>> welcome to "the journal." coming to you live from berlin. coming up -- determined to shut down banks, thousands converge on the city demanding that the prime minister resigned. >> israel lays to rest its prime minister. >> two films, american hustle and 12 years a slave, steal the show at the golden globes.

>> shutting down banks, the goal of thousands of people who have converged on th thai capital -- shutting down bangkok, the goal of thousands who have converged on the thai capital. they said they would not back down until february elections are called off. >> the prime minister has offered to meet protest leaders, but they say that she must resign. two months after the political crisis began, it only seems to be getting deeper. >> thousands of antigovernment protesters have streamed in, occupying key intersections, setting up camps. restart thailand is their slogan. many government offices remain closed for fear of violent riots. >> we are here because we want justice and the rule of law. >> the fact that the government cannot fix the problems of the

country, that is why we have come out, to find a solution. >> the demonstrators are showing no interest in compromise. protest leaders rejected the plan to hold elections in february. instead he is calling for an unelected people to take over and bring in major reforms before any votes take place. he has accused the government of mismanagement and corruption. the power struggle in thailand is getting more intense. the government has accused the opposition of trying to stir up violence to promote a military coup, but the opposition denies the accusation. >> the opposition leader said the military is attempting to stage a coup. the people will topple the government themselves. >> so far security forces are showing restraint, but the opposition is determined to blockade bangkok until they achieve their goals. >> israel has buried one of

their most influential and controversial political leaders, their former prime minister. >> he was venerated at home as a warrior and a statesman. he passed away on saturday at the age of 85 after spending seven years in the government. >> dignitaries from around the world came to jerusalem to attend the funeral. together with his two sons, they paid their respects to a man who will be remembered as an unyielding defender of his nation. the israeli president said that ariel sure on carried the country. described as one of israel's greatest warriors. u.s. vice president, joe biden, spoke on behalf of israel's closest ally, honoring him as an exceptional person.

>> like all historic leaders, like all real leaders, he had a northstar that guided him. his northstar was the survival of the state of israel and the jewish people. >> his career as a political leader rested on the achievements of his career as a soldier. brought to a military memorial site, where he was wounded in the 1948 war of independence. in a brief ceremony the defense forces saluted him for the last time. he was then taken for burial at his farm in the desert. eight generals carry him to his final resting place as a cantor intoned it traditional fare for

the dead. it is israel's fine meal -- final farewell to him. >> the u.s. and russia are calling for a cease-fire in parts of syria. >> a wider cease-fire is seen as unrealistic as the complex become more complex than ever, with infighting on the rebels side of big start of the story -- part of the story. >> for civilians, any progress cannot come soon enough. >> at this refugee camp on the turkish border, there are tents as far as the eye can see. 30,000 syrians have made the journey here. many lack the will to continue. >> we are praying that we die so that we can move away from the hunger and poverty. we do not even have any clothes. my children spent one week

without water or food and no one pays attention. >> russia and the u.s. made a joint call for cease-fires in some areas of syria head of the geneva peace talks later this month. >> today we talked about the possibility of trying to encourage a cease-fire. maybe a localized cease-fire. we have both agreed to try to work to see if that can be achieved. >> john kerry and his russian counterpart discussed the possible -- possible prisoner exchange and opening of humanitarian corridors. >> the u.s. and russia want to try to get both sides to allow for humanitarian aid. >> at the camp they are expecting the peace conference to change nothing. even if all the parties come together at the negotiating table, the situations of the

refugees are not likely to improve for some time to come. >> still, some positive signals. let's go to our correspondent, live in paris. john kerry says he thinks that this conference could be the beginning of the end for the war in syria. what other hurdles might keep that from happening? >> john kerry wanted to show the international community is serious about syria. the talks are important for the future of the country. opening up the humanitarian access track between the government and the opposition groups. but there are targets before the groups will meet. some of the problems mentioned today are that they were not put in place or put in place not quickly enough.

the national position has not confirmed that they will be at the meeting. >> what about iran? how do they figure in? can they overcome their differences? >> russia has been clear that they want iran to be a part of this. they have softened their approach to the participation, saying that they can move forward if they agree to the geneva one, which calls for political truncation in syria. the prime minister responded by saying that they would reject any preconditions in the talks. iran's participation is still a sticking point. >> one of many, right now, it appears. marcel, thanks very much.

>> no let up to the bloodshed in iraq, where 25 people were killed and 76 were wounded as for car bombs hit tag dad. >> detonating in a predominantly shia area, the attacks are being blamed on al qaeda linked sunni militants intent on destabilizing their government. >> of violent power struggle continues in south sudan between government troops and rebels behind the former vi president. >> hundreds of thousands have fled the fighting. government troops seem to have the momentum at the moment. they were able to retake a strategic oil-producing town on friday. the people there fled when fighting broke out in december, but now some are starting to return. >> this is what is left of his house. the 18-year-old has no idea where the rest of his family is to do next.

>> i cannot say anything. >> almost every house in his neighborhood was destroyed, burned down, or plundered. the capital is oil-rich and in the north the south sudan. government troops retook the town on friday after weeks of fighting. rebel soldiers loyal to the former vice president have taken control. >> the situation is ok. now we are waiting for the civilians. >> an assurance that most citizens do not put faith in just yet. nearly all of them fled to u.n. refugee camp to escape rebel fighters.

>> my money, all my goods. >> traces of the fighting are visible everywhere. many of the citizens are afraid that the war in the region is far from over. >> egyptians will be going to polling stations tomorrow to vote on a new constitution. >> if approved it will replace the charter approved under mohamed morsi, who was ousted last year. >> as the day of the referendum approaches, political forces remain divided. >> this 18-year-old is a member of an islamist youth group. lately he says protesting on the streets has become too dangerous. >> many members of the muslim brotherhood, along with families and children, have been arrested. there have been deaths. we will keep going.

>> she only feels safe taking part in protests on the university campus. elsewhere in the capital, police and army officers are on constant patrol. november of last year, the military backed interim government introduced a law that were wires organizers to inform police three days before any plan to demonstrations, allowing police to ban any rallies they consider a security threat. it has affected not only mother -- muslim brotherhood supporters, but other backers as well. she says that those in power today are as bad as the ousted dictator wh. >> egypt remains a police state. nothing has changed. the revolution has hit a low point. >> last november she took part in this protest against the

draft constitution that allows for civilians to be tried by a military court. the police crackdown was particularly forceful. >> some of us stayed put, despite being attacked with water cannons. others ran away. i saw a friend of mine being arrested and i wanted to help her. >> both women are critical of the army's grip on power. one a liberal campaigner, the other an islamist. they are united in their opposition to the protest law. while not all protesters share the same vision, those gathered here agree the military has too much power. >> this is not remotely unusual. we are still in the miller -- the middle of a revolution. >> many egyptians do revere the army chief.

on cairo -- in cairo the street vendors peddle merchandise. the generals face is everywhere to be seen. she respects him for bringing down mohamed morsi. >> he is a loyal, committed, and honest man who has sacrificed himself for the people. if someone tried to murder them -- murder him, i would take the bullet. >> each week she buys snacks and water. she rings them to the soldiers stationed across cairo. she claims that the troops are the sole protectors of the peace. she says the egyptian economy will only recover when stability returns and that until then, few tourists will be attracted to the country. traders are already profiting from the personality cults. this cooking oil has been

selling extremely well and is named after him. with so much support, he could be on his way to becoming the country's next president. >> plenty more is ahead, do not go away. >> welcome back. the battle for the domination of the global airliner market has hit another level. >> airbus, along with knowing, managed to deliver more planes. >> the bottom line is that both companies are making more planes. they have upgraded their fleets and here is what to expect. >> the only way is up for airbus right now. the european aircraft maker delivered more than 600 airplanes in 2013, a record high for the company. they also took more than twice as many orders as expected at the start of the year.

the chief executive was pleased with the state of the market, as well as his company's performance. >> it is a fantastic achievement that confirms, first of all, that the market is very positively oriented. second, that our products are matching the requirements of the allies. >> the polite number of sales means that airbus has a huge backlog to fill. the company says they have enough orders to keep production going for the next nine years. >> the detroit motor show has opened on an up the note. sales have left the crisis far behind for domestic and foreign carmakers. 50 new models will be showcased. >> among them, the new c class mercedes, which dimer hopes will fend off competition from bmw. with car manufacturers increasingly focused on asia

rather than the u.s., the detroit motor show is not as simple as it once was. to the markets now, over the weekend global regulators decided to be easily rules on how much capital the banks have to hold to make them safe in future crises. critics said that they were being let off the hook, but banks and the markets were pretty happy about it. conrad has the story. >> it was not a bad day here at the stock exchange in frankfurt. many companies had many things to report. please stand by. please stand by. be able to continue to give out generous loans, but many people doubt whether the new rules will help

the stability of the financial sector as a whole. please stand by. tail. the dax headed up 9.4%. the 250, up one quarter of one percent. trading is still underway in new york, where the dow is falling right now. the euro is trading at one dollar 36 60. the european central bank is trying to make things harder for counterfeiters -- counterfeiters . a 10 euro bill is set to be taken in in september. >> a note was unveiled in frankfurt today that contains a number of new security features, along with intricate printing that will be harder to counterfeit and make it easier for the visually impaired to identify.

in the coming years, all of the notes are set for redesign. here in germany the country has set a new tourism record. 412 million overnight stays, continuing the upward trend. >> foreign tourists were considered to be the main reason behind the growth. it has been two years since the caught truck up -- cost the concordia -- contra concordia cruise ship ran aground. >> the court observed one minutes silence in memory of the victims. services are also being held to mark the anniversary. reef off the island, where the wreckage remains. a fire in western australia has left at least one person dead and four others missing.

>> hundreds of locals have fled the blaze. officials believe the fire was spread by extremely hot winds. the blaze has been contained but is not yet quite under control. from australia to hollywood, the awards season is heating up. >> "american hustle," got the most awards, but the much more serious film was the biggest surprise. >> welcome to the 70 first annual golden globe awards. >> hollywood knows how to put on a good show. this year was no exception. johnny depp announced the winner of the war for best motion picture. >> it goes to "12 years a slave ." >> steve mcqueen one with "12 years a slave."

a searing drama about racism and slavery in the united states. it is based on the true story of solomon northrup, a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in 19th century america, suffering for 12 years before regaining his freedom. the film received nominations in several categories. "american hustle," collecting three awards. amy adams won best actress for her role. best supporting actress went to jennifer lawrence. she was a big hit with the audience. >> the women this year, it is such an audience. >> alfonso curaon picked up the most direct gravity -- gravitas

for his film, gravity. -- "gravity." >> from film awards to sports awards, cristiano ronaldo has been named the world footballer of the year. >> the midfielder was awarded for all's biggest individual prize at a ceremony in zürich. >> for the latest we are joined in the studio with more from our sports responded, jefferson chase. jefferson, is this a war deserved? >> i think so. it is going to attract a bit of criticism. of the three players up for the award, he is the only one who won nothing last season, but then said that it is always a debate. what are the awards for, he said

. best overall player? best on the team? he says that it is, in this case, for the best player. one statistic, 69 goals in 60 matches what he did. very hard to argue against him. what also worked in his favor is they put the decision back in time so that the person voting could take into account the world cup qualifications, as he was the big star in their last- minute altercation. you have to congratulate the man. >> he ends up coming up short. >> most of us we would have a lot of these -- the historic

triple. of the three players, he is the most the team player. he has really lost some in a team context. i think one thing that hurt him is he is not the sort of absolute marquee name. coaches from all over the world vote for this award. they are very much in -- influenced by the star power of the candidate. >> you mentioned star power. this breaks his four-year winning streak. what happened? >> you win the thing for four times in a row? i do not think you will be that disappointed. his problem last season is that he got hurt. absolutely spanked by byron in the championship lead. he really could not show what he did in the big matches.

it would have been hard to give him the award overrun although. winning it four times in a row, people are sick of him. yes, again, it was up against seller competition. a 68-year-old man who had had a 48-year-old career, he was really very much well like. it was sad to see him go. byron had decided to bring in a pap at the winter break last season. he was a kind of lame duck very popular one. he did not -- i think that

people are happy that they killed him -- that they picked him. very likable man. his acceptance speech was very humble. you thought -- wow, it was like my grandfather winning it. >> all around? >> good night for the germans. >> thank you for being with us. thank you for joining us here at "the journal." >> we will have more news coming for you in just over 30 minutes. check out our website at any time.

>> the man who put the survival of israel above everything else. u.s. vice resident joe biden was among those paying tribute to ariel sharon -- u.s. vice president joe biden was among those paying tribute to ariel sharon this monday. >> israel bid farewell to their former leader monday. friends, family, and dignitaries from i am the world gathered in jerusalem for a state funeral service -- from around the world gathered in jerusalem for a state funeral service. highlightedanyahu the service of a veteran of most of israel's wars.