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good. israel's loan is serving palestinian prisoner is free carrying eunice was behind bars for almost 40 years. ah, i'm fully batty boy. you're watching al jazeera alive from doha. also a head. a speaker has not been elected the us house of representatives in this order, as politicians failed to agree on a speaker for a 2nd straight day. evacuations in a state of emergency in california, a major storm sweeps to west coast of the us, leading tens of thousands without electricity. and protesters are back on this 3 self per rule, demanding the release of jails, former president federal castillo. ah,

thank you for joining us. is really, authorities have released the longest held palestinian prisoner kareem eunice who is also an israeli citizen, had been in detention for 40 years. he was convicted in 1983 of killing. and is there any soldier in the golan heights the palestinian israeli was initially condemned to life imprisonment? that his sentence was later connected? let's speak to al jazeera is emron. carnal joins is on the phone from just north of tel aviv is on his way to the home village of carrying eunice enron. tell us how this release came about and what have been the reactions was it certainly been a very strong reaction. just even on the way to where the village, where he's home is where people are already gathering and actually being cause of people driving down the road to go and see cream units. he's a key figure in the palestinian struggle. he was

a member of the central committee and as seen as somebody, it was a rising star within palestinian politics. and so when he was arrested and charged the lead israeli soldier in the go the highest on the policy and say he was simply resisting the occupation. the israelis said that this was an internal israeli mac. now he was sentenced originally to life, but i was being commuted to 40 years. he served every day of that 40 years. this was not part of a palestinian political prisoner exchange, wasn't part of any of any benevolence on these on the part of these railings. this was simply the 58 survey sentence. he was released this morning around 5 30 am from prison in country as well. he was put into a nearby town from that, apparently he was a, we were told a cold,

his brother picked him up and has taken him back to our you know, it's also worth noting that these really intelligence services visited the family and told them not to mark their readings, that it's something that the family seem to have ignored. lots of people like i say, all now visiting on the, on, on the way to the town where he's from. so we're expecting a significant amount of people to be that, like i say, is the longest serving palestinian political prisoner. but because he's actually is what you said to them. he was never part of any negotiation that the palestinians and israelis had something that the palestinian of always ahead was unfair. however, these really the boys insisted he is an internal, he's really martha. and he served defendant and now he's been released him on time on the line there from just north of tennessee, with the latest day on the release of the longest serving palestinian prisoner in

ron. thank you very much for the moments. and the palestinian ambassador to the united nations is requesting an urgent security council meeting at the united nations. we add man, so one strong action against israel after the national security minister, and to the, our acts a mosque compound on to say the attack is not only against our holy sites in a lock so most and then the how to me sharif. there are because of this environment of extremism that this is the really extreme government, the extremist in the history of israel, is providing is leading to additional aggression against our christian sites. christian, graveyards, you've seen by now that there are crosses over, you know, graveyards, being trampled upon and attacked by extreme settlers. this is a toxic environment. the international community has to speak with one voice.

our diplomatic editor james space has more from the united nations. well, there's been a flurry of diplomatic meetings taking place here at the united nations, a meeting of the arab group of ambassadors then the meeting of the ambassadors from all islamic countries. and then the representatives of those 2 groups meeting with the current president of the security council japan, he'll preside over the security council meeting that's going to take place on thursday, the palestinian ambassador, making it clear. they will very tough action from the security council. it's worth noting that among those ambassadors surrounding the policy and bassett was the representatives of 2 countries that have long had diplomatic relations with israel . that's jordan and egypt and also the emb, the morocco, and the deputy investor of a 2 countries that the more recently had more friendly relationships with israel also was telling you that one of those basses ambassador from jordan mahmoud. her

mood spoke also to reporters. jordan has a special role as the guardian of the holy sites. the king of jordan has, especially while the guardian of the holy sites in jerusalem. he made it clear and reminded reporters of the year 2000 when that event is really opposition. the ariel sharon went to the alex amongst compound, and he said that at that time the security council had produced a resolution. this is it 1322, which condemns what it says was the provocation that had been carried out. and he and the other ambassadors say they want to see another resolution like this passed by the security council because he made it clear back in 2000 that that act was the spark that started the 2nd intifada. and as someone who covered that on the ground in the west bank at the time, that's something that certainly the international community doesn't want to see. again, in the world news,

the political drama continues in the us house of representatives for our 2nd straight day politicians were unable to agree on a speaker, a group of hard line republicans once again blocked kevin mccarthy's bid for the top. john john henderson report some capitol hill. it's a high stakes political stand off on one side, republican leader, kevin mccarthy, and most of his party on the other a cadre of strong willed republican rebels in 6 ballots. over 2 days mccarthy's mainstream republicans had failed to muster the votes, to elect him as speaker of the you. i house of representatives, a speaker has not been elected. it was a scene of republican disarray, a block of 19 than 20, then 21, mostly members of the freedom caucus repeatedly stopped the party leader from reaching the necessary 218 vote threshold. mccarthy began the 2nd day of voting with optimism with it. but the republican rebels want to dramatically limit the

size of the federal government and overhaul the congressional rules to do that. and a series of concessions failed to satisfy them. rather after hours of deadlock votes, they took a 3 hour break for equally fruitless negotiation with the house being harder than quickly adjourned for a 2nd day. without speaking, democrats watched the slow paced collision with glee, one bearing an arm load of popcorn. the contrast between house democrats on the chaos and confusion taking place on the other side of the aisle could not be more clear. democrat, ha keen, jeffries topped every vote, but fell short of the majority needed to win. without a speaker, the house can't pass. laws make committee assignments, or even swearingen it's new members, leaving the united states without a functioning house of representatives. one democrat in particular, lamented the congressional chaos. it's embarrassing to the country. i mean, literally, i, you're part of this reality. you know,

to big have of congress the current function is this embarrassing greatest nation in the world? how can i as republicans battled it out on the house floor? president joe biden joined republican senate leader mitch mcconnell at a bridge connecting kentucky in ohio funded by a bipartisan infrastructure long showing that even divided government can function when both sides co operate. john henry l g 0. capitol hill. the european union has recommended pre departure covey testing for passengers flying from china to e. u. member countries. officials are urging all travelers to wear masks. they say passengers should be randomly tested china plans for these travel restrictions on sunday. despite a surgeon cases which has overwhelmed hospitals, negative tests are also now required for people traveling from china to the united

states and united kingdom. those arriving in south korea must provide a negative result before their flight. that also have to take a p c r test upon our arrival. nearly one 3rd of short term arrivals from china tested positive for coffee 19 on wednesday. while the world health organization is concerned about how china is representing the outbreak they jane has stopped before the case numbers. it announced one covered 19 death on wednesday, despite evidence of a surgeon infectious. there are certainly issues in terms of the criteria for recording and reporting data attributable to call with banking. we believe that definition is too narrow, which requires maturity failure association to be registered as a cobra debt. as of right now, definition, we know there are difficulties in all countries, very often in recording hospital related admissions use of i see you for some of these. but again, we believe that the current numbers being, being published from china under represent the true impact of the disease in terms

of hospital measures in terms of i see your patients, particularly in terms of that still ahead on al jazeera morning, have gathered for the funeral of hope emeritus benedict, the 16th is a live pictures from vatican city. the funeral service it was about to begin shortly and also a head gunners. cocoa industry is still using child workers, despite campaigns to stop. it will find out why hello, there the new year board record warned to much of europe while many enjoy those balmy conditions wasn't the case for winter sports lovers, as many of the slopes remain snow like stretching all the way from switzerland down

to bosnia and herzegovina. and you can see those above average temperatures lingering over the next few days. we are going to see some bitter cold sweep into the northeast, places like western russia and the baltic states if we have a look at the 3 day for moscow. mine is 21 degrees on saturday, but at least some sunny spells. now the winter weather continues to pulse its way across the baltic states, bringing the strong winds to the likes of denmark, stretching down to germany and some a wintry weather in the mix. for scandinavia, the more bands of rain blowing into britain, the island, we'll see some of that pulling heaviest into northern areas of spain. suddenly on saturday, portugal getting a drenching from much of the week. much kara, however, across the central parts of the mediterranean, pushing away to the east for the south east, the balkans. we could see some fog problems in places like serbia, but for greece, plenty of sunshine. the temperature in athens, 17 degrees celsius. and it is looking largely clerical central areas with some sunshine that should weather update.

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they're watching al jazeera alive from doha. reminder of our top stories. israel has released and long is held palestinian prisoner who had been in detention for 40 years carrying eunice who is also and he's really citizen, was convicted of killing and he's rainy soldier in the golan heights. security officials have forbidden his friends and family. am holden celebrations to mark his vote for a new speaker in the us house of representatives will go into a 3rd day republican kevin mccarthy has now lost in 6 rounds of voting and the european union is recommending pre departure cove at 19 testing for passengers. fine from china to e member countries. officials are urging all travelers to way mask se, se passengers should also be randomly tested. right, we want to show in awesome life pictures from the vatican where the funeral or former po benedict, the 16th is about to begin. the pope current po frances will preside over the

ceremony for his predecessor than is it the 16th died on the 31st of december on year's eve at the age of $95.00. after suffering a long illness, he stepped down or spoke in 2014 because of his poor health. the 1st to do saw in over 600 years or he died at a vatican monastery on saturday. at the age of 95, a number of dignitaries attending this ceremony to day, but only to international delegations have been invited. the italian prime minister, georgia maloney is attending as that the vatican is in italy and the german president frank war to shine meyer is also in attendance. the former pope was from germany. of course, we'll keep a close eye on the ceremony at the vatican city for the funeral of former porter, poke lennox on the 16th, which will get underway very shortly. let's move on to other news. in the meantime, in california's governor has declared a state of emergency after

a powerful storm cut electricity to thousands of homes in the north road have been flooded in trees uprooted in sacramento. authorities have told people to evacuate if they're in coastal areas that are vulnerable to mud slide, it is 2nd storm to hit the west coast of united states in the past week. the alley charles has more from san francisco, california emergency officials say this round of storms to be the most severe california has seen in the last 5 years. would that they accept a lot of flooding, not only in the road, but also that would cause damage to homes. but their biggest concern right now, they say is high winds. that could get as high as 70 miles per hour in the mountains and along the coast. they say with that they expect extensive power outages and also a lot of property damage for their asking people to stay off the road or the so called atmospheric river storm bearing down on northern california is also being felt in the neighboring state of nevada. the city of reno is blanketed in snow. the

weather is not unusual, but snow typically starts to fall then february. the system has also brought much needed snow to a ski feels in those states, sierra mountains to peru now, where protests have resumed after a pause over the festive season. it's been nearly a month since. so forty's arrested. former president, pedro casio was facing rebellion and conspiracy charges. ruffians in the south of the country have clash with police demanding the resignation of his successor, deena boy, lottie, marianna sanchez reports from the city of ire cojo o. a merch lid by tin coffins, a symbolic reference to the people who died in december. when the army opened fire at protesters near the airport. the and the and see to you for your culture. i'm gonna let you know. my son was taken from me. he was 20 years old. i want justice. the families of the victims blame precedent the novel new out of the for the

violent court though and want her resignation. i. she's a murderer, addicted to and friends with congress, with demanded and me did a submission. there were protests in several regions on wednesday. hi, we were blocking goosgo in full. no, many clashed with police demanding new elections to be held immediate. although many different around the hudson, one different things. they're not coordinating among readers. there is one voice been heard louder and louder, and that is the demand for closing of congress. ugly reform of the constitution. 74 year old. and we get doris has no time to join protests. he lives from crop to crop, barely feeding his family as he plants beans. he reflects on his anger at produced political elite, or of gun farmers. let me suffer from a lack of rain. but congressmen don't do anything for us, like improvements or irrigation. how must we live? that is what i asked politicians,

that the laws changed to amend the constitution enough to one that would favor all of us. that matter. in the district of sako sinay, your gucho, most farmers live like and rekey working the fields. and these days, listening to the news of the nation wide discontent, they say they share community leader in that or that he has as politicians, never remember them gall, this is not gonna hold this up. of a rich politicians take advantage of us for them. laws in justice exists, but there's no law or justice for us. we want to quality for our people, don't leave us as protest, resume president, been what is urging for peace. the government says development and growth can't stop and it's promising security forces will act responsibly while protecting private and public property. but for the people in soc us and many other poor regions in bay do development and growth is just a distant dream. money and us and just i'll just heat up. so cos i echo in bolivia,

more demonstrations of planned in the city of santa cool slates on thursday. protest is want to offer a support for the regions. governor lewis fernando commercial demonstrations have gripped the area since he was arrested almost 2 weeks ago. camacho has been accused of trying to topple former president evil morales in 2019 that isabel reports. they have been here for a week blocking roads to protest the detention of their governor loose that a man look on my chill. he was taken to alleviate capital abbas last week, accused of plotting to overthrow former president abel morales in 2019 no more. but it did get there will viet, he won't allow that this government installs the dictatorship in the country. they have detained dog owner and we will be on the roads. defending center grooves is an opposition stronghold. i reach region that pays a crucial role in bolivia,

economy. but intentional northern america under commercial, has increased. the tension between the government in law passed located in highland and the brothers from from that located in the lowlands of this country. people have been coming here to the center of the city steadily. every night to demand the release of their governor and confronting, with the police. the police use to your gas and rubber bullets to control the protesters. dozens have been detained. camacho, he's currently kept in a high security detention center in la bass. he's on pre trial detention for 4 months while the investigation is ongoing. on wednesday, the prison was surrounded by the red ponchos indigenous governments reporters who wanted to prevent camacho followers from reaching the area voters thomas protest on don't political most. we are protesting because since congress, members from santa cruz arriving, we want to louis fernando camacho to stay in for 30 years to live camacho is not

the only member of the opposition detained. former entering president jenny, 9 years, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. she was on pretrial detention for over one year. the government insists camacho and others were involved in a quote to overshoot. what alice, people from santa claus say, they were defending the country's democracy from the fraud committed by morales during the presidential elections in 2019. all was robert. it was i don't you? in 2019, there was a vacuum of power. evo morales, reside janine and yours assumed as president. and she was recognized by congress, the so called cou, is their excuse to persecute political opponents every will. and that's why thousands are vowing to remain on the streets challenging the national government that they claim is not respecting the rule of law. it is, i will,

i'll deceit us and the group bolivia. the u. s. embassy in cuba has resumed full consular services, and visa processing for the 1st time since 2017. it stopped all services. when some diplomatic staff suffered an unexplained illness. dobbs, we have on a syndrome. officials are hoping the move will curb the flow of migrants heading north. the embassy will prioritize permits to reunite cubans with family in the us . meanwhile, more than 500 cuban immigrants have come ashore in the florida keys since the weekend. it launches ever migration from the communist island to the us. many people risk their lives making the 160 kilometer trip in unsafe boats. returning now to the vatican where the funeral of former po benedict, the 16th is about to begin just a few seconds ago, we saw the current pope francis arriving for the ceremony. he'll be the one leading

. this funeral is the 1st time in hundreds of years at the vatican is holding a funeral service for a former po, presided over by the current pope benedict. the 16th died on december the 31st at the age of $95.00. after suffering a long illness or in fact, he stepped down as pope in 2013 because of poor health. he was a 1st spoke to do so in over 600 years afresh hope to resign in over 600. he is this year nor service today at the vatican is beginning after 3 days in which the pope's former pub, spotty, allied in state, allowing tens of thousands of mourners to file past and pay their respects. we are gonna listen to a bit of the ceremony. now at the vatican, the ceremony for the funeral of former pope benedict, the 16th the

former pope will be buried in the eclipse beneath saint peter's basilica after this funeral service, which will be provided by the current pope frances, only to international delegations. we understand have been invited for this ceremony because it is a former pope's funeral. germany has sent its president. frank walked ashton meyer, the former pope, being germany and italy prime minister george maloney is also in attendance because it leaves where for savannah can is the number of other countries are sending senior figures to the event, but only again to international delegations. have been formally invited ah

ah, ah a. ready francis presiding over a bench next to the 16th, which is beginning right now at the vatican city. the former pope died on saturday

december 31st at the age of 95. this year, no service this thursday morning at the vatican, beginning after 3 days in which former port benedict spotty lied in state, allowing mourners to file past and pay their respects. the former pope will be made to buried in the crypt beneath saint peter's basilica in rome. best move on our 2 avenues and hundreds of thousands of children in west africa are working in hazardous conditions on cocoa farms. despite international campaigns against child labor. many of them have little or no access to education. i'll just ears. i made israel report from western ghana when you for the 1st time in his young life, you know, gets his 1st taste of chocolate. he's been working on his humblest cocoa farm for 7

years. he looks, father says he put his son to work to prepare him for life's challenges. they do have a badge on the one, meg, you, man, i don't have any money to pay laborers and because there are no schools nearby to accommodate all the children, they help at the farm morning. children as young as 4 are brought to farms to become conditioned to such an environment as they grow. but noodles are being introduced in europe. that aim to enforce trick to protection of human and children's rights, as well as the environment and producers in countries like gonna believe they could be affected. actively say more than half of all children living in agricultural areas, i engaged in work. most of them dangerous work activity man would lobby knows what's like to work as a child from my end. as he grew up on a cocoa farm, but later graduated from university, his case is considered exceptional. i laugh yes, jumped out as michael kneecamp. i've always been doing most of my might my,

my friends leaders, we're pregnant along the length across west africa, one and a half 1000000 children. i involved in cocoa for me, many work as farm laborers and, and less than a dollar or nothing at all with of issues an agency travel george communities to buy cocoa beans for $60.00 attack. but they sell a 2 or 3 times that on the international market. i think oklahoma, how much will you ain, after have ethical call. their price is even lower. as much as eaton. again, i said, oh, it timed to see our trends are close out to us. there is no quality indicating for them. pharmacy attempts by western cocoa biased to force down prices is keeping hundreds of thousands of children out of school and condemning them to a life of poverty. and they argue only by them receive.