believe that this is really just a simple and cynical political calculus a way for the liquid central committee to try to rally the faithful to try to gain the support of the hardliners in their party to take advantage of this moment when the united states has recognized as israel's capital to try to say to their faithful look what else we're going to try to do to impose our sovereignty onto parts of the west bank of course we've already spoken to palestinian lawmakers here who said that if this does indeed proceed if this does indeed progress and get to the knesset then they would see that as being really the end of the peace process that they would think that trying to find a two state solution to the crisis here was really something that was dead finally dead that all being said though one of the things about this resolution that's been so much of a question in the last few days is whether it is binding or not the liquid central committee has stated over the past week that they believe that this is a binding resolution meaning that they believe that this will in effect force prime minister n

i think if the likud central committee passes this vote i think the biggest thing that will happen is will take up a lot of newspaper space will be a lot of printing done of this because it really is not binding it's not even relevant it's just you know the prime minister's right of center party just trying to make a statement a policy statement which really is meaningless and even if you read the statement it's doesn't even go into depth and it's just kind of getting ready the drumbeat of election is happening in israel we don't know when it's kind of you know this government is not the most stable and people are wondering how long is it that you know that to be around given all that's going on with the investigations so they're just trying to shore up their their popularity on the right to other key points to that we need to mention at this hour number one it's unclear if prime minister netanyahu is actually going to show up at this meeting it has been stated by members of the likud central committee that they hoped that prime minister to prime minister netanyahu would actually be t

settlements of the west bank so there is a lot of stuff that still needs to be answered by this likud central committee also is this a binding resolution many of those inside this committee say that this is binding that if this passes this would compel the prime minister and the rest of the likud party to take it to the knesset to try to pass it into law but that's coming at a time when there is already so much international condemnation of israel and when so many people are saying that the last thing israel needs right now is another international fight countries that would see this action is going against international law now a lot of the analysts that we've been speaking with today have said that really there's something simply behind this that really this is a cynical political ploy for the likud party to try to muster more support to really rally their faithful i spoke earlier with israeli pollster michel barack here's more of what he had to tell me about this issue. i think if the likud central committee passes vote i think the biggest thing that will happen is will take up a lot of newspaper sp

i think if the likud central committee passes vote i think the biggest thing that will happen is will take up a lot of newspaper space will be a lot of printing done of this because it really is not binding it's not even relevant it's just you know the prime minister's right of center party just trying to make a statement a policy statement which really is meaningless and even if you read the statement it's theirs they will go into debt and it's just kind of getting ready the drumbeat of election is happening in israel we don't know when it's kind of you know this government is not the most stable and people are wondering how long is it that you know that to be around given all that's going on with the investigations so they're just trying to shore up their their popularity on the right. now see there has been some reaction that started to come in from arab members of the knesset some of them telling us that if this resolution does pass and if it then goes in its current form to the knesset that that would really signal the end of a two state solution. and came an image on july first

now that the live cooed central committee has voted in favor of imposing israeli sovereignty over illegal settlements in the occupied west bank the question is what comes next many members of the likud central committee in the run up to this vote had thought that this was a binding resolution they had said so which in effect would mean that it would force that would compel a prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the rest of the likud party to try to take this to the knesset to try to get it passed into law we've spoken to many analysts the however who say that this in fact is not a binding resolution and that there is no way that such an inflammatory resolution would actually get to the knesset in its current form we've also spoken to arab members of parliament and they've said that if this resolution were to go to the knesset in its current form that that would really signal an end to the peace process that it would really mean that there was no more attempt to try to find a two state solution to the crisis here now what is important also is what exactly is prime minister benjamin netany

we have smart and intelligent people on the state central committee who are currently debating and a liberating this issue. -- debating and deliberating this issue. the individual who created our caucus system is an african-american woman, she is a veteran. is the reason we do not have a poll tax in virginia. she is the first person to tell you that she wants to make sure our caucuses are transparent and accessible. my task as a party chair is to build our party. caucuses are empowering for individuals when they are run properly. theonly reason i have diverse, grassroots, state central committee is because they rose through the caucus system. there are problems with the caucus system, we have knowledge that. it is not our role as a unity commission to tell a state that they have to choose one or the other. i am not finished. asking my fellow unity commission members to vote down this amendment. there are already very strong conditions in here to reform caucuses. choosinges are already in their process to move from a caucus to a primary because of some of the obstacles caucuses put up

the only reason i have the diverse, grassroots, state central committee is because they rose through the caucus system. there are problems with the caucus system, we have acknowledged that. but it is not our role as a unity commission to tell a state that they have to choose one or the other. i am not finished. >> i did not say anything. >> i am asking my fellow unity commission members to vote down this amendment. there are already very strong conditions in here to reform caucuses. many states are already choosing in their process to move from a caucus to a primary because of some of the obstacles caucuses put up. but the big unintended consequence you could put forward with this type of amendment is in a gop led iowa, they could decide they are moving to a primary. then that would wipe out iowa's caucus with your amendment. i think we, as the democratic party, it is the one time april state actually has a platform in -- platform >> the currently which requires a state to do something they do not choose to do. and something taking out the exception from nebraska, that's all i am doi

party has officially endorsed its central committee's decision to replace robert mugabe with emerson as its leader he replaced mugabi as president last month after the military put the ninety three year old under house arrest the party also endorsement and gaga as its candidate for next year's elections. four palestinians have been killed in clashes with israeli forces the violence came during fresh protests against president trump's recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital dozens more were wounded as israeli forces fired tear gas on protesters who were throwing stones at. lawmakers in peru have presented a motion to impeach president pedro pablo kaczynski over undisclosed payments from a zillion construction company brushed his consulting firm received nearly eight hundred thousand dollars from zero to brecht more than a decade ago on thursday the president said he would not resign undenied any wrongdoing. the next step for brags that after months of stalling and wrangling negotiations on britain leaving the european union are moving on to the second stage their past the divorce

now that the live could central committee has voted in favor of imposing israeli sovereignty over illegal settlements in the occupied west bank the question is what comes next many members of the likud central committee in the run up to this vote had thought that this was a binding resolution they had said so which in effect would mean that it would force that would compel the prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the rest of the likud party to try to take this to the knesset to try to get it passed into law we've spoken to many analysts the however who say that this in fact is not a binding resolution and that there is no way that such an inflammatory resolution would actually get to the knesset in its current form we've also spoken to arab members of parliament and they've said that if this resolution were to go to the knesset in its current form that that would really signal an end to the peace process that it would really mean that there was no more attempt to try to find a two state solution to the crisis here now what is important also is what exactly is prime minister benjamin neta

i think if the likud central committee passes vote i think the biggest thing that will happen it will take a lot of newspaper space will be a lot of printing done of this because it really is not binding it's not even relevant it's just you know the prime minister's right of center party just trying to make a statement a policy statement which really is meaningless even if you read the statement it's theirs they will go into depth and it's just kind of getting ready the drumbeat of election is happening in israel we don't know when it's kind of you know this government is not the most stable and people are wondering how long is it that you know that to be around given all that's going on with the investigations so they're just trying to shore up their their popularity on the right arab members of the knesset of the parliament here have started reacting to this meeting some of them saying that if this resolution is passed if the prime minister then decides to try to take it to pass it is a law in the knesset that that would really signal into trying to find a two state solution to the

midday in the uk and the central committee of the ruling party zanu-pf will be committee of the rulingby zimba bwe's new president zanu—pf will be addressed by zimbabwe's new president emmerson mnangagwa. the first formal gathering since he replaced robert mugabe in november. in brazil the nation is assessed by football, but one of the fastest—growing sports is rugby and proponents of the oval shaped all are hoping the game can actually change lives, as tim allman reports.

the soviet regime disseminates data through a vast network operating the central committee and politburo. this encompasses over 4,000 newspapers, a large book publishing empire, a large radio system and incessant stream of public lectures. for example, about 15 lectures are given each other by the knowledge society, a major propopr proponent of the network. and the national educational system to indoctrinate various elements of the population. moreover, party propaganda professionals are dispatched continuously to enforce ideological conformity within the vast network and to provide the appropriate party lines. socialist indoctrination soviet style is introduced early in a child's education. each classroom contains its own lemon corner, a small area set up to deify, the exploits of lenle lenin as the great leader of world. children loved to express their love for lenin through hymns that are sold on holidays. soviet elementary education is characterized by a suffocating paternalism, and assurance of personal security is offered by the state in return for strict conformity, and the suppre

disseminates propaganda through a vast network operating under the supervision of the party's central committee and politburo. this propaganda network incompasses over 4,000 newspapers, a large empire, and an incessant stream of public lectures. for example, about 15 million lectures are given each year by the knowledge society. a major component of the propaganda network. the regime also works through mass public organizations, such as the communist youth league and trade unions. the agitation and propaganda component of the armed forces. and the national educational system to indoctrinate various elements of the population. moreover, party propaganda professionals are dispatched continuously to enforce ideological conformity within the vast network, and to provide the appropriate party lines. socialist indoctrination soviet style is introduced early in a child's education. each classroom contains its own lenin corner, a small area set up to feify the exploits of lenin as the great leader of the socialist revolution in the world. in music class, for example, children learn to express their lov

general secretary of the pillows words seen the united states disqualify itself from that role the central committee of the p.l.o. is the central council of the p.l.o. person liberation organization is having a rare meeting on monday to discuss the ways forward the presidents of the palestinian authority mahmoud abbas is in cairo for talks with egyptian president sisi to talk with him about the situation after the trump announcement so various political lines continue to emerge excuse me emerge at the moment though in terms of the protests things do seem to quieten down significantly it is another quiet day so far in jerusalem very many thanks indeed harry forces there in occupied east jerusalem. venezuela's president nicolas maduro has announced opposition parties which boycotted sunday's local elections will be barred from taking part in next year's presidential vote his ruling socialist party won at least ninety percent of the three hundred thirty five mayoral seats in the municipal poll daniel schwedler reports from caracas. voting in venezuela is not obligatory but many still put their faith in

constitution was first adopted in 1982 and has been revised four times since the communist party central committeeill review any amendments later in january. the world's most valuable spirits maker has a bullish year. said to raise the price of liquor, the first hike in five years. they want to grow revenue by at least 10% in 2018. they expect total profit for the current year to have risen by almost 60%. bitcoin slipped below $15,000 after the biggest rally in two weeks into the route wiped away more than $9,000. futures on the exchange slipped more than 3% and volatility as to the debate about how to value the digital coin which surged this year. to likes continue grifter -- cryptocurrencies, but seen as a safer alternative. investment returns in china, the value added takes effect on january 1 and is part of a broader outcome of how companies pay taxes in the world's second-biggest economy. hedge funds are already under officials britney. rival products such as mutual funds are partly exempt from the new charge. to take charge of a $1.3 billion due to the corporate tax change in the united stat

the ruling party central committee and the p.l.o. executive committee will they come to some decision today will they make any announcement today most unlikely since they still have to see what's going to happen at the arab league summit and also what's going to happen. conference meeting so certain but certainly if diplomacy. under intense pressure from the palestinians from his own public to take some bold steps sooner rather than later. streets want to see happen here. parisi new street is i think as a mixed bag of feeling at the moment and good is also a shock is a sense of loss and probably be some people are still trying to come to terms with the enormity of what happened is just sinking in the just happened a few days ago now we've seen clashes and confrontations those are usually the immediate answer the immediate outburst sort of venting frustration especially probably use. this particular moment had been under intense criticism before all of this happened before tribes announced it would be seen as weak being seen as giving

the vice president of the korean central committee.ime lookinglot of for officials that have ties to north korea. they try to add then to these lists. tougher u.n.op of sanctions announced at the end of last week. it was a victory for the trump administration. pushing for tighter sanctions. the impact of these, we will see for the time being. the unanimous international support pushing for restrictions on kim jong-un's regime. kevin: the ambassador nikki haley last week, and it's very interesting to know the role that china has to play addressing north korea would more than 80% to 90% of exports and imports come from china. about at what point in these sanctions will stop working. >> china has a very big card they can play. pipelinethe main oil into north korea. they have been supportive of efforts to cut back on things , and they helped on the front in terms of limiting the total amount of oil that comes to north korea. the u.s. would love to see the pipeline just shut down because it is seen as really putting the pinch on kim's regim

constitution was first adopted in 1982 and has been revised four times since the commonest party central committee reviewed -- will review amendments later in january. hedge funds may be the big losers on some investment returns in china. it takes effect on january 1 and is part of a broader shift in the companies pay tax. the world's second -- in the world's second-biggest economy. chinese hedge funds are already under official scrutiny. neutral funds are partly exempt from the new charge. the world most valuable spirits maker has a bullish view of this year and next. the price ofse corn liquor by 18% next year, the biggest hike in five years. they want to grow revenue by 10% in 2018 and expect total profit to have risen by almost 60%. a new gallup poll finds president trump beaten by his predecessor is the person most americans admire. the first time since 2008 that a sitting president has not one the accolade. manrs on the most admired include the pope, john mccain, elon musk, a jet b cells. hillary clinton was the most admired woman for a 16th straight year although her support phil to the low

cracks down in 1925 the soldier ofat 1917 who becomes the head of the central executive committee, he need to stop writing letters in the languages of though minorities even this was stalin's native language he said stop doing that. we can't have a state which correspondence is conducted in a dozen languages. he carefully manages himself.tation of sometimes stalin emphasizes that russian.t a other times he affirms russia's role in the soviet union. he is giving his most famous speech which is a toast but in ussian people this georgian toasting style. stalin, as we know, ultimately as a near himself absolutist ruler in this all of hic empire above these networks. my talk i nning of talked about new chronology for about war and revolution. 1922 ger war from 1914 to and longer revolution beginning in 1905 and we can think if this movement about a generation, a generation that is ,obilized by war and revolution with a longer chronology from of students ation to their role in this new soviet end this not could in 1917, not 1922 but the late when stalin, who rises to this movement, begins a

and talk all night, and so when andropov came back when he was appointed first secretary of central committee after his stint in the kgb and then petitioner lead effort, upon brezhnev's death, he promoted gorbachev. there's one more step, gorbachev has to become the top leader, the most important lead are of all, and he does in 1985. why did that happen? well, for many reasons put part of it was that there wasn't much competition. only two young men in the politburo. something of a drunkard. it wasn't a hard choice and in fact they come to the conclusion that considering the competition, and considering the fact that his three predecessors, bries nitch, andropov were were dead men walking in effect, sick and soon to die, gorbachev's' problem was not that were hard acts to follow, but they were too easy and once he became the leader and started to change the country, it would go much more easily and smoothly than it turned out to . so he became the leader and you know what happened after that. things began to deteriorate. after he switched from modest economic reform to mostly free elections,

party has officially endorsed its central committee's decision to replace robert mugabe with emerson. ganga as its leader he replaced president mugabe last month after the military put the ninety three year old at the house arrest the party also endorsed the new president as its candidate for next year's elections. dutch military police have shot amount at. the ship all airports after he threatened to use a knife the incident prompted authorities to launch a partial evacuation a police spokesman said it was not being treated as a terror attack officers shot the man in the leg and detained him before transporting him to hospital. britain's prince harry and his american feels a mecca and mark the world mary on the nineteenth of may next year kensington palace and i was the date and confirm the ceremony will take place and george's chapel windsor castle the couple announced their engagement last month for the last sixteen months right. here in germany the head of the social democrats martin schultz says his party has agreed to exploratory talks with a view to forming a coalition with cha

two significant meetings today one of the central committee which is the ruling party and the second one is the executive committee of the p.l.o. will they reach some sort. i think will not happen probably they will wait till. i think the idea would be to. make i mean a lot of pressure on. the moment people want him. to make. a strong announcement. a little bit as week one of the steps people want him to do. his office that he will meet president mike pence when he comes to the region. this month. ask anyone in the street and they will tell you there. is no. in for you a. picture of president. american vice president they're also going to look into other steps taken probably one of them would be referring. to his have been talking about since a long time i have been warned against israelis. i think that that's one of the steps you're going to see in the immediate future because it's ready. in ramallah is live for us in occupied east jerusalem what are we seeing internationally to address. reaction to president trump's announcement. well we are in saladin street and there's going to b

domestically you're hearing more and more about them for example earlier today the fact that central committee has met there was a meeting of the executive committee of the p.l.o. that was postponed until monday i think they wanted to see what was going on in cairo what statement will come out of cairo and then meet again here on monday one of the ideas also that they're looking at very seriously we are told is the rethinking of the role of the palestinian authority in so. when it was created it was an interim body that was supposed to be dissolved by nine hundred ninety nine but the peace was never achieved and it has kept on for all these years after that now as one palestinian official told me very close to mahmoud abbas well he said we're not going to be a service provider anymore we're going to be a government of a state we're not going to dissolve it but we've certainly going to rethink our role what we do and how our relations are going to be indifferent share in not only with israel and the us but with the rest of the world so this is a moment where they know they have to change someth

are held in march next year but no that was not to be the thirteen member panel of the central election committee decided twelve votes with one abstention that they were going to bar the from running against putin now the argument they use is that he has this prior conviction and therefore is ineligible no valley has always said that although that may be the election rules actually the constitution which should have primacy says that any one of sound mind who is not in jail can run in the elections so he's going to take this to the constitutional courts to watch them to make a decision this was a heated exchange at times he was saying that the panel should do the right thing for once in their lives that nobody is holding a gun to their heads and that they should stop messing around with the election the panel fired back saying that he was brainwashing kids that he was disrespecting the election commission and that they hinted he was politically irrelevant anyway now what is now only due next will of course are said he's going to take this to the constitutional courts but he is also saying that hi

are held in march next year but no that was not to be the thirteen member panel of the central election committee decided twelve votes with one abstention that they were going to fall in the valley from the panel fired back saying that he was brainwashing kids that he was disrespecting the election commission and that they hinted he was politically irrelevant anyway now what is now i do next well of course i said he's going to take this to the constitutional courts but he's also saying that his supporters should boycott the election and he is saying that yes there will be street process they haven't set a date for these yet but he's saying that when the protests hits they will be nationwide canada is to expel a venezuelan diplomat two days after a caucus throughout canada as ambassador for criticizing its human rights record but as well as ambassador who had already been pulled out of canada has been barred from returning their equipment or his government has also expelled the brazilian envoy accusing interfering in domestic affairs. politicians and decision makers in south korea are torn about a

his top general, close aide, central committee member, and now one of the disappeared, last seen two months ago. south korean intelligence reporting he's been purged for getting kickbacks and having an impure attitude to north korea's leader. charges serious enough to justify speculation he's been executed. kim's uncle, also once his right-hand man, was executed for treason, allegedly shot by anti-aircraft guns. kim's half brother also suffered the long arm of the dictator's revenge when he was poisoned by two women, attacked in broad daylight at an airport. so we know kim has form, he's executed dozens of generals, many like general wang close to him. he's a young leader ruthless in stamping out any hint of disloyalty. savannah, hoda. >> bill neely. bill, thank you so much. >>> lots more to get to on a friday morning including the massive wildfire burning in southern california. it turned deadly thursday when a firefighter was killed battling those flames. 32-year-old cory iverson was assigned to the thomas fire which is burning north of los angeles. the circumstances of his death a

he was elite, usually seen next to kim jong-un, his top general, close aide, and central committee member now one of the disappeared, last seen two months ago. south korean intelligence reporting he's been purged for getting kickbacks and having an impure attitude to north korea's leader. charges serious enough to justify speculation he's been executed. crossing kim can be deadly. kim's uncle, also once his right-hand man execute for treason, allegedly shot. and then his brother poisoned by two women attacked in broad daylight at an airport. so we know kim has form and executed dozens of general, and many that were close to him. he's a young leader ruthless in stumping out any sign of disloyalty. >> thank you. >>> a lot to get to, including the massive wildfire burning in southern california. 32-year-old cory iverson was assigned to the fire burning north of los angeles the circumstances of his death are still under investigation, but his body was taken in a procession to a corner's office with firefighters standing in salute on city streets and on a freeway overpass. iverson leaves behin

central election committee said opposition leader elected in a bombing is ineligible against presidentdo in the march 2018 election due to his criminal record. the local critic of putin is known for exposing alleged corruption within the election government. now calling on his supporters. he is also called by the russian government has criminal convictions politically motivated. the mayor post page six is reporting that anti-sexual harassment rules for nbc employees following the firing of matt lauer. according to page six the details guidelines restrict sharing taxis, and taking vegan steak houses that have been proper hunting techniques. staffers are required to report on any appropriate relationships in the workplace where they could be fired, too. that is what is happening right now. trade great nbc sexual harassment scandal. as we begin the countdown to a new year, we look back at the biggest stories of memorable moments from 2017. shepard smith takes us on a trip down memory lane. >> a new president took office by powerful men fell as a man came to say me too. those stories and m

he was barred yesterday on christmas day from running the central election committee in moskow. the 41-year-old is known as an anti-corruption candidate and could have been the most serious challenger that putin has faced after years of leading russia. the ap reports, quote, he's explicithy barred because of conviction in a fraud case which has been viewed as political retribution. he could have run if he was given a special dispensation or if his conviction was canceled. he's calling for an election boycott, but putin is now very likely to get another term. not that you could really believe russian opinion polls, but they put his approval rating at over 80%. >>> russia also making news tonight after a spokesman for putin offered to be the middle man. here's how cia john mclaughlin responded to that offer. >> russia does not carry a lot of weight in this realm, but it would be to his advantage to be seen as an international statesman. >> viewers will know as the two sergeis underscored the need to resolve the north korean nuclear crisis through diplomatic means. in addition toda

abandon the highlands which had been fought over for 12 years so they reconvened their central military committeeron is hot, and this is the time to strike. >> president thieu said he would not abandon the city, but the people are leaving anyway. the president said he would not abandon the city, and that city is gone. >> the world witnessed the tragedy of the overrunning of cities, and the next thing you know those of us sitting in saigon are watching our map legitimately bleed red. >> a somber henry kissinger outlined in a news conference what he saw as the choices now facing the united states. >> what we face now is whether the united states not just will withdraw its forces, which we achieved, and not just will stop the end of the loss of american life, but whether it will deliberately destroy an ally by withholding aid from it in its moment of extremity. >> there is a new harris poll out today about how people feel abut continued military aid to vietnam. only 17% favor that and almost three-quarters of those three-quarters of those questioned are opposed to further military aid. >> it is a tr

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are held in march next year but no that was not to be the thirteen member panel of the central election committee decided twelve votes with one abstention that they were going to bar the valley from running against putin now the the argument they use is that he has this prior conviction and therefore is ineligible no valley has always said that although that may be the election rules actually the constitution which should have primacy says that any one of sound mind who is not in jail can run in the elections so he's going to take this to the constitutional courts to watch them to make a decision this was a heated exchange at times he was saying that the panel should do the right thing for once in their lives that nobody is holding a gun to their heads and that they should stop messing around with the election the panel fired back saying that he was brainwashing kids that he was disrespecting the election commission and that they hinted he was politically irrelevant anyway now what is now and we do next will of course are said he's going to take this to the constitutional courts but he is also sa