sharon. people trying to remember this man. people here remembered as king arik, many who consider him a war hero. many inside israel or outside of israel consider him a war criminal. there are a lot of people who are criticizing him today even as israel celebrates him, >> we're following several weather stories, we'll zip through parts of the west, this is where we're getting snow stretching across north dakota, minnesota, and also in towards michigan. so we have winter storm warnings in effect, but also some powerful winds for the west. we'll have more coming up on the winds and talk more about the earthquake that happened early this morning north of puerto rico. >> thank you. and thank you for watching al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. "the stream" is next. for news updates throughout the day head to our website, www.aljazeera.com. >> next we consider sacrifice and whether saving some members of endangered species is worth others. africa's black rhino population, less than 5,000 in the world today. the largest number remain in any mi ni nimibia, a very unl

. >> once dubbed king arik for his battle field victories, was given a full military burial. he was buried on his ranch. sharon this land. it is israel's largest private farm. soldiers who fought for him? brothers who voted for him and former supporters who strongly opposed his decision to pull settlers from the gaza strip. >> he developed the strip and then disengaged. it made no sense. >> police and the army deployed a security blimp and early warning sirens. >> there is a full security umbrella that has taken place. that includes both 800 police officers, border police and undercover agencies that are working. >> the funeral wasn't interrupted. his sons read the hebrew prayer for the dead and the country laid to rest the man who people here called a war hero, who some palestinians called a thief. >> end to the violence and establish a stable government, the country's previous president stepped down and went into compile in benin last week, 1 million people have fled their homes, rebels overthrew the government last march but allegations of rights abuses sparked violence killing more than a thousand people l

. >> once dubbed king arik for his battle field victories was then given a full military procession. not buried in jerusalem, but on his ranch. sharonoved this land, israel's largest private farm his burial site is next to his wife's, soldiers who fought for him, brothers w.h.o. voted for him. and his decision to withdraw settlements from the gaza strip. >> suddenlily he decided to disengage, it made no sense. >> police and the army deployed a security blimp and early warning sirens. >> the full security umbrella that has taken place that includes both 800 police officers, border police and undercover agents that are working on a security level. >> the funeral wasn't interrupted. his sons read the hebrew prayer for dead. palestinians called a war criminal and defined the israel state. nick shifrin in the negev desert. >> responding to a tweet calling for the release of al jazeera staff, mccain tweeted, totally agree. producers mohamed fahmy, behar mohamed, and peter greste, the other two are from our sister channels have been detained for five months now. >>> the execution of a death row prisoner will go as determined. >> the federa

in the history of israel, arik sharon will be registered as one of the greatest leaders and fighters for the state, for the jewish people in its country. arik, the people of israel say goodbye to you today. your unique contribution to the security of israel is embedded in our history, and your memory, it will be embedded for ever in the heart of the nation. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: i'm honored to invite the speaker of the knesset, knesset member to deliver his eulogy. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: omri, gilad, and all the members of the family, prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his wife, the president of the supreme court, vice president biden, prime minister of the czech republic, speaker of the russian duma, all the distinguished heads of the delegation, thank you for being with us here today. ministers, knesset members, rabbis, knesset members, all the honored guests, the citizens of israel, eight years have passed since the 11th prime minister of israel went into a coma. arik, and here today his coffin is laying in the knesset so we will give him