. u.s. growth is being held back by global economic conditions and the fed won't necessarily wait for wages to rise at a faster pace. >> today's modification of our guidance should not be interpreted to mean that we have decided on the timing of that increase. in other words just because we removed the word "patient" from the statement doesn't mean

we're going to be impatient. >> well, just as the labor market is forecast to improve a new threat may be on the horizon, as we explain. >> reporter: this is not a story about how one day robots may kill us all. it is a story about how robots may soon take our jobs. this is herb, the home exploring robot butler, and he's here to help us. >> we're looking at butting herb into the home with the elderly or the disabled unit and we are looking to extend independent living. >> reporter: it's a comforting vision of automation, robots enhancing our productivity, we would now have more leisure time or work in new professions that result in technological advances except that's not how things seem to be working out. >> innovation creates job categories but automation is accelerating the base in which we have product under

employment. >> reporter: a study by researchers at oxford university in 2013 found that robots and artificial intelligence could soon replace nearly half of all jobs in the u.s. from transportation and logistics to administrative and service industry jobs. >> hello. >> reporter: carnegie mellon university has led the world in testing several autonomous robots that roam the campus' corridors without supervision. they are called cobots or collaborative robots. >> most of all the jobs are navigation jobs. show me the mona lisa in the louvre or take me to the radiology department to the hospital or where exactly can i buy these things in the supermarket? they are very, like, good executors. they help you a lot. >> so it depends on the person who owns the machine. >> yes, i guess and programs it. and please excuse me. and when i get out of the way it nicely says thank you. >> reporter: the eventual control of these machines is the key issue for those studying the social

implications of robotics, and the clear profit motive corporations have in investing in this technology in order to replace us. so academics are looking at alternative models like teaching communities to master the new technology themselves. >> we choose communities affected around the world and understand their problems and then we teach them how to design new technology that helps them change the relationship they have to their quality of life. so that they are not any longer victims, but rather inventors of their future. corporate america is not going to counter that. >> reporter: now now the robots need our help to use an elevator. that won't always be the case. perhaps this is a good moment to work out some goodlines -- guidelines for how we share the world. >> almost 150 animals rescued from colombian traffickers are being set free in the amazons. they kept the reptiles and the birds have been nursed back to

over the last year and prepared for release into the natural habitat. the journey to freedom involved a flight on a colombian air force plan and five hours on a boat deep in the amazon jungle. much more on our website. it's aljazeera.com. soldiers are preparing for their last months in afghanistan. it's christmas eve and u.s. soldiers are preparing for their last months in afghanistan. about 40,000 are still here. by the end of the year, there will be just 8,000. we travel to afghanistan in the midst of this transition. but on the base, we found a story that isn't bei