reporter: court convicted olmert nearly two years ago. he had been accused of accepting bribes over real estate wild mayor of jerusalem before he became prime minister in 2006. the scandal forced his resignation just three years later. while the initial sentence of six years was later reduced to 18 months, it was extended by a month this year for objection of justice. given his. popularity, israelis were left with mixed emotions. >> it is a sad day for israeli democracy but it shows that the justice system works and is efficient. day, notnot a pleasant for him, not for us. he went to jail for small change. the sentence makes olmert the first former prime minister to go to jail in israel but other senior officials of healthy long arm of the law, too. a former president is serving a seven-year term for rape. catherine: the british prime ministers in paris today. david cameron meeting the french president ahead of the european union summit at the end of this week. the eu council president is also calling on francois hollande and eu leaders t

the sentence makes olmert the first former prime minister to go to jail in israel but other senior officials of healthy long arm of the law, too. a former president is serving a seven-year term for rape. catherine: the british prime ministers in paris today. david cameron meeting the french president ahead of the european union summit at the end of this week. the eu council president is also calling on francois hollande and eu leaders to accept the uk's the membership terms. that the u.k. breaking up is a real risk that the eu breaking up as a realist. therter: another stop on

it goes back to the mid '90s, when olmert was the mayor of jerusalem. there was a real estate developer working on the holy land development that got a false assessment on the value of the land he was building on to give him tax benefits. that all led to an investigation, and years later olmert was finally charged, along with a number of others for taking bribes, essentially, for corruption. the legal process drew out and just recently wrapped up in december, going all the way up in the israeli legal system. and that's when olmert's sentence was knocked down from section years to 18 months. now he released a video this morning before leave being for prison. he insists he did nothing wrong. he said he may have made mistakes but they were not criminal and he's already paid a heavy price for those, and he suggests perhaps too heavy. he doesn't say three didn't do anything wrong while he was prime minister, that all of this goes back to his time as mayor of jerusalem. he could spend more time in prison because of what's known he here as the polanski affair.

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. >> brody: talking about olmert, he was sentenced to serve jail time for bribery and obstruction of justice, we got new video in the alert center, this shows olmert showing up at the prison where he's going to serve 19 months behind bars. the first israeli prime minister to ever serve time in prison. you see some of the footage air had we got our hands on in the alert center. 70-year-old convicted in march of 2014 in a wide ranging case accused him of accepting bribes to promote a controversial real estate project in jerusalem. he will spend 19 month behind bar, that is the latest, back to you. >> christine: officials in texas say supreme court justice antonin scalia died of natural causes. the 79-year-old was found unresponsive saturday at a resort in west texas. officials say an autopsy will not be performed. leah'scurrierycurrieryingcarrying scalialeft last night. >> al: the streets have been treated and scrammed, but it is down in the teens, it is super cold up in the mountains as ashton pellom has been telling us and getting sleet and snow, that is where the biggest issue is ri

it is all about corruption from wastime went ehud olmert the mayor of jerusalem. a huge development has the extraordinary name holy land and other stories about money exchanging hands in brown paper bags. his secretary recording them secretly. watchedeli people have all that, so i'd in not know how much sympathy they have for him as he will be serving 19 months in prison. there is another outstanding case, as well. a sad day for is really politics. >> some african news. hit withal burundi was a series of grenade attacks on monday. one child was killed and at least 30 people were hurt. men on a motorbike through three grenades into the city, while two other blasts were reported in a northern suburb. pope francis is continuing his trip in mexico in the poorest state of the country. the pontiff is set to give an outdoor mass there and a local football stadium. it comes after another giant people onme 300,000 sunday. let's get more. forreparations are underway one of the biggest days in the city's history. pope francis arrives monday to poorestiapas, mexico's state an

olmert is the first former israeli prime minister to go to prison. >>> republicans in the u.s.ate are concerned about the vehic vacancy in the supreme court following the death of antonin scalia. president obama says he will name a nominee when the senate returns from recess. the turkish defense minister says turkey has no intention of sending ground troops into syria. he made that announcement while denying reports that turkish soldiers entered the neighboring country over the weekend. all of this comes as turkey brushes aside appeals to stop in syria. >>> diplomats are trying to hammer out the details for a cease-fire for syria. nic robertson reports a phone call between president obama and putin underscored a sticking point in these peace talks -- russian airstrikes. >> reporter: for that phone call for president putin and president obama reflects concerns here in munich. the kremlin focussing on one aspect and the white house focusing on another. they said it was important to work together to fight terrorists, but it's the definition of terrorist that's at issue here. the k

olmert still denies any wrongdoing. police in australia carried out the biggest liquid meth bust in the country's history. it's worth 900-million dollars. investigators say the drugs were hidden inside boxes of silicon bras inserts and art arrested four suspected dealers from hong kong. they are expected to appear in court next month. if convicted, each suspect faces a potential life sentence. furniture company ikea could be in trouble for allegedly skipping out on paying taxes in europe. according to a report by the european parliament, the company funneled money through lichtenstein and the netherlands between 2009 and 20-14 to avoid paying taxes. ikea denies the allegations. now to a dramatic rescue off the coast of california. a man got stuck after a wave swept him into a cove. take a look at the video. you can see the 19-year-old trapped on the rocks while waves hammer him. this happened near san diego yesterday afternoon. lifeguards swam into the rough waves to get him, but then had to use a crane to get him out o

officials say olmert will be treated like any other inmate. >>> 6:25. police are investigating a deadly crash in prince george's county. the driver was apparently going the wrong way down branch avenue in clinton and hit another car head-on. this happened saturday night. police didn't know why the driver was going the wrong way.driver of the other car had to be cut out >>> a man who admitted to defrauding banks out of millions was shot to death and his body found inside a pickup truck. his family reported him missing several days ago. >>> split support this morning for the president of mount st. mary's college. about 60% of students support president simon newman. n newman drew criticism last we're after firing two professors. he has reinstated them friday. faculty voted to ask newman to resign 87-3. >>> tonight is the biggest night in music. >> and opening number of hamilton will be on the grammys for free. >> hard to get into that >> one of the hottest brad way sh broadway shows out there. ♪ someone sure to get a win tonight is rapper kendrick lamar.

from 2006 olmert is the first israeli premier to be imprisoned. released this statement hours before starting this sentence. >> translator: when i was prime minister i was granted the highest responsibility to protect the citizens of israel and today i'm the one who's going to be locked behind bars. this change is painful and strange for me, i reject outright the bribery accusations against me. >> riot police have retained uganda's main opposition leader, kizza besigye. yoweri museveni has been in power now for 30 years and seeking another term. malcolm webb reports. >> here in the capital kampala, the main opposition leader, kizza besigye, were met with tear gas when they tried to walk through the city center. police say he was held because he didn't stick to an authorized route and his diversion would disrupt businesses. but his supporters doesn't see that it way. >> the dictatorship is so scared of besigye, they can't even allow him to meet with his supporters. >> police said when they took him it was not an arrest. >> harmonize his programs wi

olmert is the first israeli prime minister to serve time in prison. >>> a transatlantic jet bound for new york had to turn back after someone aimed a laser at the cockpit. the virgin atlantic flight took off from london yesterday, but the crew decided to return to heathrow airport when the laser was pointed at the crew. the plane landed safely and passengers were offered an overnight accommodation. british police have not made any arrests. >>> lifeguards saved a swimmer off the coast of california. he had been swept off a reef yesterday and trapped in a cove as waves washed over him. rescuers used a crane to pull him to safety. he is reportedly doing fine today. >>> a maryland catholic college is waiting for a response from its school president after the faculty demanded he step aside in the wake of controversial comments he made. a mount st. mary's university faculty voted overwhelmingly to ask simon newman to leave his post. he compared students to bunnies that needed to be shot. >>> snow is moving through the area now, but changes are coming tonight and tomorrow. big changes. i'll

olmert will have his original 18-month prison sentence extended for one month. it's because he pressured a friend not to testify in the several legal cases against him. he pleaded guilty to that charge last month. the court in jerusalem convicted the former prime minister in 20-14 of accepting bribes to promote a controversial real-estate project. he got a sentence of six years for that. he is the first former israeli prime minister to go to prison. an indian-american actor is accepting an apology from a mexican airline. the flight crew wouldn't let him on to the plane because he was wearing a turban. home from mexico city to new york monday. when he wouldn't take his turban off, security wouldn't let him on to the plane. the turban is part of the dress code for sikh men, and it carries a deep religious signicance. still, the airline would not let him fly until he let them check it. ahluwalia says: "you know i've been asked that before and i said i will talked amongst themselves and one of the aeromexico agents came back to me and said: 'you will not be flying a

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. >>> former israeli prime is set to begin an 18 month prison sentence for bribery, olmert is the first prime minister to go to jail. his sentencing is part of a plea bargain. >> this change is painful and strange for me and my family and supporters. it's important for me to say i reject outright the bribery accusations against me. >>> mental health care in england is so poor and underfunded that lives are being ruined, that's according to a report from a national health service. how bad is the problem? according to the report, one in four people will experience mental problems each year. 75% of those who do experience a problem, receive no help at all. those who experience severe mental health problems can expect on average a 15-20 years shorter life than healthy people. trying to deal with the problem is costing the n.h.s. nearly $8 billion a year. we have an explanation of what needs to be done. >> the key message of our report today is far too few people are getting the right kind of help in the right kind of time. task force reporters set out three areas that need to be particularl

just in this morning, israel's former prime minister ehud olmert has reported to prison. he started serving a 19-month sentence for bribery and obstruction of justice, making him the first israeli premier to be imprisoned. meanwhile israeli police say five palestinians were killed yesterday while attempting to carry out attacks against israelis. there were four separate incidents of violence, and one of those incidents, two palestinians were fatally shot after firing automatic weapons at israeli security forces. according to the associated press, in the last five months, 27 israelis have been killed in attacks, 162 palestinians have been killed by israeli fire. >>> and, pope francis is in mexico this morning as part of a five-day trip to the country. he held mass in one of mexico's poorest and most dangerous cities. nbc's anne thompson reports. >> reporter: pope francis went to the poor, the city of ecatepec notorious for its crime. francis rode through the streets given a makeover by reformed criminals. more appropriate for the occasion. the pope portrayed in all kinds o

. >> tomorrower israeli prime minister ehud olmert has begun an 18 month sentence in prison. hwas forced to resign amid the corruption allegations in 2009. >>> a hospital in eastern australia has emerged, as a focal point of human rights. baby ashah. >> personalizing everything that is political, 300 more people is here to support her, stop the baby and her parents of being deported to naru. under australia's tough policies were immediately deported to the island of naru. there the mother got pregnant. the baby was born here but the parents and bane were returned to naru. in january of this year, the baby had an accident. boiling water was poured on her and now she is brought here to australia. now that she is better the hospital woulgovernment would ld her back to naru. the hospital staff won't let her to be discharged. for natasha you know the mother very well. you were working with save the children on naru with her. you have been able to see her. how is she how is the baby? >> the baby is doing well thankfully, she seems to have healed quite well and the mother is overwhe

. >>> in israel, former prime minister ehud olmert began sentence today. the 70-year-old was convicted of bribery before he became prime minister. he entered prison hours after releasing a video message in which he denied the charges. he appealed to israelis to remember his efforts to bring peace to the region. >>> hawaii has now declared a state of emergency over mosquito-born diseases, including the zika virus. dengue feature outbreak. with more than 250 confirmed cases on the big island. in light of that, health officials are concerned about the zika virus. so far no cases have been transmitted in hawaii. >>> the gloves are clearly off between the republican presidential candidates as the south carolina primary fast approaches and jeb bush is bringing in a political heavy weight. for the first time former president george w. bush and laura bush will join jeb at a rally in charleston. >> and marco rubio looking to fire up the crowd in a town hall meeting in rock hill. he shared his vision for how he would redefine the job of commander in chief. meantime

. >>> olmert behind bars serving sentence for robbery.ted in 2014 of accepting bribes from real estate developers when he was mayor of jerusalem. >>> pope francis travels to mexico's poorest state with inspiring message for people there. he has visited hospitals and held a special mass. the pontiff said they must break powerful hold that drug traffickers hold. its people will not have to leave to find a better life. thank you so much for joining me. we are just hours from bernie sanders making his first campaign stop in scandal plagued flint, michigan. a stop hillary clinton has made but at least candidates were in flint at different times. in nevada it was a different story. this was the victory missionary baptist church. on one side bernie sanders. on the other side hillary clinton. can you say awkward? both candidates attending the african-american church hoping to win over voters. here is what both candidates said over the weekend. >> if you look at my life's work, if you look at the agenda that we are bringing forth in terms of econo