To choose a new leader. But im down in georgia the sound as a rock lawyer from doha also coming up protestors in israel demand the Prime Ministers resignation of a corruption allegations which he denies. A china south korea summit ends with a cool reception from the hosts in beijing the visitors but hopefully. Well tell you why the trumpet ministration has bolted scientists to stop talking about well summits. South africas president has called for unity in the governing African National congress as it prepares to select a new leader jacob zuma is facing corruption allegations is stepping down as head of the party before a success is elected on sunday when the contest has been marked by deep divisions. Teleplays reports from johannesburg. The conference started with two warnings dont to sing divisive songs and keep the chairs on the ground everybody expects that will be flying around this conference or we can say that real not in this conference. A. N. C. Members from competing factions have hurled cheers at one another in the build up to this crucial event there have been allegations of vote buying and intimidation those accusations have led disgruntled members to take legal action that delayed the start of the conference by several hours but the trend to turn to the countrys courts was criticized by president jacob zuma and his last speech as party leader it is actually. We can begin to believe that the courts. Some believe he has eroded the a. N. C. Is all for it. Under president zuma the party has lost considerable support hes no stranger to legal action himself hes fighting an ongoing battle to keep hundreds of corruption charges at bay this race is as much about the old leader as it is about the new if the president s a preferred candidate isolated she may be able to protect him from legal action and his postpresident ial years but if i wyvil is selected they may be less inclined to help so there is a lot at stake for jacob zuma one commentator said president zuma is legacy is a damaged a. N. C. Possibly he might be the worst president ever had. The alliance is almost nonexistent. They lost fifteen percent off. So that average then see the day ended with the nominations in a race that some predicts could be close between current day p. T. President s. And in courses on a day i mean isnt that the president s supposed favorite whoever wins has an enormous challenge to unite the a. N. C. At a time when its divisions have been laid to be a tiny page aljazeera johannas. The been protests in tel aviv for the third weekend in a row calling on the countrys leader to quit demonstrators are demanding the resignation of israels Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu of a corruption allegations which he denies there was hired for said reports. Throughout december this is what saturday night in downtown tel aviv has looked like while International Attention has been on the latest crisis in the Peace Process with the palestinians these protesters the focus is on domestic politics and the corruption allegations against Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu we dont want the corruption of the government to be. Wrapped peoples go home we are asking the people is going to be mostly going. On friday Police Arrived in netanya whose residence to question him for a seventh time one case concerns allegations he tried to manipulate Media Coverage in his favor and other centers on expensive gifts received from wealthy foreign Business Executives in particular. The Prime Minister denies one leak from the investigation suggesting he and his wife requested expensive cigars and champagne when stocks were running low from hollywood producer on the strain billionaire james packer and others welcome to a promise to the rest of the story his lawyer has admitted what he calls netanyahu as weakness for wealthy people his wife sarah is awaiting indictment on a separate case involving alleged misuse of public funds they were seen as working very well together to hedonistically wealth wise again strange for israel not the kind of. Public leaders who are able to show theres increased scrutiny to regarding another case involving alleged corruption when german submarines were bought for the israeli navy netanyahu is not a suspect and he hasnt been questioned but two of his closest and most Senior Associates have been detained israels Prime Minister insisted his innocence will be proven once these investigations have run their course but the new year they get to the end of the political pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu increases very force it not just iraq television. And theyve been more protests around the world against u. S. President Donald Trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel demonstrators marched in washington d. C. And in major cities in europe and in the middle east trumps decision has been widely condemned because East Jerusalem is palestinian territory under illegal occupation by israel. Funerals have been held for four palestinians killed by Israeli Forces during protests over trumps decision on jerusalem one of those who died was an activist who lost both his legs during an israeli air strike in two thousand and eight alan fischer was at his funeral in gaza. We came in the thousands to see good bye to a man and what he represented. Was he became three a lost both his legs in a near strike during the two thousand in the gaza war he became an unlikely symbol of palestinian defiance and resistance. The twenty nine year old often went in his wheelchair to fly his flag at demonstrations and protests all over again as he went on friday to the border with thousands of others to protest Donald Trumps decision to declare jerusalem as israels capital. Donald trump must reverse his decision jerusalem as the capital of palestine i call on all arabs to support the palestinians and if they dont we palestinians will do it ourselves bill him through it was flying his flag on friday when he was short and killed by the israelis going to market us during the break we helped them are to abraham in the wheelchair tear gas was fired at us and abraham was hit in the head he fell to the ground and was killed instantly by a single bullet to the head. At his funeral in gaza city and most leader Ismail Haniya said the protesters death was not in vain you were shocked you know that i should hear you know he tried to protest despite his condition became famous all over the world and he is shaping the consciousness of the world two people were killed in clashes in gaza on friday for several hours and in seven places along the border palestinians protested. And rocks at israeli positions these really fired bullets in tear gas trying to force the thousands back from the border line hundreds were taken to hospital many suffering from the effects of gas and with other groups and factions here in gaza calling for more protests the people here are bracing themselves for more funerals in the days and weeks to come because that was alan fischer al jazeera. To mass graves containing the remains of dozens of people from iraqs izzy minority have been found near the northwestern town of single ninety bodies were reportedly discovered including those of women and children i saw took over sen john twenty fourteen killing and enslaving thousands of members of the religious Minority Group since taken a year later by u. S. Backed kurdish fighters and un has declared the massacre of the years edis a genocide. Head to the polls on sunday in whats expected to be the closest president ial election in decades a surge of voters known as the dissatisfied left could help put a conservative coalition back in power for the first time almost thirty years a lot of america edited this in human explains. Is a Community Leader in this community of fifty families living in an informal camp. Homes made out of anything they can find like amalia almost all of them work. A lot of people dont have money to pay for rent its too expensive on a minimum wage and if you have to pay for education food and medicine you are forced to resort to this. When seventy six year old. Daughter became a widow she could no longer pay for rent on her meager pension now her main priority is her health. I havent been able to see a doctor for a year even though i have chronic illnesses every month i ask for an appointment and when i go its been changed or theres no doc. Chile socalled free market economic miracle isnt working for too many people in the last four years the number of families living in informal settlements and houses like this one has jumped from twenty seven thousand to forty one thousand chiles two president ial candidates say that they have the solution but the methods that they propose are very different to the former conservative president. A successful billionaire says he knows how to spur sluggish Economic Growth and that this time around he will ensure Better Basic Services but he believes the market rather than the government should regulate. Central leftist alley handor good promise is to accelerate the social reforms started by the current government to form a. Journalist has little experience and isnt part of the political establishment he barely made it to the runoff but is now technically tied with pineda backed by a new wave of progressive chileans who are tired of politics as usual some people say hey. Maybe theres a part of the society be being pension for on pensions be health or be an indication that you know maybe we dont want the market to rule everything. Chile is indeed at a crossroads and will have to choose between two very different models to try to really make latin americas most stable economy work for everybody. To see in human scent. Bolivias president ever more alors shrugged off claims hes a dictator after announcing hell run for a fourth term tens of thousands of his supporters turned out of the city of culture obama to back his twenty nineteen bid but its also triggered protests as down as chairman arafats. Evo morales has been president of bolivia since january two thousand and six but he says his work is not done the poor Indigenous People women still need him still want him out of the Mission Completed were ready to run again this is not up for debate the people voted in a referendum in february two thousand and sixteen against allowing continuous reelection president morales initially accepted that result but then the Constitutional Court to overturn it. His popularity has waned in recent years however believe his economy is growing and he still has plenty of admirers. Around for everything he has managed to achieve we have very thankful to our president was it a good word out of it was good and if it were possible id like him to be president for another fifty years theres no one else like him it is a moralist wins in two thousand and nineteen to be president until twenty twenty five a total of nineteen years in office these people believe that you can pass through much of a good thing a president they will model this is a relatively young fifty eight years old still has plenty to give bolivia others however believe the power has corrupted him but hes abused the constitution and the peace that goes. The opposition which has been fragmented argumentative is now increasingly united against what they see as a challenge to believe he is democracy some well doria medina finished a distant second to a from what alice in the two thousand and fourteen president ial elections because this. The government three is probably somewhere in venezuela. Bolivia a very there walker i see. But one very. Very few of the left so thats a problem. With elections still two years away its a problem many believe hes only likely to grow no i. Theres no confidence in the state theyve weakened and in many cases destroyed the institutions that are fundamental for the existence of democracy so in the next two Years Society will be very polarized and whats worse itll be on the streets when its decided who will win power. Believe is key institutions under his control its a dilemma potential crisis that are. Committed on. Cochabamba bolivia. The head of Argentinas Navy has been fired over the loss of a submarine and its crew in the southern atlantic contact with the air a sound one which had forty four crewmembers on board was lost last month after it reported an electrical problem off the coast of patagonia an International Search operation has failed to locate the sub relatives of the crew are demanding the search continue until its found time for a short break here not just iraq when we come back with key Regional Elections only days away supporters of council an independent once again take to the streets and a river to follow the deadly route tens of thousands of refugees are taken to get into europe from turkey. Hello there is a pool of really cold air sitting just about here so mostly ontario and around the outer age you can generate snow and that has happened as more lake effect snow to come for the dorothy east of the u. S. But not a lot its just the cultural nurse and its really the other side of the border models for in toronto plus three in new york you can see the variation for the sas its warming up again if anything the cladistic and bring a bit of rain to texas to going out for the appalachian chain even Southern Illinois it is rain its not snow snow has been trying to get into well in the northwest corner to be honest and it will make some progress for the cascades in Northern Rockies i suspect during monday seattle stays at eight coast by which time the rains become a bit more obvious from texas was on the coast to georgia and toronto has come just above freezing the cold has been pushed a little bit further northeast now given whats happening along the gulf coast should expect to be a tail end charlie if it rain in mexico there is fairly obvious on the satellite picture its not moving anywhere so in the forecast there is still a little bit of rain in the massive cloud but beyond that looks fairly dry picture just a few showers picking the coast of costa rica. On counting the cost the mouse wins over the fox well look at disneys acquisition of twenty First Century fox how the impact on media landscape also Net Neutrality and where the changes will affect how we view all that content and making the most of the greek sun with solar power counting the cost at this time on aljazeera. Welcome back a quick reminder of the top stories here aljazeera south africas president jacob zuma has called on the ruling a. N. C. Party tonight as members gather to choose a new leader and seize deeply divided over who should replace suma stepping down. There are more protests in tel aviv calling for the israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu to quit the corruption allegations he used accused of accepting gifts from wealthy businessmen he denies any wrongdoing. He will hold a lot of votes on sunday for the first time almost three decades a conservative coalition could be swept to power by photos dissatisfied for most of the center left government. Crowds of hell the torch lit march in the run up to elections in the spanish region of catalonia protesters in barcelona called for the release of politicians and activists jailed by the Central Government in madrid for organizing a succession referendum in october the Spanish Government imposed direct route in the council only after regional leaders declared independence is called pen. The march that were seeing now is a fairly small torchlight march by probably independence activists course this is part of the Wider Campaign for the parliamentary elections on this coming thursday but this group in particular are calling for the release of what they called the Political Prisoners there referring to a group of catalan Pro Independence politicians who were imprisoned by the spanish Central Government take a move a little bit and this scene looking right now down the iconic last round those who rely on you have the most touristic areas all the lowdown. The late. For the release of Political Prisoners and that really goes to do something. Else coming elections are they on the you know. The off togo. Referendum the Spanish Government the Central Government stepping old the capital and fall of the declared direct route from madrid and then set about imprisoning some of the leading politicians road crews for independence for the catalonia region and so now as they go towards the parliamentary elections on the twenty first of december you have these four politicians still in prison who are also candidates you have other politicians out on bail who are facing a thirty year jail sentence on charges of bread badly and you also have other leading politicians in self exile in brussels. Now more refugees are attempting to use an all land route into europe but with tragic consequences for some few are crossing the a gnc to the greek island of less bus and cheops once on the islands many of them have to endure dire conditions while now thousands are heading north to cross the land border from turkey into northeast greece but that means crossing the everest river which has been fatal for hundreds of refugees lawrence li has this exclusive report from Alexandra Palace a warning you may find some images disturbing. If you want to see how dangerous it is to be a refugee this hospital morgue is a good starting point is boredom with. The dead before two months ago. Pub loss is parts Hospital Doctor parts detective and the bodies are usually discovered half naked theyve been in the water for weeks on the river or the fish take their clothes sometimes they are a person ill effects a clue to someones mind says this syrian woman drowned along with her son she was identified by another son already in europe but usually they remain unidentified silent witnesses to the horror of the refugees journey is a very little goes with that is because well hear that woman will have a little boy this gails we havent seen them all families will get me they come here to buy that and there was poor found a lot sealed and yes its very difficult. Sometimes the bodies are found by police on patrol. Sometimes they discovered by fishermen in the shallows. More died hypothermia frozen from leaking boats discovered in outbuildings half eaten by wild dogs others still killed by trains sleeping on the railway is afghan says he crossed the river six times before dodging the police by that time he left behind three of his friends dead on the border. There with three of my best friends we were out in the open it was so dangerous so cold we didnt have any food or clothes where the river winds into turkey a fence becomes the border paid for by the European Union to keep the refugees out either side the turkish and greek troops refugees have been blown up by land mines here the United Nations says this year twenty thousand have been stopped on the turkish side its becoming a favored route for refugees to avoid the greek islands what is france does is to force the refugees into the river either in the hands of illegal smuggling gangs or by themselves its really dangerous are the way and yet again exposes the lack of safe routes at the edges of the European Union for refugees well away from the fence and the watching troops the motorway is used by the smugglers they camp out here after crossing the river into greece the greek government says a thousand people a month of being caught it is unclear how many get through but they have nothing. Which is a this is a medical note from a charity its from december last year he says could this person please be referred to a psychiatrist. The Hospital Doctors believe the river contains many more bodies it will soon give up and that their impoverished hospital they showed is their new addition from the red cross a huge fridge theyve run out of room for the bodies Lawrence Lee Al jazeera on the greece turkey border. South koreas president has finished an official four day visit to china aimed at repairing frayed relations but jane hasnt been given the warm welcome Many South Koreans are expecting china correspondent adrian brown in beijing. President mungy in visit was intended to improve relations with china and while expectations had not been high both sides are indicating a willingness to reset their relationship that may not be easy though in his discussions chinas premier league chunk used a weather metaphor to sum up the state of ties saying both china and south korea and now looking forward to the warmth of spring time but Many South Koreans see nothing warm about the treatment afforded their president. Or journalist traveling with him the beating of a photographer by Chinese Security guards is being investigated but one popular chinese newspaper says there should be no apology analysts say the incident is feeding into south korean nationalist sentiment the optics of Something Like that is playing into the kind of anti chinese. Feelings within south korea so theyre starting to serie action to there is also some feeling that he. Did not receive the proper of greeting or the meetings and his highest profile meeting was actually canceled that was supposed to be lunch with chinas premier chinese Media Coverage of president moons visit has been very low key unlike south koreas which has reported the president had his first three meals in china without any chinese officials on hand and then after he arrived he was greeted by a low Ranking Foreign Ministry official relations became strained after south korea deployed a u. S. Anti Missile System earlier this year to defend against possible attack from north korea that infuriated chinese leaders and a targeted trade boycott followed south koreas leader though does appear to have given some ground reassuring his hosts the system is only targeted at incoming north korean missiles and while. Chinas leaders remain vehemently opposed to it they also need a friendlier south korea but friendly is not the way Many South Koreans view their president s reception here a reminder that the alliance confronting north korea is fragile and sometimes fractured adrian brown aljazeera beijing the trumpet ministration has told officials at the top u. S. Public Health Agency not to use certain words in documents relating to their budget staff at the centers for Disease Control or c. D. C. Have been told to avoid the phrase is evidence based and science based also on the banned list vulnerable entitlement and diversity a word criticized by some Trump Supporters as reflecting a liberal bias also not to be used fetus and transgender echoing previous steps taken by the administration in pursuit of its social agenda and earlier this year the department of health and Human Services which oversees the c. D. C. Removed information relating to sexuality and gender issues from its website how did you cast reforms. This list of banned words puts the Twelve Thousand some employees of the c. D. C. In a tough spot for example how do they continue researching the zico virus without using the banned word fetus in describing the birth defects that can be caused by the virus or how do they continue a program to for aids prevention aimed at the transgendered Community Without calling them transgendered another bad word by name these are all tough issues and the day to day impact of these scientists and doctors in doing their work without using more of the banned words scientific science based evidence based and indication of difficulties and what critics call an attack and a continued attack on the Scientific Community from the trumpet ministration this is not the first time weve seen this and if you look at the disappearing websites from federal servers a website dedicated to helping the l g b t community with child adoptions and with the victims of sex trafficking they have disappeared from federal servers and scientists with Environmental Protective Agency have said in the past that they have been silenced or censored in discussing Climate Change publicly the critics are calling this just another one president did attack an injection of partisan politics on the Science Community in the us and they say it has potentially dangerous consequences now the u. S. Military has acknowledged the existence of a secret program charged with investigating u. F. O. s it collected ordeal in video including these images of the navy jets and counter with an unknown object the twenty two Million Dollar project started in two thousand and seven and run until twenty twelve when the Defense Department stopped its from the. Porches a former u. S. Army officer he says countries need to Work Together to find out the truth behind us. Its safe to say that there is something out i think the best approach this is now made sources from places like china russia and belgian Everyone Needs to sit in a very distant cystic see in relevant data and come up with a more formal solution as opposed to each one of three it work you know when were all separate investigation which is lead to separate out ones able to hash out. Ok recap of the headlines here on aljazeera south africas president jacob zuma has called on the ruling a. N. C. Party to unite as members gather to choose a new leader again seems deeply divided over who should replace zuma who is stepping down from the role. The fifty Fourth National conference is taking place at a time when i want movement is at a crossroads why should we identify cooperate. As posing a serious threat to the a. N. C. We also need to look at in ten weeks weve seen how organizations protesters in tel aviv are once again calling for the resignation of the israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu is under investigation of a corruption allegations hes accused of accepting gifts from wealthy businessmen and denies any wrongdoing. To musgraves containing the remains of dozens of people from iraqs u. C. D. Minority have been found near the northwestern town of single ninety bodies were reported discovered including those of women and children i still took of a sin john twenty fourteen killing and enslaving thousands of members of the religious minority. Supporters of independence in spains catalonia region held a two hours late march in the run up to reach an election by demanded the release of politicians and activists jailed by the Central Government organizing a session referendum. Chile will hold a Runoff Election on sunday in for the first time in almost three decades a conservative coalition could be swept of power by voters dissatisfied by the performance of the center left government. Bolivias president ever morales has shrugged off claims hes a dictator for announcing he will run for a fourth term tens of thousands of his supporters turned out in the city of culture bomba to back his twenty nine hundred bid but its triggered protests in several cities u. S. President donald trump has ordered staff of the top public Health Agency not to use words and phrases like evidence based vulnerable and fetus in their budget reports the directive follows previous steps in pursuit of its conservative social agenda but those with the headlines the news continues here on aljazeera after counting the cost such as thanks for watching. Documentaries that and bring your eyes at this time on aljazeera. Hello im Kamal Santamaria this is counting the cost on aljazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week the mouse and the fact its one of the biggest media shake ups in recent years