angry israelis gathered outside benyamin netanyahu's home in protest. plans for a new settlement in west bank could derail talks. >> planned withdrawal of u.s. troops in afghanistan could erode plans. a resurgence of influence by the taliban and other power brokers within three years of the 2014 american withdrawal deadline. each if the u.s. leaves ganned a contingent of a few thousands troops, still really unlikely to make a difference. some officials contradict the findings saying it doesn't adequately account for how strong afghanistan's security forces come under training. >> a federal judge is closing the book on hurricane katrina's lawsuits. half a million filed claims holding the army corp responsible. the report claims immunity, saying they don't have to pay for lost claims. >> a series of lawsuits in new orleans seeking billions in damages against the federal government and insurance companies are over. the damages were caused by katrina in 2005. u.s. district judge dismissed the case late yesterday. he called that more than 500,000 residents,

john kerry is scheduled to meet benyamin netanyahu on friday. >> democrats and republicans appear toreak months of gridlock over the federal budget. the house passed a deal that will keep the government running for two years. now it's headed to the senate. the white house called the white house vote an ornt moment of bipartisan cooperation. >> in contrast to the fall when congress couldn't agree to a budget, the government was shut down. today an overwhelming majority voted for this deal. 32 democrats cast descenting votes. the republican author working with patty murray on the democrats side of the aisle. ryan spoke before the bill passed and defended his conservative perspeptive, and the art of compromise. >> we have been at each other's throats for a long time. we tried to defeat this president. i wish we would have. elections have consequence, mr speaker. i fundamentally believe - this is my personal opinion, it's a slightly partisan thing to say, to do what we think needs to be done, we'll have to win elections. in the meantime let's make the divided government work. i think our

. >> benyamin netanyahu has said any u.s. spying on israel is unacceptable. he was responding to news reports that britain and the united states moved on former president and other officials. it emerged by documents leaked by edward snowden, u.s. whistleblower. >> translation: concerning matters published in the past few days i asked for examination in the matter. in the close ties between israel and the united states there are things that must not be done. that is not acceptable for us. >> a palestine prisoner that went on a hunger strike has been freed in israel. he was originally sentenced for 26 years for what israel called terrorist offenses. as we reports, he's seen as a scene of resistance. >> a significant moment here in jerusalem, the longest hunger striking prisoner seen as a hero. he's been released from a prison in northern israel. his 9-month hunger strike forced the israeli government to shorten his prison sentence from 17 years to eight months in exchange for ending his strike. >> israel tried to humiliate people. i had only two options. hunger

this kind of pain that assesses benjamin netanyahu accuses iran the benyamin netanyahu awol mongering and believes it could end with israel becoming isolated. iran has made clear they have no desire to develop nuclear weapons whatsoever they have no desire to develop nuclear weapons but yet but yet this fear mongering this talk of you know the words coming out of netanyahu they're very frightening and people of the world want peace they want they want cooperation between countries they don't want to hostility and war and if netanyahu continues to be committed to this aggression to this hostility he's going to going to be further isolated around the world because what he wants is diametrically opposed to what the people the world are striving for at this time. it's been a critical week for scotland and. they vote on independence late next year need to alex salmond launched a way to document laying out what had labeled a mission statement for the nations here. the key points put forward by the pro independence movement. should scotland be an independent country it's a six word question

pay an accused benyamin netanyahu a war mongering and believes it could end with israel becoming isolated iran has made clear they have no desire to develop nuclear weapons whatsoever they're no desire to develop nuclear weapons but yet but yet this fear mongering this talk of you know this these words coming out of netanyahu they're very frightening and people of the world want peace they want they want cooperation between countries they don't want to hostility and war and if netanyahu continues to be committed to this aggression to this hostility he's going to going to be further isolated around the world because what he wants is diametrically opposed to what the people the world are striving for at this time. a tide of unexplained and increasingly powerful earthquakes are making life difficult for entire texas communities it will be says it's just a coincidence that residents point toward shale gas rocking as the calls in a few minutes we'll speak to those affected. teeters on the edge of disaster as violent attacks continue across the country with on the groups taking hold in oil reso

. >> secretary of state john kerry arrives in jerusalem where he met with prime minister benyamin netanyahu. he held a joint news conference. relations and easing of sanctions in iran. >> this is the first time john kerry stepped in since talks started in july. what should we expect? >> good morning, john. yes, i think kerry arrives with a huge agenda pushing forward tonne middle east peace. while he's doing that the u.s.-israel relationship is strained. it's not clear whether the top allee is nuf to push it forward. the two militaries, greece and italy as well, held an air drill. the two military share vital intelligence. israel achieved more assistance from barack obama than any other president. >> america's support is unprecedented. the reliance between the nations never stronger. >> israel has no better friend than the united states of america. >> that was march. then came last month's nuclear deal with iran. the two allies clashed publicly. >> this agreement made the world a much more dangerous place. >> >> prime minister benyamin netanyahu seems willing to purpose the white house's pa

me met the israeli prime minister benyamin netanyahu and will travel to ramallah to meet the prime minister. it's the first time john kerry intervened after peace talks from stalled for five years. >> european union is warning of a major threat. ministers from several countries are having talks in brussels worried about the fighters going backwards and forwards from europe to syria. the numbers of fighters from western european countries doubled in the last six months. >> in the beginning in syria you had few rebel groups. now they have come from iraq. they have, of course, got fighters coming from north africa and the european union. this creates a serious security problem because we have to anticipate their return and how to handle this. >> the commander of the free syrian army says al qaeda-linked groups are growing stronger. one affiliate has 5,000 fighters. but denied a comment that f.s.a. would be able to fight without bashar al-assad against al qaeda. >> translation: i categorically deny any of these comments. i did not give an interview. we believe that after the fall of assad, we'l

one advisor to prime minister benyamin netanyahu said it may need a new best ally now they can't rely on the u.s. at the end of the day the u.s. relationship with israel will remain. israel knows it has to bring the relationship back. it's trying to figure out how to make sure the drift between the u.s. and israel doesn't become a real risk. >> also today the white house called efforts by u.s. senator for more sanctions, unacceptable. >> michael eaves is here with sport. an interesting coaching move in the n.b.a. >> very interesting, especially in december. brooklyn nets announce in a curious move as jason kidd has reassigned assistant coach lawrence frank to a new roam, in which he will not attend practices or games. he'll file reports. the nets entered the night with a five and 12 record. in college football, u.s.c. introduced a new coach. steve sarkisian takes over the role. lane kiffin was fired. steve sarkisian was under pete carroll. steve sarkisian had anticipated a university of washington in 2008. in baseball. the new york yankees agreed to a $750 million with free agent cent

thousands gathered outside benyamin netanyahu's residence in jerusalem. many are angry over the plan to build homes in the west bank. >> the death toll from the friday car bomb in beirut has risen to seven. the target is believed to be the former finance minister and ambassador to the united states, mohamad chatah, a critic of bashar al-assad and hezbollah. his funeral is tomorrow. no one has claimed responsibility for the bombing. >> 20 were killed in a syrian air strike in aleppo. the bomb hit a crowded vegetable market. two children are among the victims. in the past two weeks president bashar al-assad's army zeroed in on forces in aleppo. 400 have been killed. president bashar al-assad sent a message to pope francis. he is determined to defend syrians of all religions from hard-line islamists. >> the war in syria is taking a cruel turn. the u.n. reports refugees are starving to death. five people at one camp in damascus died of malnutrition. images in the story are dramatic. >> the siege, bombarded, and starved to death. this happens to the human body

. >> translation: benyamin netanyahu has been tricking the world for years by pretending he's been threatened, is desperate today. he doesn't know what to do. he has to fabricate lies to disrupt solidarity. it will remain in place. >> india is refusing to buy food sub-s subsidi subsidies. hundreds of protesters held demonstrators outside the conference in bali, angry that a deal could lead to the elimination of food subsidies. >> food security is non-negotiable. public needs to stop holding grains. dated w.t.o. rules, need to be corrected. the due restraint provision in this current form cannot be accepted. it must remain in force until we reach a solution and provide adequate protection from all kinds of challenge. >> drones are usually associated with war. for the first time united nations is using them for peacekeeping. democratic republic of congo will monitor the movement of armed groups. >> it is a first. taking to the skies. the u.n. has fleets of white painted suvs, trucks, helicopters and planes. but now the very first united nations unmanned aerial aircraft known as a drone. unlike

prime minister benyamin netanyahu accuses the protesters being a violent minority, denying the majority a better future. plans to move them are seen as nothing short of a land grab. >> the israeli citizenship has been given, but they refuse to give them an address. they have destroyed some of their villages. there's a village destroyed more than 15 times. they never recognised the village. now they are saying we are going to move you from your areas into different areas. we'll tell you the way of life. >> the plans need to be approved by parliament before any official action is tape. >> demonstrations against the legislation are being manned in european and arab countries. >> good sunday morning to you. watching a little light snow coming in off the great lakes. not expecting to see much as far as accumulation is concerned. that's good news. a lot of folks will travel today. the weather will stay quiet. it's the north-west where we are watching for a storm system to move in, that will bring a lot of wet weather. we'll deal with flooding concerns and wintry weather moving in across the m