. >>> do you accept the light of jesus christ?i accept the light. >> klansman, do you accept the light of jesus christ? >> i accept the light. light of jesus christ?cept the >> i accept the light. >> whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. we're not going to the cross burning yet. no, no. not in the middle of the show. i'm not dumb. that's the big closer. [ laughter ] i can't just throw the cross burning out there in the middle of the show. you can't follow a cross burning. what follows a cross burning? i actually don't want to know. i don't want to know, actually. i'd rather never know. i don't ever want to know what follows a cross burning. [ laughter ] >> don't worry, we'll get to the cross burning later. but first, if you search the internet for kkk, some of the top stories you'll find are about a small town you've probably never heard of. so i'm headed back to arkansas. the town of harrison has a population that is 96% white. and it's known for still having an active ku klux klan presence. what kind of vibe will i get here? will i see some k

is. >> hey, google, who is jesus christ? >> sorry, i don't know how to help with that yet. >> okay. >> political correct less gone too -- correctness gone too far or a glitch, is this going to be a pr nightmare for google, we bring back or panel, jannette? >> i guess that going el needs a software update. i don't knowen to we have bigger thins to worry about in 2018, i am looking to the bible. not google or alexa. bill: do you think it has anything to to with placal correctness, we heard this time again with the big companies, a lot of left wingers, a lot of people negative on religion, would it surprise you if a tech said we don't know that. >> nothing surprises me any more, that would be foolish on their part, i am going to go with a glitch. so, sometime the technology is fouled up. bill: in my car, same problem with my blue tooth, it calls towing services. >> but suri knows who jesus christ is. bill: she is the ball. >> thank you. >> great to see you. happy birthday bill. and we check in with your meteorologist dan zarrow

the eastern orthodox faith follows the old ways of jesus christ on the seventh of january. after counting the. documentaries. at this time. i'm adrian finnegan this is counting the cost on al-jazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week post sanctions iran is still a hard place to find a job we'll look at the economic reasons behind the rest of the middle east second largest economy also this week. these are the two major flaws discovered in the hardware of nearly every computer and digital device worldwide the race is on to fix the.

the angels all the coaches full body gods of mary and jesus christ. this simple pictorial system became a canon upon which everything else was based from then on the churches became larger and the at ces and domes expressed the unity and perfection of the christian kos-mos. in the way of the range its image is the christian pictorial system took over and transcended the buys and time kokoda and its portrayal of power and representation. in my eyes if we read the thirty eight g.b. unity on constantine the great we can discern a foam in f.l. all day in the wild i want god one and piled one emperor constantine was an advocate of an eeg and a terry and god mckay a hierarchy order the system of subservience this reflected socio political relationships business. and. the revenue was where the synthesis between the systematic thinking of the greeks and the christian doctrine of salvation became translated into imagery. amidst the ruins of rome new churches were built and the ancient roman buildings repurposed by christians the pictorial canon over a van and

celebrating christmas the eastern orthodox faith follows the old julian calendar which puts the birth of jesus christ on or near january the seventh russians ethiopians and ukrainians are also marking christmas. q.n. is investigating last month's attack in the democratic republic of congo that killed fifteen of its peacekeepers and suspects the allied democratic forces ugandan the group was behind the attack as fighters are known to be active in congress north kivu province where the assault took place and says it will examine the circumstances surrounding the death of the towns and in the national and make recommendations. the a smell is a professor at the university of minnesota he joins us now from kosmo in somalia via skype thanks very much for being with us it's the worst attack on u.n. peacekeepers in recent history the un suspects the a.d.f. is behind it what do you think happened. i think it's very difficult to ascertain exactly what happened but it's quite feasible dating that feature of the congo and . western uganda that possibility exists but the united nations also been known for not bei

of students coming from a privileged background who want nothing more to look at you and meet jesus christbut they walk every day and they are told every day they are different and then to be touched in the heart so if you could channel christ again would you do it? >> what do i say to my seventh graders? but my parents won't let me what do we allow to have this little one field on -- completely comfortable and loving. so i will go over here and you can tell her everything she needs to know. thank you. >> i did a podcast asking about jesus i remember preaching it at this huge mega christian church. with the screens in the 10000 people but your story is good but do you bring christ to the gang members? and i said no, they bring christ to me. so when you introduce christ to the gang member? and immediately and the power of the relationship and to see jesus? and then you choose to take seriously what jesus took seriously, inclusion, nonviolence, unconditional compassion, and acceptance. then you try to stay anchored in that. it isn't a set of beliefs that authentic gospel living. so when will

the three kings arrived in bethlehem but it's also the date on which john the baptist baptized jesus christ which is why christians in some countries marked the day with watery events sells and stuck to the chilly waters across bulgaria in a traditional epiphany ritual the priest throws a cross into the water to symbolize the baptism of christ but retrieving the cross brings this woman a good luck for the year ahead. of the christian faiths observe appear to need to recall the legend of the three wise men who followed us to find the infant jesus in germany children dressed as the three kings of orient and go door to door singing collecting money for charity not even germany's president could escape. the feast of the epiphany falls on the same day as the start of the orthodox christmas at the vatican pope francis marked the catholic festival and also reached out to orthodox christians. some eastern churches catholic and orthodox are celebrating christmas today. may this glorious celebration be a source of new spiritual vigor and of communion among us christians who recognize him as lord and

now to the next musical spectacular coming to nbc, beloved rock opera jesus christ superstar live in title role and sara bareilles will play mary magdeleine. these are iconic roles z excitement, terror? >> it's excitement for me but it is a lot of pressure. it's a really big show that's important to a lot of people. >> yeah. >> and, of course, the characters are important to a lot of people, too. >> you were just cast recently as mary magdeline. how did you get involved? you're on broadway right now, doing waitress. you're in the theater mode. >> i am. being part of the theater community has definitely developed relationships with people who are working on the project but it happened so fast. they asked me and i was a yes. i literally got the e-mail, wrote back, absolutely. and let's just look at schedule. >> let me think about it one second. okay, i'm in. your producer on the project as well. >> yeah. >> what stamp are you bringing to it? i'm sure everybody brings their own thing to each production of this iconic musical. >> it's such an ancient story. i think the genius of the orig

we're talking about, of course, jesus christ superstar. >> n today. >> late at that time party.lles. >> wow! >> a huge, beautiful crowd out here today. >> wow! >> i've got to tell you, savannah and al, it's hard to w? wait. i'm going to take a king cake. love you. >> oh, yeah, we'll take the king cake. >> hold on. i've got an anniversary here we could not pass up. we have arlene and harvey. can we show their picture down here? what do your sweatshirts say? >> it says married since 1968. >> what are you doing to celebrate your big day? >> well, we're here at the "today" show. >> going to shows tonight. >> i love you guys. >> and our kids are coming in for the weekend. we have a whole -- planned for the 22 of us, our children and grandchildren. >> one other thing, there's the cutest baby back here. >> who is not very happy. >> oh, boo boo. >> come here, lovey. hello. >> do you feel better now? >> hi. >> hello, sweetie. look at that face. >> okay. i think we got it. >> happy. >> she's happy now. >> while hoda continues to steal people's babies, let me tell you what else we've got c

he emulated jesus christ in every particular. helping all of us draw closer to god by drawing all of us closer to each other. i'm so grateful for the life of my dear friend and for the example he left for everyone to follow. he was a friend of mine. he showed me great friendship, and at times stood up for me. i'll never forget one time he leaned over to me and said i vote for you. that meant so much to me. all i can say is that having his vote was really important to me. the man was one of the greatest men i've ever met on this earth. a man of humility, a man of effort, a man of distinction, a man of love and compassion, a man who really knew how to work with other people, and a man who loved men and women, a man who worked in a consecrated manner all the days of his life for jesus christ and his ministry. all i can say is that i'm going to personally miss him, and i believe that his imprint on not just the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints commonly nicknamed the mormon church, around the world he's going to be very dif

who wants nothing more than to look at you and see jesus christ. but they walk every day and they are told every day, that they are different. then your friends. then those wonderful gentlemen and women in your book. if you could channel christ again, what do i say? seventh graders? i say, i want to do that. my parents won't let me. i need them, but my parents won't let me. what can we do as a community to allow this little one to feel completely comfortable being who she is? and loving everyone who are in your books exactly as she is? so here and you can tell her because i think she needs to know more than i do. thank you. >> well, you know, that is a question today i don't know what was on larry's show but i did a podcast. asking about jesus and i can remember preaching at this huge christian church you know with the big screens behind you. i like 10,000 people. and afterwards a woman said to me, yeah, your stories were all well and good. the only question worth asking is, do you bring christ to gang members? and i said, no. they bring christ to m

take the basket of plessis food in the name of jesus christ that nourish our body bring a stronger closer to our name. back and really in the black neighborhood treme. we meet up with their dancing at this place. getting ready for celebration. if. everything has to be really nice. because people. giving the fuel for. his serves the best of dignity. for thirty years aaron has been leading the band plays at every funeral. as long as america has been america we have been but know this jazz funeral so it is a tradition that is. very much respected. he wears a black suit. and for his hair or should he needs help somebody's got to tell me you know you only get dressed and get out. of the sight of his wife helps out. so that that. full. house. yeah oh. today the future is being very. gratifying because. in the musicians. these women who are dancing are his daughters. once a man wasn't murdered. he died of old age. aaron the dancing gives the tempo of the sound. he's joined for a week to come and. new orleans is facing an unprecedented crisis every day young people die from gun violence. going. h

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thank god i ask you to push this through the name of jesus christ that nurse our body very distraught over closer to or in the name of. back in the early. in the black neighborhood treme. we meet up with aaron dancing at his place. getting ready for celebration. if. everything had to be really nice. because people. giving the fuel for. his serves the best dignity. for thirty years aaron has been leading the band plays at every funeral. that's done this america has been america we have been put in this jazz funeral so it is a tradition that is. very much respected. he wears a black suit. and for his hair or should have he needs help. no you got to tell me you know you only get just get out of the i don't look at. his wife helps out. so that that. full. yeah oh. today the fuel is being very. cool. because. this is. thies women who are dancing for his daughter. once a man wasn't murdered. he died of old age. or in the dancing gives the tempo of the sound. he's joyful you know the way to come in. new orleans is facing an unprecedented crisis every day young people die from gunfire. luxury

first because we believe that jesus christ is god. god lived in this world as a person just like you and me. so god who was so far from us. suddenly became human. and if that is really true if it's true that he became a man. then that man can tell us everything because he's god. yes. it's a day of pilgrimage in the gurlitz diocese catholics from eastern saxony in southern brandenburg have come to north sell it to the church of the assumption. today there's a larger crowd than usual many have come to see the monks. outside and a warm welcome to abbott maximillian from highly concludes abbey in the vienna woods . i don't think i have to explain why he's here with us today. it's the monks first official appearance annoyed they found a new home although the word home may have a wider meaning for people of faith. he. says there's a button on your navigation device that says home. and we can push it and head home . the home address i mean is not here on earth it can only be found with god in the great communion of saints. the catholics coll

and now let's join elder rhett with the church of jesus christ of latter day saints.o. >> this is me and my friend. >> oh! >> he's on my head. >> not it climb on him, it turned around and hey, let me put my tail end. >> that is funny. >> oh, my goodness. >> that's going to be a great story. how is it going in jereger germ. well, mom -- >> just look a video. >> it speaks for itself. >>> kaitlin and cord share their story. >> are they in love or not? >> it's fun now to talk about. >> oh, boy. >> watch and see if you spot any clues that point to their current relationship stat not the niftiest guy when it comes to diy but i could do that no pr >> i told you, niftiest of them all. >>> keeping it clean. >>> kaitlin and cord like most people who enter relationships are different people come from different back grounds. they share their story. are they in love or not? >> i was in colorado with my mom and dad and my little sister. we'd all yell and scream at each other if we were fighting but we had to talk it out. >> kaitlin was vocal but cord's family not so much. >> you're

and might be quoting jesus christ himself when he said, do this for the leased of your brother in. and they are your brother and if you don't do it for them, you did not do it for me. >> you said you want to persuade the broader community. not just catholics but others to take part in this effort. >> that is correct. they have to take part in this effort and join us cause so that they do it for all. and it will affect them personally when they do something right for another human being and it will affect them from a business perspective. the community's economic stability. when their aren't as many vulnerable populations living on the street, for example. it affects a coffee shop when a homeless person is sleeping right outside of their door. >> and the cure is not to shift the homeless person somewhere else but to empower the homeless person to do the best that he or she can. >> exactly. just like the mother with the baby. so she can work in the coffee shop instead of having to sleep outside. >> that is true. we see dramatic representations of that. we have about one minute left.

the eastern orthodox faith follows the old julian calendar which puts the birth of jesus christ on or near january to seven russians ethiopians and ukrainians are also celebrating christmas. at least eighteen people have died in the u.s. during one of the worst winter storms in modern history to hit the east coast the storm dumped thirty centimeters of snow and caused flooding in coastal areas emergency crews rescued people trapped by rapidly rising waters. are calling the storm. and the storm brought hurricane force winds and frigid temperatures. as the latest from new york. these are historically low temperatures throughout the east coast of the united states and how are people coping well if they don't have to go outside they're not because officials are saying that these temperatures are so low it's so cold that it's dangerous and warning people not to go outside unless they absolutely have to for those that do it's all about layering layering as many clears of clothes as possible to really get through these low temperatures now this is the east coast of the united states there us

john is about to play jesus christ in "jesus christ superstar." >> i have no idea what "jesus christ take it in. he is so excited. >> it will be amazing. >> we have a gift for you. >> for your little -- >> oh, my god. so sours. i love you. this is working out. and look at this. >> a "today" show onesie. >> it's hard to believe they're this little. congratulations on everything. >> thank you so much. >> love you, honey. >> this is so worth it. >> see you later. >> you can catch "lip-sync battle" thursday on paramount. >>> coming up, one of team usa's biggest stars, lindsey vonn, is with us. first, this is "today" on nb c. hello, peco. c. hi. can you help me save on my energy bill? old appliances. like a hot water heater? it's around here somewhere. nope. nope. what is this thing? sir, have you looked in the basement? huh. oh, yeah. no wonder. it was hidden behind all of my free weights. if you're not an expert, peco can help. we have lots of ways to help you save energy and money. peco. the future is on. >>> we are back with more of our super bowl commercial kickoff, bringing you excl

celebrating christmas the eastern orthodox faith follows the old julian calendar which puts the birth of jesus christ on or near january the seventh. headlines and back with more news on al-jazeera after the listening post stay with us. valued as a general of africa nairobi has gone through many changes over the past decades to town jazeera travels to the kenyan capital to hear from those who witnessed the city's progress to becoming a metropolis and discusses where it's heading now at this time on al-jazeera. capture. karmarkar. fires are far from our eyes. forget who cannot forget who until they see me. or seen them go. you look around your body and then they're right there. elaborate then we'll know is into whether one that i will show you about help or will i mean you. yes it does are younger than i can from classroom. classes with forth in their. own ways and i thought i'm going to get a comment and go into it one while galligan anywhere you i knocked up out of all of them in the csa sometime we get every now we. got a cell on the team into their base a lot a lot. of what. you say i like i don't

that believes that jerusalem must be under jewish control as a step towards the second coming of jesus christ part of that belief is that all jews will convert to christianity or face death yet of oppenheimer is a political commentator and journalist as well joins me now from tel aviv good to have you with us on the program how do it sort of israelis justify their friendship or connection to evangelical christians or scientists christians are sometimes called when the thought process they follow actually implies the destruction of jews who don't convert if and when jesus christ returns. first of all the vengeance group are not saying it out loud all the time that what they would like to do is to convert the jewish people they're talking about now and from now they are supporting israel in the jewish people here in the holy land because they believe the america will back to israel then god will turn his back to america and therefore for the moment they're totally supportive of the jewish people especially they are supporting not all these whaley's more they are supporting the right wing israel

and now let's join elder rhett with the church of jesus christ of latter day saints.o. >> this is me and my friend. >> oh! >> he's on my head. >> not only did it climb on him, it turned around and hey, let me put my tail end. >> that is funny. >> oh, my goodness. >> that's going to be a great story. how is it going in jereger germ. well, mom -- >> just look at the video. >> it speaks for itself. >>> kaitlin and cord share their story. >> are they in love or not? >> it's fun now to talk about. >> oh, boy. >> watch and see if you spot any clues that point to their current relationship status sfx: tsfx: feet shufflingc life can change in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. and all of our plans include free preventive care. financial help is available, so check for yourself to see what savings you qualify for. open enrollment ends january 31st, so don't miss out. because you never know when life... ...will change. get covered today. when it comes to diy but i cou

thomas monson rose from a young church bishop to the president of the church of jesus christ of latter-daydered a prophet by nearly 16 million mormons around the world. condolences pouring in today including from well-known mormons mitt romney and marie osmond. monson died at his home in salt lake city. he was 90 years old. >>> a scare today at the home of bill and hillary clinton. fire erupted at their chappaqua, new york, compound at a secret service facility that is not connected to the main house, according to a spokesman for hillary clinton. the secret service's fire extinguishers were used to suppress the fire and firefighters assured that it was out. the clintons were not home. no injuries reported. the cause is unclear. >>> the holiday rush is over and after the holiday rush, naturally comes the post-holiday rush. an expected record-setting number of returns on their way back to the store roughly $90 billion worth. by one estimate u.p.s. expects to move 6 million returns this week and 1.4 million today alone which they dubbed national returns day. >>> when we come back, lottery fev

john is about to play jesus christ in "jesus christ superstar." >> i have no idea what "jesus christ take it in. he is so excited. >> it will be amazing. >> we have a gift for you. >> for your little -- >> oh, my god. so sours. i love you. this is working out. and look at this. >> a "today" show onesie. >> it's hard to believe they're this little. congratulations on everything. >> thank you so much. >> love you, honey. >> this is so worth it. >> see you later. >> you can catch "lip-sync battle" thursday on paramount. >>> coming up, one of team usa's biggest stars, lindsey vonn, is with us. first, this is "today" on c. nb >>> we are back with more of our super bowl commercial kickoff, bringing you exclusive first looks all week long. not one, not two, three for you this morning. let's look at amazon. >> in austin, it's 60 degrees with -- >> alexa? >> amazon's alexa lost her voice this morning. >> alexa lost her voice. >> how is that possible? >> we have replacements ready. just say the word. >> you're sure this is going to work. >> yeah. work? >> yeah. >> alexa, show me a recipe for a

. >> has proclaimed himself as the second coming of jesus christ. and he is very well armed this time around. >> the man of course is david karesh. >> reporter: the religious sect leader barricaded inside with his followers and they are heavily armed. >> trust in the name of lord. >> it's all a part of >> it's all a part of the apocalyptic theory that gives them salvation. they're gonna try to make you kill them. and that, that was a big part of the problem we had there. >> reporter: inside more than 30 women, and dozens of children. audio trying to convince that the children should be freed. >> you're telling me the children are innocent, but yet, you want to keep them in there? what is the purpose for that? >> look -- hey, none of your business, you people are just so arrogant, so proud and so foolish. >> of course the main focus was on the children. >> reporter: negotiators convince koresh to release some of the kids. >> we got six children out the first day. >> he says he will release more children two by two. >> a total of ten children have bee

the orthodox of to fany by plunging into icy waters into dish and symbolizes the back to some of jesus christ in the river jordan spends in good company though hundreds of thousands of people right across russia have taken it to this year among the president it's. ok you are right up to date i'll be back with the very latest news headlines and. here's what people have been saying about rejected in the us exactly to pull along on the only show i go out of my way to find you know really what it is that really packs a punch. yampa is the john oliver of harvey americans do the same thing apparently better than booth. and see people you never heard of love redacted tonight not the president of the world bank so. i'm going to write it seriously he sent us an e-mail in order to overthrow a regime it does take popular discontent and popular mobilization but it also requires actors with in the leadership of the regime who feel that the regime is no longer serving the national interest you need people in the military or the bureaucracy for both who are willing to see the regime change otherwise they wo

> now with salvatore mundy you have a similar look and a view -- when you're moving they think jesus christs looking at them. >> right. the eyes of the mona lisa, the eyes of salvador mundy, they of course move. that's the famous mona lisa effect. these are the type of things -- leonardo not only did what i just said about expressing the emotions but he could make a two dimensional panel look three dimensional. so these are the wonders when you combine science with art. da vinci did a salvador mundy that was with the british royal family until the 1700s and got lost. this is it, this painting. now as with any leonardo painting it's somewhat collaborative. some of the students and others may have worked on it. worse yet it had been overpainted a bit, so it had to be brought to the original condition. but it is a gorgeous, haunting work that's clearly of leonardo's hand. >> what do you think he'd make of the world we live in today when there is argument over even facts over whether it's climate change, whether it's science, whatever it might be, facts have become politicized. >> he said he wa

>> i worked at the church of lord jesus christ in houston and moonlighted as boxer, how i paid the billst recollection was you fighting ali in the seventh, a different george foreman. why were you so mad? >> when i got into the ring i didn't want to win, i wanted to kill. >> why were you so angry? >> i thought to be heavy weight champ you have to be a bad man. first role model

and vices until of course in the person of jesus christ literally becomes a human being and. you know i truly believe i mentioned this in the book a truly believe that are the reason why christianity is the largest most successful religion in the history you will very likely will need or are present on is that it gives it is fully abandons itself to this unconscious impulse to humanize god christianity says god is not a human like god is a literally a human being if you want to know what god is like than just imagine the not perfect human perfectly kind perfectly compassionate perfectly loving that's god that is a very easy thing for people to do regardless of what culture they are from i mean this idea that this utterly inexpressible ineffable mysterious being can be known so easily simply by imagine him as a person is enormously appealing theological i've you know it was appealing to me but that's partly why i became a christian in high school for a couple of years precisely i think for that reason i don't want refer to it as it feels like scratching a cognitive is that we

of bethlehem the eastern orthodox faith follows the old julian calendar which puts the birth of jesus christ on or near the seventh of january. those are your headlines more news on al-jazeera after counting the costs. at this time. i'm adrian finnegan this is counting the cost on al-jazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week post sanctions iran is still a hard place to find a job we'll look at the economic reasons behind the rest of the middle east second largest economy also this week meltdown specter these are the nicknames for the two major flaws discovered in the hardware of nearly every computer and digital device worldwide the race is on to fix the. new year new rules for european finance but that's not all we'll ask the chief global economist at u.b.s. what's his dangerous idea. it is the number two economy in the middle east after saudi arabia when it comes to population it's second only to egypt around eighty million people call iran the home and more than half that number is under thirty years of age that's why when demonstrations of the rising price

officials say that the ninety year old succumbed to causes incident to age he led the church of jesus christ of latter day saints for ten years sixteen million people belong to the mormon faith one of the world's fastest growing and most affluent religions a successor will be announced after his funeral. in peru at least forty eight people have been killed after a bus plunged over a cliff edge and onto a beach the accident happened on a particularly dangerous section of the highway known as devil's curve with rescue services struggling to reach victims on the remote beach. this is devil's curve a treacherous stretch of road around seventy kilometers north of produce capital lima. on tuesday it's not all mist shrouded tons caused another fatal accident when a bus carrying fifty seven passengers tumbled eighty meters on to a rocky beach rescuers find their efforts to reach victims hampered by a lack of direct routes to the beach the police and firefighters did manage to transport some survivors to nearby hospitals via helicopter. but the majority of passengers weren't so lucky to ease agoa los

jesus christ, the light of the world, weeps for our struggles, works for our healing, and invites ust. he is right there with us in the midst of everything. may i wish you all a very happy new year. martin bashir, bbc news, borough market, london. pope francis has condemned what he called the banality of consumerism in his homily at a new year mass in st peter's basilica in vatican city. he contrasted the contemplative silence of the virgin mary, the mother ofjesus in the christian faith, with the blare of commercials, saying the wave of shouting had a corrosive effect on society. to set aside a moment of silence each day to be with god is to safeguard our soul; it is to shield our freedom from being corroded by the banality of consumerism, the blare of commercials, the stream of empty words and the overpowering waves of empty chatter and loud shouting. california will today become the largest state in the us to legalise the recreational use of cannabis. adults aged over 21 will be allowed to possess up to an ounce of the drug and to grow six marijuana plants at home. opponents say t

monks the orthodox epiphany and plunging into the waters the tradition symbolizes the back of jesus christ in the jordan river but he's in good company hundreds of thousands of people right across russia have taken the did it once again this year among them russia's president putin. made its policy cold i'll be staying in the warm studio and i'll be back in half an hour with the headlines you know. we're a bit coy mind here here again better pick one of the nine hundred talk to brock here that this was their year twenty seven seem to go to all kinds of crazy eyes and yeah it sure did our experiencing a bit of a fall back. yes it was but with a. couple of you. don't remove the last. word so we'll move and we don't and we will all soon but you know one of the women would wish that so. many folks can't you. understand and you can go on the scouts move you to who cops believe. to be the easy job reason to stay. you will know that such. a procedure to the english do you can you get other counties up and you tell us what you did to mr old daughter. most of this written up was. when lawmakers man

sense of judaism when the holy temple was built around three thousand years ago the crucifixion of jesus christ around a thousand years later made the city central to the christian faith and the city is hugely significant to muslims to home to al aqsa mosque the third holiest place in islam the creation of the nation of israel in one nine hundred forty seven divided the city west jerusalem was deemed part of israel and the east put under jordanian control that lasted until the six day war in one thousand nine hundred sixty seven when israeli troops seized east jerusalem that half of the city was put on the israeli occupation ever since despite the un declaring the israeli invasion illegal . let's bring in our guests for today's discussion joining us from amman in jordan is. a political analyst and senior fellow with the institute for palestine studies from jerusalem which joined by robi sable a former legal advisor to israel's foreign ministry and professor of international law at hebrew university and also jeffrey aaronson resident scholar at the middle east institute he specializes in the ara