d for a full year. their case is widely seen as political. the relatives have and all of their hopes on the appeal -- have spent all of their hopes on the appeal. x it is a grim anniversary. they have been behind bars for

an entire year. all three al jazeera journalists were arrested on december 29 last year when police raided the cairo hotel room they were using as an office. protests were held worldwide supporting the jailed journalists. please stand bypeter greste's family says he's doing his best to keep his spirits up. >> he is determined this whole experience is not going to break him. egypt accuses al jazeera of supporting the muslim brotherhood and mohamed morsi. now that the islamists are banned in egypt guitar and egypt are finding ways to reconcile. -- qatar and egypt are finding ways to reconcile.

>> having been shut down in egypt is also a significant milestone in our case. i would like to think it has removed the political aspect of the reason why peter was arrested. x the three journalists are to appear in front of the court next thursday to appeal their case. >> among the three journalists in jail is the former egypt bureau chief for al jazeera. i asked whether they were hopeful the journalists might be released now that egypt and qatar are reconciling. x it is hard to expect what the outcome of the appeal -- there are three outcomes. whether they uphold the verdict

so we have no choice except for the president to pardon them or to dismiss the whole case or a retrial. if it is a retrial, we will have to go through a very long process. we hope it does not lead into this. we will -- we welcome the talk about the new deportation law. we hope it applies to mohammed as a canadian citizen. his lawyer has submitted a request to the presidency calling for mohammed's deportation and to continue the trial in canada. he is suffering from hepatitis c

and he has an injury over his shoulder. it was a very painful year for him. we will keep fighting until the end. we were supposed to get married last april, 2014, but our plan got canceled. however, we believe -- i managed to convince him that his imprisonment will never be an obstacle and him being behind bars is not going to stop our plan. we have applied to get married in prison and we got the approval. hopefully, on january 1 we will invite our supporters. if not, i want to do it in person. i cannot postpone it more than

this. i love mohammed and i always wanted to be with him. >> what happened to the ai rasia flight? search operations are suspended overnight, but they are focusing on a stretch of the java sea. oil slicks were located earlier. 30 ships and 15 aircraft searching the region to discover if there are any connections. let's speak to a next island and get his views -- and ask pilot - - an ex-pilot and get his views. your thoughts on possible causes for this crash? >> for the time being, we have

two elements, possible scenarios. this will be with the investigation board from france because it is an airbus. if we explore those possible scenarios. rather wet -- bad weather conditions have been focus of concern. the plane asked to fly higher and that request was refused. in your mind, could that have caused the crash? >> it is difficult to say that. the crew and pilot managed

altitudes to avoid weather, it is something quite common. there are requests of that type. the altitude should not be a factor in terms of refusal. usually, we avoid the weather by changing the heading. i think the first priority is to find the location and the radar information will be processed and there are several radars covering this area.

it is possible to send for the begin of the data recorder. that is the first priority. ask a former pilot with air france, thank you for speaking with us. greek and italian rescue teams were able to save most of the passengers on the burning fairy ferry. 10 people have been confirmed dead. a cargo ship sales carrying 50 passengers from the stricken greek ferry. it caught fire early sunday morning. the italian navy said monday

afternoon, all remaining survivors had been rescued. many of the rescued were taken to hospitals in southern italy to be treated for dehydration and hypothermia. this footage filmed by a survivor shows fire blazing aboard the vessel. ask the captain could not control it because there was too much movement. >> many passengers were asleep when the fire broke out. several people are believed to have died and several others injured. greek, albanian, and italian navy personnel have cooperated on the rescue effort. >>'s greek lawmakers fail to agree on the countries next president triggering early elections. stock markets trembled on monday.

>> it was their third and last chance. greek lawmakers failed to elect a new president. the only candidate, he came up of votes short. >> 300 members have voted 168. >> the next up will be a disillusion of -- dissolution of parliament. >> greece does not have time to lose. i sympathize with the anxiety of every greek citizen. i'm here to guarantee the safe course of the country. our task has been very difficult from the beginning but we have come close to completely exiting the crisis. opinion polls put the west wing party in the lead among voters.

promises to renegotiate the conditions of the imf bailout. a policy shift to ease the burden of austerity on greek voters, but that is raising alarms among european union leaders. the athens stock exchange took a direct hit. a warning to the winners of next month elections to toe the line of the troika. >> the scottish government says one confirmed case of ebola has been diagnosed in glasgow. a health care worker helping to fight the disease in sierra leone and recently came back to glasgow. the rescue worker was just back in glasgow after traveling

through morocco. the disease has been caught in the early stages and it is believed there is little risk to others. she is being treated in isolation. results from sunday's provincial elections. 38.5% of the vote. his challenger was the head of the conservative opposition. the incumbent's popularity plunged as the government failed to put an end to years of recession. the israeli military shot and killed a palestinian teenager on monday morning. the men opened fire on the crowd killing a 17 or older the air force in cameroon launches raids against boko haram for the first time.

let's head to britain to the shores of cornwall where seals have been washing up dead in near hundreds. a mysterious illness is killing them. >> these seals are unawares they are under threat. dozens of their peers have washed up dead on these pages. conservationists are at a loss to explain what is killing them. >> we have large numbers of seals dining on our shores. a lot of these individuals are adults that are breeding. the impact to the population could be huge. >> over 40 dead seals have been found since october. experts remain baffled as to

what is killing them. concerns are mounting. pups are born of this time of year. these seals are brought to the sanctuary until they are strong enough to fend for themselves. >> it is a real concern for the species. one of the river seal species in the world today -- rarer seal species in the world today. we really need to show the duty to care for these species to figure out what is going on. >> experts know there is no time to waste. if too many adults die before the causes is found the effect could be irreversible. ask temperatures drop across

europe -- ask temperatures drop across europe. residents have been warned to reduce their movements outdoors. forecasters predict more snow over the new year holiday. a year behind bars, the three al jazeera journalist detained in egypt were arrested in cairo one year ago today. their appeal begins this week. the search for the missing aira sis flight has been suspended overnight. officials believe the plane is at the bottom of the sea. greece is headed towards early elections. the imf has suspended financial aid to the country until the next government is formed. marcus carlson joins us on said.

business news begins now. the markets are jittery after the news that greece is headed towards early elections. another round of market turmoil in greece. the main stock market index in athens closed 4% down this monday. the greek government failed to push a potential candidate through parliament. the vote is due to take place on the 26th of january. it has pledged to end austerity and to renegotiate the terms of the imf and eu funded bailout. we take a closer look at why investors are so worried.

>> a party's leader just turned 40. it could shake up the countries political and economic future in 2015. his party could win the majority of government with a campaign based on renegotiating the terms of greece's bailout plan. the party is garnering popularity by offering voters a break from tough austerity. >> the vast majority of the people determined to end the policy of the bailout agreements and austerity. lawmakers can do nothing else than to respond to their duty to keep in line with the will of the people. >> other demands, raising the

minimum wage, halting layouts cracking down on tax evasion freezing the privatization of state assets. the proposals that eu leaders fear could jeopardize years of austerity sacrifices. future political turmoil raises questions about its ability to be financially independent. >> let's take a look at how the situation shaped trading this monday. the ftse and dax ended above the flatline. it was a different picture and referral europe with the indices in spain and angeli ending down -- and italy ending down.

in the united states, the indices are mixed. they are actually trading above the flatline right now. the nasdaq ever so slightly. energy shares are in the spotlight this session as we have seen oil prices fluctuate. first they were down and now they are up. i should say the opposite. first they were up and now they are down. a few other stories we are watching for you shares of airasia dropped after the disappearance of the flight 850 1. investors fear some may turn away from the carrier. even a small drop in sales could have a big impact on profitability.

the russian ruble has come under pressure against the dollar and the euros. the russian economy shrank by 0.5% in november. the ruble and the russian economy are suffering on the back of lower oil prices and western sanctions. sony says the interview has earned $18 million. the majority of the proceeds, $50 million, come from online sales $15 million come from online sales. it follows a cyber attack on sony that has been blamed on north korea. it is about a plot to assassinate the north korean leader. a pretty controversial movie but it seems to be working when it comes to tickets. it's actually pulling in the money? >> apparently, best ever opening

when it comes to online sales. >> impressive. all publicity is good publicity. >> thank you very much. we are about to see what is making news on the internet. websurfers interested in the crash of the air asia flight. >> welcome to the web news. coming up, shock over the missing airasia flight. companies urged to use more models with disabilities and advertising. -- dean advertising. -- in advertising.

a flight flying from indonesia to singapore carrying 162 people went missing, losing contact with air traffic control on sunday morning. terrible news has been met with widespread shock online. people expressing theirs solidarity and compassion -- expressing their solidarity and compassion with messengers for passengers. leaders have also shared their thoughts. some people trying to give practical help in looking for the causes of the disappearance. specialists have highlighted the weather conditions and potential disastrous consequences. the weatherbug twitter page put forth a similar theory.

airasia is being transparent with information and sharing as much as possible about the flight. the airline will continue to do whatever it can. a two-year-old with down syndrome was featured in a catalog for an american retailer. this type of approach helps change people's perspectives. her mom contacted the changing the face of beauty organization about launching a photo sharing

campaign. children with disabilities are ready to appear in more advertisements. the campaign is underway with parents whose children have special needs reaching out to the big companies, sharing photos of their son or daughter on social networks. the aim is to in -- encourage 15 firms to include models in their marketing campaign. a toy manufacturer has already responded favorably. campaigners have to convince the other big brand names to get on board. web users in india have been posting under the stop acid attacks #.

many have slammed the public authorities for not doing enough to stop these attacks. the government has announced it will be regulating sales of acid only to authorized individuals. london-based brazilian illustrator ads cartoons to strangers online photos. they are being put together in the photo invasion collection.

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