while the supreme court has yet to rule on that case, you hued olmert's -- ehud olmert's legacy as the first prime minister to be handed a prison sentence is cemented >>> in pakistan, 26 have been killed and 42 injured in an explosion targetting a government office in the north-west. a suicide bomber targeted those issues i.d. cards. >> reporter: the attack was timed to cause maximum devastation. there was chaos inform the moments after the bomb was exploded. many were killed and injured. >> around 20 were martyred. >> translation: i was offering my prayers in my house when the blast occurred. it was a huge blastment when they came running, there were dead bodies. >>> the attack happened in a tribal area. a group that waslinged to the pakistani taliban claimed responsibility, but the pakistani taliban said it had nothing to do with the attack. attacks by fighters declined over the past year, in part because it of the increase in military operations and the pakistani government's efforts to slut the armed group's source of funding. pakistan adds army was in kabul, trying to restart talk

but the ruling was clear ehud olmert will be the first former prime minister to serve time in jail.he was ordered to serve 18 months in prison for bribery starting in february. he had originally been sentenced to six years in jail by a lower court in 2015. it all surrounded a construction deal in jerusalem. the supreme court found he was not involved in the main aspects of the bribery allegations in the case, and that is why it reduced his sentence. speaking to the media after the ruling, olmert welcomed the verdict. >> a large weight was lifted from my heart when the supreme court decided to acquit me of the main charge in the holy land affair. >> olmert is going to jail for accepting a bribe of around $50,000 for separate real estate project that was also approved while he was mayor of jerusalem. he maintains his innocence. >> no bribe was ever offered to me and i never accepted one. i repeat this again in line of my beliefs i respect the verdict of the supreme court judges. >> ehud olmert served as prime minister from 2006 to 2009. he was a relatively popular leader at the time,

we have this report >>> the hearing was brief, the ruling was clear. >> ehud olmert is the first israeli prime minister to serve time in gaol. the supreme court ordered the 17-year-old to serve 18 months in prison for bribery, starting in february. olmert was sentenced to six years in gaol by a lower court, after being convicted in 2016. the case develops around the holy land project. it was controversial and approved for instruction. >> that is why it reduced his sentence. speaking to the media after the ruling olmert will welcome the ruling. >> a large wait was lifted from my heart. the supreme court decided to acquit me of the main charge in the holy land affair. >> olmert is going to gaol for accepting a bribe of 15,000 for a real estate project approved whilst mayor of jerusalem. despite accepting the sentence, he maintained his innocence. no bribe was offered to me. >> i respect the verdict of the supreme court judges. >> olmert served as israel's minister served from 2006 to 2009. he was a popular leader, as the case worked through the legal system, there were increasing demands b

ehud olmert served from 2016 to 2009. avenues relatively popular leader at the time.but as his case worked through the legal system there were increasing demands by the public that he serve time in jail saying that israeli politicians are treated far too leniently by the courts. >> this is not the end ever ehud olmert's legal problems. he still faces allegations of fraud and making illegal payme payments to an american businessman. while the supreme court has yet to rule on that case, olmert's legacy as first prime minister to be handed a prison sentence is cemented. al jazeera, west jerusalem. >> the "world health organization" has declared guinea free of ebola. it's been 42 days, and there have been no new infections. it was in guinea when ebola was first reported. since then 4809 have died in liberia and 3985 in sierra leone and 8 in nigeria. the "world health organization" declared liberia ebola free. it had been declared free back in may but then weeks later further cases were reported. >> today is an incredibly mild stone for the huge effort that has been ongoin

ehud olmert. . >> here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. country. >> here's another look at this morning's top stories, a massive storm coating the north and east in snow and ice. it is the same system that delivered heavy rain, blizzards around tornadoes to the south. overall, it is blamed for at least 47 deaths. >>> and a grand jury chose not to indict the cleveland police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old tamir rice. the officer and his partner are on restrinlted duty. >>> a recreational drone flew past president obama's motorcade in hawaii before secret service agents found the pilot. the video shows a plain clothes officer speaking to the pile, who was unaware the president's motorcade would be passing through. the pilot brought down the drone and the motorcade continued on. no charges were filed. a british couple hired a south korean lab to clone their dog after it passed away. from the couple's boxer dylan, the lab created two identical puppies. one was born the day after christmas. the other is due today. >>> a giant squid mad

she became vice prime minister under the next government led by ehud olmert. when he resigned, livny became the party leader. unable to cobble together a coalition, the job of prime minister went t prime minister. left wing party labor to form the zionist union. we are joined by zippy livny who has served as vice prime minister and a whole bunch of other position he. more violence on the west bank, also on the border between israel and gaza. what needs to be done to stop this ever-growing death toll? >> basically, terrorist, terror acknowledge and they need to be dealt according to what need to be done in order to protect life of human beings. israelis. >> is the violence going to continue? the palestinians are especially upset about the ongoing settlement building in the west bank and you also have on the other side, you have the palestinian authority unwilling to condemn much of the violence that's been going on. >> after understanding there is no just cause for terror and this is a meafnl hefnlg that she hearmessage that should behearde palestinians, been t

ehud olmert will serve 18 months instead of six years.ican nation where the ebola outbreak began is now free of the disease. one fourth of the 11,000 people killed by ebola lived there. the outbreak spread to liberia and sierra leone after starting in guinea two years ago. keep your drone away from president obama. a small drone was spotted flying near the president's motorcade in hawaii. the operator landed as he was approached by secret service agents. he said he didn't know about the motorcade and no charges were filed. i'm vonnie quinn. brendan: now let's take a look at our morning must-read courtesy of matt winkler. here's an extract. the number one stock picker in america in 2015 is no out the mail, she is the manager of the fidelity select retailing portfolio. all.ecret is no secret at how often do we have to rediscover value investing? actually we don't have to rediscover it. it's there. it has been there since the 30's. colombia finance professors started this and warren buffett is their most famous avatar. year ase hathaway ever