and mahmoud abbas tries to justify recent attacks on israelis. >> the war if yemen is th in yes of this day's in focus segment. both sides had agreed with a week long ceasefire to coincide with negotiation is. that was supposed to take place five hours ago. but it was postponed until 4:00 a.m. eastern time. zeina khodr reports from geneva. >> it is a show of force just before the warring sides talk peace. the yemen government and its government and the saudi led coalition have deployed forces close to sanaa. that's where heughtd rebels and theihouthi rebels andtheir alli. pressuring the houthis and their allies to make concessions in switzerland but the people are not convinced they will be. >> it is unacceptable it's treason. >> reporter: the conflict is now in its ninth month. neared side is winning and the human cost is high. yemen is facing one of the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. 21 million people are on the brink of famine. >> translator: it's time to end the humanitarian crisis. let's face it what we see on the ground what we hear from the politicians shows that both si

their family gets a nice salary from mahmoud abbas and that in turn encourages more murderers to go out we must change that equation and not make it worthwhile to murder jews. mahmoud abbas pays palestinian murderers until the end of their lives or of that their families. >> you have called israel the beautiful jewish democracy. wouldn't taking those actions without due most undermine a democracy? >> quite the contrary. because the supreme court of israel which is known as a very strong supreme court, which by the way has also an arab judge there in the supreme court, has upheld all these measures because they save lives. you see when you're in an extraordinary situation of dozens of muslim terrorists running around with knives trying to kill jews you have to use extraordinary measures. >> but suspect it -- >> i have to say though that things are looking a bit better now certainly in israel in jerusalem. in hebron still there's a problem but we're going to overcome it pretty soon. >> isn't it important to deescalate the measures, and don't some of those measures, you called the palestin

mahmoud abbas joined christian faithful in bethlehem for midnight mass. it has been at the center of violence but as molly hunter reports, the celebrations have returned. >> reporter: mixed feeling between the celebration and the sad feeling. >> reporter: that sad feeling shared widely this year. after months of violence in the occupied palestinian territories and israel left 19 israelis and more than 130 palestinians dead, israel says more than half of those palestinians were attackers. in manger square, the birthplace of jesus, the crowd's smaller. tourism suffering. people say they've never seen it like this. >> but at the same time, there is a certain feeling of resilience. people insist to celebrate christmas to send a message of hope that we, the christians and muslims, the palestinians are here. we were here. and we'll stay here forever. >> resilience and happiness says natalee. >> are you going to celebrate more this year because of the tension, because of the violence? >> because the only way you fight war is by happiness and by peace. peace by h

mahmoud abbas said he needed to do less to insight. he needed to condemn the attacks that happen over the last few months, and pointed the finger of blame at israel. the policy gave the idea of a unilateral move to annex the west bank and called into question the commitment to peace. we heard from the prime minister binyamin netanyahu in the cabinet meeting, saying there'll never be a binational state. that's one statement, something kerry warned about, but that palestinians needed to be a partner of peace. both sides as divided and as far away from coming to the tainable as ever. we had that, too, explained by john kerry, who said that never had he seen the distrust between the two sides as much as it is now, and when he said he spoke to president mahmoud abbas, and said the despair conveyed to him by the president, again, as bad as it's ever been. not a very optimistic vision from the u.s. secretary of state, and, of course, we have had the announcement fro the white house, that there will not be a 2-state solution under the administ

and the despair felt by mahmoud abbas is something we have never seen. he has been here in the last two weeks, had a quick meeting with both sides. a message from him that more must be done. it is difficult. nothing is on the table as palestinians will tell you, that israel is the one that needs to bring something to the table. they are the occupier, they have the power, we heard from the israeli prime minister, in a cabinet meeting where he says israel will never be a bit lateral state, the one state, which some will tell you is a way forward, and the palestinians need to be careful about peace and stop incitement. both sides seemingly as far away as ever to come to a table to find a solution to this. >> so, what has binyamin netanyahu had to say about this? >> well, as i said, we heard from him. he said there'll never be a binational statement. a one-state solution. it's not new language, i asked a senior israeli official when he talked about the complication, and he said what about a one-state solution, with everyone living side by side. he said it wi

palestinian president mahmoud abbas led the procession into the church... while bands played and images of bethlehem were projected onto walls outside. 3 christians also gathering at saint peter's basilica in rome for pope francis' traditional christmas vigil mass.pope francis' homily focused on the theme of love and mercy.he called on followers of jesus-- who is believed to have been born into poverty--to reject extravagance and wealth.he encouraged people to live simply with compassion. tomorrow... the pope will deliver his traditional christmas address to st. max, i have a surprise, and it's right behind you. before i turn around, is it oprah? 'cause i will die.

that happened yesterday between benjamin netanyahu and the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas. they shook hands. you can see it here. the first time they shook hands in five years, but you can see this incredible occasion was completely photobombed by the president of kumar. he wins the award for best photobomb of 2015. genie: let's take a look at burkina faso, which has a new president-elect, roch kabore a. he is -- roch kabore. flo: if you want to know more about him, you can see an interesting portion -- an interesting portrait that tells all sorts of things about him. he is an excellent basketball player. he actually played for the national team. he is also a very well-connected politician. and he knows how to make concessions. what is interesting is he won ,he election in the first round one paper talking about a knockout, a paper from burkina faso. it is interesting to see what they are saying about his election. a pivotal moment for burkina faso. what is interesting is, he said he served under his predecessor. he is the first democratically elected leader in decades. lot

mahmoud abbas. we have had two very exceptional events on -- of israelis killing arabs.le we've had hundreds of murders of israelis, and murder events, and then palestinians praise them. right? they celebrate, they celebrated 9/11. >> which -- right. >> it makes it wrong. and that's the whole difference. now if you see arab incitement saying kill the jew kill the jew, the dmol i irk of houses is not a punishment it is a way to deter the next murder. >> you went to law school. >> i'm fortunate to be a lawyer. >> it against the law to destroy the highways of those related to -- >> i'll remind you on our supreme court there is an arab unlike other places so we have a democracy, we have a good leel systelegalsystem that has brouge murderers to justice and i hope they get justice. it's not a matter of punishment. it's a matter of saving likes of and if a terror family has supported a terrorist and their house gets dmom ished d demolished -- >> they lose their home. >> they lose their home for supporting murdering people. >> we don't try them for that. we don't know whether th

square, visited by mahmoud abbas attending midnight mass. it is a tense time. for three months, clashes between israeli troops and palestinian protesters have been rife in this holy city. the mood is somber. crowns are thin. but the presence of a palestinian leader is an attempt to try to lift spirits. on thursday, four palestinians were killed in separate incidences in the west bank. israel says three of them carried out attacks on israeli soldiers and securely guards. -- security guards. it comes a day after an israeli man died from wounds sustained in a stabbing attack in jerusalem. >> when i was told what happened, i fell on the ground and i started crying to god. the 16-year-old girl bearing a father. >> the latest violence overshadows what should be a festive time of the year for all. other world news, in france, the festive season is fully underway but six weeks on from terror attacks that rocked the capital, the country is under tight security. an estimated 120,000 soldiers and policemen have been mobilized over the christmas period with patrols stepped

palestinian president mahmoud abbas and prime minister abdullah took part in lead the way toward the major square. outside the protection of the town of bethlehem. the celebration went on despite the violence near the region. christmas came early for more than 100 children in need on long island thanks to the nassau county police department. maddy's boy shot in hela to host a shopping spree. each each child that are read back to bill and $100 to spend. >> it's good to see people that really appreciated and needed and it puts a big smile on their face. that's what this is all about. it's about giving. police officers and nassau county love doing this. alison: it's the second year they have treated homeless children to shopping spree. your favorite christmas music, everyone has a favorite holiday song. more on the christmas songs we just can't get enough of. when it comes to the season's most popular songs what is old is new again. >> on a day like today at putting different world. reporter: several retro classic stand the test of time on the top 100 chart including gene not three's ru

prime minister mahmoud abbas was there at the christmas square, decorated with thousands of christmashts tonight. the festive mood was dampened a bit by recent violence between israelis and palestinians. >>> that's it, it's over. if you didn't finish buying your last minute gift, almost all the stores are now closed. check all the people that packed the malls this afternoon. there are a couple of places still open. cv, always that 7-eleven gift and walgreens open, too. tomorrow, those stores and grocery stores and dollar stores are your only options for last minute items. >>> a real life case of scrooge only on 4. a leesburg man admits taking money from his company's accounts and lining his own pockets at the expense of his employ employees. dick deanthony pleaded guilty to fraud a government contractor. he managed the books and admitted he took hundreds of thousands of dollars from company accounts. the companies' representatives say employees suffered a big hit to their retirement and pay because of the crime. deanthony's attorney says his client admits his wrongdoing. >> in his par

atatndance was fewer western tourists making the pilgrimage to the west bank.palestinian president mahmoud abbas led the procession into the church... while bands played and images of bethlehem were projected onto walls outside. 3 still to come tonight on siouxland news at ten...we're tracking the latest in the war on terror... including some news on threats in *china*... coming up in your terrorism alert desk update at 10- 18. 3 "siouxland news at ten on kmeg 14 with larry wentz, diana castillo, siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell and sports director chris 3 "first alert weather with meteorologist kayla novak." 3 kayla and larry talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. 3 christmas eve calls for chilly and mostly cloudy conditions with temperatures in the mid 20s. mostly cloudy skies will persist throroh christmas evening with temperatures in the low to upper 30s. chances for rain/snow mix will move into the area christmas to snow by saturday morning and continue through saturday evening. al the e momont we are expecting g 2" of snow. sunday will have mostly cloudy and blu

pointing the finger of blame at both sides, saying mahmoud abbas needs to do more to lower the incitement levels, that he needs to condemn the attacks, and pointing at israel and saying the policy of settlement expansion seems to be a unilateral mood to annex the west bank and xauls into question the peace commitment. we heard president binyamin netanyahu at the cabinet meeting, his reaction to kerry's words is there'll never be a binational state, it's a one state as kerry warned earlier. that's not new. we know the position of this government is - well, they say a 2-state solution, but they are not genuine about that. the question is how are we moving forward to find the 2-state solution. very difficult. also secretary kerry summed it up when he said he had never seen the two sides at such a moment of distrust and when he spoke to the palestinian president, the word conveyed at the situation on the ground. difficult to see how things will move on from here >>> stephanie dekker live for us from west jerusalem. >> a top advisor to the iran supreme leader called the fate of syria's preside

. >>> pal spin vinnie president mahmoud abbas is expected to address the greek parliament.mbers of parliament will vote on whether to recognize it as an independent state. >>> slaming western critics over a constitutional referendum that he can tend his term limits. his supporters say his out standing leadership led to the victory. but as malcolm webb reports it's not a view shared by all. >> reporter: the president hasn't said yet if he will run in the next presidential election in 2017. almost everyone here at the national dialogue event says they want him to. he's been president since 2000. but effectively in power since his rebel group took power in 1994. it is meant to give hundreds a chance to air their views. >> this is an opportunity to observe how important matters are handled in our country. rwanda. that is inning clues i feel, transparently and ref. i. >> reporter: most orespectfully. >> reporter: most the people are full of praise. >> translator: we agree that only you should lead us, that we should remain on the course that we have been on. >> reporter: the who

now here's israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestinian president mahmoud abbas doing something highly unusual, shaking hands. now, as for the climate, specific discussions, most of the world leaders will leave today, but thousands of delegates stay here for two more weeks. they will try to hammer out that agreement. >>> british prime minister david cameron says there is growing support among members of uk's parliament to take action against isis. cameron called for lawmakers to vote tomorrow over whether britain should launch airstrikes in syria. a senior defense official tells "usa today" that the pentagon may consider sending more u.s. special operations troops to syria. last month it was announced that 50 commandos would be sent to syria to advise forces battling isis. >>> the pentagon's anti-isis strategy will be the focus of a house armed services committee hearing today. defense secretary ashton carter expected to testify. meanwhile, according to "the new york times." the biggest source of cash for isis over the last year appears to be from the people it rules, and the bu

this vote took place at both presidential and palestinian president mahmoud abbas. however the ses lugs is n nonmining. the government doesn't have to officially recognise it. yirtd, britain passed several institutions. >> since october at least 10 homes accused of attacking israelis have been demolished. we have this report >>> these are the ruins of what was a home. it was demolished by the israeli military. >> it was badly damaged, making last parts of it, it was accused of shooting dead a couple in october. and has been imprisoned ever since. they don't know why she and her son have been punished for a crime they didn't commit. >> it's unfair. my husband is in prison, probably worried sick about us. >> there has been a wave of violence across israel. 120 palestinians, and a dozens israelis have been killed. israel cracked down hard on the violence, making arrests. outraged by the demolitions, palestinians in the occupied west bank raised money to help affected families rebuild. thousands worth of construction supplies have been donated, and offers of labour have

got now is you've got benjamin netanyahu saying he is willing to have talks without cons, and mahmoud abbas, who says he is willing to have talks without conditions. they don't want a state next to israel but a state instead of israel. saying that israel has violated agreements stopped negotiations, erased principles of the two state solutions and he is as negative as he has ever been,. >> the blame game serves leaders, the way of leaders is to find the way forward, to do the right thing. >> are you implying that both leaders are not doing the right thing? >> yes, i believe that in order to relaunch negotiations, there is something that serves the interest of both peoples. it is not about whom to blame but about how to move forward and unfortunately we had an american framework that the american worked with us and with the palestinians in 2014. i believe that they should have put it on the table but they didn't. but basically, mawbd mahmoud abs didn't give an answer to this framework. instead of blaming i believe the right thing to do is to sit together and decide allow to move forward. i b

applause ] >>> the greek parliament votes to recognize palestine as a state in the presence of mahmoud abbas[ explosion ] >> reporter: afghan government forces advance in their bid to push the taliban out of the southern district. >> i think that isil [ inaudible ]. >>> india's parliament approves a bill allowing juveniles to be tried as adults for serious crimes. ♪ >>> but first, the iraqi military says it has begun an offensive to recapture the city of ramadi from isil. their aim to advance to the city center. it says it has surrounded isil from all sides and a closing in on the armed group. isil ceased the capital of anbar province earlier this year. zana hoda reports. >> reporter: it is being described as the final assault to recapture ramadi from isil. the iraqi military says its troops are moving in on the center of the city. the provincial capitol of the mainly sunni anbar province has been under isil's control for months. for months those forces have been trying to reach the center of the complex isil is fighting back using suicide bombers. iraqi intelligence believes there could be

just weeks ago, palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas began a speech to a u.n. body by asking, quote, this is his quote. for how long will this protracted israeli occupation of our land last? end quote. after 67 years how long? end quote. as we all know, 67 years ago was 1948. the year of israel's creation. and so the man who was supposed to be israel's partner for peace has just said that all of israel is illegitimate. and that the jewish state is an occupation of someone else's land. now, this is not unusual rhetoric for a palestinian leader. but what matters is that it should have provoked a harsh condemnation from the united states. [ applause ] but our current president said nothing. by his silence our government emboldened those who seek israel's destruction and made ourselves a bystander to a poisonous lie. similarly over the last three months the palestinian terror attacks our administration has refused over and over again to do anything more than call on both sides for restraint. as if there were no difference between aggression and self-defense, the pa

pointing the fink of blame at both sides, palestinian president mahmoud abbas, kerry said he needed tosight and he needed to condemn the attacks that we have seen happen here over the last few months, but he also pointed the finger of blame at israel and said that its policy of active settlement expansion gave the idea of a unilateral move to an ex-the west bank and that it called in to question this government's real commitment to peace. we did hear from the prime minister benjamin netanyahu in the cabinet meeting. he said there will never been a bi-national state. that's one state. this is something that kerry was warning about. but that palestinians needed to be a real partner for peace. both sides still as divides and as far away from coming to the table as ever. we had that too explained by john kerry that said never had he seen the distrust between the two sides as much as it is now. and also when he said he spoke to president abbas, he said the despair that was conveyed to him by the president, again, as bad as it's ever been, so not a very optimistic vision there from the u.s.