rouhani rouhani is governments and then it's took over and people who are frustrated people who are you know. complaining about social and political grievances coming taking over onto the streets but you know it's very complex when you talk about iranian politics it's always we have the rouhani government and we have hardliners and it is kind of many people now saying that this is not like also the reformists and president rouhani is not a real opposition so to say because they are also part of the system and he is also representing the system but what we have seen and what we have noticed this time is there have been a lot of slogans against ayatollah khomeini directly against the supreme leader people chanting. death to the dictator referring to him which hasn't been in this has been there before people really you know going out in this really also more violent form and having declared the monster against the whole system. thank you. now to some of the other stories making news around the world the united states said that it is up to south korea to decide whether it will hold talks with north korea but it says it won't take the talk seriously unless pyongyang gives up its nuclear weapons so earlier offer talks with the north after it raised the prospect of joining next mon

rouhani rouhani is governments and then it's took over and people who are frustrated people who are you know. complaining about social and political grievances coming taking over onto the streets but you know it's very complex when you talk about iranian politics it's always we have the rouhani government and we have hardliners and it is kind of many people now saying that this is not like also the reformists and president rouhani is not a real opposition so to say because they are also part of the system and he is also representing the system but what we have seen and what we have noticed this time is there have been a lot of slogans against ayatollah khomeini directly against the supreme leader people chanting. death to the dictator referring to him which hasn't been in this has been there before people really you know going out in this really also more violent form and having declared the monster against the whole system and president rouhani was elected on a promise of change on improved increased civil rights why has the progress been so slow. the thing is though first of all a president in the islamic republic of iran even willing or even wanting to change something has only very limited power already is very limited in or in what he can actually do or bring about and

protesters have also targeted iranian supreme leader ali khamenei and president hassan rouhani, on sunday, rouhanid iranians have the right to protest but said violence would be met with a firm response. >> i ask all of the security forces, police forces who have not behaved in a violent way towards the people, i ask them to exercise restraint that nobody is hurt. in order to provide our country, our nation, our tranquility, we must be firm a act decisively. >> donald trump responded to the protest monday in one of his first tweets of the new year, writing, "iran is failing at every level despite the terrible deal made with them by the obama administration. the great iranian people have been repressed for many years. they are hungry for food & for freedom. along with human rights, the wealth of iran is being looted. time for change." the president about the comments. >> donald trump who wants to sympathize with our people has forgotten that a few months ago he labeled the iranian nation a terrorist nation. a person against the iran nation wants to feel sorry for a iranians, there is a question, op

much more of a rural populist and he was much more liked in those parts of the country than rouhani is. rouhaniad to do a lot of things that had a bad impact for your average working-class person in the rural parts of iran. he's cut subsidies way back that was simply not sustainable, the system he took over. he had to make a lot of reforms that cause a lot of pain in the lives of people. julia: up next, what unicorn frappuccinos and trending hashtags might tell us about economic growth in 2018. carol: plus, to raise rates or not to raise rates are good that -- raise rates. that is the question. the tale of two curves. julia: this is bloomberg businessweek. ♪ ♪ julia: welcome back to bloomberg businessweek, i'm julia chatterley. carol: i'm carol massar. you can listen to us on radio on channel 119 and a.m. in new york area.on, and the bay julia: and in london and asia on the bloomberg radio plus app. in the economic section, several social trends in 2017 that may help us predict what will happen in the economy in 2018. reporter.e's our >> it told us something about the american consumer and that

kennedy: who is more in jeopardy here, rouhani or theocracy? >> rouhani.he joke played on the american media. just because a man is called president doesn't mean's in power. just like ahmadinejad. >> i tolla khomeini runs the -- the. >> ayatollah * khomeini runs the country. it has done nothing but enhance corruption. bryan suits, thank you so much. coming up, democrats optimistic about taking control of congress. howard kurtz joins me next. at fidelity, trades are now just $4.95. we cut the price of trades to give investors even more value. and at $4.95, you can trade with a clear advantage. fidelity, where smarter investors will always be. and at $4.95, you can trade with a clear advantage. so we know how to cover almost almoanything.hing even a swing set standoff. and we covered it, july first, twenty-fifteen. talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ they appear out of nowhere. my secret visitors. hallucinations and delusions. the unknown parts of living with parkinson's.

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rouhani, and the supreme including president rouhani, and the supreme leader, overthrew assad, they were part of a revolution, so they were part of a revolution, so they know a revolution could happen again but they have chosen the wrong method to address grievances, they have resorted to aggression and that no longer works in iran. and what is it using the outside countries be doing? i think european countries, the most important thing to do is to warn the iranian government not to use force against the protests. the european union, the united kingdom, france, germany have major economic pressure on iran and it can pressure iran not to use force against the protests. from the rand corporation, thank you very much indeed. california has become the largest state in the us to legalise the recreational use of cannabis. it promises to be a cash crop, and state and local governments could collect a billion dollars a year in tax revenue. but opponents say the new law will lead to more driving under the influence of the drug and introduce young people to drug use. here's cbs reporter danielle nottingham. a ribbon—cutting ceremony kicked off the historic day at the dispensary in oakland where hundreds of people lined up to buy recreational pot, starting at 6am. harbourside is one of the first shops in california to get their new city and state permits. henry was the first customer. it has been a long time coming. california joined seven other states and the district of columbia, where recreational marijuana is legal. massachusetts is set to begin sales injuly, but california is the largest market in the nation — and that has many other states watching closely. it is going to send a message to other states that legalisation, regulation and taxation of marijuana is the correct public policy decision, and that it works. buyers have to be at least 21 years old and can only purchase up to one ounce of recreational marijuana. recreational pot also costs more than medical marijuana because of a higher tax. users say they want to end the stigma surrounding pot use. i am an employed, functioning adult and i also smoke weed, and i don't think there's anything wrong with that. with the addition of recreational sales, the industry in california is expected to generate at least $1 billion in tax revenue annually. danielle nottingham, cbs news. air accident investigators in australia say it could take months to establish why a seaplane carrying a prominent british businessman and four members of his family crashed into a river near sydney on new year's eve. richard cousins died, along with his fiancee and her daughter. the pilot was also killed as well as mr cousins' two grown—up sons. joining me from rose bay in sydney where the plane's operator is based is our correspondent phil mercer. obviously that timeline for it taking months, is it based on the fa ct taking months, is it based on the fact that the wreckage of the plane is so deep? well, that's part of the issue. the air crash team don't see that as a major problem. but of course the aircraft that lies in about 30 metres of water in the hawkesbury river, which is about a 20 minute flight from here, the aircraft, by the way, would have taken from rose bay, that you see now on your screen. and of course, the aircraft will be the biggest clue for air crash investigators. their work will be slow, their work will be painstaking, and of course the maintenance, the age of the plane, the experience of the pilot, the behaviour of the pilot in the weather conditions, all of these factors will come into play as the australian transport safety bureau investigates this accident and it is theirjob to piece together the different factors to try to work out what happened and why. and it looks quiet behind you. they have stopped operating seaplanes at the moment have they? this is the terminal at rose bay for sydney seaplanes and on the door there is a notice that says that the company has been operating since 2005, but that all services have been temporarily suspended until further notice because of this investigation. the company has also said that it has had an unblemished safety red —— safety record and that the pilots were some of the most experienced in the world. it is extending its sympathies to the families of richard cousins, 58 yea rs of families of richard cousins, 58 years of age, very prominent businessman, he died along with four members of his family and as you say air crash investigators here in australia say that it could take considerable time to come up with the answer is that not only mr cousins' family want to know but the broader aviation and tourism industry and the community in general. thank you. here in the uk, eye witnesses have been describing a huge fire those attending helped get the horses to safety. ijust took it upon myself. it was soon a huge blaze. merseyside fire and rescue say it's one of the worst they'e ever dealt with. this was a challenging incident. the fire burned for much of the night. and after the fire had been put out this morning, after many hours, some dogs, which had been left in those cars were safely rescued and reunited with their owners. as the dogs were handed back to their owners, there was a hug of gratitude for the firefighters. the insurance bill will run to millions of pounds but thankfully no—one was hurt. danny savage, bbc news, liverpool. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: four men are stabbed to death in london injust 2a hours. police have made five arrests. the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has got under way with the introduction of the euro. tomorrow in holland, we are going to use money we picked up in belgium today, and then we will be in france and again it will be the same money. it's just got to be the way to go. george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshire home. a 33—year—old man from liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. you... just good? no, fantastic! that's better. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: there has been more violence in iran, as protests continue for a fifth day. but president rouhani threat. california has become the largest state in the us to legalise the recreational use of cannabis. more than 300 women from hollywood's entertainment industry have launched an initiative to tackle sexual harassment in workplaces. the campaign, called time's up, aims to improve legislation and corporate policies, increase access to legal assistance, and help more women reach the top levels of industry. it is supported by stars including meryl streep, jennifer lawrence, and cate blanchett. in an open letter printed in the new york times, the women argue that the experiences of women working in less—glamorous jobs, like farming and catering, deserve the same attention as those in the entertainment industry. joining me now from santa monica is filmmaker mitchell block. thank you forjoining us. i suppose really all of this started some time ago, and then there was the harvey weinstein scandal. has hollywood changed irreversibly since then, do you think? 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rouhani's government. then, it took over. people who are complaining about social or political grievances are taking to the streets. but it is very complex when we talk about politics in iran. we have the rouhani government, and we have the hardliners. many people are now saying rouhani does not represent real opposition. they say he is representing the system. what we have noticed is that there have been slogans against ayatollah home an come in khome. it is not been there before. people coming out in such an awesome form with clear demands against the whole system. phil: so president rouhani was elected on a promise of change and increased civil rights. why has that progress been so slow? >> first of all, a president in the islamic republic of iran even wanting to change something has very limited power. he is already limited in what he can actually do or bring about. but people were hoping, after last year's election when they reelected him, that with the lifting of sanctions, it would get better. rouhani himself made a lot of promises. people do not see them being fulfilled or addressed. what is also criticized a lot is that president rouhani is also focusing on foreign crises. people want domestic issues to be addressed. some weeks ago, he presented his budget d

rouhani or is that they conservative hardliners? reporter: that is a very good question. it is complicated and tricky to answer. i think this is going to be hugely challenging for rouhani because the very beginning of the protests were about his opponent coming out and protesting against him. that gave the government the perception that they were doing deliberately to destabilize and delegitimize rouhani-- they were doing that deliberately to destabilize and delegitimize rouhani. when the protests started to catch on, a younger demographic, they were getting involved possibly because of their disc and grievances for unemployment. we don't know. it seemed to catch on to some kind of different fever, different kind of waves that was more broadly aimed at the entire system, which encompasses those hardliners. some would argue, more than the rouhani administration. they are both being challenged by this. they will both try to protect their legacies going forward. tracy: dr. parsi joins us from washington. thank you so much. let's start out with a general overview. what do you think the significance of these protests are? dr. parsi: these are the biggest protests that have occurred since the 2009 uprising. the population went out in full force in objecting to the election back then. these are much smaller protests compared to 2009. it is also a different segment of society that is out ther

at the moment, i don't think rouhani is capable of creating reforms. going back to history, rouhani was the first person who called in september 1978. he has been part of the system since then, and before that, he was a revolutionary. it is very difficult to expect all of a sudden this other way. it's not happen. -- not going to happen. but there is some logic, they have to understand the situation is not tenable. after he isn even dead. >> i think it's an interesting question and interesting scenario. i guess my response is, it is conceivable, but it would require transformation in terms processes ofnd the government and the manner in which the islamic republic conducts itself at home and within the region. i'll think iran needs revolutionary change, but evolutionary change is not going to be enough. people are fed up. it may only be 40,000 this week, ,ut 40,000 over time particularly with other precipitants, can turn into 400,000, and 4 million very quickly. have this ate least 25 year experiment with trying to reform iran through economics, through political and social efforts, a

rouhani. catherine clifford reports. >> the northeastern city, and anti-rouhani town. the birthplace of his main rival for the presidency. the protests began there, quickly spreading around the country. they started as a stand against soaring living costs and unemployment which rouhani came to power promising to fix. it soon came to encompass grievances against the regime as a whole. theani finally addressed country on the fourth day of protests with a speech that struck a strange balance between reaching out to protesters and seating to hardliners. >> we are a a free nation according to the constitution. citizens are absolutely free to criticize or even to protest. however we should also be protesting should be done in s such a way that it will result in the improvement of the country situation. on tuesday the supreme leader spoke out for the first time with a much tougher tone blaming the protests on the foreign enemies looking to destabilize the country. >> all of those who are against republic are joining hands so they can spark chaos in the islamic republic. >> republic the following day tf thousands attended prpro-regime rallies. the past weeeek has been the biggest test for them since mast -- mastations instructions in 2009. the two key opposition figures rem

rouhani government who, he himself admitted that only 1/3 of the budgets is in my hand. the rest is basically controlled by the supreme leader. he can not do anything yeah. your point about rouhani is good one this question of rouhani perceived certainly here in washington, elsewhere outside of iran as you know, a moderate, at least in the iranian context. we perceived the nuclear deal as an example that would lead potentially to further reforms. one question i have, for both of you is, to what extent are we seeing rouhani and those around him come up to the limits of what incremental within the system reform is possible? you mentioned the soviet union and the regimes studying of the collapse of the soviet union as something to be avoided. i was thinking about a classic late poem, fatal half-measures, right? is that what we're looking the at with rouhani, that he basically himself unleashed this because he is not able to deliver fully for people? what do we think, what does it tell us about the future of reform inside of the system? will it simply be a pretext for more cracking down? >> i would say my theory is that that it is very similar to what you just suggested. that, you know, rouhani was the last, best, atte

rouhani government handled it. hard-liners were quick to blame the whole thing on outside interference and saying the protesters are in collusion with foreign agents. but the rouhani government said that most people that are protesting are protesting because they are angry because their legitimate frustrations. some may be doing so because they're under the influence of foreign agents. i think they did so because they understand they will be inciting more protest if they were to insult the protesters by essesentially dismissing the grievances. instead, they accepted they have legitimate remixes in an effort to try to calm down the situation. juan: human chen president rouhani your assessment of president rouhani? is unusual that as a clerical hierarchy. yet the people often don't go along with the clerical hierarchy. see thoseresting to -- those hard-liners have been endorsing is almost always lost in these elections. these elections are not fully democratic because there's a etsrdian council that v candidate and a rather undemocratic way. as reza pointed out, but her participation is quite high. there is a civil rights move meant. there is a very strong civil society in iran that has really internalized democratic values. but what we're seeing right now is actually protesters from a different demographic who seem to believe they have nothing to lose, don't seem to buy into the idea that the system can be changed from within, but are so frustrated that they are now calling for the system to be overthrown altogether. amy: reza sayah, as you head back to iran. as you cover it for many years, president trump congratulating the protesters, challenging the esta

rouhani has made his first speech following days of protest against economic hardship and corruption rouhani said the government must provide space for criticism but also one protest is that violence was unacceptable. and israel's governing the could party has passed a draft resolution urging the party's leaders to stop israeli sovereignty and formally annex parts of the occupied west bank but it was non-binding but it could streamline procedures for the construction and expansion of settlements. now protest demanding the resignation of the president of the democratic republic of congo have turned violent at least seven people were killed and dozens arrested by security forces after catholics call for peaceful demonstrations across the country michel of venice. the in the democratic republic of congo catholic worshipers pray this sunday they pray with a political purpose they want president joseph kabila goal thanksgiving was last week was a great day these guys looking to get. started it. was. their prayers were heard by security forces in kinshasa twenty seventeen ended as it began kabila second term as president ended in december twenty sixth saying he refused to step down and the un says congolese security forces killed forty people who protested the decision four hundred sixty were arrested. one year on they marched off to mass twelve a lot of boys and priests were among the dozens arrested tear gas was fired into churches was the hospital is filled with protesters once more so i guess the human that always says if your term is over give opportunities to others to run your son of the country you belong in the senate give the others the opportunity to lead maybe they'll do it better than you did. catholic bishops brokered peace talks between the opposition and government with the agreement that could be low would leave office at the end of twenty seven tame but he's still in power and now the catholics and the opposition are united how do you see me coming in shooting one because it's not just simply because we have come in we have come here in order to find ways to pray for all we mission. opposition voices can be heard by ending the fractured country from all corners even in the troubled east a thriving battleground between rebels security forces say they use of force is justified one police officer was killed and this police station was torched by protesters only fucked up we are in need of peace i assure all of our government authorities that our city government is in peace people should sleep calmly because we as professional police we are doing our job. president kabila says he will stay in power until december twenty eighth because of delays in voter registration. meanwhile. appear to be becoming increasingly impatient charlot dallas' al-jazeera at least thirty six people have been killed in a road accident in kenya a bus collided with a truck near the town of naku that's about one hundred fifty kilometers north of the capital nairobi brake failure is suspected more than one hundred people have died on the same stretch of road this month. twelve people have died in a plane crash in northwest costa rica authorities say the plane was carrying ten foreigners and two local crew it took off in the village of meta in the going to cost a province and crashed into a mountainous area the cause of the crash is still unclear and police in australia have recovered the bodies of six people from the wreckage of a seaplane that crashed north of sydney it was returning to the city from a restaurant twenty minutes away when it plunged into a river the bodies of the pilot and five passengers were recovered. well the u.s. city of rockford in the midwestern state of illinois the nation's most violent small city well now the police force there is taking a new approach to cutting crime john hendren went to meet some of the officers moving into rufford's most violent neighborhoods. this is probably the most dangerous city you've never heard of according to the f.b.i. as uniform crime report last year rockford illinois is the most violent u.s. city with a population under two hundred thousand block for block more perilous than los angeles or chicago so this midwestern town has launched the most extreme form of community policing in america everybody grab one toy. rockford has officers like eric thurman moving into high crime neighborhoods. i do that too. i can't dance forging ties with a community that is often viewed with suspicion yes have a good day normal if there's a shooting in the neighborhood everyone's out. but we go talk to people interview them and what happened no one saw anything or no one heard anything but you know rather me being here they know they're comfortable talking with me you know there's a shooting right here everyone will come to my door they would come talk to me and they would tell me exactly what they saw thurmond and patrice turner or rockford first to resident officers. is more about building relationships with the people that you police it's more about building bridges instead of busting heads the city's police chief expects to add more resident officers in the next year with standard policing an officer gets the call gets in his car and drives through the scene but a resident officer like officer thurman really crosses the street and knocks on the door of a neighbor who probably already know. the program is less than a year old but as part of a broader strategy it appears to be working in two thousand and fifteen rockford police solve two of nineteen murders in two thousand and seventeen so far they've solved nine of eighteen and could soon see charges in three more cases we need to have strategies. nationwide and this is working yes. sure. in their own critics say a troubled history between police and african-americans will make that difficult i think that. it's basically going to end up with a police presence in communities that i don't think are ready to accept the police as positive forces but in a turbulent city with a long history of ill will toward police. eric simmons says it's a beginning john hendren al-jazeera rockford illinois. now in the next part of our series looking ahead to twenty eighteen we had to brazil the countries emerging from a recession and struggling with the fallout from corruption scandals but there is hope that next year's elections could bring change john heilemann reports from a sea face in brazil. brazilian politics is in the doldrums forty percent of the congress are under investigation for corruption the president's ratings are in single digits and his reforms a stock that next year brings elections on the promise of change. the way for many of brazil's poor little feast that means hope for the return of former president luis inacio lula providing he can be corruption charges his leftist government was known for helping the working class it was a one leader for us with lower income the best president was. he did more for us he offered us social programs like also for media improvement in the region for the schools for the children and there's a more affluent so many echoed the view of. three go they see both lula discloses challenge. of right wing a who's pro-gun an anti gay as dangerous populists. but i'm always like the biggest concern is the polarization these days i work in the financial market and all that really a fact shares in commodities prices. and were worried because so far there was no other candidate that could challenge those two. but worry his reach professor cream of the sousa as he walks the corridors of power in the brazilian congress he sees a stagnant clits can see so we need kill personally a fan and all of these corruption and about the fact that all of the so called all of these speeches up all tell keanu kind of society ideal kind of brazil one you know kind of perspective it all feels that ok. this is only the third decade of democracy in brazil after a military dictatorship and people say that in the early years election night it was like a huge party but corruption and mismanagement of really ground that down and now for many here the country's political dinosaurs have taken over that party for themselves. is trying to get fresh talent vote he set up for program which public policy experts who train would be congressman from all walks of life it's paid for by own trip crowdfunding the only rule though career politicians of the political system is very entrenched so our plan is through this program is to help to challenge the status quo and break this vicious cycle of decline in brazilian politics. that will be tough the candidates who still have to roam with established parties in brazil independents allowed but if a discredited political class is to change. the speed the stone john homan out to see it a. new year celebrations are in full swing in brazil and across the well. this is the scene in rio de janeiro earlier an estimated three million people crowded onto the city's copacabana beach to ring in twenty. eighteen they were treated to a spectacular fireworks display that lasted seventeen minutes. and in london big ben's famous child was running out to usher in the new year followed by a fireworks display over the river thames lighting up the iconic london eye. but as we said twenty eighteen is already here for some of our viewers but for the rest of you we're still looking back at twenty seventeen the wellings takes a look at some of the year's biggest sports stories in recent years has been tainted by the twin problems of don't pain and corruption and twenty seven saints suffered from the fallout the international olympic committee bans of the russian flag from the winter olympics because of institutional doping their russian competitors will be in pyongyang in february under a neutral flag the new york football was in the dark after faith has meltdown with a particular focus on bringing south american officials to justice there was plenty to celebrate serena williams started the year with the twenty third grand slam singles title in australia we didn't know she was eight weeks pregnant the first daughter alexis was born in september roger federer showed he still got it turned majestically winning wimbledon for the first time in five years in football it was christiane of a now dodgy year again inspired to retire in the champions league but he's not the most expensive player that's brazilian neymar who moved from barcelona to paris and demand for a transfer for a fiver a quarter of a billion dollars. the africa cup of nations in the bomb was won by cameroon but it's their opponents egypt who has reached the world cup finals i was in houston as tom brady's new england patriots going from twenty five points down to beat the atlanta falcons an extraordinary super bowl triumph. but not always well in the n.f.l. the shadow of the concussion issue and also the clash between president trump and the players led by college company who took in me to make a stand of racism and police brutality we have a lot of people that aren't treated equally aren't given equal opportunities no police brutality is a huge thing using boats amazing career ended with a red defeat at the world athletics championships in london there was also a surprising cricket speak of twenty seven pakistan with a shot with the champions trophy. and there are three going to be india written off ridiculed but there are masters every day i'm sure and i won this for a look at trying to destroy three white things might just drive all. the quick recap of the top stories here this hour north korea's leader kim jong il and says he's open to dialogue with south korea and hopes the ties will improve kim made the comments in his new year's address he also said north korea has weapons capable of reaching the entire u.s. mainland and the launch button is on his desk rajamouli has more from seoul. it is of course new north korea's nuclear ambitions that the whole world is most concerned about and on that front north korean leader kim jong un used his new year's day address to call for the mass production of nuclear warheads and myself as well as their deployment in the field now you also reiterated the claim that north korea has now completed its push to become a nuclear force it is a claim that north korean leadership has made. with before specifically in november when it conducted by when it launched an intercontinental ballistic missile which weapons experts say has the capability of reaching the entire u.s. mainland the iranian president hassan rouhani has made his first speech following days of protests against economic hardship and corruption rouhani said the government must provide space for criticism but also warned protesters that violence was unacceptable israel's governing likud party has passed a draft resolution urging the party's leaders to establish israeli sovereignty and formally comics parts of the occupied west bank the vote was non-binding though but could streamline procedures for the construction expansion of settlements at least seven people are poor to do have been killed by security forces at protests in the democratic republic of congo demonstrators in the capital kinshasa have been calling on president joseph kabila to step down they're angry over his refusal to leave in his term in the year ago even promised elections by the end of twenty seventeen but they've been delayed until next december. told people have died in a plane crash in northwest costa rica authorities say the plane was carrying ten foreigners

rouhani, a religiously moderate reformer would make changes. president rouhani has defended the right of protests to come out into the street. but part of the problem is that the economic austerity plan that president rouhani himself imposed on the iranian public cut a lot of the subsidies on which many of the iranian public rely that makes this demonstration so differented from the protests in the past, like the 2009 green movement the genesis of the protest was not in tehran but in the north and other places outside of the capital where it's a much poorer situation. so we're seeing a blow back from these people, not the educated elite so much in the major cities so if these protests pick up more steam and protesters react with growing anger to government repression, then president rouhani may find it's too late to make major economic policy changes. >> that was an excellent perspective in terms of how serious these were to iran's own perspective, but what about the arab spring earlier in the decade which did lead to the overthrow of certain governments. are we slightly close do that type of situation in iran? >> as i mentioned, that makes this so unique here. over the past couple of weeks we've seen the

rouhani has made his first speech following a days of protests against economic hardships and corruption rouhani said the government must provide space for criticism but also warned protesters that violence was unacceptable. israel's government party has passed a draft resolution urging the party's leaders to establish israeli sovereignty and formally amex parts of the occupied west bank the vote was nonbinding but could streamline procedures for the construction and expansion of settlements. at least seven people are reported to have been killed by security forces at protests of the democratic republic of congo. where demonstrators in the capital kinshasa have been calling on president joseph kabila to step down they're angry over his refusal to leave when his term ended a year ago he then promised elections by the end of this year but they have been delayed until next december. time we've never had peace in this country nothing works we don't eat well president kabila is still young and he can leave his place to someone else and come back later if he wants he's worked it out already it's enough we don't want him he should go and rest. the president the bhutto dictator you could much peacefully today we just don't understand anymore we are really tired of could be there seventeen people have been killed in an attack on a few dollars in the eastern afghan city of jalalabad that happened as people gathered for the funeral of a former district governor claimed responsibility for the attack earlier this week i still said it was behind the killing of at least forty one people at a shia cultural center and kabul now customs officials in south korea have seized upon him a registered vessel vessel suspected of transferring oil to the north korea that's the second ship held for allegedly violating international sanctions well on friday south korea said it had impounded the hong kong flagged vessel and november the un security council imposed new sanctions on pyongyang last month limiting its access to petroleum products. police in the stranger have recovered the bodies of since people from the wreckage of a seaplane that crashed north of said during the air call it was returning to the city from a restaurant twenty minutes away when it plunged into a river and investigation has been launched. and finally the world is running in two thousand and eighteen with spectacular fireworks displays across the globe this was the seat in london just a short while ago on the backs of attempts as residents welcomed in the new year. as are the headlines on al-jazeera but do stay with al-jazeera world is coming up next. this was. a little criminal for some a hero for office. this is the extraordinary story of you of on. a top serbian general who during the siege of sarajevo chose to serve in the bosnian army. it's a story of tested loyalties of trust and mistrust all born out of the chaos of. the royal. couple in. the first day of school in bosnia. or for younger ones 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brothers and it's those a lot of them very valuable things it was their religion and the things that will serve their community well most of the disrespect of al-jazeera explores the history and struggles of the lebanese community in australia once upon a time in punchbowl at this time on al-jazeera and monday put it on. us and british companies have announced the biggest discovery of natural gas in west africa but what to do with these untapped natural resources is already a source of heated debate nothing much has changed they still spend most of the days looking forward to for dry river beds like this one five years on the syrians still feel battered or even those who managed to escape their country haven't truly been able to escape the war. a nation where corruption is endemic now embroiled in a battle to hold the power to account. how has this radical transformation occur. i mean it i mean if you want to go shedding light on the romanians pressing for change and the unconventional methods to eliminate corruption remain people at this time on al-jazeera. and all of us have a problem and the headlines on al-jazeera north korea's leader kim jong un says the path to dialogue with south korea is open and he hopes ties with improve between the two countries he made the comments and has me as a true. yes but he also said that north korea had weapons capable of reaching the entire u.s. mainland and that the launch button is on his desk lawrence louis has more from seoul. that is of course new north korea's nuclear ambitions that the whole world is most concerned about and on that front north korean leader kim jong un used his new year's day address to call for the mass production of nuclear warheads and missiles as well as their deployment in the field now you also reiterated the claim that north korea has now completed its push to become a nuclear force it is a claim that north korean leadership has made with before specifically in november when it conducted when it launched an intercontinental ballistic missile which weapons experts say has the capability of reaching the entire u.s. now. iranian president hassan rouhani has made his first speech following days of protests against economic hardships and corruption rouhani said the government must provide space for criticism but also warned protesters that violence was unacceptable. israel's governing look at party has passed a draft resolution urging the party's leaders to establish israeli sovereignty and formally and next parts of the occupied west bank the vote is nonbinding but could streamline procedures for the construction and expansion of settlements. seventeen people have been killed in an attack at a funeral in the eastern afghan city of jalalabad that happened as people gathered for the funeral of the former district governor no one's claimed responsibility for the attack. at least seven people are reported to have been killed by security forces at protests in the democratic republic of congo demonstrators of the capital kinshasa have been calling on president joseph computer to step down they're angry over his refusal to leave when his ter

part of the protests here is against the rouhani government and the promises that rouhani made to theiddle and lower classes economically in iran, that they would see benefits from this deal, which required the government of iran to give up at least some international prestige, if not any actual coin. and that -- you know, that was something that the government sold into the iranian people as being of economic benefit for them. it hasn't worked that way. and that's what a lot of people advising trump and apparently if you kind of read between the lines of both the trump and pence tweet, refer to the deal, you know, they see this as vindication that the deal doesn't work for anybody except the iranian regime itself and we're coming up on another deadline here where trump will have to either certify or not certify the deal in about ten days time and the expectation is he will do the same thing he did in october and not certify it, which leaves the deal in limbo and kind of leaves that as an open question. >> the president also taking to twitter. his favorite megaphone. to talk about pak

khamenei and president rouhani are on colugs course. president rouhaniupported pieces of the government reform protesters out there. they will stamp down these protesters, be sure of it. they have decided to take a hard-line against them but you could see some massive changes, as far as supreme leader khamenei could get rid of presidency in his power to do and rule through a prime minister. there are changes coming down the road. david: i have to change gears. you saw the hezbollah report, that the obama administration wanted the nuke deal so bad they pulled out rug from under a joint investigation, task force looking into corruption, drug dealing, gun-running that hezbollah was involved with, a billion dollar operation. that investigation was stopped to get the iran deal. now jeff sessions, our attorney general, wants to start it up again. is that possible? after you alerted the world that you're investigating, don't the criminals kind of cover up what they have been doing? it is much harder to restart an investigation? >> i'm sure but they're going to

rouhani and other supporters of the foreign minister, supporters of the iran deal which was supposed to be the panacea and has not worked out that way for the iranian people? >> it does undercut rouhani. many who are protesting probably voted for rouhani. this is a society who i say wants to be south korean and not north korean. it's important that we be on the other side of the aspirations of the iranian people. undoing the nuclear deal, i think, would be more a gift to iran's hardliners rather than helping iranian society. >> kareem and david ignatius, thank you for kicking us off in the new year. >>> how a night of heavy drinking reportedly led to the launch of the russian probe. this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. stay with us. (amanda) he was totally freaked out, digging and pawing at me. and when i woke up i realized that i was in anaphylaxis and went to the emergency room. i don't know what i would do if he wasn't there. he's the best boy. (vo) through the subaru share the love event, we've helped the aspca save nearly forty thousand animals so far. get zero percent financing for 63 months on select models, plus we'll donate two hundred and fifty dollars to charity. >>> president trump kicking off the new year with

well they believe that they voted for a second term for president rouhani they believe or has president rouhani would be able to further improve iran's relations with western societies that would bring more foreign investment to the country and also they believe that perhaps their honey government will mean to know at least some of the freedoms that they have had so you run does not turn into a military dictatorship or more just social and political just frictions coming into place but as you pointed out. before although it is difficult to predict where did these protests may lead to in the coming days and coming weeks but the underlying anger and frustration amongst the iranians whether it's about political. grievances or it's about their economic situation are still there and unfortunately that the iranian leadership instead of listening to people's problems and trying to address those issues are linking these brought this to foreign concept. foreign agenda so i think that these underlying causes and conditions will remain there and it will continue to money if itself in anti-government prote

at this stage, if the rouhani government manages to condoleezza to, particularly if they managed to do so without calling out the security forces, i think rouhaniay be able to use it as a leverage against the hardliners and say, there is a need for much deeper and profound reform than what he has thus far.to pursue because of resistance from the hardliners. tracy: really fascinating dynamics at play. before i let you go, one more question. i have to ask you, the response from donald trump. what does this mean for u.s.-iranian relations? in particular, the nuclear deal going forward? notparsi: donald trump is someone anyone and iran listens to. i don't think the protesters are taking any cues from him. it is not a plus to have him on your side right now. i think his impact on the ground is minimal. he has once again clearly expressed his desire for some form of a confrontation with the iranian government. this probably will give him an added excuse to get rid of the nuclear deal, which he is scheduled to renew the waivers four on january 12, or 13th. it does increase the likelihood that he will not renew the waivers. if he doesn't, that means th

rouhani has failed to deliver on the promises he made during the presidential campaign as you know president rouhani of the first of term for the presidency his focus was the nuclear and he promised of course he promised iranian that you know the political situation will be changed and he promised that this cannot be done without fixing the foreign policy issue a whole including the nuclear the think based on that he was elected in the first time so as he has been the deal was signed in. summer two thousand and fifteen. hope was this deal brings you know a new support to the economy situation in iraq and assuming that the money there would be removing of sanctions would be in i would be open up for a foreign investment the political situation and the the will affect the economy situation assuming that was also there would be a change on the economy in iran you know with trump came and comes to power and you know unfortunately things has changed. president a trump he was not happy with the deal he was not happy with of iranian foreign policy and he started with demonizing iran again and we went back to the time where republicans are right that bush the father and the son were in power so basically that time was coming back with donald trump and he was his throughout he started to criticize iran and focusing on the nuclear the itself as as a reason to help iraq and i think that was an important issue to see these kind of demonstrations. i would like to go back to the proposed a budget for two thousand and eighteen which many believe was the main target of the protests it's suggests slashing some of the social welfare programs but at the same time it expands the budget for or the allocations for the military establishment particularly the revolutionary guards and for some of the clerical establishment in iran do you think that this budget will be shelved and you one will be presented to. answer some of the concerns of the people you know attention should be paid to the fact that there are before two thousand and five or six the americans tried a lot of work in order to topple the islamic republic including riots and colorful revolutions but since two thousand and nine or eight they came to realize that there are of they cannot do that but they can use riots and. protests in order to lay pressure on tehran to justify factions to pressure iran to give up its components of power that includes its most island this rijndael clear industries and its regional clout they are looking at these riots the same way you know when they started there were protests about the government's austerity plans for the next year but very soon all the social media platforms run from abroad they started a minute deal leading people and provoking them to practice harsh actions to do harsh actions and confab with time to raise military bases to even teach them how to many models of cocktails and that means war and terrorism so they've been encouraging them to go for i x y because donald trump donald trump is going to make a number of decisions in coming weeks in the next two weeks he's to decertify or recertified the nuclear deal with iran and he also needs to make a decision about further suspension of the factions and he it was an analysis before but now after what the spokesperson of the white house said and many other shows in washington it has come under the spotlight that they mean to use these riots in order to justify your reading position of a part of the bank sions and ratifying new sanctions to keep iran under pressure in order to force their on to give up a part of its regional role ok that's why basically they are trying with the help of all the arabia and israel they're trying to install vote people to continue the riots until saturday is special ok since you've been mentioning the phone an intervention which has been reiterated by a lot of harmony and many officials mr. pasi to stay with this particular point if trump continues tweeting about the unrest in iran is there any concern that this good backfire in a says they will just feed the government now to this is something done by people manipulated by the enemies of iran i think that you know what trump is doing is not helpful i don't think he's trying to help the protesters who do have legitimate grievances rather he's just trying to fan the flames and try to help create more instability. at the same time i don't think people in iran are listening to donald trump donald trump is not respected person whether you are sympathetic to the government of iran or opposed to it donald trump is not viewed as your friend mindful of the very anti iranian and policies that he's pursued that have been very antagonistic towards the iranian people as a whole including for instance the muslim ban that has been affecting iranians more than any other nationalities we should not forget that when isis struck to iran and killed seventeen people donald trump condemned iran and blamed it on iran this is probably the first and only time the united states has given isis a pass all of these different steps have created a situation in which the people of iran are not viewing donald trump as a friend but then that also means that it makes it more difficult for the iranian government to try to paint the protesters as simply people that are being inspired or following donald trump mr whaley the protesters also have been very critical of the iranians intervention in regional affairs particular places like yemen syria and lebanon saying enough is enough we don't care about syria we care about our own selves the protests are they likely to put more pressure on the iranian government to. further in intervene of those places i think what's important about the slogan is the fact that the government stablish with the veteran has failed to convince its own people that it is for foreign policy was going on that i that action that slogan those confirm that you know the media with what was broadcast in through the media in iran what's been said by officials what's been publicized that iran has presence in syria or in iraq and our airmen is in favor of iran is a protecting iran in reality was not really convincing to the iranians iranians see on those we're seeing on those the mistaken that we need you to take care of us though basically all of the was being said will not come because there's not been convincing to the people the second point i think in that context we have to mention that again the stablish meant did not consult the people on its foreign policy it basically it did it based on it is on the view and the interest of the stablish went in there and there is itself and assuming that this represent the iranians their interest and i think this them a station would not affect the decision of iranian government were to go after this the only thing i assume they would have impact is that the guy about you know the guy between the government that is jim and the people will be wider and wider when it comes to the foreign policy and iranian behavior in the region mr horsham are we likely to see the government heed some of those concerns voiced by the people particularly comes to the visual involvement or do you believe this is something which is vital for iran's national security and therefore there's absolutely no compromise on this. you know let me have one more point when we're talking about donald trump himself and up front policy my colleague was right donald trump has proved to be an enemy of viewing in the nation he has called the nation as a paris nation and no one cares for donald trump here but when we're talking about behind the scenes decision making they have even done a lot of things in order to prove all these riots just yesterday they declared that they are viewing it in studying different ways in order to promote and to bring more social class networks and platforms to iran in order to conduct these riots and to have them continue why they intend to intensify clashes and they intend to escalate the tensions so far in reining in officials of the government and the i.r.g.c. specially they have shown self restraint and they do not mean to clamp down on these riots despite the fact that they have been harming public and private properties but the united states intends to escalate their pensions to force the rainy and g.c. and law enforcement and others you know all clash with these protests there is with these riots there is not proof that there's prepared for best and just a few days ago now we are just only witness in riots and damaging the properties in order to justify they kept the sanctions that they ratified the couple of months ago and. against the i r g c that's the plan they are first suing and that's why they insist so much that they want these riots continue in the next week after iranian millions of iranians are to get out on friday specially in tehran to show their support they get and for the man and against these riots now they want of these riots to continue in the next week ok exactly for. but i get your point just because i don't you see has warned that it would enter this scene in the next week if these riots do not come to an end and this takes us to the next question is a past see what are the options for the iranian government will it continue to clamp down on the protesters or do you think because of the growing general sentiment among the international community that enough is enough we might see some compromises in the near future. well if there's a compromise i don't think it's going to be as a result of what the international community says it's going to be based on other calculations i think there's a realization in the rouhani government that there is a lot of legitimate grievances on behalf of the protesters and that some changes are needed to be made to this budget's because the difficulty that the rouhani government has had is to fulfill the expectations that it itself helped to set when it came to what the economic prospects for the country would be in a post. in a post nuclear deal and vironment it has not been able to meet those it's not entirely its own fault a lot of it is as a result of the trumpet ministration creating so much political uncertainty about the future of the nuclear deal which is in cause a lot of financial institutions to refuse to finance investments in iran when investments are not being made in iran jobs are not being created iran's economy is moving in the right direction on paper would more than four percent growth but that's mainly because of oil sales or the sales don't create jobs investments do and it's been very difficult for the rouhani government to attract investment as

rouhani a few months ago. they are disappointed in him, in president rouhani. many of them did not vote, they don't have a leader but they are frustrated, they are angry and they want change. but the regime does not. these are its motorbike warriors, on the streets of teheran to keep things the way they are. their master, supreme leader ali khamenei, blaming amongst others western spies. translation: following recent events, the enemies have united and are using all their means, money, weapons, policies and security services to create problems for the islamic republic. his president, hassan rouhanine, calling the protests and opportunity, not a threat. donald trump has been banging the drum for regime change. so has he once again identified an angry working—class space? whether we want it or not, donald trump is the president of the united states. and as such, many iranian protesters, they want to hear from him. they want the support of the american president. whether it's barack obama, george bush or donald trump, they want the american president, british prime minister, leaders of different countries supporting their movement. this was the scene outside the iranian embassy today. the people making the noise here are quite different to the demonstrators back in iran, the people driving the latest uprising. historically, it's been the well travelled, people with passports, the wealthy, who try and overturn the regime in teheran. this time it's the poor, this time it's the base and that is what makes it so dangerous for the regime and also so difficult to call. but how deep is th

in iran, president hassan rouhani called today for taking protesters' concerns seriously. rouhania relative moderate. in remarks aimed at islamist hardliners, he said: "we cannot pick a lifestyle and tell two generations after us to live like that." the unrest appears to be abating after a government crackdown. a federal judge in nevada has dismissed criminal charges against cliven bundy and his sons over an armed standoff with federal agents. it happened in 2014. last month, the judge declared a mistrial after prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense. two of apple's biggest investors are urging the company to address smartphone addiction among children. the investment firm jana partners and the california state teachers' retirement system have written an open letter to apple. they cite negative effects of excessive phone use. they're also calling for parental controls to monitor phone usage. and on wall street, the dow jones industrial average lost almost 13 points to close at 25,283. the nasdaq rose nearly 21 points, and the s&p 500 added four. still to come on the newshou

rouhani, but let me say it this, this is not really about president rouhani, this is about the system and about a0 yea rs of is about the system and about a0 years of grievances, in many ways, having built up. and the people are simply, as we are watching now on oui’ simply, as we are watching now on our tv screens, saying that the only way that seems to work with this regime is it so they can see you in the streets. otherwise, they do not pay attention to you. in the past, the romanian authorities have always blamed outsiders for some of the fate that has befallen them. —— iranians. in no, the iranians have a lwa ys iranians. in no, the iranians have always been worried about what is happening in the neighbourhood in places like iraq, syria and elsewhere, happening to them. iran isa large, elsewhere, happening to them. iran is a large, multi—ethnic country with religious sects and so forth, so with religious sects and so forth, so they have always been that worry that such elements could come to run if the security of the country is put at risk, but at the same time, they have reached a level where they are asking themselves, apparently, from what i can tell watching iranian social media, at what point do we have to ask ourselves the simple question of how much longer can we put up with this? and it is a risky project to embark upon and come out to the streets as a way of getting the authorities's attention, let's do it that way. that is where we are today, but the idea that some foreign entity in europe, america or elsewhere is the instigator behind all of this, i think spencer —— is fanciful. i think that is just the authorities in tehran putting their heads in the sand. california has become the largest state in the us to legalise the recreational use of cannabis. it promises to be a cash crop, and state and local governments could collect $1 billion a year in tax revenue. but opponents say the new law will lead to more driving under the influence of the drug, and introduce young people to drug use. here's cbs reporter, danielle nottingham. a ribbon—cutting ceremony kicked off the historic day at the dispensary in oakland where hundreds of people lined up to buy recreational pot, starting at 6am. ‘harborside' is one of the first shops in california to get their new city and state permits. henry was the first customer. it's been a long time coming. california joined seven other states and the district of columbia, where recreational marijuana is legal. massachusetts is set to begin sales injuly, but california is the largest market in the nation — and that has many other states watching closely. it's going to send a message to other states that legalisation, regulation and taxation of marijuana is the correct public policy decision, and that it works. buyers have to be at least 21 years old and can only purchase up to one ounce of recreational marijuana. other restrictions include limiting the total amount of thc. recreational pot also costs more than medical marijuana because of a higher tax. users say they want to end the stigma surrounding pot use. i'm an employed, functioning adult and i also smoke weed, and i don't think there's anything wrong with that. with the addition of recreational sales, the pot industry in california is expected to generate at least $1 billion in tax revenue annually. danielle nottingham, cbs news, los angeles. more than 300 women from hollywood's entertainment industry have launched an initiative to tackle sexual harassment in workplaces. the campaign is called time's up, and includes hollywood stars such as cate blanchett, america ferrera and eva longoria. it will produce legal support for women and men who suffer abuse. for more on this, here's peter bowes, our correspondent in los angeles. one of the main points this group of women wants to make, that it is notjust the entertainment industry. clearly the high profile cases focusing on key figures, men in the entertainment business, who have been accused of sexual harassment, but this is about women and men in less famous jobs, shall we put it, less glamorised jobs, it could be cleaners or farm workers, who are sexually harassed in their workplaces as well. this is a group of women who have got together to raise money to help as legal aid for some of those individuals, if they are involved in a situation that eventually ends up in court. and to date, they have already ready raised more than $13 million. so they have raised the money, how else are they going to make their point? they have a voice because of their influence? they will make their point in lots of different ways. at next weekend's golden globe awards, they are encouraging women to wear black. a number of actresses, meryl streep, for example, said they intend to do that. but they are also calling for wider changes, not only in hollywood but in the workplace. they want legislation to stop companies that seem persistently to tolerate sexual harassment in their organisations and they also want a number of other measures, legal measures, that they think will help curb the sexual harassment that goes on around the world in workplaces. the ending of nondisclosure agreements that can, in some cases, be used to hide the perpetrator of sexual harassment. bearing in mind this issue is now being opened up to other professions and industries, any from the president? well, we have not heard anything from the president on this issue today and, of course, it is well known he was accused during his campaign of sexually harassing a number of women. there were many allegations against him. he has been rather quiet on this issue of sexual harassment, certainly in hollywood and the wider workplace, ¥— on france's atlantic coast, the new year was ushered in by the arrival of wild weather. strong winds and rough seas meant seaside cities cancelled traditional new year swimming events. winds exceeding 1a0km/h knocked out power to thousands of homes across brittany. this man says the storm was stronger than expected, and had already done some damage to the roof. police say one man in his 60s was killed when a tree fell on his car near the french—spanish border. elsewhere, and across the atlantic, the united states is experiencing a record—breaking arctic cold. from texas to maine, the sub—zero temperatures and snow were unrelenting. at the chicago airport, there were long delays. it is brutally cold — i mean, five degrees and below, in the single digits. it was something else. and, for almost a week now, parts of canada have been colder than the north pole. niagara falls have become an icy spectacle. with temperatures falling below —30 celsius, even the penguins at calgary zoo have been moved inside. there's widespread disruption on the roads, railways, and in the air. but, for these brave souls in pennsylvania, it's never too cold for a new year's dip. stay with us here on bbc news. still to come... four men are stabbed to death in london injust 2a hours. police have made five arrests. the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has got under way with the introduction of the euro. tomorrow in holland, we are going to use money we picked up in belgium today, and then we will be in france and again it will be the same money. it's just got to be the way to go. george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshire home. a 33—year—old man from liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. you... just good? no, fantastic! that's better. this is bbc news. there's been more violence in iran as protests continue for a fifth day. but president rouhanista rica have now recovered the 12 victims of a plane crash in a mountainous area, near the beach town of punta islita. officials and witnesses say strong winds were a factor in the crash. those killed included ten us citizens, five from the same family, and two costa rican pilots. virginia langeberg reports. for the family and friends of the two costa rican pilots, it has been a heartbreaking wait outside the facility. their loved ones are yet to be formally identified by autopsy, but that is simply procedural confirmation of what they sadly already know. there were no survivors when this single engined cessna crashed minutes after takeoff into a mountainous area of the beach town of punta islita. 12 people were on board the us flight. those killed included ten us citizens, five from the same family, and two costa rican pilots. with the body is now recovered, officials turned their attention to the cause of the crash. witnesses telling them strong winds must have played a part. transl

president rouhani has said the people's concern is president rouhani has said the people's concerns are legitimate and he called for iran to grant special access to grant access to the un special rapporteur and then went on to talk away from the protests about the security concerns in iran and how iran has a rightful place in the modern world but that iran and regional activity is threatening international peace and security let's speak to our correspondent mike hanna who has been listening in. on what he hates the u.s. ambassador have approved of what she just heard. well she would certainly have approved of the u.k. ambassador widening out this discussion from one political protest in iran to the role the wider role that the country may or may not be playing within the region we heard there as you mentioned from the u.k. ambassador the threat that iran poses in many ways he also made direct reference to its ballistic missile system made reference to what he regards as its interference in regional states like yemen so certainly the u.s. ambassador would have been very pleased with that

rouhani. we have had even hardline analysts themselves say to state media that hardline elements opposed to rouhani were supporting those protests starting on thursday. therefore, rouhanie government have come out and said this shows is that it is a politicized situation. after the third day, on friday, those protests grew. we have protests in other cities in different parts of iran, and the slogans were different. they were not targeting rouhani, they were targeting the wider state here. that suggested there is more than one concern or grievance at play. it is a certain demographic, and it seems to be more of a working-class demographic who are involved. there is no leadership and there is no single political motivating factor that we can identify. david: thank you so much. she is reporting from tehran live. to take us through the larger a professorwelcome emeritus who teaches iranian and middle eastern history at the city university of new york. he is the author of many works. welcome, professor. let's take up on where we just were and start with the geographic disbursement. we have a map showing different cities where they have had protests. as a student of iran, wh

rouhani because there is -- the bigger context is the transition. who will succeed the supreme leader who is aging and some claim a little bit ailing and rouhani is one of the key alternatives and so is a hard line cleric who lran against hi for president and the consensus is it was the hard-liners who started this to discredit president rouhani and it took off in a way that is beyond anyone's control. >> 31 cities or more around the country. not as huge as in '09. they've tapered off a little bit but there's a sense people are angry. i was staggered by president rouhani actually saying, you know, to his own cohort, how can we expect these young people to live like we live? these are different generations, as you said, the majority weren't even born before the revolution. >> and the majority of voters have been born since the revolution. you have among that young generation you have official statistics claim 29% unemployment. if you include underemployment it could be as high as 40%. that's not sustainable. so the working classes are feeling the brunt of the economic issues plus the young who took to the streets. but this is not 2009 at all. we had eight days of protests. the green movement lasted for six months, then you had millions of people. what was stunning about these protests, you didn't have the reformers getting out

president hassan rouhani has just broken his silence assuring activist they have the right to protest. he took a veiled swipe at president trump. president rouhaniore saltory comments came that he would quote pay the price for their violence. this reaction comes after unrest spiked over the weekend. morphed into demonstrations against iran's leadership and even its clerical ruling regime. become the largest protest since the so-called green movement in 2009. that was brutally suppressed and worries this one will as well. back to you. >>> all right. the potential dangers of legalized pots. one woman's urgent message to pet owners. >> and watching those clouds closely right now. 57 degrees in san francisco which is mild compared to the rest of the way the rest of the country is. >>> a mountain biker who scratched on a remote trail in an east bay park had to be air lifted for help. the mountain biker suffered a head injury and several broken bones. first responders lifted the victim about a half a mile away. >>> crashing into the power lines in the north bai. the driver sheared a pole causing multiple lines to come down. chp officers had to wait to

rouhani. i was speaking about his part in this with the editor of a news website from iran. >> president rouhani does not have the power to make any substantial change in iran. you have a sense that the president in iran is like a prime minister in an absolute monarchy. the prime minister of iran is just a prime minister to the supreme leader of iran, who has the power, and until now, the supreme leader has been quiet, and it is up to the supreme leader to make any changes, but anyar, we have not seen willingness from the supreme leader to make any changers -- changes. en: it started as being about falling living standards. it has now become clearly political. anger directed at the clerics and the supreme leader, as well. how will the clay arcs and the supreme leader be feeling about this? clerics -- the the supreme leader be feeling about this? will they be troubled about it at all? guest: it started as a demonstration, a manifestation of anger, frustration of people across iran, across the clerical four decades.st they have to be able to satisfy people, because if they want to satisfy people, they have to be overthrown, and they do not want that to happen, so, of course, the supreme leader is trying to appease people to a certain extent, but when people come to the streets, and they have come to the streets in the last five days, and chant death to the supreme leader, that means they do not want them to be in power so the supreme leader asking the , revolutionary guards under his supervision to suppress people's protests across iran for the foreseeable future. ben: he was speaking to me a little earlier. the top stories online at bbc.com/news. there, you can watch videos, follow the latest actions around the world and also find a profile of the iranian president, hassan rouhanikorean leader kim jong and un has said he has a nuclear button on his table hearing he said this is not a threat but reality. he also has an approach to south korea, suggesting he is open to dialogue. following escalating tensions over his country's escalating weapons program and an angry exchange with president ronald trump. our reporter. reporter: just after the first sun of 2018 rose over the korean peninsula kim jong-un delivered his new year's address on state run television, with an unbelievably defiant message to the united states. >> the entire united states is within range of our nuclear weapons with a nuclear button on my desk. this is not a threat but a reality. reporter: perhaps more surprising was the all live branch he offered his neighbor, south korea. he said he hoped to the olympic games would be a success and said he was considering sending a delegation to the games. this comments as music to the ears of a violin is true for 10 years has tried and failed to organize y

rouhani president donald trump tweeted that people are quote getting wise to how their money and wealth. being stolen and squandered on terrorism rouhani fired back of or you can lose that on this man who today in america wants to simplify as a people as forgotten but a few months ago he called the nation of iran terrorists. these are the largest protests in almost a decade although sunday's protests were smaller than the previous night there are calls for people to continue with the demonstrations natasha going to al-jazeera. abas melania's the director of iranian studies at stanford he says president rouhani is facing opposition not only from the public but from within the government. i think they're very worried clearly they're worried one of the points that i think needs to be added is that mr rouhani did an interview with iranian radio television it was supposed to be broadcast tonight they decided not to broadcast it and they censored the president of the country they will never learn to talk because i think some in the regime don't think that. approach to appease the people is right they want to use that aren't fists i'm not sure the iron fist is going to work i think some of them note that using the iron fist might well infuriate more people and these are not the kinds of people that the regime can afford to lose these are the working class these are the poor these are the most as after that they have now claimed for thirty seven years to be champing. south korea is welcoming a new year's message from the north korean leader has raised the possibility of talks kim jong un's at the p